Vijay S won the toss for the Eagles and promptly elected to field in the final game against the Doyle Devils at the Spring Canyon Ground (Big).
On the first ball of the final, Ravi B lofted one to long on where Gopal took a good catch standing at the inner circle giving Siva his first wicket. Tushnim walked in to join Anand and started well. 13 runs were scored in the 3rd over taking the score to 21/1 in 3 overs. Tushnim drove an over-pitched ball from Vijay S straight to Parag at short cover. In the very next over Joy was caught particularly well in the slips by Vijay S giving Siva his second wicket. Pavel walked in and struck one huge shot towards mid-wicket for four. The bowler to suffer was Siva who more than made amends in the very next over being bowled by Vijay S. Pavel lofted one towards mid-off and the ball seemed to be going over the head of Siva standing on the circle. Siva however outstretched his hand over his head and held on the what was the catch of the day. Doyle Devils were 30/4 in 6 overs with four good batsman having returned to the pavilion.
Sam and Rupesh took over from the opening pair of Siva and Vijay S. Naman juggled one standing next to the umpire giving Rupesh his first wicket. Prashant was lucky earlier when an edge flew high to square-leg making it difficult for Naman to judge the catch.
At the 10 over mark Doyle Devils were placed at 49/5 and the Eagles were confident of restricting the target to less than 100 runs. The Eagles did even better in the second half of the bowling. Doyle Devils folded for 85 runs with 2 balls to spare. Santosh held three catches behind the stumps, one on the leg side being particularly sharp. Rupesh and Vijay S featured in two run-outs with Santosh. Sam held one low catch pretty well at point.
Siva (3), Vijay S (2), Rupesh (2) and Rosie (1) were among the wickets with every single bowler (Sam included) having bowled particularly well to restrict the opposition to a modest total. Only 11 extras were conceded meaning the Doyle Devils had to work particularly hard for their runs. Vijay S had the best figures of 4-0-12-2, having taken crucial wickets of Tushnim and Pavel.
All the Eagles had to do was play out the 20 overs to get to the target of 86 runs. Naman and Parag opened the inning against Ravi G, Prashant and Ravi M. The start was good with 34 runs being scored in 6 overs for the loss of no wickets. The 10th over resulted in Naman hitting one straight to the bowler giving Sourav a wicket in his first over. The 51 run opening stand had resulted in calm in the dressing room and uneasiness for the opposition.
Santosh joined Parag and hit a boundary to point straight away. 30 runs were required in the last 10 overs with 9 wickets in hand and victory for the Eagles seemed imminent. Santosh played well scoring the odd single and two.
Infact the target was reached in the 16th over itself with Santosh lofting one over Pavel's head for a boundary. Parag at the other end had scored an unbeaten 39 (39b, 6*4). Santosh finished with a well made 19 (24b, 2*4). Earlier Naman had scored 15 (32b).
It was an easy chase for the Eagles. Superb bowling coupled with excellent catches and sharp fielding had done the damage for the Doyle Devils During the chase a good start at the top resulted in Doyle Devils not being able to have a single dominant period in the game.
The Eagles were fantastic throughout the tournament and finished as worthy winners with a four game winning streak. Kudos to all the Eagles who displayed teamwork, good understanding, resilient and accurate bowling coupled with stable batting. The combined think tank of Vijay S/Rupesh deserve to be commended on leading the Eagles to victory.
Congratulations to all Eagles and Vijay S. We as a team thereby remain winners of the SDCS tournament in the winter as well as summer edition of the tournament.
On the first ball of the final, Ravi B lofted one to long on where Gopal took a good catch standing at the inner circle giving Siva his first wicket. Tushnim walked in to join Anand and started well. 13 runs were scored in the 3rd over taking the score to 21/1 in 3 overs. Tushnim drove an over-pitched ball from Vijay S straight to Parag at short cover. In the very next over Joy was caught particularly well in the slips by Vijay S giving Siva his second wicket. Pavel walked in and struck one huge shot towards mid-wicket for four. The bowler to suffer was Siva who more than made amends in the very next over being bowled by Vijay S. Pavel lofted one towards mid-off and the ball seemed to be going over the head of Siva standing on the circle. Siva however outstretched his hand over his head and held on the what was the catch of the day. Doyle Devils were 30/4 in 6 overs with four good batsman having returned to the pavilion.
Sam and Rupesh took over from the opening pair of Siva and Vijay S. Naman juggled one standing next to the umpire giving Rupesh his first wicket. Prashant was lucky earlier when an edge flew high to square-leg making it difficult for Naman to judge the catch.
At the 10 over mark Doyle Devils were placed at 49/5 and the Eagles were confident of restricting the target to less than 100 runs. The Eagles did even better in the second half of the bowling. Doyle Devils folded for 85 runs with 2 balls to spare. Santosh held three catches behind the stumps, one on the leg side being particularly sharp. Rupesh and Vijay S featured in two run-outs with Santosh. Sam held one low catch pretty well at point.
Siva (3), Vijay S (2), Rupesh (2) and Rosie (1) were among the wickets with every single bowler (Sam included) having bowled particularly well to restrict the opposition to a modest total. Only 11 extras were conceded meaning the Doyle Devils had to work particularly hard for their runs. Vijay S had the best figures of 4-0-12-2, having taken crucial wickets of Tushnim and Pavel.
All the Eagles had to do was play out the 20 overs to get to the target of 86 runs. Naman and Parag opened the inning against Ravi G, Prashant and Ravi M. The start was good with 34 runs being scored in 6 overs for the loss of no wickets. The 10th over resulted in Naman hitting one straight to the bowler giving Sourav a wicket in his first over. The 51 run opening stand had resulted in calm in the dressing room and uneasiness for the opposition.
Santosh joined Parag and hit a boundary to point straight away. 30 runs were required in the last 10 overs with 9 wickets in hand and victory for the Eagles seemed imminent. Santosh played well scoring the odd single and two.
Infact the target was reached in the 16th over itself with Santosh lofting one over Pavel's head for a boundary. Parag at the other end had scored an unbeaten 39 (39b, 6*4). Santosh finished with a well made 19 (24b, 2*4). Earlier Naman had scored 15 (32b).
It was an easy chase for the Eagles. Superb bowling coupled with excellent catches and sharp fielding had done the damage for the Doyle Devils During the chase a good start at the top resulted in Doyle Devils not being able to have a single dominant period in the game.
The Eagles were fantastic throughout the tournament and finished as worthy winners with a four game winning streak. Kudos to all the Eagles who displayed teamwork, good understanding, resilient and accurate bowling coupled with stable batting. The combined think tank of Vijay S/Rupesh deserve to be commended on leading the Eagles to victory.
Congratulations to all Eagles and Vijay S. We as a team thereby remain winners of the SDCS tournament in the winter as well as summer edition of the tournament.
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