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The SCA team, currently on a tour of England to hone their skills, may have suffered back-to-back losses against the home team, but the experience of playing in tough conditions will hold them in a good stead when they return home.
Bowling with some nagging accuracy, Chirag conceded just 16 runs for his wickets while Arsalam Amir took for 29 runs as Spencer Club, batting first, scored 161 for six in the allotted 25 overs.
Miller (52) and Jamson (47) batted well to ensure the home team have a decent score to defend. SCA team, in reply, were bowled out for 98 in the 22nd over despite a good knock of 24 by Dhurva Bhagdikar.
The SCA Under-12 team lost to the same by 52 runs in another match. The Spencer team, batting first, scored 142 for six. Anas Saeed and Daud Tanveer were most successful SCA bowlers, taking two wickets each.
The SCA team, in reply, could muster 90 runs before being bowled out in the 22nd over. Dhurva Bhagdikar (29) and Ali Abdullah (25) were among the runs, but they lacked support from other premier batsmen.
Brief scores: Spencer U-12 beat SCA U-12 by 63 runs; Spencer 161 for six in 25 overs (R Miller 52, A. Jamson 47, B. Roberts 31, Chirag Thakur 3 -16, Arsalan Amir 2-29, Daud Tanveer 1-22) SCA 98 all out in 21.2 overs (Dhurva Bhagdikar 24, Ali Abdullah 19; R Burns 3-19, C. Copper 2-17.
Spencer U-12 beat SCA U-12 by 52 runs: Spencer 142 for six in 25 overs (M Charles 48, T Philip 37, R Miller 22, Chirag Thakur 1-36, Anas Saeed 2-12, Daud Tanveer 2-15) SCA 90 all out in 21.2 overs (Dhurva Bhagdikar 29, Ali Abdullah 25; M. Roberts 3-23, R. Burns 2-16, C. Copper 2-14).
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