Match Report: 8th June 2007
A new tournament begins with the result which we could have done without. The team was GCC and we already knew them, last time we weren't able to get their openers but were able to restrict them for around 180 but this time we got their openers out cheaply but still they managed to score around 200 runs.
Anees Bhai got us off to a flying start with zabardust fast line and length bowling. Watching a clean bold off his bowling is always spectacular and one envies Rizwan who has the greatest view. And we had two from him this week. Both the openers were sent back by him. One of them i.e. Nasir on the first ball he faced bolay to Golden Duck.
The fielding was below par but still wickets were falling at regular intervals till the onslaught in the last overs came when one of their batsmen hit 35 runs off 13 balls. That pushed the score into 190s. Abdullah, Nisar, Wicky, Sameer Bhai and Amir Bhai bowled well but were unabled to contain the power hitting in the end. Sameer Bhai bowled a good last over otherwise the score would have easily gone into the 200s.
190s was a little out of the comfort zone but still something which we expected our batting to make if they applied themselves, run well between the wicket and are able to beat the heat.
We had a disaster start when Rizwan came back early and Nisar was out (once again) on the long on/off boundary, trying to hit a big six. Sameer Bhai and Abdullah stabilized the innings and had a wonderful but a bit slow partnership going. After receiving the signal Abdullah tried to hit but was out bold. Ahmed went in next but Sameer Bhai fell soon. With Sameer Bhai gone we didn't have the stabilizing yet scoring act from anyone else.
Ahmed huffed and puffed (much like his fielding) and tried to score big but in the end, heat was something to which he had no answer of and was finally relieved of his duties by a clean bold. He was happy to arrive back to the pavailion (if we can call it that).
Wicky played confidently at first and then started hitting. But had no one at the other end who can bat like him and do some power hitting. Wicky played a good hand but was not able to win the match for us. Bilal the finisher batted with Wicky for sometime, but fell to his own trick and was run out. Though he wasn't able to finish the match, but was able to finish his walk back pretty quickly.
GCC is a good team and we have come pretty close twice to beat them, but haven't been able to. They seem to have answers and ability to bounce back when they are on the back foot. Whereas last time they did so by good bowling after being hit initially, this time they batted well after seeing some quick wickets fall.
Although its still early but if we have to do well in this tournament then we have to devise a plan for our fielding otherwise we can say bye bye to this tournament as well.
A new tournament begins with the result which we could have done without. The team was GCC and we already knew them, last time we weren't able to get their openers but were able to restrict them for around 180 but this time we got their openers out cheaply but still they managed to score around 200 runs.
Anees Bhai got us off to a flying start with zabardust fast line and length bowling. Watching a clean bold off his bowling is always spectacular and one envies Rizwan who has the greatest view. And we had two from him this week. Both the openers were sent back by him. One of them i.e. Nasir on the first ball he faced bolay to Golden Duck.
The fielding was below par but still wickets were falling at regular intervals till the onslaught in the last overs came when one of their batsmen hit 35 runs off 13 balls. That pushed the score into 190s. Abdullah, Nisar, Wicky, Sameer Bhai and Amir Bhai bowled well but were unabled to contain the power hitting in the end. Sameer Bhai bowled a good last over otherwise the score would have easily gone into the 200s.
190s was a little out of the comfort zone but still something which we expected our batting to make if they applied themselves, run well between the wicket and are able to beat the heat.
We had a disaster start when Rizwan came back early and Nisar was out (once again) on the long on/off boundary, trying to hit a big six. Sameer Bhai and Abdullah stabilized the innings and had a wonderful but a bit slow partnership going. After receiving the signal Abdullah tried to hit but was out bold. Ahmed went in next but Sameer Bhai fell soon. With Sameer Bhai gone we didn't have the stabilizing yet scoring act from anyone else.
Ahmed huffed and puffed (much like his fielding) and tried to score big but in the end, heat was something to which he had no answer of and was finally relieved of his duties by a clean bold. He was happy to arrive back to the pavailion (if we can call it that).
Wicky played confidently at first and then started hitting. But had no one at the other end who can bat like him and do some power hitting. Wicky played a good hand but was not able to win the match for us. Bilal the finisher batted with Wicky for sometime, but fell to his own trick and was run out. Though he wasn't able to finish the match, but was able to finish his walk back pretty quickly.
GCC is a good team and we have come pretty close twice to beat them, but haven't been able to. They seem to have answers and ability to bounce back when they are on the back foot. Whereas last time they did so by good bowling after being hit initially, this time they batted well after seeing some quick wickets fall.
Although its still early but if we have to do well in this tournament then we have to devise a plan for our fielding otherwise we can say bye bye to this tournament as well.
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