Team A: Reyaz (c), Sumit, Gaj, Rehan, Mehran, Buland, Bhargav, Ameen & Vicky
Team B: Tanzeel (c), Vishal, Yuvi, Faisal, Farooq, Suraj, Afaque & Kunal & Shahmir
1st match: Team A chose to bat first and scored 72 runs in 12 overs, which Team B chased down in the 11th over
Highlights from the match:
- It rained overnight. the pitch was damp and the ground had pools of water here and there
- Team B started off well with the ball. Their bowlers did well to curb the scoring rate. Suraj and Kunal had lot of wickets in the 4 overs they bowled
- Low in form batsman, pitch behaving erratic with uneven bounce led to quick wickets for Team A. They were 45 in 10 overs with only last pair Buland and Gaj on the crease. Buland did well for his team to take the score to a respectable total
- For team B it started off well, with Shahmir and Vishal scoring brisk runs at the start. Quick wickets in the middle meant someone had to hold the ground. Tanzeel did that job and Yuvi came in the end to finish off the chase in style
2nd match: Team A managed only 59 in their limited 12 overs. The match went till the last ball, only to see Team B come out victorious in the controversy surrounded match
Highlights from the match:
- This time around bowlers from both the teams were deadlier than the first game. For team B, no one gave an inch for the batsman to score freely. It was just 2 sixes from Tanzeel's over by Buland that could be talked about by team A's batsman
- Afaque led from front, bowling 3 brilliant overs for his team, economical and plethora of wickets to his name
- Low targets are always tricky to chase. Reyaz had this in mind and so did his bowlers. They started of well. They didn't take lot of wickets at the start but kept the scoring rate at check. Just 4 - 5 runs in an over would never be a concern for them. And that's what they did. Rehan, Gaj, Bhargav, Mehran all did their job beautifully
- Team B required just 18 runs in the last 18 balls. It was still easy as Yuvi, Vishal, Tanzeel, and other lower order batsman were yet to come. Faisal and Kunal were batting, Shahmir and Afaque were back in the pavillion
- Kunal got out and Team B required 9 off 2 overs. After Gaj's brilliant over, they required 5 off 6 balls
- Rehan came to bowl, and bowled brilliant first 4 balls. Those were best balls in the final over seen in Rockerzzz's recent times. 4 straight balls went though the bat and pad of Faisal and he missed all of them
- Team B had no other choice but to replace him with Yuvi. He came and took a single of the first ball he faced. 4 to go in the last ball. Vishal just had to hit it out of the park
- The situation was highly intense, all eyes into the field. Batsman and bowler, they were not the only ones under pressure. Rehan had bowled 5 good balls and he had to bowl one more in similar fashion. Vishal who was in great form in the last couple of days, had to hit it away from fielders outside the boundary. the fielders were alert, batting team in the pavilion were tensed, umpire and also the captain of batting team, Tanzeel with squinted eyes was looking at Vishal, praying he hit this ball far away
- Rehan bowled a bouncer, it went above Vishal's head, he tried to connect it but couldn't. Tanzeel had no other choice but to give it a wide for height, a tad controversial decision but he had to take his chances anyway. Team A's happiness suddenly turned into disappointment. They tried to convince the umpire that Vishal took few steps from the crease and so it shouldn't be a no ball. Rockerzzz rule that umpire decision is final decision had to stay. All players who were back to pavillion had to return to their fielding position after Reyaz halfheartedly convinced them to return
- There was still 3 runs to score from the last ball. Dissapointed Rehan had to bowl one more good ball for his team but had a brain freeze and bowled an over pitch ball. That was what Vishal needed at that point of time and he scored a huge six
- A brilliant game nevertheless, a hard fought game, a game which I think would inspire and shower beliefs in the mind of every player in Rockerzzz, that yes we are competitive and wouldn't let an inch go away, will fight hard till the end but within the spirit of game
- Even though the day ended with a controversial decision, there was never an enmity or hatred against anyone. We never forget what happens in the ground and today was no difference. We converged after the game to pull each others leg by bringing up points from the game over our favorite fruit juices
Team B: Tanzeel (c), Vishal, Yuvi, Faisal, Farooq, Suraj, Afaque & Kunal & Shahmir
1st match: Team A chose to bat first and scored 72 runs in 12 overs, which Team B chased down in the 11th over
Highlights from the match:
- It rained overnight. the pitch was damp and the ground had pools of water here and there
- Team B started off well with the ball. Their bowlers did well to curb the scoring rate. Suraj and Kunal had lot of wickets in the 4 overs they bowled
- Low in form batsman, pitch behaving erratic with uneven bounce led to quick wickets for Team A. They were 45 in 10 overs with only last pair Buland and Gaj on the crease. Buland did well for his team to take the score to a respectable total
- For team B it started off well, with Shahmir and Vishal scoring brisk runs at the start. Quick wickets in the middle meant someone had to hold the ground. Tanzeel did that job and Yuvi came in the end to finish off the chase in style
2nd match: Team A managed only 59 in their limited 12 overs. The match went till the last ball, only to see Team B come out victorious in the controversy surrounded match
Highlights from the match:
- This time around bowlers from both the teams were deadlier than the first game. For team B, no one gave an inch for the batsman to score freely. It was just 2 sixes from Tanzeel's over by Buland that could be talked about by team A's batsman
- Afaque led from front, bowling 3 brilliant overs for his team, economical and plethora of wickets to his name
- Low targets are always tricky to chase. Reyaz had this in mind and so did his bowlers. They started of well. They didn't take lot of wickets at the start but kept the scoring rate at check. Just 4 - 5 runs in an over would never be a concern for them. And that's what they did. Rehan, Gaj, Bhargav, Mehran all did their job beautifully
- Team B required just 18 runs in the last 18 balls. It was still easy as Yuvi, Vishal, Tanzeel, and other lower order batsman were yet to come. Faisal and Kunal were batting, Shahmir and Afaque were back in the pavillion
- Kunal got out and Team B required 9 off 2 overs. After Gaj's brilliant over, they required 5 off 6 balls
- Rehan came to bowl, and bowled brilliant first 4 balls. Those were best balls in the final over seen in Rockerzzz's recent times. 4 straight balls went though the bat and pad of Faisal and he missed all of them
- Team B had no other choice but to replace him with Yuvi. He came and took a single of the first ball he faced. 4 to go in the last ball. Vishal just had to hit it out of the park
- The situation was highly intense, all eyes into the field. Batsman and bowler, they were not the only ones under pressure. Rehan had bowled 5 good balls and he had to bowl one more in similar fashion. Vishal who was in great form in the last couple of days, had to hit it away from fielders outside the boundary. the fielders were alert, batting team in the pavilion were tensed, umpire and also the captain of batting team, Tanzeel with squinted eyes was looking at Vishal, praying he hit this ball far away
- Rehan bowled a bouncer, it went above Vishal's head, he tried to connect it but couldn't. Tanzeel had no other choice but to give it a wide for height, a tad controversial decision but he had to take his chances anyway. Team A's happiness suddenly turned into disappointment. They tried to convince the umpire that Vishal took few steps from the crease and so it shouldn't be a no ball. Rockerzzz rule that umpire decision is final decision had to stay. All players who were back to pavillion had to return to their fielding position after Reyaz halfheartedly convinced them to return
- There was still 3 runs to score from the last ball. Dissapointed Rehan had to bowl one more good ball for his team but had a brain freeze and bowled an over pitch ball. That was what Vishal needed at that point of time and he scored a huge six
- A brilliant game nevertheless, a hard fought game, a game which I think would inspire and shower beliefs in the mind of every player in Rockerzzz, that yes we are competitive and wouldn't let an inch go away, will fight hard till the end but within the spirit of game
- Even though the day ended with a controversial decision, there was never an enmity or hatred against anyone. We never forget what happens in the ground and today was no difference. We converged after the game to pull each others leg by bringing up points from the game over our favorite fruit juices
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