Vijay S won the toss at the Spring Canyon Ground and elected to field against the Doyle Devils. Ravi B and Srinivas started extremely well for the Doyle Devils and the score at the end of 6 overs was 53/1. Ravi B and Pavel continued on until the 12th over when Pavel (21 in 24b, 2*4, 1*6) was caught in the slips by Rupesh with Vijay S bowling his 3rd over. Earlier Pavel struck a straight six and earned praise from the Eagles as well.
Siva was the bowler of the day for either side and ended up picking the wickets of Joy and Sampat going for just 14 runs in 4 overs. Vijay S picked up wickets of Srinivas and Pavel going for a reasonable 20 runs in 4 overs. Aravind struck with 2 wickets in his 2nd over going for 18 runs in 3 overs. Sam had an off day and Rupesh did earn a wicket but gave away quite a few wides. In fact, the Eagles conceded no less than 36 extras which is twice of what one can accept from a disciplined side at our level of play. Siva and Vijay S had pulled down the scoring rate that had soared sky high in the initial overs. Vijay S and Rupesh did an awesome job commending the bowlers and inspiring a side that was looking down.
Doyle Devils ended up with 129/8 in 20 overs. Ravi B (highest scorer on the day) was undefeated on 28 in 40 balls and had to retire due to the heat that was slowing him down. He played straight and made best use of the loose balls hitting them around in the gaps mostly along the ground.
Vijay S at the break was full of confidence in the ability of his side. Naman opened the batting with Vijay S and did not disappoint. Both the openers put on a 22 run partnership with Vijay S playing well to score more than run a ball (14 in 9 balls, 2*4). Rupesh came in and provided the impetus to the scoring along with Naman. Both Vijay S and Rupesh(11 in 15 b, 1*4) were caught behind when they seemed to have had a feel of the bowling and were in control of the task at hand.
Parag (5 in 8b, 1*4) was caught by Tushnim in the deep in the 10th over, on hitting the first aggresive stroke. The score at the end of 10 overs was 63/3 and a game seemed to be on hand.
Naman was soon dismissed after contributing a valuable 25 runs in 36 balls (1*4).
Would the Eagles make it from that position? Mudit, Siva, Gopal, Harshal, Sam, Aravind and Satish were to follow and a little over half of the runs were still pending. Each of the batsmen were unfazed by the task and hand and played with confidence when they walked in at different positions in the order.
Mudit (9 in 12b, 1*4), Siva (12 in 14b, 1*4), Harshal (10 in 12b), Gopal (4 in 7b) and Sam (16 not out in 17 b, 2*4) kept the chase in control all along. Sam for a second time in succession proved to be a finisher guiding the team to victory with the bat.
The game was marred by an ugly incident in the second inning that began just when Rupesh walked in to bat. Doyle Devils were overly charged up, resorting to extended cheeering/jeering. I as umpire had to delay the proceeding until the talk ceased. Rupesh took his time to check the field, get his guard and then did not get ready to face the ball amidst protests from the Doyle Devils. Before any of us could realize one player from the Doyle Devils and another from the Eagles were alomst at blows, more or less armed with wooden weapons.
Cool batting by the Eagles resulted in a well cherished victory. The bowling marks go to Siva, Vijay S nd Aravind. On the batting front Naman, Vijay S, Sam, Siva, Rupesh, Mudit, Harshal earn the praise. For a second time Vijay S and Rupesh did extremely well to inspire the Eagles to rise to the ocassion when faced with tough conditions.
Eagles now face fellow Panthers in the semi-finals which can be seen as just another internal game. Let the semi-final be a contest of skill, temperament and composure and not one of verbal duels and profanities. Either team winning gives an equal chance for our "combined single team" to retain the SDCS Cup.
Enjoy the rest of the days in between and "do be good" next weekend.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
SDCS Cricket Tournament :- Pool B Game 3 - Eagles v/s SDCricInfo
Panthers had displayed character last weekend helping them get out of a tight situation. On July 19th, 2008 Eagles played their first game of the SDCS cricket summer tournament against SDCricInfo. SDCricInfo is a relatively unknown team for most of us.
Vijay S won the toss at the Spring Canyon Ground (Big) and promptly elected to field as planned previously. Sam and Siva started badly with Sam going for 12 runs and Siva for 7 runs in each of their first over. Sam struck on the first ball of the 3rd over getting Saurabh bowled as he went for a shot too many. A wicket maiden by Sam was followed by another wicket by Siva in the 4th over. SDCricInfo was at 47/3 in 7 overs with Sam and Siva both going for 10 and 6 runs respectively in their 3rd over. Aravind bowled his first over erratically giving away a few wides. SDCricInfo suddenly seemed to be well placed and could be seen making the most of it.
Eagles had set aggressive fields and the top order including Rajesh, Saurabh and Prasad made most of the open outfield.
Rupesh and Vijay S were introduced starting with the 8th over and each of them started well by bowling tight line and lengths. Rupesh picked up a wicket on the last ball of his first over when Vijay S held a low catch at first slip.
At the end of 10 overs SDCricInfo were comfortably placed at 54/4 and could have reached 105-110 from thereon.
Vijay S picked up two wickets in the first over after the break to dent the hopes of the opposition. Rupesh held a wonderful catch running behind the keeper while standing at first slip. Vijay V then judged a high catch very well running to his right standing at point. In the next over Parag hit the stumps at the non-strikers end to run out Yoga who went back full stretch but could not get back in time. Vijay S continued to bowl at one end and Aravind continued at the other. Aravind went for 9 runs in the 16th over but by then Vijay S had finished a fantastic spell of 4 overs for just 9 runs picking up 3 wickets in that process. The four over spell coupled with 2 wickets picked up by Rupesh had put the Eagles back in control after things seemed to have gone slightly wrong after 7 overs.
SDCrciInfo was dismissed for 86 runs in the 18th over. Sam and Vijay S picked up 3 wickets each, Rupesh and Siva ended with 2 and 1 wicket respectively.
Eagles were looking at less than 4.5 runs an over and seemed confident of making it. Parag and Santosh opened the inning. The first ball produced a scare for the Eagles when Parag was startled by a delivery rising sharply. The ball spooned to first slip where Prasad dropped a relatively easy catch to give Parag a reprieve. Santosh opened up against Yoga in the second over hitting a boundary to the right of long on. Parag then pulled one to fine leg for a boundary in the next over bowled by Naveen and the duo seemed well in control. Yoga was pulled square of the wicket by Santosh in the very next over. Praveen was greeted with three boundaries in his first over with Parag hitting one behind square on the leg side and Santosh hitting another in the same direction and Parag hitting one to mid-wicket.
Parag (17 in 18 balls, 3*4) and Santosh (18 in 19 balls, 3*4) walked back in the 6th over off successive deliveries bowled by Yoga and the score read 40/2. Mudit started well by hitting a boundary towards point on the off side. Vijay S had joined Mudit and a period of a consolidated approach followed. Mudit hit another boundary towards fine leg off a full toss. The score read 56/2 in 10 overs for the Eagles. The only question was how long would it take the Eagles to overhaul the target. Mudit was caught behind off the bowling of Praveen having scored 11 (19b, 2*4).
Sam walked in and started with caution. Vijay S at the other end was playing straight as ever with good placed shots for singles and twos. Yoga came to bowl the 15th over and that was just what Sam needed. Three powerful boundaries were struck by Sam on alternate deliveries, the first over long on and the other two towards fine leg. Sam (15 in 18 balls, 3*4) seems to be in form which should augur well for the Eagles .
Vijay S aptly struck the winning runs by hitting a good looking shot for four towards extra cover giving the Eagles an easy win by 7 wickets and 27 balls to spare.
Eagles did not display excellent ground fielding with one overthrow and other cases of the throwing not being accurate enough. All catches were however held with the pick being the one held by Rupesh at slip.
Both Panthers and Eagles should comfortably reach the semi-finals, the only question being who would they face in the semi-finals. Eagles would need to do well in all departments of the game against Doyle Park. The SDCricInfo bowling was not all that challenging, which may not be the case in upcoming games of the tournament.
Quite a few Eagles had significant contributions in the victory. With 3 wickets for just 9 runs and 14 runs at the end Vijay S seems to be the one who made a lasting contribution in this win.
Ajay performed the role of an umpire and did well although he did have some uncertain moments. It was good to see fellow Panthers show up to cheer on the Eagles.
Well done Vijay S and all Eagles.
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Vijay S won the toss at the Spring Canyon Ground (Big) and promptly elected to field as planned previously. Sam and Siva started badly with Sam going for 12 runs and Siva for 7 runs in each of their first over. Sam struck on the first ball of the 3rd over getting Saurabh bowled as he went for a shot too many. A wicket maiden by Sam was followed by another wicket by Siva in the 4th over. SDCricInfo was at 47/3 in 7 overs with Sam and Siva both going for 10 and 6 runs respectively in their 3rd over. Aravind bowled his first over erratically giving away a few wides. SDCricInfo suddenly seemed to be well placed and could be seen making the most of it.
Eagles had set aggressive fields and the top order including Rajesh, Saurabh and Prasad made most of the open outfield.
Rupesh and Vijay S were introduced starting with the 8th over and each of them started well by bowling tight line and lengths. Rupesh picked up a wicket on the last ball of his first over when Vijay S held a low catch at first slip.
At the end of 10 overs SDCricInfo were comfortably placed at 54/4 and could have reached 105-110 from thereon.
Vijay S picked up two wickets in the first over after the break to dent the hopes of the opposition. Rupesh held a wonderful catch running behind the keeper while standing at first slip. Vijay V then judged a high catch very well running to his right standing at point. In the next over Parag hit the stumps at the non-strikers end to run out Yoga who went back full stretch but could not get back in time. Vijay S continued to bowl at one end and Aravind continued at the other. Aravind went for 9 runs in the 16th over but by then Vijay S had finished a fantastic spell of 4 overs for just 9 runs picking up 3 wickets in that process. The four over spell coupled with 2 wickets picked up by Rupesh had put the Eagles back in control after things seemed to have gone slightly wrong after 7 overs.
SDCrciInfo was dismissed for 86 runs in the 18th over. Sam and Vijay S picked up 3 wickets each, Rupesh and Siva ended with 2 and 1 wicket respectively.
Eagles were looking at less than 4.5 runs an over and seemed confident of making it. Parag and Santosh opened the inning. The first ball produced a scare for the Eagles when Parag was startled by a delivery rising sharply. The ball spooned to first slip where Prasad dropped a relatively easy catch to give Parag a reprieve. Santosh opened up against Yoga in the second over hitting a boundary to the right of long on. Parag then pulled one to fine leg for a boundary in the next over bowled by Naveen and the duo seemed well in control. Yoga was pulled square of the wicket by Santosh in the very next over. Praveen was greeted with three boundaries in his first over with Parag hitting one behind square on the leg side and Santosh hitting another in the same direction and Parag hitting one to mid-wicket.
Parag (17 in 18 balls, 3*4) and Santosh (18 in 19 balls, 3*4) walked back in the 6th over off successive deliveries bowled by Yoga and the score read 40/2. Mudit started well by hitting a boundary towards point on the off side. Vijay S had joined Mudit and a period of a consolidated approach followed. Mudit hit another boundary towards fine leg off a full toss. The score read 56/2 in 10 overs for the Eagles. The only question was how long would it take the Eagles to overhaul the target. Mudit was caught behind off the bowling of Praveen having scored 11 (19b, 2*4).
Sam walked in and started with caution. Vijay S at the other end was playing straight as ever with good placed shots for singles and twos. Yoga came to bowl the 15th over and that was just what Sam needed. Three powerful boundaries were struck by Sam on alternate deliveries, the first over long on and the other two towards fine leg. Sam (15 in 18 balls, 3*4) seems to be in form which should augur well for the Eagles .
Vijay S aptly struck the winning runs by hitting a good looking shot for four towards extra cover giving the Eagles an easy win by 7 wickets and 27 balls to spare.
Eagles did not display excellent ground fielding with one overthrow and other cases of the throwing not being accurate enough. All catches were however held with the pick being the one held by Rupesh at slip.
Both Panthers and Eagles should comfortably reach the semi-finals, the only question being who would they face in the semi-finals. Eagles would need to do well in all departments of the game against Doyle Park. The SDCricInfo bowling was not all that challenging, which may not be the case in upcoming games of the tournament.
Quite a few Eagles had significant contributions in the victory. With 3 wickets for just 9 runs and 14 runs at the end Vijay S seems to be the one who made a lasting contribution in this win.
Ajay performed the role of an umpire and did well although he did have some uncertain moments. It was good to see fellow Panthers show up to cheer on the Eagles.
Well done Vijay S and all Eagles.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
SDCS Cricket Tournament :- Pool A Game 1 - Panthers v/s Sony
Sony won the toss and elected to field in the first game of the Summer 2008 SDCS (San Diego Cricket Series) against the Panthers. The venue selected was Cypress Canyon Ground with restrictions at the back.
Yogesh and Suresh opened against the bowling of Bala R and Unni. With field restrictions of just two players outside the 30 yard circle for the first 6 overs Yogesh and Suresh took a cautious approach an seemed to have started well. Unni however bowled Yogesh on the last ball of the second over of a vicious in-cutter that was yorker length. Suresh was dismissed in a similar manner in the 4th over, it's just that this one was not yorker-length but well pitched up. The 5th over saw Samir get caught in slips by Unni with Bala R bowling. The very next ball Shekhar was needlesly run-out in a mix-up with Vijay V, who did not call early enough leaving Shekhar stranded on his way back.
Panthers at 13/4 in 5 overs were facing the possibility of a collpase. Vijay V and Sam however steadied the innings with a change in the new ball attack after 6 overs. Both Sam and Vijay V hit one boundary each on the off side to raise the spirits of the dressing room. Sam however tried one of those fancy glides towards third man but actually ended up giving Unni a sharp catch. As commentators say this is really a nothing shot, particularly on this ground where this shot fetches just a single.
Amit joined Vijay V and the two together stitched up a partnership but that lasted only until the 10th over when Vijay V hit a short ball from Adarsh straight to the fielder on the mid-wicket boundary. 5 yards to the left or right would have left the fielder stranded. At the end of 10 overs Panthers has scored a mere 38 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
This wicket brought Hari in who seemed to have had a drink too many the previous night. He seemed charged up and willing to thrash the bowlers out of the park. A full toss was sent high over the fielder at mid-wicket for a massive six. Amit at the other end had dispatched 2-3 loose balls to the boundary and seemed to be playing well.
Amit was held at cover-point in the 17th over having put o a partnership of 37 runs with Hari doubling the score at the fall of the 6th wicket. Vinay, Rahul and Spandan were then dismissed looking for quick runs. Towards the end Rahul B, Vijay V (running for Hari) converted ones to twos resulting in a total of 98/10 in 20 overs. Hari had played a face saving knock of 30 not out (29b, 1*4, 1*6)
Sony have started practicing with the hard tennis ball and from the look of things seemed to be an improved team. Sam picked up the first wicket of Sai who was caught behind by Rahul B. Unni joined Mohan and the two seemed to steady the boat. Samir picked up the prize wicket of Unni in his very first over having him caught by an alert Sam standing at short mid-wicket. Samir followed this up with a wicket in his 2nd over the 7th of the inning and the resistance of Sony seemed to have diminished thereafter. Hari picked up two wickets in his slightly expensive spell of 4 overs. Vinay bowled two good overs to pick up two wickets. Rahul B held three catches behind the stumps and Yogesh juggled one in the slips. Mohan was hitting hard and holding one end up. He was held well by Suresh at deep long on.
Panthers pulled up an easy win after being in a tight situation while batting first. Their fielding was very good and the bowling as reasonably disciplined (just 16 extras in about 16 overs).
Sony was dismissed in little over 16 overs for 63 runs giving the Panthers a 35 run win in the first pool game.
Well done Hari and all Panthers in general .....
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Yogesh and Suresh opened against the bowling of Bala R and Unni. With field restrictions of just two players outside the 30 yard circle for the first 6 overs Yogesh and Suresh took a cautious approach an seemed to have started well. Unni however bowled Yogesh on the last ball of the second over of a vicious in-cutter that was yorker length. Suresh was dismissed in a similar manner in the 4th over, it's just that this one was not yorker-length but well pitched up. The 5th over saw Samir get caught in slips by Unni with Bala R bowling. The very next ball Shekhar was needlesly run-out in a mix-up with Vijay V, who did not call early enough leaving Shekhar stranded on his way back.
Panthers at 13/4 in 5 overs were facing the possibility of a collpase. Vijay V and Sam however steadied the innings with a change in the new ball attack after 6 overs. Both Sam and Vijay V hit one boundary each on the off side to raise the spirits of the dressing room. Sam however tried one of those fancy glides towards third man but actually ended up giving Unni a sharp catch. As commentators say this is really a nothing shot, particularly on this ground where this shot fetches just a single.
Amit joined Vijay V and the two together stitched up a partnership but that lasted only until the 10th over when Vijay V hit a short ball from Adarsh straight to the fielder on the mid-wicket boundary. 5 yards to the left or right would have left the fielder stranded. At the end of 10 overs Panthers has scored a mere 38 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
This wicket brought Hari in who seemed to have had a drink too many the previous night. He seemed charged up and willing to thrash the bowlers out of the park. A full toss was sent high over the fielder at mid-wicket for a massive six. Amit at the other end had dispatched 2-3 loose balls to the boundary and seemed to be playing well.
Amit was held at cover-point in the 17th over having put o a partnership of 37 runs with Hari doubling the score at the fall of the 6th wicket. Vinay, Rahul and Spandan were then dismissed looking for quick runs. Towards the end Rahul B, Vijay V (running for Hari) converted ones to twos resulting in a total of 98/10 in 20 overs. Hari had played a face saving knock of 30 not out (29b, 1*4, 1*6)
Sony have started practicing with the hard tennis ball and from the look of things seemed to be an improved team. Sam picked up the first wicket of Sai who was caught behind by Rahul B. Unni joined Mohan and the two seemed to steady the boat. Samir picked up the prize wicket of Unni in his very first over having him caught by an alert Sam standing at short mid-wicket. Samir followed this up with a wicket in his 2nd over the 7th of the inning and the resistance of Sony seemed to have diminished thereafter. Hari picked up two wickets in his slightly expensive spell of 4 overs. Vinay bowled two good overs to pick up two wickets. Rahul B held three catches behind the stumps and Yogesh juggled one in the slips. Mohan was hitting hard and holding one end up. He was held well by Suresh at deep long on.
Panthers pulled up an easy win after being in a tight situation while batting first. Their fielding was very good and the bowling as reasonably disciplined (just 16 extras in about 16 overs).
Sony was dismissed in little over 16 overs for 63 runs giving the Panthers a 35 run win in the first pool game.
Well done Hari and all Panthers in general .....
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Internal Game - Panthers v/s Eagles on 06/29/08
Vijay S won the toss and rightly elected to field in the 18 over game against the Panthers.
Eagles bowling began with Vijay S and Siva giving away just 9 runs in the opening spell of 4 overs. Hari and Vijay V began the batting for the Panthers and played cautiously. The pitch was damp despite the summer and the ball was rising sharply.
Vijay V was caught in the slips by Vijay S giving Siva his first wicket. Nitin B bowled Suresh in his very first over the 9th of the inning. Nitin B then snared the wickets of Samir, Shekhar and Amit. Saran dismissed Hari and Ajay.
Hari and Ajay top scored for the Panthers with 18 each. Shekhar hit two brilliant boundaries off Siva's last over thereby making his figures appear ordinary but he bowled pretty well. Vijay S as expected gave away less than 4 an over.
Panthers ended with a respectable score of 96/8 in 17.5 overs.
Eagles began with Parag and Jayanth batting against the bowling of Amit and Samir. Amit hardly gave any runs in his first two overs but Samir at the other end went for 17 runs in his first two overs. Hari started his spell bowling a good line and length and at 26/2 at the end of 6 overs the Eagles seemed behind the asking rate. The scoring was slow but the 10th over of the inning bowled by Suresh produced 14 runs. At 56/3 at the end of 10 overs a tight game seemed to be on the cards. Hari and Ajay bowled 3 tight overs between them and made things difficult for the Eagles. 28 runs were required in the last 5 overs with Amit and Samir being in a position to share 4 of those overs.
Wickets kept falling at one end with Parag holding one end up. Amit picked up a wicket in the 14th and Samir followed with one in the 15th and two more in the 17th. 19 runs were required with Amit bowling the 16th and 13 with Samir bowling the 17th. Three boundaries were hit on the last three balls of the 17th over giving the Eagles a 1 wicket victory with an over to spare.
Parag fininshed unbeaten on 65 (62b, 8*4, 1*6). It was a good game with both the Panthers and Eagles charged up as they usually do in internal games.
As Amit had predicted the winning team got no beer. Eagles were left to get their own beer after the game :-)
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Eagles bowling began with Vijay S and Siva giving away just 9 runs in the opening spell of 4 overs. Hari and Vijay V began the batting for the Panthers and played cautiously. The pitch was damp despite the summer and the ball was rising sharply.
Vijay V was caught in the slips by Vijay S giving Siva his first wicket. Nitin B bowled Suresh in his very first over the 9th of the inning. Nitin B then snared the wickets of Samir, Shekhar and Amit. Saran dismissed Hari and Ajay.
Hari and Ajay top scored for the Panthers with 18 each. Shekhar hit two brilliant boundaries off Siva's last over thereby making his figures appear ordinary but he bowled pretty well. Vijay S as expected gave away less than 4 an over.
Panthers ended with a respectable score of 96/8 in 17.5 overs.
Eagles began with Parag and Jayanth batting against the bowling of Amit and Samir. Amit hardly gave any runs in his first two overs but Samir at the other end went for 17 runs in his first two overs. Hari started his spell bowling a good line and length and at 26/2 at the end of 6 overs the Eagles seemed behind the asking rate. The scoring was slow but the 10th over of the inning bowled by Suresh produced 14 runs. At 56/3 at the end of 10 overs a tight game seemed to be on the cards. Hari and Ajay bowled 3 tight overs between them and made things difficult for the Eagles. 28 runs were required in the last 5 overs with Amit and Samir being in a position to share 4 of those overs.
Wickets kept falling at one end with Parag holding one end up. Amit picked up a wicket in the 14th and Samir followed with one in the 15th and two more in the 17th. 19 runs were required with Amit bowling the 16th and 13 with Samir bowling the 17th. Three boundaries were hit on the last three balls of the 17th over giving the Eagles a 1 wicket victory with an over to spare.
Parag fininshed unbeaten on 65 (62b, 8*4, 1*6). It was a good game with both the Panthers and Eagles charged up as they usually do in internal games.
As Amit had predicted the winning team got no beer. Eagles were left to get their own beer after the game :-)
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Match with Blasters on 06/15/08
Blasters won the toss and elected to bat only to be dismissed for 65 in 13.83 overs. FAC chases in 13.33 overs with 5 wickets in hand
Highlights :-
Bowling:-
Maiden 5 wicket haul by Abhi (4-0-15-5)
3 excellent catches by Vijay S, 2 by Hari, 1 each by Mudit, Abhishek and Parag
Batting:-
Samir - 34 in 34 balls (3*4, 1*6) // Nitin hit for a huge six to square leg on a short ball outside leg stump
Vijay S - 15 in 18 balls (1*4)
Winning boundary hit by Mudit
We win by 5 wickets and 25 balls to spare.
Excellent effort in the field, all but one catches taken.
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Highlights :-
Bowling:-
Maiden 5 wicket haul by Abhi (4-0-15-5)
3 excellent catches by Vijay S, 2 by Hari, 1 each by Mudit, Abhishek and Parag
Batting:-
Samir - 34 in 34 balls (3*4, 1*6) // Nitin hit for a huge six to square leg on a short ball outside leg stump
Vijay S - 15 in 18 balls (1*4)
Winning boundary hit by Mudit
We win by 5 wickets and 25 balls to spare.
Excellent effort in the field, all but one catches taken.
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Match with Blasters on 06/22/08
Blasters won the toss and elected to field in the 16 over game played at Spring Canyon Ground.
Parag and Abhi opened the inning against the bowling of Ibrar and Nitin. Both teams fielded 10 players with one player on both sides not showing up despite having confirmed earlier. The opening pair put on a partnership of 73 runs at the end on 10 overs. Abhishek was the first to be dismissed having scored a well made 17 (28 b, 2*4). Abhishek displayed a couple of ingenious strokes hitting full toss balls on or outside leg stump towards third man. One of these hits fetched him a boundary against the bowling of Harish. Parag was dismissed soon after in the11th having scored 45 (38b, 2*6, 4*4) with a team score of 76 in 10.4 overs. The score at the end of 11 overs was 80/2 with Vijay S hitting one straight boundary off the bowling of Nitin.
We seemed to be in complete control and one would expect Blasters to be on the way down. Scoring 4/5 singles an over with the ocasional two or boundary could easily have fetched 25-30 runs in the next 5 overs which would have given us a score of 105/110 in 16 overs. This would have been a formidable chase in the heat. Instead what followed was was something that one cannot fathom and accept. The next 5 overs saw the team lose 6 wickets for a paltry 12 runs and we ended up with 92/8 in 16 overs.
This was a target we have defended in the past. However, the current Blasters batting strength is potent. Vijay S and Saran started badly and before we realized 38 runs were conceded in a mere 4 overs. Rajesh and Ashish put our bowling to test and put on 55 in 8 overs. The opening pair was helped by mediocre catching in the outfield. Rajesh hits powerful shots straight into the outfield but these catches were dropped by a team that just a week back had displyed maturity beyond expectations. Rajesh hit two huge sixes towards long on and long off. Ashish was the first to be dismissed with Abhi getting him caught at short mid-wicket. Ashish scored 27 (32b, 2*4). Rajesh went on make a match winning score of 37 (29b, 2*4, 2*6). Tathaghat and Nitin were dismissed to offer us a slight ray of hope but the damage had been done by the opening pair early on and the asking rate was never high after the first 8 overs.
Blasters, blasted their way to a easy 6 wicket victory with 13 balls to spare. One team managed to dig themselves out of a hole and another team caved the way for the opposition ....
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Parag and Abhi opened the inning against the bowling of Ibrar and Nitin. Both teams fielded 10 players with one player on both sides not showing up despite having confirmed earlier. The opening pair put on a partnership of 73 runs at the end on 10 overs. Abhishek was the first to be dismissed having scored a well made 17 (28 b, 2*4). Abhishek displayed a couple of ingenious strokes hitting full toss balls on or outside leg stump towards third man. One of these hits fetched him a boundary against the bowling of Harish. Parag was dismissed soon after in the11th having scored 45 (38b, 2*6, 4*4) with a team score of 76 in 10.4 overs. The score at the end of 11 overs was 80/2 with Vijay S hitting one straight boundary off the bowling of Nitin.
We seemed to be in complete control and one would expect Blasters to be on the way down. Scoring 4/5 singles an over with the ocasional two or boundary could easily have fetched 25-30 runs in the next 5 overs which would have given us a score of 105/110 in 16 overs. This would have been a formidable chase in the heat. Instead what followed was was something that one cannot fathom and accept. The next 5 overs saw the team lose 6 wickets for a paltry 12 runs and we ended up with 92/8 in 16 overs.
This was a target we have defended in the past. However, the current Blasters batting strength is potent. Vijay S and Saran started badly and before we realized 38 runs were conceded in a mere 4 overs. Rajesh and Ashish put our bowling to test and put on 55 in 8 overs. The opening pair was helped by mediocre catching in the outfield. Rajesh hits powerful shots straight into the outfield but these catches were dropped by a team that just a week back had displyed maturity beyond expectations. Rajesh hit two huge sixes towards long on and long off. Ashish was the first to be dismissed with Abhi getting him caught at short mid-wicket. Ashish scored 27 (32b, 2*4). Rajesh went on make a match winning score of 37 (29b, 2*4, 2*6). Tathaghat and Nitin were dismissed to offer us a slight ray of hope but the damage had been done by the opening pair early on and the asking rate was never high after the first 8 overs.
Blasters, blasted their way to a easy 6 wicket victory with 13 balls to spare. One team managed to dig themselves out of a hole and another team caved the way for the opposition ....
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