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Saints won the toss and put MP into bat on a Edgar Mac track with good bounce but plenty of sideways movement after a few hours of rain on Friday. The opening bowlers took the edge of the bat several times before one finally went to hand, and outstanding diving one-hander in the slips by Flav. Seven catches later and some tight bowling saw us restrict them to 133. We were feeling confident, though carefully watching the dark clouds that had been forming all day. It quickly became clear that the MP attack were going to be a greater threat than the weather. We were 28-3 after 17 overs, but slowly made our way back into the game with a good partnership between Gibby and Jimmy that gradually lifted the run rate. Gibby continued on, taking the total all the way to 122 before being dismissed for 65. Five an over was still required through the last 10 overs, and some clean hitting and good running from Flav and finally Eagle got us over the line with 4 balls to spare for a hard fought win.