C-div: Spartan @ SCCC III
Date: 07/26/2008
Played at: Wilson Education Center
Umpires: Khem Raj & Vijay Naik (Bay Area II)
Toss: Won by SCCC III and elected to bat
team batting first: 238/5 in 45 overs(Chandra S 50, Harsh 42, Malav 35, Govind 41*, Ravi V 42*, Rupal 2/39)
defeated
Spartan: 235/10 in 45 overs(Nishant 34, Shailesh 41, Jassi 46, Rupal 42, Dinesh 2/39, Nikul 2/46, Chandra 2/42)
After winning the toss, on a hot day seas started the innings with Chandra and Vicky. Chandra and Harsh steadied the innings after Vicky was out caught behind. At the first drinks break seas were 48/1 in 15 overs. Chandra was his usual self, not missing any scoring opportunities while playing to the merit of the ball. Soon after the drinks break Chandra completed his 50 and spared no time in getting out. Malav joined Harsh and both batted beautifully cutting down risks, and running well between wickets, while not letting the heat get to them. At the second drinks break the score read 119/2. Both got out after the drinks break trying to push the scoring rate, and so did Dinesh. Govind and yours truly provided the late flourish to score 76 runs of the last 7 overs as seas secured all 5 batting points.
After the lunch break Seas opened the bowling with Dinesh and Govind. Govind was replaced by Satish after 1 over due to recurring trouble with bowling shoulder. Dinesh picked up the wicket of Deval, brilliantly caught by Chandra running backwards from point. Chandra followed the catch with a nice throw to catch the other opener short of his crease while trying to steal a quick single. Satish bowled with fire but with out luck. Govind returned to bowl one more over and picked up a wicket before a brilliant pick up and throw from short extra cover caught Nishant short of his crease who backed up too far at the non-striker's end. Nikul and Mangesh bowled few tidy overs to reduce spartan to 97/6 by the 20th over. When the seas were planning to wind up the Spartan innings, Jessie and Shailesh had other plans, as they kept plugging away at the asking rate , chancing their arm as needed in 82 run partnership for the 7th wicket. Although Jessie was superbly caught by Malav at short midwicket, Spartan were back in the chase with 60 more runs in the last 10 overs. More boundaries were scored before Spartan needed 17 runs in the last 3 overs with 3 wickets in hand. Nikul (43 rd over) , Dinesh (44th over) picked up a wicket each to turn the game around. In the last over bowled by Chandra, spartan needed 5 runs with 1 wicket in hand. The first 4 were dot balls, a single was scored of the 5th ball leaving spartan spartan with 4 runs on the last ball. Mahendra Patel took a big heave at the last ball only to see the timber disturbed.
The bowlers and fielders held their nerve in the last few overs to pull off a hard fought win.
Cheers,
Ravi V
Date: 07/26/2008
Played at: Wilson Education Center
Umpires: Khem Raj & Vijay Naik (Bay Area II)
Toss: Won by SCCC III and elected to bat
team batting first: 238/5 in 45 overs(Chandra S 50, Harsh 42, Malav 35, Govind 41*, Ravi V 42*, Rupal 2/39)
defeated
Spartan: 235/10 in 45 overs(Nishant 34, Shailesh 41, Jassi 46, Rupal 42, Dinesh 2/39, Nikul 2/46, Chandra 2/42)
After winning the toss, on a hot day seas started the innings with Chandra and Vicky. Chandra and Harsh steadied the innings after Vicky was out caught behind. At the first drinks break seas were 48/1 in 15 overs. Chandra was his usual self, not missing any scoring opportunities while playing to the merit of the ball. Soon after the drinks break Chandra completed his 50 and spared no time in getting out. Malav joined Harsh and both batted beautifully cutting down risks, and running well between wickets, while not letting the heat get to them. At the second drinks break the score read 119/2. Both got out after the drinks break trying to push the scoring rate, and so did Dinesh. Govind and yours truly provided the late flourish to score 76 runs of the last 7 overs as seas secured all 5 batting points.
After the lunch break Seas opened the bowling with Dinesh and Govind. Govind was replaced by Satish after 1 over due to recurring trouble with bowling shoulder. Dinesh picked up the wicket of Deval, brilliantly caught by Chandra running backwards from point. Chandra followed the catch with a nice throw to catch the other opener short of his crease while trying to steal a quick single. Satish bowled with fire but with out luck. Govind returned to bowl one more over and picked up a wicket before a brilliant pick up and throw from short extra cover caught Nishant short of his crease who backed up too far at the non-striker's end. Nikul and Mangesh bowled few tidy overs to reduce spartan to 97/6 by the 20th over. When the seas were planning to wind up the Spartan innings, Jessie and Shailesh had other plans, as they kept plugging away at the asking rate , chancing their arm as needed in 82 run partnership for the 7th wicket. Although Jessie was superbly caught by Malav at short midwicket, Spartan were back in the chase with 60 more runs in the last 10 overs. More boundaries were scored before Spartan needed 17 runs in the last 3 overs with 3 wickets in hand. Nikul (43 rd over) , Dinesh (44th over) picked up a wicket each to turn the game around. In the last over bowled by Chandra, spartan needed 5 runs with 1 wicket in hand. The first 4 were dot balls, a single was scored of the 5th ball leaving spartan spartan with 4 runs on the last ball. Mahendra Patel took a big heave at the last ball only to see the timber disturbed.
The bowlers and fielders held their nerve in the last few overs to pull off a hard fought win.
Cheers,
Ravi V
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