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Thanks for joining me, Mohul Bhowmick and my good friend Pratyush Rohra for this game in the ECS. Do join us soon for the coverage of the next game of the selfsame competition. Until then, ciao!
Fresh Tropical made a mess of the chase that they were on, and just about got over the line towards the end of the game. Milan United bowled extremely well, and full credit has to be given to Sanjeewa, who bowled his heart out and picked up three wickets in the powerplay itself.
The other bowlers of Milan United too tried their best to prevent the flow of runs, and they were successful while doing so. It was only in the seventh over that the game turned completely when Sikandar Abbas struck a few lusty blows.
After he departed, it was upto Bilal Hamid (who had starred with the ball for Fresh Tropical) to send a few big ones out of the park and seal the deal for his side in a manner of speaking. Milan United will be very proud of their performance despite not winning this game eventually.
They did not give up without a fight and made sure that Fresh Tropical had to struggle hard for each and every run that they took. This game gives Fresh Tropical their second win in this day. They will, however, want to look into their batting performance a bit.
8
overs
67/5score
0
1
1
1lb
6
1
runs
Bilal Hamid*
14(4)
Irfan Shaikh
16(22)
Gayan Silva
0/9
7.6 Gayan Silva to Bilal Hamid, Fresh Tropical make it two wins in two! Arm ball sliding into the middle stump, nudged through mid-wicket to seal the deal for the side. Fresh Tropical win by 5 wickets with 12 balls to spare!
7.5 Gayan Silva to Bilal Hamid, SIX! Tossed up on the good length at the middle stump. Hamid sits down on one knee and slog sweeps it to clear the square leg boundary with ease. Scores are level!
7.4 Gayan Silva to Irfan Shaikh, leg bye. Angled into the pads from the good length. Deflects behind square to allow a single
7.3 Gayan Silva to Bilal Hamid, full on the middle stump. Swiped towards deep mid-wicket for a single
7.2 Gayan Silva to Irfan Shaikh, slightly short on the middle stump. Irfan taps it into the covers for a sharp single. Hamid's bat was jammed in the turf but it was after he got over the line
7.1 Gayan Silva to Irfan Shaikh, into the pitch outside the off-stump. Irfan rocks back and misses his cut, no run
Gayan Silva, left arm orthodox, is the new bowler.
Oh my! This game has changed in a matter of minutes! Fresh Tropical are now on course for victory, and very quickly at that. Milan United, however, have done extremely well for themselves.
7
overs
57/5score
1
1wd
1wd
6
4
4
W
6
runs
Bilal Hamid*
6(1)
Irfan Shaikh
15(19)
Tharidu Heshan
1/23
6.6 Tharidu Heshan to Bilal Hamid, SIX! In the slot and dispatched! Bilal gets his front leg out of the way and clobbers it back over the bowler's head to clear the ropes
Bilal Hamid, RHB, is in at 7.
6.5 Tharidu Heshan to Sikandar Abbas, EDGED AND GONE! Persists with the short stuff outside the off-stump. Abbas steps out for the big slash and only manages to nick it behind to the keeper. Heshan has the last laugh in that battle!
Sikandar Abbas c Trishan Silva b Tharidu Heshan 15 (7b 2x4 1x6)
6.4 Tharidu Heshan to Sikandar Abbas, FOUR! Another short delivery outside the off-stump. Abbas manages to upper cut it over short third man to bring up the 50 for Fresh Tropical
6.3 Tharidu Heshan to Sikandar Abbas, FOUR! Short and wide outside the off-stump. Abbas frees his arms and scythes it behind point to pick up another boundary
6.2 Tharidu Heshan to Sikandar Abbas, SIX! Dropped short and Abbas climbs onto it in a flash. Sits back and pulls it over square leg to clear the ropes
6.2 Tharidu Heshan to Sikandar Abbas, wide. Another wide but this one was controversial. Seemed like it was inside the tramline and the umpire got it wrong
6.2 Tharidu Heshan to Sikandar Abbas, wide. Slower one gone wrong and a bit too wide. Will to bowl that again
6.1 Tharidu Heshan to Irfan Shaikh, into the pitch on the middle stump. Pulled away to deep square leg for a single