Our openers got off to a slow start with constant loss of wickets putting strain on the middle order batsmen. But what a brilliant batting performance from the veteran Ashraf Rawat who scored 133 with superb shot selections all over the park. brilliant hooks, pulls, drives and some great boundaries.
A brilliant partnership between Archie & Safwaan took us to the magical figure of 339. Skipper Safwaan after being dropped early on by the opposing wicket keeper decided to bat sensibly with the advice of his senior batting partner Archie and with some excellent cuts, off drives & quick singles reached his first 70 for the club.
With the ball, Marlboro were disciplined and had a brilliant bowling spell from the bowlers. The opposition were already under pressure with a hugh total of 339 and with loss of early wickets they were literally dead in the water. Archie as always with his line & length added pressure on the opposition, with Moosa (Ganto) our own local mini maestro (Sachin) proving the most potent as he took his first 5 wicket haul for the team with figures of 5 - 45 runs from 7 over’s well done Ganto!!
Safwaan Salloo, Captain of the Marlboro Cricket Club said ‘Congrats guys and well done. Certainly one of my more memorable games at the club coz it was my first win as Captain. But what an awesome feeling it is when your team mates are encouraging you on, to carry on and do well…No selfishness no animosity just the Mohabit of a team & friends coming together for a great Saturday afternoon & enjoying themselves but also to win & be competitive…Wouldn’t give it up for anything….
Thanks guys for all your support…It’s an honor for me to be associated with the Marlboro Cricket Club.
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