HIS vs MBCC

So that concludes the first contest of the day but Qualifier 1 is just moments away now. Pak I Care Badalona and Pak Montcada will battle it out for a spot in the summit clash while the loser will get a second shot at making it as they lock horns with Hira Sabadell in Qualifier 2. Do hop over here to catch our coverage of the first Qualifier on Sportskeeda as we bring you all the updates as it unfolds. For now though, this is the duo of Bidipto and Soorya taking your leave. Thank you so much for tuning in today - toodles!

Match summary: Hira Sabadell beat Men in Blue by 18 runs and advance to Qualifier 2.

Bakhtiar Khalid 60 (24) | Ikram Ul Haq 3/18 (2)
Snehith Reddy 19 (14) | Sanjeev Tiwari 2/33 (2)

A thoroughly professional display across departments by Hira Sabadell and they march on, knocking the Men in Blue out of the ECS Barcelona 2022 along the way. 118 was always a big total to play with in a big clash and once Muhammad Zeeshan sent Surya Balu packing in the very first over, Hira Sabadell were switched on.

A counter-attack followed for the rest of the powerplay but thereafter, Hira Sabadell didn't get a thing wrong. There were starts for Naresh Kumar, Snehith Reddy and Prasanna Jathan but none of them could make a substantial impact like what Bakhtiar Khalid did in the first essay. Skipper Ikram Ul Haq led the way with regular wickets while his colleagues duly did their bit to ensure that the asking rate continued to rise steeply.

Shafat Ali Syed wasn't there to do their bidding and the Men in Blue certainly missed them big time. It eventually got out of bounds and they had no way back, bringing the curtains down on their campaign in sorry fashion as Sabadell romped home to a comprehensive victory. They were the better team across departments today and have duly earned a spot in Qualifier 2, where they will now await the loser of the first Qualifier.

A round 100 is what the Men in Blue finish with but they're well short of their target. That brings the curtains down on their ECS Barcelona 2022 campaign while Hira Sabadell progress to Qualifier 2!

9.6 Murad Ali to Sanjeev Tiwari, HIRA SABADELL WIN AND PROGRESS TO QUALIFIER 2! Short and just outside off, another swing across the line on the back foot and another miss to finish the match! 

9.4 Murad Ali to Abhishek Borikar, PUT AWAY! Full and slow outside off, and this is hit really hard, over long-off, for another SIX, off the front foot this time! 

9.2 Murad Ali to Abhishek Borikar, FOUR RUNS! Full toss outside off and this is well put away through point, for a boundary off the front foot! 

Final rites remaining now. It's all come apart for the Men in Blue who just haven't turned up today. Their campaign is coming to a disappointing end now.

8.5 Zeeshan Ashraf to Sanjeev Tiwari, FOUR RUNS! Good length ball on middle-and-leg, hit in the air and down to the vacant deep mid-wicket region from the front foot, for a boundary! 

8.2 Zeeshan Ashraf to Ram Kranthi, GONE! Short on off, into the pitch, and the big waft across the line on the back foot results in a simple lob back to the bowler for a return CATCH!
Ram Kranthi c & b Zeeshan Ashraf 9 (6b, 0x4, 1x6)