Vijaya Mallela (U.S.A.), Wayne Knights (New Zealand), Paul Wilson (Australia, TV)
Referee
Simon Taufel (Australia)
Toss
Seattle Orcas elected to bowl
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Over 17
Runs: 9
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Over 18
Runs: 3
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Over 19
Runs: 10
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Over 20
Runs: 25
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Player of the Match
Heinrich Klaasen
110(44)
Player of the Series
Cameron Gannon
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Updated: 06 Sep 15:34
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Alright! We finally have a centurion in the last league match of Major League Cricket. Klaasen displayed his breathtaking six-hitting capabilities and everyone's eyebrows were raised, when he hammered Rashid Khan for 26 runs. After a blistering knock like this, he just brings the fear factor to the bowlers heading into the playoffs.
Even though we still can't get over this Klaasen knock, it's time to look ahead now. Orcas and Texas meet in qualifier one, while Washington and New York lock horns in the eliminator. It's going to be a cracking watch, so do join us for the LIVE coverage on Friday from 1:30 am (IST) onwards. Until then, this is Pragadeesh signing off
Heinrich Klaasen (Player of the Match) - I knew it was going to be difficult. I couldn't find my swing at the start. My formula is to go after the bowlers but it wasn't easy as they have a phenomenal bowling attack. I found my confidence after taking on Rashid but then struggled to find my swing again. Trent Boult's last over got me nervous but luckily we cross the finish line. Pride myself on not getting out in the middle overs and tried to keep a strike at 140-150 and I made sure that we don't fall behind the asking rate. It's so hot in Dallas and it's tough to play the day game, so it's good to play on the night
Seattle Orcas won by 2 wickets
Seattle Orcas finish top of the table with an emphatic victory, all thanks to Heinrich Klaasen, who almost single-handedly helped his team to chase a huge score against a quality bowling attack. He didn't show mercy to anyone as he went after them and continued to dominate proceedings before becoming the first player to score a MLS century
The start wasn't convincing for the Orcas as Rashid removed de Kock cheaply before getting rid of Jayasuriya for a duck. Nauman liked pace on the ball and played some handsome shots in the middle and once Klaasen joined hands with him, the duo kept scoring boundaries and sixes at regular intervals to gain some momentum after an early setback
Klaasen was handed a lifeline by Brevis as he spilled an easy catch at deep mid-wicket and it proved very costly in the end. After getting a second chance, Klaasen didn't hold back as he was dealing in sixes and the bowlers had no clue how to stop him. Rashid Khan was assigned to stop the onslaught by Pooran in the 16th over but he was smashed for 26 runs and some of those sixes were really humongous by Klaasen
It looked like smooth sailing for the Orcas after Klaasen took Rashid on but Trent Boult wreaked havoc with his well-disguised knuckle balls and picked up three wickets in his final over to drag his team back into the contest. After Boult's magical over, Orcas' hopes were pinned on Klaasen and he not only scored a century but also made sure that his team crossed a finish line with a gigantic six over long-on
19.2 Nosthush Kenjige to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! KLAASEN SEALS IT IN STYLE AND WE HAVE WITNESSED THE TOP INNINGS OF MLC THUS FAR! Round arm delivery on a back of a length, Klaasen waits for the ball to come close before belting it high and well-over long-on for a maximum
19.1 Nosthush Kenjige to Andrew Tye, back of a length and it's been punched down to long-on for a single. Tye puts Klaasen back on strike
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19
overs
188/8score
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1
0
4
0
4
runs
Heinrich Klaasen*
104(43)
Andrew Tye
3(3)
Ehsan Adil
0/30
18.6 Ehsan Adil to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Everyone was wondering where Klaasen would take a single but he picks the length delivery and sends it over backward point for a boundary. The field is up on the off-side, so it makes things easy for Klaasen to take an aerial route
18.5 Ehsan Adil to Heinrich Klaasen, full around off, Klaasen digs it back to the bowler
18.4 Ehsan Adil to Heinrich Klaasen, CENTURY FOR KLAASEN! HE SMASHES THE FIRST MLC CENTURY! Back of a good length and it's been pulled to the left of long-on. David dives to his right but couldn't save the boundary
18.3 Ehsan Adil to Heinrich Klaasen, well-disguised slow delivery and it dips in at the last second. Klaasen gives room and couldn't bring his bat down to get contact
18.2 Ehsan Adil to Andrew Tye, yorker length delivery angling in, Tye flicks it down to deep square leg for a single
18.1 Nosthush Kenjige to Heinrich Klaasen, pitched up around off-stump, driven down to long-off for a single
18
overs
178/8score
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W
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0
W
2
0
runs
Andrew Tye*
2(2)
Heinrich Klaasen
95(38)
Trent Boult
4/31
17.6 Trent Boult to Andrew Tye, finishes the magnificent spell with another knuckle ball. Tye covers the line and blocks it with a straight bat
17.5 Trent Boult to Andrew Tye, turns the length delivery down to deep backward square leg and gets a brace
17.4 Trent Boult to Harmeet Singh, BOWLED! KNUCKLE BALL IS WORKING WONDERS FOR BOULT! On a good length and it keeps low off the pitch. Harmeet brings his bat down but the ball beats his inside edge to flatten the off-stump. Three wickets in four deliveries for Boult
17.3 Trent Boult to Harmeet Singh, nails the yorker and it swings back on off-stump. Harmeet manages to bring his bat down to jam this one
17.3 Trent Boult to Harmeet Singh, WIDE! Good length delivery down the leg-side
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Heinrich Klaasen
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Ehsan Adil
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