REPORT: European Cricket Series Bulgaria brilliantly poised for Finals day Friday

With semi-final spots up for grabs, European Cricket Series Bulgaria continued under sunny blue skies in the capital Sofia on Thursday.

Indo-Bulgarian CC top the standings after the group stages courtesy of a superior net run rate and will play Indian Tuskers, who prevailed in a fantastic Golden Ball finish against the top placed side.

Medical University Sofia finished strongly with a series of wins and will play MU Dons in the second final.

Tune into the live action from Bulgaria for finals day Friday from * 0800 CEST * 0600 GMT * 1130 IST.

SCORECARDS

REPORT | Indian Tuskers vs. Barbarian CC | Group Match 16 European Cricket Series Bulgaria | T10 ----- Barbarian CC wins by 7 runs in Sunny Conditions in Sofia ----- Player of the Match: Ivaylo Katzarski from Barbarian CC Runs: 12 | Balls: 21 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 57.14 Wickets: 4 | Runs Against: 16 | Overs: 2

Thursday, 10 September 2020 from National Sports Academy Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria Match Times: 08:00:00 CEST | 11:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Barbarian CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Barbarian CC 86/5 (10 overs, RR: 8.6) Captain: Stuart Clarkson ----- Indian Tuskers 79/8 (10 overs, RR: 7.9) Captain: Romald Lazarus ----- Barbarian CC Batting Hristo Ivanov | Runs: 23 | Balls: 19 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 121.1 Ivaylo Katzarski | Runs: 12 | Balls: 21 | 6s: | 4s: 1 | S/R: 57.1 ----- Barbarian CC Bowling Ivaylo Katzarski 4/16 (2 Overs, RR: 8) Deyan Shipkov 2/14 (2 Overs, RR: 7) Stuart Clarkson 1/8 (2 Overs, RR: 4) ----- Indian Tuskers Batting Nithin Sunil | Runs: 34 | Balls: 32 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 5 | S/R: 106.3 ----- Indian Tuskers Bowling Clix John 1/6 (1 Overs, RR: 6) Fayyas Mohammad 1/8 (2 Overs, RR: 4) Romald Lazarus 1/8 (2 Overs, RR: 4) ----- Umpires: Shubh Anand | Nikolai Iozdaniv | Ivan Dimitrov Match Referee: Alex Dowdalls

Barbarian CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Medical University Sofia vs. MU Dons | Group Match 17 European Cricket Series Bulgaria | T10 ----- Medical University Sofia wins by 9 wickets in Sunny Conditions in Sofia ----- Player of the Match: Ishaan De Silva from Medical University Sofia Runs: 60 | Balls: 26 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 5 | S/R: 230.77

Thursday, 10 September 2020 from National Sports Academy Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria Match Times: 10:00:00 CEST | 13:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- MU Dons won the toss and elected to bat first ----- MU Dons 131/2 (10 overs, RR: 13.1) Captain: Kiran Dasan ----- Medical University Sofia 132/1 (9.5 overs, RR: 13.42) Captain: Nisarg Shah ----- MU Dons Batting Saim Hussain | Runs: 54 | Balls: 27 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 200 Kiran Dasan | Runs: 33 | Balls: 19 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 3 | S/R: 173.7 Sulaiman Ali | Runs: 32 | Balls: 12 | 6s: 3 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 266.7 ----- MU Dons Bowling Borislav Metodi 1/9 (1 Overs, RR: 9) ----- Medical University Sofia Batting Ishaan De Silva | Runs: 60 | Balls: 26 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 5 | S/R: 230.8 Kevin D'Souza | Runs: 32 | Balls: 9 | 6s: 4 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 355.6 Nikhil Oliviera | Runs: 30 | Balls: 26 | 6s: | 4s: 3 | S/R: 115.4 ----- Medical University Sofia Bowling Huzaif Yusuf 1/32 (2 Overs, RR: 16) Albin Jacob 1/35 (2 Overs, RR: 17.5) ----- Umpires: Sam Williams | Dayal Aravind | Nikolai Iozdaniv Match Referee: Alex Dowdalls

Medical University Sofia wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Medical University Sofia vs. Indian Tuskers | Group Match 18 European Cricket Series Bulgaria | T10 ----- Medical University Sofia wins by 98 runs in Sunny Conditions in Sofia ----- Player of the Match: Omar Rasool from Medical University Sofia Runs: 83 | Balls: 31 | 6s: 5 | 4s: 10 | S/R: 267.74 ----- Thursday, 10 September 2020 from National Sports Academy Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria Match Times: 12:00:00 CEST | 15:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Medical University Sofia won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Medical University Sofia 185/3 (10 overs, RR: 18.5) Captain: Nisarg Shah ----- Indian Tuskers 87/5 (10 overs, RR: 8.7) Captain: Romald Lazarus ----- Medical University Sofia Batting Omar Rasool | Runs: 83 | Balls: 31 | 6s: 5 | S/R: 267.7 Kevin D'Souza | Runs: 64 | Balls: 26 | 6s: 6 | 4s: 4 | S/R: 246.2 Ashbel Nicson | Runs: 14 | Balls: 5 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 280 ----- Medical University Sofia Bowling Bipin Gattapur 2/9 (2 Overs, RR: 4.5) Huzaif Yusuf 1/9 (2 Overs, RR: 4.5) Delrick Vinu 1/10 (2 Overs, RR: 5) ----- Indian Tuskers Batting Clix John | Runs: 41 | Balls: 20 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 6 | S/R: 205 Nithin Sunil | Runs: 20 | Balls: 26 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 76.9 ----- Indian Tuskers Bowling Akshay Harikumar 1/30 (2 Overs, RR: 15) Nezer Varghese 1/30 (2 Overs, RR: 15) ----- Umpires: Shubh Anand | Dayal Aravind | Alex Knapman Match Referee: Alex Dowdalls

Medical University Sofia wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Indo-Bulgarian CC vs. Indian Tuskers | Group Match 19 European Cricket Series Bulgaria | T10 ----- Indian Tuskers wins by tied with Indo Bulgarian CC - Indian Tuskers wins the Golden Ball) in Sunny Conditions in Sofia ----- Player of the Match: Fayyas Mohammad from Indian Tuskers Runs: 53 | Balls: 27 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 10 | S/R: 196.3 Wickets: 1 | Runs Against: 17 | Overs: 2

Thursday, 10 September 2020 from National Sports Academy Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria Match Times: 14:00:00 CEST | 17:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Indian Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Indian Tuskers 83/1 (10 overs, RR: 8.3) Captain: Romald Lazarus ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC 83/4 (10 overs, RR: 8.3) Captain: Prakash Mishra ----- Indian Tuskers Batting Fayyas Mohammad | Runs: 53 | Balls: 27 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 196.3 Clix John | Runs: 13 | Balls: 24 | 6s: | 4s: 1 | S/R: 54.2 ----- Indian Tuskers Bowling Kevin George 1/8 (2 Overs, RR: 4) Fayyas Mohammad 1/17 (2 Overs, RR: 8.5) Akshay Harikumar 1/25 (2 Overs, RR: 12.5) ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC Batting Sid Kulkarni | Runs: 29 | Balls: 28 | 6s: 2 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 103.6 Bakhtiar Tahiri | Runs: 15 | Balls: 15 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 100 Agagyul Ahmadhel | Runs: 11 | Balls: 6 | 6s: | 4s: 1 | S/R: 183.3 ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC Bowling Gagandeep Singh 1/6 (2 Overs, RR: 3) ----- Umpires: Sam Williams | Nikolai Iozdaniv | Ivan Dimitrov Match Referee: Alex Dowdalls

Indian Tuskers wins the Golden Ball and earn 2 points

REPORT | Barbarian CC vs. Indo-Bulgarian CC | Group Match 20 European Cricket Series Bulgaria | T10 ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC wins by 131 runs in Sunny Conditions in Sofia ----- Player of the Match: Bakhtiar Tahiri from Indo-Bulgarian CC Runs: 92 | Balls: 35 | 6s: 10 | 4s: 6 | S/R: 262.86 Wickets: 2 | Runs Against: 15 | Overs: 2

Thursday, 10 September 2020 from National Sports Academy Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria Match Times: 16:30:00 CEST | 20:00:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Sunny ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC 178/2 (10 overs, RR: 17.8) Captain: Prakash Mishra ----- Barbarian CC 47/7 (10 overs, RR: 4.7) Captain: Boyko Ivanov ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC Batting Bakhtiar Tahiri | Runs: 92 | Balls: 35 | 6s: 10 | S/R: 262.9 Hristo Lakov | Runs: 67 | Balls: 27 | 6s: 3 | 4s: 8 | S/R: 248.1 ----- Indo-Bulgarian CC Bowling Rohit Singh 2/8 (2 Overs, RR: 4) Swarup Nagraj 2/9 (2 Overs, RR: 4.5) Bakhtiar Tahiri 2/15 (2 Overs, RR: 7.5) ----- Barbarian CC Batting Nick Robinson | Runs: 12 | Balls: 5 | 4s: 3 | S/R: 240 Hristo Lakov | Runs: 12 | Balls: 6 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 200 ----- Barbarian CC Bowling Boyko Ivanov 2/33 (2 Overs, RR: 16.5) ----- Umpires: Shubh Anand | Dayal Aravind | Ivan Dimitrov Match Referee: Alex Dowdalls -----

Indo-Bulgarian CC wins and earn 2 points