4s
6s
Total 4's :
12
Total 6's :
10
Wickets :
1
all
fours
sixes
wickets
6
0.6
Vernon Philander to Kevin Pietersen, SIX! Wow, what a shot to get going! Good length on the pads, Kevin Pietersen gets on the front foot, gets inside the line and picks it up behind deep square leg for a huge six.
4
1.1
Makhaya Ntini to Phil Mustard, FOUR! Aggressive intent from Phil Mustard. Full and at the stump, Mustard looks to come forward and swing across the line but gets it off the toe end and over wide mid on for a boundary.
6
1.2
Makhaya Ntini to Phil Mustard, SIX! That is a clean strike! Pitched up right in the slot around off stump, Phil Mustard stays deep in his crease and swats the ball away firmly over long on for a biggie.
6
1.3
Makhaya Ntini to Phil Mustard, SIX MORE! This is carnage out there from Phil Mustard. Makhaya Ntini tries to go full and wide but doesn't get it full enough, Mustard is able to reach out and slam-dunks the ball over the cover fence for another biggie.
4
1.5
Makhaya Ntini to Kevin Pietersen, FOUR! Not quite where Kevin Pietersen intended it to go but the result is the same. Back of a length and angling in from middle stump, Kevin gets inside the line and flicks it away past square leg for another boundary. 21 off the over with one ball to go.
6
1.6
Makhaya Ntini to Kevin Pietersen, SIX! Shades of the 2005 Ashes Series there from Kevin Pietersen and that is vintage. Too full and on the legs, Pietersen nonchalantly picks it up and flicks it well over mid-wicket for a six. 27 off the over and England Champions are in a hurry.
6
2.1
Vernon Philander to Phil Mustard, SIX! Off the top edge but flies over the fence. On a hard length angling across off stump, Phil Mustard crouches a bit and swings across the line and gets enough to take the ball over the mid-wicket fence for another six.
4
2.3
Vernon Philander to Phil Mustard, FOUR! Slashed away! On a hard length and angled across the off stump, Phil Mustard backs away and goes hard at it but gets a thick outside edge that flies past short third and into the fence. Vernon Philander isn't one bit pleased.
6
2.6
Vernon Philander to Kevin Pietersen, SIX! Too easy for Kevin Pietersen and the 50 is already up for England Champions in just 3 overs. Slower and shorter over middle, sitting up nicely for the batter. Kevin Pietersen waits well and hoicks the ball away into the stands over the mid-wicket fence or a biggie, the sixth of this chase already. England Champions off to a rollicking start.
4
3.1
Imran Tahir to Phil Mustard, FOUR! Putting the new bowler under pressure right away. Quicker one, fired in at the legs, Phil Mustard sits down and sweeps it hard and well behind square leg for a boundary.
4
3.3
Imran Tahir to Phil Mustard, FOUR! Hammered away! Tossed up on the stumps, Phil Mustard comes down the pitch and drills it right back past the bowler for another boundary.
6
4.1
Rory Kleinveldt to Kevin Pietersen, SIX! Up, up and away! Starts with a full delivery, right in the slot around off, Kevin Pietersen gets on the front foot and lifts it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
W
4.2
Rory Kleinveldt to Kevin Pietersen, OUT! CAUGHT! A much-needed breakthrough for South Africa Champions and Rory Kleinveldt is the one who provides it. Rory goes for the yorker on off and middle and Kevin Pietersen tries to get on the front foot again and pick it up on the leg side but gets a bit too forward and ends up chipping the ball off the face of the bat to mid off. Jacques Kallis there takes a simple catch and Pietersen has to depart after a fast start. A really enterprising inning from him comes to an end.
4
5.2
Imran Tahir to Ian Bell, FOUR! Glorious written all over it! Serves a loopy half-volley on off, Ian Bell takes a stride ahead and creams it past covers for a boundary.
4
6.5
Rory Kleinveldt to Ian Bell, FOUR! PUNISHED! Back to short length, on the middle, Ian Bell reads it well, transfers the weight onto the back foot and pulls it mercilessly through mid-wicket for a boundary.
4
7.2
JP Duminy to Phil Mustard, FOUR! Risky shot there! Full and on the off-pole, Phil Mustard employs the reverse sweep but gets it off the gloves and the ball lobs above Vernon Philander at first slip before racing away to the fence.
4
7.3
JP Duminy to Phil Mustard, FOUR! This time he gets the timing right! Identical line and length, Phil Mustard reverse sweeps it through backward point for a boundary. He moves onto 49.
6
7.4
JP Duminy to Phil Mustard, SIX! A sensational quickfire 50 from Phil Mustard! Serves it right underneath the bat on the middle, Phil Mustard picks it up and deposits it behind cow corner for a six.
4
9.2
Imran Tahir to Phil Mustard, FOUR! It was begging to be hit! Drops a flighted leg break on a fuller length, but outside off, Phil Mustard uses the width to perfection and smacks it past covers for a cracking four.
6
9.3
Imran Tahir to Phil Mustard, SIX! Punished! Drops it right into the hitting arc of the southpaw, on the middle, Phil Mustard premeditates the shot, sits and slogs it behind deep mid-wicket for a six.
6
9.6
Imran Tahir to Phil Mustard, SIX! He is striking the ball at will and with ease! Imran Tahir serves a friendly half-volley on the middle, Phil Mustard reads the line well, and sits down on his knee before sweeping it over deep square leg for a biggie. Imran Tahir has been quite expensive and so have the other South Africa Champions' bowlers. 19 off this over. Halfway done and England Champions just need 11 runs and they have all the time in the world to do so.
4
10.2
Ryan McLaren to Phil Mustard, FOUR! That's powered away! Short in length, and on the top of the middle, Phil Mustard half-squats at it and pulls it away across the line towards deep square leg for a boundary. South Africa Champions' bowling has really huffed and puffed having no answers to this destruction whatsoever.
4
10.6
Ryan McLaren to Phil Mustard, FOUR! PHIL MUSTARD WRAPS UP THINGS IN STYLE. England Champions register their maiden victory in this brand new tournament and get two crucial points on the table. Ryan McLaren bowls it on a fullish length, in front of the pegs, Phil Mustard just wrists it away and manages to clear the mid-wicket region for a boundary on a couple of bounces. Phil Mustard stays unbeaten on 84 off just 35 deliveries and swashbuckles through the Proteas bowling unit. England Champions win convincingly by 9 wickets. South Africa Champions looked a bit rusty out there and understandably so as it was their first game.