Lions U15 kept their winning momentum with their 4th consecutive win to remain undefeated in theJapan U15 T20 Cricket League Division 2.
Both teams met at Nagasawa sports ground in Kawasaki. on 29th August 2021.
AQCC U-15 Team
- Arsalaan Ayoobi,
- Rehaan Ayoobi,
- Neil Shrivastva,
- Abhirva Mummigatti,
- Jaswant Kaswan (c)
- Snehanshu Mahajan,
- Aditya Kale,
- Manit Mukesh Kumar,
- Vannivedu Senthil Sashwat,
- Vanij Ney Gandhi,
- Shreyan Pradeep
Lions U-15 Team
- Jamie Fordyce,
- Kaede Sommer,
- Leo Wisessintu,
- Ryoga Minami,
- Taiga Hague (c)
- Timothy Moore,
- Vijay An,
- Zach Johnston,
- William Johnston,
- Kirren Hollow
- Alex Dawson
Both teams feature many young players who are 9 to 11 years old. Alpha Quashers Cricket Club (AQCC) Yokohama won the toss and elected to bat first. After losing 2 quick wickets in the first 2 overs, a small partnership of 20 runs brought some confidence back in the AQCC camp. As batters continued to push for runs, kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Last wicket partnership of 30 runs helped AQCC post a challenging score of 104 runs
Lions 15 opened up with Jamie Fordyce and Vijay An. Jamie was in ominous form and tool the bowling apart. His batting alone was the difference between the two teams. Along with scoring runs, he kept rotating strikes. With an individual score of 35+ runs, he was retired out. The other batters kept pushing and nudging or 1 and 2s to steer Lions smoothly over the line. AQCC gave away 25 extra runs that eased the pressure on the Lions.
Japan U15 T20 Cricket Scorecard here
Overall, both teams had an excellent day on the field with family members supporting them all along. Thanks to excellent management, Japan U15 T20 Cricket league games so far are moving forward in this 2021 season that has derailed senior domestic cricket.
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Excellent report and video, Prashant. Many thanks for all your time and hard work and dedication. The only thing to mention is that there is one player missing on the Lions team list: Alex Dawson.