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Gorkha 11 beat Oeiras by 3 wickets!
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Towards the end, Gorkha batters were going the glory shot and lost their wickets to finish the game off. However, Alam fearless struck a boundary to get Gorkha across the line and win this first match of the tournament for Gorkha!
The innings took another turn as the introduction of spin did the trick for Oeiras as Ranjit managed to Imran back to the hut. Other set batter Saddam was sent back to the hut by him as well but till then, the damage was already done.
They lost 3 wickets in the powerplay overs and it made it clear that Gorkha won't be chasing this total down swiftly. Imran Khan batting at other end for Gorkha was the one who looked stable and kept the score moving for Gorkha.
Coming into chase 61 Gorkha, did not have the greatest of starts as well. They lost a couple of wickets in the first over and with that Oeiras with the ball were on top and had their tails up. Oeiras skipper made some great decisions with field placings which worked.
Ranjit had a great day out in the middle with the ball as he manages to get 4 wickets in his spell. It looked like Gorkha would lose the plot as they lost a couple of wickets in that over however, Alam the new man in plays fearlessly and manages to find the boundary to seal the game.
7
overs
63/7score
1
W
1
1
W
4
runs
Parveen Singh jr
9(8)
Arslan Naseem
1(2)
Absar Alam*
4(1)
Ranjit Narayan
4/17
6.6 Ranjit Narayan to Absar Alam, PRESSURE? WHAT PRESSURE SAYS ABSAR ALAM! Short delivery down the leg-side, Absar pulls it past short fine-leg for a boundary. Gorkha 11 seal a three-wicket victory over Oeiras CC with that shot
Absar Alam, RHB comes to the crease next. He will be facing strike!
Well well, Arslan goes for the glory shot and misses out badly! Gorkha is still 2 runs away from winning the contest. Oeiras need to get 3 more wickets!
6.5 Ranjit Narayan to Arslan Naseem, ANOTHER WICKET!! Full outside-off, Naseem looks to slog but he drags it onto the stumps.
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