A brilliant game of cricket. It swung everywhere and the better side - Malo - came on the top after a comeback with the bat in the first innings and an even more clutch comeback with the ball in the second innings. That's what sets them apart from the rest!
Oeiras looked to have taken the chase by the scruff of the neck and were going after it right form the 29-run first over. Even though they lost wickets regularly, they stayed in the game as every batter who came in continued to push the momentum with relentless ball-striking without taking any time.
The situation looked in their favor when they needed 21 off 2 overs but Zaib first and then Gondal bowled back-to-back clinical overs to cut off their wings in the chase. A really special win for Malo!
10
overs
152/5score
1lb
0
1
4
2
W
runs
Lakshan Weerakoon*
31(14)
Miguel Stoman
3(4)
Muhammad Adnan Gondal
2/15
9.6 Adnan Gondal to Lakshan Weerakoon, KNOCKED HIM OVER! MALO QALANDARS WIN A THRILLER WHEN IT WAS GOING AWAY FROM THEM! Good length faster ball on middle-and-leg. A big heave attempted off the back foot over mid-wicket but missed. The ball then goes through the defenses and cleans Lakshan up!
Lakshan Weerakoon b Adnan Gondal 31 (14b, 3x4, 2x6)
9.5 Adnan Gondal to Lakshan Weerakoon, OH! Full around off-stump. The attempted lofted off-drive gets outside edged to third man for a single. Oh well, an overthrow gives the batters another run.
10 off 2 now!
9.4 Adnan Gondal to Lakshan Weerakoon, FOUR RUNS! Length ball around off-stump. A big swing across the line off the back foot and an inside edge to the left of short fine for a boundary!
14 off 3 needed
9.3 Adnan Gondal to Miguel Stoman, back of a length around off-stump. Slapped to left of wide long-off on the up for a single only.
9.2 Adnan Gondal to Miguel Stoman, back of a length outside off-stump. A swing through the line off the back foot by stepping across and a miss! No run.
9.1 Adnan Gondal to Lakshan Weerakoon, short at the pads but going down leg. A swing and a miss here but they run through for a leg-bye to point!
Adnan Gondal [1-0-7-1] will bowl this
What an over from Zaib! He has snatched the game back for his team. OEI just looked nervous and submissive after losing that wicket. They could be in big trouble here. 16 off 6 needed.
9
overs
144/4score
W
1
1
1
0
1wd
1
runs
Lakshan Weerakoon*
25(10)
Miguel Stoman
2(2)
Amir Zaib
1/5
8.6 Amir Zaib to Lakshan Weerakoon, full around off-stump. Stroked to the deep extra cover fielder from the crease for a single to keep strike.
8.6 Amir Zaib to Lakshan Weerakoon, WIDE down the leg-side here! Good leave and a great take to the left by the keeper!
8.5 Amir Zaib to Lakshan Weerakoon, OH HO! Full and in the block hole almost. A massive swing and a miss from deep in the crease here! No run.
8.4 Amir Zaib to Miguel Stoman, short on off-stump. Patted to the long-off area off the back foot for a single again.
8.3 Amir Zaib to Lakshan Weerakoon, full on middle-stump. Flicked over the in-field down to deep mid-wicket for just the single here!