Finally we got a glorious day of sunshine to play cricket. After quickly changing the studs over for use on an artificial track, Reuben won the toss and batted. Having agreed a 50-over game with the opposing captain, openers Ashwin and Reuben were surprised to hear the umpires insist on a 40-over game in the 9th over of our innings! Despite the rather surprising change of format, the top 5 pushed hard. We regularly lost wickets throughout the innings, but a steady partnership of 48 between Nisarg and Mark allowed the lower-order batsmen to go for their shots. We ended up with 154 for 8 giving the bowlers something to work with.
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| Martin taking a diving catch off Siva |
Alas, despite some inspired bowling and catching, the Clifton Hill mob knew their pitch and chased well. Their overseas player, from England, played very well at the end scoring 61 to chase down our modest total with ten balls to spare - yet another loss for the boys.
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| Full-on Indian |
Battered and bruised, we headed back to the hostel. To lighten our spirits, we decided to go for a curry and spend the evening marvelling at/cursing Watto's incredible 161 not out against England in the ODI that day. Ash, Siva & Arvind ensured the Sikh restaurant owner gave us the best food he had to offer, starting off with the obligatory round of chai.
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