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: Men in Blue put a dampener on Pak Montcada European Cricket Series Barcelona title hopes

Men in Blue put a serious dampener on Pak Montcada CC European Cricket Series Barcelona semi-final hopes with a shock victory on Tuesday morning.

Men in Blue’s Shankar Kaligatla bagged a couple of wickets and saw his side home with an unbeaten 41 with two balls remaining in reply to Pak Montcada’s challenging total of 109.

Pak Montcada’s star bat Prince Dhiman who had posted 43 in the defeat to Men in Blue, improved on that with 80 (and a couple of wickets) as his side kept faint semi-final hopes alive with a last-over victory over Joves Units.

Joves Units recovered in their next game to easily defeat Men in Blue after posting a mammoth 171 – the highest score of the European Cricket Series Barcelona so far. Shahid Nazir slammed a serene unbeaten 116 off 34 balls, the first century of the tournament to boot.

In the day’s final action, Raval Sporting proved too good for Men in Blue, with Datta Khan dishing up a delightful 54 in his side’s 30 run victory.

Following the surprise defeat to Men in Blue, Pak Montcada will need to convincingly beat Gracia on Thursday in their last group stage game to have any hope of reaching the semi-finals. Pak Montcada could sneak through on net run rate if Catalunya CC thrash current leaders Falco or hope unbeaten Catalunya CC lose both their remaining games.

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SCORECARDS

REPORT | Men in Blue CC vs. Pak Montcada CC | Group Match 45 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Men in Blue CC Wins by 8 wickets in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Shankar Kaligatla from Men in Blue CC Batting | Runs: 41 | Balls Faced: 27 | 4s: 3 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 152

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 08:30 CEST | 12:00 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Men in Blue CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bowl First ---- Pak Montcada CC 109/3 (10 overs, RR: 10.9) Captain: Raja Adeel ---- Men in Blue CC 110/2 (9.4 overs, RR: 11.38) Captain: Prasanna Jathan ---- Pak Montcada CC Batting Prince Dhiman | Runs: 43 | Balls Faced: 26 | 4s: 3 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 165 Farrukh Sohail | Runs: 41 | Balls Faced: 16 | 4s: 5 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 256 Ibrar Hussain | Runs: 12 | Balls Faced: 9 | 4s: 0 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 133 ---- Pak Montcada CC Bowling Ibrar Hussain | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 17 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 8.5 Nawazish Ali | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 26 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 13 ---- Men in Blue CC Batting Shankar Kaligatla | Runs: 41 | Balls Faced: 27 | 4s: 3 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 152 Prasanna Jathan | Runs: 22 | Balls Faced: 10 | 4s: 3 | 6s: 0 | S/R: 220 Naresh Kumar | Runs: 18 | Balls Faced: 16 | 4s: 0 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 113 ---- Men in Blue CC Bowling Shankar Kaligatla | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 19 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 9.5 ---- Umpires: Adriaan van den Dries | Abdul Khan | Nilkesh Patel Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Men in Blue CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Joves Units CC vs. Pak Montcada CC | Group Match 46 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Pak Montcada CC Wins by 6 wickets in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Prince Dhiman from Pak Montcada CC Batting | Runs: 80 | Balls Faced: 34 | 4s: 7 | 6s: 7 | S/R: 235

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 10:30 CEST | 14:00 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Joves Units CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bat First ---- Joves Units CC 123/4 (10 overs, RR: 12.3) Captain: Babar Basharat ---- Pak Montcada CC 126/4 (9.2 overs, RR: 13.5) Captain: Raja Adeel ---- Joves Units CC Batting Usman Mushtaq | Runs: 42 | Balls Faced: 24 | 4s: 3 | 6s: 4 | S/R: 175 Muhammad Ur Rehman | Runs: 24 | Balls Faced: 17 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 141 Abdul Rehman | Runs: 23 | Balls Faced: 12 | 4s: 2 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 192 ---- Joves Units CC Bowling Usman Mushtaq | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 14 | Wickets: 3 | E/R: 7 Babar Basharat | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 17 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 8.5 ---- Pak Montcada CC Batting Prince Dhiman | Runs: 80 | Balls Faced: 34 | 4s: 7 | 6s: 7 | S/R: 235 Farrukh Sohail | Runs: 11 | Balls Faced: 6 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 183 ---- Pak Montcada CC Bowling Prince Dhiman | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 21 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 10.5 Aqtadar Khan | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 26 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 13 ---- Umpires: Adriaan van den Dries | Safwan Naeem | Abdul Khan Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Pak Montcada CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Joves Units CC vs. Men in Blue CC | Group Match 47 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Joves Units CC Wins by 76 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Shahid Nazir from Joves Units CC Batting | Runs: 116 | Balls Faced: 34 | 4s: 14 | 6s: 5 | S/R: 341

Tuesday, 27/10/20 from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 12:30 CEST | 16:00 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Men in Blue CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bowl First ---- Joves Units CC 171/4 (10 overs, RR: 17.1) Captain: Babar Basharat ---- Men in Blue CC 95/9 (10 overs, RR: 9.5) Captain: Prasanna Jathan ---- Joves Units CC Batting Shahid Nazir | Runs: 116 | Balls Faced: 34 | 4s: 14 | 6s: 5 | S/R: 341 Babar Basharat | Runs: 35 | Balls Faced: 18 | 4s: 4 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 194 ---- Joves Units CC Bowling Usman Mushtaq | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 14 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 7 Muhammad Ali Khan | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 18 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 9 Mohammad Ur Rehman | Overs: 1 | Runs Against: 9 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 9 ---- Men in Blue CC Batting Shubhdeep Deb | Runs: 17 | Balls Faced: 9 | 4s: 2 | 6s: 0 | S/R: 189 Puneet Shrimali | Runs: 16 | Balls Faced: 12 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 133 Chandrasekhar Gade | Runs: 10 | Balls Faced: 7 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 0 | S/R: 143 ---- Men in Blue CC Bowling Abhishek Borikar | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 15 | Wickets: 4 | E/R: 7.5 ---- Umpires: Adriaan van den Dries | Abdul Khan | Nilkesh Patel Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Joves Units CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Raval Sporting CC vs. Men in Blue CC | Group Match 48 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Raval Sporting CC Wins by 30 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Datta Khan from Raval Sporting CC Batting | Runs: 54 | Balls Faced: 24 | 4s: 5 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 225

Tuesday, 27/10/20 from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 15:30 CEST | 19:00 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Men in Blue CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bowl First ---- Raval Sporting CC 139/3 (10 overs, RR: 13.9) Captain: Ishan Patel ---- Men in Blue CC 109/5 (10 overs, RR: 10.9) Captain: Prasanna Jathan ---- Raval Sporting CC Batting Datta Khan | Runs: 54 | Balls Faced: 24 | 4s: 5 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 225 Ishan Patel | Runs: 50 | Balls Faced: 25 | 4s: 4 | 6s: 4 | S/R: 200 Kishitij Patel | Runs: 14 | Balls Faced: 6 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 233 ---- Raval Sporting CC Bowling Gaurang Mahyavanshi | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 17 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 8.5 Amit Das | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 12 Muhammad Rizwan | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 15 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 7.5 ---- Men in Blue CC Batting Naresh Kumar | Runs: 50 | Balls Faced: 26 | 4s: 3 | 6s: 6 | S/R: 192 Shubhdeep Deb | Runs: 21 | Balls Faced: 10 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 210 Shankar Kaligatla | Runs: 11 | Balls Faced: 6 | 4s: 1 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 183 ---- Men in Blue CC Bowling Karuppasamy Soundarapandian | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 6 Shankar Kaligatla | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 39 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 19.5 ---- Umpires: Nilkesh Patel | Steffan Gooch | Safwan Naeem Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Raval Sporting CC wins and earn 2 points