0
4
4
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6
3
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= 22
Match Details
OTG vs WEL 7th Match, Super Smash 2023-24
WEL
53-14.3
Wellington won by 9 wickets 🏆
OTG
12.447-10
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Player of the Match
Nathan Smith
Wellington4/5
OTG - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 54 | 17 | 10 Over | 40 | 31 | 20 Over | 40 | 47 |
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So that marks the end of our coverage from the 7th game of the Super Smash T20 of this edition between Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts. The Firebirds absolutely dominated the game and clinched a superb victory.
For now this is Saptak Sanyal, signing off on the behalf of my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee and our scorer/analyst Ashok Dayma. Stay tuned to our network for the coverage of more matches across the globe.
For now this is Saptak Sanyal, signing off on the behalf of my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee and our scorer/analyst Ashok Dayma. Stay tuned to our network for the coverage of more matches across the globe.
Nick Kelly(Wellington Firebirds Captain)- "The ball was swinging quite a bit and it was getting low and I think that helped us. We saw that there was the swing and decided to attack by setting an aggressive field. The boys are going to have a golf session for relaxing. We are confident after the large win and our next game is against pretty strong District team and the boys will have to come back in this form."
Dean Foxcroft (Otago Volts Captain): "Tough to digest. Have to forget the game and put it in the backside quickly. We would have batted first no doubt about it. But we did not adjust to the conditions and lost the plot in the end. I think, if you look at it, we have to improve our batting and come back stronger in the next three days and comeback stronger. We have a game on New Year's day. Hope to come back stronger on that day and show what we are capable of."
Nathan Smith (Gamechanger of the Match): "It was really good. The ball was swinging and that helped me do well here. I got my back done and made me fitter and stronger. The ball was swinging and had to get it right in the end. Glad, I could do that and get the team the win."
Gamechanger of the Match: Nathan Smith.
10:21 IST and 17:51 Local Time | Wellington Firebirds have secured a dominating victory over the Otago Volts with 93 balls and 9 wickets remaining.
After winning the toss, Otago Volts came to bat first and then started losing the wickets at regular intervals from the start. They lost wickets of Hamish Rutherford(7), Jake Gibson(2) and the skipper Foxcroft(1). They lost Max Chu and Dale Phillips for duck and quickly got reduced to 30 for 9 and for the final wicket, Matthew Bacon and Hazeldine registered a 17 run partnership to put up 47 runs on the board.
Nathan Smith was the star of the bowlers picking up 4 wickets giving just 5 runs away and he recorded the best ever bowling figure in the super smash history. Logan Van Beek took 3 wickets, Peter Younghusband took a couple of wickets and Ian McPeake took one wicket.
Coming to chase the run, the Firebirds started to score the runs quickly. Tim Robinson faced 16 balls and scored 30 runs hitting 4 boundaries and a maximum. Nick Greenwood scored 10 runs before getting out but then Nick Kelly finished the game with a maximum and staying unbeaten on 11. Matthew Bacon took the solitary wicket for the Volts.
After winning the toss, Otago Volts came to bat first and then started losing the wickets at regular intervals from the start. They lost wickets of Hamish Rutherford(7), Jake Gibson(2) and the skipper Foxcroft(1). They lost Max Chu and Dale Phillips for duck and quickly got reduced to 30 for 9 and for the final wicket, Matthew Bacon and Hazeldine registered a 17 run partnership to put up 47 runs on the board.
Nathan Smith was the star of the bowlers picking up 4 wickets giving just 5 runs away and he recorded the best ever bowling figure in the super smash history. Logan Van Beek took 3 wickets, Peter Younghusband took a couple of wickets and Ian McPeake took one wicket.
Coming to chase the run, the Firebirds started to score the runs quickly. Tim Robinson faced 16 balls and scored 30 runs hitting 4 boundaries and a maximum. Nick Greenwood scored 10 runs before getting out but then Nick Kelly finished the game with a maximum and staying unbeaten on 11. Matthew Bacon took the solitary wicket for the Volts.
4.3 A Hazeldine to N Kelly
6 SIXXXX to finish the match!!!! Hazeldine bowls a back of length delivery at the off stump line. Kelly moves to the leg side of the ball for room and swings his bat wildly. The ball goes over the deep point area and successfully clears the rope. It's a maximum and the run is chased with 93 balls and 9 wickets remaining.
4.2 A Hazeldine to N Kelly
0 Good length ball angling at the batter's body. Kelly moves to the leg side for room and pulls it to short midwicket fielder only for no run.
4.1 A Hazeldine to N Kelly
4 Scores are level now!!!!! Good length ball at the off stump from Hazeldine. Kelly steps out of his crease and punches this through the cover area and he gets a boundary now.
OVER 4
Wellington
43/1
Tim Robinson
30(16)
Nick Kelly
1(3)
Dean Foxcroft
0-5(0.2)
3.6 D Foxcroft to T Robinson
4 FOUR!! Good length ball at the outside off stump line. Robinson cuts it through the point area and collects a boundary. Just 5 runs needed for the Wellington now.
3.5 D Foxcroft to N Kelly
1 Foxcroft from round the wicket bowls a tossed up ball at the off stump. Kelly drives it to long off for one.
Dean Foxcroft will complete the over.
Oh, dear! Matthew Bacon has hurt himself here. He may have done damage to his lower back and is going to go off the field here. Looks like a sore back.
3.4 M Bacon to N Kelly
0 Good length ball at the off stump. Kelly defends it off his backfoot.
3.3 M Bacon to N Kelly
0 Dot ball. Slower good length ball at the leg stump. Kelly defends it on backfoot.
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