Australian Institute of Sport v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Emerging Players – Emerging Players Tournament - Match Recap
In an Emerging Players’ tournament encounter, Australian Institute were beaten narrowly by the South Africa Emerging Players, by a margin of 5-wickets, the contest was staged at the WEP http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harris-c61739 Oval, Brisbane, on July 26, 2011.
The closely fought encounter was won by the Proteas, with just one ball remaining, after they chased their opponents’ daunting target of 182.
The Aussies had middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Maxwell-c60189 to thank, as the youngster played a sublime knock of 110 off just 52 deliveries, hitting a mammoth 9 fours and stupendous 8 maximum hits out of the park.
However, their opponents were an even match as they registered the win in 19.5 overs, making 187 for the loss of five wickets.
It was the Kangaroos’ skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ryan-Carters-c2386, who won the toss and elected to bat first.
The start was appalling, with the skipper and no 3 batter, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Keath-c986, perishing without troubling the scorer.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 lost another two, which saw them reeling at 34-4.
The innings was rescued by Maxwell as he had no problem in dispatching the bowling to all corners of the ground. He shared all the crucial partnerships that were to follow, making an astounding hundred alongside.
He first shared 63 for the 5th wicket with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-Whiteman-c88206, followed by two 30-run stands which helped the team reach 182 in their 20 overs, losing 7 wickets.
The bowlers stuttered after a good beginning, with the pick being, Ethan O’Reilly with 2 scalps. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shaun-von-Berg-c2506 also bagged two; however, he went for more than 13 runs per over.
The Proteas batsmen paced their innings extremely well, with everyone chipping in with valuable contributions.
The first wicket fell on the score of 36 after openers had given a brisk start. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Levi-c2315 fell for 25, an innings which included 3 boundaries and 2 sixes.
After the side passed the 50-run mark, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Reeza-Hendricks-c2304 fell for 15.
Proteas skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stiaan-van-Zyl-c91407, then steered his side close to the hundred run milestone, playing attacking cricket. He scored 38 off just 25 balls, blasting four fours and a six.
He fell at the score of 97 to Ronit More, after which it was the paring of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mangaliso-Mosehle-c74145, which put the icing on the cake and led their side to a thrilling victory.
Both remained unbeaten, with Pienaar leading from the front, motoring to a 23 ball 55, which had a staggering 5 sixes. His partner supported him ably, scoring a quick 24.
In the end, South Africa Emerging Players made 187 for 5 with one ball to spare.
The bowlers from the Aussie contingent failed to stem the flow of runs, which eventually came to their demise. However, the pick of the lot was Ronit More with three scalps to his name.
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