Australia on the board, big wins for India, Wales
Australia finally managed to win a game at the Over-50 Cricket World Cup on Sunday, while England suffered a surprise defeat and India and Wales cruised to victories.
The Aussies have had a wretched tournament, losing their first three games, but they bounced back at Durbanville Cricket Club with a five-wicket win after Damien Meek took an incredible 6/24 to dismiss Canada for 159. Steve Mace (52) and Leith Dawes (48*) then made sure there was to be no upset.
SCORECARD: Canada vs Australia
At Rylands Cricket Club, Murray Goodwin produced a stellar performance with the bat as Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by three wickets. The Islanders posted a competitive 190/9 in their 45 overs and then had their opponents in trouble at 42/5, but former Test star Goodwin showed his class with an unbeaten 122 off 144 deliveries to get his team over the line.
SCORECARD: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
At Rondebosch Cricket Club, Jamsahid Ali scored 55 as Pakistan reached 234/8 in their 45 overs against England, who were cruising at 133/2 before Naeem Tayyab’s 3/32 sparked a collapse which eventually left the English 40 runs short.
SCORECARD: Pakistan vs England
Wales recovered from 66/4 to post a very decent 231 against Namibia at Pinelands Cricket Club, with Iwan Rees (44), Mike Cann (43), Simon Wood (45*) and Matt Phillips (44*) all contributing. Roy Emmott then took 5/17 to dismiss Namibia for just 50 runs and secure a 181-run victory.
At Western Province Cricket Club, India made light work of the UAE, beating them by 90 runs in a low-scoring game. India only managed 145, but UAE crumbled to 55 all out - the only batsman to get double figures being the No 11. Krish Subramanian 4/21 and Iqbal Khan 5/19 were the chief destroyers.
At Cape Town Cricket Club, Sunil Dhaniram’s 72 off 62 deliveries helped the West Indies to 191/9 in their 45 overs, with the USA falling 14 runs short despite Parak Ananta’s 61. The Windies remain in the hunt for a semifinal spot.