End of Over 2: 16-0, runrate=8.00, reqrunrate=4.29 (221-5)
Floors 1-0-5-0
Clare* 8 (8 balls)
Hargreaves 8 (4 balls)
Not the best total to defend, and not a great start. Need a few wickets early on to apply the pressure.
How did Eli do Pal? He'll be skippering the WI in the U-19 WC, and it is important he's in good form!
4.6 W Carey to Clare
Clare nicked the one that pitched perfectly in the corridor, caught by Brookes.
Skipper does the trick.
End of Over 7: 30-1, runrate=4.29, reqrunrate=4.47 (221-5)
Carey 4-1-19-1
Hargreaves* 12 (16 balls)
Jackson 1 (7 balls)
Last Wicket: Clare c. Brookes b. Carey 17 (FOW: 28/1)
Looking better. A quick scan of his batting reveals no real major threat, and if the bowlers bowl well without a particular wink link, I think we can defend this. Wilkerson will be crucial, he could bleed a lot of runs or be in the inspired bowling choice, while Justin Elvins is my key bowler. If I drag the match to that last 10 with more than 60 runs to defend, I think Elvins could be key then.