NT League Matches

[Philly]

Nice write up.

I shared a link with CE-DKM

[spark]

The lads are excited to start the T20 campaign and have spent some time taking in the Zimbabwean culture and have even visited the Hwange National Park for some team bonding which for some reason decided to change it's name from the Wankie Game Reserve.

Chinhoyi Cavedivers are our hosts and look to have put on an excellent event with the stadium very near to it's 22222 capacity. Team America fans our out in large numbers hoping to cheer on the USA to a win in the first game of the tournament.

We've lost the toss and have been asked to bowl.

[spark]

C. Gallegos (rfm) 2-0-4-2, M. Dadawala 9 (10b), P. Shrestha 0 (1b)
End of over 3 (2 runs) - India(13-2) RR 4.33

Great stuff from Gallegos so far; let's keep the pressure on.

[spark]

J. Vaughn (rfs) 2-0-17-0, M. Dadawala 18 (24b), P. Shrestha 15 (18b)
End of over 8 (10 runs) - India(39-2) RR 4.88

Time for some more wickets. Delgado dropping Dadawala hasn't helped.

[Philly]

Well, while everyone's hopefully been enjoying the holiday season, the USA T20 team decided to win the Division 1 title!!
A remarkable performance.
https://www.fromthepavilion.org/leagueo ... sId=97580#

[spark]

D. Salgado (rfm) 3-0-13-1, E. Carter 1 (2b), E. Harrison 13 (27b)
End of over 15 (7 runs) - USA(70-3) RR 4.67

Need these two to stick around for a while or else we'll have no chance. The players don't seem to want to get to 20+ runs in this game at the moment.

[Philly]

Yesterday we couldn't take wickets, and today our batsmen can't build an innings.
Sack the manager!

[spark]

Great work from Harrison and Bowers (with some crucial runs for Nixon and Berg) to get us to a defendable total against Canada; they were unfortunate to both miss out on a half century.

It was a good performance from the bowling unit too. 8 wickets for our wrist spinners but I feel Cochran's 0-22 from 8 overs was also very good as it kept some run rate pressure on Canada at a vital moment.

[Philly]

An important win. At the break, I thought we were 20-30 short of a good total, but our spinners performed beautifully.

Time to beat Scotland, who have won their first 2 games.

[spark]

C. Auld (rm) 2-0-7-1, E. Carter 2 (6b), L. Avila 0 (0b)
End of over 4 (3 runs) - USA(15-2) RR 3.75

Not a great start; losing De La Cruz II is a big blow.