BAR vs MUT

So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentator, Bidipto Datta as we wrap up the proceedings of this fixture. Do stay to Sportskeeda with plenty of fixtures in the ECS Bulgaria, Emirates D10 and T20 Blast coming up! Until next time, it is a warm good-bye!

MATCH OVER!

Barbarian CC won by eight runs (According to the DLS method)

 CC Yullis - MU Trakia 75/5 (6)

Sanchit Saini 37 (20) | Waleed Khan 10 (3)

Hristo Ivanov 1-0-3-2 | Mohammad Fayyaz 0.4-0-7-1

A close eight-run win for Barbarian CC in tough conditions. With rain lashing down, MU Trakia were provided a target of 84. Sanchit Saini and Waleed Khan started the chase with a lot of intent but the latter holed out to deep mid-wicket off Dimo Nikolov's bowling. At one end, Saini continued to blaze away while Dave Patel struggled at the other end. The fourth over started poorly for Barbarian CC with Shahid Haidari bowling a lot of over-waist full-tosses and he was eventually taken out of the attack.

Mohammad Fayyaz came in to fill the remainder of the over but he also struggled to gain control of the wet ball. However, Fayyaz dismissed Patel off the final delivery to have a decent finish to the over. In the next over, Abdur Khan was run-out as Trakia's chase began to crumble. Requiring 12 off the final over, Trakia were still in the game but their hopes were crushed when Hristo Ivanov took a return catch off Saini in the second delivery. Ivanov finished with another scalp off the last delivery of the innings as Barbarian CC emerged victorious!

5.6 Hristo Ivanov to Majid Ali, WICKET! BARBARIAN CC GET THE WIN! Good length ball around off-stump. Majid swings through the line on the back foot. But all he manages is an outside edge through to the keeper on the full!

Majid Ali c Usman ul Haq b Hristo Ivanov 1 (3b, 0x4, 0x6)

4.6 Dimo Nikolov to Sanchit Saini, FOUR RUNS! Full outside off-stump. Slapped over cover by backing away and it finds the boundary beating two converging fielders! 

4.4 Dimo Nikolov to Sanchit Saini, WICKET! Good length ball on off-stump. Thrashed to deep mid-off from the back foot for a single. They try to come back for two but a good collection by Nikolov near at the non-striker's end and a nice flick of the ball on to the stumps runs Abdur out! 

Abdur Khan run out (Omer Malik) 1 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)

4.3 Dimo Nikolov to Sanchit Saini, good length ball on middle-stump. Heaved to deep mid-wicket from the back foot for a couple of runs after some interesting fielding near the boundary! 

4.2 Dimo Nikolov to Abdur Khan, OH! Full outside off-stump. Slapped straight to cover off the front foot but the fielder puts this down! One run taken. 

Wicket off the final delivery but you have to wonder whether the damage has already been done for Barbarian CC. Trakia need 21 off the last 12 balls. Meanwhile, Barbarian CC might also have to face the over-rate penalty!