Despite putting up such a low total on the board, the Msida Warriors showcased to the world that decent bowling can almost always win you the day. They did not give too many freebies to the batters of Mater Dei and took most of the chances that came their way.
Mater Dei were in the game for a long time but got distracted by the offerings made by the bowlers of the Warriors. Samuel Stanislaus and Vengala Sandeep tried their best to take their team into the next round of the elimination stage but somehow it just did not come off.
The likes of skipper Shijil Joy and Sajith Sukumaran put up excellent performances with the ball in hand for the Warriors. The latter were the deserving winners today, although Mater Dei did put up a decent showing, and should have got more rewards for the efforts they put in.
10
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69/9score
0
0
0
4
1wd
2
W
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Vengala Sandeep*
20(19)
Bala Eswaran
0(1)
Sajith Sukumaran
3/8
9.6 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, GONE! Sukumaran finishes off in style as he gets the wicket of Sandeep. He had to go for it and he could only find Shijil Joy in the deep. Msida Warriors win by 10 runs.
Vengala Sandeep c Shijil Joy b Sajith Sukumaran 19 (19b 3x4 0x6)
9.5 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, In the air, but it falls in no man's land! The batters run hard between the wickets and come back for the second run.
9.5 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, WIDE! Gets his line wrong.
9.4 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, FOUR! Finally gets one away . Went over the leg side and got the boundary there Sandeep.
9.3 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, Three in three now! Gets another one wide outside the off stump, Sandeep leaves it thinking it will be a wide but it isn't.
9.2 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, Wide yorker! Clever bowling by Sajith and the pressure is on Sandeep as it's another dot ball.
9.1 Sajith Sukumaran to Vengala Sandeep, Banged in short! Goes for the hook shot but misses it and it's a dot ball.
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Vengala Sandeep
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Sajith Sukumaran
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