RB vs GT

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Match summary:
Gent won the toss and opted to bat

Gent 103/8 (10 Overs)
Saif Rehman 27(10) | Sarim Choudhry 2/10 (2)

Royal Brussels 86/9 (10 Overs)
Hameel Hayat 21(11) | Saif Rehman 3/11 (2)

Gent win by 17 runs.

A truly ridiculous batting performance, doubled up with the pace of the game, made for a truly unbearable watch. Since the fall of Hameel Hayat, Royal Brussels just couldn't find a single batter who could stand around and get them past the line. Sairab Zahid ended up batting till the end, but it was way too much for him. Wickets kept falling at a regular basis, and it's a surprise the Gent fielders didn't appeal for a time-out at any stage, with the batters taking so long to come in and take guard. Some clinical catching and ground fielding from Gent back their bowlers up, and they end up doing the double over Royal Brussels on the day. The Royal Brussels, who have had trouble getting out of the bottom spot, will remain at the same spot for some more time.

9.6 Faisal Khaliq to Sarim Choudhry, aims for the block hole around the stumps but Sarim can only bunt it back into the pitch as the curtains come down on the day's action. Gent win by 17 runs!

9.3 Faisal Khaliq to Sarim Choudhry, very full outside off, Sarim opens the face of his blade and guides it through the cover point region for a lone run.

9.1 Faisal Khaliq to Sairab Zahid, decks away off a full length wide of off. Left alone but the umpire rightfully doesn't signal a wide given it was well inside the tramline.

It feels like it has taken forever for this game to end, with every single batter coming and going. Surely, surely Royal Brussels are out of reckoning with one wicket remaining?

8.6 Saif Rehman to Rehman Hussain, OUT! ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! In the hitting arc around off stump and Hussain goes for the big one upon clearing his front leg. Miscues his swing towards long on though as the fielder makes no mistake in pouching a sitter. Gent are nearly home now!

Rehman Hussain c Majid Ali b Saif Rehman 1 (3b)

8.5 Saif Rehman to Rehman Hussain, very full outside off, Hussain makes room and chunks the ball off the inside edge as it dribbles just past him and the stumps into the leg-side. The keeper hares towards it thereafter!

8.4 Saif Rehman to Sairab Zahid, full length delivery outside off, Zahid kicks his front leg out of the way and drags his swing to deep mid-wicket for a single.

8.3 Saif Rehman to Rehman Hussain, very full around off stump, Hussian hangs deep and shovels it out on the up to long on for a single. Can Zahid pull off something special hereon?

8.2 Saif Rehman to Sairab Zahid, PUTS IN A DIVE! Is he in on time? Slanting into a full length just outside off, Zahid clears his front leg and drags it past the inside edge to short fine leg. Yasin dives full-stretched as the throw comes to the keeper who then does the rest.

Oh dear! The bat's in the air even as Yasin dives and that's not enough to save him. He has to march back to the dugout. RUN OUT!

Yasin Khan run out (Anna Khan) 1 (2b)

Saif Rehman (1-0-9-2) is back into the attack

Ah, well. Despite the constant fall of wickets, Royal Brussels still seem to be in it. Almost 2 runs a ball from here.