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Richmond Nomads v Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix on Sun 25 Aug 2024 at 12.30pm
Phoenix Cricket Club Lost 2 wickets

Match report Game 22 v Richmond Nomads Cricket Club!

Lost by 2 wickets.

Phoenix took on Richmond Nomads in a hard-fought contest but fell short by 2 wickets after a challenging game. Winning the toss, Phoenix opted to bat first, putting up a competitive total of 231 runs off their allotted 40 overs.

The batting effort was well-rounded, with contributions from everyone. However, the standout performances came from Gurpreet Singh Chandi, who anchored the innings with a composed 60 off 74 balls, hitting 8 boundaries, and Jamie Odell, who provided the much-needed acceleration, smashing 50 off just 33 deliveries, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. Despite these efforts, Phoenix's innings lacked timely acceleration. The urgency to push the scoring rate came too late, with Vishal and Jamie's 75-run partnership off 9 overs arriving in the final stages when more was needed earlier.

Defending 231, Phoenix knew they had to be disciplined with the ball. Richmond Nomads adopted an aggressive approach but paid the price early, losing 4 wickets for just 13 runs, finding themselves at a precarious 87 for 5 by the 16th over.

Sanjeev suffered an injury while attempting a caught-and-bowled chance off a fierce shot by the opposition captain, which forced him out of the attack. Farhan Imlak played a crucial role as the partnership breaker, although he was slightly expensive, taking 3 important wickets. Shaikh Noman and Jay Sankar were economical in their initial spells, but conceding 49 runs in their last 5 overs allowed Richmond Nomads back into the game.

Phoenix's fielding was sharp, with Jay Sankar taking two catches off his own bowling and Farhan holding onto a pressured catch in the deep. Unfortunately, the team's efforts in the field were undermined by a failure to accelerate the run rate at the right time during their innings and an inability to maintain pressure with the ball during the crucial final overs.

Player of the Match goes to Farhan Imlak for his key wickets that kept Phoenix in the game.
In the end, Phoenix will reflect on the missed opportunities both with the bat and ball, learning valuable lessons as they look ahead to their next fixture.

Debut for Anmolpreet.

POTM is Farhan.

The team is:
1. Rajkaran Aulakh (c)
2. Muhammad Chohan
3. Jay Sankar (wk)
4. Kay Hayat
5. Vishal-Karna Kumar
6. Jamie Odell
7. Gurpreet Chandi
8. Shaikh Noman
9. Farhan Imlak
10. Anmolpreet Singh
11. Sanjeev Kumar

*** Statistically the leading players are as follow ***

* Runs *
713 – Rajkaran
475 – Chohan
336 - Khizar

* Wickets *
25 – Sanjeev
15 – Bunty, Opi
12 – Mitul

* Fielding Dismissals *
12 – Khizar (10 catches, 2 runouts)
9 - Rajkaran (8 catches)
8 – Chohan (6 catches, 2 stumpings)

Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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for 5 wickets
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231		        
Rajkaran Aulakh ct Mid On 39 39 5 2 100
Muhammad Chohan ct Mid Off 37 44 2 2 84.09
Gurpreet 'Guri' Chandi ct Mid Off 60 74 8 81.08
Khizar Hayat Bowled  11 12 1 91.67
Vishal-Karna Kumar Not Out  25 25 2 100
Jamie Odell Bowled  50 33 4 2 151.52
Jay Sankar Run out  0 2 0 2
Shaikh Noman Not Out  0
Anmolpreet Singh  
Farhan Imllak Mayo   1
Sanjeev Kumar  

Richmond Nomads Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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Richmond Nomads Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 8 wickets
0
232 (39.1 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Shaikh Noman8.0038219.004.75
Anmolpreet Singh6.004000.006.67
Farhan Imllak Mayo5.0036312.007.20
Sanjeev Kumar2.101400.006.46
Jamie Odell8.004900.006.12
Jay Sankar8.0143314.335.37
Rajkaran Aulakh1.00900.009.00
 
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