Chasing
what looked a slightly below par Nowegian total of 204, a 6th wicket
partnership of 61 between Gabriel Schachat and Yanik Razporker looked
to have set up the win, before the intervention of Zaheer Ashiq.
The
Nowegian skipper claimed three wickets for just seven runs as the
pressure told on Israel, and their late order batsmen faltered ending
on 201 all out with a ball unused.
Schachat
had struck nine boundaries in his 68 from 101 balls, playing some
majestic cover drives. He was well supported by Eshokol Solomon (48)
and Yaniv Razporker (23).
As
wella s Ashiq, Imran Dawood (2-46) bowled well, while the other wicket
takers were AAmir Waheed, Mofassar Saeed, Zeeshan Siddiqui, and Shahbaz
Butt.
Earlier
Norway had produced a solid batting display to post 204 - no fewer than
eight of their line up reached double figures, but only Damien Shortis
who scored 66 from 98 balls (6 fours) went on to make a truly
meaningful contribution.
Israel's
bowlers stuck to their task well, with Yaniv Razporker (2-32), Steven
Shein (2-40), Eliezer Samson (2-43), Josh Evans (2-50), and David
Massil (1-37) the successful bowlers.
Definitely
a missed opportunity for Israel, while Norway will be grateful for the
win which looked unlikely until the final few overs.
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