News - 2020 APCL T30 - MAN OF THE MATCH (STARKS VS MAVERICKS) - AHMED QURESHI - 4 Wickets (5-1-17-4)
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2020 APCL T30 - MAN OF THE MATCH (STARKS VS MAVERICKS) - AHMED QURESHI - 4 Wickets (5-1-17-4)

03/09/2020POSTED BY Apcl Admin


2020 APCL T30 - MAN OF THE MATCH (STARKS VS MAVERICKS) - AHMED QURESHI - 4 Wickets (5-1-17-4)

Here is the wonderful match report courtesy Prateesh! Thanks.
Match Report - Starks vs Mavericks , Sat March 7th

Starks continued unbeaten streak in their last league game against Mavericks. More importantly players got an opportunity to gain some brownie points back home 2nd time in a row by finishing the match 20 -30 overs early, repeating performance against Afghan Warriors.

The match had three key highlights: The return in form of Starks “SHER” Sherwin and consistent performance from in-dipping toe crusher expert “AQ”. For Mavericks Pranav Pare stole the show with 2 quick wickets sending back Starks “Sehwag” Sham and “Dravid” Shareef in second over of the innings.

Conditions were overcast with intermittent drizzle, outfield was damp. Mavericks won the toss and elected to bat first. Right from the start Stark’s bowlers put pressure on Mavericks. Last match centurion Regis nicked one to the slips and Shafi bhai nicked one to the keeper. Adnan tried to consolidate but he did not get support from the other end. Tara rotated his bowlers well and kept the pressure on. Fielding was excellent with Tara taking a excellent catch of Sri Pare running backwards. While Prateesh swung the ball beautifully, Venu displayed How to set up a batsman and get him out. Consistent series of bouncers were followed by slower ball, enticing Anirudh to play a pull shot and miss the ball. Ahmed kept attacking (4 wickets) and in combination with Mayank/Shareef, spinners took 7 wickets and bundled Mavericks for 112.

Chasing a relatively easy target, Starks did not have a good start and lost 2 wickets in consecutive balls to Pranav. However, 2-‘No balls’ in his next over changed the game. Sherwin hit both free hits out of the park which shifted the momentum firmly towards Starks. Sherwin produced the fastest half century of the tournament in just 28 balls and remained unbeaten on 53 with 5 fours and 2 huge sixes. Sumeer and Bali played supporting roles as Sherwin took the game away from Mavericks. Starks won the game by 7 wickets with 17.3 overs to spare.

MOM: Both Ahmed and Sherwin produced MOM worthy performances. Ahmed got the trophy for scalping 4 top order wickets for just 17 runs.

Thanks to umpires Sandeep and Hemant for officiating the game-outstanding umpiring.
 
The T30 league is coming to an end with Top 2 teams playing the Final this weekend. Best of luck to ABT and Starks, hoping for a nail biting finish to the T30 winter cup.


Cheers!

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