Salih special fails to prevent 1-run loss for FCC

DOHA: Salih produced special innings, an innings of great class, character, substance and quality. It was an effort that brought Lusail Ground, almost packed to the rafters for the first match of Deccan
Champions Trophy on Friday (February 07), to its feet; it wasn’t, however, enough to bring Sunrisers Qatar to its knees.

Sadly, none of his top-order colleagues hung in around with Rifan Habeeb, and by the time Salih arrived, all fire and brimstone, the task was getting out of hand. Rifan Habeeb held out some hope but his dismissal, followed not long after by his deputy’s, shut the door on a chase that promised much at various stages but fizzled out towards the end.

19 runs in the last was too much for Salih to win it for FCC but he was playing a lone hand. A - 6,0,Wd,0,0,4,6 - was the best he could to bring it closer for FCC. It was exhilarating stuff.