Band-e-Amir were already up against it in their final
against the undefeated Speen Ghar – but were even more bother at 45-6 in the 17th
over. Their real point of reckoning came in the 8th and 9th
over where they lost three batters for the gain of no run. It was only by dint
of two decent partnerships for the 7th and 8th wicket
that saved BEA’s blushes – before they again lost a further two batters for no
run. In the grand scheme of things they would have been happy with their score
of 215 from 51.5 overs - but in the case
of a draw this match is decided on first innings total and 215 is nowhere near
acceptable. This is especially the case when Speen Ghar are already within 100
of that total with 4 wickets in hand. Band-e-Amir will be hoping for an early
collapse on Thursday morning.
The man of the moment for Speen Ghar was Umar Amin who
bagged his second fivefer in as many games and was instrumental in BEA’s first
innings humbling.
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