Peru power to victory over Brazil in Rio

The Olympics may be over in Rio but the South American Cricket Championships have started!

And why is that of interest to us in Tattenhall you ask?

Well – not only are the South American Cricket Championships currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro BUT Dan Power, Tattenhall's Kiwi star and Vice Captain of Peru, starred in yesterday's surprise result – Peru's eight wicket victory over Brazil.

Played in a 20:20 format, Brazil batted first and were soon in trouble against Dan's pace, ending up on 104 all out with Dan taking 3 wickets for 21 runs in his four over allocation. Peru then cruised to victory scoring 106 for the loss of only two wickets and Dan scoring 33 not out.

Today, Peru face Chile who yesterday had a comfortable victory over Mexico. The favorites to win the competition are Argentina who already have had two very comfortable wins.

I'm sure all of Tattenhall CC will wish Dan well for the rest of the tournament.