Sky won by 69 runs
Sky won the toss and chose to bat first
Sky: 148 for 6 in 16 overs
Rizwan Siddiqui 61 not out
Haris Ali Soomro 36
Richard 3-0-3-29
Crossrail: 79 for 7 in 15.3 overs
A Bywater 42
Arish 3.3-0-16-2 R Siddiqui 4-0-21-2 Imran 4-0-20-1 Waqar Ali 4-0-21-1
The warmest day of 2013 thus far saw the first league match of the VPCCL
season between the veterans of Sky and newcomers Crossrail.Having
won the toss, Aleem of Sky decided to have a bat and with Haris Ali put on a
steady opening partnership of 35 off 5 overs.
Once the partnership was broken the run rate increased with Rizwan and Haris
at the crease and despite a late flurry of wickets, a par (for Pitch 3)score
of 148-6 off 16 was achieved.
Crossrail started well, with A Bywater in particular batting
confidently, however Sky kept things tight and with an ever climbing run
rate just proved a little too strong for the league debutants eventually
securing a 69 run victory in the 16th over.
As the Crossrail bbq smoke gently wafted across the field, both teams
congratulated each other after a good match played in excellent spirit.
Submitted by Rizwan of Sky
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