A weekend of very close games see us win 3 and lose 4 along with some outstanding batting and bowling.
4th Grade had a big game defending 101 vs Roleystone. Our bowlers kept us in the game and with Roleystone at 7/77 and then 8/91 it looked like we could pull it off, but it just got away from us with them passing our score and finishing on 149 from 73 overs. Great bowling from Sooraj Suresh with 4/30 and Shahzad Rafique 3/21 almost got us there. We batted again and hammered 3/89. We now must win the last game and rely on Maddington to lose to make finals.
6th Grade cemented top spot with a thrilling win vs Hilton/Bicton. Batting for another 6 overs we resumed at 7/135 where Guri went on the attack smashing 69no from 36 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes to get us to 199. Our bowlers then got on top of Hilton to have them reeling at 7/107 but a rear guard fightback had Hilton at 7/176, but a big wicket from Captain Steve Hall and then Guri Singh at 9/187, a final run out from Keeper Deepak Saini clinched the game with 2 overs to go, all out for 187. Steve Hall was inspirational with 3/47, Guri 2/33, Kulbir Singh 2/27 and Jack Robb 2/50. A real finals style win.
7th Grade booked a finals berth with a big win vs Thornlie, thanks to an amazing performance from Dinaker Narasani. Batting first we were in trouble at 5/46 but Dinaker smashed 74 from 58 balls, along with Siddharth Bachhawat who scored 24 got us back in the game to post 153 with 10 players, from 30 overs. Our bowlers then decimated the Thornlie bats bowling them out for just 59 with Dinaker Narasani taking 4/15 for a brilliant allround performance along with Vikram Dendi taking 2/15. A resounding win!
ODA had a close loss in their game vs Canning Vale. Bowling first we restricted Canning Vale to 128 thanks to great bowling from Captain Reddy Madamshetti with 4/25 and Dwarakanath Canakapalli Naga with 2/10. In the run chase no batsman settled in, with no one reaching 20. We still had a chance at 8/114 but 2 quick wickets saw us all out for 114.
ODB had a close battle with Piara Waters. Batting first we posted a great total of 197 thanks to a great knock from opener Yesudas Kuriakose with 83 from 90 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes, Santhosh Sunny finished with 28no. Piara Waters pushed our bowlers to the limit ending on 184 with 2 overs to go, Shanab Valappil taking 2/42 and Libu Louis Jainy 2/33 and 2 run outs.
ODD had a shock loss to bottom side Kenwick in a close game. Batting first we posted a good score of 164 with Eldose Paul continuing his good form with 51 from 36 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes and Captain Stefan Varughese making a solid 36, but we didn’t bat out the full overs. It would prove costly as Kenwick made light of a great start to overhaul our total and post 8/179, Subin Changazhikunnel Thomas taking 4/32 and Ananthu Krishnan 3/35. We still hang on to top spot despite the loss.
ODE broke their winning streak with a close loss to Leeming. Bowling first we did a great job keeping Leeming to 7/112 despite 31 extras, Irosh Ranathunga taking 3/32, Yasas Gunasekara 2/12 and Vihanga Silva 2/16. Our openers put on 30 but the middle order fell away and we were reeling at 8/87 but a ray of hope was there at 8/100 but we lost 2 wickets quickly and fell 9 runs short on 103 all out. The loss drops us out of top spot with 2 games left.
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