Ali Asgar finally lost a toss and for a change were asked to bowl first. with 3 consecutive defeats, it was an extreme pressure situation for the roaring lions in order to keep their hopes alive to qualify for the knock out stage!
The bowlers seemed to handle the pressure extremely well as they bowled with great accuracy and also some unexpected variation. The Surat batsman were never allowed to free their hands and found life difficult to hit any big scoring shots as Juzar N, Hussain Mustansir and Shabbir Hazari bowled brilliantly to restrict the opposition to a meagre total of only 49 runs.
Once again Ali asgar tried his luck at opening with in form Hussain Mansoor, and this time it paid high dividents, an innings both mixed with aggression and caution led the lankans to a highly convincing victory as they chased down the total in 5 overs witout the loss of a single wicket. Ali Asgar scored 26 and H Mansoor scored 22 off 16 deliveries which is rather slow for his standards.
As promised The roaring lions pulled up their socks and fought hard to get back onto the points table. Next match vs Mumbai who are so far the only undefetaed team in the tournament. Its going to be a tough encounter but promises to be a thriller.