NCT vs NKG

ECS Cyprus T10 · Match 29

Recent overs

Ov 10
14
5 runs
Ov 9
611026
16 runs
Ov 8
161wdwd46W2
20 runs
Ov 7
206401
13 runs

Commentary

That's all from us here! This is Soumarya Dutta, signing off on behalf of my partner Raghav Tikmany. See you soon!
Nicosia Tigers 122/ 3 in 9.2 overs
Rashidul Hassan 43(23) | Manzoor Ali 1/26
Zeeshan Mahmoud 25*(7) | Sehran Ahmed 1/22

The Tigers have romped home with 7 wickets remaining and this has been one clinical performance from them! They started off on a really good note as they kept at par with the required rate in the powerplay. Roman and Rashidul got them off to a great start. Post the dismissal of Roman, Jaman joined Hassan and they took them close to the finish line. In the end, it was Zeeshan Mahmoud who came in and went berserk from the very first ball. He played a belligerent cameo of 25 from just 7 balls and saw his side home comfortably in the end.

The Napa Royal Kings looked to be in control till the fourth over but they started to loose the plot from there onwards. The lack of wickets meant that they couldn't not build up the pressure on the batters. Towards the end, the gamble of giving the 8th over to Sehran Ahmed cost them big time as he went for 22 runs in that one. Overall, it was a disappointing bowling effort from the Kings and they've a lot to reflect on.
10.0
9.2 Muhammad Hamza to Zeeshan Mahmoud, FOUR! Nicosia Tigers win by 7 wickets! Short of a length and outside off, angling into the batter. Zeeshan makes some room for himself and pulls it wide of the fielder at square leg to collect four.
9.1 Muhammad Hamza to Yasir Mehmood, short of a  length and outside off, Yasir guides it to short third for a single
Excellent penultimate over for the Tigers and they're just 3 runs away from victory! It should only be a formality for them from here on.
9Ov117/3Score
61102616 runs
Zeeshan Mehamood*21 (6)
Yasir Mehmood3 (2)
Syed Tanveer0/28
8.6 Syed Tanveer to Zeeshan Mahmoud, SIX! Banged in short and outside off, Zeeshan comes down the wicket, takes it on the rise and pulls it over deep midwicket for a maximum!
8.5 Syed Tanveer to Zeeshan Mahmoud, MISSED CHANCE! full and wide, Zeeshan swings outside, the ball flies off the top edge. The short third man fielder comes underneath it and makes a meal of it! The batters had enough time to run two.
8.4 Syed Tanveer to Zeeshan Mahmoud, short of a length and outside off, Zeeshan swings and misses
8.3 Syed Tanveer to Yasir Mehmood, on length and outside off, steered to point for a single
8.2 Syed Tanveer to Zeeshan Mahmoud, on length and outside off, punched to deep midwicket for a single
8.1 Syed Tanveer to Zeeshan Mahmoud, SIX! Full and on the off, Zeeshan stays deep in his crease and blasts it over long on for a maximum!
Syed Tanveer [1.0-0-12-0] comes back into the attack.

Hardeep Singh took the gamble with Sehran in that over and it cost him big time as the over went for 22 runs! The run rate has come down to just 9 runs per over now.
8Ov101/3Score
162wd1wd46W222 runs
Yasir Mehmood*2 (1)
Zeeshan Mehamood6 (1)
Sehran Ahmed1/22
7.6 Sehran Ahmed to Yasir Mehmood, on length and outside off, drilled to long off, the batters settled for a single but a misfield from the fielder while collecting the throw allows them to get the second run.
Yasir Mehmood, RHB, comes to the crease.
7.5 Sehran Ahmed to Rashidul Hassan, OUT! Change of pace does the trick! Slower and fuller on off, Hassan looks to play across, gets a leading edge straight to the man at short fine

Rashidul Hassan c Gundeep Singh b Sehran Ahmed 43(23b 2x4 4x6)
7.4 Sehran Ahmed to Rashidul Hassan, SIX! Overpitched on the off, Hassan stays deep in his crease and lofts it straight over the head of the bowler for a maximum!
7.3 Sehran Ahmed to Rashidul Hassan, FOUR! Full and wide, Hassan swings outside, gets a thick outside edge that goes just past short third and runs to the fence