LIMERICK’S 1st XI saw off the challenge of Midleton at the Manor Fields, Adare, to avenge their narrow defeat from earlier in the campaign.
The victory sees the Shannonsiders back up to third place in the table with four games now played.
Ayan Ullah captained the side for the fixture, replacing the absent Anvesh Bogavelly.
Bowling first, there were early wickets for Sathya Prabu and Ramoji Alla, with the new ball doing the work in the opening exchanges.
The hosts continued to exert more pressure after the powerplay, which saw Potgeitier, Hari, and Sharma all taking wickets as Midleton’s middle order somewhat collapsed.
To right the wrongs from previous outings, no partnerships in the late batting order materialised, with the return of Alla proving a menace as he chipped in with two further dismissals.
The innings dragged out but with Midleton well below a par score, Ullah and company didn’t panic in their search for further wickets as Hari and Potgieter turned the screw on the tail as the visitors finished all out with 114 on the board.
The loss of Kumar early was quickly rectified with a strong partnership between Karur and Venkatesh consolidating the innings perfectly.
Venkatesh, enjoying his new role at number 3, nurdled the ball around well with Karur anchoring from the other end. They brought their side past the 50-run mark with the target in near sight.
A quick succession of wickets after drinks saw Limerick reach 87-5 with the middle order now needing to see their side home.
The finishing touches were displayed off the bats of Ayan Ullah and Manoj Sharma, both scoring 16 runs a piece to result in a comfortable, four wicket win.
Midleton 1: 114 all out off 46.1 overs.
Ajay Hari 3-9
Ramoji Alla 3-20
Limerick 1: 116-6 off 36.4 overs.
Sumukh Venkatesh 28
Karthik Karur 27