EUR vs BIK

Weston Shied T10 · Match 3

Recent overs

Ov 9
11wd6
8 runs
Ov 8
06W414
15 runs
Ov 7
1lb20W16
10 runs
Ov 6
W111wd611wd6
17 runs

Commentary

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End of the match!

Team Europe beat British and Irish Knights by 4 wickets.

Saqib Zulfiqar 24 (7) and 4/25 (2)
Jack Jarvis 38* (14) | Oliver Riley (2/30)

A really comfortable win for Team Europe as they go 2-1 up in this series. They completely pushed BIK out of the game with their bowling effort and then killed their final hopes of a comeback with a fiery start to the second innings followed by a responsible display from the middle-order.

Clayton Floyd set it all up by taking on the first over and almost tapering over Nabi's struggles. Riley and Greatwood put up a fight with the ball as their fielders supported them brilliantly. However, an inspired knock from Zulfiqar where he not only held one end on his won but also took on the bowlers at the other end at will completely killed the game for BIK.

We have a lot more matches to go in this series but this one just showed a really good fight from both bowling attacks who learned a few things in the past defeats.
8.2 Michael English to Saqib Zulfiqar, SIX RUNS TO FINISH! TEAM EUROPE DO IT IN STYLE! Length ball bowled slow outside off-stump. Pumped away well over wide long-on from the back foot for a maximum! 
8.2 Michael English to Saqib Zulfiqar, WIDE outside the line of off-stump with the attempted leg-cutter! Only a hit away now are Team Europe. 
8.1 Michael English to Sharn Gomes, good length ball on middle-and-leg. Tucked around to backward square-leg off the pads for a single. 
Just 6 runs needed in 12 balls now. Matter of time for EUR. They might just do it wit one shot in this over.
8Ov107/6Score
06W41415 runs
Saqib Zulfiqar*18 (6)
Sharn Gomes5 (2)
Mike Frost 1/15
7.6 Mike Frost to Saqib Zulfiqar, FOUR MORE! Good length ball outside off-stump. Reverse-swept over the short third fielder for a boundary this time, expertly! 
7.5 Mike Frost to Sharn Gomes, Oh! Good length ball around off-stump. Punched back to the left of the bowler on the up for a single to long-on. Good effort to catch the ball by the bowler but in vain! 
7.4 Mike Frost to Sharn Gomes, FOUR RUNS! Full outside off-stump. Driven off the front foot beautifully to the right of deep cover for a boundary! 
Sharn Gomes, LHB, comes out 
7.3 Mike Frost to Shahid Afridi, WICKET! Good length ball around off-stump. A slog across the line here on the back foot. The ball takes the leading edge and falls into the safe hands of backward point!

Shahid Afridi c Michael English b Mike Frost 7 (4b, 0x4, 1x6)
7.2 Mike Frost to Shahid Afridi, SIX RUNS! Length ball around off-stump. Thumped away over long-off from the back foot by clearing the front leg! 
7.1 Mike Frost to Shahid Afridi, good length flatter ball around off-stump. A swing and a miss across the line from the back foot! No run. 
Mike Frost, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

How many times have EUR have finished overs like these with a big six on the last ball? 21 needed off 18 now!
7Ov92/5Score
1lb20W1610 runs
Saqib Zulfiqar*14 (5)
Shahid Afridi Jr1 (1)
Tim Tector1/9
6.6 Tim Tector to Saqib Zulfiqar, SIX RUNS! Good length ball around off-stump. Dragged away hard and over wide long-on off the front foot for a well-timed maximum! 
6.5 Tim Tector to Shahid Afridi, slow and on the good length on the pads. Worked around in the end to the short fine-leg area for a single. 
Shahid Afridi, RHB, comes out
6.4 Tim Tector to Sikander Zulfiqar, GONE! Good length ball around off-stump. The big shot attempted over mid-off from the crease gets top edged. Short third man then gets under it nicely and completes the high catch!

Sikander Zulfiqar c Jack Jarvis b Tim Tector 9 (5b, 0x4, 1x6)