Nilkesh Patel (Estonia), Joe Foster (Estonia), Asad Ali (Italy, TV)
Referee
Ian Ramage (Scotland)
Toss
Mechelen Eagles CC elected to bowl
OVS
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W01101
Over 5
Runs: 3
161011
Over 6
Runs: 10
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Over 7
Runs: 10
1wdW0W
Over 8
Runs: 1
All Overs
Player of the Match
Billy Gordon
0(1)
3/8
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Updated: 29 Feb 17:00
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MATCH SUMMARY
Hornchurch won by 78 runs
Lesbourne Edwards 55(22) | Billy Gordon 3/8(2) Khogyani Shakerullah 17*(10) | Arafat Afghan 5/12(2)
Well, that has ended rather quickly for the Mechelen Eagles! They have put up a shocking batting performance against the last year's European finalists Hornchurch and have been bundled out for a paltry score of 52 with 15 deliveries to spare.
Chasing a score of 131, Mechelen kept losing wickets from the first over itself and they just could not stem the flow of wickets until all of it came to an end for them in. Billy Gordon started it off with some pace and bounce in the first over and everyone chipped in for the Hornchurch team with Harry Hankins getting a hat-trick. Billy Gordon got 3 wickets and the job was finished by the skipper Marc Whitloc who scalped 2 wickets in the end to polish off the tail. The batting performance was so dismal that Shakerullah was the only batter to get into double figures for them.
Earlier, Hornchurch had got to 130 on the back of a half-century from Lesbourne Edwards as well as contributions from the likes of Adeel Malik. They were looking at a much bigger score at one stage only to be bought down tamely in the second half of their innings by Arafat Afghan who got a fifer and registered the best figures of 5/12 in ECL history. Mechelen were poor in the field and dropped multiple catches which eventually proved to be the difference with Hornchurch putting up a spectacular display of fielding.
7.3 Marc Whitlock to Abdulrahimzai Idrees, APPEAL AND GIVEN! MECHELEN EAGLES ARE ALL OUT AND HORNCHURCH WIN! Full and on the off stump, Idrees gets in the line of that one and looks to sweep it away but misses and he is trapped ahead of the sticks. An appeal from Whitlock and this time the umpire raises the finger. Whitlock gets the last man of Mechelen Eagles, who are bundled out of 52, helping Hornchurch win by 78 runs
Abdulrahimzai Idrees lbw Marc Whitloc 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6).
7.2 Marc Whitlock to Abdulrahimzai Idrees, length delivery on the line of the off stump. Idrees looks to go towards square leg and is rapped on the pads. An appeal from the bowler but the umpire thinks otherwise
Abdulrahimzai Idrees, RHB, comes to the crease.
That is the standard of fielding which has differentiated both the teams. Hornchurch have not let go of anything in the field..
7.1 Marc Whitlock to Abdul Rahim, CAUGHT! Full length delivery on the line of the off stump, Rahim hits that one down the ground and the fielder does well to get low and take a good catch
Abdul Rahim c George Hankins b Marc Whitlock 5 (9b, 0x4, 0x6).
7.1 Marc Whitlock to Khogyani Shakerullah, full and down the legside. Shakerullah misses that one and so does the keeper as the pair run hard and complete a single
Marc Whitloc, right-arm off break, comes into the attack.
Shakerullah has decided that he will go down swinging - the correct decision for me as the 50 has come up.
7
overs
50/8score
1
1wd
1
6
0
0
1
runs
Shakirullah Khogyani*
17(10)
Abdul Rahim
5(8)
Arthur George
0/10
6.6 Arthur George to Khogyani Shakerullah, full and outside the off stump. Played towards covers for a single to end the over