RB vs GT

FanCode ECS T10 Belgium · Match 35

Recent overs

Ov 10
61
7 runs
Ov 9
1641W1
13 runs
Ov 8
114466
22 runs
Ov 7
1W4101
7 runs

Commentary

Right then. That's all we have from this contest. This is Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator, Rajarshi Das. We've got an Asia Cup encounter coming up in a few minutes. You can just switch tabs to catch all the action from that one. See ya!
Gent won by 5 wickets.

Omid Malik Khel - 42 (19) | Reyhan Faiz - 5/12
Muneeb Muhammad - 37 (17) | Rehman Hussain - 3/19

A tight contest through and through but it's Gent who have emerged victorious in this match. It wasn't the best of starts for them with the ball, conceding over 50 runs in the powerplay but they put that behind them, fighting back brilliantly since. Reyhan Faiz's fifer was the key in helping them do so.

With the bat, the start was pretty similar. Their top-order struggled in the powerplay and didn't contribute much but the middle-order put their hands up. Majid Ali's quickfire 29 was the catalyst that turned things around for Gent as it gave them some momentum.

Malik Khel carried that forward with his sensational knock of 42 from just 19 balls, allowing the remaining batters to just play around him. In the end, it was a thrilling victory for the Gent side as they make it three wins in three games to move up the table.
9.2 Muneeb Muhammad to Hakimi Nangyalay, short, turns away from the batter, Nangyalay drags this one to the vacant mid-wicket region and collects the winning run! Gent take the first of the doubleheader by 5 wickets with four balls remaining!
9.1 Muneeb Muhammad to Hakimi Nangyalay, SIX, this won't take much longer, it seems! The scores are level, slow delivery, in the slot, Nangyalay swings at it with all his might and clears deep mid-wicket without much trouble at all!
Muneeb Muhammad comes into the attack
Into the final over then. Gent need 7 runs to win. The new batter, Nangyalay will be on strike to start the over. Brussels have to keep him at that end for as long as possible.
9Ov104/5Score
1641W113 runs
Omid Malik Khel42 (19)
Hakimi Nangyalay*1 (1)
Wasooq Butt1/13
8.6 Wasooq Butt to Hakimi Nangyalay, swats this slow, back-of-a-length delivery down to long-on, retains strike for the start of the final over
Hakimi Nangyalay, RHB, comes to the crease
8.5 Wasooq Butt to Waleed Azhar, OUT, caught! Azhar was challenged to go over deep mid-wicket with this slower one, he obliged, the ball had a lot of height on it but had no legs to carry over the ropes, long-on ran in and took the catch! Now then, are we in for a twist?
Waleed Azhar c Muneeb Muhammad b Wasooq Butt 7 (5b 1x4 0x6)
8.4 Wasooq Butt to Omid Malik Khel, smashes this one through cover but there is a man at deep cover. Just a single
8.3 Wasooq Butt to Omid Malik Khel, FOUR, the pace was slower but the line was similar, and Khel repeats his shot and finds the gap at square leg!
8.2 Wasooq Butt to Omid Malik Khel, SIX, right on the roof of the tent of the dugout! This was on a length but too straight, right in his arc and he swivels and connects with this sweetly!
8.1 Wasooq Butt to Waleed Azhar, gets a bottom edge to this length delivery towards third man, and Omid is back on strike
Wasooq Butt comes into the attack
Game on! The game even in Gent's favor now, some would say. However, they need to hold their nerves now. This one's theirs to lose.
8Ov0/0Score
1144660 runs
7.6 Nayhan Khalil to Omid Malik Khel, SIX more! What an over this has been! In the slot, Omid goes down the ground this time, and clears the boundary at long-off with ease!
7.5 Nayhan Khalil to Omid Malik Khel, SIX, Omid is turning up now! In the slot, and Omid makes some juicy contact with it! The ball flies over the ropes at deep mid-wicket!
7.4 Nayhan Khalil to Omid Malik Khel, FOUR more! Much more unconventional, but the job gets done! Off the inside edge, and the ball beats the fine leg fielder and rushes to the fence!