EUR vs BIK

Weston Shied T10 · Match 9

Recent overs

Ov 10
W1641wd0W
12 runs
Ov 9
1wd064666
29 runs
Ov 8
661wd6wd1wd41
25 runs
Ov 7
1wd660064
23 runs

Commentary

We now come to the conclusion of our coverage of the Weston Shield. We'll be returning with ECS action once again tomorrow - keep an eye on our tabs for our coverage of the same. This is Rajarshi Das, signing off on behalf of Darpan Tikiya. Good night - see you tomorrow!
Match summary:

British and Irish Knights win by 18 runs

Jonty Jenner 105*(35) | Mike Frost 2/19 (2)
Muhammad Ihsan 87(25) | Daniel Doyle-Calle 1/28 (2)

There was an onslaught - but it came along really, really late for Team Europe. Muhammad Ihsan absolutely tore into the BIK spinners in those middle overs - the ball kept travelling over the leg side boundary on umpteen occasions. Thanks to Ihsan, Team Europe were able to put up a fight, but they had far too many runs to gun down. 

The British and Irish Knights bowlers took it a touch easier towards the latter part of the innings, having done their bit of clogging the scoring rate in the powerplay and then a couple of overs. While 20 came off the first over of the innings, the likes of Oliver Riley and Julius Sumerauer proceeded to land a lid on the Team Europe top-order, and succeeded. Ihsan's efforts went in vain in the end, and BIK will lay claim on that shield now.
10Ov165/5Score
W1641wd4W16 runs
Muhammad Ihsan*87 (25)
Crishan Kalugamage1 (1)
Michael English2/31
9.6 Michael English to Muhammad Ihsan, GONE!!! Caught behind. Ihsan steps out and tries to heave it on the legside. Gets a thick outside edge and the keeper outstretches his right arm and the ball sticks to the middle of his palm.

Muhammad Ihsan c Seamus Lynch b Michael English 87 (25b 5x4 11x6)
9.5 Michael English to Muhammad Ihsan, FOUR!! Length ball. Seemed to go from the bottom of the bat but the power in that shot is good enough. Four in front of square leg. 
9.5 Michael English to Muhammad Ihsan, outside off. Too far. Wide called. 
9.4 Michael English to Muhammad Ihsan, BLUDGEONED!!! That one traveled like a missile down to long on for four. 
9.3 Michael English to Muhammad Ihsan, HUGE!! Cleared his front leg and gave this one his all. It has sailed over the cow's corner for a biggie. 
9.2 Michael English to Crishan Kalugamage, ALMOST YORKED HIM!!! Kalugamage is able to go deep in the crease and hit it to extra cover for one. 
Crishan Kalugamage, RHB, comes to the crease
9.1 Michael English to Jamshed Khan, CAUGHT IN THE DEEP!!! Goes over covers but cannot get enough on that one. Will be caught a couple of feet inside the ropes. 

Jamshed Khan c Tim Tector b Michael English 19 (7b 0x4 3x6)
Michael English (1-0-15-0) is back into the attack
There was one occasion of 32 runs being chased down off the final over in the ECN a few days back. Matter of six sixes this time, though.
9Ov149/3Score
1wd06466629 runs
Muhammad Ihsan*73 (21)
Jamshed Khan19 (6)
Michael Leask0/29
8.6 Michael Leask to Muhammad Ihsan, ANOTHER BIGGIE!! This time over midwicket. WHAT A BIG OVER FOR IHSAN AND TEAM EUROPE!
8.5 Michael Leask to Muhammad Ihsan, SIX AGAIN!! Inside out over extra cover. 
8.4 Michael Leask to Muhammad Ihsan, ANOTHER SIX!!! OVER MIDWICKET!! Scottish international getting hammered here. 
8.3 Michael Leask to Muhammad Ihsan, DRILLED DOWN THE GROUND FOR FOUR!! Long on can't keep it from the fence. 
8.2 Michael Leask to Muhammad Ihsan, SIX!!! Gets to his 50 with some flair. Smashed straight over the top of the bowler's head.
8.1 Michael Leask to Muhammad Ihsan, hits it to square leg for no run.