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Faf du Plessis, the skipper of Bangla Tigers, says that the wicket was a bit tricky and they played well. Adds that resting players is very important in a tournament like this and selecting the final XI is going to be tricky in the Eliminator.
Hazratullah Zazai is the Player of the Match. He says that the wicket wasn't easy to bat on so he took his time and decided to target particular bowlers. Adds that it was important to take your time on that wicket. Signs off by saying that he is confident going into the playoffs.
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Earlier in the day, Bangla Tigers put up a good total of 119 runs on the board and their bowlers were right on the money from the word go when they came out to defend the score. The Northern Warriors lost wickets at regular intervals and failed to get anywhere near the target and as a result, ended their season with a comprehensive loss.
Bangla Tigers were able to make early inroads and they did not allow the Warriors' batters to free their arms. Tom Hartley was the pick of the bowlers who picked up 2 wickets and conceded just 12 runs from 2 overs. James Faulkner and Luke Fletcher also got into the wickets column and overall it was a very good bowling effort by Bangla Tigers.
Northern Warriors were denied a good start with the bat by the Tigers' bowlers as they struck early and put the Warriors on the back foot. Their in-form batters Moeen Ali and Kennar Lewis were sent back early and Rovman Powell too, fell cheaply. Umair Ali was the only batter who looked threatening but he did not get much support from the other batters and in the end Warriors fell short by 30 runs.
This has been a very good performance from the Bangla Tigers and they haven't allowed Northern Warriors to end their campaign on a high. They batted well in the first innings and their bowlers have backed them equally well to defend the total. Northern Warriors, on the other hand, end their season with a loss.
Over 10
1
2
0
1
1
4
Umair Ali*
39 (16)
Rayad Emrit
2 (2)
Luke Fletcher
1/21 (2)
NW
89/6
4
9.6
Luke Fletcher to Umair Ali ,FOUR! So a boundary to end the innings! Luke Fletcher bowls this full on off. Umair Ali gets under it and lifts this over mid off for a boundary. But in the end it it Bangla Tigers who have won this game by 30 runs!
1
9.5
Luke Fletcher to Rayad Emrit ,DROPPED! Short of a length, on middle. Rayad Emrit skips down and looks to pull. Doesn't hit it from the middle of the bat. The ball goes off the top edge towards mid-wicket where the fielder puts down a sitter. A single taken.
1
9.4
Luke Fletcher to Umair Ali ,Length ball, on leg. Umair Ali smashes it to deep square leg. There is a man out there and will only get a single.
0
9.3
Luke Fletcher to Umair Ali ,Slower delivery on a length, outside off. Umair Ali looks to push it away but misses.
2
9.2
Luke Fletcher to Umair Ali ,Ohh! The ball goes high in the air and falls in no man's land! Full ball, on middle. Umair Ali lifts this straight back past the bowler high in the air. But not enough distance to clear the ropes. The ball falls near the ropes at long on and the batters take a couple.
1
9.1
Luke Fletcher to Rayad Emrit ,Yorker on leg. Rayad Emrit clips it to wide long on for a single.
Over 9
4
6
1
W
2
4
Umair Ali*
32 (12)
Rayad Emrit
0 (0)
Isuru Udana
0/21 (2)
NW
80/6
4
8.6
Isuru Udana to Umair Ali ,FOUR! A low full toss, outside off. Umair Ali drills his drive through extra cover for a boundary.
2
8.5
Isuru Udana to Umair Ali ,Full and outside off, Umair Ali slices it over point for a brace.
Rayad Emrit walks in at number 8.
W
8.4
Isuru Udana to Abhimanyu Mithun ,OUT! RUN OUT! Comedy of errors! Another yorker by Udana, outside off. Abhimanyu Mithun fails to dig it out. Abhimanyu Mithun was out of his crease and thus, Johnson Charles attempts a run out at the striker's end but misses. Isuru Udana then fails to collect the ball and it rolls towards mid-wicket. The batters now look to take a run off overthrows. Isuru Udana quickly runs and collects the ball. He hits the bulls-eye at the bowler's end and Abhimanyu Mithun has to depart as he was caught well short of his crease.