James Lloyd (Hungary), Steve Anthony (Hungary), Gyuri Takacs (Hungary, TV)
Referee
Tyrone Peters(South Africa)
Toss
DV Ultimate XI elected to bat
OVS
Bowler :
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Over 7
Runs: 14
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Over 8
Runs: 8
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Over 9
Runs: 7
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Over 10
Runs: 6
All Overs
Player of the Match
Govarthan Palanisamy
11(10)
3/16
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Updated: 25 Dec 12:49
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Match summary:
Budapest Kings win by 3 wickets off the last ball of the match
Who expected a last ball finish with three overs left to the run-chase? Not many would have, for sure! The DV Ultimate XI bowlers, despite being indisciplined with their line and length, showed great courage and fight towards the end, nipping out one Kings batter after the other while keeping the equation under check, but Shakir Ullah ensured that the job was done for the Budapest Kings in the end.
Much like their opponents early on in the game, Budapest Kings got off to a flier of sorts, thanks to their opening duo of Sandy Sachin and Shiva Tadela. Tadela, having started off a little slowly, went on the charge once Sachin got out. His wicket post the halfway mark of the innings sparked a collapse, and DVUXI were able to smell blood from thereon.
The loose deliveries from their bowlers, and the occasional bloopers on the field, didn't help them one bit in their defense of the total. Two very good overs from Masuk Abdullah and Ali Nawaz at the end, though, made things extremely interesting, and we were actually poised for a golden ball with 2 required off the final delivery. Nawaz, though, missed his line and strayed towards leg stump, Shakir Ullah pounced on it and got his team past the finishing line.
10
overs
93/7score
1
0
W
0
1
4
runs
Shakir Ullah*
11(5)
Skanda Ramachandra
1(2)
Ali Nawaz
1/19
9.6 Ali Nawaz to Shakir Ullah, FOUR!!! Shakir Ullah!! This man has nerves of steel. He whips it away through fine leg and it's GAME, SET, MATCH for the Budapest Kings. They win by 3 wickets.
9.5 Ali Nawaz to Skanda Ramachandra, follows the batter and Skanda just about gets some bat on it. It's a single.
9.4 Ali Nawaz to Skanda Ramachandra, full and sneaks past the batter! 3 from 2 now.
Skanda Ramachandra, RHB, comes to the crease
9.3 Ali Nawaz to Jayanth Vallurupalli, GONE! YOU'RE KIDDING ME!! It was an outside edge and it went straight to the third man fielder, He took the catch and the Kings need 3 from 3 balls.
Jayanth Vallurupalli c Kamran Shah b Ali Nawaz 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)
9.2 Ali Nawaz to Jayanth Vallurupalli, dot ball. Fires one into the stumps and it gets past the batter.
9.1 Ali Nawaz to Shakir Ullah, In the air and just over the reach of the square leg fielder. They take a single.
Ali Nawaz (1-0-13-0) is back into the attack
Masuk did his best to keep DV Ultimate XI in the hunt, but his fielders let his down badly. The game goes to the last over, though. Four runs still needed to seal it for the Kings.
9
overs
87/6score
W
4
1
W
1
1
runs
Shakir Ullah*
6(3)
Jayanth Vallurupalli
1(1)
Masuk Abdullah
2/16
8.6 Masuk Abdullah to Shakir Ullah, DROPPED! It was in the slot and Ullah hit it down to the throat of deep mid wicket, Mueez drops it and the Kings just need 4 from the final over now.
8.5 Masuk Abdullah to Jayanth Vallurupalli, edged and it goes to third man. They take a single.
Jayanth Vallurupalli, RHB, comes to the crease
8.4 Masuk Abdullah to Govith Palaniswamy, OUT! It was full and quick. Govith went for the wild slog but he missed it and it crashed into the stumps. Second one for Masuk.
Govarthan Palanisamy b Masuk Abdullah 11 (10b 2x4 0x6)
8.3 Masuk Abdullah to Shakir Ullah, full and drilled down the ground for a single.
8.2 Masuk Abdullah to Shakir Ullah, FOUR! It was on the pads and Ullah just whipped it away through fine leg for a boundary.