Player of the Match
Player of the Match
3066dThe Report by Vishal Dikshit

Otago cruise to third successive win

Otago Volts completed their victorious run in the Champions League T20 with their third comprehensive win, against Sunrisers Hyderabad

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

BB McCullum
BB McCullum
67(39) 5x4 - 5x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 29 runs
  • 3x4 - 2x6
0 0 16 3 11 18 14 5
JP Duminy
JP Duminy
57(38) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • on side drive on front foot
  • 17 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
5 4 7 3 15 16 2 5

Best performances - Bowlers

DW Steyn
DW Steyn
O3
M0
R13
W2
Eco4.33
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
NL McCullum
NL McCullum
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Sidharth Monga

Otago now have won 13 matches on the trot, which joint-second-longest streak in T20 cricket. That's all from the knockouts then. Join us for the real thing tomorrow

Let's hear from the captains then. "We lost the game but we tried a few things," says Shikhar Dhawan. "That's what we were trying to do: try a few things. In the knockout stages, our batsmen have all had hits, so that's a bonus for us. The confidence is still high. This was a match where we wanted to try thing s and analyse what went wrong and what went right."

"We had a couple of bowlers to rest today so we had to be tactically smarter," says Brendon McCullum. "So we began with Nathan who bowled well. Very happy with how the boys have performed. We are a bit surprised by the conditions, they suit our style of play."

A pretty one-sided game as the others have been. The real thing starts tomorrow. Otago go through high on confidence. Sunrisers go through too

16.2
1
KV Sharma to de Boorder, 1 run, top-edges this sweep over short fine leg, and that brings up the comfortable victory
16.1
W
KV Sharma to NL McCullum, OUT, you'd expect brothers to do better. Brendon has called Nathan down and then sent him back. Nathan is run as he slips going back. Smiles on both faces, and they shake hands before Nathan leaves

NL McCullum run out 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Tariq: "Just reminded someone's words (probably of Mushfiqur Rahim's) about Brendon McCullum, "When he hits it goes for a SIX, when he doesn't hit, it goes for a SIX..""

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | OTAGO: 143/4 (1 run required from 24 balls, RR: 8.93, RRR: 0.25)

  • Brendon McCullum67 (39b)
  • Nathan McCullum1 (1b)
  • Daren Sammy3-0-30-1
  • Ishant Sharma3-0-40-0
15.6
0
Sammy to BB McCullum, no run, length ball, on off, driven back to Sammy
15.5
4
Sammy to BB McCullum, FOUR, driven hard in front of deep cover. McCullums are now just having fun here
15.4
2
Sammy to BB McCullum, 2 runs, short of a length, into the pads, worked away for two wide of deep midwicket
15.3
1
Sammy to NL McCullum, 1 run, short of a length, into the pads, worked away for a single

Here he comes to take his Man-of-the Match award. NMac

Otago 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27NT BroomHD Rutherford
2nd53BB McCullumHD Rutherford
3rd5BB McCullumRN ten Doeschate
4th51BB McCullumJDS Neesham
5th7BB McCullumNL McCullum
6th1BB McCullumDC de Boorder