STRC vs OT

That's it from this match, as we close our coverage for match number 1 for the day. We still have 3 more ECS games to come today, so hop tabs to enjoy our coverage of the same. This is the commentary duo of Pragadeesh and Divyansh, Signing off!

Match Summary:
12 Stars CC won the toss and opted to bat

12 Stars CC 154/4 (10 overs)
Paramjeet Singh 72* (26), Amer Hussain 1/23 (1)

Ostend CC 142/5 (10 overs)
Abdul Muhammad 55* (24), Fakhar Zaman 2/13 (2)

12 Stars CC beat Ostend CC by 12 runs

A high scoring thriller comes to an end. 12 Stars get their first win, they had almost given away the match but Fakhar Zaman held his nerves in the last over.
Paramjeet Singh and Sazzad Hosen helped their team reach a huge score of 155 in the first innings, not a great performance by Ostend in the bowling department, a lot of extras.
Abdul Muhammad stayed right until the very end and tried his best to get his team over the line, had a good opening partenship going on with Harman Ghuman but then Tufail Ahmed got two important wickets and broke the momentum. Two great cameos by Omid Rahimi and Shagharai Sefat almost got the Ostends their first win in their first match but Fakhar Zaman made sure his team got their first win of the series. 

9.6 Fakhar Zaman to Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh, FOUR! Length delivery on middle and leg, Sheikh heaves it towards the vacant square leg region and gets a boundary. What a last over from Zaman. Turns out to be a high-scoring entertainer, and eventually, the Stars edged past Ostend cc by 12 runs

9.5 Fakhar Zaman to Noorullah Sidiqi, OUT! Taken at deep square leg. Turning out to be a superb over for Zaman. Length delivery on middle and leg, Sidiqi heaves it straight to deep square leg and the fielder takes a simple catch

Noorullah Sidiqi c Sharifullah Salazrai b Fakhar Zaman 0 (3)

9.2 Fakhar Zaman to Shanghari Sefat, OUT! Caught and bowled! This was quick and bowled in a good length region around off, Sefat was rushed for pace and the ball hits the splice off the bat and goes back to the bowler

Shanghari Sefat c&b Fakhar Zaman 20 (10b, 1x4, 2x6)

8.6 Nemish Mehta to Shanghari Sefat, SIX! Tossed up delivery ended up in the hitting arc, Sefat belts this over cow corner and gets a maximum

8.4 Nemish Mehta to Abdul Muhammad, length delivery angling in, Abdul swings and gets hit on the thigh pad. They decided to take a leg-bye and the keeper completes a direct hit but Sefat's bat is grounded

8.3 Nemish Mehta to Abdul Muhammad, FOUR! Pitched up delivery angling on middle and leg, Abdul heaves it powerfully and the fielder fumbles and lets the ball go between his legs

8.2 Nemish Mehta to Shanghari Sefat, Pitched up angling in, Sefat heaves straight to deep mid-wicket but the fielder dropped it. Single taken

8.1 Nemish Mehta to Shanghari Sefat, GONE! Sharp glove work from the keeper. Slower through the air on middle and off, Sefat walks down the pitch a bit and swings but misses. The keeper knocks his bails but the question is did Sefat bring his bat down on time? It's signalled NOT OUT