MAR vs BB

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Bugibba Blasters 105/5 (10) lost to Marsa 132/5 (10) by 27 runs 

1st Innings: 
Umair Saleem 64*(17) | Jahidul Islam 2-16(2) 

2nd Innings: 
Azeem Sathi 26(11) | Farhan Masih 2-15(2) 

A sensational win for Marsa on their home turf and they move upwards in the points table. It was quite a walk in the park in the end as the Blasters' batters were absolutely no match for the Marsa bowlers. 

Marsa started off with a wicket-maiden and Negi played an excruciatingly slow 11-ball 1 knock, which set Blasters back right in the very beginning. From there on, there was a little resistance from Gaurav Maithani, Azeem Sathi and Gautam Singh but it was not enough for them to get across the finish line. 

The Blasters fall short by 27 runs in the end and crash to their first defeat of the tournament. These two sides will lock horns once again in the very next match, and the Blasters will be eager to exact revenge. 

9.6 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Gautam Singh, SIX! BOOM! Full and on the middle stump line angling in, Gautam shuffles across and absolutely thumps it over the mid-wicket region for a huge maximum!

9.4 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Prajwal Kohad, length ball on the middle stump line, Prajwal moves across and glances it off his hips towards fine leg for a single. 

9.3 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Prajwal Kohad, SIX! LAUNCHED! Full and on the middle stump angling in, Prajwal shuffles across, plants his front foot across and flicks it away gloriously over the mid-wicket region to collect a maximum! 

9.2 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Prajwal Kohad, FOUR! Full and on the middle stump line, Kohad looks to work it into the leg side. Gets a massive leading edge instead and the ball flies over the short third man fielder and away to the boundary rope! 

9.1 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Agraharathil Soorya, OUT! CAUGHT! Low full toss on the middle stump line, Soorya heaves it into the leg side but it is straight into the hands of the fielder at deep mid-wicket! 
Agraharathil Soorya c A Hassan b V Pakalapati 11 (12b 2x4 0x6) 

8.6 Fanyal Mughal to Agraharathil Soorya, into the blockhole and on the middle stump line, Soorya digs it out towards mid-wicket for a single. 

8.5 Fanyal Mughal to Agraharathil Soorya, length ball outside off swinging away, Soorya is livid with himself as he fails to get any bat on that. 

8.3 Fanyal Mughal to Agraharathil Soorya, length ball on the body, Soorya is struck on the pads as he misses the pull. The ball rolls into the leg side as the batters take a single.