Hustlers lose against Primetime

Hustler 2 lost their first league fixture of the season at Primetime when they just fell short of the 134 runs needed for victory.

Having won the toss, Hustlers sent in Primetime to bat first on a wet wicket and found conditions in favour of the side fielding first.
Runs were restricted to a low run rate and in parts, the Hustler bowlers all bowled well, in between some loose deliveries.

At the break Primetime were 67 for 3.

After the break Primetime accelerated their run rate by some good hitting from Mac who contributed an aggresive 32.

The Hustlers bowlers all bowled well with Mohan the pick of the bowlers as the Primetime innings finished at 134 in their 25 overs.

Hustlers got off to a bad start losing Rasheed first ball. Cliff and Ravi batted sensibly for a while before Ravi got himself out to a miscued full toss followed quickly by Cliff. Mohan and Chris then saw out the halftime break with only 54 on the board. Just after the break Mohan set about the bowling with some massive hitting as the Hustler team came back into the game but soon he was gone and was quickly followed by Chris. The run rate kept increasing as the Hustler batsmen failed to score boundaries and with overs running out they fell short of the required total by 14 runs.

All in all it was a below average batting performance that cost us the game but hats off to the Primetime squad for their win which they truly deserved. Good to see Michael diving around the outfield with some impressive fielding and Keshore for his enthusiasm and experience. Another newbie Amar bowled like a champion as he turned back the clock to show us all what a fine bowler he is and still could be. Debbie also showed some glimpes of her fielidng strengths as well as ending the innings with a not out in a run a ball innings.

We would like to thanks all the Primetime boys for hosting us and especially Mac for his welcoming at his house after the game.

Next week we are off to Lehigh and hope for a much improved effort from our batsmen as we look forward to a better performance.