Over 15. 13 runs. Bowler: Josh Hull. Durham Men: 2-160(rr 10.67) Josh Hull bowls a length ball just outside off stump. Colin Ackermann drives a perfectly timed late cut, middling it crisply through third man for four. That's two boundaries for Ackermann this over as Durham remain well placed in their chase with 8 wickets in hand.
This back of a length delivery, straight on middle stump, is met with a powerful, controlled pull. Colin Ackermann times it perfectly, sending the ball flying over deep square leg for a clean six.
Ackermann swings at the back of a length delivery outside off, mistiming a pull that skids away for two before Green retrieves it at long on. Durham move on to 150 for 2.
Over 14. 12 runs. Bowler: Rehan Ahmed. Durham Men: 2-147(rr 10.5) A back of a length leg spinner drifting outside off, and McKinney punches a well-timed pull into the on-side for a comfortable single. Durham require 10 runs from 36 balls with 8 wickets still in hand, keeping the chase steady.
Rehan Ahmed bowls a leg spinner, landing it back of a length outside off. Ben McKinney pivots quickly and pulls the ball with precision. The shot is controlled and middled beautifully, sending it soaring over long off for a magnificent six.
The leg-spinner sends a length ball on middle stump, tempting McKinney to flick but he's beaten as the ball strikes his pad. No run from this delivery.
Rehan Ahmed delivers a back of a length leg spinner just on off stump. Colin Ackermann flicks it down to short fine leg where Josh Hull fields quickly. No run comes from that tidy shot.
Over 13. 4 runs. Bowler: Ruan de Swardt. Durham Men: 2-135(rr 10.38) On a back of a length delivery on off stump, Colin Ackermann flicks the ball crisply down to fine leg, completing a well-timed single. Durham require 22 runs from 42 balls with 8 wickets in hand as the chase continues.
he delivers a length ball on off stump that McKinney attempts to work but only manages a leading edge, resulting in no run as the bowler fields cleanly.
Over 12. 10 runs. Bowler: Rehan Ahmed. Durham Men: 2-131(rr 10.92) Rehan Ahmed bowls a full-length leg spinner on off stump, driven cleanly and crisply along the ground. Colin Ackermann middles it perfectly and finds the gap through long on for four. Durham are chasing 26 runs from 48 balls with 8 wickets in hand, keeping the required rate steady at 3.2.
Rehan Ahmed bowls a length ball outside off, and Ackermann gently steers it down to first slip where it's fielded cleanly. No run from this tidy delivery.
The leg spinner bowls a length ball just outside off stump, and the batter attempts a cut shot. It's slightly mis-timed but creeps away, allowing Ben McKinney to sneak a quick single.
Ackermann leans into a well-timed drive off the leg-spinner angling on off stump, smoothly steering the ball along the ground for a single. That's the first run for Colin Ackermann.
Rehan Ahmed bowls a leg spinner pitching a length on off stump. Alex Lees attempts a late cut but misses, and the ball sneaks through to knock back the stumps cleanly. A crucial wicket as Alex Lees departs for a fine 80 off 44 balls.
Outside off and back of a length, the leg spinner bowls a tempting delivery. Alex Lees confidently pulls it, connecting sweetly and racing it along the ground through long on for four.
Over 11. 7 runs. Bowler: Ashton Turner. Durham Men: 1-121(rr 11) Turner bowls a full off break just outside off, and Lees responds with a well-timed drive through the covers, placing it neatly for a single. Durham are chasing 36 from 54 balls with plenty of wickets in hand and strong odds in their favor.
The off break drifts on middle stump length, with Alex Lees stepping forward to drive firmly but straight to extra cover where the fielder collects it cleanly.
Turner bowls an off break on a good length around middle stump, and McKinney flicks it neatly through midwicket for a single. McKinney gets off the mark with a smart start.
