LCA vs GOR

ECS Portugal T10 · Match 11

Recent overs

Ov 6
1wd1wd1W661
16 runs
Ov 5
106610
14 runs
Ov 4
11410W
7 runs
Ov 3
11641wd06
19 runs

Commentary

That's it from the game folks! It's the pair of Rudransh and Rajarshi signing off!
End of the match! 

Gorkha XI beat Lisbon Capitals by 6 wickets (DLS method)

Gurbhej Singh 23 (10) | Share Ali 3/14 (2)
Amir Dar 38 (16) | Samarth Patel 2/11 (2)

What a roller-coaster of a match this was. Gorkha XI looked down and out so many times but perhaps the game being reduced to just six overs due to rain worked in their favor at the end.

Requiring 74 to win, they lost Faruk Ahmed on just the second ball of the innings. Hardeep hit a couple of boundaries and got out soon after while Share Ali struggled to get going from the other end. Gurbhej Singh held the game for them then, smashing two fours and and as many sixes.

Even after he got out, Samad kept them going until the comical run-out in the last over. With 13 runs to win in three balls, Share finally came to his own and took his team through. 
5.4 Sunil Patel to Share Ali, on a length on off, tapped softly towards the mid wicket region. That'll do for the Gorkha 11 - they get to the target with 6 wickets and two deliveries to spare!
5.3 Sunil Patel to Share Ali, SIX MORE! The scores are level! Full, right in the slot on off stump, Share clears his front leg, has another swipe, and clears the man and ropes at long on
5.2 Sunil Patel to Share Ali, SIX! That's why he wanted the strike! Floated on off stump, Share leans onto it and clubs this high and wide over long on!
Md Towsif Fahim, RHB, comes to the crease
5.1 Sunil Patel to Abdus Samad, OUT! RIDICULOUS CRICKET ALL AROUND! Floated outside off stump, Samad looked to hoick it across the line, gets a thick edge towards third man. The fielder in the circle messed up, two fielders chased after the ball, one tripped, the other got to it and fired it in at the keeper. Samad was next to Share in search of a second run, had to turn back, and was run out by yards as the keeper parried it back to the bowler

Abdus Samad run out (Shahan Khan/Sunil Patel) 14 (5b, 0x4, 2x6)
5.1 Sunil Patel to Abdus Samad, wide, down the leg side once again
5.1 Sunil Patel to Abdus Samad, wide, slow, strayed down the leg side
16 runs needed off the final over - who are you backing? Good thing for GOR is that Samad is on strike. Samarth Patel, right-arm orthodox, will bowl this
5Ov58/3Score
10661014 runs
Share Ali*9 (7)
Abdus Samad13 (4)
Faizal Rahim0/14
4.6 Faizal Rahim to Share Ali, on a length wide outside off, Share Ali looked to cut and missed out
4.5 Faizal Rahim to Abdus Samad, on a length around off, Samad hacks this one towards the man at square leg. The batters scamper through for a run as the keeper gathers the throw and breaks the stumps... Share Ali just about made it
4.4 Faizal Rahim to Abdus Samad, SIX MORE! Full and wide outside off, Samad fetches it from there and thumps this over the man and ropes at long on
4.3 Faizal Rahim to Abdus Samad, SIX! On a fuller length outside off, Samad has a free swing at this, and the ball ends up on the grass well past the hoardings at cow corner
4.2 Faizal Rahim to Abdus Samad, on a good length outside off, Samad looked to slash at it, the ball crept through from under the bat
4.1 Faizal Rahim to Share Ali, full outside off, clubbed towards the deep cover region. Just a single as Share declines the second run
A wicket against the run of play. We are going right down the wire here!
4Ov44/3Score
11410W7 runs
Gurbhej Singh*23 (10)
Share Ali8 (5)
Samarth Patel2/11
3.6 Samarth Patel to Gurbhej Singh, CAUGHT THIS TIME! On a length outside off, Gurbhej skipped down the wicket looking to club this down the ground. The connection off the blade wasn't all that good as he picks the man out at long on, who made no mistake this time!