Belgium v Bhutan - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League Division Eight - Group B – Belgium secure victory – Live Score and Update
Bhutan 79 v Belgium 81 - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Belgium-c2850 won by 9 wickets (with 149 balls remaining)
Belgium on Saturday secured a nine-wicket victory against Bhutan in the ongoing ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, in the Group B match played at Faleata Oval No 1, Apia.
Bhutan chose to bat first on winning the toss, as they wanted to post a big total against their opponents to secure a possible win later in the day.
However, their plans hit rock bottom when they lost their first wicket with only eight runs on the board. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-c1888 Adhikari was the first batsman to walk back to the pavilion as he was bowled by S Muhammad for nil.
On the final delivery of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472he same over, the bowler struck again and sent T Dorji back to the pavilion without scoring.
The duo of B Luitel and S Tobgay then steered the side to a total of 28 before this partnership met its end on the wicket of the opener, who perished after hitting seven runs off 21 deliveries.
With three wickets down at this stage of the game, Bhutan were sweating to avoid a batting collapse.
After conceding 35 runs, Belgium struck again when Rehman destroyed Tobgay’s stumps, forcing the batsman to walk off the field on a knock of 17 to his name.
With the team in deep trouble, it was time for Bhutan’s skipper to come in the middle. However, with only 59 runs on the board, the batting side saw their next wicket go down when S http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pradhan-c82439 was caught by Khaliq after scoring 13 runs.
It was then a complete disaster for Bhutan as they kept losing wickets without the batsmen putting up much of a fight.
With the last six batsmen failing to score in double figures, Bhutan crumbled on a total of 79 in 35.4 overs.
From Belgium, F Khaliq and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Rehman-c41292 took two wickets, while S Muhammad and A Iqbal were the top bowlers for sharing three wickets each.
Belgium for the loss of one wicket, comfortably reached the target in 25.1 overs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/N-Shah-c78341 on 34 and S Muhammad on 30 runs.
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