Abdul Rehman (Cyprus) , Hamad Ahmad (Pakistan) , Sujith Kumara (Cyprus ,TV)
Referee
Steffan Gooch (Estonia)
Toss
Limassol Zalmi elected to bat
OVS
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Over 7
Runs: 7
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Over 8
Runs: 1
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Over 9
Runs: 7
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Over 10
Runs: 16
All Overs
Player of the Match
Jawad Ali-Shah
28(15)
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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So, with that, we come to the end of match 51 in ECS Cyprus, 2023. But stay with and switch tabs to check out the final match of the day starting in just a few minutes from now. This is the pair of Karthik Raj and Bidipto, saying good bye. Keep following Sportskeeda!
Limassol Zalmi win by 2 runs!
Muhammad Huzaifa 34 (23) | Umar Shah - 2/18 (2) Chami Kumara 40 (24) | Chamal Sadun - 2/18 (2)
The start was a problem for Sri Lankan Lions. They lost 3 wickets for only 15 runs in the first two overs. The regular fall of wickets continued, but once the run rate picked up from the third over, it was edge-of-the-seat stuff right till the end with the Lions falling short by only a couple of runs.
Chami Kumara held the innings together nicely for the Lions to keep the ship afloat. But the rest of the batting just got out at the most inopportune moments and handed the initiative to Limassol Zalmi.
The Zalmi did not help themselves with the extras and the misfields but somehow, in some way, managed to chip away with the wickets and made life tougher for the new batters. Eventually, those proved to be decisive.
So, with one more match to go between these very sides today, Sri Lankan Lions stay on 10 points while Limassol Zalmi move up to 6 points.
10
overs
98/9score
4
4
0
4
0
4
runs
Suresh Nadeeshan*
18(9)
Saman Kumara
4(1)
Umar Shah
3/18
9.6 Umar Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, FOUR BUT LIONS FALL SHORT! Short of a length with width, Suresh slaps it wide of long-off for a boundary. Heart-break for the Lions as they go down by two runs!
One ball to go, seven runs to get. Here we go!
9.5 Umar Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, full and angling wide of off, Suresh swings and misses it
The requirement now is 7 runs off 2 balls.
9.4 Umar Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, FOUR AGAIN! Short and angling down leg, Suresh pulls it behind square for a boundary. Equation in single figures now!
9.3 Umar Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, short and wide of off, Suresh attempts to cut but he misses it
Sri Lankan Lions now need 11 runs off 4 balls!
9.2 Umar Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, FOUR MORE! Full and angling down leg, Suresh gets down on his knee and sweeps it behind square for a boundary. Lions need 11 off 4 balls now!
9.1 Umar Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, FOUR! WHAT A START! Back of a length outside-off, Suresh tries to pull but he gets an inside-edge. The keeper can't stop the ball as it runs away to the fence!
Last over coming up and the regular fall of wickets is the reason why Sri Lankan Lions look set not to win this match! There is still hope though. A couple of boundaries to begin the over can change things somewhat.
9
overs
82/9score
1lb
1wd
1
0
0
W
4
runs
Saman Kumara*
4(1)
Suresh Nadeeshan
2(3)
Jawad Ali-Shah
2/23
8.6 Jawad Shah to Saman Kumara, full and angling down leg, Kumara moves across and powers it over the non-striker for a boundary. Vital boundary for the Lions!
Saman Kumara, RHB, is at the crease.
8.5 Jawad Shah to Suresh Janaka, CASTLED! Yorker tailing in, Janaka looks to slog but he misses as the wood-work has gone for a toss. Exceptional ball from Jawad!
Suresh Janaka b Jawad Shah 0 (4b, 0x4, 0x6)
8.4 Jawad Shah to Suresh Janaka, full and angling in, Janaka looks to swing hard but he misses it. The ball just went past the leg-stump!
8.3 Jawad Shah to Suresh Janaka, length delivery outside-off, Janaka flashes hard and misses it
8.2 Jawad Shah to Suresh Nadeeshan, full on the stumps, Suresh drives it to long-on for a single