SRS vs GNB

Well, this was certainly an interesting contest and it could have gone either way till the very end. Both sides were in the hunt and kept fighting hard. The Rising Stars made good use of the powerplay despite losing a couple of wickets, which set the tone for this chase. Despite a few tight overs in the middle, they managed to keep the runs coming and were fortunate with lucky boundaries as well, which helped them get over the line comfortably in the end.

Golden Stars fought well and did good work to keep themselves in till the end. However, they will want to look back at some dropped opportunities and moments that did not go their way. A few extra runs on the board would have helped them as well. On another day, this could certainly have been their game alright.

Positives to take away but they will need some fine tuning. Rising Stars will be pleased to have pulled this off and they also move to the top with four points besides the Challengers now. They will look to stay atop with another win here while the Golden Stars will aim to redeem themselves as the two sides meet again in some time from now.

Right then, this has been Bidipto and myself (Rishab) as we take your leave for the moment. Stay tuned to catch all the action coming your way through the remainder of the day folks!

Done and dusted with that. The Rising Stars are over the line and get over the line successfully. They have been lucky enough but nonetheless, a win is a win and the points count at the end. A disappointing end for Golden Stars who fought well though!

9.4 Leela Gurugubelli to Ejaz Hashmi, FOUR RUNS! AACHEN RISING STARS GET THE WIN! Fuller on middle, the batter walks down the pitch, swings hard, it takes the outside edge and past the diving keeper's right hand, then past the short third man fielder and to the third man boundary! 

Well, this game continues to have twists and turns till the very end here. Adeeb Asgher has bowled a magnificent spell at the death under real pressure. He has managed to keep things tight. Lucky runs for Rising Stars though and they are in a better position now. 7 more off 6 needed!

8.6 Adeeb Asgher to Ejaz Hashmi, MISFIELD! Short and wide outside off, it gets hit with the turn over the in-field off the back foot to deep cover, it bounces and spins to the left of the deep cover fielder and goes past him for FOUR, leaving him red-faced! 

8.3 Adeeb Asgher to Zainul Hassan, CAUGHT AT LONG-OFF! Short outside off, batter tries to MUSCLE it over the rope at long-off but ends up finding the safe hands of Safi in the deep!
Zainul Hassan c N Safi b Adeeb Asgher 25 (22b, 1x4, 1x6). 

8.2 Adeeb Asgher to Dhaval Goyani, fuller outside off, excellent sweep to deep mid-wicket and then, an excellent stop in the deep to keep it to one! 

Paritosh was brilliant with the bat but the case hasn't been the same with the ball here. He's been given a taste of his own medicine to an extent here. To make things worse, catches have gone down and this is just not helping Golden Stars at the backend. A poor over and the Rising Stars are back in control. 15 more off 12 needed!

7.5 Paritosh Bairagi to Zainul Hassan, good length ball outside off, sliced up in the air to wide long-off off the front foot and then, the fielder DROPS it and hads away two more runs! 

7.4 Paritosh Bairagi to Zainul Hassan, DROPPED! Short over off and pulled away to deep mid-wicket off the back foot, and then, the fielder PUTS IT DOWN to give away two runs!