RACC vs OT

FanCode ECS T10 Belgium · Match 15

Recent overs

Ov 7
144
9 runs
Ov 6
41nb1611
14 runs
Ov 5
1W1W004
6 runs
Ov 4
012011
5 runs

Commentary

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Match summary:
Ostend CC won the toss and opted to bat

Ostend CC 61 all out (8.2 Overs)
Faraz Khan 14(9) | Tayyab Ali 3/13 (2)

Antwerp 63/2 (6.3 Overs)
Burhan Niaz 30*(18) | Noorullah Sidiqi 1/15 (1.3)

Antwerp win by 8 wickets with 21 balls to spare.

They were hardly going to break a sweat trying to get to the target, but Antwerp could have finished things off a little earlier to ensure some more improvement in their Net Run Rate. They got there with some time to spare, though, and jump to three on the table. Ataullah Khalil got in a decent first over, conceding only 2 in it, but the following over from Bhatti saw the floodgates open. Burhan Niaz and Wahidullah Jabarkhel both stitched a 34-run opening partnership, which ensured that the run-chase had enough stability. Jabarkhel was then run out by the tiniest of distances, and so, Niaz went on to get the job done by himself. Both teams will be up against each other in a few minutes' time.
6.3 Noorullah Sidiqi to Burhan Niaz, FOUR RUNS! ANTWERP GET THE WIN FINALLY! Short and wide outside off, upper cut away over the in-field off a bit of a jump, and down to the third man fence on one bounce! 
6.2 Noorullah Sidiqi to Burhan Niaz, FOUR RUNS! Full on the pads and nicely clipped to deep backward square-leg for a boundary! 
6.1 Noorullah Sidiqi to Zulqarnain Tasawar, full on off, batter charges and drives to deep cover off the front foot for a single. 
They've sure taken an awfully long time to get to the target! Antwerp still need 8 runs with 6 overs done!
6Ov54/2Score
411nb161115 runs
Burhan Niaz22 (16)
Zulqarnain Tasawar*6 (6)
Faraz Khan-I0/20
5.6 Faraz Khan to Zulqarnain Tasawar, fuller outside off and driven away hard to long-off for another single. 
5.5 Faraz Khan to Burhan Niaz, yorker on off and well squeezed out to deep cover from the crease for a single. 
5.4 Faraz Khan to Burhan Niaz, FINE SHOT! Full outside off and well struck on the front foot over deep cover, for a FLAT SIX! 
5.3 Faraz Khan to Zulqarnain Tasawar, FREE HIT! Full down leg and clipped away to deep square-leg for a single. 
5.2 Faraz Khan to Zulqarnain Tasawar, fuller on the pads, the batter misses the clip and the leg-bye too is not on. The umpire belatedly extends his left-arm to the side, which means Tasawar will have a free-hit to capitalize on!
5.2 Faraz Khan to Burhan Niaz, full down leg and flicked to deep square-leg for a single off the pads. 
5.1 Faraz Khan to Burhan Niaz, FOUR! Full on off and hit hard back to the bowler almost, he sticks his right hand out, gets fingertips to it and then, both long-off and long-on make a hash of it to give away the boundary! 
My word, Sidiqi's livid with his keeper! Farooq suggests it was too quick for him as it raced away to the fence! Antwerp aren't quite gunning along to the target, but they're getting there with some comfort!
5Ov39/2Score
1W1W0046 runs
Burhan Niaz10 (12)
Zulqarnain Tasawar*4 (3)
Noorullah Sidiqi1/6
4.6 Noorullah Sidiqi to Zulqarnain Tasawar, LUCKY FOUR! Full on off, the batter steps out and under edges, it then goes past the right of the keeper and to the third man boundary! 
4.5 Noorullah Sidiqi to Zulqarnain Tasawar, full outside off and a leave after charging down the pitch! Dot ball. 
4.4 Noorullah Sidiqi to Zulqarnain Tasawar, full on off and tapped back to the bowler off the front foot for no run. 
Zulqarnain Tasawar, RHB, comes to the crease