Pegasus Brush Aside Orange County

Pegasus coming in with 2 wins on the trot were up against Orange County. Given OC’s good track record against Pegasus, and Pegasus’s recent resurgence, this game was billed to be a nail biter. However, Pegasus had different ideas. Pegasus won the toss and put OC into bat on a hot sunny day. OC began cautiously but Elmore’s & Hasan’s hostile bowling penetrated the OC top order. They bagged 2 & 1 wicket respectively. Eashwar and Abhik tried to consolidate but were pegged back by the accurate and dependable Suresh & Haider. Mushi removed Abhik while Ali and Jawaid cleaned up the tail. Ali got 3 wickets and Jawaid got 2. OC managed to put 135 on the board thanks to a steady and responsible 50 from Eashwar. Abhik scored 19 and Kartik managed 17. Pegasus started in a shaky fashion losing Nazim and Faizan in quick succession. In came Zeeshan and Ali and took Pegasus closer to the target. Ali departed for 16, while Zeeshan kept up the pace, punishing any loose balls to the boundary. He played a captains knock of 72 not out while Elmore scored 14 not out, taking Pegasus home with 7 wickets and 16 overs to spare. Pegasus, with this convincing victory, are making their way back in the league’s top tier. Good luck to OC for the rest of the season. Note: Umpiring was very consistent and of high standard.