Pegasus Back with a Bang

Pegasus returned to its winning ways after a horrible patch during the last 3 weeks. They were playing Century CC. Winning the toss, the Pegasus captain, elected to bat on a sunny but breezy morning. The openers put up a 64 run stand before Faizan got out for a quick 25. Nazim and Ali Shafi continued steadily and put up an 85 run partnership before Nazim departed, not before he notched up yet another half century, scoring 76. Ali scored his 1st 50 of the season. Runs continued to flow until Pegasus lost Zeeshan, Ali and Elmore in quick succession. Haider & Jawaid closed the innings with a flurry of boundaries scoring 28 & 20 respectively. Malinda bowled a tight line for Century during the course of the inning and kept the Pegasus run rate under control. Maduka took 3 wickets while Roy took 2. Chaminda took 1 wicket and impressed the onlookers with his “Malinga styled” action, generating decent pace. Pegasus ended up scoring 258 at the end of 45 overs. Century began their innings amid an onslaught by the Pegasus pacers. Elmore and Nitesh bowled with venom and purpose pegging back Century. Both bowlers ended up with 3 wickets a piece. Haider and Sameer wrapped up the tail with 2 & 1 wicket respectively. For Century, Roy scored 26 runs. Century were bundled out for 63 within 16 overs. Pegasus needed this win after a bad patch. However, this victory should bring enough kick into the Pegasus side to go forward and challenge the big guns in the Premier Division. Good Luck to Century for the rest of the season.