After the long drive out and early start the Hustler team all shook off the journey and warmed up on the Lehigh outfield. Some areas were very wet and with expectant afternoon rain, the toss was an important one to win to get a favourable result.
Lehigh won the toss and decided to bat first which is what Hustler captain Chris had decided to do with weather an important factor if he had won the toss himself.
Lehigh got off to a shaky start as they lost wickets at a quick rate with opening bowlers Mohan 2 wkts and Rasheed 5 wkts bowling accurately and quick. Amar also grabbed 2 late wickets as Lehigh found themselves bowled out in the 13th over for 68. The Hustlers bowling attack didn't even require the 5th bowler option as the first four all did their job.
Cliff and Ravi opened the innings for Hustlers and got off to a strong start and by the 5th over 40 runs were already on the board. Cliff fell for an entertaining 26 while Ravi finished on 32 not out with Rasheed the other not out batsman as the total was easily reached in the 10th over.
Overall it was a top performance by the Hustler squad and now are on the points board with their first 6 of the Fall Season. The Hustler team enjoyed the welcoming Lehigh gave them after the game finished and stayed back well into the night to talk about the game and some old time Classic batsman stories.
The journey home was pretty eventful with some hilarious disorderly cricket chat going on in the back of the 8 seater as we were all reminded every ten minutes about our very own Classic batsman, who at this present time, would like to remain anonymous. All will be revealed before the season is over though.
All in all it was another fun filled day playing, laughing, drinking, and enjoying the company with the other team players.
Congratulations to MVP Rasheed Khan for his impressive 5 wicket haul and is now showing what a destructive bowler he can be in the SFSCL.
Next week's opposition is the Guyana Heat at 199th Street in round 3.
Well done Hustlers...good job
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