119/0 (8.1)
CR : 14.57
116/6 (10.0)
CR : 11.60
Mississauga Masters won by 10 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Ravi Bopara
4/2872(29)
Easy as you like as du Plooy sends it many rows back to notch up a massive win! It is 10 wicket win and with 11 balls to spare!
Over 9
Mississauga Masters 119/0
Leus du Plooy44(20)
Ravi Bopara72(29)
Mark Watt0-19(1.1)
MGM won by 10 wickets
7:17 AM IST and 6:47 PM Local Time: First 10 Wicket win of the season and it has come up with 11 balls to spare! Woahhh now that's how you master T10 cricket say the Mississauga Masters! They have ripped apart the Toronto Sixers and in some fine fashion! In fact you can also say RAVI BOPARA BEAT THE TORONTO SIXERS! What a day out has the bloke had!
The Masters were all over the Sixers from the very first ball with some disciplined bowling and good catching. Roy went early without really doing much damage. Hales smashed a few hits in the stands but struggled big time around those sixes as he could only manage 29 off 15 balls.
Then it was the Bopara show who came on to take three big wickets in his over! Hales, Daniel Sams and Suresh Raina! Dan Christian did lead a fight back 58-5 he got them to 100-6 before departing himself to Bopara.
In his 38 off 19 there were some massive hits and a lot of words as well! It got heated out there but unfortunately for Christian his team didn't bat well enough for him to shout with more satisfaction.
Bopara with four wickets out of the six to fall was the pick of the bowlers! It was always 20-30 below par and the opening pair for the Masters showed that to everyone. Bopara and Leus du Plooy just tore into the bowling attack and smashed sixes at will.
There was a chance of Bopara that went down as Suresh Raina couldn't hang on to a simple one but apart from that nothing for the bowling side to say. Bopara got to a 29 ball 72 eventually and Plooy played a good 20 ball 44 as the pair guided their team home in fine fashion without any casualty.
The Masters were all over the Sixers from the very first ball with some disciplined bowling and good catching. Roy went early without really doing much damage. Hales smashed a few hits in the stands but struggled big time around those sixes as he could only manage 29 off 15 balls.
Then it was the Bopara show who came on to take three big wickets in his over! Hales, Daniel Sams and Suresh Raina! Dan Christian did lead a fight back 58-5 he got them to 100-6 before departing himself to Bopara.
In his 38 off 19 there were some massive hits and a lot of words as well! It got heated out there but unfortunately for Christian his team didn't bat well enough for him to shout with more satisfaction.
Bopara with four wickets out of the six to fall was the pick of the bowlers! It was always 20-30 below par and the opening pair for the Masters showed that to everyone. Bopara and Leus du Plooy just tore into the bowling attack and smashed sixes at will.
There was a chance of Bopara that went down as Suresh Raina couldn't hang on to a simple one but apart from that nothing for the bowling side to say. Bopara got to a 29 ball 72 eventually and Plooy played a good 20 ball 44 as the pair guided their team home in fine fashion without any casualty.
Time for post match presentations...
Player of the Match: Ravi Bopara
Ravi Bopara (POTM): "Good outing today. But credit goes to the boys and the management.
The pitch has some uneven bounce and pace but that it is a challenge one needs to counter in cricket. You got to have something for the bowlers as the boundaries are way too short here. A pitch that is a bit uneven will give them some relief."
The pitch has some uneven bounce and pace but that it is a challenge one needs to counter in cricket. You got to have something for the bowlers as the boundaries are way too short here. A pitch that is a bit uneven will give them some relief."
Dan Christian (Toronto Sixers Captain): "We were Ravied!!! The bloke was just outstanding. Yeah, the bowled well and batted well on that tricky surface. It always helps that you have two really quick bowlers on that surface, and they have that.
Wasn't the banter fun? I mean it was just passion spilling over from both teams and well it's good for the game! I just got a little riled up by the beamer and he apologized but I didn't see, and I guess that is where it all started.
Yeah, we still have a mathematical chance and somehow if we can squeeze in a big win somewhere we might just get through. With Hales and Roy firing and Dan Sams getting us a few wickets who knows what could happen!"
Wasn't the banter fun? I mean it was just passion spilling over from both teams and well it's good for the game! I just got a little riled up by the beamer and he apologized but I didn't see, and I guess that is where it all started.
Yeah, we still have a mathematical chance and somehow if we can squeeze in a big win somewhere we might just get through. With Hales and Roy firing and Dan Sams getting us a few wickets who knows what could happen!"
Sikandar Raza (Mississauga Masters Captain): "We never doubted Ravi Bopara. He has been a great contributor. He delivers every time. Fantastic performance from him.
Our team environment was good even when we were losing. I was confident that the team can win and knew that once we start winning, everything will settle down."
Our team environment was good even when we were losing. I was confident that the team can win and knew that once we start winning, everything will settle down."
Some dominance that from Ravi Bopara as he single handedly beat the Toronto Sixers. In Dan Christian's words, the Sixers got 'Ravied'. The Sixers' skipper though also mentioned that they will look to take that small mathematical chance that still exists and will fight it out for that qualification spot!
On that note of positivity, I, Manan Mehta would like to sign off on behalf of my co-commentator Mohammad Anab and our scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. GOODBYE FOLKS!