The Daredevils yesterday took eight catches in the final as they eked out a victory in the Taiwan Cricket Triangular Tournament against PCCT at Yingfeng Cricket Ground in Taipei’s Songshan District.
PCCT’s batting lineup collapsed after they asked the Daredevils to bowl in the T20 decider of the weekend tournament that also involved the Formosa Cricket Club.
PCCT were bundled out for 76 in 16.2 overs against a disciplined Daredevils attack. Ninad Malwade was the top scorer in the innings with 21, but he was among those who offered chances to the fielders.
Photo courtesy of Sean Carless
Shane Ferreira and Jason Cameron took three wickets each, with Sean Carless keeping the catching record at 100 percent as he mopped up an edge that came off wicketkeeper Ben Hall’s gloves.
Hall took the catch of the match, diving full-length to grasp a top-edge from PCCT captain Mujahid Muhammed. A couple of half-chances did go down, but no partnerships could develop as wickets kept tumbling.
Daredevils captain Duane Christie credited the tight lines of his bowlers in keeping the scoring down when the previous matches had been free-flowing.
The reply was just as stuttering. Shezhad Khan took three wickets with his sharp in-swingers and it was left to the tail to scrape together the final few runs after Andrew Carrick, Ferreira, Hall and Craig Mitchell got them close.
“Always a competitive game between PCCT and the Daredevils,” Carrick said. “We haven’t beaten them in a tournament in quite a few years. It’s nice to be back ... and still playing cricket here in Taiwan.”
In the group games on Saturday, both teams won their matches against Formosa.
PCCT beat Formosa by 16 runs. Batting first, they posted 155-6, powered by 57 off 39 by Shiv Rawat.
Amjad Zafar took 4-24 as Formosa replied with 139-8.
In the afternoon game, the Daredevils posted 188-4. Ferreira slammed 84 off 50 deliveries and Eldin Booysen was unbeaten on 66 off 35. Formosa reached 140-7 in reply.
PCCT yesterday morning crushed the Daredevils by eight wickets in the final pool game, despite Ben Dewbre’s unbeaten 50.
“We had a very spectacular T20 triangular tournament,” said Malwade, one of the organizers.
“PCCT is committed to maintaining the Yingfeng ground,” Malwade said.
The club has signed a deal with the Taipei Sports Department to manage the venue for two more years.
“We are maintaining the ground regularly and making it a heaven for all cricket-playing fans across” Taiwan, Malwade said.
“Early this year we put more soil across the ground to harden it and to make it even, and that has helped to make games more interesting, as many high-scoring games have happened,” he said. “In the coming months, we will be replacing the old mat with a new one, which will improve the cricket quality even more.”
“We are committed to provide the best cricketing experience for everyone,” he added.
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