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Champions! Zurich Crickets U19s fought hard to win their CSPL Final against Geneva CC by 20 runs! (5th October)

  • Put into bat after losing the toss, runs were difficult to come by. Wali (19) and Saifullrahman (16) put together 39 valuable runs.
  • Aqib top-scored with 23, with Firdaws contributing another 15. Afsar added another 20 to give us 121 runs.
  • The key was going to be our bowling and work in the field.
  • Wickets fell at regular intervals and at 63-5 confidence continued to grow. Saifullrahman's superb boundary catch off Faisal was a key moment.
  • One of the rare boundaries leaked to Geneva CC.
  • Geneva looked for the boundaries but all too often balls landed safely in keeper Aqib's gloves.
  • Farhad's overs gave us the perfect start, returning 6-2-20-1. He piled on the pressure with Firdaws' 6-1-20-0.
  • Afsar bowled an excellent spell of 6-0-23-3. He also took 2 catches.
  • Hezbullah continued his fine form by producing figures of 5-2-16-2, one brilliant run-out and a stunning diving catch!
  • The final four wickets fell for just 6 runs. It was Bashir's one over that finished the match. He took two wickets for just 4 runs to leave Geneva CC on 101 all out.
  • ZCCC U19s win the CSPL Final by beating Geneva CC by 20 runs.
  • Player of the Match was Afsar for his 3 wickets, 2 catches, and 20 runs.
  • ZCCC's winning team with the umpires.

Zurich Crickets U17s and U19s in the CSPL Finals (29th September)

Both the U17s and U19s will contest the finals of the CSPL on 5th October. The U17s won their semi-final vs ZC Academy by 7 wickets, while the U19s beat Basel Dragons CC by 6 wickets, having bowled the opposition out for 71 runs. Farhad's 5 wickets for just 16 runs were outstanding, and he was ably supported by Firdaws' two wickets for 20 off six overs, Subair and his two for 11. The captain, Sahil finished the innings with his wicket in his first over. ZCCC chased down the total in just 10.2 overs.

The U17 final vs BDJCC will take place at Bachgraben, while the U19 final vs Geneva CC will be played at Embrach.

Congratulations to both teams!