KCH vs DB

ECS Germany 2023 · Match 38

Recent overs

Ov 10
114wd140
11 runs
Ov 9
11010W
3 runs
Ov 8
0004W1
5 runs
Ov 7
01wd11120
6 runs

Commentary

That brings us to the end of our coverage of this record-breaking ECS match. There's still a couple more matches to come over the course of the day - keep an eye on our tabs for our coverage of the same! This is Rajarshi, signing off on behalf of Mohul. See you soon!
Match summary:

Dusseldorf Blackcaps win by 120 runs

Jamshed Khan 128(30) | Muhammad Raheel 4/6 (2)
Amey Potale 55(19) | Harsimrat Harsimrat 2/43 (2)


The game was always going to head one way....halfway into the first innings itself. Jamshed Khan's record-breaking hundred had snatched the game well and truly out of the Koln Challengers' grasp in the first place, and even though they started off on a great note, there were to be no miracles on show today. The best that they could have done post the middle overs was to reduce the margin of defeat, and....well, they weren't too successful at that either.

Amey Potale was the only batter who stepped up for the Challengers in the run chase. He led the charge early on, providing a good start to his side in the powerplay, but found very little support from the other end. Far too little support, in fact - his score of 55 was 46 more than the next best in the batting order as none of the batters were able to cross double figures.

The Dusseldorf Blackcaps bowlers did take a beating from that one man, but Muhammad Raheel, the left-arm pacer stood out with his in-dipping deliveries. He was instrumental in killing the game off, picking up four wickets, including the one of Potale. The Blackcaps cruise to possibly one of the most convincing wins that they'll achieve - the margin being 120 runs.
10Ov97/6Score
0115wd14012 runs
Koushik Karanam*5 (3)
Sriram Gurumurthy 5 (7)
Puneet Kumar0/27
9.6 Puneet Kumar to Koushik Karanam, at a length on off and middle. Koushik tries to pull it away but does not connect at all. DUSSELDORF BLACKCAPS WIN THIS GAME!
9.4 Puneet Kumar to Koushik Karanam, FOUR! At a length down the legside. Koushik goes back and helps it on its way past short fine leg for a boundary!
9.3 Puneet Kumar to Sriram Gurumurthy, at a length outside off, moves away. Gurumurthy pushes it towards long off. A single is taken.
9.3 Puneet Kumar to Sriram Gurumurthy, FIVE WIDES! Fullish down the legside. Gurumurthy flicks at it but misses, as does the keeper. The ball runs away to the fence!
9.2 Puneet Kumar to Koushik Karanam, fullish on middle and leg. Koushik whips it away to deep square leg and crosses over.
9.1 Puneet Kumar to Sriram Gurumurthy, PUT DOWN! Was a tough chance, though. At a length on off and middle. Gurumurthy lofts it towards long on and is put down. A run taken.
Puneet Kumar (1-0-15-0) is back into the attack

Koushik Karanam, RHB, comes to the crease
Final over, then.
9Ov85/6Score
11010W3 runs
Naule Aravind*9 (10)
Sriram Gurumurthy 3 (4)
Raviteja Velamuri1/3
8.6 Raviteja Velamuri to Naule Aravind, GONE! GOOD CATCH! At a length outside off, slower delivery. Aravind miscues the lofted shot and sees it go up in the air. The fielder at long on calls for it and runs towards the ball. In the end, he manages to cover a lot of ground and cling on to the catch!

Naule Aravind c Kashif Shahab b Raviteja Velamuri 9 (10b, 1x4, 0x6)
8.5 Raviteja Velamuri to Naule Aravind, at a length outside off, angles away. Aravind slashes at it but misses.
8.4 Raviteja Velamuri to Sriram Gurumurthy, fuller on off and middle. Gurumurthy works it to deep midwicket. A run is taken.
8.3 Raviteja Velamuri to Sriram Gurumurthy, at a length outside off, shapes away. Gurumurthy slashes hard at it but misses.
8.2 Raviteja Velamuri to Naule Aravind, fullish on middle and leg. Aravind flicks it to square leg. A run is taken.
8.1 Raviteja Velamuri to Sriram Gurumurthy, fullish on middle and leg. Gurmurthy works it to midwicket and crosses over.
Raviteja Velamuri, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
A rapid spell of two overs come to an end for Abdulmajeed Ahmadzai. He was almost unplayable with his away-swing at times, and has a wicket to boot.