European Cricket Series Barcelona provides an opportunity for 16 Catalonian teams to showcase their skills at the Montjuic Cricket Ground (MCG) adjacent to the 1992 Olympic baseball venue. Badalona Shaheen CC, Bengali CC, Catalunya CC, Catalunya Tigers CC, Falco CC, Fateh CC, Hira CC Sabadell, Joves Units CC, Gracia CC, Hawks CC, Kings CC, Men in Blue CC, Pak Montcada CC, Pakcelona CC, Raval Sporting CC and United CC Girona contest four matches a day, over three weeks culminating in 60 exciting T10 matches. Every game will be live streamed worldwide on the European Cricket Network and on FanCode - a multi-sport aggregator platform, from the house of Dream Sports for the Indian Sub-Continent.

REPORT: Five star Falco and Catalunya CC on course for European Cricket Series Barcelona semi finals

Falco and Catalunya CC remain locked at the top as exciting European Cricket Series Barcelona Group B action continued on Wednesday.

Catalunya CC moved temporarily to the top of the standings with a narrow victory over a gallant Raval Sporting. Main man Armghan Khan amassed 46 off 17 balls while man of the man match Yasir Ali yanked 56 off 28 balls to power the ECL19 semi-finalists to 133. In reply, Raval Sporting gave a good account in the chase but fell nine runs short, despite a delightful innings of 59 off 26 from Datta Karan.

Next up saw a meeting of two unbeaten sides with Pak Montcada facing Catalunya CC in one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes of the tournament. And the match itself didn’t disappoint with Catalunya holding Pak Montcada at bay for a fifth straight victory. Catalunya posted a competitive 109 with Yasir Ali (29), Naveed Aslam (22), and wicket keeper Rauf Zaman (24) all making useful contributions. In reply, Pak Montcada were well positioned for victory until Armghan Khan removed dangermen Hafiz Usman Anwar (37) and Asjad Butt (30) as Catalunya crept home by just four runs.

Falco racked up their fourth straight win with a resounding 70 run victory over Raval Sporting. Posting another massive total of 163, Falco’s Spanish international Awais Ahmed top scored again with 55 off 21 balls, before Shahbaz Ahmed ripped Raval’s innings apart with 4-7 including a magical hat-trick.

In the last action on Wednesday, Falco made short work of Gracia. Nadeem Shahzad (1-5 off 2overs), Shahbaz Ahmed (2-14 off 2) and Tanveer Iqbal (2-7 off 2) helped restrict winless Gracia to a paltry 56. In reply, Falco showed absolutely no mercy. Leading tournament run scorer Awais Ahmed hit 43 to claim a third man of the match award so far as Falco coasted to their target just after the halfway mark.

With the effortless victory, Falco assume top spot by virtue of a far superior net run rate ahead of Catalunya CC, who can also boast a 100 per cent record after five games. With games in hand, Pak Montcada would appear the side best placed to mount a late challenge.

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SCORECARDS

 REPORT | Raval Sporting CC vs. Catalunya CC | Group Match 29 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ----- Catalunya CC wins by 7 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ----- Player of the Match: Yasir Ali from Catalunya CC Runs: 56 | Balls: 28 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 4 | S/R: 200 Wickets: 2 | Runs Against: 21 | Overs: 2

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 from Montjuic Ground in Barcelona, Spain Match Times: 09:00:00 CEST | 12:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Raval Sporting CC won the toss and elected to bowl first ----- Catalunya CC 133/6 (10 overs, RR: 13.3) Captain: Muhammad Armghan Khan ----- Raval Sporting CC 124/4 (10 overs, RR: 12.4) Captain: Ishan Patel ----- Catalunya CC Batting Yasir Ali | Runs: 56 | Balls: 28 | 6s: 4 | S/R: 200 Muhammad Armghan Khan | Runs: 46 | Balls: 17 | 6s: 5 | 4s: 3 | S/R: 270.6 Rauf Zaman | Runs: 11 | Balls: 6 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 183.3 ----- Catalunya CC Bowling Yasir Ali 2/21 (2 Overs, RR: 10.5) Shahbaz Shaukat 1/19 (2 Overs, RR: 9.5) ----- Raval Sporting CC Batting Datta Karan | Runs: 59 | Balls: 26 | 6s: 6 | 4s: 3 | S/R: 226.9 Manish Manwani | Runs: 29 | Balls: 14 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 207.1 Numan Ali | Runs: 18 | Balls: 6 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 300 ----- Raval Sporting CC Bowling Gaurang Mahyavanshi 1/21 (2 Overs, RR: 10.5) Gurpreet Singh 1/23 (2 Overs, RR: 11.5) Manish Manwani 1/24 (2 Overs, RR: 12) ----- Umpires: Nilkesh Patel | Safwan Naeem | Mohammad Ilyas Match Referee: Robert Kemming ----- Catalunya CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Catalunya CC vs. Pak Montcada CC | Group Match 30 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ----- Catalunya CC wins by 4 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ----- Player of the Match: Muhammad Armghan Khan from Catalunya CC Runs: 8 | Balls: 5 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 160 Wickets: 3 | Runs Against: 17 | Overs: 2

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 from Montjuic Ground in Barcelona, Spain Match Times: 11:00:00 CEST | 14:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Catalunya CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Catalunya CC 109/7 (10 overs, RR: 10.9) Captain: Muhammad Armghan Khan ----- Pak Montcada CC 105/7 (10 overs, RR: 10.5) Captain: Raja Adeel ----- Catalunya CC Batting Yasir Ali | Runs: 29 | Balls: 13 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 223.1 Rauf Zaman | Runs: 24 | Balls: 12 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 200 Naveed Aslam | Runs: 22 | Balls: 13 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 169.2 ----- Catalunya CC Bowling Muhammad Armghan Khan 3/17 (2 Overs, RR: 8.5) Ali Azam 2/20 (2 Overs, RR: 10) Mohammad Yasin 1/20 (2 Overs, RR: 10) ----- Pak Montcada CC Batting Hafiz Usman Anwar | Runs: 37 | Balls: 17 | 6s: 5 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 217.6 Asjad Butt | Runs: 30 | Balls: 16 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 187.5 Ibrar Hussain | Runs: 12 | Balls: 6 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 200 ----- Pak Montcada CC Bowling Ibrar Hussain 3/10 (2 Overs, RR: 5) Nawazish Ali 2/25 (2 Overs, RR: 12.5) Aamir Shahzad 1/23 (2 Overs, RR: 11.5) ----- Umpires: Nilkesh Patel | Safwan Naeem | Adriaan van den Dries Match Referee: Robert Kemming ----- Catalunya CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Falco CC vs. Raval Sporting CC | Group Match 31 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ----- Falco CC wins by 70 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ----- Player of the Match: Shahbaz Ahmed from Falco CC Wickets: 4 | Runs Against: 7 | Overs: 2

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 from Montjuic Ground in Barcelona, Spain Match Times: 13:00:00 CEST | 16:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Raval Sporting CC won the toss and elected to bowl first ----- Falco CC 163/6 (10 overs, RR: 16.3) Captain: Kamran Raja ----- Raval Sporting CC 93/6 (10 overs, RR: 9.3) Captain: Ishan Patel ----- Falco CC Batting Awais Ahmed | Runs: 55 | Balls: 21 | 6s: 7 | S/R: 261.9 Rehman Ullah | Runs: 34 | Balls: 13 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 261.5 Adeel Sarwar | Runs: 33 | Balls: 11 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 300 ----- Falco CC Bowling Shahbaz Ahmed 4/7 (2 Overs, RR: 3.5) Awais Khan 1/0 (1 Overs, RR: 0) Nadeem Shahzad 1/18 (2 Overs, RR: 9) ----- Raval Sporting CC Batting Ishan Patel | Runs: 32 | Balls: 22 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 4 | S/R: 145.5 Kishitij Patel | Runs: 30 | Balls: 18 | 6s: 3 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 166.7 ----- Raval Sporting CC Bowling Manish Manwani 3/25 (2 Overs, RR: 12.5) Gaurang Mahyavanshi 2/32 (2 Overs, RR: 16) Ishan Patel 1/28 (2 Overs, RR: 14) ----- Umpires: Adriaan van den Dries | Safwan Naeem | Nilkesh Patel Match Referee: Robert Kemming ----- Falco CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Falco CC vs. Gracia CC | Group Match 32 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ----- Falco CC wins by 9 wickets in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ----- Player of the Match: Awais Ahmed from Falco CC Runs: 42 | Balls: 23 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 6 | S/R: 182.61

Awais Ahmed with ECS Commentator Rico Phul

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 from Montjuic Ground in Barcelona, Spain Match Times: 17:00:00 CEST | 20:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Gracia CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Gracia CC 58/6 (10 overs, RR: 5.8) ----- Falco CC 63/1 (5.1 overs, RR: 12.19) Captain: Kamran Raja ----- Gracia CC Batting Bikramjit Singh | Runs: 16 | Balls: 21 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 76.2 Kulwant Singh | Runs: 13 | Balls: 13 | 6s: | 4s: 2 | S/R: 100 Heera Mahey | Runs: 11 | Balls: 11 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 100 ----- Gracia CC Bowling Trilochan Singh 1/8 (1 Overs, RR: 8) ----- Falco CC Batting Awais Ahmed | Runs: 42 | Balls: 23 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 6 | S/R: 182.6 ----- Falco CC Bowling Tanveer Iqbal 2/7 (2 Overs, RR: 3.5) Shahbaz Ahmed 2/14 (2 Overs, RR: 7) Nadeem Shahzad 1/5 (2 Overs, RR: 2.5) ----- Umpires: Adriaan van den Dries | Safwan Naeem | Steffan Gooch Match Referee: Robert Kemming ----- Falco CC wins and earn 2 points