February 28, 2015

Team A: Buland (c), Gaj, Faisal, Sumit, mehran, Ameen, Azad, Iqbal
Team B: Suraj (c), Vicky, Tanzeel, Imtiaz, Rehan, Ratish, Fauzan, Adnan

1st match: Team A scored 87 runs which Team B failed to achieve and fell short by some 20 odd runs when they were all out

Highlights:
 - Imtiaz, Yuvi and others did well to not give enough runs. They picked up wickets, fielded well and didn't give enough room for Team A batsman
 - It looked like a bowlers pitch as team A also did well in their inning. Mehran bowled exceptionally well and he along with other bowlers such as Gaj (who too was brilliant with the ball) haltedTeam B chase

2nd match: Team A set the target of 114 runs. This time Team B achieved it in the 11th over

Highights
 - Imtiaz started off well with the ball but Team B lost the plot in the middle overs
 - Sumit and Gaj with their big shots in the middle took Team A to very good position
 - Team A would have scored more than 113 had it not been for Tanzeel and Yuvi towards the end of inning. They bowled well the last couple of overs and gave only 6 runs in 2 overs
 - Team B started off well, Vicky along with Fauzan and Adnan scored briskly and they were comfortable at 58/2 in 5 overs
 - Quick wickets of Vicky and Tanzeel brought Team A back into the match
 - Controversial six off Yuvi at the long off boundary was the point of discussion later in the day. Gaj was confident of a clean catch at the boundary but Suraj the umpire wanted nothing but a six
 - Later that turned to be a turning point as yuvi meated out few more blows and hence took Team B home with his match winning performance

February 21, 2015

Few of the interesting things to happen:

 - match between Batsman vs Bowler
 - powerplay introduced - 1st 3 overs, only 3 players to be on the boundary
 - only 2 bowlers to bowl maximum of 3 overs, others can bowl 2 overs


Team Batsman: Reyaz (c). Vicky, Faisal, Vishal, Tausif, Sumit, Iqbal, Ameen & Hesham
Team Bowler: Tanzeel(c), Imtiaz, Afaque, Gaj, Yuvraj, Suraj, Buland & Rehan

1st match: Team Batsman could only score 80 runs in 12 overs. Bowlers chased it in the 11th over

Highlights of the match:

 - powerplay was a bane to the team 'Batsman'. They lost wickets to Imtiaz and Afaque in the first 3overs. They were 11/3 in 3 overs
 - Bowlers were in full control until the 8 overs of the first inning when the Batsman team were around 45 and only 2 wickets left. Reyaz took control of the match, Sumit assisted him and they scored 80 runs in their allotted 12 overs
 - Bolwer team started of very well, scoring 30 runs in the first 3 overs. Tanzeel and Rehan build a good platform for Bowlers to take control in the later half of the inning. There was moment in the inning when Yuvraj gave a simple chance to Vicky but he couldn't hold on to it. It could have turned the match different way.
 - It was a great moment for the Bowling team as they won the match comprehensively

2nd match: 'Batsman' team were determined this time. They scored 121 in 12 overs. Bowlers could only score 81 before they got all out

Highlights of the match:

 - Vicky was back in form Farming the strike for most part of the match, he scored briskly and effortlessly. Vishal assisted him at the top order.
 - It was always going to be difficult chance for a team to chase target over 100, A team full of bowlers its going to be all the more difficult.
 - Although they started of well (Suraj being the chief hitter) they couldn't capitalize on the start and faltered in their chase and could complete 81 before their allotted 12 overs could end
 - The result showed a victory margin of 40 runs but the team of bowler tried and were in the game throughout
 - Ameen were the strike bowler, taking 3 important wickets for 'batsman' team
 - 3 fantastic one-handed catches by Reyaz, Suraj and Tanzeel created amazement among the viewer

Batsman (left) vs Bowlers (right)

Iqbal as usual explaining something

Sumit smashing Suraj's one for boundary

Rehan celebrating after Suraj took a spectacular

Suraj after taking that magnificent one handed catch of Tausif

That stunning catch of Suraj shocked Tausif

Bowlers team all smiles even after losing the second game

Bowlers team are all smiles

Reyaz celebrating after winning the second match

Reyaz and Tausif after their win in the second match

Tausif in action all set to take Suraj

February 14, 2015

Buland being not able to present in the ground, Imtiaz took the responsibility to lead the team against Suraj's team.

1st match: Imtiaz team scored 77 runs. Suraj's team chased it quite comfortably with the help of Afsal

Highlights of the match:

 - Imtiaz's team somehow huffed and puffed to 77 runs in 12 overs due to good bowling by Gaj, Suraj and Yuvraj

 - Imtiaz's team too started off in a strict fashion. They took wickets of Reyaz, Vishal, Tausif, Suraj and Yuvraj.

 - But lone warrior Afsal stood tall and took their team to cross the line single handedly

 - Afaque's brillant 2 over spell went waste due to 20 runs he got hit in his 3rd over which changed the complexion of the game

2nd match: Team Suraj were given 99 to chase but they failed to do so by 7 runs

Highlights from the match:

 - Team Imtiaz were in doldrums, situation worse than before. But Iqbal's coming back to form gave them a healthy total to defend

- Imtiaz's team's bowler started off very well

 - Naushad provided two crucial break through including the wicket of Vicky in his initial two overs

 - Afaque and Rehan provided the break much needed

 - But Reyaz had other plans. Ably supported by Tausif and Gaj he took his team closer to the target

 - At one point they needed 50 in 5 overs but he ensured that that was brought down to 21 in 2 overs

 - Tanzeel gave away 11 and then they needed 10 in the last over and 2 wkts were left. Imtiaz took the responsibility and miraculously gave only 2 runs providing much needed victory to the team

February 8, 2015

 

1st match: Team Buland batted first and scored 87 runs in 12 overs. Team Suraj chased down the target in the last over of the inning.

Highlights

 - Team Buland's top order started very cautiously, Tanzeel and the other opener scored at the run rate of 4.5 until they fell down to some tight bowling off Imtiaz and Farooq

 - Middle order crumbled due to the pressure put in by Mehran and Suraj

 - A few quick blow from Buland towards the end got the team to a respectable total of 87 in 12 overs

 - Suraj's team was cruising at one moment, the opening partnership of Vishal and Naushad gave them a good pplatform

 - But then an inspiring fielding by Buland got the wicket of Iqbal, Hesham and Imtiaz in quick succession brought the downfall of Suraj's team

 - Team Suraj didn't lose hope. Reyaz was still there and the wicket of Farooq and Mehran was still to be taken. They required 42 runs in the last 4 overs

 - Buland the hero became the villian for his own team, gave away 17 runs in his over.

 - Tanzeel too didn't pull up things going for 11 runs. Rehan in the end , for him the remaining runs was too difficult to defend

 - Reyaz, the lone warrior took his team once again across the line

 - This was the first win by Suraj as a captain

2nd match: This time around Buland's team scored 98 runs in their allotted over. Team Suraj started off badly and could only manage 58 runs

Highlights

 -  Faisal's batting was again under the limelight, opposition could only watch and smile to his nonchalant shots which was more surprising because he was serving a neck injury

 - What was surprising was Farooq going for 25 runs in his over

 - Mehran bowled good spells, Imtiaz was among wickets but Team Buland ensured they don't score less to lose this match

 - Rehan, the bowler was the wrecker in chief for team Buland

 - A few mis fields here and there, but overall the team did well to win the match by 40 runs