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And that is that for the European Cricket Series T10 Hungary 2022 - Royal Tigers Cricket Club are the champions and they shall party long and hard into the night. It's been an absolute pleasure bringing the coverage of this tournament to you right here on Sportskeeda but there's loads more cricket around the world tomorrow. Of course, you can hop over and follow our coverage of the Antigua Test between West Indies and Bangladesh here with the visitors under severe threat of folding up by an innings. Stay tuned for more cricketing news and action right here on this very platform of course and we thank you for tuning in today. On behalf of my good friend and fellow commentator Rajarshi Das, this is Sooryanarayanan Sesha once again reminding you to mask up and get vaccinated if you haven't already. Good night, take care and wishing you a happy weekend!
Goodness me, they came like thunder and blew the living daylights out of United Csalad! The Royal Tigers CC have been quite a team to contend with all season and well, not for no reason have they won the title before alright. It was as though they came out with the intention of teaching United Csalad a lesson!
And it all came down to one man alone - Zeeshan Kukikhel. The opener tore into the bowlers from the word go, almost as though he was running out of time to catch a plane. He spared none in his path and a 22-run opening over set the tone for an annihilation of the highest order.
Raising a half-century off just 14 deliveries, Zeeshan ensured that he wasn't going to die wondering or play the waiting game. No sir - he was going to get this done with as soon as possible and at the end of it all, made sure that Marc Ahuja was a mere spectator at the other end. Not that the man himself would have complained alright!
Fittingly, Kukikhel finished it in poetic manner - just the way he started, with a big six and the party begins now for the Tigers. United have been left to lick their wounds but it just wasn't their day. Neither with the bat, and most certainly not with the ball in hand.
Glory for the Royal Tigers! And they've roared. They've roared like there's no tomorrow and the entire team celebrates as a pitch invasion ensues. Royal Tigers CC beat United Csalad by 10 wickets to clinch the ECS Hungary title for 2022!
5.0
4.2 Mark Des Fontaine to Zeeshan Kukikhel, SIX, AND HE DOES EXACTLY THAT! Back of a length Zeeshan gets on his back-foot and deposits this one wayyyyyyyyy over the mid-wicket boundary, and seals a third ECS Budapest title for the Royal Tigers!
4.1 Mark Des Fontaine to Marc Ahuja, on a length and Ahuja taps this one to cover. One last blow is what Zeeshan gets to land!
4.1 Mark Des Fontaine to Marc Ahuja, wide, just two more needed
Mark Des Fontaine comes into the attack.
Everything going the Tigers' way! Or maybe not - the no ball has been retracted after consultation with the TV umpire. Does it even matter though? 3 runs to win!
4
overs
84/0score
0
6
6
4
1
1
runs
Zeeshan Khan
73(20)
Marc Ahuja*
8(4)
Amit Parihar
0/18
3.6 Amit Parihar to Marc Ahuja, no ball, way over the waist! Oh, and Zeeshan's back on strike as they take the single!
Wait, has the no ball been retracted? It seems to be so! The game will go to a fifth over!
3.5 Amit Parihar to Zeeshan Kukikhel, drills this full one down the ground, Marc Ahuja might have a chance to hit the winning runs!
One hit away! Is this the ball it all ends?
3.4 Amit Parihar to Zeeshan Kukikhel, FOUR, and another five needed to get this done! The ball races to the ropes at fine leg and Kukikhel tries to clear the ropes, he doesn't get enough bat on it, but that'll get the runs too!
3.3 Amit Parihar to Zeeshan Kukikhel, SIX MORE! This might be over this over itself!!! In the slot again, and Zeeshan deposits this to the bushes at mid-wicket!
3.2 Amit Parihar to Zeeshan Kukikhel, SIX, right in the slot, and Kukikhel favours his favourite part of the ground, over cow corner she goes! This is an exhibition of clean hitting from Zeeshan Kukikhel, a cut above the rest!
3.1 Amit Parihar to Zeeshan Kukikhel, no run
Fancy being Marc Ahuja at this stage! You could watch in envy, considering that Zeeshan is making this pitch look like an absolute batting paradise. Or you could make others feel envious of you, given that you have the best seat in the house. This is getting over far too early...
3
overs
66/0score
6
6
4
6
1
6
runs
Zeeshan Khan
56(15)
Marc Ahuja*
7(3)
Ashrith Darapureddy
0/29
2.6 Ashrith Darapureddy to Marc Ahuja, SIX, of course, Ahuja will want to present his best too! Full in length, and over she goes, drilled over the long-off boundary!
2.5 Ashrith Darapureddy to Zeeshan Kukikhel, just the single this time and Ahuja has the strike. Finally!