Pembroke 3 vs Merrion 4

Recap

On Saturday the 4^th XI had an excellent seven wicket victory over neighbours Pembroke 3rds at Sydney Parade [Division 7]. The Home team won the toss and elected to bat. A 200 plus run total on the first day of the season would normally be counted a severe test but in the end it was comfortably set aside as Merrion ran out winning by seven wickets [214/3].

In the first half of the game Merrion bowlers stuck to their task. A bright opening spell by Vishal Singh [3/41] and Tom Squires [1/27] got Merrion off to a good start and they were well supported by the rest of the bowlers. An opening stand of 169 by Yash Venkata [79] and Conor Austin [65] set the platform and in the end the target was achieved in the 36^th over. Congratulations to Yash on his debut for Merrion, 79 in 64 balls. Scorecard. https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/match/23PQ4O0H8J