Guyana Heat won the toss and suprisingly put Hustlers into to bat first with rain predicted for the afternoon later.That decision would later comeback to haunt the Heat's captain in the outcome of the game.
Cliff and Chris scored quickly early on before Cliff (19),was out in th 4th over with the score on 41. Chris and Ravi then put on a solid batting performance and added an even 100 partnership before Chris was out for 78. Ravi soon followed for 53. The other batsmen who contributed were Deo (20no), and Basil (16).
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| Ravi 4 for 5 with the ball and 53 with the bat. |
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| Chris 78 |
The Hustlers team finished at 211 for 5 in their 25 overs.
Guyana Heat's run chase was halted with a torrential downpour at the mid innings break. After a 10 minute break, the players went back out and with the wicket now being wet, all the Heats batsmen found it hard to score. At the 13th over interval they were 74 for 5. Some lusty blows by ex Hustler Joe late in the innings made their score a bit more respectable, but they were never going to challenge the 212 for victory and were bowled out for 147.
Top bowling performances came from Ravi 4 for 5 and Retesh 3 for 34. The other bowlers,Amar, Amir, and Mukesh all bowled well in tandem as well.
Next week Hustlers entertain Warriors CC at Lauderhill Middle School in Round 2.
nice start Hustlers...
ReplyDeleteRavi and English always scoring runs for Hustlers.
ReplyDeleteIf the bowlers step up then they would be one of the best sides in the division.Looks like English not being captain didn't affect his batting. He still scoring runs.
ReplyDeletenext week game against Warriors plan. target Jay and get him out early and the rest will fall like domino.
ReplyDeleteWe will not underestimate anyone in the Warriors team next week. One man does not make a team.It may help to get him out early but they will be saying the same thing about our batsmen as well.
DeleteHustlers got more match winners than Warrior. They beat us last year but now it is a different season.
ReplyDeleteyour team dont have a strong players to win. dimaond is best team
ReplyDeletethe grapevine saying Hustlers paying for more players. is that true?
ReplyDeleteThe only thing the Hustlers team would pay for is alcoholic beverages for after games. Us paying for players to play with us is just like asking Batman to take off his mask and reveal himself to the world.
Deleteis that the grapevine in your 'backyard'?
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