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Bengal Tigers v Mad Morrocas
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| Tuesday 21 June 2011, Victoria Park |
Bengal Tigers won by 11 runs
Bengal Tigers won the toss and chose to bat first
Bengal Tigers: 117 for 4 in 16 overs
A. Cox: 28
B. MacDonald: 23*
S. Shah: 20*
Mad Morrocas: 106 for 4 in 16 overs
Simon: 33*
Billy: 19 Rob: 13
A. Cox: 3-28
S. Shah: 1-28
Another good game between two sides that had already met once this
season, in the cup. The Tigers had emerged victorious after a tight first
match and this was a similar contest. Tigers batted first and got off to a
slow start with George being bowled for a duck in the first over.
The ball was diving about in the wind and batting wasn't easy. Cox and
Hannon batted well to take the score past 50 before Cox was caught behind
for 28. Two more wickets followed in quick succession with Cook only
managing a solitary four before missing a straight one and Hannon falling in
similar fashion.
Not for the first time this season, the Tigers were left four down without
enough runs on the board but Macdonald and Shah batted doggedly to ensure
that they lasted their overs. MacDonald second top scored with 23*, the
highlight a beautiful cover drive for four, but even he couldn't find any
real fluency and the Tigers were left thanking Mad Maroccas for their 26
wides which had helped them to a total of 117.
118 looked very gettable on the small pitch 1 but the Tigers opened with
some excellent bowling. Cox took a wicket with the last ball of his first
over, caught behind, and Pollitt bowled a great line and length from the
other end, constantly beating the bat.
He was unlucky to finish without a wicket, with Cook dropping a low one off
the outside edge and a strong caught behind down the leg-side being denied
by the umpires. 15 runs from his 4 overs was an excellent effort though. Cox
continues to take wickets at the other end, finishing with 3-28, which could
have been four if Cook had held on to a relatively straightforward caught
behind chance.
By the time that Maroccas were half way through their innings, they were
well behind the rate and more good bowling from Syed and MacDonald
restricted the boundaries to a minimum. Needing 37 of the last three, there
was still a chance but two tight overs left them needing 20 off six balls.
MacDonald bowled the last over tidily and the Tigers had managed another
victory that had looked unlikely at the half way stage.
Submitted by Kevin Cook of Bengal Tigers
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