KSS vs HAM

So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentator, Sooryanarayan Sesha. Do stay tuned to Sportskeeda and switch over to the coverage of the TNPL game between Tiruppur Titans and Chepauk Super Gillies. There is also other cricketing action in the form of the Trinidad T10 Blast. Follow these exciting games while I bid adieu!

MATCH OVER!

Kristianstad won by 46 runs!

Kristianstad 167/4 (10)
Hammarby 124/3 (10)

Humaiz Javed 50* (25) | Syed Faizan 34* (19)

Hafizullah Shinwari 2-0-16-1 | Farhad Sahak 2-0-20-1

Not often do you score 124/3 in a chase and end up second. By a fairly decent margin at that. It just tells you where it all went down for Hammarby as they took a hammering with the ball, thanks to a stunning unbeaten 81 by Samiulhaq Gujer which gave Kristianstad a massive score of 167 to play with in order to qualify for the knockouts.

With a wicket falling in every over of the powerplay, the writing was pretty much on the wall very early in the chase. Hammarby were always going to find it hard and despite their best efforts in swinging hard, they could never keep up with the asking rate, which only mounted exponentially with each subsequent over. However, the duo of Syed Faizan and Humaiz Javed provided some entertainment as they didn't up with some superb hits to and over the fence. They were also helped by some below-par catching from Kristianstad. In the end, Javed got to his fifty in hilarious circumstances after being on 47* ahead of the last delivery. That turned out to be the sole consolation for Hammarby who fell short by 46 runs in a high-scoring battle.

For Kristianstad, Hafizullah Shinwari was the pick of the bowlers while Farhad Sahak and Ihsanullah Wafa also came up with a scalp each

Quite a chaotic end to the contest! A real comedy of errors which tried to add some life to a contest that was dead long ago. At the end of it all, Kristianstad seal their spot in the semifinals, knocking Stockholm CC out in the process!

9.6 Farhad Sahak to Humaiz Javed, short and angling in, Javed looks to pull but he miscues it in front of the keeper. Single taken while Javed forces Faizan to come back for the second run. The keeper receives the throw and decides against whipping off the bails before running to the bowler's end. An under-arm throw is produced but it misses as the stumps as the batters get back for the third run. Eventually, Javed gets to his fifty while Hammarby finish with 124/3. They lose by 43 runs!

9.4 Farhad Sahak to Syed Faizan, FOUR! Length delivery outside-off, Faizan tries to work it towards the leg-side while he gets an outside-edge which runs between the keeper and short third for a boundary

9.2 Farhad Sahak to Humaiz Javed, short of a length and angling in, Javed tries to go big but he miscues it in front of extra-cover. Single taken

Got to say that the fielding standards this game have been quite ordinary. In both innings, we've seen catches being put down for fun. Even a few simple ones for that matter. Final over coming up now. Hammarby require 54 runs off the last over. Possible? You do the math!

8.6 Hafizullah Shinwari to Syed Faizan, full and angling away, Faizan tries to slog towards mid-wicket but he misses while the ball bounces over the stumps!

8.4 Hafizullah Shinwari to Humaiz Javed, DROPPED! Full outside-off, Javed looks to drive through the covers but he gets an outside-edge which is expectedly put down. Single taken