In another division 2 game at Cibubur grounds, ChallengersCC defeated Mavecrics by 4 wickets. Winning the toss and bowling first, the Challengers kept pegging away at the wickets. With his bounce and subtle variations, and the “carom ball†to boot, Vimal Nayar spun a web around the Mavecrics batsmen taking 3/17, while Satinder took 3/23. With debutant Pawan Lahoti’s 20 runs, Keyur Moradia’s 18 runs, and the tail wagging a little longer, the Mavecrics, taking the field without four of its regulars, reached 133 runs before being all-out. Despite losing a wicket very early in its chase, a fine partnership of 75 runs between opener Vasudevan (27 runs) and debutant Sidhu Singh (31 runs) brought the Challengers within striking distance of the target. A late surge by the Mavecrics who took 5 quick wickets could not prevent the Challengers from overhauling the target in the 26th over, as in the end there wasn’t much runs for the Mavecrics to play with.
Thanks to Viplow Singh & Vishal Garg from TKCC for umpiring the game
