MAR vs MSW

Fancode ECS Malta · 2nd Semi Final

Recent overs

Ov 10
411W00
6 runs
Ov 9
WW11W2
4 runs
Ov 8
0W1100
2 runs
Ov 7
120001
4 runs

Commentary

So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentator, Bidipto. Do stay tuned for a lot more matches today including the FanCode ECS Malta final between Edex Knights and Marsa while there are two other big finals in the form of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the CSA T20 Challenge. Don't miss out on following those at Sportskeeda. Until then, it is a warm good-bye!
A COMPREHENSIVE 26-RUN WIN AND MARSA ADVANCE TO THE FINAL!! Having collapsed to 84 all out, Marsa would have been under pressure but their bowlers responded superbly. Venkatesh Pakalapati and Faisal Mahrose ensured Msida Warriors were two down inside the Powerplay while not a lot of runs were conceded too. At one end, Rockey Diainish fough for the Warriors with some impressive strokeplay but he didn't find any support. After a mini partnership between Dianish and Divyesh Kumar, the Warriors started to collapse badly with Arslan Arshad being the wrecker-in-chief with three scalps. 

The likes of Fanyan Mughal and Venkatesh Pakalapati finished off the defense superbly as the Warriors didn't any easy overs to attack and eventually plummeted to 58/8 at the end of their 10 overs!
10Ov58/8Score
411W006 runs
Manuel Antony3 (2)
Bristo Baby*0 (2)
Fanyan Mughal1/15
9.6 Fanyan Mughal to Bristo Baby, MARSA ARE INTO THE FINAL! Full outside off, another huge swing, and another miss, and no run as a result to finish the semi-final game. 
Bristo Baby, is the new batsman in the middle
9.5 Fanyan Mughal to Bristo Baby, full and just outside off and a big swing and a miss from the crease! 
Fanyan Mughal. Sajith Sukumaran tried to go big but he mis-hit the shot to long-off. Eighth wicket down!
9.4 Fanyan Mughal to Sajith Sukumaran, OUT! Full on off, hit hard and flat over the top of mid-off, but straight down the throat of long-off for a fine CATCH! 

Sajith Sukumaran c Noman Mehar b Fanyan Mughal 7 (7b) (4*1 6*0)
9.3 Fanyan Mughal to Manuel Antony, fuller outside off, hit away through cover off the front foot for one. 
9.2 Fanyan Mughal to Sajith Sukumaran, full outside off, dragged across to long-on on one bounce for a single. 
9.1 Fanyan Mughal to Sajith Sukumaran, FOUR! Short outside off, and cut over point off the back foot for a boundary! 
What a stellar over from Arslan Arshad. Just four runs and three wickets off it!
9Ov52/7Score
WW11W24 runs
Sajith Sukumaran2 (4)
Manuel Antony*2 (1)
Arslan Arshad3/8
8.6 Arslan Arshad to Manuel Antony, short over off, tapped off the horizontal bat to third man, off the back foot, for two runs. 
Manuel Antony, is the new batsman into the middle
Celeb-appeal from Arslan Arshad and the umpire belatedly raises his finger. Interestingly, Minesh Mathai himself started to walk off!
8.5 Arslan Arshad to Minesh Mathai, WICKET! Short over middle, cramping the batter for room as he tried to pull, it got the glove and got through to the keeper for another easy CATCH! 

Minesh Mathai c Niraj Khanna b Arslan Arshad 1 (2b) (4*0 6*0)
8.4 Arslan Arshad to Sajith Sukumaran, short on off, hit to mid-wicket off the back foot, for only one run. 
Minesh Mathai, is the new batsman, into the middle
8.3 Arslan Arshad to Minesh Mathai, full toss on middle, tapped to mid-on on the walk, for a single.