Brilliant win that. It was a pretty flat deck which we did not want. The groundsmen were instructed to prepare one with more moisture in it but seems like the hot weather made that difficult to do. We started alright but collapsed from 75/1 to 78/4 with Sajith, Raun and Zack all dismissed. I gave up watching lol, was certain we were about to get bowled out cheap on a flat deck and lose big. But the guys had other plans. Shabaz Furqan (98) and Hashim Zahid (40) bailed us out with a 100-run partnership, after which skipper Arif Jalal went beserk (55 off 29) to lift us to 252. A barely par score. Useful hand played by Danial Ahsan too at the end, who's really only playing to get more experience and IGT.
Bikswing Nouding was excellent with the new ball, as always, and Hashim Zahid then bowled really well to take the first 2 wickets to fall. We kept it pretty tight after that, and every time a partnership threatened someone stepped up and got a wicket. Hashim finished with 3/20 in 7 overs, phenomenal day for him, and Luke Giddings picked up a key middle-over wicket before bundling out the tail to finish with 5/46. Good 10 overs from Bikswing, a cheeky wicket for Zack Yattack, and we even managed to slip Danial Ahan in for 2 quiet overs for that sweet sweet IGT. Perfect day.
We're now 4th in the points table - tied with 5th on points but ahead on NRR. The key thing is we are now 10 points clear of relegation zone. 6th place has 19 and an inferior NRR. One step closer towards securing our spot in Div 2 for next season.
FHK about to start their relegation battle as well now. Staying in Div 2 would be a massive accomplishment for that side.