Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury Kings, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 29, Super Smash, 2023

Super Smash Match 29: Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury Kings at Wellington, January 22, 2024
Wellington Firebirds
WEF
160/9 (20)
Canterbury Kings
CNT
178/4 (20)
Finished
CNT won by 18 runs.
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Ben Sears340075.00
Adam Milne12430300.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Michael Rae403428.50
Zakary Foulke402325.75
Current Partnership: 16 run (1.2 ov) | Last Wicket: Peter Younghusband 2 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 144/9 (18.4 ov)
CRR: 8.00 | Last Ten Overs: 74/7 7.28
Recent: 4114411·W·2WW116·4

Commentary

End of over 20 (15 runs)
Adam Milne 12 (4)
Ben Sears 3 (4)
Wellington Firebirds 160/9
Michael Rae 4-0-34-2
Zakary Foulke 4-0-23-2
4
19.6
Michael Rae to Adam Milne, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Adam Milne elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
1
19.5
Michael Rae to Ben Sears, 1 run, Michael Rae delivers fast ball at full length, Ben Sears goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
1lb
19.4
Michael Rae to Adam Milne, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Adam Milne goes back, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
4
19.3
Michael Rae to Adam Milne, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Adam Milne elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
4
19.2
Michael Rae to Adam Milne, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Adam Milne hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
19.1
Michael Rae to Ben Sears, 1 run, Ben Sears hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
End of over 19 (3 runs)
Ben Sears 1 (2)
Adam Milne 0 (0)
Wellington Firebirds 145/9
Zakary Foulke 4-0-23-2
Angus McKenzie 4-0-28-2
1
18.6
Zak Foulke to Ben Sears, 1 run, Ben Sears hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
0
18.5
Zak Foulke to Ben Sears, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Zak Foulke sends down a sharp delivery, Ben Sears hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
w
18.4
Peter Younghusband c H Nicholls b Z Foulke 2 (3) Zak Foulke to Peter Younghusband, no run, c H Nicholls b Z Foulke, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Peter Younghusband hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Henry Nicholls, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Peter Younghusband.
0
18.3
Zak Foulke to Peter Younghusband, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Zak Foulke sends down a sharp delivery, Peter Younghusband hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
2
18.2
Zak Foulke to Peter Younghusband, 2 runs, Zak Foulke delivers fast ball at back of length, Peter Younghusband hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the mid on, limits Peter Younghusband to just 2 runs.
w
18.1
Nathan Smith c H Nicholls b Z Foulke 5 (7) Zak Foulke to Nathan Smith, no run, c H Nicholls b Z Foulke, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nathan Smith hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Henry Nicholls, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Nathan Smith is out.
End of over 18 (12 runs)
Logan van Beek 20 (11)
Nathan Smith 5 (6)
Wellington Firebirds 142/7
Angus McKenzie 4-0-28-2
Zakary Foulke 3-0-20-0
w
17.6
Logan van Beek c CE McConchie b A McKenzie 20 (11) Angus McKenzie to Logan van Beek, no run, c CE McConchie b A McKenzie, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Cole McConchie, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Logan Van Beek is out.
1
17.5
Angus McKenzie to Nathan Smith, 1 run, Nathan Smith hangs in the crease and plays drive off an fast ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
17.4
Angus McKenzie to Logan van Beek, 1 run, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a yorker by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
6
17.3
Angus McKenzie to Logan van Beek, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
0
17.2
Angus McKenzie to Logan van Beek, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Angus McKenzie sends down a sharp delivery, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
4
17.1
Angus McKenzie to Logan van Beek, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 17 (9 runs)
Logan van Beek 9 (6)
Nathan Smith 4 (5)
Wellington Firebirds 130/6
Zakary Foulke 3-0-20-0
Angus McKenzie 3-0-16-1
1
16.6
Zak Foulke to Logan van Beek, 1 run, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
4
16.5
Zak Foulke to Logan van Beek, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
16.4
Zak Foulke to Nathan Smith, 1 run, Nathan Smith hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run. Dropped catch
1
16.3
Zak Foulke to Logan van Beek, 1 run, Zak Foulke delivers fast ball at full length, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Logan Van Beek to just 1 run.
0
16.2
Zak Foulke to Logan van Beek, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
2
16.1
Zak Foulke to Logan van Beek, 2 runs, Zak Foulke delivers an fast ball at a perfectly full length, on the off stump, causing Logan Van Beek to hangs in the crease and execute defensive shot. but, the ball is stopped by the fielder, limiting to 2 runs.
End of over 16 (5 runs)
Logan van Beek 1 (1)
Nathan Smith 3 (4)
Wellington Firebirds 121/6
Angus McKenzie 3-0-16-1
William O Rourke 4-0-33-2
1
15.6
Angus McKenzie to Logan van Beek, 1 run, Logan Van Beek hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at slip for 1 run.
w
15.5
Gareth Severin b A McKenzie 41 (36) Angus McKenzie to Gareth Severin, no run, b A McKenzie, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Gareth Severin hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.