BEL vs FRAN

European Cricket Championship · Match 1

Recent overs

Ov 10
010wd041
6 runs
Ov 9
wd101W11
4 runs
Ov 8
1wdW12nb140
9 runs
Ov 7
1621W1
11 runs

Commentary

BELGIUM BEAT FRANCE BY 17 RUNS.
Muneeb Mohammad 39 | Rohullah Mangal (3/6)
Ali Raza 18 | Shagharai Sefat (2/19)

The batters of France must hang their heads in shame after such a dreadful performance here in Cartama. Their ineptitude prevented Rohullah Mangal to become the hero of this game. They were sluggish with the bat in hand, and this defeat will hurt them tremendously.

All of them seemed like picking up the length of the ball a tad too late, and this proved to be their undoing for the majority of this game. France never looked like being in the chase, and it was a superb performance from the bowlers of Belgium to restrict them to just 76.

It is an unbelievable effort, as it is very rare that sides are able to defend double-digit scores in this format of the game. Top marks to the Belgium bowling unit for pulling this off! Shagharai Sefat was the star.

So this is us- Mohul and Bidipto- signing off from this match. Do stay with us here on Sportskeeda, as we continue bringing to you many more such exciting games. Goodbye!
10Ov76/5Score
0101w0417 runs
Rahmatullah Mangal8 (8)
Suventhiran Santhirakumaran*6 (5)
Adnan Razaaq0/12
9.6 Adnan Razzaq to Suventhiran Santhirakumaran, BELGIUM GET THE FIRST WIN OF GROUP C! Full on off, hit up in the air over cover, but only for a single just beyond the in-field, for only a single off the front foot! 
9.5 Adnan Razzaq to Suventhiran Santhirakumaran, FOUR! Short on middle-and-leg and well glanced down to fine-leg off the hips for a boundary! 
9.4 Adnan Razzaq to Suventhiran Santhirakumaran, full outside off and a swing and a miss again on the front foot with the outswing! No run. 
9.4 Adnan Razzaq to Suventhiran Santhirakumaran, too WIDE outside off this time! 
9.3 Adnan Razzaq to Suventhiran Santhirakumaran, full outside off and a step out and a step away for a big swing and a miss! Dot ball. 
9.2 Adnan Razzaq to Rahmatullah Mangal, full outside off, driven away somehow to deep cover for a single. 
9.1 Adnan Razzaq to Rahmatullah Mangal, full outside off and a swing and miss from the crease! No run. 
25 runs needed off the last over. Have France left it too late?

Adnan Razzaq (0/5) is the one trusted by skipper Ali Raza of Belgium to do the job.
9Ov69/5Score
1w101W115 runs
Rahmatullah Mangal*7 (6)
Suventhiran Santhirakumaran1 (1)
Khalid Ahmadi1/11
8.6 Khalid Ahmadi to Rahmatullah Mangal, slow full toss on off, the batter swipes it across the line to mid-wicket from the crease, for a single only. 
8.5 Khalid Ahmadi to Suventhiran Santhirakumaran, short over off, stroked away to the left of backward point off the back foot, for one. 
8.4 Khalid Ahmadi to Zain Ahmad, WICKET! Short outside off, cut away over the in-field, but straight down the throat of the deep cover fielder on the full! 
8.3 Khalid Ahmadi to Rahmatullah Mangal, full on off-and-middle, dug out to long-on along the ground, for a single. 
8.2 Khalid Ahmadi to Rahmatullah Mangal, full and just outside off and a big swing and a miss on the back foot! Dot ball. 
8.1 Khalid Ahmadi to Zain Ahmad, short outside off, hit hard off the back foot to long-on, for only a single. 
8.1 Khalid Ahmadi to Zain Ahmad, WIDE outside off to start off! 
The last couple of overs coming up and France seem to be warming up. 30 runs needed off them; can they do it, or will Belgium prevail after all?

Khalid Ahmadi (0/5) returns to the attack.
8Ov64/4Score
11wW13nb14011 runs
Zain Ahmad5 (4)
Rahmatullah Mangal*5 (3)
Shagharai Sefat2/19