The Original 8shes, Nails vs PB. Series 3 over.

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End of over 39 (10 runs) - PowerBugCC(137-10) RR 3.51
D. Lynch 10-1-33-4, J. Kuhlengisa 2 (9b)

38.4 6 Lynch to Zahra : That's a fullish length delivery there from Lynch, Zahra skips down the track and puts that shot away for 6 runs.

38.5 4 Lynch to Zahra : [dropped] Edged wide of Bulinya, who initially starts moving down leg and ends up missing the ball completely.

38.6 W Lynch to Zahra : Good length delivery pitched on the off stump and going straight on. Zahra looks to work through the on side, misses the line and it strikes him on the pad in line with the stumps.
A. Zahra lbw b. D. Lynch 10 (6b 1x4 1x6) SR:166.67

That drop catch, could that have be the 8shes gone? Either way it'll be some effort to defend this...

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End of over 8 (2 runs) - The Nailers(20-2). 118 runs required from 42 overs. RR 2.50 RRR 2.81
S. Mukund 4-0-11-0, A. Gogler 3 (11b), O. Lalla 7 (19b)

Zahra and a runout have given me the wickets. Mukund dropped Lalla when he was on 1, hopefully it doesn't cost me too much. :\

It's game on though, for now, I have no choice but to keep taking regular wickets.

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End of over 20 (4 runs) - The Nailers(65-2). 73 runs required from 30 overs. RR 3.25 RRR 2.43
P. John 5-1-18-0, A. Gogler 28 (48b), O. Lalla 26 (54b)

Gahhhh, where is the choke! :( Just got to get through these five overs as quietly as possible, then these bowlers will not be bowling again, it's Zahra, Oldfield and Mukund after drinks until into the final 10, and the game will be be done by then. :\

Come on boys!

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End of over 42 (3 runs) - The Nailers(125-5). 13 runs required from 8 overs. RR 2.98 RRR 1.62
D. Oldfield 9-1-22-1, K. Bulinya 3 (8b), O. Lalla 46 (110b)

Congrats Nails. :)

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Match Ratings
  PowerBugCC The Nailers
Batting - Top Order 11,399 12,337
Batting - Middle Order 10,054 10,173
Batting - Tail 4,536 4,562
Bowling - Seam 12,152 (40) 11,830 (40)
Bowling - Spin 12,227 (10) 12,476 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 13,623 14,286
Overall 201,128 206,380

The Nailers won by 5 wickets and won the series 5-3.


Too little runs scored in the end, considering that though, I think my guys bowled exceptionally well. Mukund dropped Lalla on 1, well, he went on to face 111 balls and finish unbeaten on 48. The most patient innings I've seen!

Next season Nails, I'll get you with my tactics, I think I'll get you on my pitches. ;)

[Nails]

Sorry mate, was sleeping very tired after going to Melbourne and back

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS NO TIME FOR LOSING THE 8SHES

CAUSE WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS BETWEEN NAILS AND PB
dodoodododod

Good series mate :) Better team won at the end of the day ;) Feels good knowing I only need to win 4 matches next season lol

Who won the batting award etc. this season :o

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yep, I'll get onto that right now, was very close between Lalla and Gogler though, I know that :)

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Season 22:
Cloudy/Slow The Nailers won by 5 wickets
Windy/Crumbling The Nailers won by 5 wickets
Windy/Dry PowerBugCC won by 3 wickets
Sunny/Flat The Nailers won by 3 runs
Hot/Hard PowerBugCC won by 7 wickets
Overcast/Green The Nailers won by 6 wickets
Overcast/Uneven PowerBugCC won by 138 runs
Humid/Sticky The Nailers won by 5 wickets

Batting:
1. A. Gogler, TN, 340
2. O. Lalla, TN, 335
3. F. Butt, PBCC, 304
4. W.Wardlaw, PBCC, 278

Bowling:
=1 V. Shah, TN, 14
=1 D. Lynch, TN, 14
=3 D. Oldfield, PBCC, 13
=3 A. Zahra, PBCC, 13
5. M.Bryce, TN, 12

Fielding:
1. S. Watson, PBCC, 13
2. K. Bulinya, TN, 10
=3 A. Bouchard, TN, 6
=3 A. Gogler, TN, 6
=3 M. Bryce, TN, 6

MOTM:
1. A. Gogler, TN, 7
=2 D. Lynch, TN, 5
=2 A. Zahra, PBCC, 5

There are all the stats leaders. Congrats to Albert Gogler for being the man of the series. Interesting to note last season's top two batsmen Paul Aronstam and Martin Young, scored 159 runs @ 19.6 and 90 runs @ 11.3 respectively. A huge drop off.

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let's play.

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Taking all bets on the scoreline for the series, I really think I'll be having to overturn a 10-15k upset each match to get a win. Game on Nails.

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wow that 201/9 was so disappoionting considering the start I had. I suppose that's what you get for not playing a genuine all rounder. However had I been offered 201 at the start I'd have taken it. :)

End of over 12 (6 runs) - The Nailers(42-2). 160 runs required from 38 overs. RR 3.50 RRR 4.21
B. Austin 2-0-10-0, A. Bouchard 16 (31b), M. Young 11 (18b)

Good work so far though, I only have 2 spinners to Nails' 3 though, and they all bowled pretty well.


EDIT: Ol' mate Dorenagama appears to have been spotted in the crowd.

15.3 . Kuhlengisa to Young : A very quick delivery right in the block hole and all Young can do is dig it out for no run. An elderly man in team colours leaning on the pickets applauds the delivery. I think he used to open the bowling years ago, wearing the same baggy cap Kuhlengisa is now.

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End of over 30 (7 runs) - The Nailers(116-4). 86 runs required from 20 overs. RR 3.87 RRR 4.30
T. Mupariwa 10-3-27-0, R. Fellows 6 (10b), A. Bouchard 56 (95b)

His mediums go for 56 and 34, take one wicket between them. Mine goes for 27 and is bowled out after 30 overs. And to add to the brilliance, the first ball of Zahra's next over (his 5th) is the 5th wicket, just got to remove Bouchard now. :)

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Don't have to just get Bouchard...

A spec/spec/accom bat/tech/power finisher still to come.

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He's the big wicket. Zahra's next over was loose and I think i like Nails again from here, even though he's behind on the Worm chart.

End of over 35 (6 runs) - The Nailers(142-5). 60 runs required from 15 overs. RR 4.06 RRR 4.00
A. Zahra 7-0-41-3, L. Seymore 10 (17b), A. Bouchard 71 (107b)

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Nails to win the series 6-2.
PB will steal a game or two on his best pitches but the ratings advantage will prove more valuable than the variety.