3.3W
Rampaul to Stirling, out Caught by Gareth Batty!! A forehand slap finds the man at mid-off. Short ball devoid of room, Stirling frees his arms but doesn't get any power or elevation into the shot, only a mistimed scoop to mid-off, where Gatty gobbles it up with ease. A cameo from Stirling has got Middlesex up and running though. Stirling c Gareth Batty b Rampaul 23(13) [4s-3 6s-1]
3.2
Rampaul to Malan, 1 run, lovely drop of the wrist on that shortish delivery close to the bosom. A neat dab past slip to third man for a single
2.5
Tom Curran to Stirling, 2 runs, slower short ball, the batsman pulls it away in the air and before the man at deep square mops it up, the batters romp home a couple
2.4
Tom Curran to Malan, 1 run, length ball, angled across and the batsman jabs the ball out to mid-on as he tried to drive it to earn a quick single
2.2
Tom Curran to Stirling, no run, back of a length delivery decking into the batsman, Stirling closes the face on the pull a bit too early to dribble the ball away to mid-wicket
2.1
Tom Curran to Stirling, no run, starts with a full delivery and has been mistimed to cover
1.6
Sam Curran to Malan, no run, a push into the off-side as the ball slightly tended into the batter
1.46
Sam Curran to Stirling, SIX, an upper chop. That has gone high and handsome over third man for a maximum. A short delivery climbed onto the batsman, who arched his body and cut it away with fierce movement of the wrists
1.34
Sam Curran to Stirling, FOUR, takes the front foot out of the equation. A firm back foot and smashed in the air and over in-field on the off-side for a four
1.24
Sam Curran to Stirling, FOUR, pulled down the track? Eh, true that. Short ball skidding onto him, was late on the pull, the forehanded shot though sped past mid-off in a jiffy
1.1
Sam Curran to Malan, 1 run, a little jump down the track and then the uppish tuck off the pads to locate the man at deep square
0.54
Dernbach to Stirling, FOUR, bad ball to the right-hander this time. The length ball dished out on a platter and the batsman clips the ball away off the pads to gobble up four runs
0.4
Dernbach to Malan, 1 run, drives tentatively on the up, finds mid-off, still scampers for a run