Andrew Begg (Romaina), Ajay Gopalappa (India), Nishant Devre (India, TV)
Referee
Steffan Gooch (Estonia)
Toss
Giarmata elected to bat
OVS
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266W11
Over 6
Runs: 16
11121b1
Over 7
Runs: 7
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Over 8
Runs: 17
414114
Over 9
Runs: 15
All Overs
Player of the Match
Rajith Perera
32(16)
1/19
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Bucharest,Romania
Updated: 14 Nov 00:10
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CLUJ 113/2 in 9 overs Taranjeet Singh 46(18) | Dilum Fernando 1/29 Rajith Perera 32(16) | Sukhran Sathi 1/16
What an unbelievable finish to the ECS Romania here and it's CLUJ who have emerged as champions of the series and they've done it by 8 wickets! They've reclaimed their champion title and it's been a outstanding run chase under pressure in the final from them!
The innings was started off with a bang with Taranjeet Singh as he went berserk in the powerplay! Singh played a delightful innings of 46 from just 18 balls and was given good company by Rajith! Once he was dismissed, Perera took things into his own hands and along with Vasu Saini got them over the line!
The lack of wickets hurt the Giarmata side! They only got one wicket early on and failed to penetrate through the middle overs when Perera and Taranjeet were going all guns blazing! Towards the end, Chamika Fernando bowled a five wides of a crucial delivery and that turned out to be the game changer! In the end, the CLUJ cruised home comfortably with 8 wickets and one over to spare!
CLUJ are the champions of ECS Romania 2023! They win by 8 wickets!
9
overs
113/2score
4
1
4
1
1
4
runs
Rajith Perera*
32(16)
Vasu Saini
12(9)
Chamalka Fernando
0/21
8.6 Chamalka Fernando to Rajith Perera, FOUR! CLUJ ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Length on off, comes down the line and slashes it between point and short third for a boundary.
8.5 Chamalka Fernando to Vasu Saini, length and outside off, angled towards deep third as the batters walk across for a single.
8.4 Chamalka Fernando to Rajith Perera, length on off, poked towards point.
8.3 Chamalka Fernando to Rajith Perera, FOUR! A touch fuller on off, comes down the line and slashes it past the fielder at point.
8.2 Chamalka Fernando to Vasu Saini, a full toss on off, drilled towards long on for a single.
8.1 Chamalka Fernando to Vasu Saini, FOUR! Length and outside off, flies it past the fielder at backward point for a boundary.
Chamika Fernando [1.0-0-6-0] comes back into the attack.
Perera hit the much needed six at the beginning of the over and it created the pressure on the bowler! Aamir Ali bowled an absolute shocker of the final ball of the over and it cost them 5 runs! Cluj will be feeling a lot more confident now with just 13 more to win from the final 2 overs!
8
overs
98/2score
6
1
1
2
1
5wd
1
runs
Vasu Saini*
6(6)
Rajith Perera
23(13)
Aamir Ali Ali
0/21
7.6 Aamir Ali to Vasu Saini, length and outside off, angled towards point for a single.
7.6 Aamir Ali to Vasu Saini, FIVE WIDES! Fired past the leg stump line, beats both the batter and the keeper. That should seal the game for Cluj.
7.5 Aamir Ali to Rajith Perera, length on off, cut towards deep point for a single.
7.4 Aamir Ali to Rajith Perera, a full toss on leg, driven towards extra cover. A bit of overthrow and the batters run a couple.
7.3 Aamir Ali to Vasu Saini, back of a length and outside off, rocks back and dabs it towards gully for a single.
7.2 Aamir Ali to Rajith Perera, a full toss on leg, drilled towards midwicket for a single.
7.1 Aamir Ali to Rajith Perera, HIGH AND HANDSOME! A touch fuller on middle, Rajith skips down the track and launches it towards long off fence.
Tidy over from Chamika there and this game is getting more and more tense at this stage! Cluj have just slowed down a bit and they need a big over here to comeback into the contest!