ICC World Cricket League Division Four - Review day six
On the sixth and last day of the league stage of ICC World Cricket League Division Four, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usa-c759, Italy and Nepal powered through to respective wins in their allotted matches for the day and as a result have added two points each.
The massive victory against Argentina on the final day of qualifying round of the tournament placed United States of America at the top of the points table with four wins and only one defeat. Although Italy had also won four matches but its run rate was quite different from that of U.S.
In the match played at the neutral venue of Ovale di Rastignano Pianoro, an unbeaten 205-run partnership between Rashard http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Argentina-c2841 was rolled over for only 110 in just 28 overs.
USA, after opting to bat first was soon reeling at 17 for five with four of the batsmen left crease without scoring even a single run while Captain Steve Massiah scored only one run. Lennox Cush and Aditya Thyagarajan made a comeback, as both the players shared a half-century partnership for the sixth wicket stand. After Cush departed in the 22nd over, Rashard Marshall and Aditya Thyagarajan continued the assault. Both the partners cruised to their centuries with Marshall being more aggressive. Thyagarajan scored 102 from 146 while Marshall’s 122 came from just 84 balls. The centurions took the side, once trembling at 17 for 5, to 306 for 6 in at the end of allotted 50 overs.
The batting line-up of Argentina capitulated to the psychological fifty overs total of USA as nine of its batsmen failed to get past single-digit figures. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tomas-Francis-c94216 was the leading run scorer from Argentina with 32 of 54 balls followed by Lucas Paterlini who made 27 off just 19 balls plundering five lofty boundaries. Kevin Darlington, Usman Shuja and Adrian Gordon shared three wickets each.
In another match played at Centro Sportivo Dozza, Navile on the same day another huge victory was set by Italy as they thrashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tanzania-c3019 with 167 runs. Peter Petricola’s all-round performance well supported by Hayden Patrizi played a key role in Italy’s massive win against Tanzania. Petricola scored 89 runs from 100 balls plundering seven lofty boundaries and a six while Haden Patrizi made his whirlwind 49 from just 33 deliveries smashing four muscular sixes and a boundary as Italy amassed 259 for seven from allotted 50 overs.
Tanzania’s run chase got off to a bad start running into red-hot Dilan Fernando who scythed through their batting line up reducing them to 33 for 5 in the 12th over snaring 4 for 28. Petricola then followed his batting gallants by claiming four for 24 as Tanzania was rolled over for only 92 in 27 overs.
Cayman Island faced its fourth successive defeat of the league when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Basanta-Regmi-c47424’s four wicket haul followed by Amrit Bhattari’s 3 for 8 played a vital role in restricting Cayman Island to below par 69. The big win was not enough for Nepal to earn them a berth in the final of the tournament.
Both USA and Italy made it through the final of the tournament winning four out of their five qualifying matches. The victories earned Italy and USA a move into the division three of the ICC World Cricket League that would be staged in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919 the next year.
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