Despite some good individual performances, Gala/Hawick Development team slipped to a narrow 13 run defeat to Edinburgh South 2nds at Meigle Park.
The visitors capitalised on some fielding errors to make 138 all out, but the development team let slip a positive start to finish 125 for 9.
Winning the toss, Edinburgh South made a good start to reach 60 for the fall of two wickets with Mundin top scoring with 41.
But the introduction of youngster Harris Brogan (4 for 31) and Brian Johnson (3 for 33) pulled back Edinburgh South to 118 for 8.
However, a vital 9th wicket partnership of 20 runs gave The South a competitive yet reachable total for Gala/Hawick. Alongside a brilliant bowling performance, Brogan also took a catch and a run out.
And the homesters started off brilliantly, as Charis Scott (38) and Alex Hastings (39) put on 56 for the first wicket.
Scotland international Scott fell first, followed by Craig Thomson but the home side still looked in a good position as Jack Gammie supported Alex Hastings well to take the score to 91.
But a mid-order collapse saw Gala/Hawick slump to 102 for 9 to leave their hopes seemingly in tatters.
Johnson (19 not out) and Sam Lindores (3 not out) fought back but there was too much to do as they fell 13 runs short. Best bowler for Edinburgh South was Saunders (3 for 13).
Edinbrugh South 2nds
O. Gorman b C. Thomson 7
A. Mundin ct H. Brogan b B. Johnson 31
D. Saunders ct J. Boyle b B. Johnson 7
I. Ross ct J. Gamie b H. Brogan 18
A. De Silva b B. Johnson 13
G. Smith ct C. Scott b H. Brogan 10
F. Shafiq ct & b H. Brogan 18
K. Bhatmagar b H. Brogan 3
A. Smith run out (C. Thomson) 0
A. Kumar run out (H. Brogan 5)
D. Dobson not out 0
Extras – 16
Total – 138 for ten wickets
A. Hastings 3-0-5-0; J. Gammie 5-0-15-0; C. Thomson 8-0-19-1; S. Paterson 6-0-19-0; B. Johnson 8-0-33-3; H. Brogan 8-0-31-4.
Gala/Hawick
C. Scott ct K. Bhatmagar b A. Mundin 38
A. Hastings ct O. Gorman b A. De Silva 39
C. Thomson b A. Mundin 6
H. Brogan b A. Mundin 1
J. Gammie ct G. Smith b A. De Silva 5
S. Paterson b A. De Silva 1
R. Paterson b D. Saunders 0
J. Boyle b D. Saunders 0
F. Hastings 1
B. Johnson not out 19
S. Lindores not out 3
Extras – 12
Total – 125 for nine wickets
A. Smith 4-0-16-0; D. Dobson 4-0-24-0; A. Mundin 8-1-34-3; O. Gorman 8-2-14-0; D. Saunders 8-2-13-3; A. De Silva 8-1-18-3.