The game was played at Doyle Park and began late due to delay due to ground availability. Rahul B won the toss and elected to field.
Amit C could not control the ball in the first over but Mudit started with a maiden over. Amit struck in the very next over to get Shiva clean bowled. Mudit continued with a tidy over. Samir coming in first change bowled Narasaiah as he moved outside off to hit the ball towards leg side. Ravi M and Gopal consolidated the inning to an extent. Both were kept relatively quiet by Samir who struck to get Ravi M bowled. The pitch had awkward bounce and a few balls flew over the keeper for extras. Gopal was bowled by Hari, with the ball keeping very low. Gopal left amidst complaints that the ball should be declared dead.
Naveen and Pradeep provided further consolidation. Pradeep played with aggression, starting with a boundary against Suresh. Amit was struck by Pradeep for a huge six towards long on with the ball sailing over Suresh standing a few yards in. Naveen lofted one towards wide long on but Suresh ran in hard to his right and held the ball well above his right shoulder. Sumanth was run out in a mix up with Pradeep. Pradeep however continued to attack as the overs came to a close. Srinivas was hit for a boundary over long-off and then for a six over long-on. Srinivas however struck back by getting Pradeep bowled and then immediately dismissed Srinivas bowled on the very next ball. Arun was run out by Amit fielding well at short mid-off. Samir got the last batsman caught behind. Cricket Communications lost their way in the final 5 overs and were dismissed for 95 with 5 balls to spare. Pradeep scored 31 (27b, 2*4, 2*6) and impressed with his big hitting skills. Samir (3), Srinivas (2), Hari (2) and Amit (1) were among the wickets.
The chase did not begin well with Mudit being bowled by Pradeep on just the 3rd ball of the first over. Hari joined Samir but was caught and bowled by Naveen in the 4th over of the inning.
Shiva had Abhishek caught by Pradeep at long on. Suresh walked in to join Samir but very soon, Samir was dismissed. Samir tried to hit one towards wide-fine leg but the ball bounced and took the upper edge of the bat and flew to Naveen standing at short fine-leg at the edge of the circle and held the ball with ease. Samir scored 16(226, 2*4, 1*4) and was dismissed just when he seemed set to score runs with confidence.
Parag joined Suresh but edged one to the keeper within four balls. With 5 batsman dismissed and the score reading less than 45 runs the team was under pressure. Suresh struck a straight six over the head of Gopal standing at long-off. Narasaiah introduced himself into the attack and deceived Suresh in the very first over. Rahul B was bowled by Haran and with just 3 wickets to get Cricket Communications were confident of winning this game. Naman was bowled by Pradeep, who was introduced to try and clean up the inning. Shekhar and Amit however played with caution and were also helped by the continuous offering of wides by the Cricket Communications bowling. Shekhar struck Narasaiah for a boundary towards fine leg and later hit one high over point for a boundary. With just 6-7 runs to get Amit decided to loft one over long-off. Amit could not clear Gopal standing about 50 yards away and was held to with ease, increasing the hopes of a win for Cricket Communications (also known as Strikers). the partnership between Shekhar and Amit had saved us the blushes, but could Cricket Communications get the final wicket and save the 6 runs. The overs were not an issue but we had to avoid losing a wicket. Srinivas held fort and finally a wide down leg side went for a boundary to bring us victory with 8 balls to spare.
It was a close game that could have gone wither way but in the end good, responsible batting by Shekhar (14*, 23b, 2*4) saw us through. Amit and Shekhar put on a good partnership for the 9th wicket and got us close enough, thus easing the pressure on Srinivas.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Match 15 against SDCricInfo/Mavericks on 07/19/2009
The game was played at Miramar College Ground (Small). Vijay S won the toss and promptly elected to field first.
Amit C bowled a tidy first over but Hari K could not control the length. Sushmit scored 11 runs in the second over with two boundaries. Amit struck in the 3rd over by dismissing Sushmit having him caught at square leg. Praveen (fielding for Hari R - who was late to arrive) held the catch with ease. Vijay S snapped Anil G, by making him lob an easy catch at short cover/mid-off. Rosie bowled Anil N in the very next over, only the 5th of the inning. Raghavendra was caught by Naman at point and Mavericks seemed to be in deep trouble with the top four batsman gone.
Neeraj and Rajendra steadied the inning and took the Mavericks into the break and a score of 39/4. The next three overs bowled by Samir, Amit and Hari went for 4, 8 and 9 runs respectively. The two batsmen seemed to be gathering momentum. Samir however provided the vital break by having Neeraj (a left hander) caught brilliantly by Rahul B behind the wickets. Vijay S introduced Rosie into the attack and was rewarded for his decision with two wickets in the over. Pavan was needlessly run out in a mix up with Yoga. Rosie picked up a wicket in his next over, having picked one on the last ball of his previous over and almost had a hat-trick only to see Samir not being able to latch to a sharp catch standing at silly-point. Vijay S, started his 3rd over, the 18th of the inning and picked up the last batsman. Mavericks were shot out for a score of just 70 runs. It was a fantastic all round effort in bowling, bringing back memories of few games where other teams were subjected to the same fate in crucial games by our bowling attack. Rosie seems to have a special liking for this ground finishing with figures of 4-0-10-4. Vijay S did well too with 3 wickets in his bag and only conceded 7 runs. Amit C and Samir picked up a wicket each hardly giving away any runs.
It was a small target and in walked Naman and Parag. Disaster struck on the fourth ball itself, with Parag being bowled on the very first ball he faced. Shekhar departed very soon and Amit C was run-out in a mix-up with Naman, in a circumstance with the batsman needing to wait for the ball to pass the bowler. Naman was bowled by Rajendra and the situation seemed to have become slightly uneasy. Two points were on our side at that moment of time, a small target and a good run-rate. Hari R walked in and began in the usual aggressive mode by launching a boundary to a vacant mid-wicket. Hari R kept chipping the ball in the gaps and also played some good ground strokes on the leg side. Gopal struck a straight boundary on the first ball he faced and it seemed we would get to the target without further loss of wickets. Gopal, Samir and Vijay S were dismissed in single digit scores. Hari K joined Hari R and together they knocked the 10-12 runs required for victory. Hari R 29 *(25b, 3*4) was the backbone of the batting that was bent by the bowling attack of the Mavericks. Hari's quickfire inning ensured that thoughts of a win were always out of sight for the Mavericks in inning two.
Had we lost about 4 fewer wickets, the win would have been a thumping one. Nevertheless, a good effort in the field with ball set this victory for the team. Vijay S once again led from the front and was ably supported by all bowlers. The entire team rallied around, given our recent losses against the Mavericks.
Good win guys, that's the form we need to maintain.
Our motto going forward - A few individuals may fail but the team must still win.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Match 14 against SDCricInfo/Mavericks on 06/27/2009
The game was played at Mira Mesa Community Park (Outer). Mavericks won the toss and elected to bat on a field with uneven patches of grass and soil. Sushmit and Vikas opened the batting for the Mavericks. Naman started the first over erratically conceding 11 runs including a four, 3 no-balls and a wide. Rosie, Samir continued the bowling but Sushmit seemed to be in good touch. Boundaries were hit in the next few overs being bowled but we also picked up a few wickets. Mavericks reached 49 in 6 overs. Balaji hit a straight six on the short straight boundary. A ball from Shiva shot high over the keeper, Parag for four byes. Sushmit played good shots to the cover region and Mavericks seemed to be prospering well. Mavericks reached 66/4 in 10 overs and Sushmit seemed to be in control and guided the inning well.
Rosie picked up Sushmit after the break. Sushmit returned with a well made 31 (32b, 5*4) on a pitch that was not predictable in either bounce of movement. We then pulled the scoring back and dismissed the Mavericks for 102 in 17.1 overs. Naman featured in two run-outs with Nagendra falling short at the keeper's end and Arun falling short at the non-strikers end. Mudit standing at short square leg hit one direct to get rid of Balaji. Amit hit one from short cover/mid-off. A good effort in the field had brought us back in the game after a bad start to our bowling. The pitch however was one where a batsman could get bounced into discomfort.
Our start to the chase was even worse. We lost a wicket in the second over, another two in the 3rd and two in the fifth. The score read a shabby 26/5 in 4 overs. Samir was bowled by Vikas after having hit a nice looking boundary square on the off-side. Rajendra picked up Gopal and Naman in the space of three balls in the third over. Vikas returned in the 4th to pick up Aravind and Mudit. Mudit was caught one handed at deep mid-wicket by Sunil. The previous ball was a no-ball for overstepping and Srinivas had declared a free hit in a low tone. Mavericks went for the appeal and demanded the wicket saying that we have never played with this rule in the past. Mudit walked back with annoyance for a second time in two weeks on the same ground.
Shiva was scoring a few runs but then lobbed one straight up to short square leg. Parag hit Pavan for a six towards deep square leg on a full toss on or outside leg stump. The pitch was a difficult one to survive and with 6 wickets gone and plenty of overs to go, a partnership was needed to change the tide. The wicket continued with Amit, Rosie and Narasaiah dismissed in quick succession after the loss of 6 wickets. Parag (8 of 21b, 1*6) was the last to be dismissed just before the 10 over break.
It was a pathetic display of batting with the entire batting squad returning to the pavilion with just 5o on board. Mavericks thus won by a huge margin of 52 runs.
Rosie picked up Sushmit after the break. Sushmit returned with a well made 31 (32b, 5*4) on a pitch that was not predictable in either bounce of movement. We then pulled the scoring back and dismissed the Mavericks for 102 in 17.1 overs. Naman featured in two run-outs with Nagendra falling short at the keeper's end and Arun falling short at the non-strikers end. Mudit standing at short square leg hit one direct to get rid of Balaji. Amit hit one from short cover/mid-off. A good effort in the field had brought us back in the game after a bad start to our bowling. The pitch however was one where a batsman could get bounced into discomfort.
Our start to the chase was even worse. We lost a wicket in the second over, another two in the 3rd and two in the fifth. The score read a shabby 26/5 in 4 overs. Samir was bowled by Vikas after having hit a nice looking boundary square on the off-side. Rajendra picked up Gopal and Naman in the space of three balls in the third over. Vikas returned in the 4th to pick up Aravind and Mudit. Mudit was caught one handed at deep mid-wicket by Sunil. The previous ball was a no-ball for overstepping and Srinivas had declared a free hit in a low tone. Mavericks went for the appeal and demanded the wicket saying that we have never played with this rule in the past. Mudit walked back with annoyance for a second time in two weeks on the same ground.
Shiva was scoring a few runs but then lobbed one straight up to short square leg. Parag hit Pavan for a six towards deep square leg on a full toss on or outside leg stump. The pitch was a difficult one to survive and with 6 wickets gone and plenty of overs to go, a partnership was needed to change the tide. The wicket continued with Amit, Rosie and Narasaiah dismissed in quick succession after the loss of 6 wickets. Parag (8 of 21b, 1*6) was the last to be dismissed just before the 10 over break.
It was a pathetic display of batting with the entire batting squad returning to the pavilion with just 5o on board. Mavericks thus won by a huge margin of 52 runs.
Match 13 against SDCricInfo/Mavericks on 05/30/2009
We lost the game by a relatively huge margin of 48 runs. SDCricInfo scored 140 in 20 overs. Our bowling was guilty of conceeding 50 runs in the last 4 overs.
Our chase went well with a score of 75/4 in 10 overs. We then lost six wickets within the next 4.1 overs scoring only 17 additional runs.
The scorecard is with Gopal K and will be uploaded, if and when received.
Our chase went well with a score of 75/4 in 10 overs. We then lost six wickets within the next 4.1 overs scoring only 17 additional runs.
The scorecard is with Gopal K and will be uploaded, if and when received.
Match 14 against Doyle Devils on 06/21/2009
We lost the 16 over game against Doyle Devils. The start of the game was delayed due to late arrivals of of team members. Doyle Devils did not appreciate our lack of punctuality the least bit. We need to improve upon ensuring the team as a whole arrives within a reasonable time span.
The scoresheets are with the Doyle Devils team and will be uploaded, if and when received.
The scoresheets are with the Doyle Devils team and will be uploaded, if and when received.
Match 12 against Doyle Devils 05/09/2009
FAC won this game against Doyle Devils. The scorecard will be uploaded once received from Ajay K.
Match 9 against Real Panthers on 0712209
Miramar College Ground (Big) was the venue for Game 9 against Real Panthers on July 12th 09.
Real Panthers won the toss and elected to bat first on a ground with thick grass and 70 yard boundaries. Real Panthers were not happy with the huge boundaries, given the thick grass and asked for about 55 to 60 yard boundaries. We never play with shorter boundaries unless the ground has restrictions on a certain side.
Neverthless, the game got under way around 9 am. Amit and Srinivas opened the bowling and the first five overs produced 3 wickets. Amit bowled Anil on just the second ball of the game. Hari K held a sharp catch above his head to give Srinivas his first wicket to dismiss captain Giresh. Siddhartha followed one outside the off stump and nicked one to keeper Santosh to give Srinivas his second wicket in the fifth over. Naveen S and opener Santosh then realized the situation demanded consolidation. Both played the bowling to merit and started taking some chances only in the latter half of the period prior to the break. The last ball of the 10th over resulted in the dismissal of Santosh to give Hari R a welcome wicket. Real Panthers were at 43/4 in 10 overs.
One over from Gopal, saw the first boundary being hit by Naveen S towards deep fine leg. Gopal however caused the dismissal of Vilas who hit one high in the air to see Santosh to hold the catch a few feet behind the stumps. Amit soon dismissed Naveen S in the final over of his spell. Bhanu coming in at the fall of the wicket of Vilas, played with aggression after initial uncertainty against the bowling of Hari R. One such hit travelled just over Srinivas at mid-wicket for a boundary. Another loose ball from Hari K was dismissed to the cover boundary on a lofted hit. Srinivas was hit for a straight hit for six over long-off. Bhanu was bowled by Sam in the 19th over by a yorker length delivery. Sanjay edged one to Santosh behind the stumps in the final over to give Hari K his first wicket.
Real Panthers finished with 100/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Amit was the pick of the bowlers (is it new?) with figures of 4-0-14-2. Hari K, playing after a long time bowled well to concede 19 runs in 4 overs and picked up a wicket. Hari R, Sam, Srinivas and Gopal played their part to restrict the opposition to a score that was not too daunting. The fielding was good with no simple chances being dropped. Santosh, infact picked up four catches behind the stumps. Bhanu (24), Santosh (18) and Naveen S (16) brought respectability to the score for the Real Panthers.
Our chase began with Parag and Hari opening the batting and playing the initial overs with caution. The 5th over produced 8 runs with Parag, hitting one for three to deep fine leg and then hitting one square of the wicket for a boundary. The ball was timed well and it bounced ahead of the fielder and jumped over the head of the fielder as he came in. At 23/0 in 6 overs the platform was laid down but it was time to accelerate. There were no loss of wickets and the score at the end of 10 overs read 47/0. The team now required 54 in the last 10 overs with all wickets intact.
Santosh bowled Hari on the final ball of the 11th over. The 49 runs partnership with Parag seemed to have set us for the chase. Hari scored 16 (29b) but returned just when he was intent on providing the acceleration. It was now time for batsmen coming in to take advantage of the 4th and 5th bowlers. Gopal however started uneasily and missed quite a few deliveries against Santosh and Anil. Parag was scoring runs but in general played with caution. Boundaries were hard to come by as Anil and Bhanu reduced their pace drastically. Parag hit few shots well behind the stumps on the off side as well as square of the wicket and behind the wicket on the leg side. A loose ball from Anil was hit a couple of yards away from the fielder standing inside the circle at short fine leg to bring only the second boundary of the inning. Runs did not come in a flurry and soon the asking rate moved up from 6 an over to almost 8 an over over a period of 4 overs starting at the 14th over.
31 runs were required in 24 balls, that then changed to 21 in 18 balls. Gopal made way for Santosh to join Parag who by now was exhausted. 3 runs came on a no-ball, and Santosh took a single off Sanjay. Parag hit a full toss, with no great power to mid-off standing about 50 yards away. Giresh held the catch with ease and that brought Shekhar in to the crease. Parag had scored 43 (58b, 2*4) but fell just when the final 17 runs were required. Shekhar and Sam were dismissed in the search for runs with no time to get their eye-in. 13 runs were required in 2 overs. Bhanu conceeded 9 runs in the 19th over. Santosh hit five of those with a three followed by a two and Hari K hit a three. The second ball of the 20th over was hit by Hari K towards an open mid-wicket for a boundary.
We thus won with four balls to spare and with six wickets in hand. Rahul B did a fine job utilizing the bowlers well and encouraging players on the field. It's our second win on the trot against Real Panthers who were without a couple of tough players but certainly need to be taken on with might. It was a fantastic performance over a 40 over period with the game not slipping past our grips at any moment of time. Well done all !
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tEm5mFkJI-f9-mWErwOXSHQ
Real Panthers won the toss and elected to bat first on a ground with thick grass and 70 yard boundaries. Real Panthers were not happy with the huge boundaries, given the thick grass and asked for about 55 to 60 yard boundaries. We never play with shorter boundaries unless the ground has restrictions on a certain side.
Neverthless, the game got under way around 9 am. Amit and Srinivas opened the bowling and the first five overs produced 3 wickets. Amit bowled Anil on just the second ball of the game. Hari K held a sharp catch above his head to give Srinivas his first wicket to dismiss captain Giresh. Siddhartha followed one outside the off stump and nicked one to keeper Santosh to give Srinivas his second wicket in the fifth over. Naveen S and opener Santosh then realized the situation demanded consolidation. Both played the bowling to merit and started taking some chances only in the latter half of the period prior to the break. The last ball of the 10th over resulted in the dismissal of Santosh to give Hari R a welcome wicket. Real Panthers were at 43/4 in 10 overs.
One over from Gopal, saw the first boundary being hit by Naveen S towards deep fine leg. Gopal however caused the dismissal of Vilas who hit one high in the air to see Santosh to hold the catch a few feet behind the stumps. Amit soon dismissed Naveen S in the final over of his spell. Bhanu coming in at the fall of the wicket of Vilas, played with aggression after initial uncertainty against the bowling of Hari R. One such hit travelled just over Srinivas at mid-wicket for a boundary. Another loose ball from Hari K was dismissed to the cover boundary on a lofted hit. Srinivas was hit for a straight hit for six over long-off. Bhanu was bowled by Sam in the 19th over by a yorker length delivery. Sanjay edged one to Santosh behind the stumps in the final over to give Hari K his first wicket.
Real Panthers finished with 100/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Amit was the pick of the bowlers (is it new?) with figures of 4-0-14-2. Hari K, playing after a long time bowled well to concede 19 runs in 4 overs and picked up a wicket. Hari R, Sam, Srinivas and Gopal played their part to restrict the opposition to a score that was not too daunting. The fielding was good with no simple chances being dropped. Santosh, infact picked up four catches behind the stumps. Bhanu (24), Santosh (18) and Naveen S (16) brought respectability to the score for the Real Panthers.
Our chase began with Parag and Hari opening the batting and playing the initial overs with caution. The 5th over produced 8 runs with Parag, hitting one for three to deep fine leg and then hitting one square of the wicket for a boundary. The ball was timed well and it bounced ahead of the fielder and jumped over the head of the fielder as he came in. At 23/0 in 6 overs the platform was laid down but it was time to accelerate. There were no loss of wickets and the score at the end of 10 overs read 47/0. The team now required 54 in the last 10 overs with all wickets intact.
Santosh bowled Hari on the final ball of the 11th over. The 49 runs partnership with Parag seemed to have set us for the chase. Hari scored 16 (29b) but returned just when he was intent on providing the acceleration. It was now time for batsmen coming in to take advantage of the 4th and 5th bowlers. Gopal however started uneasily and missed quite a few deliveries against Santosh and Anil. Parag was scoring runs but in general played with caution. Boundaries were hard to come by as Anil and Bhanu reduced their pace drastically. Parag hit few shots well behind the stumps on the off side as well as square of the wicket and behind the wicket on the leg side. A loose ball from Anil was hit a couple of yards away from the fielder standing inside the circle at short fine leg to bring only the second boundary of the inning. Runs did not come in a flurry and soon the asking rate moved up from 6 an over to almost 8 an over over a period of 4 overs starting at the 14th over.
31 runs were required in 24 balls, that then changed to 21 in 18 balls. Gopal made way for Santosh to join Parag who by now was exhausted. 3 runs came on a no-ball, and Santosh took a single off Sanjay. Parag hit a full toss, with no great power to mid-off standing about 50 yards away. Giresh held the catch with ease and that brought Shekhar in to the crease. Parag had scored 43 (58b, 2*4) but fell just when the final 17 runs were required. Shekhar and Sam were dismissed in the search for runs with no time to get their eye-in. 13 runs were required in 2 overs. Bhanu conceeded 9 runs in the 19th over. Santosh hit five of those with a three followed by a two and Hari K hit a three. The second ball of the 20th over was hit by Hari K towards an open mid-wicket for a boundary.
We thus won with four balls to spare and with six wickets in hand. Rahul B did a fine job utilizing the bowlers well and encouraging players on the field. It's our second win on the trot against Real Panthers who were without a couple of tough players but certainly need to be taken on with might. It was a fantastic performance over a 40 over period with the game not slipping past our grips at any moment of time. Well done all !
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tEm5mFkJI-f9-mWErwOXSHQ
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