ESCA Indoor 6s Print
Written by Robert Bowering   
Sunday, 29 March 2015 09:49

On Friday 27th March, Livingston played their final group match against Edinburgh South. From this group of 4 teams, only one team was able to progress to the next stage. Grange had already qualified, having won all 3 of their group games.

This did not stop both Livingston and Edinburgh South playing for pride and getting some practice before the upcoming East League season 2015.

Livingston's captain Hamad Ahmed lost the toss and his team was put into bat. Openers Hamad and Ramesh got off to a very good start registering 46 in 3 overs before Hamad retiring at 25. Ramesh was joined by Ahmed Ali who settled in very quickly and began to play his shots. Ramesh supported him by making sure plenty of 2s and 3s were obtained. In the 5th over, Ahmed played a square drive into the fielder's hands which was called a no-ball. Ramesh failed to hear the umpire's call which saw him stuck half way out of the non-striker's crease. Ramesh was run out for 17. Kashif Khalid was the next batsman in, displaying an array of fine strokes in his score of 25. Wickets then started to tumble. Asam, attempting to smash a boundary missed a straight delivery was bowled. A few disappointing run outs followed and Livingston were bowled out for 99 with one over remaining.

Edinburgh South were put under pressure right from the start of the 2nd innings, with a very sharp first over from Ahmed Ali. In the 2nd over, Naveen picked up 2 wickets - one which was a caught behind to keeper Asam Ghaffar, and the other a full delivery demolishing the stumps. Edinburgh South struggled further and the scoring rate declined. Ramesh, being the one of the team's economical bowlers, delivered a very tight over. Livingston showed brilliant team spirit and the fielding standard was sharp. Captain Hamad Ahmed picked up 3 wickets in 5 balls to finish off the match. The last wicket was one-hand blinder by Ahmed Ali, a ball that looked like it was going for six. Edinburgh South were bowled out for 36 in the 5th over.

It was a great win for Livingston. Both teams were unable to qualify for the next stage, but the game was played in good spirit and enjoyment.

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