ETR vs PIR

With this victory, the Entainers topple the Pirates at the top of the points table. They have equal points but move ahead courtesy to a better net run rate. We will see these two sides face off once again in about 45 minutes' time. Can the Pirates conjure up something extra ordinary and clinch that first place back? Let's wait and see. For now, it's Bala signing off. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Good night.

Entainers 43/1 (3.4 overs) | Matthew Whelan 29*(14), Harshdeep Singh 10(7) | Shaun Ainsworth 1/9 (1)

3.4 overs - 22 deliveries. That's all it took the Entainers to knock the paltry target over and complete their fifth win in a row. The target of 43 runs was never going to challenge even a half-decent team. And the poor bowling which was on display made it all that quick.

The Pirates needed a flurry of wickets right at the start to make a game of this one. But the second over which produced 18 runs buried any chances that they might have had, however unrealistic it was. Whelan found the boundary consistently as the bowlers dished up looseners after looseners. Harshdeep swung his bat at everything and eventually fell when the side was just 6 runs shy of the target. 

Nothing much to comment on when it comes to the bowling scheme of things. The batters just didn't give the Pirates bowling attack any sort of target to defend. The writing was already on the walls by the time they came back on for the chase.

3.4 Steven Gilbert to Matthew Whelan, FOUR! That will be that! Full toss angling down the leg. Easy put away for Whelan, who clears the front leg and pummels it to the square leg fence

2.5 Shaun Ainsworth to Harshdeep Singh, OUT! Taken this time! Length ball wide of off-stump. His weight is going the other way as he tries to slap it. Gets the cue end of the bat and Reyes cleans it up at covers

Harshdeep Singh c Andrew Reyes b Shaun Ainsworth 10 [7b, 2x4, 0x6]

2.4 Shaun Ainsworth to Harshdeep Singh, FOUR! Thirdman has been a productive area! Full ball wide of off. Swings hard and gets an outside edge that flies away over the keeper's head

2.3 Shaun Ainsworth to Matthew Whelan, slogs across the line and gets the leading edge! The fielder at short fineleg makes an absolute meal of it

2.1 Shaun Ainsworth to Matthew Whelan, FOUR! Easy pickings! Low full toss down the leg-side. Flicks it away effortlessly to the square leg fence

1.6 Mark Garratt to Harshdeep Singh, FOUR! He has no idea where the ball has gone! Swings right across a full toss. Misses and the ball ricochets off his pads to the thirdman fence

1.3 Mark Garratt to Matthew Whelan, SIX! Excellent effort in the deep but can't pull it back in. Full ball outside off. Moves right across the slogs it over the cow corner fence