October 25, 2014

Team A: Tanzeel(c), Shaimir, Iqbal, Sumit, Imtiaz,Vicky, Imtiaz,  Rehan & Buland 

Team B: Reyaz(c), Rakib, Faisal, Suraj, Tausif, Farooq, Mehran, Afzal & Afaque

1st match: Team B scored 112 runs in 12 overs. Team A chased it down with 1 ball to spare

Highlights

 - Afzal and Faisal provided a good opening partnership for Team B. Reyaz, Mehran and Tausif too pitched in

 - Imtiaz from Team A was brilliant with the ball, he broke the first wicket partnership and also took 4 wickets in 5 balls including a hattrick

 - Wickets fell for Team A initially but Sumit and Iqbal provided a healthy partnership which helped them inch closer to the target

 - Mehran bowled well to keep things tight for Team B

 - Team A needed 60 from last overs....32 from last 3 overs...21 from 12 balls...and then finally 16 from last over

 - A brilliant second last over by Afaque saw Team A scoring only 5 runs

 - Iqbal batted superbly in the last over, scoring 2 sixes off Farooq..... 6 2 0 6 2

Imtiaz with Team A after his split over hattrick

2nd match: Team B scored 94 runs in 12 overs. Team A could only manage 69 in 10 odd overs when they lost all their wickets

Highlights

 - Although the target was not much as compared to first match but the Team A's chase never took off. They kept on losing wickets at regular intervals
 - Suraj was the wrecker in chief for Team B. He took four wickets in his 2 over spell. His brilliance with the ball would be enough to win him man of the match award

October 18, 2014

Team A: Kashif (c), Shaimir, Iqbal, Tanzeel,Faisal, Rehan, Suraj +2 other players

Team B: Vicky(c), Rakib, Sumit, Imtiaz, Buland, Rashid, Tausif +2 other players

Move over Afridi & Gauti, Gambir and Kohli, Yuvi and KP, India and Pakistan; Rockerzzz are here.... We were back after 3 weeks and the passion to win the game was definitely seen on the field. Oh what a game, what arguments and what a fight! Umpires were drilled, bowlers were unhappy and players sitting in the dug out were flummoxed. Wickets were brought down to stop the game but in the end Cricket was the winner, Rockerzzz were the real winner, we the players were the ultimate winner. In the end we remembered to forget the turmoil and the state of unhappiness. Teams won one match each, handshakes were exchanged and promises were made to not to make this happen again and if ever it happens we will take this within the spirit of game and stick to the rules made with total harmony after all everyone is a friend of others and a brother too.

1st match: For Team B Vicky and one of his friend had one of best opening partnerships of late. They had a century run stand and put up a target of 145 off 12 overs for Team A. Team A's bowlers tried hard but a couple of overs from Madhu and Tanzeel went for almost 45-50 runs which totally took the match away from Team A. High catches dropping in between fielders were also not helping. Team A never had a chance while chasing. Slow start and no big partnerships helped the match go only one way, that was towards Team B's victory and they finally won by almost 60 runs

2nd match: This time Team A was determined to win the match. Their bowlers bowled good spell of bowling, taking wickets and keeping the batsman of Team B clutched. They were 94 after the end of 11th over, which is a par score but a total barrage of howlers from Shaimir and some clean hit by Vicky helped Team B reach 121 after the end of 12 overs. Like mentioned earlier Team A was determined to win this and so started very cautiously scoring runs briskly and maintaining a healthy run rate of 8 runs per over. A couple of big overs in the middle helped them to inch closer to the target. They needed 19 off 3 overs when Faisal was still on the crease. Faisal's inning was a comeback inning for him. Bulk of the runs (almost 75%) were from his blade. He got out and team faced a few hiccups...12 from 2 overs.. A brilliant over from Buland saw only 4 runs coming from it....8 from 1 over.....6 from 4 balls....4 from 2 balls... Extremely tired Shaimir was a matter of concern for both the teams. For team A only he can hit far and away and he did and that too cleanly....Vicky could see the ball coming towards him but it flew over his head giving Team A a fantastic victory.