Belgium v Denmark – European Championship Division One Twenty 20 Group B – Match Recap
In a low scoring thriller, Belgium defeated Denmark by one run. The European Championship Division One Twenty20 Group B clash was staged at the FB Fields, St Clement, on July 19, 2011.
Chasing a target of 104, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Denmark-c2884 fell just a run short of the target as Belgium held their nerves to clinch a nail bitter of an encounter.
Belgium skipper, Andre Wagener, won the toss and elected to bat first.
The start was steady, with opening pairing of Sheraz http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nirvam-Shah-c79684 putting a 36-run stand. Both batters, accumulated singles while hitting the odd one over the rope.
However, both batters, after reaching in their 20s, perished to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Refstrup-Pedersen-c76168. The two went in much the same fashion, with their stumps shattered.
Shah was the first to go for 24, in which he struck one four and a six. He also remained the top- scorer for his side, followed by Sheraz, with 20.
After that, Danish bowlers started to take control of the proceeding, chipping in with quick wickets. With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ali-Raza-Berni-c43616 to provide some lower-order heroics for his side.
He made a quick fire 20 in just 12 balls, hitting 2 maximum strikes out of the park. However, the fall of wickets did not stop from the other end, and when he fell to Chawla, it was left to the tail-enders to pull their side past the 100-run mark.
Still, the Belgium side could not finish their full quota, being bundled out on 104 in 19.1 overs.
The pick of the Danish bowlers was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamid-Ali-Mazhar-Shah-c61330 grabbed a brace each.
Seemingly a straight forward total, Danish were made to suffer as they lost early wickets, which did not help their cause.
The Belgian bowlers made good use of the new ball as Shafiq trapped opener, Shehzad Ahmed, for a duck.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rizwan-Tariq-Mahmood-c85497. A run-out then followed, and when Shafiq took his second scalp of the innings, Denmark had lost 4 with only 12 runs on the board.
None of the top five batters for the Danish could reach the double figure mark. However, the next five managed to steer their side close to the target. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bashir-Shah-c47447 led the score sheet with 20 to his name.
When Bashir fell, it was left to the last pairing of Basit Raja and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sair-Ahmed-Nisar-Anjum-c87966 to guide their side to victory.
However, they fell agonizingly short of the target, with Anjum being dismissed by Faisal Khaliq, in the penultimate over of the match, much to the jubilation of the Belgian side.
All bowlers were top notch, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shafiq-c89281 leading the tally with three scalps.
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