While we are still waiting for our wonderful blog writer (sirish) to shower some words on our last match performance, I thought why not I lead this time.
After a shattering defeat in our match against First Drop, Hash Browns were back with a bang!!We were up against a good opposition bundled with fellow Asian players (mostly were Sri Lankans)Their bowling & throwing (pace) was the best we have seen in this season.But, our batters were on a mission to score at least 30 each pair. We started with Anuj & Kris. Kris was at his best... running hard & rotating strike every ball.Anuj has asserted his place as a hard hitter, but he still needs to be consistent. His last few matches have been low scoring, so this time he had a target to score smartly.He did manage to score 17 with some good shots but still needs some practice to nudge the ball around.Overall a decent start, with our first pair making 33 runs.Next inline were Deepak & Rakshit (aka Rocky).Their first 2 overs were disastrous making only 8 runs.We were betting, whether the pair can cross 20 or not.They did hit the accelerator at the right time, scoring heavily in the last 2 overs.The pair managed even a better score ... 38. Good performance from Deepak, hitting some clean shots.Rakshit has also started to show that he is real fighter & contributor and has learnt a lot. Our next pair was of Vinay & DNAs Vinay has flourished in almost all previous matches, DN is still finding tough to get used to indoor cricket.After learning from previous matches, DN did came out very well & scored an impressive 18 which did had some clean shots
As expected, vibrant Vinay did contributed heavily with the bat scoring a brisk 30.
The pair ended at 48.
Now the total reads 119. Good performances from all the 3 pairs so far.
And our last pair (me & Sirish) only had to follow them & score at least 30 again.
We batted very prudently & never risked of getting out.
Our running between wickets was immaculate.
We end up making a respectable 35.
The best part of the pair, we never got out & neither of the batsmen scored a 3 or more.
A very good total to defend & with good bowlers within playing 8, the match was almost won.
But, their batsmen came out very strong with clever hitting & running.
Their first pair scored at a great rate & ended up making 47. We came back between 5-8 overs, conceding only 26.
The next pair scored 39. The last pair needed 43 to out past us.
Our captain did conceive the situation accurately & held the best bowlers till the end.
Vinay & Anuj gave away only 26 & sealed the victory for us.
A very good match which tested us till the end.
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