A comprehensive win for MKM. They simply batted Fornaci out of the contest and then offered a patient show with the ball to kill the game. Fornaci did put up a decent fight with the bat. Openers Ali and Siyar started well but slowed down in the third over which killed the momentum a bit.
Once Rafat got those two wickets, there was no coming back for Fornaci. Ali stuck around for a while and Hussain scored a good half-century and they made sure MKM didn't roll them over. However, on occasions, it seemed like they had given up too early. Still, they'd feel that a bit better bowling performance might close the gap between them and the best teams.
10
overs
122/3score
1
4
6
1
6
1wd
1
runs
Muhammad Shoub*
23(9)
Mubashar Hussain
52(22)
Faraz Ali
0/38
9.6 Faraz Ali to Muhammad Shoub, DROPPED BUT MARKHOR MILANO WIN, slower one on the stumps, Shoub hits it straight up in the air, three fielders converge, the bowler goes for it but drops it and the batters go through for a single
9.6 Faraz Ali to Muhammad Shoub, outside the tramline, WIDE CALLED, one more reload left then
9.5 Faraz Ali to Muhammad Shoub, BANG, slot delivery on the stumps, Shoub shuffles a hint and gets this one right of the middle, clears mid wicket for a six
9.4 Faraz Ali to Mubashar Hussain, into the stumps, dragged to square leg for a single
9.3 Faraz Ali to Mubashar Hussain, THICK EDGE AND SIX, fuller outside off, Hussain throws his bat at it and he gets a thick edge that flies over third man for six and that will be FIFTY FOR HUSSAIN
9.2 Faraz Ali to Mubashar Hussain, CRUNCHED, overpitched outside off, Hussain creams this through the covers for a boundary
9.1 Faraz Ali to Muhammad Shoub, short delivery on the stumps, he pulls it away and the fielder makes a really good stop at the square leg boundary and keeps it down to just a single
Excellent ninth over from Abdullah. He deserved a wicket to show for it but those lines and lengths were so accurate. A weird lack of intent from the batters also helped. They have left 18 runs for the last over.
9
overs
102/3score
4
1
1
0
1
1
runs
Muhammad Shoub*
15(6)
Mubashar Hussain
41(19)
Abdullah Abdullah
0/17
8.6 Abdullah Abdullah to Muhammad Shoub, good length delivery on the stumps, knocked down to long-on for a single
8.5 Abdullah Abdullah to Mubashar Hussain, slower on the stumps, swung away to the leg-side for a single
8.4 Abdullah Abdullah to Mubashar Hussain, no run
8.3 Abdullah Abdullah to Muhammad Shoub, one run towards point
8.2 Abdullah Abdullah to Mubashar Hussain, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED, slower one and Hussain hits is straight up in the air, the bowlers goes for it himself but drops the skier, a single taken
8.1 Abdullah Abdullah to Mubashar Hussain, FRENCH CUT, good length delivery and some french cricket allows the ball to go through the legs of the batter for a four
26 off 12 needed now. It's not impossible but MAR won't give it easily to FNC either.