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Mater Dei won the game by 6 wickets (D/L method)
Mater Dei 75-4 after 8.1 overs | Samuel Stanislaus 32(17) | Azeem Sathi 17(16) | Waseem Abbas 2-0-16-2 | Stivey Roy 2-0-8-0
Right. In this rain interrupted game, Mater Dei did pretty well to seal the game in the end. Credit to their bowlers to keep a check on the run flow in the first innings and that meant Mater Dei were chasing a below par total in 9 overs.
Shrijay Patel and Azeem Sathi struggled to get out of the blocks early and when Patel perished, it was Samuel Stanislaus who upped the ante, he took the game from the scruff of the neck and put the pressure back on the bowling team. His 32 off 17 helped them seal the game.
Abbas in the 9th over picked up back to back wickets, there were some nerves in the Mater Dei dug out but Younus who came in ensured no hiccups further and then helped his team get over the line with five deliveries to spare.
8.2 Abhilash Kannatheyil to Cornelius Younus, WIDE! THAT'LL DO! Mater Dei win the first encounter and have registered two points on the points table. Gozo will need to get it right in the next game coming up in a bit. Full delivery but goes way outside the off-stump, that's signaled a wide.
8.1 Abhilash Kannatheyil to Cornelius Younus, change of pace, full on the stumps, Younus swings across the line, through square-leg and they come back for a brace. Scores are level now!
8.1 Abhilash Kannatheyil to Cornelius Younus, WIDE! Full and shapes it way outside the off-stump, called a wide. Three needed now!
Abhilash Kannatheyil (1.0-0-7-0) is back into the attack.
A brilliant over from Abbar. He has kept his team alive. 4 runs required from the last over.
8
overs
71/4score
1
W
W
0
1
2
runs
Samuel Stanislaus*
32(17)
Cornelius Younus
1(2)
Waseem Abbas
2/16
7.6 Waseem Abbas to Samuel Stanislaus, poor delivery to finish, low full toss on the pads, Samuel flicked it past backward square-leg and they come back for a brace.
7.5 Waseem Abbas to Cornelius Younus, back of a length, angled into Younus who swings across the line and misses, thuds on the thigh and they pick up a single.
7.4 Waseem Abbas to Cornelius Younus, full and well outside the off-stump, Younus drilled it to the cover fielder for a dot. Pressure back on Mater Dei now.
Cornelius Younus, LHB, comes to the crease.
2 in 2. Abbas is on a hat-trick.
7.3 Waseem Abbas to Venkat Rao, OUT! BOWLED HIM! Two in two for Abbas, he's turned the game on it's head here. Full and straight, Rao swings across the line and misses, goes through to rattle the stumps.
Venkat Rao b Waseem Abbas 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)
Venkat Rao, LHB, comes to the crease.
Is there a twist in the game??
7.2 Waseem Abbas to Michael Nazir, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Is there a twist in the tale still? Yorker length on the off, Nazir misses, goes through to rattle the base of off-stump and Nazir departs now.
Michael Nazir b Waseem Abbas 5 (3b, 1x4, 0x6)
7.1 Waseem Abbas to Samuel Stanislaus, low full toss from around the wicket, Samuel reaches and carves it through the covers for one.
Game changing over, 17 from it. Just 8 more runs required and 2 overs left to get it. They need a miracle to defend it.