A complete domination by the UCCB. In the last match, they got off to a similar start against a similar target. However, Satheesan's wicket inside the powerplay derailed them as Rohit went into his shell, inviting tons of pressure on himself and his teammates.
This game, Satheesan took no chances whatsoever. Despite Rohit firing from the other end, just after the powerplay ended, Satheesan went bonkers and collected tons of runs with boundaries, making sure the momentum continued even against the spin bowlers.
UCCB have registered a second consecutive win here and despite lacking a bit in the bowling department, are looking the team to beat.
5.1 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, FOUR RUNS! UNITED CC BUCHAREST WIN WITH THE BONUS BY 10 WICKETS! Good length ball on the pads. Tucked around to the left of short fine-leg off the hip for a boundary!
5
overs
92/0score
1
1
4
2
4
6
runs
Ramesh Satheesan*
50(15)
Rohit Kumar-I
35(16)
Isfahan Doekhie
0/18
4.6 Isfahan Doekhie to Ramesh Satheesan, SIX! Slower full toss around off-stump. Slapped high and handsome over long-off on the front foot for a maximum! Ramesh gets to his 50!
4.5 Isfahan Doekhie to Ramesh Satheesan, FOUR RUNS! Good length ball around off-stump. Slammed away on the charge down to the right of wide long-on for a boundary!
4.4 Isfahan Doekhie to Ramesh Satheesan, slightly short on off-stump. Pulled away over the in-field off the back foot. The ball lands at deep square-leg and the fielder from deep mid-wicket manages to save two runs!
4.3 Isfahan Doekhie to Ramesh Satheesan, FOUR! Full on off-stump. Clubbed off the front foot over the bowler and to the left of long-on!
4.2 Isfahan Doekhie to Rohit Kumar, DROPPED AGAIN! Full outside off-stump. The lofted shot over mid-off gets top edged. But third man puts it down to his right and gives away a single!
4.1 Isfahan Doekhie to Ramesh Satheesan, full on off-stump. Drilled down to long-on from the crease for a single only.
4
overs
74/0score
4
2
0
1wd
1wd
4
6
0
runs
Rohit Kumar-I*
34(15)
Ramesh Satheesan
33(10)
Shakeel Ahmed
0/18
3.6 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, full on the pads here. The pick up over mid-wicket gets missed this time. No leg-bye taken.
3.5 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, SIX! Back of a length on off-stump. This gets hooked away over deep backward square-leg off the back foot for a maximum!
3.5 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, yet another WIDE, this time down the leg-side! Far too many extras already.
3.4 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, FOUR RUNS! Wider ball on the good length outside off. Just guided away behind point off the middle of the bat for a boundary on the up!
3.4 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, WIDE outside the line of off-stump on this occasion with the delivery pushed outside off.
3.4 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, WIDE down the leg-side here with the fuller delivery! Time to reload.
3.3 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, full outside off-stump. A play and a miss away from the body on the front foot. No run.
3.2 Shakeel Ahmed to Rohit Kumar, DROPPED! Full outside off-stump. Sliced high up in the air to point. The fielder misjudges it and puts down a rather easy catch to give away two runs!
Shakeel Ahmed, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
What a magnificent all-rounder Satheesan is. The powerplay has been cooked and gobbled up. The second over was decent but this one was really poor. Will UCCB continue this assault?