Having beaten the Strikers comprehensively in Game 2, this game was of utmost significance. The game was played at Cypress Canyon Ground (Big) in one corner of the ground restricting runs behind the wicket. Strikers won the toss and appropriately elected to bat.
We scored 94/8 in 20 overs with quite a few batsmen falling to loose deliveries. Strikers were missing a few regular bowlers but the replacements were good enough to fill in.
In reply Strikers opened with Siva and Gopal. Amit and Srinivas bowled a few tight overs at the start. Over number 5 however, yielded two boundaries to the Strikers. Gopal hit a couple of loose deliveries to mid-wicket and square leg respectively thereby relieving the tension for the Strikers. The next five overs continued to yield runs with just a couple of wickets falling. At the 10 over stage Strikers were placed at about 59/2 and seemed in complete control.
Our fielding department then fought back to peg the scoring by restrictive bowling that also produced wickets with fair regularity. The equation boiled down to 3 runs needed in the final over and two wickets in hand for the Strikers. The first ball from Hari was short and was hit to a vacant cover boundary with all fielders having been brought in to save singles.
Strikers thus won the three match series convicingly with just one loss chasing a real high score.
Scorecard - Unavailable at this time. Details are therefore limited and possibly vague.
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