Click on image(s) to view in detail.Bombay Boys maintained their impressive momentum with their third win in the MTBT, as Victors were outmuscled by an 18 run defeat that was more emphatic than the final margin suggested. After winning the toss for the third consecutive time and electing to bat, the skipper put forth the team’s target as 125. However, once the team started their batting innings and the way the initial few wickets stumbled, achieving this target seemed bleak.
Arvind was the first to go in the 7th over, but his 38 run strong partnership with KT, of which Arvind had contributed a resounding six, was a good start for the batting innings of BB. Saurabh walked in at his 1-down position, made some quick singles and had barely faced 2 overs, when his wicket was taken by Pranit. The score at halftime was 54/2. KT till now had managed to stand strong and had continued to contribute mostly with quick singles and doubles, however he fell prey to Pranit as well in the 12th over. Monty had been 2-down after Saurabh returned to the pavilion but was caught-and-bowled by Pranit shortly after he had made an entry. Monty’s wicket was being discussed within the team, as a questionable decision by the umpire, Monty stating vehemently that the ball bounced off the ground before being caught. Umpire’s decision being final, Monty returned, having added a meagre 6 runs to the score, which now read 62/4 at the end of 12 overs. Next in the batting line-up, almost in step, were Paras and Vikram, who exhibited some quick running between the wickets. However, Vikram was quickly dismissed through a catch. With Vikram’s dismissal, Srikhant entered, but encountered a similar caught-and-bowled by Pranit yet again, having added a couple of the runs to the BB kitty. Paras also met the same fate as Monty, only worse. Touted as a catch by the wicketkeeper with the big gloves, this time the umpire’s decision was criticized by the entire BB team, having come close on the heels of the earlier questionable decision. Arun’s entry upped the BB score somewhat, with his well placed shots, including one sixer and one four, eliciting cheers from BB and loud shouts from the angry not-so-young man, the Victors skipper Prabhu. Chakra and Venu put in their team contributions, supporting Arun and letting him stay at the striker end. The last ball of the innings, was hit by Arun for a beautiful sixer, making the score a 3 digit number. The target for the Victors now stood at 102.
As per BB batsmen opinions, Pranit was considered to be a strictly-OK bowler. Unfortunately for Bombay Boys, however, Pranit took 5 wickets and 3 catches in this one match, probably making the inning his cricket career’s best.
The just average score, coupled with frustration at the “neutral” umpire created an unparalleled aggression among the BB team which surfaced in the bowling innings. From the very first over onwards, BB bowled and fielded with a vengeance. Every possible and not-probable catch was heavily appealed for, fielding was tight and upbeat, sledging was rampant, both on and off the field.
Nitin and Chakra started out as the opening bowlers and ensured a low batting output, controlling extras. KT took over for the 5th over, but unfortunately, ended up getting hit for a 4, a 2 and multiple singles, giving Victors 10 runs for the over. Chakra retired hurt during this over, hurting his prior ligament injury, in an attempt to field a ball at the point position. Jitesh, this time ready with shoes and all, sub’ed for Chakra. Arun bowled next, showing complete control, followed by Monty, with a mix of some really good balls and some sad extras, and Arvind who also finished his 4 overs with good statistics.
If BB continued their aggressive play, then they had an excellent shot at victory. The Victor’s keeper Prabhu stood strong, till the 14th over, slowly and steadily adding runs, through support of his other batsmen. The revival post 10-overs was thrilling enough, but the fielding performance, especially the wicket-keeping was exactly as required. A couple of the other Victors batsmen like Shiva, Ram and Akshay did play their part as they determinedly kept going with singles. The rest of the Victors team, mostly Tamilian, attempted to incite the cheering team with their choicest epithets. However, a good team play by the boys swiped the grin off their faces, as they also eventually gave up on their players and joined the BB squad in cheering the BB players !!!!!!!!!!! Victors finished at 84 at the end of 20 overs.
From the sidelines, Chichi (Ajay P) was in his best spirits, dealing out Rajinikanth slogans and punchlines in Tamil, also singing a dance number only to have the Victor’s wicketkeeper join in and dance at the non-striker end. Chichi was also joined by Bhavin who unbashedly yelled out adult one-liners, regardless of the audience.
In the past, there have been matches where everything has failed and the newsdesk has done some thorough, maybe immature, bashing. This however, is not one of those days. Even though the match was “interesting”, I strongly feel that the team played to the best of its abilities. It just wasn’t that great a day. Well, at the end of day, BB won its 3rd match and now moves on to the 4th league match against Indian Colts on 6/6 (No match during the long weekend). We have started encountering tougher teams and will continue to.
Chakra : We wish you a speedy recovery.
Arun : Great job so far, best of luck with your half-marathon, we’ll miss you !
A request to the senior players : If you have any excerpts from the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 seasons, please do forward them for compilation.
Scores : www.cricketmn.com
For further details on Bombay Boys, http://bombay-boys.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Bombay Boys Newsdesk.
One Team, One Dream.
Arvind was the first to go in the 7th over, but his 38 run strong partnership with KT, of which Arvind had contributed a resounding six, was a good start for the batting innings of BB. Saurabh walked in at his 1-down position, made some quick singles and had barely faced 2 overs, when his wicket was taken by Pranit. The score at halftime was 54/2. KT till now had managed to stand strong and had continued to contribute mostly with quick singles and doubles, however he fell prey to Pranit as well in the 12th over. Monty had been 2-down after Saurabh returned to the pavilion but was caught-and-bowled by Pranit shortly after he had made an entry. Monty’s wicket was being discussed within the team, as a questionable decision by the umpire, Monty stating vehemently that the ball bounced off the ground before being caught. Umpire’s decision being final, Monty returned, having added a meagre 6 runs to the score, which now read 62/4 at the end of 12 overs. Next in the batting line-up, almost in step, were Paras and Vikram, who exhibited some quick running between the wickets. However, Vikram was quickly dismissed through a catch. With Vikram’s dismissal, Srikhant entered, but encountered a similar caught-and-bowled by Pranit yet again, having added a couple of the runs to the BB kitty. Paras also met the same fate as Monty, only worse. Touted as a catch by the wicketkeeper with the big gloves, this time the umpire’s decision was criticized by the entire BB team, having come close on the heels of the earlier questionable decision. Arun’s entry upped the BB score somewhat, with his well placed shots, including one sixer and one four, eliciting cheers from BB and loud shouts from the angry not-so-young man, the Victors skipper Prabhu. Chakra and Venu put in their team contributions, supporting Arun and letting him stay at the striker end. The last ball of the innings, was hit by Arun for a beautiful sixer, making the score a 3 digit number. The target for the Victors now stood at 102.
As per BB batsmen opinions, Pranit was considered to be a strictly-OK bowler. Unfortunately for Bombay Boys, however, Pranit took 5 wickets and 3 catches in this one match, probably making the inning his cricket career’s best.
The just average score, coupled with frustration at the “neutral” umpire created an unparalleled aggression among the BB team which surfaced in the bowling innings. From the very first over onwards, BB bowled and fielded with a vengeance. Every possible and not-probable catch was heavily appealed for, fielding was tight and upbeat, sledging was rampant, both on and off the field.
Nitin and Chakra started out as the opening bowlers and ensured a low batting output, controlling extras. KT took over for the 5th over, but unfortunately, ended up getting hit for a 4, a 2 and multiple singles, giving Victors 10 runs for the over. Chakra retired hurt during this over, hurting his prior ligament injury, in an attempt to field a ball at the point position. Jitesh, this time ready with shoes and all, sub’ed for Chakra. Arun bowled next, showing complete control, followed by Monty, with a mix of some really good balls and some sad extras, and Arvind who also finished his 4 overs with good statistics.
If BB continued their aggressive play, then they had an excellent shot at victory. The Victor’s keeper Prabhu stood strong, till the 14th over, slowly and steadily adding runs, through support of his other batsmen. The revival post 10-overs was thrilling enough, but the fielding performance, especially the wicket-keeping was exactly as required. A couple of the other Victors batsmen like Shiva, Ram and Akshay did play their part as they determinedly kept going with singles. The rest of the Victors team, mostly Tamilian, attempted to incite the cheering team with their choicest epithets. However, a good team play by the boys swiped the grin off their faces, as they also eventually gave up on their players and joined the BB squad in cheering the BB players !!!!!!!!!!! Victors finished at 84 at the end of 20 overs.
From the sidelines, Chichi (Ajay P) was in his best spirits, dealing out Rajinikanth slogans and punchlines in Tamil, also singing a dance number only to have the Victor’s wicketkeeper join in and dance at the non-striker end. Chichi was also joined by Bhavin who unbashedly yelled out adult one-liners, regardless of the audience.
In the past, there have been matches where everything has failed and the newsdesk has done some thorough, maybe immature, bashing. This however, is not one of those days. Even though the match was “interesting”, I strongly feel that the team played to the best of its abilities. It just wasn’t that great a day. Well, at the end of day, BB won its 3rd match and now moves on to the 4th league match against Indian Colts on 6/6 (No match during the long weekend). We have started encountering tougher teams and will continue to.
Chakra : We wish you a speedy recovery.
Arun : Great job so far, best of luck with your half-marathon, we’ll miss you !
A request to the senior players : If you have any excerpts from the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 seasons, please do forward them for compilation.
Scores : www.cricketmn.com
For further details on Bombay Boys, http://bombay-boys.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Bombay Boys Newsdesk.
One Team, One Dream.
