DV Ultimate XI just could not stand up to the challenges set to them by the bowlers of the Budapest Blinders. They played poor cricket all round, with their batters throwing their wickets away as and when they pleased.
The bowlers of the Blinders were on point throughout the innings, led by the ever-dependable Sandeep Mohandas and young leg spinner Maanav Nayak.
The Blinders will feel extremely pleased with this showing of theirs but DV Ultimate XI will think that they need to do much better. They had a poor day out on the field earlier in the day, and that translated into their batting performance as well.
The Blinders were the better side overall, and managed to defeat their opponents by a massive margin. We did not quite expect it, but this game turned out to be rather lopsided.
9.5 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! It's all over as Budapest Blinders thump DV Ultimate XI and remain unbeaten in the tournament, what a team they are turning out to be and the one to beat as well. Full and straight, Saykat attempts a reverse sweep and misses, rattles the stumps.
Ziaul Saykat b Abbas Ghani 10 (7b 0x4 0x6)
9.4 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, FOUR! Saykat walks down the track, Ghani follows him but errs a low full toss, Saykat flicked it through backward square-leg and finds the ropes.
9.3 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, back of a length on the off-stump, Saykat swipes it but finds the mid-wicket fielder
9.3 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, short and over the stumps, Saykat shapes up to play the ramp shot but misses it by a mile. Ghani has overstepped and it's called a no-ball!
9.2 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, back of a length on the middle and leg, Saykat swings and miscued it, falls safely and they don't take the run again.
9.2 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, WIDE! Short but goes way down the leg-side, keeper having a hard time collecting it, they decide against taking the bye.
9.1 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, SIX! BANG! Length delivery on the fourth stump, Saykat gets hold of it as he smokes it all the way over long-off for a maximum.
9.1 Abbas Ghani to Ziaul Saykat, NO-BALL! Full toss and above waist height again, Saykat looking to ramp it but top edged it into the on-side, falls safely.
Abbas Ghani [1-0-5-0] will bowl the final over.
We have just one over in hand now, and the Blinders will do well to try and bowl DV Ultimate XI out. This will give a big boost to their net run rate.
9
overs
49/9score
0
W
W
0
0
1nb
0
runs
Umer Jamil*
0(4)
Ziaul Saykat
0(0)
Ibrar Ahmad
2/4
8.6 Ibrar Ahmad to Umer Jamil, DROPPED! Short into the batter, Jamil looks to pull but top edged it straight up and the cover fielder spills it, but wouldn't have mattered in the end as it was a free-hit.
8.6 Ibrar Ahmad to Umer Jamil, NO-BALL! Full toss and goes way over the waist height outside the off-stump, called a no-ball!
8.5 Ibrar Ahmad to Umer Jamil, BEAUTY! What a brilliant slower one. Jamil gets forward to defend but that shapes away to beat the outside edge and beats all ends up.
8.4 Ibrar Ahmad to Umer Jamil, OH! Misses the yorker by a mile, full toss into the batter. Jamil is happy to defend it into the on-side.
Wicketkeeper-batter Umer Jamil, RHB, is the last batter to the crease.
8.3 Ibrar Ahmad to Raihan Rakib, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Toe crushing yorker, Mitch Starc would be proud of that for sure. Came searing in on the leg-stump, Rakib plays a nothing shot and misses, rattles the leg-stump.
Raihan Rakib b Ibrar Ahmad 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Raihan Rakib, RHB, is in at 10.
8.2 Ibrar Ahmad to Kaesar Ahmed, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Terrific yorker from Ibrar. Full and straight, Ahmed was late to bring his bat down in time and misses, through the gates and crashes into the base of the off-stump.