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After a walk and hit batsman put the Crimson in business in the top of the third, BC leftfielder Mike Sudol made a great catch of a Reynolds fly ball that sent him crashing into the wall and saved two runs...
Following the controversial calls, two consecutive walks and a hit batsman gave the Eagles the 2-1 lead. An RBI groundout by Mike Sudol and a double by Garret Smith pushed the margin to 5-1 and chased Ferreira...
...understand why the mark was long thought impossible, consider the odds against it happening. In a one-day game, each side gets to bat 50 six-ball overs - that's 300 balls or, in American baseball terms, "pitches." It's rare that a single batsman gets more than 150 pitches, so the batsman would need a hit rate higher than 100% to get to 200 runs. Tendulkar got his 200 runs in 147 pitches, a hitting rate of 136.5. Very few players have scored at a faster rate, and none had the combination of patience and skill to score fast...
...Despite these handicaps, they have been able to draw on seemingly limitless reserves of drive and ambition to reach their present position. "We will crush all the teams," says Abid's brother Karim Saddiq, a 25-year-old opening batsman, with the unshakeable belief that typifies the squad. "It's my mission to be player of the tournament." The players have already shown their mettle in South Africa, winning their first two games against Denmark and Bermuda with poised batting and destructive bowling. If they finish in the top four of their group - which also includes, the Netherlands...
...Afghans - indeed cricket fans regardless of nationality - are hoping that the miraculous momentum will continue. Says batsman, Raees Ahmedzai, 24: "In the last year we have played very good cricket and God willing we will qualify for the 2011 World Cup. We want to do something for our country. It has lots of problems, but we are very proud...