A brilliant, dominating win for Zalmi. They have shown that they are a cut above the teams in the bottom of the table and can reach the Qualifiers as deserved contestants for the trophy. They did so by stopping Telugu for an under-par score despite not picking too many wickets. And then in the second innings, the two openers remained unbeaten to kill the game prematurely. Huzaifa showed his class for the second time, starting the attack in the first over itself and Khan joined him soon after, batting at 326.66, even better than his partner. The bowlers didn't do much wrong and the batting was just too good too often.
6.0
5.3 Avinash Rane to Salman Khan, FOURR!! That should be all! It was short and around the middle stump line. Khan heaves and gets an inside edge that runs away to the fence. Limassol Zalmi win by 10 wickets.
5.2 Avinash Rane to Salman Khan, SIXXX MOREE!! It was too full and around the middle stump line. Khan smashes it away over the deep mid wicket region for a MAXIMUM.
5.1 Avinash Rane to Salman Khan, SIXXX!! BIG! It was right into the slot and around middle stump line. Khan hammers it and plays the helicopter over deep mid wicket for a MAXIMUM.
5
overs
91/0score
0
1
0
6
6
6
runs
Muhammad Huzaifa*
54(18)
Salman Khan
33(12)
Siva Prasad
0/19
4.6 SIva Prasad to Muhammad Huzaifa, THREE IN A ROW!!! It was too full and around the middle stump line. Huzaifa hammers it away over deep mid wicket for a MAXIMUM.
4.5 SIva Prasad to Muhammad Huzaifa, SIXXXX MOREEE! It was a low full toss and around the middle stump line. Huzaifa slogs it away and gets it over deep square leg for a MAXIMUM.
4.4 SIva Prasad to Muhammad Huzaifa, SIXXXX!! It was short and down the leg stump line. Huzaifa pulls it away over the deep square leg region for a MAXIMUM.
4.3 SIva Prasad to Muhammad Huzaifa, full and around the line of off stump. Swing and a miss. Dot ball.
4.2 SIva Prasad to Salman Khan, pitched up and around the middle stump line. Khan drags it down to long on for a single.
4.1 SIva Prasad to Salman Khan, full and outside the line of off stump. Swing and a miss from the batter.
Siva Prasad, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
An over that started decently but got progressively worse. Zalmi are not mucking about chasing this within seven overs.
4
overs
72/0score
6
0
1wd
0
2wd
4
1
6
runs
Muhammad Huzaifa*
36(14)
Salman Khan
32(10)
Gopalareddy Rayi
0/20
3.6 Gopalareddy Rayi to Muhammad Huzaifa, SIXXXX!! It was short and down the leg stump line. Huzaifa pulled it away over the deep square leg region for a MAXIMUM.
3.5 Gopalareddy Rayi to Salman Khan, pitched up and around middle stump. Dragged away into the on side for a single.
3.4 Gopalareddy Rayi to Salman Khan, FOURRR!! It was short and around the middle stump line. Khan rocks back and carves it away over point for a boundary.
3.4 Gopalareddy Rayi to Muhammad Huzaifa, WIDESS!! Extra runs down the leg stump line.
3.3 Gopalareddy Rayi to Muhammad Huzaifa, back of a length and around the line of off stump. Huzaifa tries to cut but he misses it. Dot ball.