VID vs GCA

Thanks for joining us- Mohul Bhowmick and Rajarshi Das- for this rather lopsided encounter in the ECS Austria. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, ciao and take care!

Graz Cricket Academy beat Vienna Danube by 7 wickets!

Obaidullah Omari 38* (20) | Dilagha Jabarkhel 2/24
Shawkat Durani 34 (11) and  2/9

Graz Cricket Academy managed to chase this total down with plenty to spare and made sure that their net run rate got a big boost. Shawkat Durani and skipper Bharath Gowda were the stars for them with the bat in hand, but others such as Abidullah Kotwal and Yogesh Belage managed to play cameos that came in handy.

Although Graz did lose a couple of quick wickets in the fourth over, they did not struggle to knock the runs down. The bowlers of Vienna Danube were in for a big shock, as they had not anticipated this kind of an assault by the side from Graz. 

This win will give Graz a lot of confidence and we expect them to take this confidence further into the competition and build on it. Vienna Danube will have to go back to the drawing board and seek out ways in which they can resurrect their campaign. In short, Vienna Danube will have to pull their socks up.

5.4 Dilagha Jabarkhel to Bharath Gowda, no ball, byes, FOUR! That settles it then, Graz Cricket Academy take the game by 7 wickets with close to half the overs to spare! Jabarkhel, trying to give this one some air, gave too much of it, sprayed it over waist height down the leg side, Gowda looked to put it away but missed, the keeper missed it as well, and let it through to the ropes!

5.3 Dilagha Jabarkhel to Yogesh Belage, dropped! This was full and flighted outside off, Belage looked to thump this one down the ground, picked out the man there, who ended up shelling it!

5.1 Dilagha Jabarkhel to Bharath Gowda, no ball, SIX! This was well outside off at head height, Gowda gave it a whack, and sent the ball flying over the ropes at deep point!

4.3 Khyber Malyar to Yogesh Belage, SIX! Full and flighted outside off, Belage got right under this one, gave it a good whack, and sent the ball straight over the boundary over the bowler's head! The broadcasting cameraperson was in danger!

4.2 Khyber Malyar to Yogesh Belage, FOUR! Drag-down from Malyar, down the leg side, Belage got right across and pulled this one into the gap at fine leg!

A couple of wickets here and Vienna Danube might feel that they are back in this game. Graz, however, continue to be in the driver's seat and it will be very hard to displace them from there.

3.6 Dilagha Jabarkhel to Abidullah Kotwal, OUT! Slowed up, kept on a length, Kotwal looked to slog this one towards long on, got plenty of height on it but not enough distance, the man at long on ran in, stationed himself under the high ball and took the catch!

Abidullah Kotwal c Obaidullah Omari b Dilagha Jabarkhel 6 (3b 0x4 1x6)