RST vs MAR

ECS Malta T10 · Match 5

Recent overs

Ov 10
01W1wd100
3 runs
Ov 9
600411
12 runs
Ov 8
5nb101161
15 runs
Ov 7
004066
16 runs

Commentary

That's all from us then. For now, it's  Soumarya Dutta signing off on behalf of Bidipto Datta. See you soon 
Royal Strikers 98/4 in 10 overs
Chamkaur Singh 31*(25) | Venkatesh Pakalapati 2/7
Priyan Pushparajan 29(11) | Fanyan Majeed 1/15

Right so the Marsa had a bit of a scare at the back end of the innings but they were home safely in the end and have notched up a victory by 30 runs. Chamkaur Singh carried his bat through the innings but he failed to combat the required run rate and couldn't get his side over the line. 

The Royal Strikers lost a wicket early on but it was Priyank Pushparajan who got them off to a flyer in the powerplay. He played a belligerent cameo of 29 runs from just 11 balls and kept his side in the  hunt. However once he was gone, the run rate went out of hand for the Strikers and they couldn't keep up with it. Siddharthan did well to hang around for a while but it was always going to be beyond their reach. 

Fanyan Majeed starred with the ball as well for Marsa and  it has been his day. Along with Pakalapati he ensured that the Strikers couldn't get ahead of the game at any particular point of time. Waqas Khan was also good for  his two over spell as he got a wicket in there. 
10Ov98/4Score
01W1wd1003 runs
Chamkaur Singh*31 (25)
Adhith Rajan1 (1)
Venkatesh Pakalapati2/7
9.6 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Chamkaur Singh, MARSA CC WIN! Good length ball over off-stump. Chamkaur walks down the wicket to loft over extra cover but all he does is connect with fresh air! 
9.5 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Chamkaur Singh, OH! Good length ball on off-stump. Chamkaur makes room to go over cover but fails to connect! No run. 
9.4 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Adhith Rajan, full on off-and-middle. Driven to the cover region off the back foot by backing away for one! 
9.4 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Adhith Rajan, WIDE down the leg-side on this occasion! Time to reload here. 
Adith Rajan, RHB, comes to the crease. 
9.3 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Sanjai Sidharthan, CAUGHT BEHIND! Good length ball around off-stump. Sidhartan thinks of putting the bowler off his length by moving around. He then goes for the punch on the up but gets an outside edge. That then goes through to the keeper on the full for an easy catch! 

Sanjai Sidharthan c John Grima b Venkatesh Pakalapati 24(13b, 2x4, 2x6)
9.2 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Chamkaur Singh, good length ball on middle-stump. Pushed to point off the back foot by making room for a single. 
9.1 Venkatesh Pakalapati to Chamkaur Singh, good length ball on off-stump. Tapped back to the bowler off the back foot! Dot ball. 
Good penultimate over from Majeed and he  has ensured that Marsa are all but certain of a victory in this contest. Chamkaur Singh has played a good hand but he wasn't able to  make the most of that over. 
9Ov95/3Score
60041112 runs
Chamkaur Singh*30 (21)
Sanjai Sidharthan24 (12)
Fanyan Majeed1/15
8.6 Fanyan Majeed to Chamkaur Singh, full outside off-stump. Driven away to deep cover off the front foot for a single. 
8.5 Fanyan Majeed to Sanjai Sidharthan, good length ball around off-stump. Pushed away to cover from the front foot for a single. 
8.4 Fanyan Majeed to Sanjai Sidharthan, FOUR RUNS! Well disguised slower ball on the good length on off. Sidhartan gets done for lack of pace and ends up top edging it. But it goes away to third man for a boundary! 
8.3 Fanyan Majeed to Sanjai Sidharthan, slightly short around off-stump. A play and a miss off the back foot through the line. Dot ball. 
8.2 Fanyan Majeed to Sanjai Sidharthan, good length ball around off-stump. Pushed to cover from the crease but for no run. 
8.1 Fanyan Majeed to Sanjai Sidharthan, SIX RUNS! Good length wider ball outside off-stump. Scythed away over deep point in the end for a maximum! 
Fanyan Majeed [1.0-0-3-1] comes back into the attack. 

Chamkaur Singh is turning it on at the moment and the Strikers are still in the game here. Only just though as they need 43 runs from the final two overs  of the innings.