Corinthians beat Pasadena 2 and go 4-0

Winning the toss and batting, Corinthians quickly tucked into some loose deliveries. Imran (45) led the way early on, with Raj (29) and Abbas (40) again scoring useful runs. But it was Corinthians’ debutant, Jay Chaudhry, who left the biggest impression on the innings: after a slightly shaky start (lack of match practice, he says) he soon found his feet and put together a fine 50*, with three big 6s to help the Corinthians to 214-6. In reply, nothing went right for Pasadena 2, who once again found the Corinthians bowling just too accurate and the fielding just too tight. Richard’s eight overs went for just 29, while Abbas took two wickets in five overs and conceded just 4 runs. Imran and Jay capped a fine all round display by taking two wickets each, and at 80-8 Pasadena’s goose was well and truly cooked. It was a pity the Corinthians’ bowlers couldn’t find that last spark to finish the innings off, but some spirited hitting by Pasadena’s number 10 Shankar boosted their final total to a more respectable 154-9, leaving Corinthians winners by 59 runs.