Adams Cricket Academy ACA Canberra Capitals Under 13 boys v Madan Lal Cricket Academy (MLCA)

Adams Cricket Academy | April 16, 2023

The ACA Canberra Capitals (U13) boys started their India tour with a fun and challenging match against the Madan Lal Cricket Academy (MLCA) at Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Stadium in Ghaziabad. Captain Archie Boorer won the coin toss and chose to bat first, hoping for a good start to the tour.

The Capitals were a little slow out of the gates, but Akshat played very well, top-scoring with 39 runs from 36 balls. Caelin Blyth added a quick 14 runs from just 8 balls, but the team was all out for 103 in 19.3 overs. Even though they felt their score was a little under par, the Capitals stayed positive and ready to compete.

?In response, Archie Boorer bowled amazingly, taking two wickets in his first over! He finished with figures of 2/27 from 4 overs. Eknoor Deo also did a great job, with 2/14 from his 4 overs. But in the end, the MLCA team was too strong. They reached the target in 18.4 overs, losing 7 wickets.

The young Capitals fought bravely until the last moments and will surely learn from their first experience playing on Indian soil and improve in their upcoming games.

Final scores:

ACA Canberra Capitals: 103/10 (19.3)

MLCA: 105/7 (18.4)