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Portugal win by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare!
Kuldeep Gholiya 63 (19) | Junaid Khan - 2/8 (2) Michael English 65* (27) | Jack Hogarth - 2/25 (2)
This has been a superb effort from Portugal! They were good right from the second over of the innings and that onslaught continued right till the end. They deserved this win just for the way they went about this run chase!
Kuldeep Gholiya started off a tremendous chase putting pressure on the Scotland XI bowling and he just did not stop. The rest of the batting did indeed give him a helping hand. Even though there were wickets falling to try and bring Scotland XI back in the game, the approach of taking the bowling on never changed.
A couple of catches were dropped and in a way, the Scots were given a big reality check by Portugal straightaway in the group!
9.0
8.3 Lyle Robertson to Francoise Stoman, back of a length outside off, turns back in. Stoman punches it down to long off. Single taken. PORTUGAL WIN THIS GAME!
8.2 Lyle Robertson to Francoise Stoman, back of a length outside off, turns back in. Stoman tries to work it away but fails to connect.
8.1 Lyle Robertson to Azhar Andani, back of a length on off and middle, turns back in. Andani works it to midwicket for a single.
Lyle Robertson [1.0-0-20-1] comes back into the attack.
Only a couple more runs are left for a quite brilliant victory for Portugal here!
8
overs
131/4score
6
6
1wd
4
0
4
0
runs
Francoise Stoman*
21(7)
Azher Andani
9(4)
Michael English
0/21
7.6 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, short of a length outside off, moves away. Stoman pulls at it but does not connect.
7.5 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, EDGED AND FOUR! At a length outside off, angles away. Stoman pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge wide of the keeper that runs away for a boundary! Just two needed now.
7.4 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, at a length outside off, moves away. Stoman goes for a big heave but misses.
7.3 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, PARRIED AWAY FOR FOUR! Full and wide outside off, angles away. Stoman slices it towards long off, where the fielder somehow misses it and manages to parry it away past him for a boundary!
7.3 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, WIDE down the legside! Stoman lets it go.
7.2 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, SIX AGAIN! Short of a length outside off, comes back in a tad. Stoman stands tall and pulls it away over deep midwicket for another maximum!
7.1 Michael English to Francoise Stoman, SIX! Rank short delivery outside off, comes back in. Stoman goes back and pulls it away over deep midwicket for a maximum!
Michael English, right-arm medium, is into the attack.
With wickets falling, Scotland XI have given themselves a chance of defending this total. Portugal though are keen on taking the bowling on and rightly so.
7
overs
110/4score
1lb
W
4
4
W
1
runs
Francoise Stoman*
1(1)
Azher Andani
9(4)
Jack Hogarth
2/25
6.6 Jack Hogarth to Francoise Stoman, tossed up outside off, turns away. Stoman punches it down to long off and gets off the mark.
Francoise Stoman, RHB, is at the crease.
6.5 Jack Hogarth to Amandeep Singh, STONE DEAD LBW! Full and straight on off and middle. Singh tries to whip it away to the on side but fails to connect. He misses and gets rapped on the pads plumb in front of the stumps!
Amandeep Singh lbw b Jack Hogarth 8 (3b, 2x4, 0x6)
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Francoise Stoman
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Michael English
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