Match no. 3 of the 02 edition of the FairBreak Invitational saw the Barmy Army take on Spirit at the Kowloon Cricket Club. The former batting first with late runs got to a decent total and tried their best to make of it and were successful to a degree, but couldn’t snatch the win of Spirit.
1st innings: Barmy Army – 135/5 (20.0)
Skipper, Lauren Winfield-Hill had a good start, but with Deandra Dottin departing early on 8(7), the side lost their first on 23. A few balls later, Lauren too departed on 22(14) and with Nigar Sultana’s wicket falling on 1(4) the side lost 3 inside powerplay with 35 on board. Laura Wolvaardt and Kavisha Egodage steadied the sides innings with a crucial 40-run stand. The side lost both its set batters in no time as Laura on 17(18), and Kavisha on 30(29) walked back.
With 86 on board and 7 overs in hand, Shemaine Campbelle (25-ball 33) and Tara Norris (23-ball 17) guided the team to close out on 135/5 with an unbeaten 49-run stand. Spirit with the ball had their wicket-taking bowlers – Betty Chan, Mahika Gaur, and Ayabonga Khaka register respective figures of 2/15 (3), 2/30 (4), and 1/14 (4).
2nd innings: Spirit – 138/6 (18.2)
Spirit in reply had Sophia Dunkley start off aggressively, but with Sarah Bryce departing on 7(10), the 39-run opening stand saw curtains. Natthakan Chantham then joined Dunkley and post a 28-run stand, the former, when departed on 23(11) had Bismah Maroof (0) and Dunkley (20-ball 35) follow her shortly after as the side slipped from 2-67 to 4-72. Skipper, Nicola Carey then with a crucial partnership alongside Kerry-Anne Tomlinson got Spirit back in the game.
Kerry when departed on 20(21) was followed by Nensi Patel (5-ball 2), but Nicola Carey hung in and finished unbeaten on 40(30) alongside Nattaya Boochatham (6-ball 6*) to guide her side to a 4-wicket win with 10 balls to spare. Barmy Army’s wicket chart saw Rumana Ahmed with figures of 2/21 (4), Tara Norris with figures of 2/34 (4), and Fatima Sana and Deandra Dottin with a wicket each.
Maiden FairBreak wicket for 🇦🇪 pacer, Mahika Gaur 🔥
Deandra Dottin departs for 8(7)#CricketTwitter #FairBreak #FBI23 pic.twitter.com/C56gulaVOn
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Result: Spirit won by 4 wickets
Convincing all-round play from Barmy Army but the side missed a trick in one of their top 4 not registering a big score that would have helped them finish stronger. Spirit too got there at the end, but surely not in the fashion they would have wished for as a few set batters failed to make most of their starts.
Spirit won by 4 wickets
Barmy Army: 135-5 (20)
Shemaine Campbelle: 33* (25)
Kavisha Egodage : 30 (29)
Betty Chan: 2-15Spirit: 138-6 (18.2)
Nicola Carey: 40* (30)
Sophia Dunkley: 35 (20)
Rumana Ahmed: 2-21#CricketTwitter #FairBreak #FBI23 pic.twitter.com/zP1Ki4KLJ0— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) April 4, 2023
