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Alright! We had many one-sided games in the first day of the European Cricket league and this one adds to the list. More action coming your way as five matches line up for tomorrow. Do catch the live updates in our Sportskeeda page, until next time, this Pragadeesh and Karthik Raj saying goodbye and goodnight
Independents won by 8 wickets Nathan Le Tissier 30(14) | Aslam Mohammed 17(17) William Peatfield 4-5 (1.2) | Spyridon Vasilakis 1-15(1)
A thumping win for Independents as they open their account on the opening day of the European Cricket League. It just took 26 deliveries for the batters to chase this score as Tissier just hammered the bowling attack to all parts, smashing 30 off just 14 deliveries, while Nightingale scored 21 before Vasilakis rattled his leg-stump.
Things turned out easy-peasy in the end, and it's all because of Peatfield, who became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in this year's edition of European Cricket League, and Matthew Stokes picked up three wickets to help his team bundle out Byron for 66 runs. In replay, Stokes didn't make the same impact with the ball as he was dismissed early on but Tissier's fearless approach helped Independents to chase this score without breaking any sweat
4.2 Shabbir Arslan to CJ Peatfield, full delivery, CJ turns it through mid-wicket for a single. That, wraps up the match as Independents register an eight-wicket victory with 34 balls to spare!
4.1 Shabbir Arslan to CJ Peatfield, full-toss from Arslan, CJ tonks it over long-off for a maximum. SIX! Gift on a free-hit and CJ took it with both hands!
4.1 Shabbir Arslan to Nathan Le Tissier, massive full-toss from Arslan, Le Tissier heaves it to deep backward square-leg. Single taken and no-ball also called!
CJ Peatfield, RHB, walks in at no.4
Something to smile about for Vasilakis after conceding 15 runs in 5 deliveries. He nailed the yorker and by the time that Nightingale brought his bat down, the leg stump got flattened
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58/2score
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Tom Nightingale*
21(9)
Nathan Le Tissier
29(13)
Spyridon Vasilakis
1/15
3.6 Spyridon Vasilakis to Tom Nightingale, WHAT A YORKER! Into the blockhole, Tom looks to work it through mid-wicket but he misses as the leg-stump goes for a dance!
Tom Nightingale b Spyridon Vasilakis 21(9b, 3*4, 1*6)
3.5 Spyridon Vasilakis to Tom Nightingale, full on off, Tom drills it straight and the ball reaches the fence with the fielder at long-off having no chance of cutting it off! FOUR!
3.4 Spyridon Vasilakis to Tom Nightingale, full and down the leg-side, Tom looks to glance but he misses. The ball deflects off the pad to fine-leg as the batters complete two leg-byes!