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Right then. It's all set up for finals day then. It will be the Berlin Derby to kick things off as Berlin Cricket Academy take on Berlin CC. In the second contest, ICA Berlin will take on RC Dresden. Two things are for sure. We're going to have new champions tomorrow and finals day promises to be a lot of fun! Do join us for all the action! Until then, this is Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator, Maanas Upadhayay.
That's one of the most one-sided contests you'll ever see in a quarter-final. Berlin Cricket Academy were in the driver's seat from the start and were relentless in their approach to seal their semi-final spot.
It was set up by Shubham Patil's batting performance that helped Berlin post an exceptional total on the board. Chasing 126 was never going to be an easy task and the Magdeburg top-order was blown away under pressure.
They found themselves at 14/4 in the powerplay and it was a lost cause from there on. Decent performances from Allu, Kunchapu, and Sethi saved Magdeburg's blushes to make sure they don't lose in an embarrassing fashion. Allu is perhaps the only player who can hold his head high after this performance from his side.
A clear gulf between the two sides with Berlin running out as outright winners to seal their spot in the semi-finals tomorrow. That's the end of the road for USC Magdeburg.
10
overs
84/7score
0
1
1
1
0
1
runs
Sahil Sethi
15(15)
Harsha Tharla*
3(4)
Venkatesh Lakshminarayana
0/4
9.6 Venkatesh Lakshminarayana to Harsha Tharla, tossed up delivery on the fourth stump line spinning in, Tharla chips that down the ground. The long on fielder runs in, slips but somehow manages to extend his right arm to field that. Some fancy work in the end and that will wrap up proceedings as Berlin Cricket Academy make their way into the semi-finals!
9.5 Venkatesh Lakshminarayana to Harsha Tharla, MISSED STUMPING! Length ball outside off, Tharla advances and looks to hoick it away. Misses completely but the keeper cannot collect it cleanly. Lazy from the keeper.
9.4 Venkatesh Lakshminarayana to Sahil Sethi, length ball outside off, Sethi shuffles across and chips that down to deep extra cover for a single.
9.3 Venkatesh Lakshminarayana to Harsha Tharla, full and outside off spinning in, Tharla gets a thick outside edge that the short third man fielder collects on the bounce for a single.
9.2 Venkatesh Lakshminarayana to Sahil Sethi, length ball sprayed outside off, Sethi chases that and dabs that towards deep backward point for a single.
9.1 Venkatesh Lakshminarayana to Sahil Sethi, length ball outside off spinning in, Sethi rocks back and slaps that back to the bowler.
Venkatesh Lakshminarayana comes into the attack
Final over to go. Just a matter of wrapping up formalities, really. That's been the case for a while, to be honest.
9
overs
80/7score
1
1
1
W
1
1
runs
Sahil Sethi*
13(12)
Harsha Tharla
1(1)
Mohanraj Ramadoss
2/15
8.6 Mohanraj Ramadoss to Sahil Sethi, full ball outside off, Sethi holds his ground and bludgeons that down to long off for a single.
8.5 Mohanraj Ramadoss to Harsha Tharla, full ball outside off swinging in, Tharla clears his front foot and chips that down to long on for a single.
Harsha Tharla, RHB, comes to the crease
8.4 Mohanraj Ramadoss to Nikhil Koneri, OUT! RUN OUT! Into the blockhole and outside off, Koneri takes a couple of steps down the track and ends up yorking himself. The ball beats the inside edge and an underarm throw by the keeper at the stumps finds Koneri short of his mark as he fails to get his bat back in the crease in time! Terrific presence of mind from Patil! That's gone down as a stumping, in fact. Nikhil Koneri st Shubham Patil b Mohanraj Ramadoss 3 (5b 0x4 0x6)
8.3 Mohanraj Ramadoss to Sahil Sethi, a loopy, dipping full toss outside off, Sethi gets low and sweeps that towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
8.2 Mohanraj Ramadoss to Nikhil Koneri, length ball outside off swinging in, Koneri looks to work it into the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball ricochets into the off side for a quick single.
8.1 Mohanraj Ramadoss to Sahil Sethi, length ball on the middle stump angling in, Sethi drags that off the inside half of the bat towards deep backward square leg for a single.
A couple of overs to go now. USC need a miracle to get anywhere near this target. Required run rate up to 25 now. It's now or never, really.
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Sahil Sethi
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