We beat top of the league in a rain affected match after beating the second place team last week,shame we're not in a position to take advantage of it tho. Between our 1sts and 2nds we were 18 players down thanks to global gathering and holidays, so we had 4 frontline players missing.
Thankfully we won the toss and inserted them, managed to keep them to 170 odd ao giving us a few overs extra. With rain in the air we needed 97 from 25 overs. We lost a few wickets and I came in at 5 with us well behind the rate, the wind had picked up from no where and someone had turned the lights out. The rain was about to come and 25 overs hadn't been bowled meaning if there was no more play its be abandoned.
With the oppo fearing the worse they were rushing through there overs while myself and the other batsman also fearing the worse we're trying to slow the game down! I was trying my best to persuade the umpire that it was too dark and too wet to carry on but he was having non of it. Trying to up the run rate I hit 3 consecutive sixes into the corn field but each time it was found in seconds and returned back to the bowler, that didn't help delay the game either. I have to say the 3rd 6 was quite possibly the best shot I've ever hit. Straight drive back over the bowlers head far into the field behind while holding the pose for slightly too long! We had to go off for rain for a while meaning we still needed 22 runs in 3 overs for the 25 overs to be done and a result possible. I unfortunately perished going for another 6 to leave us just behind the run rate.
The rain came again and that looked to be it looking likely that we had lost the game. However we managed to get back on needing 16 from 3 but with only a couple of wickets left. Thankfully we managed to hit the winning runs from the last ball. Really great performance from a weakened team and I top scored which doesn't happen too often!
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Topic: Your 2013 Season (Read 151109 times)