Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town, 20th Match at Gqeberha, SA20, Jan 27 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

That is it. Good length ball just outside off, sliced away high in the air well short of long-off fielder

That looks out! Full ball on middle stump, flicked away to deep midwicket and coming back for the 2nd run to hold the strike, lovely pick up and flat throw in the gloves of keeper, who breaks the stumps, Pollard dives in but looks short, asked for the tv umpire and replay confirms that he was well short of crease. Now 6 needed on the last ball.

short in length, just side off, sliced away to deep cover for a single. 7 needed in two balls

Full and wide outside off, Linde reaches for it and slices it away to deep point, fielder ran across, had a dive but failed to stop that one

What a great connection! Good length ball, just outside off, he stands and deliver, hits on the up with superb timing and it goes way over long-off fence for a six. Game is still on!

Good length ball, on leg stump, was a slower one, flicked it away, went way high in the air and fine leg fielder took a lovely tumbling catch, Kruger was the fielder

Full ball, Pollard backing away and chipped it over extra cover for couple of runs. Now it is getting tough and tough for MI Cape Town, need 18 runs in the last over

another good delivery, full on middle stump, goes for the big heave across the line, thick inside edge to deep square leg for a single

another good yorker on middle stump, digs that one to leg side for a run

Dropped! Low full toss hits high down the ground and long-off fielder puts it down

full ball, on middle stump, flicked away to deep square leg for a single

That is a high full toss just outside off, went for the big heave and missed it, bad bounce in front of keeper who does well to half stopped the ball, umpire is going to check the height and it was well over, noball given and free hit is on

lovely yorker to start with. Full just outside off, plays and misses

short in length, just outside off, Pollard jumps up and tries to cut it away, bottom edge on the bounce to keeper

good short ball, goes for the pull shot, gets the top edge over short third man fielder and keeper for couple of runs

Back to back boundaries for Pollard! Slightly short in length, he pulls it away and keeps it down to deep midwicket fence for four more

Poor delivery, full on middle and leg stump, Pollard goes across and flicks it away between keeper and short fine leg fielder for four

low full toss on leg stump, flicked away to deep square leg

back of length just outside off, goes for the cut and misses it through to keeper

full ball just outside off, driven to deep cover for a single