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Coimbra Knights must be disappointed with this loss which was in their hands for the larger part of the 2nd innings as Miguel Stoman and Junaid Khan were helping their team to safely cross the target before they lost cluster of wickets in the final 4 overs of the innings. Coimbra Knights just had to surrender to the excellent bowling of the opposition and struggled to find boundaries when it was highly required for them to stay in the game. Faisal Bashir and Girish Singh failed to score some quick runs from the final two overs only to see them lose the match by 10 runs.
Fighters CC have done exceptionally well with the ball to restrict the opposition to 70 when they just gave the opponents a target of 81 to chase in the 2nd innings. Rana Sarwar started off well picking 2 wickets inside the powerplay. But it really turned around for their team when Deepu Mansurpuria and Varinder Virk bowled the final 4 overs of the innings giving 20 when 30 was required in as many overs. Virk picked 2 wickets while Mansurpuria got a wicket for himself.
This win helps Fighters get off the mark on the points table and score the crucial two points in ECS Portugal, Cartaxo Leg of this tournament.
Fighters CC have come from nowhere to win this encounter and made it possible for themselves when it seemed like they might face their 2nd defeat in the tournament. Knights were cruising along at a stage but lost the momentum and never looked like they could cross the line in the last few overs as Fighters end the match winnings by 10 runs.
10
overs
70/5score
2
2
1
1
0
1
runs
Faisal Bashir
7(6)
Girish Singh*
8(7)
Varinder Singh
2/9
9.6 Varinder Virk to Girish Singh, slower delivery that dipped into Girish on the middle and off as he waits for it and then drills it down to long-on for a single. Fighters just had enough to restrict the Knights and take the two points here!
9.5 Varinder Virk to Girish Singh, OH! That's almost over for the Knights here, length delivery tails into Girish on the leg-stump as he looks to heave it and misses, DOT BALL!
9.4 Varinder Virk to Faisal Bashir, change of pace, full delivery that dipped into Bashir on the middle and leg as he hoicks it but doesn't connect, single taken!
9.3 Varinder Virk to Girish Singh, full toss that once again the Knights batter failed to capitalize as Girish whips it to fine-leg region for just a single.
9.2 Varinder Virk to Girish Singh, OH! Full delivery into Girish as squeezes that one with the inside edge down to fine-leg as they scamper back for the second, good effort from the fine-leg fielder to stop it with a brilliant dive!
9.1 Varinder Virk to Girish Singh, full toss and just below waist height as Girish shuffles and then whacks it towards mid-wicket and they scamper back for the second.
Varinder Virk to bowl the final over for Fighters CC.
This match has suddenly turned on its head in the last few overs and Knights are under immense pressure here. They need 18 from the last over to win this match and Fighters will be backing themselves to restrict the opposition in chasing the target.
9
overs
63/5score
1
0
2
1
1
2
runs
Faisal Bashir*
6(5)
Girish Singh
2(2)
Deepu Mansurpuria
1/10
8.6 Deepu Mansurpuria to Faisal Bashir, DROPPED AGAIN! Length delivery on the stumps as Bashir looks to clear the long-on fence but skies it straight up, came out of the clouds and long-on fielder runs and was never in position to take it, spills it in the end.
8.5 Deepu Mansurpuria to Girish Singh, short on the off-stump, gets hurried as Girish on the backfoot swats it down to long-on for a single.
8.4 Deepu Mansurpuria to Faisal Bashir, OH! Full toss into Bashir on the leg-stump as he looks to hoick it but gets the outside edge and past the keeper and down to fine-leg but third-man fielder was quick to move across to keep it to as single!
8.3 Deepu Mansurpuria to Faisal Bashir, DROPPED! Short delivery on the off-stump as Bashir looks to pull that one away but gets a top edge as the square leg fielder runs back, kept his eyes on the ball but spills it in the end.
8.2 Deepu Mansurpuria to Faisal Bashir, OH! SWING AND A MISS! Full delivery on the wide of off-stump as Bashir has a big heave across the line and misses.
8.1 Deepu Mansurpuria to Girish Singh, full delivery on the outside off as Girish leans into it and then drags it down to long-on for a single.
Deepu Mansurpuria to bowl his 2nd over.
Girish Singh is in the middle at number 7 as Stoman gets dismissed by Virk. This is some suicidal batting from Knights after having been playing some good cricket couple of overs ago. Suddenly the pressure seems to be on to Knights as they need 25 runs from 12 balls.