Ferguson and Netravalkar Lifted Washington to First Place

Ferguson and Netravalkar Lifted Washington to First Place

During the first part of the innings play, Ferguson and Netravalkar were able to make early strikes by taking wickets early which placed the Orcas team on the back foot.

The Seattle Orcas struggled against the bowling lineup of Lockie Ferguson and Saurabh Netravalkar. Together they bowled well to capture the seven wickets and restrict the Orcas to a mere 124 all out. Heinrich Klaasen has delivered a decent performance for the Orcas scoring 51 runs off 30 balls, however, the team lost the plot soon as they conceded wickets in quick succession and were incapable of putting up a fighting total.

During the first part of the innings play, Ferguson and Netravalkar were able to make early strikes by taking wickets early which placed the Orcas team on the back foot. However, the loss came late in the game and Klaasen was able to play a crucial role in propping up his team’s innings. He still got on to make more runs, as his partners were found wanting, getting out as soon as they scored a few runs. Now, Ferguson had a fantastic bowling that came in handy during the match. He bowled out Quinton de Kock when the batsman was only able to make 24 runs and followed it up by cleaning up Imad Wasim as well as Hammad Azam on the same delivery, which set back the Orcas’ innings once again. On the other hand, keeping Klaasen down was another South African teammate, Marco Jansen, who equally had a good performance. At the close of the Orcas’ innings, Netravalkar had further bowled two more wickets. This contributed towards the conclusion of the Orcas’ batting effort and the establishment of their team as key players in the match.

This meant that Freedom’s team had to make a total of 124 points to be able to win the game. At first, it appeared that it would be an uncomplicated job. Still, the proceedings got delicate right from the start. Travis Head did not last long and was bowled out by Wasim only on his second ball. Rachin Ravindra, Steven Smith, and Mukhtar Ahmed fell in quick succession. This put the team in a very precarious position with only a 53/4 score on the board. The situation turned even worse when Glenn Maxwell was dismissed for Eleven runs. But it was not over yet as two players Lahiru Milantha and Obus Pienaar came in to save the team. They batted well and were able to reach a score of 63 without a single loss of wicket. Fortunately, thanks to their efforts, the Freedom Team seized the victory without further complications, leaving them unharmed.

Summary of Scores - 

The Seattle Orcas scored 124 runs in 19.4 overs. Heinrich Klaasen made 51 runs. Lockie Ferguson took 4 wickets for 26 runs, and Saurabh Netravalkar took 3 wickets for 21 runs. 

The Washington Freedom scored 127 runs for 5 wickets in 18.2 overs. Lahiru Milantha was not out with 33 runs. Washington Freedom won by 5 wickets.