In a pulsating clash between the NL Eagles and the red-hot NL Tigers, one man stepped up when it mattered most, Syed Wajid Ali. With the Tigers cruising in the powerplay and Muhammad Ali Raza threatening to make it a one-sided affair, Wajid’s fiery two-over spell flipped the script and broke the Tigers’ back in the middle overs.
It was the 7th over. Ali Raza was in beast mode — 33 off 16 balls at a strike rate over 200. The Tigers had momentum, swagger, and scoreboard pressure in their favour. That’s when captain Khurram put the ball in Wajid Ali’s hand. What followed was pure drama.
First, a tidy start — a dot and a single. Then, the breakthrough.
6.3 — Wajid traps Ali Raza LBW, ending his explosive knock and silencing the Tigers’ dugout. One ball later…
6.4 — Back-to-back LBWs! Imran Ahmed Hridoy, their inform middle-order batter, falls first ball. Wajid was roaring. The Eagles could feel the shift.
Fahad and Maanik tried to rebuild, but Wajid wasn’t done. He returned in the 9th over, and struck again.
8.3 — Fahad edges one, and keeper Khurram takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. That was Wajid’s third. The Tigers had lost 3 key wickets for just 3 runs in Wajid’s spell — and the game was no longer theirs to control.
His final over was a lesson in pressure bowling: three dots to finish, suffocating the new batter and slamming the brakes on the scoring.
📊 Final figures: 4 overs, 3 wickets, just 18 runs.
In a format where economy is often sacrificed for wickets, Wajid Ali brought both. His spell wasn’t just a turning point — it was the moment the Eagles came back in the game.