Faf du Plessis, Rotterdam Dockers Captain: A little bit nervous on whether you're going to get over the line. You call that a squeaky bum? Squeaky bum across the line. But strangely, you get those games in tournaments where you've just got to find a way to get across. And you look back at a competition, and there were those games, whether you come on the right side or the wrong side. These games are generally the ones that get you through to the knockout. So it's a really good win for us. Yeah, it wasn't an easy surface. Slow, very slow. So I think obviously we didn't expect it to be that slow, looking at the other games before it. The wicket was actually quite nice. So maybe the fact that it is, you know, game five or six or whatever, it just got really slow. And I think what you kind of do is you try and hit the ball harder. And on a wicket like that, it's not necessarily the case. We saw Ben McDermott just coming in and hitting the ball hard into the ground and trying to get those twos, and then you get your four. Not the venue where you come in and hit fours and sixes every ball. And I think we got caught a little bit into that mindset. And then it was a lot of dot balls. So a lot of learning from us from a batting perspective to try and make sure that next time we're in that position, we're not squeaky-bumming the line. Yeah, bowling really quick, which is a big part of what we wanted from someone like him. If you come, you know, to guys who don't face that high pace all the time, 150s, it's quick. So he's done that really well. Come back from a long injury, bowling quick. So he's been very good. But today, a very naughty four, three hits. I think it's the first time I'm involved in that. All good, all good. Thumb and elbow, really good, thank you.

Ben McDermott, Player of the Match: It was. It was a tough wicket to really start on, but once you sort of got going and you got into your innings, it felt like it got a little bit easier. So, yeah, lucky enough this afternoon I could sort of get a start and get away a little bit and then take it deep. Probably took it too deep in the end. It was a bit close for comfort, but nice to get the job done. No, I've got a little bit of experience behind me now of different roles in T20 cricket, so I'm lucky to lean back on those sort of experiences. And, yeah, that's definitely one for the notebook and to remember because it was nice to finish it off for the boys. I mean, just staying in two shots. It was a little bit slow at times, but a little bit of variable bounce, but looking straight helped me. So, yeah, just staying in my shot and looking to hit straight was probably key to that. That's the coach. The coach decides. No, yeah, he's obviously a very good gloveman, so I'm happy to leave it to him

George Munsey, Glasgow Cosmic Captain: It's difficult to unpack these sort of close games, but I thought it was a really good game of cricket. I think we were chasing it there, and I think some of the boys bowled extremely well. I thought the way Naylor handled himself on debut, the way he batted and bowled there when we were under pressure, was excellent. I think the wicket's been pretty tough to start on in the powerplay, and with the score on the board, we built pressure. I think we did that really well. We just didn't quite get the wickets at the right time to have enough pressure there at the end, and probably a few tactical errors on my part just let the game away a bit. I think we went with the aggressive options at all times, and that's the way I want to play my cricket, and that's the way I've asked the boys to play cricket. So we took some brave decisions there, and it didn't quite go our way today. No, look, really happy with the lads. Got a lot of experience in the dressing room, so, you know, again, we didn't quite get what we wanted to with the bat, and yet we're taking it to the second-last ball there. So very happy with the lads. A few things to talk about just to improve on, but other than that, it's been a good start. Yeah, look, it's a tough ask to bowl a bouncer that ball, but I think the aggressive option there was to get a dot and make them do something different on the tough wicket. So, you know, I'm really pleased for our bowlers, the way they've come back there and held it all the way to the end. Yeah, really good game that. Still early days in the tournament.

Phew! Let me catch a breath! Such an entertaining, low-scoring thriller that kept us hooked right till the end. Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the bowlers from either side, picking up 3-21 and getting the key wickets of Faf, Levitt, and Klaasen. All of the bowlers were economical; they strung together dots and kept themselves in the game. The fielding was sharp, and the teams fought together. It was not just about individuals standing out with brilliance, but in the end, Rotterdam just had a better hold of their nerve, and their depth in batting got them over the line by the barest of margins McDermott held the innings together and remained calm throughout. Earlier, Livingstone's 54 gave Glasgow a ray of hope and inspired the whole team. A few more runs on the board, and they would have been on the ascendancy. Rotterdam are third with 5 points, while Glasgow have just 2 after three games

19.5
2
Ali Khan to Wiese, 2 runs, That's all over for Glasgow! Comes back to yorker ploy and it's at middle, he thumps it down to long-on and Livingstone fumbles and the duo comes back for the second, split second error of bowling short one will hurt Ali Khan. What a nerve-wracking affair, game ebbed and flowed throughout and not without drama right till the end with this misfield
19.4
4
Ali Khan to Wiese, FOUR, Short and across the corridor, Wiese keeps his calm and rides the bounce, excellent upper-cut and he clears short third, Hayden is not impressed by his choice of ball, why would you ball a short one when yorker is paying rich dividends?
19.3
1
Ali Khan to McDermott, 1 run, Fifth stump yorker has been pushed to long-off. Experienced T20 league mercenary showing his tricks when it matters the most.
19.2
1
Ali Khan to Wiese, 1 run, Tension is palpable! Excellent yorker on middle, puff of dust comes off as he forces it to long-on for a single
19.1
1
Ali Khan to McDermott, 1 run, Here we go! Over the wicket, short and wide, drags it across the line to deep midwicket, was a slower one

END OF OVER:
19 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | RTD: 132/5 (9 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 9.00)

  • David Wiese0 (3b)
  • Ben McDermott35 (22b)
  • Lungi Ngidi4-0-25-1
  • Liam Naylor3-0-20-0
18.6
0
Ngidi to Wiese, no run, Bustling in, touch short and shapes in from outside off, cracks it so hard but straight to the man at cover, still anybody's game but Wiese is no alien to these crunch situations, he will be off-strike though
18.5
0
Ngidi to Wiese, no run, Hits a short length and slanting outside leg-stump, appeal for a caught behind; he was trying to clobber it over backward square region, sent for a review, it just clipped the top of knee roll, no bat involved, original not out decision stands and it's not a wide. Game is not over yet
18.4
0
Ngidi to Wiese, no run, Bit short and slanting in at off, blocked to mid-off
18.3
W
Ngidi to Manenti, OUT, Taken by Livingstone at long-off, hangs onto it brilliantly! Beautiful full-length seam up delivery, jagging in, he tried to whack it out of the park, did not get all of it and is livid with himself but a crucial innings nevertheless

BAD Manenti c Livingstone b Ngidi 16 (10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 160

18.2
1
Ngidi to McDermott, 1 run, Picks up the slow yorker on the guideline and tries to steer it away, tried like 10 shots in one go, ends up getting an inside edge behind square on the leg side
18.1
1
Ngidi to Manenti, 1 run, Over the wicket, length ball just inside the tramline on off, spanked to deep cover-point

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | RTD: 130/4 (11 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 5.50)

  • Ben McDermott34 (21b)
  • Ben Manenti15 (8b)
  • Liam Naylor3-0-20-0
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-23-0
17.6
4
Naylor to McDermott, FOUR, Slower and veering in a touch at off-stump, gives himself room and thwacks it along the ground to deep cover boundary, finds the gap, timely boundaries, nearly a half-volley and he seizes on it
17.5
2
Naylor to McDermott, 2 runs, Slower and fuller outside off, pushes it firmly to long-on for a couple of runs
17.4
1
Naylor to Manenti, 1 run, Skips down the track and bludgeons it down to long-on, shorter incoming delivery right at him
17.3
1
Naylor to McDermott, 1 run, Tad short and angling in at off, pings an off-drive to long-off
17.2
2
Naylor to McDermott, 2 runs, Shouts of catch it and nearly grasped at long-on, fielder came sprinting in at long-on and he cannot get underneath in time, tough one, excellent full delivery slanting back at middle
17.1
2
Naylor to McDermott, 2 runs, Over the wicket, fraction short on middle and leg, nudged away to deep square of midwicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | RTD: 118/4 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 7.66)

  • Ben Manenti14 (7b)
  • Ben McDermott23 (16b)
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-23-0
  • Paul van Meekeren4-0-21-3
16.6
2
Ngidi to Manenti, 2 runs, Yorker length at middle, covers his stumps and drags it down to long-on for a couple
16.5
6
Ngidi to Manenti, SIX, Pace-off length delivery or thereabouts with width, risky move, he swings it very hard and sends it miles over deep midwicket for a six, 85 meters maximum
16.4
0
Ngidi to Manenti, no run, Bowls it full on fifth stump line, jams his bat down and pushes it back to the bowler
16.3
1
Ngidi to McDermott, 1 run, Yorker length outside off, tapped away to long-off
16.2
6
Ngidi to McDermott, SIX, Cross-seam shortish ball on middle, right underneath and deposited into the stands over square leg, a biggie right out of the screws
16.1
0
Ngidi to McDermott, no run, Over the wicket, back of a length and goes over the stumps

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | RTD: 103/4 (38 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.43, RRR: 9.50)

  • Ben Manenti6 (4b)
  • Ben McDermott16 (13b)
  • Paul van Meekeren4-0-21-3
  • Keshav Maharaj4-0-33-0
15.6
0
van Meekeren to Manenti, no run, On a length at off, jagging in, blocked to Munsey in front of square. Magnificent spell of bowling, 3-13

Dockers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st20F du PlessisM Levitt
2nd42M LevittVikramjit Singh
3rd13H KlaasenM Levitt
4th22H KlaasenBR McDermott
5th35BR McDermottBAD Manenti
6th9D WieseBR McDermott