Ajay Gopalappa (India), Andrew Begg (Romania), Nishant Devre (India, TV)
Referee
Steffan Gooch (Estonia )
Toss
Cluj elected to bat
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Over 7
Runs: 6
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Over 8
Runs: 4
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Over 9
Runs: 14
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Over 10
Runs: 4
All Overs
Player of the Match
Satwik Nadigotla
72(34)
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Bucharest,Romania
Updated: 01 Jan 19:45
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So, that will be it from the semi-finals of ECS Romania, 2023! The next match will be the Bronze Final between Bucharest Gladiators and UNEFS. Do switch tabs and check us out for that one in about an hour from now. This is the pair of Soorya and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!
It was always going to be a tough ask for Bucharest Gladiators and it turned out to be so in the end as they could not get to even 100 runs!
Muhammad Moiz was looking threatening for Cluj but his dismissal in the second over meant that someone else had to carry things forward in exactly that fashion. That unfortunately, did not happen for the Gladiators.
Waqas Ahmed did come out and take on Rajith Perera's left-arm spin but against pace, he looked like a pale shadow of himself with the bat.
Of the five bowlers used, three of them went at well under 8.00 RPO. Only seven runs were given away as extras. On the whole, it was a disciplined bowling and fielding effort from Cluj to make the final yet again!
10
overs
99/7score
W
0
0
1
1
2
runs
Cosmin Zavoiu*
3(4)
Joshank Khadka
9(7)
Taranjeet Singh
1/14
9.6 Taranjeet Singh to Cosmin Zavoiu, loopy length delivery with plenty of width. Zavoiu chops the ball down to third man before the batters race back for the second. It doesn't matter though - Cluj win by 31 runs and set up the summit clash with Giarmata!
9.5 Taranjeet Singh to Joshak Khadka, back of a length delivery outside the off stump. Khadka hangs back to punch it to extra cover for one
9.4 Taranjeet Singh to Cosmin Zavoiu, short in length on leg stump. Zavoiu walks across looking to help his pull around the corner as it hits the splice and lobs fine for a single
9.3 Taranjeet Singh to Cosmin Zavoiu, AH! Length delivery just outside the off stump as Zavoiu attempts a heave across the line. Just misses the off pole as it beats him to the keeper
9.2 Taranjeet Singh to Cosmin Zavoiu, short outside the off stump with width on offer. Zavoiu attempts a late cut as he reaches for it but can't put bat to ball
Cosmin Zavoiu, RHB, is at the crease.
9.1 Taranjeet Singh to Rasika Mendis, HOLES OUT! Fraction short outside the off stump as Mendis rocks back and mistimes his heave towards long on. Skipper Saini lunges forward in the deep and pulls off a good catch. What a day he's having!
Rasika Mendis c Vasu Saini b Taranjeet Singh 9 (4b, 0x4, 1x6)
Taranjeet Singh [1.0-0-10-0] comes back into the attack.
One over to go here and the Gladiators are yet to reach 100! It will most definitely not be easy, but, they need to give it a good go here. Try and make something happen out of nothing. 36 runs to get off 6 balls!
9
overs
95/6score
W
W
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6
2
1
4
runs
Joshank Khadka*
8(6)
Rasika Mendis
9(3)
Gaurav Mishra
2/31
8.6 Gaurav Mishra to Joshak Khadka, FOUR! Pitched up outside the off stump as Khadka lofts it up and over extra cover. Wide long off gets across and tries some funky footy skills although he cannot prevent the ball from reaching the ropes
8.5 Gaurav Mishra to Rasika Mendis, very full and tailing into the off stump. Mendis looks to power it across the line but scuffs it towards short third man instead as it dribbles away for one
8.4 Gaurav Mishra to Rasika Mendis, back of a length delivery with width on offer. Mendis cuts square of the wicket and into the deep before a poor misfield allows the batters to complete the second
8.3 Gaurav Mishra to Rasika Mendis, SIX! MOUSSED! Steps down to the pitch of this full one in the channel and gets a good piece of his swing as he leans forward. Powers it high and long over wide long on for a maximum
8.3 Gaurav Mishra to Rasika Mendis, WIDE! Too much swing as it tails full and down the leg-side past Mendis' attempted tickle. The bowler has to do it all over again
Hat-trick ball coming up!
Rasika Mendis, RHB, is at the crease.
8.2 Gaurav Mishra to Sadun Perera, CLEANED UP WITH A RIPPER! The perfect yorker as it tails in late and dips into the base of middle stump. Perera swings across the line but cannot get bat on ball as the stumps lie flat on the ground. Mishra on a hat-trick!