END OF OVER:20 | 10 Runs | ECR: 176/5 (6 runs required, RR: 8.80)
- Mitchell Santner39 (31b)
- Tom Curran33 (18b)
- Logan van Beek4-0-43-0
- David Wiese4-1-29-0
6:18pm That will be all from us today. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and we will be back with more soon. Until then, from all of us here at Cricinfo, it is goodbye. Take care, folks!
Shubham Ranjane, Player of the Match: (Batting) It was about reading the pitch. I had Klaasen there. It was easy the way he was striking it. Was just about waiting for the ball (to hit). It is about confidence, and that boosts you. (Bowling) Kept it simple and I kept doing what the skipper asked of me. It was about believing in myself and keeping faith in myself. (Keeper standing up) When Klaasen is behind the stumps, you have confidence that you can bowl your variations, and it gives a lot of confidence (while bowling).
Faf du Plessis, Dockers captain: Good game. When it goes to the wire, it is nice as a fan to watch. Nervy times there (with their batting). We have some experienced heads, so good to get across the line. (On the score) I said to the boys 185 felt par. Felt we were a little under (par). Maybe 10 runs short at the back end, but it was then about making sure we bowled well. Every pitch we have played on presents different challenges. There is no one way of playing, and it is about adapting (to each circumstance). Good for the domestic players, to get put into such situations. (On Ranjane's spell) You need to be so flexible with what the wicket and the conditions. The way the ball was coming off, felt it was not easy to hit. He has bowled beautifully two games in a row. I cannot believe four teams are still in it. Really good rule in a six-team competition (to have three qualifying).
Mitchell Santner, Rockers captain: (On the score) Probably a little bit over-par. Faf and Heinrich showed their class. Once we adjusted and tried to take them wider, we brought it back well. A bit tennis-ball, a bit stoppy (on the pitch). Anything full or short, you could get. As a bowling unit, we are learning, and so are the batters. Ranjane bowled really well - top of the stumps, making guys go square. Crunch time in the tournament. We have been playing good cricket, but still some things to improve. (On the next game) They are playing good cricket. It will be a big game for us. Could come down to NRR, but if we win it, hopefully we can take things in our control.
5:58pm Phew. What a game. It went right down to the wire, with Curran and Santner threatening a daring heist. Santner, though, just could not find the fence enough when it mattered, meaning that Curran's blistering cameo went in vain. The Rockers did not find sustained momentum throughout the innings either, and that just left them with too much to do at the end. Ranjane was the star of the bowling show, picking up three. Nortje also caused problems with his pace and bounce, and those contributions just helped the Dockers eke out a vital win in their playoff bid.
