PCC vs FIG

So, it is an early finish here in Match 2 of the Super Five stage. That gives us a bit of a breather before the coverage for the next match starts. We would be back on that page a few minutes before the action gets underway. For now, Darpan Tikiya and Bidipto Dutta bid adieu! 

Punjab CC Amadora win by 8 wickets.

Rao Imran 64* (21) | Rana Sarwar 3/9
Lalit Kumar 32 (13) | Rahul 1/25

Punjab CC Amadora have gunned this target down within just 5 overs. Rao Imran was frontman with the bat in hand. He put on display some clean ball-striking as he sent the ball beyond the fence a dozen times within 21 balls. 6 fours and 6 sixes as he finishes with 64*. 

For Fighters CC, this has been a forgettable outing. They did ignite the hopes of a miraculous defence with those two early wickets. But they soon faded away as we saw them squander away the pressure with some indisciplined bowling. 

Punjab CC Amadora would be chuffed to start the Super Five stage with a victory that also gets them a bonus point. Fighters CC, on the other hand, will have to pick themselves off the floor and get going for the next game. 

4.6 Gurwinder Singh to Rao Imran, SIX MORE! THE MATCH IS OVER IN FIVE OVERS! PUNJAB CC IS COMFORTABLY VICTORIOUS! Slightly short on off-stump. Clobbered away off the back foot well over wide long-on for a maximum to finish things off! 

4.5 Gurwinder Singh to Rao Imran, SIX RUNS! Full on middle-stump. Lofted firmly over the top off the front foot for a huge over over long-off! 

4.4 Gurwinder Singh to Rao Imran, SIX! Full and wide outside off-stump. Carved away well over deep backward point from down on one knee for a maximum! 50 for Imran! 

Can Gurwinder Singh, left arm medium, prove to be a speed bump in their path? He bowls now.

Punjab CC Amadora now need a-run-a-ball 18 to win this match with a bonus point. 

3.6 Parwinder Singh to Rao Imran, SIX MORE! Good length ball on off-and-middle. Imran stays deep in the crease and cracks it over deep mid-on for a maximum! 

3.4 Parwinder Singh to Rao Imran, SIX RUNS OFF THE FREE HIT! Good length slower ball on off-stump. Bludgeoned away over long-off from the crease for a maximum! 

3.4 Parwinder Singh to Rao Imran, NO BALL FOR HEIGHT! FOUR MORE! Full toss over middle-stump. Clobbered away to the vacant deep square-leg area for a boundary! 

3.3 Parwinder Singh to Parveen Singh, back of a length on middle-and-leg. Worked away to the square-leg area off the back foot for a single. 

3.1 Parwinder Singh to Rao Imran, FOUR RUNS! Low full toss on middle-stump. Hoicked around to the deep square-leg area with the sweep shot for a boundary! 

That over was precisely what the doctor ordered for Punjab CC Amadora. You would now expect to see the shoulders in the field dropping further with each run that is wiped off the target.