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FPT: Scottish Saltires v Kent Spitfires: Monday 18 May 2009
Kent's innings was closed at 65 for four in 19.5 overs. For Scotland's innings, Duckworth-Lewis decreed that 77 runs in 18 overs was required for victory. Scotland, 80-1, won by nine wickets (D/L).
[scorecard] [video] [Keith Graham's report]
Over by over:
Fraser Watts, unsurprisingly, Man of the Match
Victory set up by bowlers, executed by batsmen
S15:Parnell [. . . 2 4] Watson finishes it off: 80-4
S14:Tredwell [4 . 1 . . .] Three more require to win: 74-1
S13:Cook [. . . . 2 1] Steady as she goes: 69-1
S12:Tredwell [1 . . . 1 .] Watson off the mark: 66-1
Watts innings of 45 off 38 balls, 15 scoring strokes
S11:Cook [. . . 1 . W] Watts c Hockley 45: 64-1
S10:Tredwell [1 . . . . .] Ten overs now played, result: 63-0
S9:Mahmood [. 1 1 1 . . 1] Four easy singles: 62-0
S8:Joseph [. 4 4 2 2 1] Watts dropped by Denly: 58-0
S7:Mahmood [. . (w) 1 . (w) 1 2] Keeping it going nicely... 45-0
S6:Cook [ . 1 6 6 4 4 ] Fraser Watts in full flight: 39-0
S5:Mahmood [. . 1 2 2 . ] 18-0
S4:Parnell [2 . . . . .] Hamilton just short of midwk rope: 13-0
S3:Joseph [1 4 . . . .] Watts lofted over mid-wicket: 11-0
S2:Parnell [. . 1 4 . .] Watts boundary to third man
S1:Joseph [. . . 1 . .] Hamilton and Watts in action: 1-0
The target is 77 to win from 18 overs: here we go...
It's still dry; the umpires are out; can the Saltires win?
K20:Watson [1 . 1 . 2] Rain stopped play again: 65-4
K19:Haq [2 . 1 . . (w) .] Good over by Haq: 61-4
K18:Watson [. . 1 1 1 .]Watson bowls tightly: 57-4
K17:Haq [. . 1 1 1 W] Jones stummped Smith 18: 54-4
K16:Stander [1 2 1 . . 4] Jones 4 and Kemp batting: 51
K15:Haq [1 . 1 . 1 .] 43-3
K14:Stander [. 1 . . W (w) .] Key drags on 14: 39-3
K13:Haq [. . . . 1 2] Majid dives to stop a four! 38-2
K12:Stander [. . 2 . 1 .] Good opener by Stander: 35-2
Match reduced to 37 overs a side
K11:Nel [(w) . 1 . (lb) .] 32-2
K10: [. .] to finish the over: 29-2
K10:Weeraratna [1 . 2 .] Rain stopped play: 29-2
K9:Nel [. 1 . . 1 .] Bowling power play extended: 24-1
K8:Weeraratna [. . . 4 . .] Key boundary to fine leg: 24-1
K7:Nel [. . . (lb) (w) 2] First ball Key dropped by Nel: 20-2
K6:Weeraratna [W . . . . (lb)] Van Jaarsveld c Hamilton 0: 16-2
K5:Nel [. . . . . (w) .] 14-1
K4:Weeraratna [. . . . 4 .] Strayed down leg side: 11-1
K3:Nel [. 1 (w) . . . .] 7-1
K2:Weeraratna [. . . 1 (lb) W] Denly clean bowled 4: 5-1
K1:Neil [. 2 1 . . .] Straying down the leg side: 3-0
Dewald Nel is preparing to open the bowling for the Saltires
Umpires Tim Robinson and John Holder are ready for action
