Wellington vs Otago, 17th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ollie Newton to Wagner, FOUR, full ball outside off, Wagner shuffles a long way across outside off, and scoops it like Marillier over fine leg for four. Great shot!

Anurag Verma to Brad Wilson, out Caught by van Beek!! Walks across towards off again, Brad Wilson lofts this half-volley outside off, scoops it in fact, but doesn't get the best timing on it. Lots of bottom hand but it came off the toe-end. van Beek ran in from long off and took a good low catch diving forward. Brad Wilson c van Beek b Anurag Verma 14(11) [4s-2]

Anurag Verma to Brad Wilson, FOUR, Wagner premeditates a walk across off, Anurag ends up bowling a full toss wide outside off, Brad Wilson drags it away to the mid-wicket boundary for four

Ollie Newton to Josh Finnie, out Bowled!! Full delivery on off, very full, Josh Finnie walks across outside off and tries a BMac scoop over fine leg, gets it off the toe of the bat onto the leg stump. The lack of pace did it I think. It looks amazing when you pull it off, but rather foolish when you don't. That's the way it is. Josh Finnie b Ollie Newton 22(14) [4s-1 6s-2]

Ollie Newton to Brad Wilson, FOUR, from round the wicket on middle but too short, and because of the angle, too wide, Brad Wilson cuts it away to the square third man fence for four

Jeetan Patel to Josh Finnie, SIX, a little shorter than he would like, Josh Finnie gets back and pulls it from a low stance over deep mid-wicket for six

Jeetan Patel to Josh Finnie, SIX, flat ball on middle, in the striking zone, Josh Finnie hoicks it powerfully over wide long on

Jeetan Patel to Josh Finnie, FOUR, back of a length and flat on middle and leg, Josh Finnie shuffles across towards off and paddle-scoops it over the man at short fine leg for four

Woodcock to Neil Broom, out Caught by Conway!! Broom joins his partner, whom he left stranded! Good length ball, wily from Woodcock, Neil Broom didn't reach the pitch of it, took it on the up, made room, came down the track, and lofted it straight to Conway at long-off. Neil Broom c Conway b Woodcock 10(14)

Woodcock to Neil Broom, out de Boorder Run Out!! Good length ball, swept to Jeetan Patel at short fine leg, de Boorder ran for it but he was almost parallel to the batsman and de Boorder almost completed two runs. His call for sure, de Boorder's I mean, and there was a run there. Unfortunate run-out. He has got to go. Out by a long way! de Boorder run out (Jeetan Patel/Woodcock) 2(5)

van Beek to Hicks, out Caught&Bowled!! Short ball on middle, Hicks runs down the wicket again and cross bats it as he tries to loft it down the ground, gets it off the top half and offers a tame caught and bowled to van Beek. Hicks c and b van Beek 50(37) [4s-5]

Woodcock to Hicks, 1 run, fifty for Hicks, it was a flat ball on a good length, and came down the track and pushed it to long off

Woodcock to Hicks, FOUR, good length and flat on middle, swept flat and hard to the deep square leg fence for four

Samit Patel to Nicol, out Caught by Jeetan Patel!! In the air and taken. Samit Patel has the final laugh. For the third time in as many balls, Nicol came down the ground. Patel bowled it quickly and Nicol mistimes the lofted on-drive. He wanted to take on the man in the deep, but failed to time it well. His bat turned at the point of impact and ended up gifting a simple catch to Jeetan Patel at long-on. Nicol c Jeetan Patel b Samit Patel 36(26) [4s-6]

Samit Patel to Nicol, FOUR, again, Nicol shimmies down and Patel saw that. Floated this wide outside off and Nicol has to reach out for this. Goes through with the lofted drive and gets it over extra cover. Long-off can't cut that off

Samit Patel to Nicol, FOUR, driven down the ground. Samit Patel gives a bit of flight, and Nicol is quick to get out of his crease. Gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it over the bowler's end

Anurag Verma to Nicol, FOUR, the partnership between Nicol and Hicks is now 50. Wow! That's been spanked over the cover region. Nicol jogs down, crouches low and slaps it over the in-field. One bounce and over the ropes

Anurag Verma to Hicks, FOUR, shot! One bounce and into the fence. Easily done. It was a short of length delivery. Hicks plants his front leg across and lifts it superbly on the rise over wide mid-off. Almost went the distance

Ollie Newton to Hicks, FOUR, four more! Newton hurls this fuller and Hicks employs the lofted off-drive. Well over the man at mid-off

Ollie Newton to Hicks, FOUR, width provided outside off and Hicks goes for the booming drive. Slightly opened the bat-face and went over the in-field on the off-side. Into the backward point fence

Ollie Newton to Nicol, FOUR, short and wide asking to be punished. Nicol flashes his bat hard and elevates it over backward point

Anurag Verma to Nicol, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Nicol flashes his bat and manages to get it over the man at short third man. A couple of bounces and into the fence

van Beek to Nicol, FOUR, bad ball, even worse with fine leg inside the circle. Short of a length and on the ribs, all Nicol had to do was get a tickle. The batter does that and the ball trickles away into the fence

van Beek to Nicol, no run, a direct hit and Nicol would have been a goner! Nicol steers an in-angler to point and looks for a run. Hicks wasn't interested and sent him back. Nicol had given up after turning around. The fielder fires an underarm throw, missed by a few inches

Samit Patel to Hicks, FOUR, good use of the feet. A shimmy down, gets close to the pitch and hammers the cover-drive through extra cover. First boundary of the day

Samit Patel to Rutherford, out Caught by Bracewell!! Gone! Rutherford is gone for a blob. Patel bowls a quick ball from a good length and Rutherford looked to work it through the on-side. Played a bit too early and got it off the top portion of the bat. Bracewell, at short mid-wicket, leaps to his right and takes a fine catch. Rutherford c Bracewell b Samit Patel 0(1)