End of over. Over 10. 7 runs. Bowler: Sharafuddin Ashraf. Royal Champs: 100/7(rr 10.00)

Bye. Sharafuddin Ashraf to Liam Dawson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed to third man for 1 run, mis-fielded by McDermott, fielded by Tandon. The match is over! The Vista Riders begin their campaign with a convincing victory. Quentin Sampson was dismissed early in the chase, but Jason Roy and Brandon McMullen delivered impressive performances. Unfortunately, the other batters for the Royal Champs struggled to maintain the momentum in the chase, wickets falling at regular intervals as the required rate increased. Sharafuddin Ashraf stared as the impact player, taking three crucial wickets. Dwaine Pretorius is the Player of the Match.

Four runs. FOUR! Sharafuddin Ashraf to Liam Dawson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

One run. Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rishi Dhawan. Stock ball half volley, middle stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Dickson.

One run. Sharafuddin Ashraf to Liam Dawson. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tye.

Dot ball. Sharafuddin Ashraf to Liam Dawson. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by McDermott.

Wicket. OUT! Bowled. Sharafuddin Ashraf to Angelo Mathews. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed. Cleaned him up!

End of over. Over 9. 13 runs. Bowler: Dwaine Pretorius. Royal Champs: 93/6(rr 10.33)

Six runs. SIX! Dwaine Pretorius to Rishi Dhawan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Two runs. Dwaine Pretorius to Rishi Dhawan. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chand.

Wicket. OUT! Caught. Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by du Plessis. A simple catch for Faf du Plessis.

Wide. Wide Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.

Two runs. Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, dropped catch by Ashraf.

Wide. Wide Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, mis-fielded by McDermott.

Dot ball. Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by McDermott.

Dot ball. Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by McDermott.

Wide. Wide Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Shahzad. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.

End of over. Over 8. Power Play Batting. 5 runs. Bowler: Andrew Tye. Royal Champs: 80/5(rr 10.00)

Dot ball. Andrew Tye to Angelo Mathews. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Slog, Gloved for no runs, fielded by McDermott.

One run. Andrew Tye to Mohammad Shahzad. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Tandon.

Four runs. FOUR! Andrew Tye to Mohammad Shahzad. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.