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Friday, August 01, 2008
Breaking News!!!
Head Angel called a meeting last night to select few Angels who will be responsible to shower and if possible then transfer too some of the 'Basic Skills' to the Hong Kong team top order batting.
ACC Trophy 2008 Elite | Final | UAE vs Hong Kong | Over by Over Comentary
UAE won the toss and chose to bat first.
(1) UAE : 77 for 3 after 17 overs. Saqib Ali 30* Khuram Khan 24*. (2) UAE: 78 for 3 after 19 overs. Ilyas Gull & Nadeem Bowling. (3) UAE: 109 for 3 after 25 overs. Saqib Ali 53* Khuram Khan 30*. Moner bowling 26th over. (4) UAE: 121 for 3 after 27 overs. (5) UAE: 133 for 3 after 30 overs. (6) UAE: 135 for 3 after 31 overs. Khuram Khan 50* Saqib Ali 58* (7) UAE: 139 for 3 after 32 overs. Khuram Khan 54* Saqib Ali 58* (8) UAE: 154 for 3 after 34 overs. Khuram Khan 55* Saqib Ali 72* (9) UAE: 158 for 4 after 35 overs. Khurram Khan OUT!!! 56 (94balls, 7x4, 0x6) Nadeem got the wicket. (10) Nadeem 7overs No maidens 15 runs 1 wickets. Saqib Ali 73*, Rameez Shehzad is the new batsman. Gull continues. (11) UAE: 163 for 4 after 37 overs. saqib Ali 75* rameez 2*. Catch dropped by Atkinson on Nadeem's bwling. (12) UAE: 182 for 4 after 41 overs. Saqib Ali 82* Rameez 8*. Game is interestingly poised.... (13) UAE: 192 for 4 after 42 overs. Huge six by Saqib to Ilyas, Saqib looking to accelerate to his 100. (14) UAE: 195 for 4 after 43 overs. (15) Najeeb done the damage, Shehzad OUT LBW. (16) UAE: 199 for 5 after 44 overs. Saqib Ali 94*, New man in Tauqeer, Moner bowled 44th over 5 runs from it.
(17) UAE: 212 for 5 after 46 overs. 7 runs from Najeeb's over. Moner continues.. (18) UAE: 216 for 5 after 47 overs. 4 runs Moner's over. Moner's spell 10-0-35-0 (19) UAE: 228 for 5 after 48 overs. 12 runs from Najeeb's over. Saqib Ali 99*, Tauqeer 17*. (20) UAE: 234 for 5 after 49 overs. 6 runs from Irfan's over. Saqib Ali 102*, Tauqeer 20*. Great Batting by Saqib Ali !!!!
50th over to be bowled by Najeeb ;
49.1 Najeeb to Tauqir, one run, 49.2 Najeeb to Saqib, OUT, A big drive, Moner Ahmed takes an easy catch five yards in from the boundary, Zahid Shah new man in. 49.3 Najeeb to Tauqir, one run 49.4 Najeeb to Zahid, SIX, over square leg! Big hit from a big man 49.5 Najeeb to Zahid, OUT, goes for another big one, bowled swinging across the line, Shadeep is new man in. 49.6 Najeeb to Shadeep, one run.
21. UAE: 243 for 7 after 50 overs.
Saqib Ali's 102 off 134 balls (5 fours, 1 six) was the highlights for the day. well played Saqib.
Match will restart at 2.05 local time.
Excellent partnership of 144 between Khurram Khan and Saqib Ali helped UAE to come back in a strong position after a shaky start. The wicket was little bit turning, spinners got some bounce but over all it is a very good track and Hong Kong with their un-predictable top order but a real solid middle order could make some thing happen , and we all know Hong Kong is just going for everything.
Irfan bowled well at the srtart with. Moner and Nadeem bowled tight.
Najeeb Amar later got smacked but took wickets as well finished 4-61 off his ten overs.
Hong Kong Batting (Live scores update)
(1) Hong Kong 13 for No loss after 1 over. Due to rain play held for a while. Match started again at 3.45pm. (2) Hong Kong Now chasing reduced target according to Duckworth/Lewis is off 203 off 35 overs. (3) Hong Kong: Tabarak Dar 'Leading From The Front' OUT... first ball of the shadeep. Hong Kong 13 for 1 in 2nd over. (4) Najeeb is the new man in. hits 2 four on the last two balls of the same over same over. Hong Kong 21 for 1 after 2 overs. (5) New Bowler Tauqeer,first 2 balls dot,OUT !!! Nadeem gives a catch to long on. (6) Hong Kong 25 for 2 in 2.4 overs. James Atkinson new batsman in. (7) Hong Kong 45 for 2 after 8 overs. Najeeb 19* Atkinson 8* (8) Hong Kong 51 for 2 after 9 overs. A six to Tauqeer by Najeeb, swept over square leg. Awesome! (9) Hong Kong 54 for 2 after 10 overs. Target 203 off 35, they need 149 off 25 at 5.98 an over. (10) Hong Kong 59 for 2 after 11 overs. A crafty, fine sweep for four by Najeeb in this over. (11) Hong Kong 62 for 2 after 12 overs. Najeeb 31* Atkinson 13*. (12) Hong Kong 64 for 2 after 13 overs. Najeeb 32* Atkinson 14*. Let’s hope Najeeb gets a really big one. (13) Hong Kong 72 for 2 after 14 overs. A huge sixe over mid wicket by Najeeb to Tauqeer. (14) Hong Kong 84 for 2 after 15 overs. 2 fours by Najeeb (12 in the over) Bowler Zahid Shah not happy!!! (15) Hong Kong 92 for 2 after 16 overs. Najeeb 51* Atkinson dropped by Zahid Shah ooo...Atkinson so lucky!!!. (16) Hong Kong 111 for 2 after 19 overs. Najeeb 63* Atkinson 23*. (17) Hong Kong 123 for 2 after 21 overs. Najeeb 73* Atkinson 25*. (18) Najeeb is on FIRE !!! 17 runs in a over of Riaz. (19) Hong Kong 140 for 2 after 22 overs. Najeeb is in 90's Hurra!!!! (20) Hong Kong needing 53 off 12. It'll be the biggest choke in ACC history if they lose from here. oooh No Najeeb Out !!! (21) Guys!!! its happening so fast now, After Najeeb Hussain Butt comes in, he is there, but Atkinson is out LBW ... next man Zain Abbas came in and second LBW in a row, Zain is OUT as well !!!. Now Irfan is the next man. (22) Hong Kong 154 for 4 after 24 overs. 49 runs required off 11 overs. Najeeb completes his 100 before.
(23) Hong Kong 156 for 5 after 25 overs. 47 runs required off 10 overs. (24) Hong Kong 167 for 5 after 27 overs. 36 runs required off 8 overs. Two Champion hitters at the crease Hussain Butt & Irfan ... and Irfan just hits a six here !!!! (25) Hong Kong 169 for 6 after 28 overs. Irfan OUT ... Khuram Khan did the damn damage..eeey .
.....34 runs required off 7 overs. (26) Hong Kong 176 for 6 after 29 overs. 27 runs required off 6 overs. Moner and Butt steeling runs carftly and superbly...(27) Hong Kong 181 for 6 after 30 overs. 22 runs required off 5 overs. (28) Moner, FOUR, Reverse Sweep! Crazy shot. crazy guy!!! (29) Hong Kong: 193 for 6 after 32 overs. 10 runs required off 3 overs. (30) Riaz to Butt, two runs, improvised flicked over the keeper!!!
(31) Moner OUT !!! clean bowled by Riaz Khalid. 
. Skhawat new batsmen in, survives!!! defended well rest of the over.
Hong Kong 196 for 7 after 33 overs. Butt Hussain and Skhawat at crease. Required 7 runs off 12 balls.
33.1 Zahid to Butt, no run, good ball! Right on the stumps, Butt defends
33.2 Zahid to Butt, two runs. Driven square, two fielders converge.
33.3 Zahid to Butt, two runs, good ball, good on-drive
33.4 Zahid to Butt, no run, big appeal for lbw as the ball kept low
One shot between Hong Kong nd glory
33.5 Zahid to Butt, one run, driven to long-on 2 runs wanted
33.6 Zahid to Ali, no run, good ball and better forward defensive
34th Over 2 runs required, Riaz to Butt Hussain, Full Toss, Smacked through mid-wicket !!!
You've got to play at your max to beat UAE, that Hong Kong did today.
UAE bitterly disappointed and Hong Kong, drained by the tension, barely find the strength to celebrate!!!
WELL DONE HONG KONG...YOU HAVE BEEN FIGHTING HARD THROUGH OUT THE TOURNAMENT,
YOU DESERVES TO BE CHAMPION!!!
SHOULD NEVER FORGET..ANGELS HAVE DONE THEIR WORK WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED LAST NIGHT !!!
(Tauseef Bukhari, Personal Secretary of Head Angel)
