It was always going to be an uphill climb for ACCB after Cluj batters put on exhibition of six-hitting and notched up a massive score of 190 on the board.
Soon, ACCB found themselves feeling like a mountaineer running out of breath at the base of Everest. They were huffing and puffing with a long long way to go. The only man who presented a semblance of hope was Gohar Manan who faced a dozen deliveries and sent one-third of them to the fence.
Once he chopped the ball on to his stumps, there wasn't much fight shown by ACCB. Cluj made the most of the opportunity and deployed their non-regular bowlers through the second half of the innings. Harsha Kavinda took grabbed his chance with glee and ended up with excellent figures of 2-0-8-3. He even overshadowed the splendid effort of the two leggies - Dilum and Chamalka Fernando - who bowled the more difficult overs with precision.
10
overs
99/9score
0
4
0
1
W
1
runs
Vishwa Priyadarshana*
1(1)
Dinesh madusanka
6(5)
Harsha Kavinda
3/8
9.6 Harsha Kavinda to Vishwa Priyadarshana, swings across the line and gets enough chunk of willow on it to take it to deep midwicket. One run but it does not matter much. Cluj win with a bonus point.
Vishwa Priyadarshana, RHB, comes in to face the last ball.
9.5 Harsha Kavinda to Saeed Ullah, OUT!! He goes for the big hit straight down the ground and ends up miscuing it completely. Long off gobbles the catch.
Saeed Ullah c sub Sukhkaran Singh b Harsha Kavinda 12 (7b, 1x4, 1x6)
9.4 Harsha Kavinda to Dinesh Madusanka, full ball outside off. The batter hits it down to long off for a single.
9.3 Harsha Kavinda to Dinesh Madusanka, swings hard again and misses the ball altogether.
9.2 Harsha Kavinda to Dinesh Madusanka, FOUR! Length ball outside off. The batter slashes hard at it and the ball flies down to third man, past the fielder for a boundary.
9.1 Harsha Kavinda to Dinesh Madusanka, OUCH! The batter has bludgeoned that one straight. It goes past the bowler and hits the umpire on the knee.
9
overs
93/8score
4
6
1
1wd
4
w
1
runs
Dinesh madusanka*
1(1)
Saeed Ullah
12(6)
Arun Kumar Chandrasekaran
1/17
8.6 Arun Kumar to Dinesh Madusanka, worked towards long leg for a single.
New man in is Dinesh Madusanka, RHB.
8.5 Arun Kumar to Tharindu Hettihewage, full and straight. BOWLED 'IM! The batter goes for a cross batted swipe and misses the ball. The stumps are shattered. Tharindu Hettihewage b Arun Kumar 5 (3b, 1x4, 0x6)
8.4 Arun Kumar to Tharindu Hettihewage, SIX! Short ball and it has been swished over deep square leg. The man in the deep loses the ball in the sun and ends up ducking it. The ball bounces once and goes past him for four.
8.4 Arun Kumar to Tharindu Hettihewage, wide outside off.
8.3 Arun Kumar to Saeed Ullah, short ball. The batter stands upright and pulls it straight to deep square leg. One run.
8.2 Arun Kumar to Saeed Ullah, SIX!! STAND AND DELIVER! Ullah waits for the ball and muscles it over long on with a flat bat.
8.1 Arun Kumar to Saeed Ullah, POOR BALL! Short and down the leg side. Ullah helps it along to fine leg for a four.
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Vishwa Priyadarshana
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Harsha Kavinda
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