HAVING won the toss on  Sunday July 28 match at Stad Popiler, Mahe Kings elected to bat first. Openers Jimmy and Santosh Kunder batted well and the pair took the total to 25 wickets.

Then wickets started falling at regular intervals and finally Mahe Kings were bowled out for 84 runs in 21.1 overs. The main scorers for Mahe Kings were Jimmy who made 13, Santosh 8, Farook 15, Govind 7 and John 5.

The batsmen had themselves to blame for the disastrous batting. Even though there were few deliveries, which bounced viciously, many of the batsmen were out for rash shots.

Jeevan took 3 for 24, Devsi 3 for 15, while Naren, Aravind and Kaushal took a wicket apiece.

Vijay reached the target in 15.1 overs for 2 wickets with opener Patrick 23 not out and Kaushal 13 not out.

Aravind batted well to make 30 runs, including a huge six and a few boundaries. For Mahe Kings, Farook took 1 for 27 and Ramesh 1 for 11.

After the match had ended, some umpires waited for the batsmen to walk off the playing field before giving their verdicts, a situation which could have created doubts in the mind of spectators as well as the players.

It is to note that it is always important for umpires to give their decisions as soon as the match is over.