Super 8 phase of ICC World T20
has started with a nail biting clash between Sri Lanka and New Zealand which
gone to Super Over to decide the first winner of Super Eight stage of the
tournament. New Zealand won the toss and elected to have bat first and put a
reasonable score of 174 Runs on the board. Sri Lanka in chasing down the target,
Dilshan and Jayawardene once again blasted their bats over New Zealanders and
score 174 Runs of total. Sri Lanka needed one run but Thirimanne got run out on
last ball and hence match tied.
So what a game we have had, with Sri Lanka winning it in a Super Over after the
match was tied
New Zealand need 14 to win if it’s another tie, it will go to boundary countback
over the entire duration of the match, so including the Super Over…there’s delay
while New Zealand retrieve their kit, it may be back on the bus! There’s another
game to come remember on this ground…
New Zealand Super Over - Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill have found some
gear and are coming out to face Lasith Malinga…
0.01 – 2 runs Guptill swings at a wide delivery and gets a wild outside edge
over backward point, the cover sweeper comes around to field
0.02 – 1 run full ball again, chopped to midwicket Guptill trying to swing it
over the on side
0.03 – 2 byes full and wide of McCullum’s swing outside off, Sangakkara lets it
through his hands and they scramble a couple of bonus runs. NZ need 9 to win…
0.04 – 1 run Sangakkara drops a thick egde from McCullum, again it was wide and
tried to be swung away. 8 to win…
0.05 – Guptill out tries to find the stands over long off, it was well struck
down to the boundary and it was superbly taken by Dilshan right on the edge of
the rope, great catch, so nearly a big hit from Guptill. Still 8 required,
Taylor the new batsman with McCullum on strike…
0.06 – Sri Lanka win a yorker comes off the pad and runs down towards long leg,
Malinga holds his nerve and pulls it off for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Super Over So a wait to find out which three batsman are going to be
nominated for Sri Lanka and, of course, which bowler is going to send down the
six deliveries…Jayawardene and Perera are going to bat, Dilshan has also got his
gear on in the dugout…Tim Southee looks like he’s going to bowl…
0.01 – 2 runs full ball dug out by Jayawardene, plenty of bat on this, long leg
slides and saves four very well
0.02 – 1 runs full again outside leg, step to give himself room, dug out into
the covers by Jayawardene
0.03 – 1 wide full outside off but this is too wide of the left-handed Perera
and called wide
0.03 – 2 runs full ball dug out down the ground by Perera, great running and
they get back for the second
0.04 – 2 wides full outside off again, a swing and a miss by Perera, they take
an extra to the keeper too
0.04 – 1 run, Jayawardene run out full again, dug out into midwicket, coming
back for the second, run out very easily, a good return by the deep fielder.
Dilshan is the new batsman, if Sri Lanka lose another wicket the innings is over
0.05 – 1 leg bye another excellent full ball onto leg stump, comes off the pad
of Dilshan into the covers and they take a quick single
0.06 – 3 runs full again, Perera goes for the paddle sweep, meets it on the full
and gets it just over short long leg, they take three out to the boundary.
Finish on 13 for 1…
What amazing drama! Everything we’ve been waiting for in this tournament has
suddenly come alive tonight, fabulous, crazy cricket…so now we have a Super
Over, and the rules are…Sri Lanka to bat first because they were the chasing
team…one over each, two wickets per team…