WF vs MINY Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! History has been created as Washington Freedom chase down 267 with 6 wickets in hand and 8 balls to spare. Full and on middle and off, Glenn Maxwell goes down on a knee and sweeps this over the deep square leg region for a six to wrap this contest.

Full and on off, Steve Smith pushes this to the right of extra cover for a single.

On a length, around middle and off, Glenn Maxwell drives this through covers for one run.

Full and on off, Steve Smith pushes this to long on for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Slower one from Khan, short and wide of off, Nikhil Chaudhary drags this with a pull towards the onside. Fails to hit this well and hangs this over the fielder at long on. Romario Shepherd runs in from the fence and holds onto this one.

On a length, around middle and off, Steve Smith works this through mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Steve Smith swivels and pulls this in the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket fielders for a boundary.

Slower one, on a good length, around middle and off, Nikhil Chaudhary hits this into the hands of Romario Shepherd at long on and the batters take one.

NO BALL! Full and around the pads, Steve Smith rolls this in the gap for a single. Faisal Khan Ahmadzai has overstepped and it is a NO BALL. Free Hit up next...

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Nikhil Chaudhary dabs this to the right of the keeper for a single more.

Good length, on middle and leg, Steve Smith tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, MINY manages to hold onto one but it seems like the train has already left the station. Slower one, short and around off, Andries Gous hits this as well but doesn't get the power to clear the fielder. Ends up finding Trent Boult at the deep mid-wicket fence for a regulation catch. Partnership of 241 runs between Smith and Gous is broken.

WIDE! On a length, way too wide outside the tramline on off. Wided.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off. Wided.

Short and around off, Steve Smith splices this through mid off for a single.

Slower one, short and wide of off, Steve Smith swings a bit too hard and misses.

Yorker, on middle and leg, Andries Gous jams this to short leg and rotates the strike.

FOUR! Slower one, short and wide of off, Andries Gous gets up on his toes, cuts this over the point fielder for four more runs.

Full and wide of off, Andries Gous drives this to the left of Nosthush Kenjige at sweeper cover for two.

On a length, around off, Andries Gous pushes this down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Well, you just have to stand and admire the way this ball is travelling from the bat of Gous and Smith. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Andries Gous drives this through the left of the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Yorker, on middle and leg, Steve Smith flicks this through mid-wicket for a single to bring up his MAIDEN MLC CENTURY. Fastest ever century in Steve Smith's career. What a gem of a knock and what a brilliant partnership this has been between these two.

WIDE! Slower one, short and wide of off, Steve Smith leaves it. Wided.

Full toss, on middle and off, Steve Smith drills this down to long on for a couple this time. Smith is 1 short of his own century.

A lot fuller, around off, Andries Gous pushes this to long off for a single.

SIX! On a length, around middle and leg, Andries Gous stays leg side to the line of the ball and slogs this to the right of the long on fielder for a biggie more. Washington Freedom now need 36 to win.

SIX! 31 runs off this Tajinder Singh over. And all of them have come effortlessly to WF. Floated wide of off, Tajinder Singh plants his back foot deep inside the crease and slices this for a biggie over the backward point region.

Fuller on middle and off, Andries Gous drills this down to long on for a single.

WIDE! Full and way too wide outside off. Wided.

SIX! What kind of ball-striking is this from Gous here? He is playing a knock of a lifetime. Short of a length, around off, Andries Gous goes deep inside the crease and smashes this over the long on fence for yet another biggie.

SIX! Time for the ball to fly over the fence again. Tossed up, around middle and off, Andries Gous strikes this from the middle of his bat and lands this over the sight screen for a biggie.

FOUR! It is copy and paste stuff from Gous. Short of a length, on middle and off, Andries Gous stays deep inside the crease and punches this through the covers region for a boundary this time. CENTURY FOR GOUS. A richly deserved ton for Andries Gous after missing out on the milestone in the previous game an dnot by much.

SIX! Top-spinner from around the stumps, Andries Gous goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this deep into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 200 comes up for Washington Freedom in the 15th over.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off. Wided.

DRAMA! Whoa, Pollard is not messing around and he looks in an intimidating manner at Smith. Full and wide of off, Steve Smith shuffles across the stumps and thumps this back to the bowler. Pollard throws this in Smith's line rather than the stumps but luckily it does not hit the Aussie batter. Words are excahnged in a rather heated manner between Pollard and Smith.

SIX! Now this hs to be the shot of the game so far. Pollard dishes this wide of off, on a length. Steve Smith strides to the pitch of the ball, gets close to the bounce of the ball and lofts this inside out over deep cover for a massive six.

Yorker, around off, Gous drills this to long off for a single.

SIX! It is looking as a range-hitting session for those batters out in the middle. On a length, around middle and off, Andries Gous smashes this deep into the crowd towards the long on region for a massive six.

Short one, around off, Steve Smith mishits the pull, well short of deep square leg for one.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided.

SIX! Pollard bowls this on a good length, around off, Steve Smith stays leg side to the line of the ball and swings through the line. Clears the long on fence with ease.

FOUR! A boundary to end the over. Full  and around off, Andries Gous smashes this through the covers region and adds four more to the total.

SIX! BOUNDARIES GALORE! Low full toss, on middle and off, Andries Gous collapses his back knee and flicks this casually over the long on fence for another biggie. Four in a row for Andries Gous.

SIX! Short and on middle and off, Andries Gous pulls this right from the middle of his bat over the deep square leg fence for a huge six.

SIX! Romario Shepherd comes around the stumps, bowls a full toss, around the knee height. Andries Gous swings through the line and clears long on with ease for six more.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pitched-up delivery, around middle and off, Andries Gous clears his front foot, plants this around the leg side and slogs this over the long on fence for a massive six.

The ball is just refusing to stay in those hands of MINY players as Steve Smith drops another sitter. Right in the slot, on middle and off, Steve Smith mihit this and the ball hangs around mid off. Nosthush Kenjige runs in from the fence, settles himself under the ball but drops it.

Full and on middle and leg, Andries Gous drills this to the right of long on for a couple.

This is just getting a bit messy for MI New York. Yorker, on middle and leg, Steve Smith jams this to the right of the bowler and Smith sets off for one and Gous acknowledges. Trent Boult moves to his right, picks it up and has a shy at the stumps at the striker's end but misses. Quinton de Kock collects this and has a shy as well and even he misses. Gous had given up but such is the moment that Andries Gous survives.

FOUR! Low full toss, on middle and leg, Steve Smith finds the gap through the cow corner region for yet another boundary.

On a length, on middle and leg, Andries Gous drills this down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Full and around off, Andries Gous stays leg side to the line of the ball and slices this over the cover-point fielder for a boundary.

Yorker, on off, Andries Gous jams this out.

Flighted, on middle and off, Andries Gous smashes this straight back at the bowler. Shakib Al Hasan goes with both hands at it but the ball hits him on his fingertips and rolls through mid on for a single. Shakib Al Hasan is going off the field as well here.

Quicker one, around off, Steve Smith comes down the track and drives this through the legs of Tajinder Singh at covers for one.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Andries Gous rolls this throug mid on for one more.

Fuller on middle and off, Steve Smith pushes this to long off for one more.

Full and on moff, Andries Gous drives this down to long on for a single.

Steve Smith is living a charmed life as Kieron Pollard drops him and dislocates his pinky finger on his left hand. Under-cutter, around middle and off, Steve Smith looks to slog it big but gets it sliced from the outer portion of the bat. The ball goes straight to Kieron Pollard at long on and he drops it.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Steve Smith flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, on middle and off, Andries Gous cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.

DROPPED! Steve Smith gets life on 67 as Rushil Ugarkar drops it. On a length, around off, going across the batter. Steve Smith looks to slice this over point but gets it edged off the outside edge towards short third. This travelled quickly to the fielder and Rushil drops it. Single taken.

FOUR! Make it three in a row for Steve Smith. On a length, around the pads, Steve Smith clips this fine to the right of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary more this time.

FOUR! Fuller one, onto the pads, Steve Smith paddles this in the gap between short fine leg and backwards square leg for four more runs.

FOUR! The boundaries are coming thick and fast here for both these batters. Good length, on middle and off, Steve Smith backs away a tad and lofts this inside out over covers for a boundary.

Good length, on middle and leg, Steve Smith steps across and hits this to wide long on for a single.

On a length, around off, Steve Smith pushes this to the left of the bowler for no run.

FOUR! Short and wide of off, Steve Smith rocks back and cuts this over the point region for a boundary this time.

SIX! Smith is going for the hunt here and not just playing around. Good length, around off, Steve Smith flat bats this over the tall figure of Kieron Pollard at long on for six more runs.

WIDE! A tad fuller, wide of off. Wided.

Full and on middle and leg, Andries Gous drills this down to long on for one.

On a length, around middle and off, Steve Smith hits this past the bowler for a single.

WIDE! On a length, way too wide of off. Wided.

SIX! Gous clears the fence this time around. Good length, around off, Andries Gous backs away a tad and lofts this over the deep cover fence for a massive six. 19 runs came off Romario Shepherd's first over.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Andries Gous tucks this to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Three on a trot. Gous is finding his rhythm. Pitched up, around off, Andries Gous hits this straight past the left of the bowler for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Gous. Good length, around middle and off, Andries Gous lofts this over the extra cover fielder for four more runs.

FOUR! Good length, around off, Andries Gous smashes this to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Full and wide of off, Andries Gous swings and misses. Nicholas Pooran asks for a review for caught behind. UltraEdge shows no spike as the ball passes the bat.

WIDE! Full and way too wide of off. Wided.

SIX! Deep into the crowd for six more. Short of a length, on middle and leg, Steve Smith backs away and pulls this over the deep square leg region for a massive six.

SIX! Smith clears the fence this time as well. Quicker one, on middle and leg, Steve Smith slogs this over the cow corner region for a massive six. Steve Smith races to 37 off 16.

Fuller on the pads, Andries Gous finds the gap for one more.

Full and way too wide of off, Steve Smith pushes this through mid off for one.

Darted on the pads, Andries Gous tucks this through mid-wicket for a run.

Darted on off, Steve Smith drills this through mid off for one.

On a length, around the pads. Andries Gous misses out on the flick and gets hit on the front pad.

Full and on off, Steve Smith cuts this through point for one.

Good length, wide of off, Steve Smith swings at it and misses.

SIX! Smith clears the fence yet again. Good length on middle and off, Steve Smith clears his front foot and slogs this over the fence towards the lopng on region for six more. 16 off the first balls.

SIX! Pulled away for a massive six. Short and on middle and leg, Steve Smith stays behind the line of the ball an dpulls this out of the park for six runs.

FOUR! Pitched-up delivery, on middle and off, Steve Smith stays leg side to the line of the ball and lofts this over the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen.

Pitched up, around middle and leg, Andries Gous tucks this to the silly mid on region for no run.

Good length, on middle and off, Andries Gous blocks this out.

FOUR! Hard length, on middle and leg, Andries Gous flicks this in the gap between the backward square leg and square leg fielders for a bondary.

On a length, around off, Andries Gous drives this through covers and takes a couple of runs.

SIX! Back of a length, on middle and off, Andries Gous clears his front foot and plants it towards his leg side. Gous smashes this over the long on fence for a huge six.

Good length, on middle and leg, Steve Smith pulls this through mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, on middle and off, Andries Gous punches this to extra cover for a dot.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Andries Gous tucks this to mid-wicket.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Wided.

SIX! Gous goes big this time. Good length, on middle and leg, Andries Gous slogs this right from the middle of the bat for a hige six over the deep mid-wicket region.

WIDE! Full and way too wide on the off side. Wided.

FOUR! Edged and away for four runs. Full and around off, Andries Gous clears his front foot and has a wild slog at it. Gets it edged off the outside and the ball goes over short third for four runs.

Back of a length, on leg. Andries Gous looks to nudge this around but misses and gets hit high on his thigh pads.

Full and on middle and leg, Steve Smith drills this down to long on for a single.

Darted on the pads, Andries Gous punches this to mid on for another dot.

Floated on middle and leg, Andries Gous keeps it out.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Steve Smith tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Smith clears the fence for a big one. Fuller around middle and off, Steve Smith jumps down the track and lofts this just over the fence, down the ground to the long off region for six runs.

Fired around off, Andries Gous thumps this through covers for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shakib strikes again and MINY gets their second wicket. Arm-delivery, around middle and off, Rachin Ravindra goes down on a knee and looks for the slog sweep. Gets more elevation than distance and hits this straight into the hands of Kunwarjeet Singh at deep mid-wicket region for a simple take.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra pulls this to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Wristy from Rachin Ravindra. Pitched-up delivery, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks this over the left of the mid on fielder for a boundary.

On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Rachins swings and misses.

Edged but did not carry. Good length, wide of off, Rachin Ravindra flashes at it away from his body. Gets an outside edge but the ball drops in front of the keeper.

Full and around off, Steve Smith pushes this in the gap for a single.

Hard length, on middle and leg, holding into the surface a bit. Steve Smith dead bats it.

Darted onto middle and off, Rachin Ravindra defends tihs around short mid-wicket.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Steve Smith flicks this over mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Rachin pushes this away for a run.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Shakib Al Hasan removes the dangerous Mitchell Owen from the middle. Shakib goes wide of the crease, bowls this round arm and an under-cutter, wide of off. Mitchell Owen looks to go for the slog across the line. Gets it edged off the inside edge and onto the stumps. Mitchell Owen departs for just 1.

Under-cutter, around off, Steve Smith drives this in the gap between covers and cover-point for a single.

Fired down the leg side, Mitchell Owen comes inside the line of the ball and tucks this past the short fine leg fielder to his right for a single.