GNB vs BBS

ECS Germany 2023 · Match 4

Recent overs

Ov 9
4
4 runs
Ov 8
1411wdW44
15 runs
Ov 7
121nb1400
9 runs
Ov 6
146010
12 runs

Commentary

That brings us to the end of our coverage of this match. There's one more ECS game to come today - keep an eye on our tabs for our coverage of the same. This is Rajarshi, signing off on behalf of Bidipto. See you tomorrow!
Match summary:

Golden Star Bonn win by 5 wickets with 11 balls to spare

Paritosh Bairagi 27(20) | Atta Shirzad 2/7 (2)
Vikram Jeet 23(20) | Zaheer Abbas 2/12 (2)

There was a brief stutter in the middle overs, but the Golden Star Bonn middle and lower order ensure as less hiccups as possible, and take the team over the line with time to spare. Rahib Nawabi bossed the situation having walked in with 9 to get at under a run-a-ball - he eased the pressure with back-to-back boundaries, which helped in tying the scores!

Much like in the first innings, the Golden Star Bonn top-order got off to an absolute flyer in the powerplay, smashing 40 in the first two overs. However, Zaheer Abbas' slow deliveries soon made it 46 for 3 after the end of the powerplay. Bairagi, who was part of the initial onslaught, went on to play anchor post the powerplay. The Bonn Blue Star slow bowlers were doing a great job in not offering any pace to exploit in the middle overs.

That was until Charchil Gajera broke the shackles with a couple of boundaries in the sixth over. Gajera, alongside Bairagi, ensured smooth operation in terms of shortening the equation, and soon enough, they were past the line.
8.1 Haron Khan to Charchil Gajera, FOUR RUNS! GOLDEN START BONN WIN TWO IN TWO! Short around off-stump. Nicely glided down to the right of short third man off the back foot for a boundary to finish the match. 
Haron Khan (1-0-14-1) is back into the attack
The scores are level with two overs remaining. GSB have recovered well, and are just about there...
8Ov90/5Score
1411wdW4415 runs
Rahib Nawabi*8 (2)
Charchil Gajera24 (15)
Quaid Rehman1/15
7.6 Quaid Rehman to Rahib Nawabi, FOUR RUNS AGAIN! Good length ball around off-stump. Nawabi goes for the lofted cover drive by backing away and the ball takes the outside edge to the third man fence for a boundary! 
7.5 Quaid Rehman to Rahib Nawabi, FOUR MORE! Short and wide outside off-stump. Nawabi brings out the cut shot on the back foot and gets it away to the deep backward point region for a boundary! 
Rahib Nawabi, RHB, comes to the crease
7.4 Quaid Rehman to Paritosh Bairagi, REALLY WELL TAKEN! Hard length delivery around off-stump. Bairagi swings across the line almost with eyes shut. The ball gets sliced high up in the air. Backward square-leg gets under it nicely, keeps the eyes on the ball and takes a safe catch! 

Paritosh Bairagi c Naeem Akhtar b Quaid Rehman 27 (20b 1x4 2x6)
7.4 Quaid Rehman to Paritosh Bairagi, WIDE over the helmet of the batter this time! Just a bit too high this bouncer. 
7.3 Quaid Rehman to Charchil Gajera, short around off-stump. Nicely guided down to third man off the back foot for a single. 
7.2 Quaid Rehman to Charchil Gajera, FOUR RUNS! Full outside off-stump. Flashed hard and down to third man on one bounce for a boundary on the up! 
7.1 Quaid Rehman to Paritosh Bairagi, heavy ball on middle-stump. A short-arm pull on the back foot for a single to the left of square-leg here. 
Quaid Rehman, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
16 needed off the last three overs. Just one productive over will do for GSB.
7Ov75/4Score
121nb14009 runs
Charchil Gajera*19 (13)
Paritosh Bairagi26 (18)
Asad Mohammad1/10
6.6 Asad Mohammad to Charchil Gajera, full and flat on off-stump. Gajera steps forward and blocks it back to the bowler. 
6.5 Asad Mohammad to Charchil Gajera, short around off-stump. Tapped down to the left of the bowler from the back foot, no run. 
6.4 Asas Mohammad to Charchil Gajera, EDGED FOR FOUR! Short and flat around off-stump. A little edge taken here that flies past the keeper to the third man fence!