AUT vs FIN

Match Summary

Austria beat Finland by 7 wickets.

 Aqib Iqbal - 35 (14) & 3/7 (2)
Farukh Zeb 45 (21) | Amjad Sher 1/14 (2)

An excellent performance by Finland, but sadly the sport is cruel that way, as Austria get a splendid win for their side. Austria have done an amazing job with the bat as even after losing the wickets they kept hitting the runs. Aqib Iqbal did an outstanding job with the ball and the bat as he got the wickets and the runs to get the win and the target was a snippet of a chase as well.

Finland however after putting up a low total, did not get bogged down and were taking the wickets and breaking the partnerships but with a very low total to defen they had no choice but to put up the white flag as the batters were belting those out of the park. The skipper did an excellent job with the ball along with his mates but it felt short. The batters were able to pick on the lengths after the one bad over from Raaz Mohammad and the last over of the match was the final nail in the coffin.

Austria have got an a dream start in this tournament as they have got two back to back wins in a row and they will be looking to carry this confidence in their kit bag for the next matches to come.

7.6 Nicholas Salonen to Karanbir Singh, SIX! That's game set and match for Austria. Launches into the length delivery a shade outside off and deposits that well over the deep extra cover fence. 

7.4 Nicholas Salonen to Aqib Iqbal, SIX! That ws a good-length delivery a shade outside off, Iqbal with quick hands through the ball, didn't get the timing but the hands takes it over the outstretched deep point fielder. 

7.3 Nicholas Salonen to Aqib Iqbal, FOUR! Iqbal is turning it on here. Fuller angling into the pads of Iqbal, he turns it away past the short fine leg fielder and it trickles away to the fence. 

7.2 Nicholas Salonen to Aqib Iqbal, SIX! Iqbal breaks the game wide open. Short of a length delivery again, outside off and that has been sliced carved over the deep third man region, just about clears the outstretched fielder. 

7.1 Nicholas Salonen to Aqib Iqbal, SIX! Salonen again starts with a short one and Aqib Iqbal was ready for that. Quickly transfers his weight on the backfoot and deposits that well over the deep midwicket fence. 

Well, the batters are hitting big here. They are hitting the runs in full swing at the moment. They are just a few runs away from getting a 2 in a row.

6.5 Parveen Kumar to Aqib Iqbal, FOUR! Parveen got a bit carried away with the short ball there. Again digging it in, a shade outside off and that has been pulled away down towards the vacant deep square leg region. 

6.4 Parveen Kumar to Karanbir Singh, Karanbir drives this length delivery a shade outside off down towards the long-off region for a single. 

6.3 Parveen Kumar to Karanbir Singh, Karanbir makes some space and tries to swing it across the line, was a full one which dips at the last moment. 

6.1 Parveen Kumar to Aqib Iqbal, FOUR! On a length well outside off, glided away off the outside half of the bat and it runs away towards the deep third man fence.