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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsSri Lanka women won a thriller against the West Indies in the last over of the fourth Twenty20 of the series in Colombo. Chasing 102, Sri Lanka were 79 for 4 in the 17th over and the match could have gone wither way as they lost two more wickets after that, but the hosts held their nerves to win with three balls to spare.Sri Lanka’s opening partnership was broken in the fifth over when they were scoring at under four per over. Prasadani Weerakkody made 16 of 32 and stitched a 32-run partnership with Nipuni Hansika (17). But Sri Lanka lost both the batsmen at the score of 47 which brought West Indies back. Shashikala Siriwardene and Deepika Rasangika steadied their chances by putting together 32 in 37 balls. Eshani Kaushalya was soon dismissed for nine by Stafanie Taylor but Rasangika made sure Sri Lanka won their first match of the series.Eerlier, West Indies were rattled in the first three overs and were reeling at 18 for 2 after both their openers were dismissed. Only Stafanie Taylor withstood the bowling attack with a 33-ball 40 as Kaushalya and Udeshika Prabodhani ran through the top order and Siriwardene took three wickets. Their highest partnership was of 21 for the fourth wicket and only three players managed to reach double figures.

Gautam Gambhir, the India opener, expects to recover from the jaundice that forced him to miss the Delhi Test within a week. Gambhir is captain of the defending IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders and he is set to be fit in time to play the first game, which starts on April 3.”Gautam is suffering from mild jaundice, and the doctor has prescribed rest because he is feeling weak,” Gambhir’s spokesperson said. “He should bounce back in maximum a week’s time. There is no speculation at this stage about IPL.” Venky Mysore, CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders said that Gambhir “should be ready to play before the first game”. Gambhir also confirmed his availability for the IPL on Twitter.Gambhir was axed from the Test squad for the series against Australia but was initially drafted in for the Delhi Test, only to be withdrawn due to his illness. He is among the most expensive players in the IPL, having been bought for $2.4m ahead of the 2011 season.

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Tuesday, April 23
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Whether it was the inspiration of meeting Sir Viv Richards, or the abysmal bowling from Mumbai Indians or Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene finally playing the way they are expected to, Delhi Daredevils finally ended their winless streak at eight (including the losses in the playoffs last season). Chances of reaching the playoffs still remain remote, but at least they have got their campaign off the ground.They made a big call ahead of the match against Mumbai on Sunday, dropping their best bowler from the previous season, Morne Morkel. His replacement Andre Russell, however, continues to leak runs at an alarming rate – his economy-rate of 9.95 is the third worst in the IPL, behind only the forgotten P Amarnath and his Daredevils team-mate Sehwag. Daredevils have struggled to settle on their four overseas players this season, and will have to tinker again against Kings XI Punjab.Their opponents may have pulled off the joint highest chase of the season against Pune Warriors on Sunday, but have some major team changes to make. Two of their regulars, Adam Gilchrist and Azhar Mahmood, have fared poorly in recent matches and both are on the brink of losing their places. They might get another shot, as coach Darren Lehmann has ruled out Shaun Marsh for the match. Marsh, who joined the squad recently, has not played any cricket after recovering from a surgery and Lehmann stated that he would be considered for selection only after he regained full fitness and participated in fielding drills.What will be a huge lift for Kings XI is that their team – generally regarded to have one of the most fragile batting line-ups in the tournament – managed to overhaul a stiff 185 against Warriors, even without needing the services of David Hussey. David Miller and Hussey have performed well for the side and the win against Warriors has lifted them to mid-table, above heavyweights like Mumbai and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Form Guide

Delhi Daredevils WLLLL (most recent first)
Kings XI Punjab WLWLL

Players to watch

One of the most valuable performers for Kings XI last season, Azhar Mahmood has had a patchy IPL 2013. In five innings, he has scored just 35 runs at an average of 7 and was out for a duck in a big chase yesterday. His bowling has been inconsistent too. Although he is the leading wicket-taker for Kings XI, he has conceded runs at crucial stages, including the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. As a senior player in the side, Mahmood will need to contribute more.The match against Mumbai Indians was the first time David Warner had not opened in an IPL game. With Daredevils having a difficult time this season, he has been shifted out of his favourite spot at the top of the order. Jayawardene has said he wants Warner to become a finisher, “to play the role that Kevin [Pietersen] played last year”. Can Warner adapt to his new role?

Stats and trivia

• Sehwag has scored 2028 runs in the IPL at a strike-rate of 165.41, the best strike-rate among batsmen who have scored at least 100 IPL runs
• David Hussey needs 55 more to become the third batsman to reach 5000 Twenty20 runs
• Miller had an outstanding season in England’s Friends Life t20 in 2012 – scoring at a strike-rate of 153 and an average of 48.75

Quotes

“I am definitely under scrutiny, I have not scored runs. The drop catch was a really bad let off and it could have cost us the game. Not good enough for me. When we sit down at the selection table, we will have to look at that and see what’s right.”
“He is a star for the future. He has a good mind, wants to do well and I am really happy for him.”

The USA Cricket Association has announced a one-year agreement with Smart Choice Auto Group to sponsor the men’s national team. It’s the first sponsorship deal secured by USACA chief executive Darren Beazley less than four months into the job, something that previous figureheads at the USACA failed to do. Beazley also announced former Australia Test player Colin Miller as a USACA ambassador.”This is the first sponsorship. I’m hopeful there’s going to be more,” Beazley told ESPNcricinfo. “As more revenue comes in, we can start to extend our program. But I think this is a good step in the right direction.”The Texas-based auto dealership serves the Houston, Texas metropolitan area, but SCAG’s owners also stated in a USACA press release that they have business interests in Dubai. USA is due to participate in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE in November and the opportunity to have increased local exposure during the tournament appealed to the company.”As our company grows, we are looking for marketing vehicles that will promote a positive community message and allow us to interact with our clients in the USA and in the UAE,” Sakhi Muhammad, president and chief executive of SCAG stated in a media release. “With that objective in mind, a sponsorship partnership with the US national men’s team made a lot of sense.”Beazley said the funding from the sponsorship would help USACA in the organisation’s goal to become more professional and less dependent solely on ICC funding.”When we go to a tournament, we get a certain amount of funding from the ICC but there are costs that USACA has to bear that are above and beyond that. So this allows us to recoup some of that cost,” Beazley said. “There are issues that we deal with that other teams don’t necessarily deal with. We pay the players stipends that a lot of countries don’t. We take more staff. The allowance from the ICC is for two staff. We primarily take four. It’s all that sort of stuff. It’s helping us meet those costs to try and make sure that our program is professional.”Beazley also announced the appointment of Miller as a USACA ambassador, the first person to be part of a new initiative spearheaded by Beazley in an attempt to raise awareness of the sport in the USA.”At this stage my plan would be in the next 12 months to probably have four ambassadors across the country,” he said. “They might come from sport like Funky [Miller] does or they might come from another sport or they might be completely outside and just be a high profile person.”Miller, 49, played 18 Tests for Australia from 1998 to 2001. In 2004, he was one of several former international cricketers to sign up and play in Pro Cricket, a Twenty20 domestic professional league in the USA that folded after one season. He currently resides in Las Vegas and Beazley said he hopes it will be possible for the USACA to arrange for Miller’s involvement in some of the organisation’s regional development plans on the west coast.”With Funky, we want to try to get him involved in some of our coaching programs,” Beazley said. “My intention is to try and develop this high performance program where we have stuff happening in the regions. If we could get Funky to go and work with some of the guys on the west coast from time to time, we just think that’s going to add a bit of value too.”

ScorecardTrent Copeland put his team on track for another victory•Getty Images

Australia international Trent Copeland tore through Worcestershire’s batting to put Northamptonshire on the brink of victory after two days.Northamptonshire were bowled out for 314 during the afternoon, giving the Division Two leaders a first innings lead of 118, with Steven Crook hammering 85 off as many balls including three huge sixes. Copeland, who is playing his last match before returning home, then took three wickets for 26 as Worcestershire subsided to 97 for 6 at the close, still 21 runs behind.The hosts began the day on 100 for 4, 96 runs behind their opponents, with Rob Keogh resuming on 26 and Andrew Hall beginning his innings. But Hall was only able to make 10 before Gareth Andrew took a good low catch at third slip to give Alan Richardson his fourth wicket in the seventh over of the day.Keogh was to move on to 44 but was denied a maiden half-century in first-class cricket when he edged Andrew to Moeen Ali at first slip to leave the hosts on 134 for 6.Crook was then given a massive let-off on 6 when he launched Andrew into the air only for Aneesh Kapil to drop a straightforward catch at deep square leg. He was to make Kapil pay for that blunder by blasting a half-century off just 52 balls as he and James Middlebrook added 96 between them for the seventh wicket.The partnership was eventually broken when Middlebrook was sharply caught and bowled by Ali to depart for 39 in the third over after lunch. Crook finally perished when his middle stump was taken out by Chris Russell before Copeland smashed the same bowler to Jack Shantry at mid-on after clattering 31.Russell then ended the hosts’ innings by trapping wicketkeeper David Murphy lbw for 4, leaving David Willey unbeaten on 15 at the other end.Worcestershire lost their captain Daryl Mitchell for just 8 in the penultimate over before tea when he left Crook’s delivery only to see his off stump sent spinning. Matthew Pardoe was then dismissed for 24 when he nudged Willey to Murphy before Copeland pinned Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera lbw for 4.Copeland then repeated the trick on Alexei Kervezee and Kapil was caught leg before by Willey before wicketkeeper Michael Johnson became yet another lbw victim to Copeland. Ali and Andrew then survived the final 10 overs and will resume tomorrow on 29 and 16 respectively with their side surely doomed.

In his final act as South Africa coach, Gary Kirsten did not shy away from the team’s uncomfortable history of failing at pressure stages in major events, accepting they “choked” against England, a term he called “horrible”, and that it does not reflect well on his time as coach.The word has been associated with South Africa since the 1999 World Cup when they fell at the semi-final stage in an agonising tie against Australia. It was the same hurdle that proved too much this time as they were thrashed by seven wickets at The Oval, having crashed to 80 for 8 on their way to 175.Before the match, AB de Villiers spoke of it being a chance to shed the tag which has haunted them for more than a decade but instead the outgoing coach has ensured it will remain firmly associated with them until at least the 2015 World Cup.”I think we did choke in the game,” Kirsten said. “It’s an uncomfortable word but you’ve got to make yourself comfortable with it. It’s a horrible word, it does get used, we’ve spoken about it, we are open about it.”We let ourselves down. You’ve got to accept that’s what it is. They bowled exceptionally well but that doesn’t mean your batting line-up should be 80 for 8.”If we had the secret recipe to turn it around, we would certainly have packaged it and be selling it. We give it our best shot in our preparation, we try different things. It’s definitely a dark mist that hangs over South African cricket in knockout events.”At some point we are going to have to try and cross the line. It’s going to require some real charisma, some real guts and glory to get over the line. It might not be pretty but at some point we are going to have to do it. It is an unfortunate thing. It’s not for lack of trying. It does require an enormous amount of resilience, maybe certain types of individuals who can do it for us.””These guys play really good cricket year after year. At some point, you need to cross the line because people will continue looking at you and saying you can’t do it. I don’t think as individuals they get emotionally hijacked because they play brilliantly for other teams. It will require some really tough individuals to overcome it.”Kirsten did not hold back during his press conference, where he attended instead of de Villiers, and admitted the team’s lack of global one-day silverware did not show his tenure in a good light despite his achievements in the Test arena.”We haven’t improved, he said. “That’s where the question mark needs to come over me so maybe it’s not a bad thing I am leaving. As a coach you always want to take the team forward. There are some good signs. We are playing some good one-day cricket but in events of this nature, we haven’t gone forward.”We haven’t been consistent. That’s maybe because we’ve explored quite a lot of combinations over the last few years. We’ve broadened our base. When you play in important tournaments like this maybe you get exposed. We’ve given it our best shot to try and overcome it and we haven’t.”Dale Steyn was forced to sit out the semi-final with a groin injury – following a side problem earlier in the tournament – which meant South Africa were missing four senior players; Jacques Kallis ruled himself out before the event, Graeme Smith pulled out due an ankle injury and Morne Morkel flew home after the first game.When it was suggested that Kallis left a particularly large hole to fill, after his personal decision not to play the tournament, Kirsten said that the team could not rely on always having someone who is in the latter stage of his career.”In high pressure games, you want your most experienced players,” Kirsten said. “But at the same time they can have a lot of scarring from past events. South African cricket has got to move past Jacques Kallis.”We’ve got to start finding other players, which I think we have. Our strength was our batting line-up and we focused our attention on the middle order. Bowling-wise, we’ve explored the talent. There is still more out there. At some point you need to find some stability.”

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAsghar Stanikzai scored an unbeaten century to put Afghanistan in command against Namibia at the end of the second day in Windhoek. Stanikzai, batting at No. 4, added crucial stands of 79 and 88 for the fifth and eighth wicket with Samiullah Shenwari and Dawlat Zadran respectively, to take the visitors to 345 for 8 at stumps.Afghanistan, who began the day at 62 for 1, got off to a shaky start, losing three early wickets for just 31 runs. Opener Nawroz Mangal departed for a 100-ball 59, while Mirwais Ashraf and Rahmat Shah were dismissed in successive overs, to leave Afghanistan precariously placed at 93 for 4, trailing the hosts by 97 runs.But Stanikzai steadied the innings with his knock of 127, turning the match in Afghanistan’s favour. Stanikzai reached his hundred in 198 balls, and struck a total of eight fours and two sixes during the innings.He was well supported by Shenwari, who made 32, and later by Zadran, who struck seven fours during his 96-ball 50, as Afghanistan pushed the lead to 155 with two more days of play left.Left-arm spinner Bernard Scholtz picked up five wickets for Namibia, but had a relatively expensive day, conceding 123 runs in his 40 overs.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsShane Watson, back up the order at No. 3, made his highest score in 46 Tests•AFP

For Australia, the series is lost, the intensity is not what it was and expectations could not be much lower. Shane Watson’s bountiful form has come far too late to challenge the outcome of the series, but there was no denying the gentle brutality of his strokeplay as he took the highest score of his Test career off a reshaped and none-too-convincing England attack in the final Test at The Oval.Watson’s move to No. 3 had not delighted all observers but, at the end of a series in which Australia’s pick-and-mix batting order has left them 3-0 down, he produced the most domineering top-order batting of the summer. There were no devils in the situation or in a depressingly slow Oval pitch and Watson responded to an unpressurised situation by registering only his third hundred in 46 Tests in a manner which simultaneously stated his ability and questioned his record.When he even reviewed successfully after being adjudged lbw to Chris Woakes on 166 eight overs from the close, it looked as if he was fated to survive into the second morning. Woakes thought he had achieved his first Test wicket when he defeated Watson’s pull shot but the decision of umpire Kumar Dharmasena was reversed when replays showed the ball was too high.But Stuart Broad, who had felled Watson with a well-directed short ball on 91 and bowled defiantly throughout, removed him three overs before the close. Watson’s full-blooded pull at Broad was expertly intercepted by a diving Kevin Pietersen at deep backward square, moved there from long leg by his captain, Alastair Cook, a few minutes before.Watson never quite discovered the same mastery after Broad struck him behind the ear, a sickening blow which brought him to his knees for a prolonged period and caused brief alarm – and left him munching pain-killing tablets – but he summoned the resolution that has not always been a feature of his Test career.It was his pre-lunch assault that set the tone. England fielded two Ashes debutants in Woakes and Simon Kerrigan and Watson feasted upon their vulnerability, amassing 80 from 77 balls by lunch as between them as the new pair leaked 58 runs in seven overs.If Woakes’ contribution was just about adequate, Kerrigan, the Lancashire left-arm spinner called up after Monty Panesar became persona non grata, had a humbling experience. As his confidence deserted him and full tosses vied for attention with a liberal supply of long hops, the tacit invitation to Panesar to find the sort of late-season form to regain his place as England’s back-up spinner could not have been clearer.Kerrigan had been treated dismissively by Watson in the Lions match against Northamptonshire last week and, as he won his first Test cap in his 50th first-class match, nothing had changed. He conceded 28 in his first two overs with Watson helping himself to six boundaries. The first four ball, a low full toss, revealed his uncertainty and he repeatedly dropped short in his second over as Watson overawed him.If the assault subsided, anxiety never left him. He returned for two distinctly nervy overs before tea, his faltering belief exaggerating an unanimated approach to the crease, and although he improved a little after the interval, his lack of conviction was such that every dot ball became a building brick in a desperate battle for survival. It was one of the most nervous England debuts for many years.The series was already settled and as much as Cook had spoken of their desire to set new standards by winning an Ashes series 4-0, the sense of experimentation was apparent. The inclusion of Woakes and Kerrigan also markedly changed the balance of the side as England switched from a four-man attack to five and fielded two spinners in a home Test for the first time since the Ashes Test against Australia in Cardiff four years ago.Such a balance was forced upon England by a slow, dry pitch, the sort of conditions in which England have repeatedly dominated in this sun-drenched summer, but as Watson dismissed the debutants from his presence, the five-man attack seemed by mid-afternoon to have been reduced to three as Cook retreated to his trusted trio of Broad, James Anderson and Graeme Swann.Broad apart, only in the first hour did England possess much threat. There was a hint of swing for the new ball and even a semblance of turn for Swann, but Watson bestrode the morning. It was a powerful display of Test batting, but this was not high-quality, tension-ridden Ashes cricket.Broad, at least, is finishing the series full of vigour, but after his 11 wickets in the previous Test, conditions were no longer as encouraging. That reality dawned in his first over when he found the edge of Rogers’ bat but the ball died well short of Cook at first slip. At the fag-end of the day, though, his threat remained and he was inches away from bowling Steven Smith, whose lofted blows had been a feature of his unbeaten 66.England, who dismissed David Warner in the fifth over of the day – a simple catch for the wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, as he fenced at Anderson – followed up with the wickets of Chris Rogers and Michael Clarke in the middle session. Rogers’ laborious stay – 23 from 100 balls – ended when he nicked Swann to first slip, so ending a lengthy stalemate between the pair. Anderson accounted for Clarke, bringing one back to bowl him off the top of his pad to pass Bob Willis and go second in England’s all-time list of Test wicket-takers.Broad’s combative post-lunch spell disturbed Australia’s equilibrium. Watson was felled and, not for the first time in this series, Clarke also seemed to have problems picking up Broad’s short ball. If Anderson dismissed Clarke, Broad deserved an assist.It was a careful cover drive off Anderson which brought Watson his first hundred since he took a century off India in Mohali in 2010, and the third Australian hundred of the series to follow those made by Clarke and Rogers. He was dropped on 104 off Anderson at first slip, an inviting chance, knee high to Cook’s right, off the shoulder of the bat.

ScorecardFile photo: Fawad Ahmed picked up four wickets for just 38 runs•Getty Images

Fawad Ahmed dealt as deftly and gracefully with the barbs flung his way by Doug Walters and David Campese as only a few hours earlier he had unpicked Tasmania’s batting, to send Victoria on their way to a five-wicket victory in the domestic limited overs competition at a windswept Bankstown Oval.Speaking publicly for the first time since Walters and Campese harshly questioned his decision not to wear the alcohol sponsor’s logo on his Australian team shirt, Fawad said he had been gratified by the support he received from the Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, and the national team. He also said he bore no ill will towards Walters and Campese, who subsequently apologised for Twitter comments that included the words “tell him to go home”.”I know they [Walters and Campese] are both legends and I still respect them,” Fawad said. “This is a free country, everyone has their own opinion and they can say anything. I didn’t agree with their opinion, that’s a different thing, but I will respect them, and in this country everyone has a right to free speech. They can say what they want to say, and on that occasion I think it is something new for a country like Australia.”We are not a big population the Muslims, about 1.8%, so it was a different kind of thing, and CA was amazing, they really helped and supported me. This is an amazing country, if you are performing well in any field of life you will get a chance and people will definitely support you.”Support was precisely what Fawad needed after his first over of the domestic season was hoisted for 20 runs, starting with an amiable full toss that Ed Cowan swung high over the midwicket fence. Adjusting to a strong wind, Fawad also delivered a pair of wides, leaving his new captain Matthew Wade with a furrowed brow as the Tigers advanced to a strong position with Cowan and George Bailey in occupation.Regaining his composure, Fawad’s next two overs went for only five runs. He was then held in reserve, and brought back into the attack by Wade in the 39th over with the Tigers still well placed at 4 for 163. He struck immediately, coaxing Jon Wells to drive to short cover, and flighted the ball enough to gain another two wickets from skied shots in subsequent overs that ensured Tasmania would not reach 200. John Hastings was similarly effective at the other end, while Jon Holland’s slow left-arm spin made a welcome return following the shoulder injury that curtailed him last summer.Best of all, however, was a Fawad googly that flummoxed his fellow Australian slow bowler Xavier Doherty, who had his off stump knocked back as he tried to flick to leg. The excitement of Fawad’s teammates at each wicket was reciprocated by the bowler, his final 7.2 overs reaping four wickets for just 18 runs. “Throughout the game it was difficult because the wind was really quick,” Fawad said. “Bowling against the wind with a pretty small boundary was tough for me, but the guys supported me and it was pretty good.”It was a tough start, I took it a bit lazy, but bounced back nicely – the guys really supported me, especially the captain, and that was a turning point for me, supporting me and boosting my morale. After that I concentrated on the legspin and the line and length. There was spin but it was pretty slow, so I just tried to bowl into the stumps, not to turn the ball much because you needed dot balls and some maidens.”Cowan’s sturdy contribution was not enough to lift the Tigers to a total that overly bothered Victoria’s batsmen, despite a pitch that remained sluggish and low throughout. Bansktown’s quota of seven matches in the competition will not be promoting particularly technicolor cricket, and after two defeats in as many matches, the Tigers must find a way to better use the prevailing conditions.Certainly Fawad will not mind bowling a few more overs on strips as slow and dry as this, though there are other advantages to a legspinner should the surface offer up greater offerings of bounce and pace.”It’s great to see a legspinner in domestic cricket with control and ability to turn the ball,” Cowan said. “As Stuart MacGill did for NSW in one day domestic cricket, legspinners are gold dust, because they can clean up a tail and take wickets through the middle overs. So it is really exciting to see a high quality legspinner here and hopefully pushing for consistent international honours.”

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMarchant de Lange bowled Alister McDermott to win the game for Titans•BCCI

Less-than-perfect batting and excellent bowling usually make for tight contests and today was no different, with both teams being dismissed on a fast Mohali pitch. Titans bounced back from being all out for 123, to beating Brisbane Heat by four runs, in the most exciting finish of the tournament so far. The loss, the Heat’s second, drastically reduced their chances of making the semi-finals.Heat had lost their first match in similar fashion, too, failing to chase Trinidad & Tobago’s 135. Today’s pursuit posed a similar challenge, but they disintegrated against controlled fast bowling. They needed 10 of the final over, bowled by Marchant de Lange, but they lost three wickets instead, two because of run-outs. The match ended with de Lange bowling Alister McDermott.Titans needed a strong performance to defend a low total and de Lange led the way, pulling his team out of the batting rut with pace and verve. Debutant Matthew Gale’s four wickets had put the Heat in a strong position, but their wayward batting cost them on a quick surface, the kind Australian sides are supposed to be familiar with.Titans captain, Henry Davids, once again opened the bowling with Roelof van der Merwe’s left-arm spin, but it was Rowan Richards who provided the breakthrough by dismissing Joe Burns. De Lange then hurt the chase by striking twice in his first over: Peter Forrest’s uppish clip was caught at square-leg, and Cutting top-edged an 89-mph ball he didn’t know much about.James Hopes, the Heat captain, and Daniel Christian attempted to revive the innings, and they almost did with a 44-run stand for the fourth wicket, but they fell in quick succession. Christian’s stumps was shattered by Richards, while Hopes fell to van der Merwe after having survived a missed stumping the previous ball.The rising asking-rate needed to be brought down but the Heat lower order continued to struggle against pace. Morne Morkel and David Wiese bowled well too, picking up a wicket each, but de Lange and Richards were the most impressive. De Lange finished with three wickets, including bowling a tense last over.Heat’s batting failure followed a dramatic Titans collapse after the South African side had made a strong start. Gale dismissed Jacques Rudolph in the second over, but Davids and Heino Kuhn counterattacked immediately during the fielding restrictions. They were particularly harsh on Alister McDermott, who conceded 16 in his first over, the sixth of the innings.The second wicket had added 69 in quick time when Kuhn skied Ben Cutting after making 31 off 27 balls. Davids followed soon after for 39 off 31 balls, run out while attempting a risky single.Wickets tumbled quickly thereafter, with the big one – AB de Villiers – also getting run out after a mix-up with Farhaan Behardien in the 15th over. The rest of the batsmen threw their wickets away, with the last three falling in the 19th over bowled by Gale. A total of 123 seemed below par at the time, but Titans’ quicks proved it was just enough.