Just like all the other ECS matches,an artifical turf will be used for the Rome leg too. The pitch will assist the batters as the artifical pitch allows the ball to skid and reach the batsmen at a comfortable height. As for the bowlers, they will need to constantly employ change ups in pace, line and length to keep the batsmen guessing.
According to Accuweather, there will be plenty of sunshine today and the maximum temperature will be 27 degree celsius with no chance of rain. Unlike the Rome leg and its first day, the rain-gods will stay away in Bulgaria.
Final match of the day and it will be Indo-Bulgarian side's second game on the trot. Meanwhile, MU Dons will be playing their third encounter of the day. The teams will be looking to rotate their players as the rigours of a 10 over contest are considerably more.
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Abhinav Singh
MU Dons look strong on paper and in the previous two matches played, they have shown their class. Their opponent Indo-Bulgarian CC have their task cut out here.
MU Dons scored 89 runs for the loss of six wickets during the first innings. Asad Ali Rehemtulla top scored with 49 runs in 19 balls which included five fours and two sixes. The other batsmen failed to get going and score runs for their team. From the bowling unit, Agagyul Ahamdhel and Prakash Mishra picked up two wickets each and finished their spell with figures 2/14 and 2/12 while Bakhtiar Tahiri scalped one wicket.
During the second innings, Bakhtiar Tahiri excelled with the bat too as he played a quick-fire knock of 28 runs in just 13 balls with two fours and three sixes to his name. Later, Steve Jordaan and Prakash Mishra also played a few big shots to help their team emerge victorious. A few bowlers managed to pick up a couple of wickets for MU Dons but the target didn’t seem enough. Asad Ali Rehemtulla led MUD's bowling attack by picking up two wickets.
That's it from today's game. It's me, Farzan and my colleague, Sameer signing off! GoodBye!
8.3 S. Ali to A. Ahmadhel, SIX! A one-handed swivel on the full toss on the thighs over deep square leg finishes the game!
8.2 S. Ali to S. Kulkarni, Length ball on off-stump tapped towards covers for a single. Scores level
8.1 S. Ali to S. Kulkarni, Inside edges the slower full delivery outside onto his pads, no runs
Excellent over by Asad Ali Rehemtulla, he starts his over with a wicket and gives away few runs this over which turns the game in favour of the batting side. He finishes the over on a bad note with a four followed by a six. IBCC 88/5 after 8 overs. Indo-Bulgarian CC need 2 runs in 12 balls at 1 RPO.
7.6 A. Rehemtulla to A. Ahmadhel, SIX! Short ball on the ribs without any pace has been dispatched over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen runs!
7.5 A. Rehemtulla to A. Ahmadhel, FOUR! Slaps a length ball from outside off over the fielder at mid-off and there's nobody stopping that!
7.4 A. Rehemtulla to S. Kulkarni, Cuts the shortish delivery outside off very fine towards thirdman and collects a single
7.4 A. Rehemtulla to S. Kulkarni, wide ball down the legside now
7.3 A. Rehemtulla to S. Kulkarni, Drives the back of a length off the backfoot to deep covers and collects two runs
7.2 A. Rehemtulla to S. Kulkarni, Length ball on middle stump defended with a straight bat!
7.2 A. Rehemtulla to S. Kulkarni, wide ball well outside off
7.1 A. Rehemtulla to S. Khan, OUT! Lobs the fuller delivery on fourth stump line to mid-off and the fielder takes an excellent catch diving forward!
The team is struggling to build up runs on the board for IBCC. They are 73/4 after 7 overs. Indo-Bulgarian CC need 17 runs in 18 balls at 5.66 RPO.
6.6 R. Patel to S. Khan, Low full toss hit to deep square leg for a single to finish the over
6.5 R. Patel to S. Kulkarni, Misses the flick on the full delivery on the pads and the ump turns down the LBW appeal!
6.4 R. Patel to S. Khan, Khan brins out the late cut too and gets off-strike
6.3 R. Patel to S. Kulkarni, This time connects the late cut to short thirdman and gets a single
6.2 R. Patel to S. Kulkarni, Misses the late cut on the length ball just outside off
6.1 R. Patel to S. Kulkarni, Flighted full delivery on the pads flicked to deep square leg and an excellent dive on the fence saves 2 runs!
