Helsinki Gymkhana recovered from a woeful start, prevailing by nine runs in a close encounter against Finnish Pakistani Club on Matchday 6 of the Finnish Premier League.
Batting first after winning the toss, Helsinki Gymkhana didn’t exactly jump off to a good start, collapsing to 21-5 inside seven overs. Bilal Khan was the standout bowler for FPC with 2-9 off his 4 overs. However, Gymkhana captain Faisal Shahzad and Muhammad Ghawas staged a recovery, eventually posting a challenging 107 off their 20 over allocation
In reply, FPC made heavy weather of reaching their target with only Bilal Khan scoring at more than a run a ball. Fellow opener Waseem Qureshi tried to hold the innings together, but ultimately FPC fell 9 runs short in an entertaining match. Muhammad Ghawas was the key man for Gymkhana with both bat and ball.
Group Match #6 Monday, 08 June 2020 from Kerava National Cricket Ground in Finland
Match Times: 17:00:00 CEST | 20:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Gym Helsinki Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first ----Gym Helsinki Gymkhana 107/10 (20 overs, RR: 5.35) Captain: Faisal Shahzad ----Finnish Pakistan Club 98/9 (20 overs, RR: 4.9) Captain: Bilal Khan
Player of the Match: Muhammad Gawas from Gym Helsinki Gymkhana Runs: 35 | Balls: 32 | 4s: 3 | E/R: 109.38 Wickets: 3 | Runs Against: 14 | Overs: 4
Gym Helsinki Gymkhana Batting
Muhammad Gawas | Runs: 35 | Balls: 32 | 4s: 3 | E/R: 109.4
Faisal Shahzad | Runs: 26 | Balls: 47 | 6s: | 4s: | E/R: 55.3
Javed Jan | Runs: 10 | Balls: 7 | 4s: 1 | E/R: 142.9
Gym Helsinki Gymkhana Bowling
Muhammad Gawas 3/14 (4 Overs, RR: 3.5)
Jaleel Ahmad 2/21 (4 Overs, RR: 5.25)
Irfan Yousufzai 1/3 (1 Overs, RR: 3)
Finnish Pakistan Club Batting
Waseem Qureshi | Runs: 37 | Balls: 44 | 6s: 3 | E/R: 84.1
Bilal Khan | Runs: 14 | Balls: 11 | 6s: 3 | E/R: 127.3
Finnish Pakistan Club Bowling
Bilal Khan 2/9 (4 Overs, RR: 2.25)
Tariq Sarfraz 2/22 (4 Overs, RR: 5.5)
Jaree Junbah 1/18 (2 Overs, RR: 9)
Umpires: Areeb Quadir | Manoj Thauayogarajah
Gym Helsinki Gymkhana Wins by 9 runs - get 2 points