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A game forget for the Nicosia Fighters this! Poor with the bat, nothing they could do with the ball with hardly anything to play with. 58 is all the Black Caps needed and they got there in just 4.5 overs with all wickets intact. Both their openers making a mockery of the game, getting the job done in style.
Black Caps have been playing well and they continue to dominate with a big win here. They were exceptional with the ball to restrict a listless Nicosia batting line-up to just 57 runs which were never going to be enough. They were brilliant with the bat as well. Absolutely blown the Fighters away in this game, who continue to struggle in this tournament.
That is all we have from this game then. More ECS action coming your way, so do stay tuned. This is Rishab and Soorya as we take your leave for the day!
Done and dusted! Relatively easy chase for the Black Caps, making light work of it in the end, less than five overs and ten wickets to spare. Absolutely clinical performance this against a struggling Nicosia Fighters side, who could not put up any fight at all here!
5.0
4.5 Mahamudul Sajib to Atta Ullah, SIX! GAME OVER! Some way to seal the contest! Short of a good length at the stumps and Atta backs away to pummel it flat over mid-wicket as the ball goes thundering over the fence to seal the game for his side! This has been some annihilation from the Black Caps - they win by 10 wickets with a mammoth 31 deliveries to spare!
4.4 Mahamudul Sajib to Waqas Akhtar, DROPPED AGAIN! This is some nightmare for the fielders! Very full on the leg-stump, Waqas makes room and shanks it high over mid-on where the fielder settles in the outfield, only for the ball to thread through his palms!
4.3 Mahamudul Sajib to Waqas Akhtar, FOUR! OFF THE EDGE! Short and wide outside off, Waqas slashes hard as the ball flies off the edge over third man to the fence.
4.2 Mahamudul Sajib to Waqas Akhtar, dug short again outside off, Waqas stands tall for a cut but he fails to ride the bounce on this occasion!
4.1 Mahamudul Sajib to Atta Ullah, OOH! Digs it well short at the stumps, Atta gets a top-edge on his pull that flies over the keeper's head for a single towards deep fine leg.
12 runs is all the Black Caps need now. Doing this easily, absolutely no pressure whatsoever. Decent over with seven runs coming off it. Black Caps cruising along nicely. As easy as it can get this!
4
overs
46/0score
1
0
4
1
0
1
runs
Waqas Akhtar
17(12)
Atta Ullah*
24(12)
Abul Khayer
0/7
3.6 Abul Khayer to Atta Ullah, full length delivery in the channel outside off, Atta gets forward to drill it towards long off as he retains strike with a single.
3.5 Abul Khayer to Atta Ullah, OOH! Good length delivery at the stumps, Atta has a wild hack across the line but plays all around it as he slips and falls over on getting pinned on the pads!
3.4 Abul Khayer to Waqas Akhtar, 1 run
3.3 Abul Khayer to Waqas Akhtar, FOUR! SHOT! Length delivery outside off and he gets forward to crash it through the covers as the ball rockets to the fence.
3.2 Abul Khayer to Waqas Akhtar, length delivery outside off, Waqas throws his bat at it in vain as he fails to get any sort of wood on it.
3.1 Abul Khayer to Atta Ullah, gets forward to push it through the covers before haring across to the other end of the pitch.
End of the powerplay, just how Black Caps would have wanted it to go. No wickets lost, runs on the board and this should not take too long for them to get over the line now. Job well done by the openers and they will want to get it finished as well from here!
3
overs
39/0score
4
0
1w
1
1
1
1
runs
Waqas Akhtar
12(9)
Atta Ullah*
22(9)
Munnah Rahman
0/9
2.6 Munna Rahman to Atta Ullah, pulls a back of a length delivery at the stumps towards deep mid-wicket to retain strike with a single.
2.5 Munna Rahman to Waqas Akhtar, length delivery outside off, Waqas gets forward to guide it towards long off for another single.