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Bombay Boys Vs Desi Devils
MTBT Season 7 : 2010 : Match 1
Saturday May 08, 2010. 9:00 AM CST. University Ground.
Chilly winds blasting at speeds of 15 mph. Cold weather temping 46F. Predictions of rain and sleet. No respite in sight. Bombay Boys couldn’t have had a worse forecast as a start to the season.
Rocking jerseys. Team unity personified. 11 players inside. 9 outside. Adrenaline pumping. Bombay Boys couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic team either !
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Bombay Boys got off to a decent start with openers Arvind and KT making quick singles. However, BB experienced a very early FOW when Arvind’s shot went for a neat catch in the second over itself. Jitesh, unfortunately was in and out pretty quickly, followed by the skipper, who tho’ off to a good batting start making 11 runs off 13 balls, was the next to go in the 5th over. The score at the end of 5 overs read 25/3. Monty and Paras stepped in almost consecutively to build an impressive 86 run partnership which included 3 resounding sixes by Paras and 1 power-packed one by Monty. The duo kept up a good pace through the overs right till the 18th over with the fall of Monty’s wicket. Saurabh and Paras finally wrapped up the last 2 overs; with Saurabh getting run out on the very last ball. At the end of 20 overs , having lost 6 wickets, Bombay Boys had set a pretty decent target of 126 runs.
The second innings of the match commenced with KT and Nitin bowling the first 4 overs. 3 commendable sixes by the Desi Devil’s opener Naresh, 2 of them on 2 consecutive balls hit to Nitin and 1 to KT, coupled with Naresh’s crazy-looking head jerks raised questions, concerns, eyebrows and laughs everywhere. When KT and Jitesh both angled themselves to take a catch, off Naresh’s shot – a very important one, the cheering squad members held their breath. Finally KT took the catch, possibly the most important one of the Desi Devils team, not that we ever doubted Jitesh. Good calling and coordination gentlemen !
Sudhir and Sarath of the Desi Devils tried to keep the match going, pitching in from their end. A few runs here, a few there. At halftime, Desi Devils almost stood neck-to-neck with Bombay Boys at 61 runs off 10 overs with an advantage of a wicket. But all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again ! The team kept losing batsmen as BB exhibited a superior bowling performance during the second half of the match. Excellent bowling statistics by Arun, Chakra and KT, decent bowling overs by Nitin, Monty and Arvind coupled with efficient fielding displays by Jitesh and KT (having taken 4 catches himself) ensured that the opponents were bundled out for a meagre 87 with 1 ball to spare !
Congratulations on the first win of the season boys ! The team now advances to their next match with Cricstars on 05/16 at Cedar Lake.
MTBT Season 7 : 2010 : Match 1
Saturday May 08, 2010. 9:00 AM CST. University Ground.
Chilly winds blasting at speeds of 15 mph. Cold weather temping 46F. Predictions of rain and sleet. No respite in sight. Bombay Boys couldn’t have had a worse forecast as a start to the season.
Rocking jerseys. Team unity personified. 11 players inside. 9 outside. Adrenaline pumping. Bombay Boys couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic team either !
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Bombay Boys got off to a decent start with openers Arvind and KT making quick singles. However, BB experienced a very early FOW when Arvind’s shot went for a neat catch in the second over itself. Jitesh, unfortunately was in and out pretty quickly, followed by the skipper, who tho’ off to a good batting start making 11 runs off 13 balls, was the next to go in the 5th over. The score at the end of 5 overs read 25/3. Monty and Paras stepped in almost consecutively to build an impressive 86 run partnership which included 3 resounding sixes by Paras and 1 power-packed one by Monty. The duo kept up a good pace through the overs right till the 18th over with the fall of Monty’s wicket. Saurabh and Paras finally wrapped up the last 2 overs; with Saurabh getting run out on the very last ball. At the end of 20 overs , having lost 6 wickets, Bombay Boys had set a pretty decent target of 126 runs.
The second innings of the match commenced with KT and Nitin bowling the first 4 overs. 3 commendable sixes by the Desi Devil’s opener Naresh, 2 of them on 2 consecutive balls hit to Nitin and 1 to KT, coupled with Naresh’s crazy-looking head jerks raised questions, concerns, eyebrows and laughs everywhere. When KT and Jitesh both angled themselves to take a catch, off Naresh’s shot – a very important one, the cheering squad members held their breath. Finally KT took the catch, possibly the most important one of the Desi Devils team, not that we ever doubted Jitesh. Good calling and coordination gentlemen !
Sudhir and Sarath of the Desi Devils tried to keep the match going, pitching in from their end. A few runs here, a few there. At halftime, Desi Devils almost stood neck-to-neck with Bombay Boys at 61 runs off 10 overs with an advantage of a wicket. But all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again ! The team kept losing batsmen as BB exhibited a superior bowling performance during the second half of the match. Excellent bowling statistics by Arun, Chakra and KT, decent bowling overs by Nitin, Monty and Arvind coupled with efficient fielding displays by Jitesh and KT (having taken 4 catches himself) ensured that the opponents were bundled out for a meagre 87 with 1 ball to spare !
Congratulations on the first win of the season boys ! The team now advances to their next match with Cricstars on 05/16 at Cedar Lake.
Cheers,
Bombay Boys Newsdesk.
