An exceptional all-round performance from Friends XI gets them the much-deserved two points. They have comprehensively beaten Milan United in all three departments and it's a win to be proud of.
Milan had a 50-50 chance to chase it down in the second innings but lost the plot when they were able to score just 8 runs in the first two overs. Silva and Theshan brought back hope with their assault in the third and fourth overs.
However, the introduction of Khalil's spin completely killed the game. He got both set batters out and Vishal on the other end didn't concede much either. This meant that even though MU had a decent batting remaining, they had too much to do.
They couldn't do anything at all and crumbled in the final two overs, falling massively short.
9
overs
93/7score
W
W
0
0
6
6
runs
Rithik Inosh*
12(4)
Ravindu Senevirathna
4(3)
Vikas Kumar II
2/24
8.6 Vikas Kumar to Rithik Inosh, SIX MORE! BUT THE MATCH ENDS IN FAVOUR OF FRIENDS XI! Slightly short around off-stump. Flat-batted hard and the ball takes the middle of the bat to go over deep cover point for a maximum!
8.5 Vikas Kumar to Rithik Inosh, SIX RUNS! Slightly short around off-stump. Clubbed away off the back foot with the horizontal bat for a maximum!
8.4 Vikas Kumar to Rithik Inosh, full and wide outside off-stump. A big swing of the blade from the crease but a miss! No run.
8.3 Vikas Kumar to Rithik Inosh, hat-trick ball, short around off-stump. A big swing and a miss on the back foot across the line. A missed stumping opportunity too here!
Rithik Inosh, RHB, comes out
8.2 Vikas Kumar to Chamika De Silva, CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Back of a length outside off-stump. Scuffed off the back foot with the attempted pull shot and the ball lobs to the right of the bowler who takes it easily! Chamika De Silva c & b Vikas Kumar 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)
Chamika De Silva, RHB, comes out
8.1 Vikas Kumar to Rumesh Jayasekara, GOT HIM! Good length ball around off-stump. Hoicked over the in-field from the front foot on the up but straight down, into the safe hands of deep mid-wicket!
Rumesh Jayasekara c Harmanjeet Singh b Vikas Kumar 19 (10b, 1x4, 1x6)
Just the last over coming up. A win is out of contention for MU but they need to try and get the point.
8
overs
81/5score
1
W
0
4
1b
1
runs
Rumesh Jayasekara*
19(9)
Ravindu Senevirathna
4(3)
Ali Noman
2/13
7.6 Noman Ali to Rumesh Jayasekara, good length ball on middle-and-leg. Pushed down to the deep mid-wicket area on the up for a single.
7.5 Noman Ali to Ravindu Senevirathna, good length slower ball on leg-stump. A miss of the off-drive as the ball beats the inside edge and then, beats the keeper for a bye!
7.4 Noman Ali to Ravindu Senevirathna, FOUR! Short and slow around off-stump. Crunched away through point off the back foot by making room for a boundary!
7.3 Noman Ali to Ravindu Senevirathna, back of a length on leg-stump. A big heave attempted on the walk down the pitch but no connection this time. No leg-bye either.
Ravindu Senevirathna, RHB, comes out
7.2 Noman Ali to Sameera Weerabahu, WICKET HERE! Back of a length at the body. Sameera went for the pull shot on the back foot and got tangled. The ball took his body and then took the back of the bat through to the keeper!
Sameera Weerabahu c Farhan Javaid b Noman Ali 12(5b, 0x4, 2x6)
7.1 Noman Ali to Rumesh Jayasekara, length ball on off-stump. Lifted over wide mid-on from the crease for a single.
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Friends XI
Rithik Inosh
*
Vikas Kumar II
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