STRC vs OT

That brings us to the end of our coverage of this match. Of course, there's more to come from us today, the Ostend Exiles will take on the Mechelen Eagles twice successively, followed shortly after by the Asia Cup game between Bangladesh and Afghanistan! For the time being, this is I, Rajarshi, along with Pratyush and Sooryanarayanan, signing off!

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

12 Stars CC 127/4 (10 Overs)
Sazzad Hosen 59(26) | Amir Hussain 1/11 (1.2)

Ostend CC 72 all out (8.4 Overs)
Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh 22(9) | Nemish Mehta 4/12 (2)

12 Stars CC win by 55 runs.

A brilliant catch to end the match! Nemish Mehta with a great take to seal a 55-run victory for the 12 Stars CC! They finish the day having completed the double over Ostend CC, and now they are in a huddle, celebrating the victory among themselves, what a nice sight to see! 

The Ostend CC openers departed early, with the skipper bagging a second golden duck for the day. Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh and Omid Rahimi kept their side in the game until the end of the powerplay, but unfortunately, everything went downhill for Ostend CC. Nemish Mehta, with his very slow left-arm spinners, did the damage and went on to pick up 4 wickets in the match. The lower-order capitulated like a pack of cards as the 12 Stars CC bowlers proceeded to wrap things up with 8 balls left. All 5 12 Stars bowlers were among the wickets, as they bundled Ostend CC out for 72!

8.4 Tufail Ahmed to Fahim Bhatti, OUTSTANDING CATCH IN THE DEEP! That will be that! At a back of a length again and Bhatti pulls it firm and flat towards deep mid-wicket. Nemish rushes in from the boundary and holds onto an excellent catch. A comprehensive win for the 12 Stars CC as they beat Ostend CC by 55 runs.

Fahim Bhatti c Nemish Mehta b Tufail Ahmed 1 (2b)

8.1 Tufail Ahmed to Zaman Farooq, TUFAIL BAGS ANOTHER ONE! Fullish delivery outside the off-stump, Zaman throws his blade at it and slices this towards backward point. The fielder there is wrong-footed initially but makes sure to cling on in the end.

Zaman Farooq c Bharat Ammu b Tufail Ahmed 5 (4b 1x4)

Well.... Farooq can have some fun of his own now. With a required rate of 26 asked from the Ostend CC in the two remaining overs, it's safe to say that the game's done now!

7.5 Vishal Ramteke to Zaman Farooq, full and outside the off-stump, Zaman attempted the cheeky reverse ramp and that's all it was in the end. An attempt...

7.4 Vishal Ramteke to Zaman Farooq, FOUR! Trying to dig it in short again and Zaman's picked it early. Rocks back to pull it behind square to get off the mark with a boundary

7.3 Vishal Ramteke to Noorullah Sidiqi, OUT! Sidiqi perishes now. Dug in at a back of a length and Sidiqi's thrown the kitchen sink at it on his pull. Enough height on it but it's not travelled enough. Well-judged catch by the fielder at deep mid-wicket to have Ostend eight down now.

7.1 Vishal Ramteke to Sonu Khan, short and wide outside the off-stump, Khan cracks it to extra cover but the fielder there can only get a hand on it. Single taken