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: Pak Montcada poised for late charge at European Cricket Series Barcelona

Pak Montcada kept their semi-final hopes alive with a couple of brilliant victories as week two of the European Cricket Series Barcelona came to a stunning climax on Friday.

After defeat to Catalunya CC in their last game, Pak Montcada knew they couldn’t afford another slip up if they were to make the final four.

And Pak Montcada made short thrift of Hira Sabadell with Ibrar Hussain and Prince Dhiman both taking three wickets each to bundle Hira out for 56. Pak Montcada knocked off the target in a procession after 5.3 overs with the fresh Prince picking up the man of the match award with an unbeaten 39 to go with his exploits with the ball.

In another must win game, Pak Montcada racked up an imposing total of 140 as previously unbeaten Group B leaders Falco felt the heat. Khizar Ali crashed 70 off 26 balls including 8 sixes, while Prince Dhiman batted throughout for an unbeaten 53 off 25. In the face of some decent Pak Montcada bowling, Falco floundered from the start with Usman Ali doing particular damage with 4-3 off his 2 overs.

Despite the heavy defeat, Falco still retain the lead in the standings, but their net run rate took a serious dent and now need to beat unbeaten Catalunya CC in their final group game to have a chance of reaching the semi-finals.

With the crystal ball out, Pak Montcada, Catalunya CC and Falco could all finish on 12 points after the European Cricket Series Barcelona group stages with net run rate potentially deciding the semi-final spots.

In the earlier action on Friday, Gracia grabbed their first victory with a six wicket success over Men in Blue. Paramjit Singh picked up the man of the match award with 2-12.

Raval Sporting racked up their third win as Ishan Patel (42 & 2-15) and Manish Manwani (41* & 3-12) both ran riot with bat and ball against Hira Sabadell.

 

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SCORECARDS

 REPORT | Men in Blue CC vs. Gracia CC | Group Match 37 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Gracia CC Wins by 6 wickets in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Paramjit Singh from Gracia CC Bowling | Overs: 2 | Maidens: 0 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 6

Friday, 23 October from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 09:00 CEST | 12:30 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Men in Blue CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bat First ---- Men in Blue CC 72/8 (10 overs, RR: 7.2) Captain: Prasanna Jathan ---- Gracia CC 74/4 (9.2 overs, RR: 7.92) Captain: Heera Mahey ---- Men in Blue CC Batting Shubhdeep Deb | Runs: 40 | Balls Faced: 19 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 211 ---- Men in Blue CC Bowling Abhishek Borikar | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 14 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 7 Sri Srivastava | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 14 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 10.5 ---- Gracia CC Batting Heera Mahey | Runs: 29 | Balls Faced: 18 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 3 | S/R: 161 ---- Gracia CC Bowling Paramjit Singh | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 6 Trilochan Singh | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 20 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 10 Harkamal Singh | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 9 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 4.5 ---- Umpires: Nilkesh Patel | Abdul Khan | Adriaan van den Dries Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Gracia CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Raval Sporting CC vs. Hira CC Sabadell | Group Match 38 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Raval Sporting CC Wins by 13 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Manish Manwani from Raval Sporting CC Batting | Runs: 41 | Balls Faced: 24 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 4 | S/R: 171 | Bowling | Overs: 2 | Maidens: 0 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 3 | E/R: 6

Friday, 23 October from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 11:00 CEST | 14:30 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Raval Sporting CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bat First ---- Raval Sporting CC 116/2 (10 overs, RR: 11.6) Captain: Ishan Patel ---- Hira CC Sabadell 103/9 (10 overs, RR: 10.3) Captain: Shanawar Shahzad ---- Raval Sporting CC Batting Ishan Patel | Runs: 42 | Balls Faced: 24 | 6s: 3 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 175 Manish Manwani | Runs: 41 | Balls Faced: 24 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 4 | S/R: 171 ---- Raval Sporting CC Bowling Manish Manwani | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 3 | E/R: 6 Ishan Patel | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 15 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 7.5 ---- Hira CC Sabadell Batting Anwar Ul Haq| Runs: 30 | Balls Faced: 15 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 200 Bakhtair Khalid | Runs: 26 | Balls Faced: 18 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 144 ---- Hira CC Sabadell Bowling Anwar Ul Haq | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 19 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 9.5 Mehmood Akhtar | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 27 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 13.5 ---- Umpires: Safwan Naeem | Adriaan van den Dries | Nilkesh Patel Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Raval Sporting CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Hira CC Sabadell vs. Pak Montcada CC | Group Match 39 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Pak Montcada CC Wins by 9 wickets in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Prince Dhiman from Pak Montcada CC Batting | Runs: 39 | Balls Faced: 23 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 6 | S/R: 170 | Bowling | Overs: 2 | Maidens: 1 | Runs Against: 2 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 1

Friday, 23 October from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 13:00 CEST | 16:30 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Hira CC Sabadell Won the Toss and Elected to Bat First ---- Hira CC Sabadell 56/10 (10 overs, RR: 5.6) Captain: Sharanjit Singh ---- Pak Montcada CC 57/1 (5.3 overs, RR: 10.36) Captain: Raja Adeel ---- Hira CC Sabadell Batting Mehmood Akhtar | Runs: 12 | Balls Faced: 10 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 120 ---- Hira CC Sabadell Bowling Ikram Ul Haq | Overs: 1 | Runs Against: 12 | Wickets: 1 | E/R: 12 ---- Pak Montcada CC Batting Prince Dhiman | Runs: 39 | Balls Faced: 23 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 6 | S/R: 170 Ibrar Hussain | Runs: 12 | Balls Faced: 7 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 171 ---- Pak Montcada CC Bowling Prince Dhiman | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 2 | Wickets: 3 | E/R: 1 Ibrar Hussain | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 8 | Wickets: 3 | E/R: 4 Raja Adeel | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 8 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 4 ---- Umpires: Safwan Naeem | Abdul Khan | Nilkesh Patel Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Pak Montcada CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Falco CC vs. Pak Montcada CC | Group Match 40 European Cricket Series Barcelona | T10 ---- Pak Montcada CC Wins by 72 runs in Sunny Conditions in Barcelona ---- Player of the Match: Usman Ali from Pak Montcada CC Bowling | Overs: 2 | Maidens: 0 | Runs Against: 3 | Wickets: 4 | E/R: 1.5 | Fielding | Catches: 2

Friday, 23 October from Montjuïc Ground in Barcelona Match Times: 17:00 CEST | 20:30 IST Pitch: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ---- Pak Montcada CC Won the Toss and Elected to Bat First Pak Montcada CC 140/4 (10 overs, RR: 14) Captain: Raja Adeel ---Falco CC 72/10 (9.4 overs, RR: 7.44) Captain: Kamran Raja ---- Pak Montcada CC Batting Khizar Ali | Runs: 70 | Balls Faced: 26 | 6s: 8 | 4s: 4 | S/R: 269 Prince Dhiman | Runs: 53 | Balls Faced: 25 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 5 | S/R: 212 ---- Pak Montcada CC Bowling Usman Ali | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 3 | Wickets: 4 | E/R: 1.5 Aamir Shahzad | Overs: 2 | Runs Against: 11 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 5.5 Nawazish Ali | Overs: 1 | Runs Against: 13 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 13 ---- Falco CC Batting Shahbaz Ahmed | Runs: 20 | Balls Faced: 7 | 6s: 3 | 4s: 0 | S/R: 286 Awais Ahmed | Runs: 16 | Balls Faced: 11 | 6s: 0 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 145 Falco CC Bowling Atif Muhammad | Overs: 22 | Runs Against: 23 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 11.5 Kamran Raja | Overs: 22 | Runs Against: 28 | Wickets: 2 | E/R: 14 ---- Umpires: Adriaan van den Dries | Steffan Gooch | Abdul Khan Match Referee: Robert Kemming ---- Pak Montcada CC wins and earn 2 points