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That brings us to the end of this Group C final. Till the next time, this is myself (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) signing off also on behalf of my fellow commentator and good mate Rajarshi Das. Goodnight! Cheers!
Italy won by 6 wickets (with 14 deliveries to spare)
That turned out to be a pretty straightforward run chase for Italy as they chased down Denmark's score of 110 with utmost ease in the end. Given Italy's consistent showing in the tournament, it was always going to be a tall ask for the Danish bowlers to defend this. Zain Naqvi and Dinidu Marage started off briskly. Marage struck a couple of boundaries before departing to Eshan Karimi in the first over.
Rajmani Sandhu struck some lusty blows before his departure for just 10 runs. Zain Naqvi continued the good work and was joined by Amir Sharif who turned the game with a brilliant partnership. They batted superbly and kept founding the boundaries consistently. The partnership of 55 runs set the platform for the run chase and in the end, they chased it down with 14 deliveries to spare.
Nidhermal Fernando came late in the oder and blaster a couple of sixes to win it for Italy. Denmark doesn't make the championship two times in a row while Italy makes it for the third time in a row. Naqvi was the top scorer for Italy with an unbeaten 52. Eshan Karimi chipped in with a couple of wickets for Denmark.
7.4 Abdullah Mahmood to Nishermal Fernando, SIX! Game, set, match, and Italy advance to the Championship week! Mahmood goes full and wide again, Fernando, down on one knee, slices this one aerially towards deep cover, times it to perfection, clears the ropes and sends the Italian dugout into a frenzy!
7.3 Abdullah Mahmood to Nishermal Fernando, SIX! Full, fired in outside off stump, Fernando lines it up and smears the ball on the volley! He ends up mopping the electronic scoreboard up at long off, surely, that's a first in the ECC!
7.2 Abdullah Mahmood to Nishermal Fernando, good length delivery just outside off, dabbed to the right of the man at cover, the batters refrain from a single after a bit of hesitation
Nishermal Fernando, RHB is the new man in.
7.1 Abdullah Mahmood to Joy Perera, OUT! Full, wide outside off stump, Perera looks to give it a whack and clear cover, but ends up offering catching practice to the man in the deep.
Joy Perera c Jonas Henriksen b Abdullah Mahmood 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
Abdullah Mahmood, right-arm off break comes into the attack.
Italy nearing the target and Zain Naqvi continuing the good work and reaching a well deserved half century. He has made the run chase look like a formality and will be hoping to finish it off with a few lusty blows.
7
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100/3score
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1lb
0
4
0
4
runs
Zain Naqvi*
52(21)
Joy Perera
0(1)
Eshan Karimi
2/17
6.6 Eshan Karimi to Zain Naqvi, FOUR! Fifty for Naqvi! Good length delivery around middle and leg, Naqvi paddles this one past the gap at long leg, and finds the boundary
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Zain Naqvi
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Eshan Karimi
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