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As was expected, this turned out to be a rather lopsided contest in favour of the Limassol Zalmi. A lot was expected from the batters of Everest, including the likes of Jeevan Lamsal, Shyam Pandit, Arjun Shahi and skipper Bimal Ranabhat, but they failed to impress in a game that mattered the most.
Ram Jaishwal struck an unbeaten 40, but it came a little too late for his team's liking. Now, they have been knocked out of this tournament, with Zalmi proceeding to the semifinals to be played tomorrow. More than the defeat, it is the nature in which they capsized that will worry Everest.
Nevertheless, they had a good tournament, having begun it on a sour note losing most of the matches they played at first but overturning them after some time. They would have hoped to qualify for the semifinal but sadly, it was not to be.
All credit needs to be given to Limassol Zalmi for the way they played today. They completely outperformed Everest in all three departments: batting, bowling and fielding. Hasher Ullah led their bowlers along with the likes of Umar Shah and Babar Ayub. The latter ended his spell with three wickets to his name.
However, the star of the day for Zalmi was surely Jawad Shah, who struck a monumental 35-ball century earlier in the day. That was the key for the Zalmi to set up such a huge target and later restrict Everest to a lowly total. They will hope to recreate the same form they showed today in the semifinals tomorrow.
10
overs
139/3score
1
0
4
2
6
6
runs
Jawad Ali-Shah*
106(36)
Shayan Khan
10(5)
Sahil Akthar
0/34
9.6 Muhammad Farhad to Hari Chhetri, good length angling in, heaved towards deep mid-wicket for a single
9.5 Muhammad Farhad to Ram Jaishwal, slow back of a length delivery, pushed to long-on for a single
9.4 Muhammad Farhad to Hari Chhetri, short of a length angling outside off-stump, Chhetri punches it towards extra cover and the ball bursts through the hands of the fielder
9.3 Muhammad Farhad to Hari Chhetri, FOUR! Pitched up angling in, Chhetri swings across and skews an inside edge. The ball rolls behind square for a boundary
9.2 Muhammad Farhad to Ram Jaishwal, full angling on middle stump, driven to long-on for one
9.1 Muhammad Farhad to Hari Chhetri, heaves the length delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single
Muhammad Farhad, right arm medium, will bowl the final over.
Zia was carted for quite a few runs in this over. This assault from Jaishwal and Chhetri came a tad too late for Everest, and they will be rueing as to why they could not showcase this earlier in the innings.
9
overs
120/3score
2
6
6
1
1
4
runs
Jawad Ali-Shah*
88(31)
Shayan Khan
9(4)
Bimal Ranabhat
0/43
8.6 Syed Zia to Ram Jaishwal, SIX! Short of a length angling in, Jaishwal hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
8.5 Syed Zia to Ram Jaishwal, short of a length and it's been pulled over mid-wicket. They take a couple
8.5 Syed Zia to Ram Jaishwal, FOUR! Low full toss outside off-stump, Jaishwal clears his front leg to swat it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary
8.4 Syed Zia to Hari Chhetri, drives the length delivery to backward point for a single
8.3 Syed Zia to Hari Chhetri, full outside off-stump, Chhetri swings and mistimes his shot to the off-side
8.2 Syed Zia to Hari Chhetri, FOUR MORE! Half-tracker and it's been pulled handsomely towards deep square leg for a boundary
8.1 Syed Zia to Hari Chhetri, FOUR! Yorker length angling in, Chhetri swings and gets an inside edge. The ball rolls wide of the keeper for a boundary
Syed Zia, right arm medium, comes into the attack.
Everest are miles away from where they need to be. They know very well that they have been knocked out of this tournament. They need to bat out the remaining two overs for pride more than anything else.