Austria vs Romania: In an unbelievable cricket match at ECI T10 Romania 2024, Austria managed to chase down 61 runs in the last two overs to secure a surprising victory over Romania. Austria vs Romania match highlights During the game at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, Bucharest, Austria found themselves in a tough spot at 107/3 after eight overs while chasing a target of 168 in ten overs. Despite the pressure, captain Aqib Iqbal refused to give up and went all out against Manmeet Koli in the second to last over. Magical batting of Aqib Iqbal Iqbal took advantage of the situation and scored big, with Koli conceding five wides and Iqbal hitting 6,4,6,6,6, and a no ball. Although Koli managed to bowl a dot ball, he couldn’t maintain the momentum and ended up bowling another no ball. Iqbal turned this no ball into a six. Following the unusual second-to-last over, Chamalka Fernando was entrusted with the task of bowling the final over as Austria required 20 more runs to secure a win. Regrettably, he failed to meet his captain’s expectations. But it was hit for a massive six by Imran Asif on the very first ball. Asif then took a single on the next delivery to keep the strike. Iqbal continued his impressive performance from the previous over against Manmeet Koli. He successfully hit three consecutive sixes to secure a victory for his team on the penultimate ball of the game. Iqbal had scored 22 runs from 9 balls before the last two overs. He finished his innings on 72* from 19 deliveries, with the assistance of two boundaries and ten maximums. On the other hand, Asif remained not out on 22 runs from 12 balls as the duo guided Austria to victory with an unbeaten partnership of 97* runs from 27 deliveries.
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