Botswana rout Japan comprehensively: Cricket News
Botswana crushed Japan by eight wickets, with 121 balls remaining, in a match of the ICC World Cricket League Division Seven, at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone. The visitors were bundled-up for 84 in 31.4 overs and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Botswana-c2857 chased down
the target easily in 29.5 overs, losing just two wickets.
The home team’s captain, Akrum Chand, chose to field first after winning the toss. He predicted some assistance for the bowlers in the first half of the innings and his bowlers made the most of the conditions.
The start to Japan’s innings looked good, as the openers, Gavin Beath and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tatsuro-Chino-c92884, put together a steady 23 runs for the first wicket. Beath looked comfortable in the middle and scored 16 runs off 21 balls with the help of three fours. However, he
was unable to carry onto the start to his innings and gave his wicket away. His opening partner was unable to get along as well in the match and was sent back to the pavilion after a struggling innings of three runs from 28 balls.
Wickets started to tumble after that and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ko-Irie-c71601 and Patrick Giles-Jones, who managed nine and one run respectively. Things didn’t look good for the visitors, as they lost their
first five wickets for just 52 runs.
Things went from bad to worse for Japan, as they kept on losing wickets regularly. Prashant Kale and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naotsune-Miyaji-c78604 got out for eight and three. Munir Ahmed offered some resistance in the lower-order and scored 22 runs, but he was continuously running out
of partners from the other end. He was the last wicket to fall in the Japan innings, as the team was cleaned-up below 100.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Omar-Ali-c80238 also bowled well for his team and took two
wickets at the top of the order.
Botswana was given a good start by openers, Faisal Rana and Noor Ahmad. The pair put together 46 runs for the first wicket, before Faisal was sent back to the pavilion. He collected 26 runs in his innings, with the help of four fours.
The only other wicket to fall in the home team’s innings was of opener Noor, who got out after scoring 22 runs. The wicket-keeper batsman, Denzil Sequeira remained unbeaten on 21, hitting one four and a six.
The Japanese bowlers didn’t have enough runs on the board to defend, but Munir Ahmed bowled well, taking one wicket in the match. Modise was names as Man of the Match for his superb spell of bowling for Botswana.
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