Well, that escalated quickly, didn't it? Chasing 143, the Bohemians started well with Zahid and Grover coming out with all guns blazing. They almost matched Brno for the powerplay score and looked like they had luck in their way too as Grover got dropped in the third over too. Brno were too short, and the ball was sitting up perfectly.
Shayan Khan changed everything by taking two wickets in the fourth over with some serious pace and stump-to-stump bowling. Riaz was brought back for the fifth over and his maiden-wicket, including Worndl's dismissal, sucked the life out of the chase. Shayan then landed the killer blow with another double-wicket over, getting out Grover and Iqbal cheaply.
Naveed picked three wickets in one over as the batters tried to force the pace in a losing cause and Ramarao and Javed's runout did the rest. Brno have a lot of momentum behind them and should be a force to reckon with in the finals.
9.5 Satyajit Sengupta to Waseem Sardar, slow length delivery bowled outside the tramline, the keeper also fails to collect and the batters try to sneak an extra run. However, the ball deflects to the short fine-leg fielder who fires a direct-hit at the striker's end to bring an end to this innings. So, Brno make it to the final with a 64-run win!
9.5 Satyajit Sengupta to Waseem Sardar, full and angling down the leg-side, WIDE called!
9.4 Satyajit Sengupta to Waseem Sardar, full on the stumps, Waseem blocks it to short cover. No run
9.3 Satyajit Sengupta to Waseem Sardar, BEATEN! Length delivery outside-off, Waseem attempts to defend but he misses it
9.2 Satyajit Sengupta to Arif Javed, full on the stumps, Arif lifts it straight down the ground. The fielder at long-off races to his right and dives but he can't hold onto the catch. Single taken
9.1 Satyajit Sengupta to Arif Javed, length delivery outside-off, Arif cracks it to extra-cover. No run
9
overs
75/9score
2wd
1
W
0
1nb
0
2
1
runs
Arif Javed*
3(5)
Waseem Sardar Khan
2(2)
Suresh Ramaro
1/7
8.6 Suresh Ramarao to Arif Javed, full-toss on the stumps, Arif heaves it towards deep mid-wicket where Steyn races to his right and dives to push the ball inside. Single taken
8.5 Suresh Ramarao to Arif Javed, yorker outside-off, Arif squeezes it behind point for a single. Oh! There is an over-throw and the batters take a second run
8.4 Suresh Ramarao to Arif Javed, short and angling in, Arif backs away and looks to pull but he misses it
8.4 Suresh Ramarao to Arif Javed, full-toss outside the pitch, NO-BALL called!
8.3 Suresh Ramarao to Arif Javed, full and slow outside-off, Arif looks to helicopter it towards mid-wicket but he doesn't connect
Arif Javed, RHB, is the last batter
8.2 Suresh Ramarao to Zeeshan Azeem, SKIED AND TAKEN! Full and slow outside-off, Zeeshan wants to go big to the leg-side but he miscues it towards cover. The fielder positioned at extra-cover runs forward and takes an easy catch!
Zeeshan Azeem c Shayan Khan b Suresh Ramarao 1 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
8.1 Suresh Ramarao to Waseem Sardar, full on the stumps, Waseem pushes it to long-off for a single
8.1 Suresh Ramarao to Zeeshan Azeem, short and outside the tramline, the keeper also fails to collect cleanly as the batters pinch an extra run. WIDE called!
Suresh Ramarao, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
What a carnage! After a decent start, Bohemian CC have crumbled like a unpressed shirt here.