137/3 (9.1)
CR : 14.95
134/4 (10.0)
CR : 13.40
Bulawayo Braves won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Sikandar Raza
1/2570(21)
9.1
4
B Mavuta to B Webster
FOUR!!! It will be Beau Webster who will finish things in style. Mavuta bowls it short outside off, Webster hangs back and slaps it wide of long off for a cracking boundary. With this, the Bulawayo Braves beat the Harare Hurricanes by seven wickets.
BB won by 7 wickets
1 AM IST, 9.30 PM Local Time: That's it. What a run-chase we have just witnessed. The Bulawayo Braves have chased down the highest total in the Zim Afro T10 2023 with five balls to spare. Led by Sikandar Raza, they chase down 135 with seven wickets in hand to outplay the Harare Hurricanes with the bat.
Chasing 135, the Braves lost Ben McDermott early in the innings. Skipper Sikandar Raza joined Kobe Herft and started playing aggressively from ball one. He hit some outstanding strokes and kept scoring at a brisk rate. He kept finding boundaries and the Hurricanes had no answer to the onslaught. Herft also kept hitting some lusty blows as they didn't allow the required run rate to climb.
Both Raza and Herft put 88 between them off just 34 balls for the second wicket before the latter fell on 41. But it was no stopping Raza as he brought up his fifty in no time and took his side closer to the target. He hit five boundaries and six maximums to score 70 off just 21 balls before falling with two required to win. Beau Webster remained unbeaten on 12 to take his side across the line in the last over with seven wickets in hand.
Earlier, it was Evin Lewis' show after the Hurricanes were asked to bat. He hit some brilliant strokes and scored 49 off just 19 balls at the top of the order. He was well-supported by Robin Uthappa from the other end who scored a 15-ball 35. Donavon Ferreira (21*) and Irfan Pathan (18*) played some good cameos to power the Hurricanes to 134 at the end of their 10 overs. But it wasn't enough as Raza played a blinder of a knock to help the Braves chase down the total in the last over.
Stick around for the post-match presentation.
Chasing 135, the Braves lost Ben McDermott early in the innings. Skipper Sikandar Raza joined Kobe Herft and started playing aggressively from ball one. He hit some outstanding strokes and kept scoring at a brisk rate. He kept finding boundaries and the Hurricanes had no answer to the onslaught. Herft also kept hitting some lusty blows as they didn't allow the required run rate to climb.
Both Raza and Herft put 88 between them off just 34 balls for the second wicket before the latter fell on 41. But it was no stopping Raza as he brought up his fifty in no time and took his side closer to the target. He hit five boundaries and six maximums to score 70 off just 21 balls before falling with two required to win. Beau Webster remained unbeaten on 12 to take his side across the line in the last over with seven wickets in hand.
Earlier, it was Evin Lewis' show after the Hurricanes were asked to bat. He hit some brilliant strokes and scored 49 off just 19 balls at the top of the order. He was well-supported by Robin Uthappa from the other end who scored a 15-ball 35. Donavon Ferreira (21*) and Irfan Pathan (18*) played some good cameos to power the Hurricanes to 134 at the end of their 10 overs. But it wasn't enough as Raza played a blinder of a knock to help the Braves chase down the total in the last over.
Stick around for the post-match presentation.
Time for the post-match presentation.
Magic Moment of the Match: Kobe Herft
Catch of the Match: Donavon Ferreira
Power Hitter of the Match: Sikandar Raza
Player of the Match: Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza (Player of the Match and Bulawayo Braves Skipper): "Yeah it was certainly special to play that knock in front of my family. A big thanks to all the fans for supporting me. The secret was that I wasn't thinking anything. It's always good if I'm blank and was trying to hit the ball as hard as I can."
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