FOUR! Dave Dubey to Saad Ali. A right-arm pace delivery on a good length outside off is driven crisply. Saad Ali elegantly cuts it to the boundary for four runs.
Over 18. 14 runs. Bowler: Esam Rahman. HH Kingsmen Academy: 4-132(rr 7.33) Esam Rahman to Hammad Azam. Hammad Azam goes for a drive outside off, but it’s a mis-timed shot that races away for two before Tyler van Luin retrieves it at deep cover.
Esam Rahman to Hammad Azam. Hammad Azam plays a length ball outside off with a drive, but it's slightly mis-timed and stays low. He manages to sneak a quick single through the extra cover region.
FOUR! Esam Rahman to Hammad Azam. This length ball outside off is met with a perfectly controlled slog-sweep. The well-timed shot races away to deep backward square leg for four. Hammad Azam has now hit two boundaries this over, keeping the pressure on the bowlers.
SIX! Esam Rahman to Hammad Azam. Esam Rahman delivers a length ball just outside off stump. Hammad Azam waits and then launches a well-controlled slog-sweep, sending it soaring over mid-wicket for a magnificent six.
Over 17. 10 runs. Bowler: Jeet Mehta. HH Kingsmen Academy: 4-118(rr 6.94) Jeet Mehta to Saad Ali. A slower ball pitched short and wide down the leg side, Saad Ali tries to pull but gets an awkward, mis-timed swipe that skews away for a quick two.
Jeet Mehta to Hammad Azam. Jeet Mehta bowls a length ball on off stump, and Hammad Azam tries a sweep but misses, the ball striking his pads before they scramble through for a single.
Jeet Mehta to Hammad Azam. Jeet Mehta bowls a length delivery on off stump, met with a controlled, grounded slog-sweep off the body. The batter fails to find the gap and no run comes off this ball.
FOUR! Jeet Mehta to Hammad Azam. A full slower ball on the outside off stump, met crisply by the batter. He plays a well-timed, controlled drive racing past long off for four.
Jeet Mehta to Hammad Azam. A slower ball pitched just outside off, back of a length. The batter attempts a drive but mistimes it, and the ball is safely fielded at backward point for no run.
Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Dave Dubey. HH Kingsmen Academy: 4-108(rr 6.75) Dave Dubey to Hammad Azam. A length ball just outside off, met with a powerful slog from Hammad Azam who keeps it down to pick up two runs.
Dave Dubey to Hammad Azam. Hammad Azam plays a controlled pull off a back of a length delivery outside off, guiding the ball only for a quick single to deep midwicket.
Dave Dubey to Saad Ali. Saad Ali gently steers an off cutter pitched just outside off on length towards backward point, comfortably picking up a single.
Dave Dubey to Hammad Azam. Dave Dubey delivers a length ball just outside off, met with a neat, controlled drive by Hammad Azam who keeps it along the ground to pick up a single. Hammad Azam gets off the mark in this innings.
OUT! Dave Dubey to Tajinder Singh. A length ball outside off, Tajinder tries a late cut but only manages a top edge. The wicketkeeper takes a simple catch to send him back. Tajinder Singh departs after scoring 4 runs off 5 balls.
Over 15. 4 runs. Bowler: Kai Brunker. HH Kingsmen Academy: 3-102(rr 6.8) Kai Brunker to Tajinder Singh. Over the wicket. Back of a length, leg stump, back foot, worked along the ground. 1 run.
Kai Brunker to Saad Ali. The leg spinner floats a length ball just outside off, tempting Saad Ali into an ambitious slog which misses completely. The keeper Zac Maron fails to complete the stumping, so no wicket falls here.
Kai Brunker to Saad Ali. A full-length leg spinner outside off stump, met with a well-timed drive that stays grounded but is cleverly stopped by the bowler Kai Brunker.
Kai Brunker to Tajinder Singh. Tajinder Singh elegantly drives a full-length leg spinner outside off, keeping the ball grounded and picking up a quick single to the long off boundary. HH Kingsmen Academy reach a hundred for three.
Kai Brunker to Saad Ali. The leg spinner delivers a short ball just outside off, and Saad Ali goes for a controlled slog. The shot's a bit mistimed, but he manages to sneak a quick single.
