Krut Patel (India), Naeem Malik (Portugal), Buks Stoman (Portugal, TV)
Referee
Tyrone Peters (Sauth Africa)
Toss
Oeiras CC elected to bowl
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Over 7
Runs: 12
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Over 8
Runs: 20
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Over 9
Runs: 23
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Over 10
Runs: 11
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Player of the Match
Karanbir Singh
59(19)
2/22
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Updated: 12 Apr 20:00
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We have witnessed a thriller and this has been a thriller of a kind that only European cricket can provide. In the end, Gamblers CC have emerged victorious and the have handed Oeiras their first loss of the competition.
143 was always going to be a tricky score to chase down, neither too low and nor very high and that is where the Oeiras openers got stuck a bit in their approach and did not go for it all guns blazing like they normally do. They scored 26 off the three powerplay overs and one felt that they were setting up a base in this run chase.
Can you do that in such a short format where you have only 10 overs to play with? Debatable but the openers, Badenhorst and Greenshields indeed shifted gears and smashed 45 runs off the next 15 deliveries and it looked like they were timing the chase perfectly.
But then, both of them got out within a space of 6 deliveries and with the third wicket falling down immediately the target looked far for Oerias.
This is when Lakshan Weerakoon entered and turned the match on its head. He smoked the ball to all parts and played an absolute blinder, a 13-ball 42. Unfortunately, he too got out at the wrong time, in the last over, and Oeiras eventually fell short.
A whole lot of credit needs to be given to the bowlers from Gamblers CC who kept things tight and took wickets when it mattered the most. Karanbir Singh was the pick of them taking 2 scalps and giving away just 15 runs off his 2 overs.
Karanbir Singh had a field day out as he was the man responsible for taking Gamblers CC to the score of 142 in the first innings with an invaluable 59* when the innings kept swinging just like it did in the second half.
10
overs
138/4score
W
0
0
4
1
6
runs
Miguel Stoman*
13(6)
Junaid Khan II
5(4)
Zain Naqvi
1/11
9.6 Zain Naqvi to Miguel Stoman, SIXXXX!!! But Gamblers SC will clinch this one by 4 runs! It was full and around middle stump. Stoman whacked it over deep square leg for a MAXIMO. But it's a bit too late in the end for the Oeiras who have been handed their first ever defeat.
9.5 Zain Naqvi to Junaid Khan, full and right into the block hole. Khan doesn't get enough bat on it and it will be a single.
Two sixes needed off the last two balls - 12 runs off 2 balls
9.4 Zain Naqvi to Junaid Khan, FOURR!!! The game is alive. It was full and wide outside off. Khan slashes it through cover for a boundary. 12 needed of two balls.
9.3 Zain Naqvi to Junaid Khan, back of a length and around off stump, Khan can't get bat on ball.
9.2 Zain Naqvi to Junaid Khan, full and around off stump. Swing and a miss.
Junaid Khan, RHB, is the new batter
WHAT A CRUCIAL STRIKE FOR GAMBLERS CC AS WEERAKOON DEPARTS, whatever might be the result this was top innings from the right-hander
9.1 Zain Naqvi to Lakshan Weerakoon, GONEEE!! Weerakoon goes! It was short and around middle stump. Weerkoon slashed at it and he got it down to long on where he holed out.
Lakshan Weerakoon c Devender Mehla b Zain Naqvi 42 (13b, 3x4, 4x4).
Zain Naqvi, right-arm medium, will bowl the last over
16 runs needed off the final over and importantly for Oeiras, Weerakoon will be on strike
9
overs
127/3score
6
6
4
2
4
1
runs
Lakshan Weerakoon*
42(12)
Miguel Stoman
7(5)
Jai Parkash
0/37
8.6 Jai Prakash to Lakshan Weerakoon, low full toss and around middle stump. Weerakoon lifts it down to long off for a single.
23 runs off the penultimate over and we have an absolute thriller here.
8.5 Jai Prakash to Lakshan Weerakoon, FOURR MOREEE!! This time it's full and around off stump. Weerakoon lifts it over point for a boundary.
8.4 Jai Prakash to Lakshan Weerakoon, back of a length and around off stump. Weerakoon cuts and gets an under edge. The fumble from the fielder at short third allows the second run.
Weerakoon you beauty - he is single handedly taking Oeiras close to this target and they are now really in a very good stop