Nabi helps Bengal stop Sindhis in last-ball thriller

Roy and Devcich entertain with identical knocks of 64 runs

Bengal Tigers won a lastball thriller over Sindhis by seven wickets in the second match yesterday of the T10 League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Chasing down Sindhis’ stiff total of 134 for four, Bengal chased it down to reach the target off the last delivery. Though 11 runs were needed off the last over, Mohammad Nabi hit two consecutive boundaries off the last two balls to ensure victory and return a hero with an unbeaten 25 runs off 10 balls with three boundaries and six.

Earlier, Bengal opener Jason Roy put the team on the road to victory smashing 64 runs off 35 balls with five sixes and six boundaries. His knock ensured that Sindhis’ Anton Devcich’s knock of 64 off 23 balls with five sixes and six boundaries went in vain.

Sindhis at one stage looked like posting a huge score when they were 81 for one in five overs, but were brilliantly restricted to just 134 through some fine bowling from Nabi who claimed three wickets.