ZAS vs LJU

ECS Croatia T10 · Match 18

Recent overs

Ov 7
W2nb11111
7 runs
Ov 6
11b4W11
8 runs
Ov 5
141120
9 runs
Ov 4
41wd4W011
11 runs

Commentary

So a topsy-turvy chase does come to end with Zagreb Sokol cruising towards a below-par 80 with ease. And on top of it, they did it in only 7 overs. A good opening partnership between Peter Amaan and Viraj Bhammar ensured there were no hiccups in the chase with them laying a solid foundation. 13 extras were bowled in the second innings in an already low score and that hit the nail right in the coffin for LJU.

Rizwan Zahoor, Om Raj, and Tomaz Pazlar bowled well with their respective solitary overs but Aqeel Mirza's over that cost them 21 taking the momentum completely away from LJU.
As far as ZAS' bowlers were considered, Suresh Shanmugam and Arpit Shukla provided breakthroughs on important occasions and ensured LJU was restricted to a manageable score. Fielding has been sloppy from both sides but LJU bluffed in all three areas and was a satisfactory performance by their standards.

ZAS won the match comfortably courtesy of the all-round performance from their team. This win ensures they are at the top of the table with 7 wins out of their last 8 matches with 14 points in the kitty and for LJU it was their fifth defeat in 8 games stagnating their points at 6.

Alright then! As always the team at Sportskeeda has enjoyed the privilege of bringing the action to you. We will be back with more interesting games of the ECS T10, until then with my co-commentator Navjeevan Rajput this is me, Anavit Naik bidding you Goodbye!
7Ov80/3Score
W2nb111117 runs
Jai Thakur*4 (4)
Daniel Lazarides2 (3)
Tomaz Pazlar 1/7
6.6 Tomaz Pazlar to Jai Thakur, WINNING RUN!! Tossed on the length and angling in, Jai rocks back and pulls this away along the ground towards deep square leg and jogs through for a single!
6.5 Tomaz Pazlar to Daniel Lazarides, tossed on the full and outside off, Daniel punches this down the ground for one more!! SCORES ARE TIED!!
6.4 Tomaz Pazlar to Jai Thakur, tossed on the full and on the stumps, Jai turns this away towards square leg for one
6.3 Tomaz Pazlar to Daniel Lazarides, tossed on the length and on the stumps, Daniel chips this away towards off-side for one
It is just a matter of few singles. But don't we all want to be heroes and win it for our team with a maximum?
6.2 Tomaz Pazlar to Jai Thakur, tossed on the full and on the stumps, Jai pushes this down towards long-on for one
6.2 Tomaz Pazlar to Daniel Lazarides, PITCHED OUTSIDE THE PLAYING SURFACE!! NO-BALL!! Daniel helps this away towards fine leg for an extra
Is there an anticlimax?
6.1 Tomaz Pazlar to Nils Gornall, CAUGHT IN THE DEEP!! Tossed on the length and on the stumps, Nils flat bats this but does not middle this, the ball flies straight to Arshad at mid-off who gobbles that one, still 7 runs needed for Zagreb!!

Nils Gornall c S Arshad b T Pazlar 9 (9b 1x4 0x6)
Tomaz Pazlar, right-arm bowler comes into the attack
This might be the last over of the innings, folks!
6Ov73/2Score
11b4W118 runs
Nils Gornall*9 (8)
Jai Thakur1 (1)
Om Raj 1/7
5.6 Om Raj to Nils Gornall, tossed on the full and on the stumps, Nils creates room and punches this down towards long-off for one
5.5 Om Raj to Jai Thakur, tossed on the full and outside off, Jai nudges this down the ground for one
Jai Thakur, left-hand bat, comes to the crease
5.4 Om Raj to Peter Amaan, OUT THIS TIME!! Tossed on the full and on the stumps, Peter tries to heave this away across the line but misses this time. The ball clatters into his front pad plumb in front of the stumps and the umpire has no hesitation to give that one out!

Peter Amann lbw O Raj 30 (14b 3x4 2x6)
5.3 Om Raj to Peter Amaan, SWITCH HIT!! Tossed on the full and on the stumps, Peter makes the switch and pulls this away towards deep cover region for four
5.2 Om Raj to Nils Gornall, tossed on the full and outside off, Nils tries to turns this away towards square leg but misses, the keeper fumbles and batters take one