The Blasters have choked once again and it's the second time in the day that they've messed up in a run chase that they had in their pockets for the longest period of time. They needed 7 runs from five balls and found a way to loose the game in the end.
The start was quite slow for the Blasters but once Danish Siddiqui and skipper Maithani woke up from the slumber they hammered it all over the park and got their side ahead in the game in no time. Siddiqui whacked 48 from 24 balls and Maithani gave him company in the onslaught as he hammered 46 runs from 28 balls.
The bowlers took some tap in the middle overs but they came back really well in the end. Mehboob Ali bowled really well in the powerplay to set the tone for them. Sharjeel however was the pick of the bowlers as he gave away just 13 runs from one over. Prasath also did a great job by defending 7 from the final over.
10
overs
113/5score
4
W
W
1
1wd
1
W
runs
Jahidul Islam*
1(2)
Azeem Sathi
1(2)
Varun Prasath
1/7
9.6 Varun Prasath to Jahidul Islam, RUN OUT! And the Zalmi defend 11 runs from the final over. It was a swing and a miss from Jahidul. They tried to take the run and was run out. The Gozo Zalmi will be victorious by 3 runs.
9.5 Varun Prasath to Azeem Sathi, right into the block hole and Sathi gets it into the on side for a single.
9.4 Varun Prasath to Azeem Sathi, WIDE! Outside off stump.
9.4 Varun Prasath to Jahidul Islam, full and straight at the stumps. Islam hits it to deep mid wicket for a single.
9.3 Varun Prasath to Azeem Sathi, Is that a run out? It was a dot ball and they tried to sneak in the bye. Maithani is gone. They need 7 runs of three balls now.
9.2 Varun Prasath to Danish Siddiqui, OUT! Prasath gets the wicket. There was a little inside edge on that one and it recociated back onto the stumps. Dot ball more importantly.
9.1 Varun Prasath to Danish Siddiqui, FOUR! It was bowled in the back of a length area and Danish got a top edge. It flew over third man for a boundary.
9
overs
106/2score
1wd
0
0
0
6
0
2
runs
Gaurav Maithani*
46(28)
Danish Siddque
44(22)
Nikhil Kaushal
0/18
8.6 Nikhil Kaushal to Gaurav Maithani, this one has been played down to fine leg and it will be a couple of runs to end the over. 11 runs needed from the final over.
8.5 Nikhil Kaushal to Gaurav Maithani, wide outside the off stump and Maithani gets an under edge.
8.4 Nikhil Kaushal to Gaurav Maithani, SIX! BANG! It was a length ball and Maithani whips it away over deep mid wicket for a MAXIMO.
8.3 Nikhil Kaushal to Gaurav Maithani, full and angling into the pads. Maithani can't get this one away and it's a swing and a miss from him.
8.2 Nikhil Kaushal to Gaurav Maithani, outside off stump and it's a play and a miss from Maithani.
8.1 Nikhil Kaushal to Gaurav Maithani, goes for the arm ball and Maithani is beaten.
8
overs
97/2score
1
1
4
0
1
4
runs
Danish Siddque*
44(22)
Gaurav Maithani
38(22)
Mehboob Ali
0/16
7.6 Mehboob Ali to Danish Siddiqui, FOUR! It was too wide and Danish just used the pace of the bowler to ramp it over third man for a boundary.
7.5 Mehboob Ali to Gaurav Maithani, full and wide outside off stump. This one has been steered down to third man for a single.
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Jahidul Islam
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Varun Prasath
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