USC wins a close game against Pasadena 2

Pasadena 2 won the toss and elected to bat first on a Green Smith Murphy wicket. USS bowlers were not up to the mark and Pasadena 2 made full use of wayward bowling by scoring 130 Runs in 25 Overs loosing only 1 wicket with Imran Ahmed scoring 48. Some useful contributions by the middle order saw Pasadena put up a challenging total of 216 for 7 in 40 overs. USCTCC openers started the chase in style scoring 52 in 10 overs without loosing any wicket before Kiran (27 off 42) was dismissed in the 12th over. Omer Khawaja (56 off 48) continued the attack on Pasadena 2 bowlers before getting out for a stroke filled 56. USC then saw a mini collapse loosing4 quick wickets for 30 Runs. But Viral Somaiya held one end together and took complete responsibility to himself to see USC through. With 10 needed to win with 4 wickets in hand, USC lost 3 quick wickets with still needing 7 Runs to win and now with only 1 wicket in hand. Viral finished excellently by taking doubles and well judged single. The scores were leveled by the end of 29th over. Viral was on strike and USC needed 1 to win off the last over with 1 wicket in hand. 3 dot balls gave Pasadena 2 some hopes before Viral dismantled the 4th ball for a huge six to register a thrilling win for USC. Man of the Match : Viral Somaiya 66 not out and 0-26 in 8 Overs.