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Graz Cricket Academy 93/5 (9.5) beat Austrian Daredevils 92/7 (10) by 5 wickets
What an edge-of-the-seat thriller we've been treated to! Oh it has been an absolutely cracker of a contest and it has gone right down to the final delivery as promised! Chasing 93 runs was not going to be an easy task but Graz certainly made it out to be a lot harder than it actually was. However, in the end, they hold their nerve and get over the finish line.
Graz did not get off to the best of starts in the powerplay, losing a couple of wickets for not too many on the board. However, from there on, opener Habib stitched a nice partnership with Sohil to get them back into the contest. Even after the departure of Ahmadzai, it was Hamid Safi who came out all guns blazing and took them within touching distance of the win. His belligerent knock of 24 runs from just 8 deliveries was crucial and he lent the much-needed momentum to the innings.
In the end, it was a simple equation but Graz made a meal out of it, getting no runs off the first four deliveries of the final over before finally scoring the winning runs off the penultimate ball of the match. It has proven to be quite an enthralling contest and with that, Graz Cricket Academy get some much-needed couple of points!
9.5 Waliullah Mandozai to Ashtiaq Shah, ASHTIAQ DOES IT EASILY! Full-toss outside-off, Ashtiaq drives it through cover-point for a couple of runs. So, that seals a thrilling five-wicket win with one ball to spare!
Ashtiaq Shah, RHB, walks out to the middle Pressure! Pressure building now and it can make you do funny things! Three dots in a row and all of a sudden, Graz Cricket Academy needed 2 runs in 3 balls. The run out has come out of nowhere and their strategy to take the cheeky single does not pay off!
9.4 Waliullah Mandozai to Yogesh Belage, RUN-OUT! Full-toss on the pads, Yogesh looks to flick but he misses it. The ball deflects off the pad to the left of the keeper. The man with the gloves scrambles across and back-flips the ball onto the stumps to run-out Atef Sohil!
9.3 Waliullah Mandozai to Yogesh Belage, BEATEN AGAIN! Full outside-off, Yogesh backs away and tries to swing hard but he misses it
9.2 Waliullah Mandozai to Yogesh Belage, full and wide of off, Yogesh swings and misses it. Another dot ball!
9.1 Waliullah Mandozai to Yogesh Belage, length delivery outside-off, Yogesh backs away and chops it to point. No run
Waliullah Mandozai (1-0-6-2) is back into the attack. Can he pull off the unthinkable tonight?
An over that went for plenty and in the end, only formalities remain now as Graz need a handful of runs from the final over. Safi put pressure on the bowler early and he's put them in a winning position. Should be pretty much a straightforward chase now and Graz will be looking to do it off the first delivery of the final over itself.
9
overs
91/4score
1wd
6
4
6
W
1
1nb
2
runs
Atef Sohil*
24(19)
Yogesh Belage
1(1)
Shahed Abed
1/28
8.6 Shahed Abed to Atef Sohil, short outside-off, Atef runs down the track and cracks it to extra-cover where the fielder drops the ball. The batters stay alert and complete a brace
8.6 Shahed Abed to Atef Sohil, full-toss outside-off, Atef looks to slog but he misses it. Oh! No-ball called for height!
8.5 Shahed Abed to Yogesh Belage, full outside-off, Yogesh drives it between extra-cover and mid-off for a single
Yogesh Belage, RHB, walks out to the middle
Abed has the last laugh but the damage has already been done! Only six more runs required for victory now and Safi has done the job despite not being able to finish the game himself.
8.4 Shahed Abed to Hamid Safi, ANTI-CLIMACTIC END! Full outside-off, Hamid drills it straight to the fielder at cover who takes a sharp catch. Do the Daredevils still have a chance?
8.3 Shahed Abed to Hamid Safi, WHO IS THIS FELLA? SIX MORE! Full on middle and leg, Hamid clears his front leg and smokes it in front of square for a maximum!
8.2 Shahed Abed to Hamid Safi, SENSATIONAL SHOT! Short of a length delivery, Hamid crouches low and takes his eye off the ball but he still ends up pulling it over short fine-leg for a boundary!
8.1 Shahed Abed to Hamid Safi, OUT OF THE PARK! SIX! Full outside-leg, Hamid walks down and chips it just over long-on for a maximum. Would have had his heart in the mouth but the shot had enough power!
8.1 Shahed Abed to Hamid Safi, length delivery down leg, Hamid looks to glance it fine but he misses it. WIDE called
Shahed Abed (1-0-7-0) is back into the attack The maximum in that over has saved them from reeling at this stage. Safi and Sohil are both big hitters and will be looking to get a boundary or a maximum early in the next over to build pressure. They shouldn't leave too much to do in the tenth over and should go all-out in this over itself. Graz Cricket Academy need 23 runs in 2 overs at 11.5 RPO
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Austrian Daredevils
Atef Sohil
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Shahed Abed
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