Pitch & Conditions : A breezy & freezing cold morning started with -2C and went up to 8C with wind gusts upto 30 mph. A Wet Smooth Pitch , good bounce. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 5 Players. A demoralizing turnout compared to the 20 players we got this summer.
Field Restrictions: Runs were not allowed on the off-side, behind the square. A line drawn between the fences through mid-pitch. Single batsman, three fielders - mid wicket, deep square leg and mid-on. A feet from the off-stump is a wide ball. No runs for wides. Marut played common in the first match, then joined Naveed XI. To balance the team, Kalpesh XI were given a chance to field a batsman twice!!
Teams
Naveed c, Mukund, Marut (common M1)
Kalpesh c, Ranjan
Match 1 : 2+1-P ; 5-Overs
Kalpesh XI: 8 all out (4 overs) Kalpesh 6 Naveed 2W
Naveed XI: 8 for no loss (5 Overs) Marut 4*
Result: Match tied
Report:
It was much harder to score runs as 3 fielders are cramped in the little scoring area. Then fun started during the chase. Marut scored 4 runs in the first 2 overs, Mukund scored 3 in the 3rd over. Two runs were needed in 2 overs. Marut bowled a maiden to Mukund and Naveed faced the last over from Kalpesh. With all his scoring areas are blocked by the restrictions, his big swings didn't connect the ball and failed to score the winning run!
Match 2 : 3-P ; 6-Overs
Kalpesh XI: 19/2 (6 overs) Ranjan 12* Naveed & Mukund 1W
Naveed XI: 9 all out (2.3 Overs) Naveed 6 Ranjan 2W
Result: Kalpesh XI won by 10 runs
Match 3 : 3-P ; 6-Overs
Naveed XI: 11 all out (2.5 Overs) Naveed 11 Ranjan 3W
Kalpesh XI: 15/2 (3.5 overs) Kaplesh 9* Mukund 2W
Result: Kalpesh XI won by 1 wicket with 2.1 overs remaining
Match 4 : 3-P ; 6-Overs
Kalpesh XI: 27/1 (6 overs) Kalpesh 18* Mukund 1W
Naveed XI: 9 all out (3.2 Overs) Mukund 7 Ranjan 2W
Result: Kalpesh XI won by 18 runs
Report: Match 2, 3 & 4 are very similar. Kalpesh and Ranjan bowled beautifully to deny any scoring opportunities and Ranjan had caught & bowled opportunities at will. Naveed, Mukund & Marut found it very difficult to take singles. Kalpesh XI scored 5 boundaries overall to Naveed XI's one boundary sums it all.
Series Result :
Kalpesh XI Win 3-0
Check out the latest stats: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApT49nso2ts_dDJzSi1oRGt6c0hISjJLYU42SzdVT2c&hl=en
Report By : Mukund on 22nd Nov 2010

