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Thank you for joining me, Mohul Bhowmick and my partner Sooryanarayanan Sesha, for this exciting game in the ECS T10 Barcelona. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, ciao!
Raval Sporting were given a real scare in the beginning when they scored just fifteen runs off the first three overs and also losing their opener Chyet Patel for a duck. Hawks came back into the game thanks to the concentrated efforts of their seamers, particularly Zain Mujadi, Waheed Elahi and Muhammad Usama.
However, their skipper Kamran Zia decided to introduce leggie Syed Yousaf to the attack, and that is where things went completely wrong for them. Yousaf conceded 24 runs in that over, and after that the game ended up being completely in favour of Raval Sporting. Spinner Ameer Hamzah too bowled in good areas but his second over went for eight runs, and by then, the game was in the pocket of Raval Sporting.
Hawks will take a lot of learnings from this game, while Raval Sporting will be extremely pleased that they have won two games in a row against their opponents, that too on the same day! The former have a lot to work upon while the latter need to consolidate and ensure that they carry this momentum and form throughout the competition.
9
overs
76/3score
0
1
1
1
1
4
runs
Manish Manwani
9(6)
Karan Datta*
7(5)
Muhammad Usama
0/19
8.6 Muhammad Usama to Karan Datta, FOUR! THAT WILL BE THAT! Short of a length delivery outside the off stump, gets a touch high on the bat as Datta moves aside and throws his hands at it. The ball flies off the top-edge but with nobody manning the third man region, it races along to the fence to draw the curtains on this contest. A bit of a huff and a puff but Raval Sporting pull off the double over the Hawks with a 7-wicket win!
8.5 Muhammad Usama to Manish Manwani, full on leg stump, Manwani makes room and clears his front leg to swing across the line to deep mid-wicket for a single
8.4 Muhammad Usama to Karan Datta, fuller this time in the channel, pushed towards cover for a single as Manwani returns to the strike. Can he finish it off now?
8.3 Muhammad Usama to Manish Manwani, DROPS A SITTER! Oh dear! Dug into a short length on middle and leg stump, Manwani clears his front foot and cloughs a pull off the top-edge before the bowler moves to his left. He settles with reverse-cupped palms, only to shell an absolute dolly!
8.2 Muhammad Usama to Karan Datta, good length delivery angling into middle and leg stump, Datta works it off his pads for a single to deep square leg.
8.1 Muhammad Usama to Karan Datta, short of a length delivery with loads of width. Kicks off with extra bounce as Datta shuffles across attempting a slash in vain
Muhammad Usama (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.
Just eight runs needed now! Ishan Patel did his job well but had to depart after being stumped in this over. As the captain of Raval Sporting, he ensured that they went as close to the finish line as he could take them.
8
overs
68/3score
1
1
4
1
W
1
runs
Manish Manwani
7(4)
Karan Datta*
1(1)
Ameer Hamzah
1/14
7.6 Ameer Hamzah to Karan Datta, SHANKED HIGH BUT SAFE! Tossed up full at the stumps. Just holds and straightens as Datta attempts to swipe a pick-up across the line. Balloons it gun barrel straight over the bowler's head before it falls on the bounce as mid-off hares to his left
Karan Datta, RHB, is the new man to the crease.
7.5 Ameer Hamzah to Ishan Patel, STUMPED BY MILES! Tossed up full outside the off stump as he invites Ishan out of his crease. He advances looking to carve it over extra cover but is beaten by the spin past the outside edge as the keeper then takes over to do the rest. Ishan has done his job though!
Ishan Patel st Kamran Zia b Ameer Hamzah 37 (27b 3x4 2x6)
7.4 Ameer Hamzah to Manish Manwani, JUST SHORT! Tossed up half-tracker outside the off stump. Manwani rocks back in his crease and pummels it just short of deep mid-wicket who runs in before deciding against putting in the dive
7.3 Ameer Hamzah to Manish Manwani, FOUR! Slices this flighted full one wide of off stump in front of backward point as it clears the inner ring before racing along the vacant carpet en route to the fence
7.2 Ameer Hamzah to Ishan Patel, tossed up just outside the off stump. Ishan extends his arms and chips it wide of long off as it drops well short of him. Single taken!
7.1 Ameer Hamzah to Manish Manwani, flighted full toss around the off stump. Driven off his wrists for a single to long off as Ishan comes back on strike
Ameer Hamzah (1-0-6-0) comes back into the attack.
This game has completely turned on its head now! Raval Sporting need 16 runs off the last three overs. They can do it in three big hits!