Day 1 Done

Well the tournament is officially underway and some of us took full advantage! Zimbabwe beat Hong Kong by 14 runs and takes one step toward a berth in the next round. Zimbabwe were the opening batsmen and Sibanda put up a half century to get things going. Chigumbura only faced 13 balls but managed to score 30 runs from them. But it wasn't a walk in the park. They dropped 8 wickets with 2 a piece to Afzal and Khan. KHAAAAAANNN!!!!!!!!! anyone? anyone? ok, I digress. So at the end of 20 overs they had put up 158 for Hong Kong to chase. Hong Kong stayed strong for all 20 overs but fell 14 runs short. Half Century for Atkinson and Afzal had a good day with 31 not out. Bowling props to Tiripana and Chatara with 2 each.

The second match was Afghanistan v. Scotland. The Afghanies batted first and put up 170. Half centuries for both Shazhad and Stanikzai. Not much to note in Scotlands bowling. Lets see how they batted? They hung in for all 20 overs and started strong with their opening pair earning 40/41. But after that they never really seemed to get much going. And fell 14 runs short. 2 wickets to Rashid Khan. KHAAAAANNNN!!!! I am sensing a theme.

One day of play has me in the lead, yeah!! Mom is hot on my heels with Moira right behind her. So much more to play, so much more. Rumors abound that Kathy and Sally will be joining us soon, very soon.

Get your trades done, tomorrow is Bangladesh / Netherlands, and Ireland / Oman.