UNI vs BAN

That's it from us, Maanas and Rajarshi, as we conclude our coverage for the league stage of the ECS Romania. We will be back tomorrow with coverage of what will be a series of high-voltage ECS clashes, the first of which will be between United CC and Cluj. Meanwhile, to enjoy our coverage of the IPL game tonight between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, switch tabs as Pratyush and Sooryanarayanan bring you all the action. Goodbye!

Oh no no no! Why, why did they go for that overthrow?! They say never run on a misfield, the last United CC pair turned a bit greedy to keep Kayani on strike! Hats off to Baneasa skipper Ijaz Hussain, though! He has carried an injury all game, comes on to bowl a crucial penultimate over, recovered from a fumbled take, kept his composure, and got the run out to complete the match! The United CC batters were rampant in their approach, trying to finish things off in quick time, but they ended up conceding far too many wickets for their liking! Too many sixes and outs in that chase, and it was left to the tail to get them home with 30-odd runs still left! Aftab Kayani tried his level best, and at one stage, despite the United CC going down to their last man, it felt like they'd get home and seal a qualifiers spot, but that was not meant to happen! An 11-run win for Baneasa, United CC now have to play the eliminator against Cluj, while Baneasa get two cracks at getting to the final, the first being against Bucharest Gladiators! 

8.1 Ijaz Hussain to Aftab Kayani, OUT! RUN OUT! 1 run completed! Full and on the fourth stump line, Kayani chips that down to long off for a single. The throw is a bit too good for Hussain to collect and the ball rolls towards the right of the pitch. The batters decide to take the second but Hussain gives it a chase, dives and fires in a direct hit at the non-striker's end to find Bansal short of his mark! So close yet so far for United!

Mohit Bansal run out (Ijaz Hussain) 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Aftab Kayani has kept United CC in the game! As mentioned earlier, this pair needs to bat till the end, that'll be enough for them to seal this!

7.6 Perminder Singh to Mohit Bansal, no run, banged in short and on the fourth stump line, Bansal sits deep in his crease and defends that with a straight bat pretty firmly. 

7.5 Perminder Singh to Aftab Kayani, length ball on the middle stump line, Kayani taps that into the off side and scampers across for a single. 

7.4 Perminder Singh to Aftab Kayani, FOUR! SHOT! Full and on the leg stump line, Kayani whips that off his pads to the right of the long on fielder, who's diving effort goes in vain. 

7.3 Perminder Singh to Mohit Bansal, back of a length ball on the off stump angling away, Bansal turns that towards backward point for a single. 

7.2 Perminder Singh to Aftab Kayani, full and on the pads, Kayani glances that down to long leg for a single. Over to Bansal now, Baneasa will be sniffing a victory! 

7.1 Perminder Singh to Aftab Kayani, no run, nails a yorker outside off, Kayani clears his front foot and looks to whack it away but fails to get bat on ball. 

7.1 Perminder Singh to Aftab Kayani, FOUR! SHOT! NO BALL! A chest-high full toss on the body, easy pickings for Kayani, who swivels and pulls that through the backward square leg region for a boundary! Free hit coming up! 

Down to their final wicket now, are the United CC. The Baneasa bowlers have commendably kept their composure throughout the innings to scalp the breakthroughs frequently.

6.6 Isfahan Doekhie to Surjit Gill, OUT! BOWLED! Length ball on the middle stump line angled in, Gill makes room and looks to work it into the leg side but misses. The ball clips the top of leg stump and United lose their ninth! 

Surjit Gill b Isfahan Doekhie 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)