Sylestone consolidate third with win over Krytenia
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:56 pm
It seems as though rivals Ethane and us, Sylestone, are fighting for one of the two spots in the quarterfinals from Group B. Darmen are four wins from four games and looking likely to come first in the group. Us and Ethane have one loss each and are on six points. Although Krytenia and Sajnur still have a chance, with two wins, they rely on us to drop our next games. Sajnur is playing us next Matchday in what seems to be a very important one for both sides. No.1 ranked West Phoenicia are also still mathematically in with a chance, but it is so slim that we shouldn't need to really worry about them. We still have to play them, though, and they will be a huge challenge. But Sylestone has given themselves good chance at progression and now all they need to do is back it up against Sajnur and West Phoenicia. We shall see what happens.
Krytenia won the toss and elected to bat first. They backed the choice up with a strong opening partnership between Shelton Schneller and Ryan Watling. They put on 76 in 9 overs before Broughton Hall was brought into the attack. Immediately he made a breakthrough. On his very first ball, Schneller stepped back to a slider which raced through, under the bat and onto the pad. It was so plumb the umpire nearly had his finger up before the appeal began. And this was just the start. Fenn failed to get going before he edged the ball into Tiati's gloves. 2/91 at the end of the twelfth over was a solid starting platform, especially with Watling not out on 46 off 35 balls. Unfortunately for Krytenia, though, the pressure remained on as the usually hard-hitting Diego Aquino only managed 2 runs off 9 balls as the runs completely dried up. Watling finally passed fifty and accelerated with Udall, pushing the score up to 3/154 after Krytenia's 20 overs. It was a superb bowling performance by Broughton Hall, backed up by the fielding, which gave them a good chance at a win.
Sylestone's innings got off to the worst possible start. After hitting two runs off the second ball of the innings, Tiati fell to the fifth. Cocrine came to the crease and smashed the last ball for four to start what would be a brilliant innings. Monteane fell on the fifth ball of the second over and on the last, Lovatovic produced a peach to bowl Fomleya for a golden duck. Sylestone were 3/12 after 2 overs and on the brink of a massive defeat. So people thought.
Cocrine had other ideas. Supported by Liam Afosha, he began to take down the bowling, hitting hard until Afosha fell in the eighth over with the score on 58. Charlton came and went and the score was 5/75 in the middle of the tenth over. The game was in Krytenia's favour, but they needed Cocrine. They didn't get him. Lenton supported the form number three batsman as every bowler went to all parts. Especially Mirandino and Maguire, although Hill wasn't punished as severely. In the seventeenth over, Cocrine it two sixes to reach his deserved century and the win for Sylestone. The result has given them a strong net-run-rate and puts them in contention for second place.
Player of the Match: Lachlan Cocrine
Krytenia won the toss and elected to bat first. They backed the choice up with a strong opening partnership between Shelton Schneller and Ryan Watling. They put on 76 in 9 overs before Broughton Hall was brought into the attack. Immediately he made a breakthrough. On his very first ball, Schneller stepped back to a slider which raced through, under the bat and onto the pad. It was so plumb the umpire nearly had his finger up before the appeal began. And this was just the start. Fenn failed to get going before he edged the ball into Tiati's gloves. 2/91 at the end of the twelfth over was a solid starting platform, especially with Watling not out on 46 off 35 balls. Unfortunately for Krytenia, though, the pressure remained on as the usually hard-hitting Diego Aquino only managed 2 runs off 9 balls as the runs completely dried up. Watling finally passed fifty and accelerated with Udall, pushing the score up to 3/154 after Krytenia's 20 overs. It was a superb bowling performance by Broughton Hall, backed up by the fielding, which gave them a good chance at a win.
Sylestone's innings got off to the worst possible start. After hitting two runs off the second ball of the innings, Tiati fell to the fifth. Cocrine came to the crease and smashed the last ball for four to start what would be a brilliant innings. Monteane fell on the fifth ball of the second over and on the last, Lovatovic produced a peach to bowl Fomleya for a golden duck. Sylestone were 3/12 after 2 overs and on the brink of a massive defeat. So people thought.
Cocrine had other ideas. Supported by Liam Afosha, he began to take down the bowling, hitting hard until Afosha fell in the eighth over with the score on 58. Charlton came and went and the score was 5/75 in the middle of the tenth over. The game was in Krytenia's favour, but they needed Cocrine. They didn't get him. Lenton supported the form number three batsman as every bowler went to all parts. Especially Mirandino and Maguire, although Hill wasn't punished as severely. In the seventeenth over, Cocrine it two sixes to reach his deserved century and the win for Sylestone. The result has given them a strong net-run-rate and puts them in contention for second place.
Player of the Match: Lachlan Cocrine