The pitch so far has been a batting paradise with scores in excess of 100 being a common occurence. The outfield is lightning quick which further aids the batsman. The bowlers need to consistently bowl at three-quarters length, if they want to get away as the pitch offers some spongy bounce from that length.
It will be furnace hot today here in Dubai as the maximum temperature is expected to breach the 40 degree celsius mark. The players will have a long 10-overs in the gruelling heat of UAE.
The second game of the day will see FPV take on AAD. The FPV side so far have had a mix bag, winning two and losing two, however AAD has only lost only one match, but played one less too. The match is poised to be a run fest as FPV in their last match had piled ona mammoth target of 132 runs against the opposition and the team management will be expecting a similar performance.
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AAD is so far the only side to have beaten the table toppers ECB side and therefore the FPV side, despite looking more threatening on the paper will not be taking this match lightly.
FPV HAVE CHASED DOWN THE TARGET WITH 22 BALLS TO SPARE.
Waseem Muhammad scoring a 73 from 24 balls (11 boundaries) with Ali Shan Sharafu aiding in the process. Hamad Arshad picking up the lone wicket
That's it from the game everyone. We hope that you enjoyed this amazing display of all-round performance by FPV. This is Mohamed Azhar and my colleague, Nikhil kulkarnisigning off!
6.2 Omer Farooq to Asif Khan, fuller length ball, smashes that in the air to the long off fielder, the fielder drops an easy catch and it's a boundary. That's probably one of the brutal display of the batting you will ever see. They have chased down 117 runs in 38 balls!. Terrific win for Fujairah Pacific Ventures.
6.1 Omer Farooq to Asif Khan, short ball, it's a mighty pull over the deep mid-wicket boundary. All the batsmen seems to be in great nick!.
Ali Shan Sharafu in top form, two back to back sixes! PFV are 107/1.
10 Required from 24 balls
5.6 Hamad Arshad to Alishan Sharafu, full length again, poor bowling. Alishan dispatches this one for another maximum.
5.5 Hamad Arshad to Alishan Sharafu, full length ball again, sails over the long on boundary.
5.4 Hamad Arshad to Alishan Sharafu, full length ball on the offside, swing and a miss.
5.3 Hamad Arshad to Alishan Sharafu, full length ball, smacked to cow corner boundary.
5.2 Hamad Arshad to Waseem Muhammad, fuller length again, Waseem hits that one hard but this time he finds the fielder at long on. An excellent innings comes to an end.
5.1 Hamad Arshad to Waseem Muhammad, SIX!. This has disappeared!. The ball is lost. Flighted delivery, Waseem has brutally smashed that over the long on boundary
32 runs needed in 5.0 overs. FVP have all 10 wickets in hand. At halfway mark the score is 85/0
4.6 Saqib Manshad to Waseem Muhammad, fuller length ball, worked away to deep mid-wicket.
4.5 Saqib Manshad to Alishan Sharafu, fuller length ball, scuttles down the wicket and gets a bottom edge to fine leg for a single.
4.4 Saqib Manshad to Alishan Sharafu, Alishan joins the party now!. Fuller length ball on middle and off, Alishan has smacked that over long on boundary.
4.3 Saqib Manshad to Waseem Muhammad, worked away for a single!.
4.2 Saqib Manshad to Waseem Muhammad, good length ball on the offside, gets an leading edge to extra cover.
4.1 Saqib Manshad to Waseem Muhammad, full length ball, dugs it away to point.
FPV are 74/0 at the end of the fourth over. The team is well positioned
3.6 Nasir Aziz to Alishan Sharafu, full length ball, smashes it to long off, the fielder makes a mess of it and has resulted in another boundary.
3.5 Nasir Aziz to Waseem Muhammad, fuller length ball, worked away to long on for a single!.
