OEX vs MECC

FanCode ECS T10 Belgium · Match 8

Recent overs

Ov 10
46641W
21 runs
Ov 9
44nb14nb6461
30 runs
Ov 8
WW6011
8 runs
Ov 7
0W0014b
5 runs

Commentary

That'll be the end of ECS matches for the day. We will be back with coverage of four more matches tomorrow. Meanwhile, in the Asia Cup, Afghanistan have Bangladesh on the ropes, with the Tigers reeling at 58 for 5! Click here to follow our coverage of the same, until next time, it's goodbye from me - Rajarshi, and Bidipto! 
Match summary:
Mechelen Eagles won the toss and opted to bat

Mechelen Eagles 167/5 (10 Overs)
Dileep Singh 72(25) | Ali Abbas 1/21 (1)

Ostend Exiles 108 all out (9.5 Overs)
Zoheeb Hussain 49*(13) | Malikzai Amanullah 3/6 (2)

Mechelen Eagles win by 59 runs. 

Why, why, why on earth was the Exiles' best batter reserved for the last? The game was gone a long, long time ago, maybe if Soheel's batting was utilized a lot more, things could have been a lot, lot different! Nevertheless, Zoheeb, unlike his top-order mates, kept fighting despite the game being done, and did enough to ensure that the net run rate didn't take a hit as bad as a 100-run defeat or worse!

The target of 168 was always an improbable one for the Exiles to chase, and the top-order fell like a pack of cards. Manpreet Sandhu was the only one to reach double figures, until numbers 10 and 11 decided to have some fun of their own! Zoheeb received most of the strike, as he punished some bad bowling, flayed his willow, and had raced along to 49 before running out of partners.
9.5 Ikramullah Naseer to Zoheeb Hussain, WICKET! MECHELEN EAGLES WIN! BUT NOT BEFORE SOME EXCITEMENT! Short on leg, the batter steps out and pulls to deep mid-wicket to come back for two, but the throw does come in on time to the bowler, who collects and takes the bails off to RUN FAHAD OUT! Zoheeb Hussain is left stranded on 49! 
9.4 Ikramullah Naseer to Zoheeb Hussain, FOUR MORE! Short outside off and cut in the gap, over point for a boundary off the back foot! 
9.3 Ikramullah Naseer to Zoheeb Hussain, SIX MORE! WHAT A SHOT AGAIN! Full on off, a step-out and a SMACK over long-on for a MAXIMUM! 
9.2 Ikramullah Naseer to Zoheeb Hussain, WOW! Good length ball on off and a step-out and a loft over long-off straight, for another SIX! 
9.1 Ikramullah Naseer to Zoheeb Hussain, SHOT! Full outside off and what a beautiful carve over point from the front foot for FOUR! 
32 off the penultimate over! Any other game and this would have won a team the game. Zoheeb Hussain, though. He's clearly batting well out of position! This is the highest score by a number 11 in the ECS!
9Ov87/9Score
45nb15nb646132 runs
Zoheeb Hussain*28 (8)
Zadran Fahad10 (4)
Momand Idris0/32
8.6 Momand Idris to Zoheeb Hussain, fuller on the pads and worked round the corner to fine-leg for a single to keep strike. 
8.5 Momand Idris to Zoheeb Hussain, SIX MORE! Full toss on off and well lofted over long-off with the room created for a MAXIMUM! 
8.4 Momand Idris to Zoheeb Hussain, FOUR! Short on middle and pulled away to deep mid-wicket from the crease for a boundary! 
8.3 Momand Idris to Zoheeb Hussain, FREE HIT! SIX! Fuller on middle and CLOBBERED over long-on off the front foot! 
8.3 Momand Idris to Zoheeb Hussain, NO BALL FOR HEIGHT AGAIN! Full toss well over the head and helped over the keeper for a boundary off the ramp to fine-leg! 
8.2 Momand Idris to Zadran Fahad, FREE HIT! Good length ball on middle and pulled to long-on for a  single. 
8.2 Momand Idris to Zadran Fahad, NO BALL FOR HEIGHT! Full toss over middle and edged over the keeper for a one bounce FOUR! 
8.1 Momand Idris to Zadran Fahad, MISFIELD FOR FOUR! Full on off, hit down the ground to long-off for a boundary after the man in the deep makes a hash of it! 
Momand Idris, right-arm medium, comes into the attack 
8Ov55/9Score
WW60118 runs
Zoheeb Hussain7 (3)
Zadran Fahad*1 (1)
Ikramullah Naser1/8
7.6 Ikramullah Naseer to Zadran Fahad, full on middle, an inside edge down to fine-leg from the crease for a single.