WTG vs OTC

Right then, that's all we have for you from this contest! Switch tabs and catch all the live action from the second game of the day! Until next time then, this is the duo of Maanas and Rudransh bidding you adieu! Goodbye! 

Wettingen 145/5 (10) beat Olten CC 143/7 (10) by 2 runs 

Perinpam Yogenthiran 34(15) | Pratheeparaj Varothayan 2-15(1) 
Raihan Stanikzai 41*(13) | Nareshkumar Thangavadivel 2-16(2) 

Well, well, well! What a way to begin Sunday! An absolute cracker of a contest and it just goes on to show how every run matters! In the end it is Wettingen who just manage to sneak past Olten CC by two runs despite having just six runs to defend off the last over. That's one of the finest pieces of death bowling in ECS and Wettingen continue their good run in this season. 

Olten C lost some early wickets but quick fire knocks by Yasotharan and Muralitharan kept them in the hunt. Just when they lost more wickets and it seemed to be a difficult situation for them, it was Raihan Stanikzai who put his hand up and smacked four big sixes on the trot to leave just six runs to be scored of the last over. However, that proved to be too much as immaculate yorkers by Nirojan sealed the deal for his side, handing Wettingen a two run win! 

9.6 Nirojan Manikkavasakar to Raihan Stanikzai, OUT! RUN OUT! NO GOLDEN BALL BUT WETTINGEN HAVE PULLED A WIN OUT OF NOWHERE! It was full outside the off-stump and the batter got an inside edge that went straight to the wicketkeeper, who collects it and runs forward to catch the non-striker short! WHAT A WIN!

9.4 Nirojan Manikkavasakar to Pratheeparaj Varothayan, RUN OUT! What drama! The batter missed it again and he tried to run but the keeper collects it and runs him out!
Pratheeparaj Varothayan run out (M Akhtar) 1 (4b 0x3 0x6)

9.3 Nirojan Manikkavasakar to Pratheeparaj Varothayan, DOT BALL! Goes straight through him with this full yorker, just missed the stumps too!

9.1 Nirojan Manikkavasakar to Pratheeparaj Varothayan, yorker on the pads, it hits him on the boot and they take an easy single, needless appeal as it was outside the leg-stump

Raihan Stanikzai take a bow! Four big sixes on the trot and he's completely changed the complexion of the game! Only six runs required off the last over now as Raihan has single-handedly taken the team on the cusp of victory! Varothayan will be pretty pleased with the single that he took to give Raihan the strike which brought about this result. Should be a walk in the park from here on. 

8.6 Qaium Sharifzai to Raihan Stanikzai, AND ANOTHER! IT'S RAINING SIXES! Slower cutter on the stumps, he was ready for it and swilled the pull shot over square leg. What a game changer!

8.5 Qaium Sharifzai to Raihan Stanikzai, THREE IN A ROW! It's fuller and shaping in from around the wicket, the batter gets under it and smashes it over mid-off!

8.4 Qaium Sharifzai to Raihan Stanikzai, SIX MORE! Good length on the stumps, it's not short at all but the batter stays behind and pulls it over square leg!

8.1 Qaium Sharifzai to Shahid Waridu, OUT! GONE! Good length on the stumps, the batter only knows how to play on the leg-side, he swivels and pulls but goes straight to mid-wicket
Shahid Waridu c T Selvanayagam b Q Sharifzai 11 (6b 1x4 1x6)

Qaium Sharifzai, right arm medium fast, is into the attack

An over that sets the game up beautifully for a cracker of a finish. Olten are just about on the run rate that is required and will have to make sure they don't dip below it. Two big overs coming up! Which side can hold their nerve and get over the line?