Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos - Logan Cup - Day 2 – Live Score and Update
Mid West Rhinos 151 & 76/5 (34.0 ov) v Mountaineers 299 - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mid-West-Rhinos-c816 trail by 72 runs with 5 wickets remaining
After hammering 76 runs and losing five wickets in their second innings, Mid West Rhinos trail by 72 runs in response to the first innings score of 299 posted by Mountaineers, at Mutare Sports Club.
The first day was a bowling marvel for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mountaineers-c818 as they bowled-out their opponents on 151 and then hammered an intimidating score of 119 for two at stumps.
From the way they left things, the Mountaineers, were expected to give the fielders a tough time on Wednesday to bolster a big total by the end of their innings.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Masakadza-c1517 unbeaten on 52 and ML Pettini on 37, the Mountaineers were depending on these two to continue their lethal batting onslaught right from the get go.
The two batsmen gave their side a decent start as they took the score to 153 before the Mid West Rhinos struck for the first time in the day when Rainsford trapped Masakadza in front of stumps for 72.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 off Madziva. At the time of this wicket, the Mountaineers had put 170 on the board.
Before things could have really gotten out of hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/T-Maruma-c2628 and Pettini grabbed hold of the situation as they stood defiant against a very potent bowling attack.
The duo kept the scoreboard ticking, taking it to 258 before Maruma perished after hammering a knock of 48 runs. Failing to reach a half century was disappointing for him; nonetheless, he had done considerable damage.
The side then lost their next batsman when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-John-Thornely-c54306 Tiripano fell for one, leaving his side standing on 262.
A run later, KT Kasuza, who had scored only five runs also hit the showers after getting trapped in front of stumps off Rainsford.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SW-Masakadza-c2615 unbeaten on 33, the Mountaineers fell one run short from amassing 300 runs in their first innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/EC-Rainsford-c1415 was remarkable for Mid West Rhinos as he grabbed eight wickets to incinerate his opposition.
Coming out to bat in their second innings, Rhinos had an opening stand of 35 before losing their first wicket.
However, their batsmen were outplayed by the fielding side as they lost too many wickets by the end of the day.
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