Date & Time : 16th Oct 2010 : 8-30 AM To 11-30 AM : Play-Day No 31
Pitch & Conditions : A Cold and Windy Morning at 5C ..Went Up to 10C. A Wet Smooth Pitch Broken after the first over, ball kept low at times, uneven bounce and turn. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 11 Players.
Teams
Siva c
Vivek
Naveed
Subu
Mukund
Ranjan c (M1 & M2)
Anil (c M3)
Naveen
Rajesh
Kalpesh
Abhay (M3 only)
Match 1 : 5-P ; 10-Overs
Siva XI : 33/3 (10 Overs) Mukund 16* Kalpesh 1W
Ranjan XI: 25 all out (6.1 overs) Naveen 8 Mukund 3W
Result : Siva XI won by 8 runs and 3.5 overs left
Report:
Siva won the toss and chose to bat. There were only a total of 6 players who braved the cold and freezing wind. Naveed sent to open, couldn't measure the spongy pitch and Kalpesh's swing, struggled two balls and edged the third to wide of keeper Subu, who took a spectacular reflex catch. 4 more brave soldiers joined the field in the 2nd over. It took few overs to realize that it is going to be a bowlers pitch as Vivek kept swinging and missing the balls which raised to half of his expectations. At the end of the 6th over Siva XI was 19/2. Mukund and Subu ticked the score with singles and posted a paltry 34 to chase.
Naveen and Anil opened the chase and started collecting singles easily. 13/1 in 3 overs was decent for this pitch and Ranjan XI is expected to chase this out. But it is a slow bowlers paradise. Mukund (4th over) "hurled" twice to peg leg and middle stumps of Naveen and Ranjan. Siva bowled a slower one that decieved Rajesh in the flight and popped to short leg. 25/4 in 5 overs. Kalpesh, the last batsman was determined to keep Naveed's over out of his stumps and defended tirelessly to give a maiden. Kalpesh want to score 9 in 4 overs, Mukund looking for a spongy spot on the pitch, pitched on the hard surface, ball kicked up and caught Kalpesh in two minds and he decided to cut it. But it was too late and close to his body, the ball caressed the bat and went straight to the safe hands of Subu.
Match 2 : 5-P ; 10-Overs
Siva XI : 46/3 (10 Overs) Vivek 20* Mukund 13* Naveen 2W
Ranjan XI: 33 all out (7.3 overs) Ranjan 16 Vivek,Naveed,Mukund 1W
Result : Siva XI won by 13 runs and 2.3 overs left
Report:
Siva won the toss and chose to bat. Vivek and Subu opened the innings with caution, scoring 11 in 4 overs. Secured the wickets for a late surge with 28/0 in 7 overs. The late surge did come up with the cost of 3 wickets in the span of 9 balls. Naveen bowled stump to stump and denied any scoring opportunities. Vivek and Mukund pulled up some 2's and Vivek took a full toll on Rajesh's last over to post 46 in 10 overs.
Ranjan and Rajesh opened the chase, struggled with the pace and height of the ball, cautiosly poked around for couple of overs. Rajesh's vigil ended when Mukund sent a low-straighter one to the middle stump. Vivek realised the pitch is aiding slow bowling, switched to his old way of ripping spin bowling. That over was mesmerising as there is no way to touch the ball when it is pitched on middle, gripped, turned to off and bounced on its way over keeper's (Mukund) head every time. But Ranjan kept playing his shots and looked promising. As with the previous match, Ranjan XI was in a relatively strong position (30/1 in 5 overs). But lost wickets in clusters including two suicidal run outs in a similar fashion, driven straight to Rajesh at the mid wicket who is the best fielder, strong arms and accurate throw made the runouts easy.
Match 3 : 5-P ; 10-Overs
Anil XI: 35 all out (8.5 overs) Naveen 17 Abhay 14 Naveed 2W Mukund 2W
Siva XI : 37/4 (9.1 overs) Vivek 27* Anil,Kalpesh,Rajesh 1W
Result : Siva XI won by a wicket with 5 balls left.
Pitch & Conditions : A Cold and Windy Morning at 5C ..Went Up to 10C. A Wet Smooth Pitch Broken after the first over, ball kept low at times, uneven bounce and turn. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 11 Players.
Teams
Siva c
Vivek
Naveed
Subu
Mukund
Ranjan c (M1 & M2)
Anil (c M3)
Naveen
Rajesh
Kalpesh
Abhay (M3 only)
Match 1 : 5-P ; 10-Overs
Siva XI : 33/3 (10 Overs) Mukund 16* Kalpesh 1W
Ranjan XI: 25 all out (6.1 overs) Naveen 8 Mukund 3W
Result : Siva XI won by 8 runs and 3.5 overs left
Report:
Siva won the toss and chose to bat. There were only a total of 6 players who braved the cold and freezing wind. Naveed sent to open, couldn't measure the spongy pitch and Kalpesh's swing, struggled two balls and edged the third to wide of keeper Subu, who took a spectacular reflex catch. 4 more brave soldiers joined the field in the 2nd over. It took few overs to realize that it is going to be a bowlers pitch as Vivek kept swinging and missing the balls which raised to half of his expectations. At the end of the 6th over Siva XI was 19/2. Mukund and Subu ticked the score with singles and posted a paltry 34 to chase.
Naveen and Anil opened the chase and started collecting singles easily. 13/1 in 3 overs was decent for this pitch and Ranjan XI is expected to chase this out. But it is a slow bowlers paradise. Mukund (4th over) "hurled" twice to peg leg and middle stumps of Naveen and Ranjan. Siva bowled a slower one that decieved Rajesh in the flight and popped to short leg. 25/4 in 5 overs. Kalpesh, the last batsman was determined to keep Naveed's over out of his stumps and defended tirelessly to give a maiden. Kalpesh want to score 9 in 4 overs, Mukund looking for a spongy spot on the pitch, pitched on the hard surface, ball kicked up and caught Kalpesh in two minds and he decided to cut it. But it was too late and close to his body, the ball caressed the bat and went straight to the safe hands of Subu.
Match 2 : 5-P ; 10-Overs
Siva XI : 46/3 (10 Overs) Vivek 20* Mukund 13* Naveen 2W
Ranjan XI: 33 all out (7.3 overs) Ranjan 16 Vivek,Naveed,Mukund 1W
Result : Siva XI won by 13 runs and 2.3 overs left
Report:
Siva won the toss and chose to bat. Vivek and Subu opened the innings with caution, scoring 11 in 4 overs. Secured the wickets for a late surge with 28/0 in 7 overs. The late surge did come up with the cost of 3 wickets in the span of 9 balls. Naveen bowled stump to stump and denied any scoring opportunities. Vivek and Mukund pulled up some 2's and Vivek took a full toll on Rajesh's last over to post 46 in 10 overs.
Ranjan and Rajesh opened the chase, struggled with the pace and height of the ball, cautiosly poked around for couple of overs. Rajesh's vigil ended when Mukund sent a low-straighter one to the middle stump. Vivek realised the pitch is aiding slow bowling, switched to his old way of ripping spin bowling. That over was mesmerising as there is no way to touch the ball when it is pitched on middle, gripped, turned to off and bounced on its way over keeper's (Mukund) head every time. But Ranjan kept playing his shots and looked promising. As with the previous match, Ranjan XI was in a relatively strong position (30/1 in 5 overs). But lost wickets in clusters including two suicidal run outs in a similar fashion, driven straight to Rajesh at the mid wicket who is the best fielder, strong arms and accurate throw made the runouts easy.
Match 3 : 5-P ; 10-Overs
Anil XI: 35 all out (8.5 overs) Naveen 17 Abhay 14 Naveed 2W Mukund 2W
Siva XI : 37/4 (9.1 overs) Vivek 27* Anil,Kalpesh,Rajesh 1W
Result : Siva XI won by a wicket with 5 balls left.
Report:
Anil won the toss, wanted to change the tide and chose to bat. Abhay and Anil opened and collected 7 in the first over off Siva. Naveed bowled Anil with a leg cutter in the second over but Naveen and Abhay had a solid partnership until 6.5 overs for 21/1. As they did before, they lost wickets in clusters which included a jumping-knee-catch of Vivek at mid-off. Anil XI posted 35 in 8.5 overs.
Chasing a tricky 3.6 per over, Vivek and Siva played safe (10 in 4 overs) until a misjudged Vivek's call behind the wicket costed Siva's wicket. Anil getting all the balls right but not getting the reward for the effort was eyeing for that 50th wicket, bowled the one that turned to leg instead of his usual off-turn, Mukund played to dug that out played with soft hands, the unexpected bounce hit the higher in the handle, fell on his tummy and exactly on the bails. Subu and Naveed's little cameo didn't work this time. But Vivek was rock solid and cut twice to cover boundary off Kalpesh and a ferocious pull off Rajesh gave the whitewash finish.
Series Result :
Siva XI Win 3-0
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Report By : Mukund on 18th Oct 2010
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