As was expected, Al Fatah's batters put the CKR bowlers to the sword and won the game quite comfortably. This win will give Fatah a lot of confidence ahead of their next game, against Limassol Zalmi, which will also be the last game of the day.
Fatah were the stronger side in this game and managed to pick up the win quite comfortably. Their bowlers, however, will feel that they conceded far too many runs for their liking in the first place.
That is something that Fatah can improve, as can their fielding ahead of their next game, which is quite a crucial one. CKR, on the other hand, will hope to improve upon their batting.
8.1 Denuwan Prarthana to Umar Farooq, AND THAT IS THE MATCH TO AL FATEH! Short around off-stump. Crunched through point off the back foot for a boundary to pick up a fine victory!
Dilruwan Prarthana is back into the attack.
Al Fatah are almost there!
8
overs
115/4score
0
1
6
1
0
6
runs
Asif Mehmood*
37(15)
Umar Farooq-I
30(10)
MD Rasel
0/32
7.6 Md Rasel to Asif Mehmood, SIX RUNS! Full around off-stump. Scythed away over deep cover from down on one knee rather stylishly here!
7.5 Md Rasel to Asif Mehmood, full around off-stump. Another drive through cover gets attempted but missed!
7.4 Md Rasel to Umar Farooq, back of a length on off-stump. Lifted over the in-field down to long-on from the back foot for a single.
7.3 Md Rasel to Umar Farooq, SIX! Good length ball around off-stump. Clubbed flat and over wide long-on on the up for a maximum!
7.2 Md Rasel to Asif Mehmood, full around off-stump. Lofted high in the air off the cue end to the right of mid-off for a single in the end!
7.1 Md Rasel to Asif Mehmood, full around off-stump. The lofted shot over extra cover on the front foot gets missed.
Al Fatah need eighteen runs off as many balls now. They will be keen on winning this game ahead of their next clash with Limassol Zalmi.
7
overs
101/4score
6
4
6
6
0
0
runs
Umar Farooq-I*
23(8)
Asif Mehmood
30(11)
Viraj Pedige
1/32
6.6 Viraj Pedige to Umar Farooq, Ah! Good length ball around middle-stump that kicks off the surface. The push to cover on the back foot gets missed too.
6.5 Viraj Pedige to Umar Farooq, full and swinging away outside off-stump. This is a swing and a miss from down on one knee.
6.4 Viraj Pedige to Umar Farooq, SIX MORE! Length ball on leg-stump now. Hammered high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
6.3 Viraj Pedige to Umar Farooq, SIX RUNS! Length on off-stump. Absolutely clobbered over cow corner from the crease for a maximum!
6.2 Viraj Pedige to Umar Farooq, FOUR! Full around off-stump. Heaved off the thick inside edge to deep mid-wicket but the fielder is unable to stop it!
6.1 Viraj Pedige to Umar Farooq, SIX! Full and in the slot on middle-and-leg. Smacked from deep in the crease over wide long-on for a maximum!
Viraj Pedige is back into the attack.
Fatah have come back strongly in this game and will now want to seal the deal as quickly as possible. They have a lot of top batters in their ranks and will hope to win it comfortably.
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