Another Premier League win for Limerick

LIMERICK’S 1st XI fronted up to a tricky test away to County Galway this past Sunday afternoon in what was a must-win game for both sides should they aspire to be at the top of the Premier League table come the end of the season. After setting a strong total surpassing the 300-run mark, Limerick managed to the opposition run-chase well, eventually getting the key wicket of Nasim, to finish out a strong performance earning full bonus points from the fixture. After winning the toss, Bogavelly elected to bat in perfect playing conditions at Lydican. A few changes made from last weekend saw Venkatesh, Sharma and Potgieter all back in the starting line-up. Karur and Kumar stabilised a good partnership for the second wicket after 25-1 became 47-2, with Karur being adjudged LBW in the ninth over. Kumar continued to bat aggressively, with his cameo of 31 from 38 balls keeping the scoreboard ticking over nicely. His end saw 86 runs on the board, before Bogavelly and Madyalkar constructed a match-winning stand for the fourth wicket. Madyalkar played the aggressor, batting above a 100 strike-rate as his counterpart ensured a captain’s knock, carving out another 50. For Madyalkar, it was back-to-back half centuries, in just his second game for the club, on his way to 72 from 61, while Bogavelly was 71 from 78, with both players hitting the same amount of boundaries in their innings (6x4s, 3x6s). The partnership came to an end after an amazing 130 runs on 216-4. Hedge followed with a breezy 18 from 6 balls, with Sharma (31*) and Alla (33) wagging the tail at the end to get their side to substantial 322-9. Galway responded with an early onslaught, seeing 73 runs accumulate from the powerplay with the 100-run mark reached on the 15th over. At this point however, the visitors’ first change bowlers were making inroads, as Sharma and Bogavelly took two and three wickets respectively in the space of just 19 runs. Galway’s demise from 73-0 to 92-5 needed counterattack, with a welcome 60-run partnership for the sixth wicket following to get them back in the tie. Limerick plugged away and the reintroduction of opening bowler Prasad Hegde resulted in the key wicket of opener Nasim, who was just 16 runs shy of a century, as Hegde’s short pitched delivery meant Nasim’s shot found the safe hands of Karur behind the stumps. Hegde and Alla applied the finishing touches to the innings with Galway finishing 143 runs short of the target. Limerick 1: 322-9 off 50 overs. Sreehari Madyalkar 72 Anvesh Bogavelly 71 County Galway 1: 179 all out off 30.5 overs Anvesh Bogavelly 3-19 Prasad Hegde 3-42 The post Another Premier League win for Limerick appeared first on Limerick Post.