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Match summary
England XI beat Malta by 4 wickets
Thomas Bevan 58 (22) | Toby Greetwood 3/3 (2) Basil George 84 (33) | fayan Mughal 2/27 (2)
England XI have won this one with some fight as a head to head clash just turned out a smooth sail for them towards the end. They were struggling with the falling of the wickets but Enmgland XI just find new ways to comeback into the compoetition and eventually win and well, that is exactly what happened in this one.
England XI started things off on a good note, but little did they know about the storm that was coming to them. The bowling side managed to get 4 wickets coming in a clash! Malta was absolutely acing it and in the midst of all of this chaos waled in Thomas Bevan, who absolutely aced it with the blade as he managed to hit the big runs with all the pressure. While the wickets were falling on the other end, he was hitting the big runs on the other as he kept the comeptition alive. It was the last over drama that ECC was craving which we got in this match as the bowlers had to give up 5 runs due to the over-rate which made it twice as easy for the batters to hit the winning runs.
11.0
9.3 Varun Prasath to Thomas Bevan, SIX MORE! This one is in the slot again and Bevan hits it down to the throat of long on. The fielder lets it go and it's the winning runs for England XI. They've clinched a hard fought game by 4 wickets.
9.2 Varun Prasath to Thomas Bevan, SIX! BOOM! SCORES LEVEL NOW! It was in the slot and Bevan just went down the ground over extra cover and hit it for a MAXIMUM.
9.1 Varun Prasath to Thomas Bevan, full and this one has been hit down to long on. Bevan refuses the single.
The one final over and 5 penelty runs given to the batters here as they went past the over-rate! Just when Malta needed it the most!
9.0
8.6 Bikram Arora to Tommy Sturgess, in the slot again and Tommy goes for the slog sweep but misses it once again. Dot ball to end the over.
8.5 Bikram Arora to Tommy Sturgess, back of a length again and Sturgess can't get this one away. Dot ball again.
8.4 Bikram Arora to Tommy Sturgess, outside the off stump and drags his length back. Swing and a miss from Sturgess.
8.3 Bikram Arora to Tommy Sturgess, full and outside the off stump. Dot ball from Arora as Tommy swings and misses.
8.3 Bikram Arora to Tommy Sturgess, WIDE! Outside the off stump.
8.2 Bikram Arora to Thomas Bevan, back of a length and punched off the backfoot down to long on for a single by Bevan.
8.1 Bikram Arora to Thomas Bevan, SIX! BOOM! It was in the slot and Bevan down the ground over long off for a MAXIMO. Great start to the over.
Bikram Arora [1-0-13-0] coming back into the attack.
Well, this is a contest here. This could be amnyone's game as with 2 overs remianing it is still a 50-50 chance
9
overs
126/6score
6
1
1wd
0
0
0
0
runs
Tommy Sturgess*
1(6)
Tom Bevan
58(22)
Bikram Arora
1/21
7.6 Waseem Abbas to Thomas Bevan, full and on off stump. Bevan drives it through cover for a single to retain the strike at the end of the over.
7.5 Waseem Abbas to Thomas Bevan, SIX! BOOM! It was on the leg stump and Bevan just picked it up and deposited it over deep mid wicket for a MAXIMO. 50 up for Bevan.