ECC vs BYR

European Cricket League · Group D

Recent overs

Ov 7
164
11 runs
Ov 6
11601W
9 runs
Ov 5
411106
13 runs
Ov 4
141011lb
8 runs

Commentary

Empire CC win by 8 wickets.

Vanraaj Padhaal - 35* (19) | Raaz Mohammad - 2/10
Shabbir Arslan - 26 (12) | Mustafa Omer - 1/14

Commanding display by Empire CC as they secure their first win of the tournament along with a bonus point. Having won the toss and elected to bowl first, they always seem to have had an upper hand over Bryon. 

The bowlers led from the start with Raaz Mohammad and Muhammed Hasnat picking two wickets each whilst barely conceding any runs. Bryon kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and needed one of either Mustafa Omer or Shabbir Arslan to stay on the crease for longer. Having posted a modest total of 81, they were always going to struggle to defend it. 

Empire CC secured an easy victory in the end thanks to an unbeaten 35 from Vanraaj Padhaal. The bonus point will go a long way as they look to climb up the standings in Group D. 

However, for the time being this is me Vatsal along with Bidipto signing off. Thanks for tuning in and have a great rest of your day!
6.3 Asrar Ahmed to Amjad Sher, FOUR RUNS AND THAT IS A WIN WITH A BONUS POINT FOR EMPIRE CC! Good length wider ball outside off-stump. Slapped away to the vacant deep backward point area off the back foot for a boundary! 
6.2 Asrar Ahmed to Amjad Sher, SIX RUNS! Length ball on off-stump. Blasted away over deep mid-wicket from the back foot for a maximum! 
6.1 Asrar Ahmed to Vanraaj Padhaal, good length ball around off-stump. Smacked across the line to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
6Ov58/2Score
1W061wd6115 runs
Shabbir Arslan*13 (4)
Spyros Nikokavouras2 (4)
Matias Brasier1/15
5.6 Amarpreet Singh Mehmi to Aravind Mohan, Oh! WHAT A CATCH! Short outside off-stump. This gets sliced off the back foot through the line and backward point somehow, from a position of no hope, plucks one out of thin air!

Aravind Mohan c Asrar Ahmed b Amarpreet Singh Mehmi 28 (15b, 2x4, 2x6).
5.5 Amarpreet Singh Mehmi to Vanraaj Padhaal, short around off-stump. Carved away over point off the back foot for a single here again. 
5.4 Amarpreet Singh Mehmi to Vanraaj Padhaal, OH! Short around off-stump. A swing and a miss on this occasion off the back foot but this hits him on the body! No run. 
5.3 Amarpreet Singh Mehmi to Vanraaj Padhaal, SIX RUNS! Length ball outside off-stump. Vanraaj goes down on one knee after shuffling across and powers it over cow corner for a maximum! 
5.2 Amarpreet Singh Mehmi to Aravind Mohan, good length ball around off-stump. Slogged away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a single only. 
5.1 Amarpreet Singh Mehmi to Vanraaj Padhaal, short on off-stump. Pulled away to wide long-on off the back foot for a single. 
We are at the halfway stage in the second innings with Empire CC heading towards a victory. 
5Ov43/1Score
01W0012 runs
Spyros Nikokavouras*1 (3)
Mustafa Omer23 (11)
Muhammed Hasnat1/2
4.6 Asrar Ahmed to Aravind Mohan, SIX RUNS! Length ball on the pads. Nicely punched over wide long-on off the front foot for a maximum from the middle of the bat! 
4.5 Asrar Ahmed to Aravind Mohan, full and slow around off-stump. A miss of the lofted drive over mid-off on the front foot. No run. 
4.4 Asrar Ahmed to Vanraaj Padhaal, short on off-stump. Cut away to deep backward point off the back foot for a single. 
4.3 Asrar Ahmed to Aravind Mohan, short outside off-stump. Slapped down to long-off on the up for a single. 
4.2 Asrar Ahmed to Vanraaj Padhaal, short on off-stump. Nicely guided down to the left of backward point off the back foot for one. 
4.1 Asrar Ahmed to Vanraaj Padhaal, FOUR RUNS! Length ball on the pads. Hoicked away to the long-leg region from down on one knee for a boundary! 
As we have seen from the first innings, spinners are difficult to put away in Amarpreet Singh Mehmi has kept things in check for Bryon. 

Asrar Ahmed, the right-arm medium pacer, comes in to bowl.