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Just that Ashwin Posted me a PM and asked if I wanted to join the Royal Ramblers.
 
Hello everybody and welcome back to Auckland, New Zealand for the 2nd Innings of this 4th test between Royal Ramblers and
Counter Warriors. The summary so far is that Royal Ramblers batted first and were bowled out for 366 runs. Whereas in reply, Counter Warriors declared their innings at 410/8 with
the lead of 44 runs. The Royal Ramblers openers are out the crease and the game is about to begin.

The batsmen were clearly struggling as the match has entered day 3 and this dusty pitch is creating problems. The ball is spinning a lot whereas the odd balls are keeping low. The
cracks have opened up and the batsmen are finding it difficult to judge the pace and bounce off the track. The Royal Ramblers openers were cautious. They knew they can't afford to
loose a wicket early. Both the openers were looking good and had added 36 runs but Tarzan got the breakthrough, dismissing Giggity for 18. Royal Ramblers were 1 down for 36. In came Karachi Xpress. Both of these batsmen on crease had loads of experience playing together. They have made some remarkable opening partnerships for their team and a lot was
expected from these two. They played sensibly and added 52 runs for the 2nd wicket partnership just before Khalek dismissed ansariaamir_leo fro 42 runs. In came Viral with loads
of experience. Karachi Xpress and Viral continued scoring runs and added 69 runs for the 3rd wicket. Karachi Xpress successfully completed another half century. His joy was short lived. The odd ball keeping low from Mad Snake did the trick and Karachi Xpress was out bowled for 60 runs. Scion Sid came in and had a wonderful partnership with Viral. Together they added 113 runs in which Scion Sid dominated. He batted brilliantly 71 runs before he was dismissed by Mad Snake. Ursonly11 and Viral continued adding runs on the board. Viral reached his half century and was looking promising whereas on the other end Ursonly11 played some brilliant drives through the covers. Together they added 77 runs for the 5th wicket and with the lead of 303 runs in hand. Karachi Xpress thought its good enough for this track and decided to declare. With 81 overs to spare, Counter Warriors require 304 runs to win at 3.75 runs per over.

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The Counter Warriors openers came out to bat with a target in front of them. They were cautious as they witnessed some odd ball doing the trick. They had a target to chase but seemed to be in no hurry. It looked as if the Captain and Coach might have suggested them to hold the wickets for early overs but both the batsmen continued to defend. In 50 overs they managed to score only 35 runs. Yes you heard me right, only 35.

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This might be the slowest innings in the history of test cricket. 31 overs were left in the days play and 269 runs to be scored at 8.67 runs per over. It seemed hopeless and as if Counter Warriors were in no mood to even give the target a try. Both the Counter Warriors openers continued to defend. they fetched singles and doubles from the balls edges that didn't carry and hit some odd rare boundaries. The full quota of overs were bowled and umpires called it the day. In 81 overs, Counter Warriors openers managed to score just 95 runs. Wildwil scored 44 runs off 248 balls with 2 fours whereas at the other end Ledzep scored 42 off 238 deliveries including 6 fours. The Royal Ramblers and the crowd seemed frustrated with the way Counter Warriors replied. They had a chance to have a go at the target and finally get some result but unluckily this match too ended in a draw.

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For his brilliance with bat in both the innings on a dead track, Viral was awarded "Man of the Match" award. He scored 91 in the 1st Innings and unbeaten 89 in the 2nd innings.

The result of the series is now fully dependent on the 5th and final test between Royal Ramblers and Counter Warriors. The result of that match will decide the winner of the test series. Do join again on the 25th of July for the live action from the 5th test. It'll be really interesting and everyone would be expecting a positive result from that match so that we can have a winner. See you on 25th. Till then I'm your host Aamir saying Good Bye and have a nice day...
 
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Now a winning combination Captain I say Let me open the innnings

shubhrayu added 2 Minutes and 6 Seconds later...

Send Sid with me for opening
 
omg another draw, that was the slowest i have ever seen anything bat, i rekon get a patch made for this at the scoring rate we want! and end these bloody draws
 
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