Jediah Blades to Powell, SIX, and Powell ends with a 28-ball fifty. Was banged in short, Powell got hold of the short ball and muscled it over fine leg. That sailed over the ropes quite easily. Jediah Blades was too predictable with his short balls. Powell had a chat with the umpires as he felt there were too many short balls in this over and the last one should be a no-ball but was not to be. The Royals have put up a respectable total in the end
Jediah Blades to Powell, no run, banged in short, angled across, Powell looks to pull and misses. He is on 44
Jediah Blades to Chris Green, 2 wides, couple of wides. Powell is back on strike. Was down leg, Chris Green looked to pull but missed. Chris set off for a single as he wanted Powell to be on strike. The keeper had a shy and missed. The bowler grabbed the ball and failed to score a direct hit at the bowler's end. They get two wides
Jediah Blades to Chris Green, SIX, walks across and heaves it over fine leg. That was an excellent shot! Good improvisation. Was a full toss, Chris Green walked across his sticks and biffed it away. Not a bad way to get off the mark. The dew didn't help the case of the bowler as well. The young man is under the pump
Jediah Blades to van der Dussen, out Caught by Quentin Sampson!! The short ball does the trick this time. That was short, angled across, van der Dussen had to fetch that from outside off and only managed to top-edge it. The ball flew up and into the hands of the man at fine leg. Easy take. 6th one down for the home side. Jediah Blades has his first. van der Dussen had to go after that but failed to put it away into the gap. van der Dussen c Quentin Sampson b Jediah Blades 45(37) [4s-1 6s-2]
Jediah Blades to Powell, 1 run, only a single. Very full, from over the wicket and has been pushed down to long-off for a single
Jediah Blades to Powell, SIX, and thumped over deep backward. That has gone flat and miles. The ball was short, Powell pivoted on the back foot and slammed the ball over the ropes. That was hit really big. 150 up for the Royals
Jediah Blades to Powell, no run, looks to sit down and slap it across the line again but misses as that was a slower one angled across and he was throigh his shot a little too early
Jediah Blades to Powell, wide, very full, well wide outside off and left alone for it to be wided
Jediah Blades to Powell, SIX, sits down, fetches it from outside off and slams the ball over deep square. That was dropped short, Powell got under the ball and sent the ball flying into the stands. Was hit hard and well over the ropes
Jediah Blades to van der Dussen, 1 run, short, wide, slashed down to deep cover for a single
Jediah Blades to van der Dussen, no run, angled across, low full toss, van der Dussen throws his bat at it and misses
Jediah Blades to van der Dussen, 2 runs, very full, outside off, squeezes it behind square on the off-side and gets back for a brace. RVD will have to finish strong for his team's sake
Jediah Blades to van der Dussen, SIX, straight down the ground for a sixer. Was a fuller length delivery, angled in, van der Dussen gets under the ball and launches it over the sight screen. That was thumped hard and down the ground. The Royals finally getting a move on
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, 1 run, chips the drive wide of mid-off for a single as that was a fuller one outside off
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, no run, backs away, dances down the track and slaps the length delivery down to the man at mid-off
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, no run, some sanity. Fuller ball, nips away, punched into the off-side for the man at cover to stop it
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Fuller, wider, outside off, Brandon King on his knees square drives it uppishly for the ball to race down to the deep point fence. Brandon King is away and the Royals plundering runs
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, FOUR, and goes over short third. That was a length delivery well wide outside off and Brandon King threw his hands at it to slash it over the man at short third man. The ball flew down to the fence. King has moved to 17
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, FOUR, straight down the ground for a four. That was a delivery angled across and Brandon King slaps it to the right of the bowler. The bowler tried to fling his right hand but the ball evaded him. He didn't time it well
Jediah Blades to de Kock, 1 run, stabs a length delivery down into the off-side for a single. Played it down with soft hands and scampered off
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, leg byes, 1 run, and raps the pads but pitched down leg. The ball curled away, Brandon King was late on the shot and the ball dribbled down into the off-side after hitting the pads. There was an appeal but the umpire turned it down without much fuss
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, no run, fuller length delivery, little deck in, Brandon King clips the ball down to mid-on
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, no run, dot ball again, little fuller, outside off, Brandon King looks to drive and misses. The ball took off after landing and the keeper leapt up to take it. That was bowled with a scrambled seam
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, no run, on a length, outside off, Brandon King throws his bat at it and misses as it nipped away
Jediah Blades to Brandon King, FOUR, poor start for Jediah Blades! On the pads, angled in, Brandon King waited on it and tucked it wide of the man at short fine for a four. That was well done