GZZ vs RDS

ECS Malta T10 · Match 46

Recent overs

Ov 9
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0 runs
Ov 8
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6 runs
Ov 7
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3 runs
Ov 6
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6 runs

Commentary

That's it from this match, folks! Hope you had fun. This is Rudransh and Pragadeesh signing off!
Eldho Paulose isn't fit to play so that's the end of the innings!

Gozo Zalmi beat Red Stars by 100 runs.

Adnan Anwar 63 (31) | Zeeshan Khan (2/0)
Tony Thomas 23 (15) | Dilshad Ali (1/19)

Two back-to-back massive defeats for the Stars here. Both of them followed the same pattern: Zalmi put up a brilliant batting performance in the first innings and the Stars just lacked any kind of quality to challenge the total in the second.

Jacob and Thomas, their most technically solid players, tried to play out the first few overs but that didn't work for long as Kaushal came and prized out the former's wicket. After that, every Zalmi bowler just kept straight lines and tried to hit the stumps. 

The middle-order batters gave easy catches trying to force runs runs while the lower order just couldn't protect the furniture. Zalmi used as many as eight bowlers in the match and six of them got at least a wicket.
8.3 Zeeshan Khan to Anandhu Prathapan, BOWLED! Quicker on a good length, Prathapan clears the front leg and tries to play on the back foot but it's a wrong option as the ball rattles the middle stump. Looks like Paulose is unfit to bat, so that's the end of the match as Zalmi did a double over the Stars

Anandhu Prathapan b Zeeshan Khan 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
8.2 Zeeshan Khan to Anandhu Prathapan, loopy delivery on middle stump, Prathapan digs it to the leg-side
Anandhu Prathapan, RHB, comes to the crease
8.1 Zeeshan Khan to Jijo Cheriyan, BOWLED! Tossed up delivery on a good length, Cheriyan takes a stride forward and swings but gets an inside edge onto his stumps

Jijo Cheriyan b Zeeshan Khan 3 (4b, 0x4, 0x6)
Zeeshan Khan, right-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
8Ov55/7Score
12110W1wdW7 runs
Paul Philomina*0 (1)
Jijo Cheriyan3 (3)
Puneet Patial2/7
7.6 Puneet Patial to Paul Philomina, OUT! Flighted delivery on middle stump, Philomina swings across and gets hit on the pads

Paul Philomina lbw b Puneet Patial 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)
7.6 Puneet Patial to Paul Philomina, WIDE! Tossed up delivery going outside the wide line
Paul Philomina, RHB, comes to the crease
7.6 Puneet Patial to Christy Thankachan, STUMPED! Pitched up delivery wide of off, Thankachan swings across and misses it completely. The keeper collects and knocks the stumps, seeing Thankachan's trailing foot was behind the crease

Christy Thankachan st Adnan Anwar b Puneet Patial 4 (6b, 0x4, 0x6)
7.5 Puneet Patial to Christy Thankachan, full toss outside off, Thankachan swings and misses
7.4 Puneet Patial to Jijo Cheriyan, DROPPED! Pitched up outside off, dragged uppishly to long-on and Zeeshan spills a regulation catch
7.3 Puneet Patial to Christy Thankachan, short of a length outside off, pulled down to deep mid-wicket for one
7.2 Puneet Patial to Christy Thankachan, shuffles across the off-stump and sweeps the length delivery wide of long-on for a couple
7.1 Puneet Patial to Jijo Cheriyan, back of a length outside off, punched down to long-off for a single
Puneet Patial, right-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Tony Thomas' wicket was the last straw in this match. He's the one player who can turn around matches with his batting but just didn't fire today.
7Ov48/5Score
W1wd001W13 runs
Jijo Cheriyan*1 (1)
Christy Thankacahan1 (3)
Attinder Singh2/3
6.6 Attinder Singh to Jijo Cheriyan, back of a length angling in, Cheriyan mistimes his pull and they take a run