Sanga scoops a Coup for Surrey

and guides them into the English County ODI finals … details courtesy of ESPNcricinfo.com

<> at The Kia Oval on September 7, 2015 in London, England.

Knowing Kumar Sangaakkara’s work ethic, his use of the unorthodox scoop would have entailed assiduous practice beforehand.

Royal London One-Day Cup – 2nd semi final
Surrey won by 4 runs
7 September 2015 (50-over match)
Surrey innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal SM Davies c Wessels b Gurney 4 11 12 0 0 33.33
View dismissal BT Foakes lbw b Mullaney 42 79 68 4 0 61.76
View dismissal KC Sangakkara c Broad b Ball 166 174 138 13 1 120.28
View dismissal RJ Burns c Smith b Mullaney 23 33 30 3 0 76.66
View dismissal GC Wilson c Wessels b Ball 48 79 52 3 0 92.30
TK Curran not out 1 3 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 6, nb 2) 16
Total (5 wickets; 50 overs) 300 (6.00 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket HF Gurney 8 1 58 1 7.25 (1nb, 1w)
SCJ Broad 8 1 40 0 5.00 (3w)
SR Patel 10 0 62 0 6.20
View wickets JT Ball 9 0 52 2 5.77 (2w)
View wickets SJ Mullaney 10 0 49 2 4.90
DT Christian 5 0 31 0 6.20
Nottinghamshire innings (target: 301 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal MJ Lumb c Davies b Dernbach 8 22 15 2 0 53.33
View dismissal MH Wessels b SM Curran 0 7 2 0 0 0.00
View dismissal BRM Taylor lbw b SM Curran 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
View dismissal GP Smith run out (TK Curran) 124 181 134 8 1 92.53
View dismissal SR Patel c Davies b Ansari 51 73 72 5 0 70.83
View dismissal DT Christian c Ansari b Kapil 54 63 43 2 3 125.58
SJ Mullaney not out 42 47 26 3 1 161.53
View dismissal CMW Read*† b Dernbach 3 8 4 0 0 75.00
SCJ Broad not out 3 8 3 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 6) 11
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 296 (5.92 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets JW Dernbach 10 0 60 2 6.00 (3w)
View wickets SM Curran 10 0 54 2 5.40 (1w)
TK Curran 10 0 60 0 6.00
View wicket ZS Ansari 9 0 42 1 4.66
GJ Batty 7 0 44 0 6.28
View wicket A Kapil 4 0 31 1 7.75 (1w)

Match details


Toss – Surrey, who chose to bat
Series – Surrey advanced
Player of the match – KC Sangakkara (Surrey)
Umpires – IJ Gould and RK Illingworth
TV umpire – NGB Cook

Match Notes


    • Surrey innings
    • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (37 runs, 1 wicket)
    • Surrey: 50 runs in 11.5 overs
    • KC Sangakkara 50 runs off 55 balls (2x4s)
    • Surrey: 150 runs in 32.5 overs
    • KC Sangakkara: 100 runs off 103 balls, 129 mins (6×4, 1×6)
    • Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 – 40.0 (154 runs, 2 wickets)
    • Surrey: 200 runs in 41.1 overs
    • Surrey: 250 runs in 45.2 overs
    • KC Sangakkara: 150 runs off 132 balls (10x4s, 1×6)

 

A final thought: why did Sanga retire!

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