Giarmata Vs Unefs Match 56 30 June 2023

1st Semi-Final • Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground • Bucharest

UNEFS

115/5 (10)

Giarmata

116/3 (9.2)

GIA won by 7 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Chamalka Fernando

57(26)

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UNE

GIA

Info

UNEFS

115/5 (10)

Batters

Adeel Muhammad

157.14

b D Fernando

Muhammad Yasir

137.50

c A Ali b J Fernando

Shahab Alam

210.00

st R Pisal b S Sahi

Haider Ali

100.00

c A Ali b D Fernando

Rickie Gill

145.45

runout (R Pisal / C Fernando)

Younas Jutt

40.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 9, LB: 0, NB: 4, W: 3)

TOTAL

(10 Ov, RR: 11.5)

115/5

Did not Bat

Waqas Rana, Zameer Mushtaq, Abdul Rehman, Pavel Florin, Burhan Haider

Bowlers

EXT

Janitha Fernando

6.00

Safi Ahmad Umair

0.4

22.50

Abdus Salam

0.2

15.00

Dilum Fernando

7.00

Chamalka Fernando

17.00

Aamir Ali Ali

9.50

Sukhkaran Sahi

7.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Muhammad Yasir

c A Ali b J Fernando

1-35

2.3

Adeel Muhammad

b D Fernando

2-43

3.4

Haider Ali

c A Ali b D Fernando

3-59

5.1

Shahab Alam

st R Pisal b S Sahi

4-105

8.2

Rickie Gill

runout (R Pisal / C Fernando)

5-115

9.6

Giarmata

116/3 (9.2)

Batters

Dilum Fernando

70.00

runout (A Muhammad)

Anand Rajshekara

133.33

b R Gill

Chamalka Fernando *

219.23

Not out

Aamir Ali Ali

400.00

c Y Jutt b A Muhammad

Aryan Mohammed

141.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 8, NB: 1, W: 6)

TOTAL

(9.2 Ov, RR: 12.43)

116/3

Did not Bat

Rajendra Pisal, Sukhkaran Sahi, Abdus Salam, Arun Kumar Chandrasekaran, Janitha Fernando, Safi Ahmad Umair

Bowlers

EXT

Haider Ali

7.50

Rickie Gill

11.00

Abdul Rehman

9.00

Adeel Muhammad

19.50

Younas Jutt

1.2

10.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Anand Rajshekara

b R Gill

1-12

1.3

Dilum Fernando

runout (A Muhammad)

2-25

3.3

Aamir Ali Ali

c Y Jutt b A Muhammad

3-39

3.6

Match Info

Date & Time

30 Jun, 11:45 AM IST

Venue

Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Bucharest

Match

1st Semi-Final,

ECS T10 Romania

Umpires

Andrew Begg (Romania), Nishant Devre (India), Ajay Gopalappa (India, TV)

Referee

Steffan Gooch (Europe)

Toss

UNEFS elected to bat

1 0 1lb 0 wd 4 0

Over 7

Runs: 6

2 4 2 4 1 0

Over 8

Runs: 13

1 6 0 1 1 wd 0

Over 9

Runs: 9

4 4 4

Over 10

Runs: 12

All Overs

Player of the Match Chamalka Fernando

57(26)

0/34

Commentary

So that will be all from our coverage of the first semifinal but there's another one starting in just a bit with Cluj and Bucharest Gladiators battling it out to join Giarmata in the final. Hop over here to follow our coverage of that contest right away as both Bidipto and I (Sooryanarayanan) will bring it to you once again. See you there!

Match Summary: Giarmata beat UNEFS by 7 wickets and qualify for the final of ECS Romania 2023.

That was some exhibition in ball-striking from Chamalka Kumara! An innings right out of the top-drawer and he has turned in something special to vault Giarmata from the abyss and catapult them into the final.

It wasn't easy chasing 116 in a big game and Giarmata found themselves on the back foot as they failed to maximize the powerplay. With the asking rate shooting up, the false strokes were bound to come and they did, leaving them in a limbo with the UNEFS attack keeping things tight. It was always going to take something special thereafter and Kumara duly delivered even as Aamir Ali was the one who struck a couple of sixes initially before being dismissed.

A couple of massive overs followed thereafter though as Kumara took the bowlers to the cleaners. He dealt in fours and sixes at will and wrested momentum completely in favor of Giarmata, who simply didn't look back thereafter. UNEFS tried everything to contain him but the contest was headed only one way had Kumara batted through until the end. That is exactly how things transpired as he racked up a stunning half-century to power his team into the final as they now have a shot at glory.

And that's how you do it! Kumara fittingly has the final stamp of authority on this contest and he has powered Giarmata into the final of ECS Romania 2023! What a performance!

9.2 Younas Jutt to Chamalka Kumara, FOUR RUNS TO WIN IT FOR GIARMATA! CHAMALKA KUMARA SENDS HIS TEAM TO THE FINAL! Short and slow outside off-stump. Chamalka slashes at it on the back foot and gets enough bat on it to take it over short third man for a boundary!

9.1 Younas Jutt to Chamalka Kumara, FOUR RUNS! Full toss on off-stump. Swept away to the long-leg region for a boundary after a misfield near the rope!

That's a largely good over from Haidar but such is the situation of the game that the one big six he conceded could well prove to be decisive. Everything on the line with one over to go and all results are possible here. Giarmata require 8 runs off the final over!

overs

108 /3 score

1wd

runs

Aryan Mohammed *

17 (12)

Chamalka Fernando

49 (24)

Haider Ali

0 /15

8.6 Haidar Ali to Aryan Mohammed, good length effort ball around off-stump. Aryan looks to spank it over mid-wicket on the charge but fails to connect again! No run.

8.6 Haidar Ali to Aryan Mohammed, WIDE down the leg-side on this occasion! Aryan will feel disappointed at not being able to put bat on ball to that.

8.5 Haidar Ali to Chamalka Kumara, OH! Good length ball on middle-stump. The attempted clip through mid-wicket ends up as a leading edge down to third man for one.

8.4 Haidar Ali to Aryan Mohammed, full on off-stump. Outside edged down to third man with the attempted hoick across the line for a single.

8.3 Haidar Ali to Aryan Mohammed, full outside off-stump. A play and a miss this time through the line but without any connection. Dot ball.

8.2 Haidar Ali to Aryan Mohammed, SIX RUNS! Full and on the leg-stump. Whipped well over deep mid-wicket from the middle of the bat for a maximum!

8.1 Haidar Ali to Chamalka Kumara, low full toss on off-stump. Knocked down to long-on from deep in the crease for a single.

Haidar Ali [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack.

It's worth remembering that UNEFS had scored 102 at the same stage of their innings before slowing down themselves post the wicket of Shahab Alam. Will something similar transpire with Giarmata as well? A couple of boundaries or sixes this over though and you've got to say it's game over.

overs

98 /3 score

runs

Aryan Mohammed *

10 (8)

Chamalka Fernando

47 (22)

Rickie Gill

1 /22

7.6 Rickie Gill to Aryan Mohammed, full outside off-stump. Aryan goes for a big booming cover drive but fails to make any contact. No run.

7.5 Rickie Gill to Chamalka Kumara, short around off-stump. Dabbed down to third man off the back foot for a single here.

7.4 Rickie Gill to Chamalka Kumara, FOUR MORE! Full outside off-stump. Driven away handsomely through cover off the front foot for a boundary!

7.3 Rickie Gill to Chamalka Kumara, DROPPED! Full on off-stump. The attempted hoick on one knee gets miscued. Fine-leg settles under it but puts it down! Two runs taken.