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That brings the coverage of this match to fruition. Match 48 has been awarded to Janjua Brescia as Jinnah Brescia have pulled out of the tournament. Join us for the coverage of Match 49 later in the day. For now, it is the duo of Mohul Bhowmick and Darpan Tikiya bidding you goodbye.
Friends XI win by 35 runs.
Friends XI 134/7 (10 overs) Trentino Aquila 109/5 (10 overs)
Vikas Kumar 75 (29) & 2/22 Adeel Ahmed 28* (13) | Adeel Muhammad 2/9
Friends XI could change their team name to "Vikas and Friends" for now. Such was the impact of Vikas Kumar in this game. He delivered with both bat and ball. The first innings was lit up by his imperious knock of 75 in just 29 balls. Whereas, in the second innings, he chipped in with important breakthroughs at important intervals.
Although, they say no matter what you achieve, there was someone who helped you along the way. One of the most crucial supporting acts around Vikas' swashbuckling show was Sarabjit Singh. He scored a handy 27 with the bat and then contributed by picking up 2 wickets too.
In the end, it is a comprehensive win for Friends XI. Trentino Aquila will have to go back to the drawing board and possibly reconsider some of their tactics. They do seem like a team that has the talent but unfortunately, the roles assigned to each player don't seem to be correct. Hopefully, they will come back stronger next year.
10
overs
109/5score
2nb
1
0
1
6
1
4
runs
Chaudhry Adeel*
9(8)
Adeel Ahmed-II
28(13)
Ali Noman
0/24
9.6 Noman Ali to Adeel Muhammad, FOUR to end the game but Friends XI win it! Short of a length on off and middle, comes back in. Muhammad pulls it away wide of square leg and picks up a boundary!
9.5 Noman Ali to Adeel Ahmed, one run.
9.4 Noman Ali to Adeel Ahmed, SIX! BOOM! Fuller on middle and leg. Ahmed whips it up and over deep midwicket for a huge hit!
9.3 Noman Ali to Adeel Muhammad, short of a length on middle and leg. Muhammad glances it to deep square leg for a single.
9.2 Noman Ali to Adeel Muhammad, no run.
9.1 Noman Ali to Adeel Muhammad, FREE HIT! Short of a length and wide outside off. Muhammad lofts it towards long off and the catch gets taken.
9.1 Noman Ali to Adeel Muhammad, no ball first ball! Hopes are still alive.
Noman Ali [1-0-9-0] is back to bowl the last over.
They have now ensured that they get a point out of this match. A win though looks out of their reach now. 41 runs to get of the last over.
9
overs
94/5score
1
1
1
1
6
0
runs
Adeel Ahmed-II*
20(10)
Chaudhry Adeel
3(4)
Jaipal Singh
0/26
8.6 Jaipal Singh to Adeel Ahmed, full and wide outside off. Ahmed can only push it to the off side.
8.5 Jaipal Singh to Adeel Ahmed, SIX! BANG! Tossed up outside off, turns back in. Ahmed slogs it up and over deep square leg for a massive hit!
8.4 Jaipal Singh to Adeel Muhammad, full and wide outside off. Muhammad drives it to deep cover for a single.
8.3 Jaipal Singh to Adeel Ahmed, at a length on off and middle, comes back in. Ahmed works it away to deep midwicket for a single.
8.2 Jaipal Singh to Adeel Muhammad, one run to rotate the strike over.
8.1 Jaipal Singh to Adeel Ahmed, one run. DROPPED CATCH! It was hit straight to the man in the deep who put it down.
Jaipal Singh [1-0-16-0] bowls now.
It was an excellent over from Sarabjit Singh. Precisely what Friends XI needed. Trentino Aquila still need another 51 runs to win this match. In fact, they still need 10 more runs to ensure that they do not concede the bonus point.