POCC vs ZUCC

Zurich Crickets CC win by 8 wickets!

Firdaws Rahimi 30 (16) | Khalid Niazi (2/14)
Faraz Virk 27 (13) | Osama Mahmood (2/24)

What a brilliant performance from Zurich! They kept an in-form batting lineup to a chaseable total in the first innings and then took the chase on by the scruff of its neck. Power CC didn't help their case, though. They conceded 21 extras, most of them coming in the first over.

With an excellent base laid, Zurich batters took the license to attack to another level. Ahamadi started by taking on the wide and short deliveries, even if it meant he had to go cross-batted and despite losing his partner Tarakhil early. Osama, who got rid of the latter in the second over, came on after the powerplay to get Ahamadi out too.

Ahamadi played one of the most outrageous shots to get out and at that stage, it looked like the match could go either way. But Rahimi and Niazi saw just one direction and one plan -- attack, attack, attack! In their 56-run partnership, they took full advantage of PCC's poor fielding and kept on taking on everything with power.

It came off more often than not and Zurich were through in a blink of an eye!

7.4 Sahil Tarakhil to Firdaws Rahimi, THAT'S IT! Zurich Crickets have won their first ever ECS game, what a moment and the team in the dug out is jubilant. Back of a length on the stumps, Rahimi swatted it down the ground for one and seals the game.

7.1 Sahil Tarakhil to Khalid Niazi, SIX! DROPPED! Horrendous fielding display continues for Power CC. Back of a length outside the off-stump, Niazi clobbered it straight to long-off fielders throat, but it bursts through the hands and goes over the ropes for a maximum.

Sahil Tarakhil, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Luck is certainly favoring the brave here! It's so good to see both these batters just be on the offensive no matter the bowler or the field.

6.6 Asad Mahmood to Khalid Niazi, another slower one, good length on the off-stump. Niazi swings across the line but has skied it, won't carry to the long-on fielder.

6.5 Asad Mahmood to Firdaws Rahimi, change of pace, back of a length on the off-stump. Rahimi flat bats it down the ground to long-off for just one.

6.4 Asad Mahmood to Firdaws Rahimi, SIX! Sensational shot that from Rahimi, they are cruising here. Back of a length on the off-stump, Rahimi down the track has clobbered it all the way over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

6.3 Asad Mahmood to Khalid Niazi, length delivery on the fifth stump, Niazi drags it from outside off to sweep it to deep mid-wicket for one.

6.1 Asad Mahmood to Firdaws Rahimi, EDGED AND FOUR! Fortuitous boundary for Rahimi. Short into the batter, Rahimi swings across the line but top edged it over the keeper's head, races to the fence for a boundary.

5.6 Abdullah Rana to Khalid Niazi, bangs in the short delivery outside the off-stump, Niazi swings across the line and misses, through to the keeper.