Rogerstone II crushed Newport IV in the first round of the Pool 16 game at Spytty today. Jiffin Kalliyath started the rout with a quick opening burst, whilst Jobi Pappachan was moving the ball both ways from the other end. By the time Jasmine Smith had taken 3 for 9 from her 5 over spell the hosts had crumbled to 51 for 7 from 19 overs. Newport took the long handle approach to partially rescue their score, but 112 all out never looked competitive.
This was compounded by sensible batting from Rogerstone's top order, with Alan Hughes calmly making 35 before Ed Price finished the game off in style with 38 not out including 7 swashbuckling boundaries. Rogerstone won by 8 wickets with 19 overs to spare.