AVE vs SMA

Smashers 78/5 in 10 overs
P Sunil Kumar 31(22) | Kashyap Prudvi 2/8
Sivamurugan M 12(8) | Prateesh Sarawat 1/13

What an emphatic win this has been for the Avengers here and they have been absolutely clinical with the ball here. The Smashers got off to a good start in the first two overs but their batting order failed to capitalize on that start from there on and fell apart under pressure.

A couple of tidy overs from the left arm seamers meant that the Smashers were always behind the eight ball game and they never recovered from there, Sunil Kumar was the only batter who managed to salvage some pride as he managed to get 31 from just 22 balls. The rest of the batting cut a sorry figure,

The Avengers bowlers did an excellent job with the ball and they backed up their batters on their good work. They kept things tidy and their two left arm seamers kashyap and Prateesh were the stars of the show! Together the duo gave just 21 runs in their 4 overs and the Avengers sealed the game in that phase itself. Overall, it's a massive win for them and they go up in the points table. The Smashers though continue to chase their first win in the tournament,

9.6 Prateesh Sarawat to Arunachalam V, THAT IS THAT! Full toss outside off-stump. The batter shuffles across and hoicks to deep mid-wicket for a single only. Avengers pick up their first victory! 

9.5 Prateesh Sarawat to Arunachalam V, full toss outside off-stump. An attempted slog across the line but another connection with fresh air only! No run. 

9.4 Prateesh Sarawat to Pankaj Yadav, fuller outside off-stump. A swish and a miss through the line but the keeper fails to gather it clean. A bye is taken. 

9.3 Prateesh Sarawat to Janakiraman J, OUT! Full outside off-stump. A big heave attempted from deep in the crease. It takes the outside edge, goes to the right of the keeper and he takes it with one hand with a dive! 

Janakiram J c Pravin R b Prateesh Sarawat 8(7b, 1x4,0x6)

Prateesh Saraswat [1.0-0-10-0] comes back into the attack.

Right, so we're moving into the final over of the innings with 51 runs still needed! The Avengers have been phenomenal today overall, but they've been slightly casual in the last few overs. They will be looking to finish off on a high.

8.6 Hari Prasad A to Janakiraman J, FOUR MORE! Low full toss on middle-and-leg. Clipped to the right of backward square-leg from the pads for a boundary! 

8.5 Hari Prasad A to Arunachalam V, slightly shorter outside off-stump. Another play and a miss from the back foot but the batters manage to run a bye here! 

8.3 Hari Prasad A to Arunachalam V, FOUR BYES! Good length slower ball outside off-stump. A big swing and a miss again but the keeper misses his collection too on this occasion! 

8.2 Hari Prasad A to Arunachalam V, NO BALL FOR A FOOT FAULT! FOUR RUNS! Full outside off-stump. An attempted smash over mid-on but the outside edge is good enough to take it away to third man for a boundary! 

Hari Prasad A, [1.0-0-10-0] comes back into the attack.

Yet another over where the Avengers continued the Stranglehold on the Smashers batters! It's only a formality for the bowling side from here on.