Southern Rocks v Mountaineers - Logan Cup - Day 2 – Live Score and Update
Southern Rocks 164 & 58 v Mountaineers 159 & 13/4 (5.0 ov) - Mountaineers require another 51 runs with 6 wickets remaining
The four-day match between Southern Rocks and Mountaineers is apparently heading towards a conclusive end, and if weather does not play its part, the match will be over on its penultimate day as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Southern-Rocks-c845, in the Logan Cup fixture, being played at Masvingo Sports Club.
Southern Rocks have shown weakness in their batting and if the problem persists the team will have to suffer a lot before posing a serious threat to their opponents.
The first day was closed by Mountaineers, who posted 27 runs for the loss of two wickets in their first innings.
With the whole day ahead, the Mountaineers resumed their innings on Wednesday in a bid to pile an unbeatable ton on the board.
The batting duo of DM Hodgson and ML Pettini gave their side a commendable start as they steered the score to 80 before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hodgson-c63281 became the first wicket of the day when he was dismissed by Vitori for 18.
The partnership between ML Pettini and star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GA-Lamb-c1450 was equally destructive as the two stars remorselessly hammered the bowlers all around the park.
The pair raced to 120 runs before, Panyangara, had Pettini trapped in front of stumps for 40 runs.
Four runs later, the fielding side grabbed another wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/T-Maruma-c2628 was also given leg-before wicket off Panyangara. The batsman could score only four runs before finding his way back to the dressing room.
Masvaure then hit jackpot when he clean-bowled Lamb for 29 runs. After the departure of Lamb, the fielding side made a remarkable comeback, as the bowlers prevented the batsmen from playing freely, ultimately, restricting them to 159.
Southern Rocks now had a chance to seek redemption, but were unaware that the pitch had become even more difficult to bat on which they realized when the wickets starting falling.
They lost their first wicket with just four on the board and the pattern continued, making it extremely difficult for the batsmen to dominate the bowlers.
Together http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TL-Chatara-c2689 shared four wickets each to reduce their opponents to a meagre score of 58 runs.
Things were equally difficult for the Mountaineers when they came out to begin their run chase as they lost four of their top batsmen with just eight runs on the board.
The match has the hallmarks of a great contest where it seems that the Mountaineers will be made to work hard to reach the small target of 64 runs on the penultimate day.
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