ECS Malmo T10 2020 Match 22

Ariana Cricket Club 98/4 (10 ov)

Karlskrona Cricket Club 82/5 (10 ov)

Ariana Cricket Club won by 16 runs.

Toss Update

Ariana Cricket Club won the toss & elected to bat

Playing 11

Karlskrona Cricket Club

Raghu Gundra (W/K)

Avinash Singh

Gopi Krishna

Sanjeev Sharma

Ganesh Swaroop

Sameer Sidhanti

Sandeep Mallidi

Vivek Gudipati

Dattu Appaji

Sai Teja Pennada

Karthik Rachakonda

Ariana Cricket Club

Nusratullah Sultan (W/K)

Bashir Ahmed

Mahmood Babar

Adam Ahmedzai

Aryan Sarweai

Hamed Arabzai

Zaki Pashtoon

Muhammad Atif

Dawood Shirzad

Ahmed Zadran

Absar Khan

Key/In-form Players to look out for

Karlskrona Cricket Club

Sanjeev Sharma

Raghu Gundra

Ganesh Swaroop

Ariana Cricket Club

Baz Mohammad Ayubi

Mohammad Daoud

Zaki Pashtoon

Key Points

A big final on the cards and the age-old adage of batting first and piling on a score in a final will be one of the advice that teams will be looking to follow. Anything above100 can be challenging to chase and therefore the team batting second will have to pull a houdini act to get over the line. For one last time in the tournament, these heavyweights will lock their horns.So strap your seat belts back on, grab that popcorn and enjoy the one and a half hour exciting roller-coaster ride.

Venue Details and Pitch Report

Match Timings: 07 Aug, 03:00 PM IST

Match Venue: Limhamnsfaltet, Malmo

Umpires:

Pitch Report: The pitch has been a batting paradise with scores in excess of 100 being a common occurence after the straight boundaries were pushed inside some 10-15 yards. 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.

Weather Prediction: The maximum temperature will be 24 degree celsius which makes up for almost perfect conditions to play a game of cricket. Some clouds are predicted throughout the day but there is no forecast of rain. A full-length match is on the cards.

Expert Comment

Abhinav Singh

Second semifinal of the tournamnet and ACC look much stronger on paper than KCC. Their last match was an absolute humdinger as they eekd out a win against Ariana AKIF on the golden ball and will be buoyed with confidence. However, taking KCC lightly will be a big mistake that ACC cannot afford to do.

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ACC Inning - Innings

98 / 4 (10 ov.)

BATSMAN

Mahmood Babar

c Gopi Krishna b Sai Teja Pennada

110

Muhammad Atif

c Sanjeev Sharma b Sai Teja Pennada

133.33

Bashir Ahmed

c Sameer Sidhanti b Sandeep Mallidi

Nusratullah Sultan

Not out

211.54

Adam Ahmedzai

c Sameer Sidhanti b Gopi Krishna

115.38

Zaki Pashtoon

Not out

Extras

8 (b 0, lb 2, nb 0, w 6)

Total

98 (4 wickets, 10 overs)

DID NOT BAT

Aryan Sarweai , Hamed Arabzai , Dawood Shirzad , Ahmed Zadran , Absar Khan

FALL OF WICKETS

18-1 (Muhammad Atif, 2.1), 22-2 (Mahmood Babar, 2.6), 47-3 (Bashir Ahmed, 4.4), 97-4 (Adam Ahmedzai, 9.5)

BOWLER

ECO

EXT

Sai Teja Pennada

Ganesh Swaroop

7.5

Sameer Sidhanti

Sandeep Mallidi

Dattu Appaji

Karthik Rachakonda

Gopi Krishna

KCC Inning - Innings

82 / 5 (10 ov.)

BATSMAN

Sameer Sidhanti

c Nusratullah Sultan b Zaki Pashtoon

82.35

Sanjeev Sharma

c Adam Ahmedzai b Dawood Shirzad

127.78

Sandeep Mallidi

c Bashir Ahmed b Hamed Arabzai

192.86

Ganesh Swaroop

b Hamed Arabzai

160

Gopi Krishna

runout (Nusratullah Sultan / Hamed Arabzai)

Raghu Gundra

Not out

Avinash Singh

Not out

33.33

Extras

8 (b 4, lb 2, nb 0, w 2)

Total

82 (5 wickets, 10 overs)

DID NOT BAT

Vivek Gudipati , Dattu Appaji , Sai Teja Pennada , Karthik Rachakonda

FALL OF WICKETS

39-1 (Sanjeev Sharma, 4.1), 64-2 (Sameer Sidhanti, 7.3), 74-3 (Sandeep Mallidi, 8.3), 80-4 (Ganesh Swaroop, 8.6), 81-5 (Gopi Krishna, 9.2)

BOWLER

ECO

EXT

Muhammad Atif

Absar Khan

2.5

Hamed Arabzai

Dawood Shirzad

9.5

Zaki Pashtoon

Commentary

Ariana Cricket Club have won the game by 16 runs and cement a spot in the finals!

The ACC bowlers were right on the money from the first ball itself, and bowled a wonderful first couple of overs. However, Sharma cut loose and started dispatching the bowlers all around the park as he went about his 18-ball 23. Sidhanti could not time the ball well as he scored a slow 17-ball 14. Mallidi came out and smashed a quick-fire 14-ball 27 but perished to a peach by Arabzai. The total looked very much chaseable but a flurry of wickets prevented KCC from finishing on top.

Absar Khan bowled a miserly spell of 0/5 in his two overs. Arabzai was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with figures of 2/18 from his quota of two overs. Shirked and Pashtoon picked up a solitary wicket too and ensured the downfall of KCC. In the end, even a low total of 98 proved to be too much for the batting side and they will now play the third-place game.

That brings an end to our coverage this match. Switch tabs and join us for the remaining games of this tournament. Till then this is me, Maanas Upadhyay, and my partner, Nikhil Kulkarni, signing off. Stay safe!

9.6 Zaki Pasthoon to Avinash Singh, full length ball, Avinash tries to smack this one to legside but the ball just lands in front of the wicket. Ariana Cricket Club move to the finals.

9.5 Zaki Pasthoon to Raghu Gundra, full length ball, works it to the legside for a single.

9.4 Zaki Pasthoon to Raghu Gundra, full length ball, swing and a miss.

9.3 Zaki Pasthoon to Raghu Gundra, short of a length ball, goes for the cut and misses. That should be curtains for Karlskrona in this tournament.

9.2 Zaki Pasthoon to Gopi Krishna, full length ball, smashes it high in the air to the point region, Gopi wants two and he has been run out at the keepers end.

9.1 Zaki Pasthoon to Gopi Krishna, full length ball, goes for the scoop shot and misses.

KCC need 19 runs off the last over with two new batsmen on the crease. Will Krishna smash the runs or will Pashtoon defend it? Will we see a golden ball? Stay tuned to find out.

8.6 Hamed Arabzai to Ganesh Swaroop, full length ball, Ganesh tries to smash it to the legside but the ball hits his leg and clatters the stumps. Interesting last over coming up.

8.5 Hamed Arabzai to Ganesh Swaroop, short of a length ball, played and missed.

8.4 Hamed Arabzai to Ganesh Swaroop, full length ball, Ganesh smothers it over the long off boundary. Ganesh is reminding the opposition that he still can clear the boundary.

8.3 Hamed Arabzai to Sandeep Mallidi, full length ball, Sandeep smashes it high in the air to the deep mid-wicket region, the fielder keeps his eye on it till the last moment and grabs an excellent catch. Good innings comes to an end.

8.2 Hamed Arabzai to Ganesh Swaroop, full length ball, Ganesh tries to smash it to the legside but gets an edge behind keeper.

8.1 Hamed Arabzai to Sandeep Mallidi, full length ball, goes back in the crease and taps it to the legside.

KCC are 72/2 after 8 overs. They now need 27 runs from 12 balls at 13.5 RPO! This is turning out to be an interesting run chase! Quite evenly poised at the moment.

7.6 Zaki Pasthoon to Sandeep Mallidi, short ball on middle and leg, goes for the pull shot and gets an edge to the keeper who fails to hold onto it. Big miss that one. Sandeep is the in-form batsman.

7.5 Zaki Pasthoon to Sandeep Mallidi, full length ball, Sandeep has handsomely struck it over the deep mid-wicket boundary.

7.4 Zaki Pasthoon to Ganesh Swaroop, short on middle and leg, backs away and cuts it to the first slip area. They need boundaries now.

7.3 Zaki Pasthoon to Sameer Sidhanti, full length ball, goes for a wild swing and gets an edge to the keeper.

7.3 Zaki Pasthoon to Sameer Sidhanti, bowls wayward too wide of the offside.