NCT vs AMD

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Nicosia Tigers won by 28 runs

Nicosia Tigers 138/2 in 10 overs

Iftekar Jaman 52*(21) | Zeeshan Mahmoud 50*(30)
Ashis Nath 1/26(2) | Prince Rai 1/26(2)

Amdocs 110/5 in 10 overs

Vinod Sawant 40*(17) | Vimal Khanduri 29(15)
Tomal Aminul 2/20(2) | Iftekar Jaman 2/24(2)

It was a comfortable victory for the Nicosia Tigers in the end, beating the Amdocs by 28 runs. Some late hitting from the middle-order batters wasn’t quite enough as Tigers put up another clinical performance. Amdocs needed to get off to a flying start if they harboured hopes of chasing this down. Preetaj Deol and Gaurav Sagwan were dismissed early which put them on the backfoot right from the word go.

Vimal Khanduri and Vinod Sawant tried to resurrect the innings but they were already well behind the eight ball and despite their best efforts, they fell well short of the eventual target. Khanduri struck a 15-ball 29 which included 6 boundaries while Sawant remained unbeaten on 40 off 17 deliveries to make things interesting.

Towards the end, it was Ketan Dhane who smashed some lusty blows and took the side over the 100-run mark. It was a great bowling effort from the Nicosia Tigers with Iftekar Jaman and Tomal Aminul picking a couple of wickets each. Earlier it was a great batting effort by Nicosia Tigers to post a commendable score of 138.

9.6 Roman Mazumder to Vinod Sawant, good length delivery outside the off stump. Sawant steps out and hammers it across the line to wide long on. Just a single and that's that for this contest. Nicosia Tigers win by 28 runs!

9.4 Roman Mazumder to Vinod Sawant, back of a length delivery with width on offer. Sawant opens the face and steers it past point for a single into the deep

9.3 Roman Mazumder to Vinod Sawant, SIX! SMOKED! Just a fraction short on off stump as Sawant takes a step forward before hanging back. He sends it hammering over mid-wicket with a pull as it soars the distance for six

9.2 Roman Mazumder to Vinod Sawant, short and well wide of off stump. Sawant shuffles across to clatter a pull to deep square leg for a couple of runs again. 100 up for Amdocs CC!

9.1 Roman Mazumder to Vinod Sawant, back of a length delivery outside the off stump. Sawant hangs back to flat-bat it to deep extra cover for a brace

That was a pinpoint yorker from Rashidul Hassan which has cleaned up Dhane here. The Tigers are almost there. 42 required off the final over and it has gone out of reach for Amdocs. 

8.6 Rashidul Hassan to Ketan Dhane, CASTLED! Full and angling into the stumps. Dhane looks to deposit his swing miles over mid-wicket but plays all around it with the ball crashing into the stumps. It's coming to an end now for Amdocs!

8.5 Rashidul Hassan to Vinod Sawant, full length delivery on off stump. Sawant swings across the line and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run

8.4 Rashidul Hassan to Vinod Sawant, FOUR! Pulls his length back on the off stump but Sawant latches onto it like a rash. He takes a step forward and clobbers it over mid-wicket to pick out the fence

8.1 Rashidul Hassan to Ketan Dhane, full length delivery on off stump. Dhane swings hard and gets a leading edge that balloons down to third man for one

Amdocs are still in it but just hanging on there. Dhanee is trying his best to make a match of it but with 52 still required off the last 2 overs, it will bee safe to say that the Tigers are more or less through. Taking nothing away from the previous historical moments in ECS, this game seems to be done here. 

7.6 Roman Mazumder to Ketan Dhane, back of a length delivery on off stump. Dhane heaves it across the line to deep mid-wicket and retains strike