debut: 1/4/03
263,973 runs
17.6
Pathirana to Shepherd, wide, Shepherd has reviewed for a wide. Dug in short outside off, he tries reaching out for the cut but misses. The third umpire takes a couple of looks at the replay and decides it's outside the marker. Doesn't wait for ball-tracking before asking the umpire to overturn the call
17.6
Pathirana to Shepherd, 1 run, full on the pads, Shepherd flicks it in the air and it lands just short of fine leg
18.1
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, SIX, massive from Shepherd! Slower one wide of off, back of a length, Shepherd doesn't care for the line and shovels it over midwicket with a blistering pull shot. Seemed like it came close to the bottom of his bat but clears the ropes easily
18.2
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, SIX, oh this is right in the slot and gets tonked over the boundary again! Pitched up on off, Shepherd has his front leg cleared to allow for a big swing and he smokes it down the ground
18.3
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, FOUR, edged and four! Slower off-cutter outside off, angling away, Shepherd swings hard and it loops off the edge over short third. Did well to get it outside his swinging arc but luck went Shepherd's way
18.4
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, SIX, oh he's taking some severe punishment! Was expensive in his first couple of overs and has now run into a red-hot Shepherd! Full toss outside off, Shepherd swings and smashes it down the ground again
18.5
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, no ball, SIX, wow what a shot this is! And the siren goes off as well to signal a no-ball. It's falling apart for Khaleel and CSK after doing so well in the last few overs. Around the wicket, slower delivery wide of off, it's short of length and Shepherd somehow carves it for six over point despite having no balance while swinging. Crazy power from the big man! The reason it's a no-ball is because his back foot touched the return crease in delivery stride
18.5
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, no run, nails the yorker this time to save the free-hit! Goes over the wicket, executes the wide yorker to perfection and Shepherd can't get anything on it. There's a review for a wide but it's well within the mark
18.6
Khaleel Ahmed to Shepherd, FOUR, and finishes the over with a boundary! 33 off the over from Shepherd as Khaleel walks away looking dazed. It's the most expensive over of the season. Slower short ball outside off, Shepherd swings violently on the pull and gets a top-edge over short fine
19.2
Pathirana to Shepherd, FOUR, no stopping this man! Back of a length around off, slower one, he backs away, fetches it and drags the pull to the midwicket boundary. Don't think it was anywhere close to the middle but he finds the gap
19.3
Pathirana to Shepherd, no run, swing and a miss and Shepherd lets out a few expletives in frustration! It's full and in the slot just outside off, he makes room to hit through the off-side but is beaten on the edge
19.4
Pathirana to Shepherd, FOUR, shovels it wide of long-on! Slower one around off and middle, he makes room, swings like anything and drags it off the inside half. The power of the man is enough, even if there isn't much timing
19.5
Pathirana to Shepherd, SIX, where has that gone? Into the crowd over midwicket. Shepherd is smashing CSK to smithereens in these last couple of overs. Expression from Brevis says it all as he starts laughing. Full delivery as Pathirana misses his length and Shepherd smokes it out of his presence. David from the other end is enjoying the show. Those two have a big high five in the middle of the pitch
19.6
Pathirana to Shepherd, SIX, 14-ball fifty from Shepherd who is absolutely overjoyed! What have we just witnessed. CSK certainly don't know what's hit them. Full in the slot again, Shepherd gets hold of it and tonks it into the top tier over long-off. The RCB players are celebrating in the dugout as Shepherd walks off triumphantly
