A really eventful game, helped on by the capriciousness rain brings with it. TTP had a below-par first innings. Despite the early wickets, Das converted his slow start to a well-made 46. He found no support though and TTP scored 83 before the rain interrupted and the innings had to be called off.
PNJ needed 64 runs to win in six overs when the match resumed and TTP made it very easy by conceding 12 runs off extras in the first two balls. Parveen and Sarwar carried on from there, enjoying a host of no-balls and wides. A couple of wickets fell at the end of the fourth over but proved to be too little too late.
4.2 Rupan Das to Adnan Ali, SIX RUNS! AND THAT IS THE SECOND WIN OF THE TOURNAMENT FOR PUNJAB CC! In the slot around off-stump. A firm lofted drive on the up off the front foot over wide long-on from the middle of the bat!
4.1 Rupan Das to Adnan Ali, length ball around off-stump. Adnan gives it an almighty swing across the line but top edges to fine-leg for a couple of runs. Scores level.
Wow! Back-to-back wickets. Just when the match looked like it was done and dusted, TTP have put up a small fight.
4
overs
58/4score
1
1
0
6
W
W
runs
Simranjeet Singh-I*
0(1)
Adnan Ali-I
2(2)
Omar Faruk
2/8
3.6 Omar Faruk to Simranjeet Singh, BOWLED HIM! Good length ball on off-and-middle that jags back in and goes through the gate to knock the stumps over!
Simranjeet Singh b Omar Faruk 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)
3.5 Omar Faruk to Rana Sarwar, WICKET! Short, wide and slow outside off-stump. Slapped off the back foot away from the body but straight down the throat of deep cover who takes a good flat catch!
Rana Sarwar c Ruhan Khan b Omar Faruk 20 (12b, 2x4, 1x6)
3.4 Omar Faruk to Rana Sarwar, SIX RUNS! Back of a length around off-stump. This gets clobbered well over deep mid-wicket for a flat maximum!
3.3 Omar Faruk to Rana Sarwar, good length slower ball around off-stump. A big swing and a miss across the line here! No run.
3.2 Omar Faruk to Adnan Ali, full around off-stump. Adnan goes down on one knee and hammers it to get it down to long-on on one bounce. One run.
3.1 Omar Faruk to Rana Sarwar, back of a length outside off-stump. Pulled away down to long-on off the back foot for a single.
3
overs
50/2score
2
1
1
4
4
1wd
1
runs
Rana-Zohaib Sarwar*
13(8)
Adnan Ali-I
1(1)
Rupan Das
0/14
2.6 Rupan Das to Rana Sarwar, one run.
2.6 Rupan Das to Rana Sarwar, short and too WIDE outside the line of off-stump! Another extra run!
2.5 Rupan Das to Rana Sarwar, FOUR RUNS! Short around off-stump. Carved away over the left of backward point off the back foot for a boundary!
2.4 Rupan Das to Rana Sarwar, FOUR! Short on off-stump. Pulled away off the back foot through the hands of backward square-leg for a boundary!
2.3 Rupan Das to Adnan Ali, back of a length on off-stump. Tucked around to the square-leg area off the back foot for one.
2.2 Rupan Das to Rana Sarwar, short around off-stump. Tapped down to the point area off the back foot for a single.