A one-sided affair in the end which USGC won comfortably by a big margin of 49 runs. After setting up a target of 129 runs, USGC bowlers delivered the goods to curb VIK to a paltry score of 79/8.
Zamir Haider and Waleed Aslam made amends and built a platform for the chase despite losing Kumar Laxmandas on the first ball of the run-chase due to a runout. However, after the duo's dismissal, no other batter could get going as VIK failed to form a partnership in the middle.
For USGC, Sangeeth Udayan was the pick of the bowlers for his double whammy while Amrit Pal also contributed with an extremely economical spell and two wickets.
With the win, USGC open their account with two points while VIK will have to wait to put their first points on the board.
10
overs
79/8score
W
0
1
0
1lb
0
runs
Usman Arif*
1(3)
Talal Khan
0(3)
Alikhil Granagha
1/1
9.6 Alikhil Granagha to Usman Arif, on a good length and onto the stumps, the batter heaved it to leg side but missed! AND THAT'S THAT! USG Chemnitz beat FC Viktoria by 49 runs!
9.5 Alikhil Granagha to Talal Khan, full an on the pads, gets a thin edge that rolls to square leg for a single
9.4 Alikhil Granagha to Talal Khan, short and outside the off-stump, swing and a miss!
9.3 Alikhil Granagha to Usman Arif, wide yorker this time, slashed to long-on for a single
9.2 Alikhil Granagha to Usman Arif, excellent yorker on the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket for no run
9.1 Alikhil Granagha to Andi Miirza, CAUGHT! Full and straight, Andi tried to go over mid-wicket but got it off his toe end and it goes straight to the fielder!
Andi Miirza c Amrit Pal b Alikhil Granagha 1 (4b 0X4 0X6)
Alikhil Granagha, right-arm medium, to bowl the final over
The game's done now and it's just formalities left. USGC bowlers have done a commendable job to seal the tie comfortably. VIK need 52 more from 6 balls
9
overs
77/7score
W
0
0
1
W
0
runs
Talal Khan*
0(1)
Andi Mirza
1(3)
Sangeeth Udayan
2/1
8.6 Sangeeth Udayan to Talal Khan, slower yorker on the leg-stump, dips and goes under the batter's bat to hit his leg. LBW appeal turned down.
Talal Khan, RHB, is the next batter in at No.9
8.5 Sangeeth Udayan to Zafar Mohamd, OUT! Full and outside the off-stump, he tried to go over covers but go an outside edge straight to the hands of point!
Zafar Mohamd c Alikhil Granagha b Sangeeth Udayan 4 (4b 1X4 0X6)
8.4 Sangeeth Udayan to Andi Miirza, full and outside the off-stump, driven to covers for a single
8.3 Sangeeth Udayan to Andi Miirza, a swing and a miss, no run
8.2 Sangeeth Udayan to Andi Miirza, defended off the front foot, no run
Andi Miirza, RHB, walks out to bat at No.8
8.1 Sangeeth Udayan to Zeeshan Sahi, OUT! HOLES OUT! On a good length and onto the stumps, he swung hard at it but it went straight down the throat of long-on!
Zeeshan Sahi c Varun Soraganvi b Sangeeth Udayan 6 (4b 1X4 0X6)
Sangeeth Udayan to bowl the penultimate over
The contest seems to be slowly slipping away from the hands of VIK. The run-rate keeps on mounting as Soraganvi bowls a clinical over at the death. VIK need 53 more from 12 balls