LS vs QUV

Match tied (Liege win on Golden ball)

It was a crazy game and it should have been a drawn match as both sides fought excellently out in the middle. Liege gave everything they had with the ball in hand and Qui Vive scored their highest total in the tournament. Slight errors towards the end from the Qui Vive batsmen cost them the game as they lost the match in the dying moments and went down in a humdinger.

Rohit Jhamb and Maninder Singh walked out to the middle. Jhambh got off to a flier as he scored a couple of boundaries in the first over. Later, Singh took on as he continued scoring runs at a brisk pace and also cashed in on the boundary balls. He was batting really well but lost the support of partners at the other end. Shreyas Potdar and Murad Jiwa did everything they could but still couldn't avert the Golden Ball. They failed to do it again in the Golden ball and went down fighting as they registered an identical score to that of what Liege managed to.

The bowling from Liege was better than their counterparts. They lost track of how they were bowling in the powerplay and conceded a little bit too much, but they came back well and struck at regular intervals. Ahsan Iqbal took a wicket and Shafiullah Zakhel, Naseer ud Din too chipped in with a wicket. The star of the show was the young Burhan Niaz who struck twice and picked up 2 wickets, displaying great confidence

A GOLDEN BALL! 22nd of this year in ECS! For all the viewers, a golden ball means that you have only one delivery and have to score either a brace, a boundary or a maximum. If Qui Vive manages to get any of the three above, they win and advance into the semi finals. If they don't, Liege win this match and go into the play offs

9.6 Burhan Niaz to Shreyas Potyar, SO MUCH CHAOS ALL AROUND! Do we have a golden ball? WE DO! Full delivery outside off-stump, Potyar swings and misses but the batsmen sneak through for a single. They try to take the second run but Niaz is quick on his feet and picks up the ball to ensure the batters don't sneak in the second run and forces a golden ball! 

9.5 Burhan Niaz to Murad Jiwa, low full toss on the stumps, Jiwa manages to dig this one out and work it towards deep mid-wicket, just a single. 2 runs needed on the last ball!

Singh gets out after playing a gem of an innings, but the match is still wide open for anyone to win. Murad Jiwa is the new man in and he will have to do something of this delivery to take his side across the line

9.3 Burhan Niaz to Maninder Singh, OUT! Is there a twist left in this tale? Good length delivery on the stumps, Singh goes the big heave but picks out the fielder at long-on, who makes no mistake. Golden ball, anyone?

9.2 Burhan Niaz to Maninder Singh, nails the low full toss outside off-stump, was the yorker as Singh bunts it towards long-on. Should have been a single but a misfield allows them to come back for two

9.1 Burhan Niaz to Maninder Singh, FOUR! The ideal start to the over! Full delivery angling into Singh, tries to work this one away and squirts an inside edge past short fine leg as the keeper tries to field that one with his foot. He's made a mess of it and gifted a boundary.

That changes the complexion of the game. The ball was going down the legside, Singh pulls that one away behind backward square leg and it goes all the way over the ropes for a maximum and gets it down to 10 runs in the last 6 balls. We're in for a thriller here

Burhan Niaz will bowl the last over

8.6 Naseer Ud Din to Maninder Singh, back of a length delivery angling into Singh, tries to give himself some room and pushes this towards backward point for a single

8.5 Naseer Ud Din to Maninder Singh, SIX! FIFTY FOR SINGH! Short and angling into him, he was expecting this one as he gave himself some room and swiveled to pull this one behind square for a flat-six! Can he finish the job for his side?

8.5 Naseer Ud Din to Shreyas Potyar, wide. Good length delivery angling down the leg side, Potyar shuffled inside to scoop but he missed. The batsmen sneaked through for a single and they'll get an extra delivery as well

8.4 Naseer Ud Din to Maninder Singh, good length delivery angling into Singh, whacks this downtown towards long-on, has to settle for a single

8.2 Naseer Ud Din to Maninder Singh, finds the blockhole as Singh squirts a toe-end towards short third man, good stop by the fielder to keep it down to a single