We started bright
and early once again, and made our way to the Colt's Cricket Club in Colombo,
dodging our way through the traffic - and we actually arrived early!! Strody
won the toss AGAIN (!) and chose to bat on a typical Sri Lankan wicket, dry and
dusty. We thought we would be better off setting a total than chasing one down.
Unfortunately, this
was not the case, and despite some hard work and beautiful shots from Georgia
H, the team collapsed around her, all out in 20 overs. We decided it would be
better to make a game of it, so had a rolling batting order and batted out our
overs. This took some persuasion, as the umpires may have been after some extra
money.. We managed a good total of 111 in some very hot conditions, with
contributions from everyone that batted a second time. Maud even came out of
her crease - a decent charge and block.
We had a very nice
hot sit down tea, and took to the field knowing we had to bowl well. Emilia
took the first wicket, with the ball swinging well, but it wasn't until Kim
came on with her off-spin that we really made inroads into the Colts' batting
order. Her 4 over spell was 5-12, including two fantastic catches to Miranda,
one caught & bowled and a stumping from Maud. This was definitely the most
devastating spell of bowling on tour. Jacqui also picked up a wicket, and was
unlucky to not have more, with the batsmen struggling to play the extreme swing
bowling. She particularly enjoyed bowling at the left hander and swinging the
ball away. Sadly, we were not able to stop the Colts reaching our total.
Although some of our
experiences in our matches have been humbling, we wouldn't change the
experience. We've all learnt so much about our own cricket and has enabled us
to become better players. We've met some really lovely Sri Lankan lady
cricketers, which makes the result almost meaningless.
After the match we
headed back to the hotel, tired but excited for the evening ahead - our last
night on tour. Look out for an update tomorrow with the results of all the
awards and photos from the presentation evening!
Love, Strody.
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