http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Norway-c2974 – European Championship Division One Twenty20 - 5th place play-off - Match Recap
In the European Championship Division One Twenty20, Norway beat France by 6 wickets to clinch the fifth place in the tournament. The match was played at Farmers Cricket Club, St http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 on July 24, 2011.
A lacklustre performance by the French saw them posting just 70 in only 16.3 overs, before being bowled out.
The chase was swift as the Norwegians completed the rout in less than 17 overs, having lost just 4 wickets.
It was Norway’s skipper, Zeeshan Ali, who won the toss and invited their opponents to bat first.
The decision was right as bowlers returned their captains faith in the best way possible. The match picked up as early as the second over when Waseem Gill cleaned up opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bannur-Nagaraja-Ramesh-c47268 Sithambaranthan, for 1.
Rehman Qureshi, the other opener, followed his partner in the very next over after he was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqas-Ahmed-c96195 off the bowling of Waheed Aamir for 7.
On the same score, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammd-Waseem-Gill-c77502’s second scalp. Hugo Pinsent was next, as he handed Babar Shahzad a simple caught and bowled opportunity, for which the bowler duly obliged.
The French captain Waseem Bhatti top scored for his side with 20. He led the team’s total to the 50 run mark in the 10th over. However, after his wicket, no batter could offer any sort of resistance, with Zaheer Ashiq taking 4 scalps in 1.3 overs
to restrict the opponents to a sluggish 70.
Only two batsmen could reach the double digit mark. Apart from the skipper, it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Usman-Ghani-Khan-c77431 who made 14 off 23 deliveries.
All bowlers from the Norwegian contingent were exceptional with the pick being Zaheer Ashiq with 4 wickets. Other wicket takers included Aamir, Ahmed and Faisal Rana with a wicket each, while Gill grabbed a brace.
The start to the chase was not much to Norway’s liking, as openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adeel-Ibrar-c41975, went back to the pavilion without troubling the scorer.
They were soon joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zaheer-Ashiq-c98447(6), who was caught by Usman Khan off the bowling of Williamdeep Singh.
However, the French hopes were shattered by Norwegian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zeeshan-Ali-c98580, who guided his side out of difficulty by playing an unbeaten innings of 33. He looked impressive with his stroke play, hitting 4 fours and a six.
While there was still time in between for another scalp, it was a mere consolation for their opponents, who were outplayed in all the departments.
The Norwegians completed the target in 16.5 overs and with that, claimed the 5th place in the tournament.
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