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Gozo - 65/2, beat American University of Malta - 63/6, by 2 runs.
Mehboob Ali 17 (11) | Cindu Jen - 1/14 Indika Perera 32* (31) | Stivey Roy - 2/10
Gozo win under the most extreme of circumstances! They have been able to defend 65 runs and pick up yet another close victory. But this was a game for American University of Malta to win. Their batting was way below par on the whole, and in the end, all the mistakes they made in the innings, came back to haunt them!
The start was good for AUM, but from the moment the wickets started falling, things changed. The runs were not coming, the extra runs on offer were not taken, the batting was not crafty enough and the big hitting was missing. Add to that, some impressive bowling from Stivey Roy and company and Gozo were able to put the big squeeze on AUM.
Gozo themselves were untidy in the field, dropping catches, missing run out opportunities and misfielding, but even then, managed to get the job done, thanks to some indifferent batting from their opponents.
It was a nail-biting game for sure and one that swung from one side to the other in the second innings, but this means that the next T10 match between these very sides will only add to the excitement! Do join us for that one. For now, this is the pair of Pradeep and Bidipto, saying good bye, keep following Sportskeeda!
10
overs
63/6score
1
0
1b
0
4
1w
1w
1W
runs
Jitesh Kumar Patel*
17(15)
Cindu Jen
5(7)
Josemon Paulson
0/15
9.6 Josemon Paulson to Jitesh Patel, length delivery on the off-stump, Patel slammed it straight down the ground, long-off gathers and fires the throw to the bowler's end, they manage to grab just one in the end with a run out at the non-striker's end and Gozo held their nerve to win this thriller, what a game it turned out to be in the end!
Cindu Jen run out (Abhi Abhilash/Josemon Paulson) 5 (7b, 0x4, 0x6)
Four runs to get off one ball!
9.6 Josemon Paulson to Jitesh Patel, WIDE! Another wide, Paulson is losing it, full and goes outside the tramline, another wide has been called.
Five runs to win off the last ball now!
9.6 Josemon Paulson to Jitesh Patel, WIDE! Short and down the leg-side, Patel looks to pull but misses, bad bounce for the keeper but they don't pick up the bye.
Six runs to get off one ball!
9.5 Josemon Paulson to Jitesh Patel, FOUR! SHOT! Full toss on the outside off, Patel slammed it to deep extra-cover region, lands safely and goes past the fence for a boundary.
AUM need 10 runs to win off 2 balls.
9.4 Josemon Paulson to Jitesh Patel, walks down the track for the full delivery, drills it to deep square-leg region but they decide against taking the single.
9.3 Josemon Paulson to Cindu Jen, OH! Walks across off-stump, Jen looks to ramp it over fine-leg but misses, they take off and complete the bye with ease as the keeper struggled to pick the ball.
9.2 Josemon Paulson to Cindu Jen, back of a length on the outside off, Jen has a big swing at it and misses, through to the keeper.
9.1 Josemon Paulson to Jitesh Patel, DROPPED! Length delivery on the outside off, Jen throws his bat and skied it straight down the throat of extra-cover who shells a sitter.
Josemon Paulson [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack.
Well this game has been filled with errors from both sides and now, we have a situation in which AUM need 12 runs off 6 balls! Both teams have to be blamed for how they have fared in this innings, but one thing is for sure, it will be an exciting finish to the game for sure!
9
overs
54/5score
1
1w
0
0
2
1
1
runs
Jitesh Kumar Patel*
11(11)
Cindu Jen
5(5)
Stivey Roy
2/10
8.6 Stivey Roy to Jitesh Patel, length delivery on the outside off, Patel reaches and scythes it over the covers, lands safely as they come back for a brace.
8.5 Stivey Roy to Cindu Jen, DROPPED! Length delivery on the outside off, Jen swings hard, takes a thick outside edge, keeper could've done better, casually reaches for it and misses, down to third-man for one.
8.4 Stivey Roy to Cindu Jen, full delivery on the outside off, Jen swings hard and skied it over extra-cover, lands safely and they scamper through for the brace.
8.3 Stivey Roy to Cindu Jen, back of a length delivery, angled into Jen who backs away to heave and misses, through to the keeper.