Attendees:
· Complete Teams of IBM & Polaris
· Representatives from all remaining 6 participating teams (Siemens, NCR, Zen Tech, Honeywell, Trianz & Wipro)
Awards ceremony started off with giving away Participation Awards to all participating teams in the order
· Honeywell
· Trianz
· Siemens
· NCR
Fair play award:
The contenders were
· Zen Tech
· Trianz
· IBM
· Polaris
Zen Tech walked away with the honors for the sportsman spirit they have shown during matches with Wipro and Honeywell
Best Wicket Keeper:
Contenders:
· Susheel from Polaris
· Pradeep from NCR
· Savi from IBM
Winner:
Susheel for his 10+ (Catches and Stumping’s included)
Best Bowler:
Contenders:
· Ram from Zen Tech with 19 wickets off 27.4 overs with an economy rate of 4.5
· Naren from IBM with 19 wickets with an economy of 5.5
· Suryaveer from NCR picked 15 wickets in just 7 innings
· Aquib from IBM picked up 16 wickets
· Ganga from Wipro with 14 wickets and a very low economy of 3.5
Winner:
Ram from Zen Tech as he peaked Naren with a better economy
Best Batsman:
Contenders:
· Amar from Zen Tech top scored with 295 runs
· Srikanth from Trianz stood second with 259 runs, but these runs have come off in just 7 innings
· Susheel from Polaris with 220+ runs
· Aquib from IBM with 220 runs
Winner:
Amar from Zen Tech. He has also the credit of scoring the one and only Century in HSCL history.
Best Player of the Tourney:
Contenders:
· Aquib from IBM with 220 runs and 16 wickets
· Srikanth from Trianz with 260 runs and 10 wickets
· Susheel from Polaris with 220 runs and was outstanding in keeping with 10+ wkts
· Savi from IBM with 190 odd runs and 6 dismissals behind stumps
· Amar from Zen Tech with 296 runs with 2 50s and 1 100 and 6 wkts
Winner:
Aquib from IBM for his all-round performance
3rd & 4th place match:
Zen Tech was bowled out for 80 runs and Wipro chased it with 7 wickets in hand.
3rd place: Wipro
4th place: Zen Tech
Man of the Match:
Sree for all round performance of 29 runs and 2 wickets in his 3 over spell.
HSCL2 Finals:
Polaris scored 110 off their 20 overs. IBM was later bowled out for 92 runs.
Polaris won the HSCL-II CUP by 18 runs.
Man of the Match for Finals:
Ratna for his outstanding bowling spell of 4-Overs 10-Runs for 3-wickets
Runners up: IBM
Winners: POLARIS
Please go through http://hscl-t20.blogspot.com/2012/01/hscl2-awards.html for the photos
Monday, January 16, 2012
Wipro emerges 3rd in the HSCL-II Tourney
Match Summary:
Date: 07-Jan-2012
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: Wipro vs. Zen Tech
Toss won by Wipro and elected to bat first
Zen Tech Innings:
Wipro bowlers started the match firing all cylinders. Started getting wickets regularly. Once Zen lost the in-form and top scorer of HSCL, Amar for a low score, then it was no looking back for Wipro. They just dominated the proceedings and bowled Zen for 80 runs. Though Zen tried to resist in between, wickets kept falling regularly which did not help the cause.
Wipro Innings:
Sree and Pavan opened the innings. Pavan scored some fast runs but departed early.
Mehul joined Sree and both steadied the ship and ensured that by the time they got out, it was almost all over for Zen Tech.
Wipro chased the target of 81 runs with some 7 overs to spare.
Sree was awarded 'Man of the match' for his all-round performance of 29 runs and 2 wickets in his 3 over spell and also one good catch
Date: 07-Jan-2012
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: Wipro vs. Zen Tech
Toss won by Wipro and elected to bat first
Zen Tech Innings:
Wipro bowlers started the match firing all cylinders. Started getting wickets regularly. Once Zen lost the in-form and top scorer of HSCL, Amar for a low score, then it was no looking back for Wipro. They just dominated the proceedings and bowled Zen for 80 runs. Though Zen tried to resist in between, wickets kept falling regularly which did not help the cause.
Wipro Innings:
Sree and Pavan opened the innings. Pavan scored some fast runs but departed early.
Mehul joined Sree and both steadied the ship and ensured that by the time they got out, it was almost all over for Zen Tech.
Wipro chased the target of 81 runs with some 7 overs to spare.
Sree was awarded 'Man of the match' for his all-round performance of 29 runs and 2 wickets in his 3 over spell and also one good catch
Friday, January 13, 2012
Polaris wins HSCL Second Edition
Finals Match Summary:
Date: 07-Jan-2012
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: Polaris vs IBM
Toss won by - ' IBM ' and put ' Polaris ' into batting.
Polaris Innings:
Susheel & Praveen opened 'Polaris' innings. Susheel(Top 3rd run getter) opened his account with a boundary but, got out in the first over by Naren. Madhu went in 1st down and started striking the ball well from the beginning. While Praveen hit 2 fours in the gully region..other end, Madhu hit a boundary & a six over long-on in Pavan's first over. Polaris were 40/1 after 5 overs. Madhav brought into attack in the 7th over of the innings. As usual he struck in his first over by taking the wicket of Praveen(12 runs). Madhu(22 runs in 17 balls) chased an outside delivery and got caught behind by Savi in Aquib's over. Polaris were 62/3 runs after 10 overs. Madhav continued good line & length and took 2 more wickets(Seeta & Ratna) in his last two overs..pushing 'Polaris' into trouble. Santosh steadied the innings with Arun for some time. Polaris were 88/5 after 15 overs. When Arun(10 runs) was looking in good touch, Naren got him infront of wickets. Degula got out, going for a big hit in the Aquib's bowling. Santosh(22 runs in 33 balls) started attacking the bowling and hit couple of boundaries in the covers region which went like bullets..but, could not continue as he was brilliantly stumped by Savi in Pavan's bowling. Mahesh (13 runs in 11 balls) batted through the innings sensibly to guide 'Polaris' to a respectable score. Madhav(3/17 in 4 overs) showed his consistency once again in the tourney. He is always does the job of taking vital wickets for his team and turning the match to their side. Aquib(2/16 in 4 overs) not only gave breakthroughs but was economical too. Naren(2/26 in 4 overs) was also pick of the bowlers. Finally , 'Polaris' were allout for 110 runs in 20 overs .
IBM Innings:
'IBM' also had the same kind of start like 'Polaris'..scoring 11 runs in the first over but lost the wicket of Savi, who was brilliantly stumped by Susheel in Degula's bowling. Aquib's innings also came to end in the next over bowled by Arun. He was stumped for a wide ball on the leg side..he lost the balance while playing for shot and Susheel completed the rest. It was an amazing work by Susheel and best of all stumpings so far. The two new batsmen at the crease..Raju & Madhav did not allow 'Polaris' taking the upper hand and keep score board running. Raju hit a good looking back foot punch through covers and a six over the long-on for a free hit. Madhav also played some nice strokes. 'IBM' were 42/2 after the power play overs looking comfortably to chase the target. It was Seetaram who bowled the 5th over and gave double blow in that over by just conceding 1 run. Madhav was bowled for a straight delivery and Ratna took a stunner of a catch to dismiss Raju at point. Match took a round about turn after this over..and 'IBM' stands at 43/4 after 5 overs. Ratna was introduced from the other end. While Seetaram completely keeping batsmen silent..Ratna showed variations in his bowling and took 3 wickets in his first 2 overs. 'IBM' were 62/7 after 10 overs. Pavan(Semi-finals hero of 'IBM') played cautiously and looked to repeat the performance of Semi Final until Chandra got him out in 13th over.This was the turning point of the match. In the next over, Arun bowled Sher..leaving 'IBM' to score 34 runs to win with last wicket in hand. The last pair(Goverdhan & Naren) fought for some time by adding 15 valuable runs for last wicket. Naren tried for a pull shot in Chandra's bowling and was caught excellently by Ratna at deep-square leg who ran 10 feet towards his left in taking that catch and finishing the match in style. 'Polaris' emerged as Champions of HSCL-II . The trio..Seetaram((2/12 in 4 overs), Arun(2/11 in 3 overs) and Chandra (2/18 in 3.5 overs) bowled excellently by giving right breakthroughs to the team. The Hero of the match was ' Ratna ', who bowled a dream spell(3/10 in 4 overs) and played major role in making ' IBM' allout for 92 runs in 17.5 overs.
Match Highlights:
Despite a low scoring match, it gave spectators good entertainment. The way 'Polaris' fought back after the first innings is really amazing. Match toggled between both team throughout the course of the match. In the first innings, first 5 overs dominated by 'Polaris' and then in the complete grip of 'IBM'. In the second innings, mandatory power play overs dominated by 'IBM' and slowly 'Polaris' took the control and were in the driver's seat to finish the match in their way. In a low scoring match, Madhu & Santosh of Polaris were impressive with their batting. Madhav, Aquib and Naren bowled well for 'IBM'. 'Polaris' bowling dept is successful in defending the target and everyone struck to their task. On top of all, both wicket keepers did a marvelous job. Savi of 'IBM' took 3 catches, effected a stump and runout. The stump & a catch(in Madhav's bowling) were really good. Susheel,as usual was exceptional and he was tested by 'IBM' batsmen time and again and successful every time. He did 3 stumpings & took a catch. Standing close to stumps for pace bowlers was a real value addition to his team. Ground fielding was good by both teams. The wonderful catches taken by 'Ratna' made the true difference between the two sides.
' Polaris ' won the finals match by 18 runs and stand as " Champions of HSCL-II ".
Ratna was awarded 'Man of the match' for his excellent bowling ( 3/10 in 4 overs ) and took two excellent catches. He dedicated this award to his grand mother who passed away a week ago.
Polaris team performance:
Team's batting department was mainly handled by Susheel, Madhu & Praveen. Susheel scored 224 runs from 7 matches with an avg of 31.5 ..which includes 2 half-centuries(over Trianz & Zen). Played superb knock( 62 runs) in Semi-finals on a gren top wicket(reminded Perth,Durban pitches). Also, won the Best wicket keeper award for his excellent work behind the stumps. Madhu scored 173 runs with a half century against Siemens. He is the only batsman dominated bowlers on a bowlers day(in finals). Praveen gave good starts in every match & scored 120 runs overall. Seetaram played a crucial knock( 65 n.o.) against NCR and it was the highest individual score for 'Polaris'. Lower order always backend top order if runs not scored early. Polaris were allout only once in the tournament.. lowest score was 110 (vs IBM in finals) and highest being 151/9 (vs Trianz ). The strong bowling dept never allowed opponents to pass through the target. Made opponents allouts 8 times out of 9 matches(except NCR..which was 94/9). Restricted 6 times below 100..only 3 teams could cross 100 mark and they were Trianz(134), Wipro(115) & Honeywell(107). Only four players could score 30+ runs over Polaris..top score being 39 runs by Sree. All the bowlers have bowled extremely well throughout the tournament. Chandra is consistent throughout the tournament. Played 6 matches..bowled 18.5 overs..conceded 81 runs..took 12 wickets with an economy 4.38 . Also, won 2 man of the match awards.
Bowling figures of other bowlers as follows:
Arun Pareek (Matches- 9 ; Overs- 22.3 ; Runs given- 103 ; Wickets- 12 ; Economy- 4.62 ). Won the Man of the match in Semi-finals.
Niranjan (Matches- 9 ; Overs- 21 ; Runs given- 118 ; Wickets- 12 ; Economy- 5.62 ). Won a Man of the match.
Seetaram (Matches- 6 ; Overs- 14.4 ; Runs given- 55 ; Wickets- 11 ; Economy- 3.82 ). Won 2 Man of the matches.
Ratna Sekhar (Matches- 6 ; Overs- 20 ; Runs given- 75 ; Wickets- 10 ; Economy- 3.75) . Won the Man of the match in Finals.
Chandra Kammula(Polaris Captain) lead the team being an example on the field with his superb bowling and fielding. Rotated the players for matches effectively and guided team in right way at every crucial stage. Applied good match strategies to become the winners of the tournament. Tournamnet victory has not come in a easy way as the team put lot of efforts to be in this stage..all ensured their availability for crucial matches, joined with family for festival celebrations late by playing semi-finals, postponed travels plans, played match bearing the lost of family member and played matches though health not supported, seniors took rest & encouraged rotation in team etc., good team work overall.
Date: 07-Jan-2012
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: Polaris vs IBM
Toss won by - ' IBM ' and put ' Polaris ' into batting.
Polaris Innings:
Susheel & Praveen opened 'Polaris' innings. Susheel(Top 3rd run getter) opened his account with a boundary but, got out in the first over by Naren. Madhu went in 1st down and started striking the ball well from the beginning. While Praveen hit 2 fours in the gully region..other end, Madhu hit a boundary & a six over long-on in Pavan's first over. Polaris were 40/1 after 5 overs. Madhav brought into attack in the 7th over of the innings. As usual he struck in his first over by taking the wicket of Praveen(12 runs). Madhu(22 runs in 17 balls) chased an outside delivery and got caught behind by Savi in Aquib's over. Polaris were 62/3 runs after 10 overs. Madhav continued good line & length and took 2 more wickets(Seeta & Ratna) in his last two overs..pushing 'Polaris' into trouble. Santosh steadied the innings with Arun for some time. Polaris were 88/5 after 15 overs. When Arun(10 runs) was looking in good touch, Naren got him infront of wickets. Degula got out, going for a big hit in the Aquib's bowling. Santosh(22 runs in 33 balls) started attacking the bowling and hit couple of boundaries in the covers region which went like bullets..but, could not continue as he was brilliantly stumped by Savi in Pavan's bowling. Mahesh (13 runs in 11 balls) batted through the innings sensibly to guide 'Polaris' to a respectable score. Madhav(3/17 in 4 overs) showed his consistency once again in the tourney. He is always does the job of taking vital wickets for his team and turning the match to their side. Aquib(2/16 in 4 overs) not only gave breakthroughs but was economical too. Naren(2/26 in 4 overs) was also pick of the bowlers. Finally , 'Polaris' were allout for 110 runs in 20 overs .
IBM Innings:
'IBM' also had the same kind of start like 'Polaris'..scoring 11 runs in the first over but lost the wicket of Savi, who was brilliantly stumped by Susheel in Degula's bowling. Aquib's innings also came to end in the next over bowled by Arun. He was stumped for a wide ball on the leg side..he lost the balance while playing for shot and Susheel completed the rest. It was an amazing work by Susheel and best of all stumpings so far. The two new batsmen at the crease..Raju & Madhav did not allow 'Polaris' taking the upper hand and keep score board running. Raju hit a good looking back foot punch through covers and a six over the long-on for a free hit. Madhav also played some nice strokes. 'IBM' were 42/2 after the power play overs looking comfortably to chase the target. It was Seetaram who bowled the 5th over and gave double blow in that over by just conceding 1 run. Madhav was bowled for a straight delivery and Ratna took a stunner of a catch to dismiss Raju at point. Match took a round about turn after this over..and 'IBM' stands at 43/4 after 5 overs. Ratna was introduced from the other end. While Seetaram completely keeping batsmen silent..Ratna showed variations in his bowling and took 3 wickets in his first 2 overs. 'IBM' were 62/7 after 10 overs. Pavan(Semi-finals hero of 'IBM') played cautiously and looked to repeat the performance of Semi Final until Chandra got him out in 13th over.This was the turning point of the match. In the next over, Arun bowled Sher..leaving 'IBM' to score 34 runs to win with last wicket in hand. The last pair(Goverdhan & Naren) fought for some time by adding 15 valuable runs for last wicket. Naren tried for a pull shot in Chandra's bowling and was caught excellently by Ratna at deep-square leg who ran 10 feet towards his left in taking that catch and finishing the match in style. 'Polaris' emerged as Champions of HSCL-II . The trio..Seetaram((2/12 in 4 overs), Arun(2/11 in 3 overs) and Chandra (2/18 in 3.5 overs) bowled excellently by giving right breakthroughs to the team. The Hero of the match was ' Ratna ', who bowled a dream spell(3/10 in 4 overs) and played major role in making ' IBM' allout for 92 runs in 17.5 overs.
Match Highlights:
Despite a low scoring match, it gave spectators good entertainment. The way 'Polaris' fought back after the first innings is really amazing. Match toggled between both team throughout the course of the match. In the first innings, first 5 overs dominated by 'Polaris' and then in the complete grip of 'IBM'. In the second innings, mandatory power play overs dominated by 'IBM' and slowly 'Polaris' took the control and were in the driver's seat to finish the match in their way. In a low scoring match, Madhu & Santosh of Polaris were impressive with their batting. Madhav, Aquib and Naren bowled well for 'IBM'. 'Polaris' bowling dept is successful in defending the target and everyone struck to their task. On top of all, both wicket keepers did a marvelous job. Savi of 'IBM' took 3 catches, effected a stump and runout. The stump & a catch(in Madhav's bowling) were really good. Susheel,as usual was exceptional and he was tested by 'IBM' batsmen time and again and successful every time. He did 3 stumpings & took a catch. Standing close to stumps for pace bowlers was a real value addition to his team. Ground fielding was good by both teams. The wonderful catches taken by 'Ratna' made the true difference between the two sides.
' Polaris ' won the finals match by 18 runs and stand as " Champions of HSCL-II ".
Ratna was awarded 'Man of the match' for his excellent bowling ( 3/10 in 4 overs ) and took two excellent catches. He dedicated this award to his grand mother who passed away a week ago.
Polaris team performance:
Team's batting department was mainly handled by Susheel, Madhu & Praveen. Susheel scored 224 runs from 7 matches with an avg of 31.5 ..which includes 2 half-centuries(over Trianz & Zen). Played superb knock( 62 runs) in Semi-finals on a gren top wicket(reminded Perth,Durban pitches). Also, won the Best wicket keeper award for his excellent work behind the stumps. Madhu scored 173 runs with a half century against Siemens. He is the only batsman dominated bowlers on a bowlers day(in finals). Praveen gave good starts in every match & scored 120 runs overall. Seetaram played a crucial knock( 65 n.o.) against NCR and it was the highest individual score for 'Polaris'. Lower order always backend top order if runs not scored early. Polaris were allout only once in the tournament.. lowest score was 110 (vs IBM in finals) and highest being 151/9 (vs Trianz ). The strong bowling dept never allowed opponents to pass through the target. Made opponents allouts 8 times out of 9 matches(except NCR..which was 94/9). Restricted 6 times below 100..only 3 teams could cross 100 mark and they were Trianz(134), Wipro(115) & Honeywell(107). Only four players could score 30+ runs over Polaris..top score being 39 runs by Sree. All the bowlers have bowled extremely well throughout the tournament. Chandra is consistent throughout the tournament. Played 6 matches..bowled 18.5 overs..conceded 81 runs..took 12 wickets with an economy 4.38 . Also, won 2 man of the match awards.
Bowling figures of other bowlers as follows:
Arun Pareek (Matches- 9 ; Overs- 22.3 ; Runs given- 103 ; Wickets- 12 ; Economy- 4.62 ). Won the Man of the match in Semi-finals.
Niranjan (Matches- 9 ; Overs- 21 ; Runs given- 118 ; Wickets- 12 ; Economy- 5.62 ). Won a Man of the match.
Seetaram (Matches- 6 ; Overs- 14.4 ; Runs given- 55 ; Wickets- 11 ; Economy- 3.82 ). Won 2 Man of the matches.
Ratna Sekhar (Matches- 6 ; Overs- 20 ; Runs given- 75 ; Wickets- 10 ; Economy- 3.75) . Won the Man of the match in Finals.
Chandra Kammula(Polaris Captain) lead the team being an example on the field with his superb bowling and fielding. Rotated the players for matches effectively and guided team in right way at every crucial stage. Applied good match strategies to become the winners of the tournament. Tournamnet victory has not come in a easy way as the team put lot of efforts to be in this stage..all ensured their availability for crucial matches, joined with family for festival celebrations late by playing semi-finals, postponed travels plans, played match bearing the lost of family member and played matches though health not supported, seniors took rest & encouraged rotation in team etc., good team work overall.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Polaris enters HSCL2 Finals with complete domination
Match Summary:
Date: 24-Dec-2011
Ground: NFC Sports Club
Teams: Polaris vs ZenTech
Toss won by - 'ZenTech' and opted for fielding.
Polaris Innings:
It's a green top wicket having over night dew by the time match was started. Good toss to win by ZenTech and rightly opted for fielding first. 'Polaris' openers(Susheel & Praveen) started the innings keeping the conditions in view. Both have good understanding between them, while Praveen taking the charge..Susheel kept rotating the strike. They scored 28 runs in the first power play. Later, there were few(3) good overs bowled by 'Zentech' with the introduction of Ram into attack. 'Polaris' crossed 50 runs mark in the 8th over of the innings. The aggressive innings of Praveen(28 runs in 20 balls) has come to an end with a good work by 'ZenTech' bowler making him runout. Susheel & Praveen scored 54 runs for the first wicket. Another wicket gone for 'Polaris' in the 10th over when 'Ram' dismissed 'Madhu'. 'Polaris' were 63/2 after 10 overs. There, Ratna joined with Susheel and Susheel took the game under his control. Susheel played some tremendous shots and while Ratna(14 runs) picking up the gaps well. 'Polaris' was in a good position with 110/2 at 15 overs and expecting to score more runs with the wickets in hand. Now, it was the turn of 'Ram' of 'Zentech' who not only stopped runs but, took 2 wickets each in his last 2 overs(16th & 18th). Ram, so far had a wonderful tournament with the ball. Finished his five-wicket hall (5/10 in 4 overs) which includes well settled Susheel's wicket too. Susheel(62 runs in 54 balls) scored another half-century in the tournament. Ram was well supported by Suman(2/29 runs in 4 overs) from the other end, who took 2 wickets and did an excellent runout in his follow thru. At that stage, 'Polaris' was into trouble having score 123/9. But, Arun(10 runs) took most of the strike and added 17 valuable runs for last wicket ensuring no further loss to the team. Finally , 'Polaris' managed to score 140/9 in 20 overs .
ZenTech Innings:
As mentioned earlier, still there was a little bit of green grass remained after an innings. The two quickies of 'Polaris', Degula & Arun made use of the wicket and gave a brilliant start to the team. Both were exceptional and literally unplayable in the initial overs. By the time batsmen realized the situation, damage was done. The process went in this way...Degula took the wicket for the first ball of the innings and 'ZenTech' were 0/1 after first over. 2nd over was bowled by Arun and his in-swinging deliveries dominated the batsmen and he took 3 wickets in that dream over. 'ZenTech' were 6/4 after 2 overs and all those runs coming in extras. In the 3rd over, Degula took 2 more wickets..one being a beautiful catch taken by Madhu in the first slip. 'ZenTech' were 11/6 after the 3rd over. Srinivas and Shiva steadied the innings for some time before Shiva(10 runs) was made out by Arun in his last over of the spell. Ratna and Chandra were into bowling attack(both didn't played after the 4th league match) and onto target right from the beginning. Ratna took a wicket in the 9th over..stumped made by Susheel. Suman chipped in with few runs(10) before being bowled by Chandra. Chandra closed the 'ZenTech' innings by taking the wicket of Srinivas..who stayed at the wicket for long time and played(18 runs) a respectable innings. Once again, Arun led the bowling department from front with his excellent bowling(4/11 in 4 overs) and equally supported by Degula(3/11 in 3 overs), followed by Chandra(2/11 in 2.1 overs) and Ratna (1/19 in 4 overs). 'ZenTech ' were allout for 58 runs in 14.1 overs.
First of all credit goes to the 'Polaris' opening batting pair (Susheel & Praveen) for giving a much deserved start for the team on a lush green wicket. Next, to the opening bowling pair who turned the match in almost no time to their team side by sticking to the basics and fully using the new ball. Ram of 'ZenTech' is also terrific with ball which made 'Polaris' to loose 7 wickets just for 13 runs in a span of 3.3 overs.
'Polaris' won the match by 82 runs.
Arun won the 'Man of the match' for his outstanding bowling performance(4/11 in 4 overs) and handy in batting (10 runs n.o) too.
Date: 24-Dec-2011
Ground: NFC Sports Club
Teams: Polaris vs ZenTech
Toss won by - 'ZenTech' and opted for fielding.
Polaris Innings:
It's a green top wicket having over night dew by the time match was started. Good toss to win by ZenTech and rightly opted for fielding first. 'Polaris' openers(Susheel & Praveen) started the innings keeping the conditions in view. Both have good understanding between them, while Praveen taking the charge..Susheel kept rotating the strike. They scored 28 runs in the first power play. Later, there were few(3) good overs bowled by 'Zentech' with the introduction of Ram into attack. 'Polaris' crossed 50 runs mark in the 8th over of the innings. The aggressive innings of Praveen(28 runs in 20 balls) has come to an end with a good work by 'ZenTech' bowler making him runout. Susheel & Praveen scored 54 runs for the first wicket. Another wicket gone for 'Polaris' in the 10th over when 'Ram' dismissed 'Madhu'. 'Polaris' were 63/2 after 10 overs. There, Ratna joined with Susheel and Susheel took the game under his control. Susheel played some tremendous shots and while Ratna(14 runs) picking up the gaps well. 'Polaris' was in a good position with 110/2 at 15 overs and expecting to score more runs with the wickets in hand. Now, it was the turn of 'Ram' of 'Zentech' who not only stopped runs but, took 2 wickets each in his last 2 overs(16th & 18th). Ram, so far had a wonderful tournament with the ball. Finished his five-wicket hall (5/10 in 4 overs) which includes well settled Susheel's wicket too. Susheel(62 runs in 54 balls) scored another half-century in the tournament. Ram was well supported by Suman(2/29 runs in 4 overs) from the other end, who took 2 wickets and did an excellent runout in his follow thru. At that stage, 'Polaris' was into trouble having score 123/9. But, Arun(10 runs) took most of the strike and added 17 valuable runs for last wicket ensuring no further loss to the team. Finally , 'Polaris' managed to score 140/9 in 20 overs .
ZenTech Innings:
As mentioned earlier, still there was a little bit of green grass remained after an innings. The two quickies of 'Polaris', Degula & Arun made use of the wicket and gave a brilliant start to the team. Both were exceptional and literally unplayable in the initial overs. By the time batsmen realized the situation, damage was done. The process went in this way...Degula took the wicket for the first ball of the innings and 'ZenTech' were 0/1 after first over. 2nd over was bowled by Arun and his in-swinging deliveries dominated the batsmen and he took 3 wickets in that dream over. 'ZenTech' were 6/4 after 2 overs and all those runs coming in extras. In the 3rd over, Degula took 2 more wickets..one being a beautiful catch taken by Madhu in the first slip. 'ZenTech' were 11/6 after the 3rd over. Srinivas and Shiva steadied the innings for some time before Shiva(10 runs) was made out by Arun in his last over of the spell. Ratna and Chandra were into bowling attack(both didn't played after the 4th league match) and onto target right from the beginning. Ratna took a wicket in the 9th over..stumped made by Susheel. Suman chipped in with few runs(10) before being bowled by Chandra. Chandra closed the 'ZenTech' innings by taking the wicket of Srinivas..who stayed at the wicket for long time and played(18 runs) a respectable innings. Once again, Arun led the bowling department from front with his excellent bowling(4/11 in 4 overs) and equally supported by Degula(3/11 in 3 overs), followed by Chandra(2/11 in 2.1 overs) and Ratna (1/19 in 4 overs). 'ZenTech ' were allout for 58 runs in 14.1 overs.
First of all credit goes to the 'Polaris' opening batting pair (Susheel & Praveen) for giving a much deserved start for the team on a lush green wicket. Next, to the opening bowling pair who turned the match in almost no time to their team side by sticking to the basics and fully using the new ball. Ram of 'ZenTech' is also terrific with ball which made 'Polaris' to loose 7 wickets just for 13 runs in a span of 3.3 overs.
'Polaris' won the match by 82 runs.
Arun won the 'Man of the match' for his outstanding bowling performance(4/11 in 4 overs) and handy in batting (10 runs n.o) too.
IBM reaches HSCL2 Finals with a super over
Match Summary:
Date: 24-Dec-2011
Ground: NFC Ground, ECIL.
Teams: IBM Vs Wipro ( Semi-finals)
Wipro won the toss and opted to bat first. Sree and Mehul opened the innings. Narein and Sai started off the IBM bowling attack. Captain Sree was the first one to be dismissed in 3rd ball when he tried to play a ball to onside,closing the phase of bat early which took a leading edge which went straight into the hands of player at cover region. With some extras and byes wipro could manage to score 17 runs in 1st over.Otherend Sai bowled his first spell to perfection by conceding 7 runs in 3 overs with 1 wicket of Ramakanth. Debut bowler Pavan bowled meticulously( 13 runs in 4 overs) with variation in pace and tight line.
The Duo Rajesh(25 runs) and Manish steadied the innings for few overs.( 55/3 in 10 overs). Just when rajesh was looking good with his bat, he was given LBW out for a pullshot where the ball kept little low than he anticipated hitting his right thigh.
Veteran leg break bowler "Madhav" who took 2 quick wickets in his 1st over caused some damage to wipro batting order at that stage
Manish who looked fluent in making 35 added some crucial runs in last overs and Wipro managed to get 27 runs in last 3 overs. and overall scoring 127/8 in 20 Overs.
With target as 128 on board,'IBM'couldnt start well as they lost their in-form batsman "Aquib" in 1st over who was bowled out to Left Arm pace bowler "Ganga". 1 down batsman 'Raju' was also unlucky as he was caught out by 'Ramakanth' who took a brilliant catch in covers. Next set of the batsmans who tried to score some runs couldnt manage to keep the score board ticking and were sent back to pavilion early.
Skipper savi who tried to go for some shots was caught out at gully region scoring 13 runs. some good overs bowled by Ganga ,Gopal, Arun restricted IBM batsmans to score any boundaries at that stage (35/5 in 10 overs). It was apparent to the spectators that match will be won by Wipro.
It was left hand batsman'Pavan' who changed the course of the game with some big hits and well timed shots over cover region, provided some entertainment to the crowd. He was well supported by batsmans Goverdhan, sidharth. IBM were (71/6 in 15 overs). IBM had to score 56 runs in 30 balls with 4 wickets remaining.
"Pavan" who scored useful 40 runs in 26 balls was bowled out by 'Arun'.
Wipro still had an edge over victory but hopes were dashed off when batsmans 'sher' and 'Naren' who took some quick singles converting 1's into 2's Plus some extras, which kept Wipro team under pressure.
Catch drop of "Sher" by rajesh at long on proved costly for wipro. IBM had to score 12 runs in final over and bowler Sahoo bowled couple of wide deliveries, Batsman "Sher" connected every ball well, both naren and Sher took risky singles with good running between the wickets and IBM had to score 3 runs in last 1 ball.
"Sher" hit the last ball towards the cover region and after slight misfield by fielder 2nd run was taken quickly, finally scores were equal. Commendable performance at the end by "Sher" and "Naren" who kept their whole hearted efforts to make IBM win.
As the scores were leveled,Umpires decided for super over and IBM had to bat first. Wipro Left Arm Pacer 'Ganga'who bowled good spell in the entire match, struggled little with his line and gave some extras in initial deliveries "Aquib" smashed couple of deliveries to boundary on the square legside and at other end "Pavan" who was in good form rotated strike, giving chance to "Aquib" to score the maximum. IBM finally scored 18 runs in 1 over.
With target 19 on board, Wipro batsmans "Ramakanth" and "Mohit" were sent to crease. IBM team decided to handover the charge to "Pavan", who bowled couple of wide balls initially and wipro batsmans could manage to just take singles every ball.
IBM won the match comprehensively with 11 runs
This is 8th win for IBM over 9 matches played so far in HSCL-2.
"Pavan" was adjudged as "Man of Match" for his allround performance.
Date: 24-Dec-2011
Ground: NFC Ground, ECIL.
Teams: IBM Vs Wipro ( Semi-finals)
Wipro won the toss and opted to bat first. Sree and Mehul opened the innings. Narein and Sai started off the IBM bowling attack. Captain Sree was the first one to be dismissed in 3rd ball when he tried to play a ball to onside,closing the phase of bat early which took a leading edge which went straight into the hands of player at cover region. With some extras and byes wipro could manage to score 17 runs in 1st over.Otherend Sai bowled his first spell to perfection by conceding 7 runs in 3 overs with 1 wicket of Ramakanth. Debut bowler Pavan bowled meticulously( 13 runs in 4 overs) with variation in pace and tight line.
The Duo Rajesh(25 runs) and Manish steadied the innings for few overs.( 55/3 in 10 overs). Just when rajesh was looking good with his bat, he was given LBW out for a pullshot where the ball kept little low than he anticipated hitting his right thigh.
Veteran leg break bowler "Madhav" who took 2 quick wickets in his 1st over caused some damage to wipro batting order at that stage
Manish who looked fluent in making 35 added some crucial runs in last overs and Wipro managed to get 27 runs in last 3 overs. and overall scoring 127/8 in 20 Overs.
With target as 128 on board,'IBM'couldnt start well as they lost their in-form batsman "Aquib" in 1st over who was bowled out to Left Arm pace bowler "Ganga". 1 down batsman 'Raju' was also unlucky as he was caught out by 'Ramakanth' who took a brilliant catch in covers. Next set of the batsmans who tried to score some runs couldnt manage to keep the score board ticking and were sent back to pavilion early.
Skipper savi who tried to go for some shots was caught out at gully region scoring 13 runs. some good overs bowled by Ganga ,Gopal, Arun restricted IBM batsmans to score any boundaries at that stage (35/5 in 10 overs). It was apparent to the spectators that match will be won by Wipro.
It was left hand batsman'Pavan' who changed the course of the game with some big hits and well timed shots over cover region, provided some entertainment to the crowd. He was well supported by batsmans Goverdhan, sidharth. IBM were (71/6 in 15 overs). IBM had to score 56 runs in 30 balls with 4 wickets remaining.
"Pavan" who scored useful 40 runs in 26 balls was bowled out by 'Arun'.
Wipro still had an edge over victory but hopes were dashed off when batsmans 'sher' and 'Naren' who took some quick singles converting 1's into 2's Plus some extras, which kept Wipro team under pressure.
Catch drop of "Sher" by rajesh at long on proved costly for wipro. IBM had to score 12 runs in final over and bowler Sahoo bowled couple of wide deliveries, Batsman "Sher" connected every ball well, both naren and Sher took risky singles with good running between the wickets and IBM had to score 3 runs in last 1 ball.
"Sher" hit the last ball towards the cover region and after slight misfield by fielder 2nd run was taken quickly, finally scores were equal. Commendable performance at the end by "Sher" and "Naren" who kept their whole hearted efforts to make IBM win.
As the scores were leveled,Umpires decided for super over and IBM had to bat first. Wipro Left Arm Pacer 'Ganga'who bowled good spell in the entire match, struggled little with his line and gave some extras in initial deliveries "Aquib" smashed couple of deliveries to boundary on the square legside and at other end "Pavan" who was in good form rotated strike, giving chance to "Aquib" to score the maximum. IBM finally scored 18 runs in 1 over.
With target 19 on board, Wipro batsmans "Ramakanth" and "Mohit" were sent to crease. IBM team decided to handover the charge to "Pavan", who bowled couple of wide balls initially and wipro batsmans could manage to just take singles every ball.
IBM won the match comprehensively with 11 runs
This is 8th win for IBM over 9 matches played so far in HSCL-2.
"Pavan" was adjudged as "Man of Match" for his allround performance.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
NCR finished HSCL2 with style.
Match Summary:
Date: 18-Dec-2011
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: NCR Vs Siemens
Siemens Batting: 113/9 in 20 overs.
NCR opened the bowling attack witha magical spell from Suryavir in-swinging & out-swinging the ball this time round making the batsman think twice before attempting to play.Suryavir claimed his first wicket of a magnificent in-swinging delivery hitting the mid-wicket getting the Siemens opener bowled.Sandeep who stepped in-next didn't last long and was bowled for an excellent delivery by Kranthi where the bail flew near to 30yrd circle. Manish who stepped played diligently and slowly started to build the partnership.However,he didn't last long and was run out for an excellent throw from Venkata Subbaiah from Square Leg when he attempted for a tight second run.Tulasi didn't last long and was out for a full toss for an easy catch to Keeper.
Vignesh who stepped in-next continued to support to Nayeem(Opener) who played the anchor role putting odd balls to boundaries. They started to build the partnership and kept the scoreboard ticking.Siemens were at 80/4 at the end of 15 overs.Suryavir was brought back to attack and took his second wicket of Nayeem(36 runs) with a spectacular catch from Sateesh at mid-wicket. Azhar & Vignesh continued to rotate the strike and Azhar giving a "go" at the balls. However,Vignesh was run-out due to improper calling for a well made 28 runs.NCR bowler's didn't allow the Siemens tail-enders to open-up and made Siemens work hard to score. Siemens managed to score a respectable total of 113/9 at the end of 20 overs.There were 4 runouts in the Siemens innings and some good catches taken from NCR fielding department giving only 13 extras off 20 overs was an exceptional performance.
NCR Bowling:
Suryavir - 3/11(4 overs) & Kranthi - 1/19(4 overs) were impressive.
NCR Batting: 114/6 in 14.3 overs.
Game Plan:-
========= NCR huddle has come-up with a Strategy to go for "Victory" ----> Semis which require chasing down the total in ~10 overs. This would be as a result of "Tie" in Points with ZenTech where "NRR" comes into picture for deciding the Semis Qualifier for 4th Position.
NCR opened the innings with Srujan and Sateesh with Srujan taking the strike.The first ball was a boundary literally knocking the doors of "Semis" Compartment.It was the strategy to go after the bowling in the Initial 5 overs to fetch as many runs as possible. The very next ball was a wicket where the ball kept low and Srujan was Plumb in-front. Uday who stepped in-next started playing on Gear-3 right from the beginning where NCR hut started to Smell "Semis" berth........
Sateesh too did hit few boundaries respecting the good balls.His little cameo came to end when he was bowled for a fullish delivery from Azhar.Sateesh scored 16 runs(3 fours).Uday didn't step down the gear and continued to accelerate in the same manner.His Sweep shot six of Nayeem's bowling which went high and also covered enough territory clearing the deep mid-wicket was treat watching. He decided to go after the bowling;however he couldn't succeed to clear the second time and was caught at long-on. Uday scored 35 runs(4 fours 1 six) off just 19 balls.There were hopes of finishing the match within 10 overs & NCR started to believe they are "through" when Uday was going after the Siemens attack.
NCR was 57/3 at the end of 7 overs. Kranthi stepped in-next was out of the very second ball plumb in-front.Pradeep stepped in-next to keep the scoring rate high as NRR will be decider for the match.Pradeep and Reddy were at crease to win the match for NCR as quickly as possible.Reddy was plumb in-front of the very second ball and NCR was at 71/5 at the end of 9 overs. Naveen C who stepped in at 6th wicket played sensibly and continued to support Pradeep to win the match for NCR.Naveen C and Pradeep put up a good partnership for 6th wicket and took NCR almost home with ample overs remaining. Pradeep tried to clear the fence of Nayeem's bowling to finish the formalities for NCR and was caught at deep mid wicket.Pradeep scored 18 runs(2 fours; 1 six). Prasad stepped in next to finish the winning runs for NCR and Naveen C remained not out with a well made 20 runs(2 fours).
Result: NCR won the match by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match: Nayeem from Siemens for scoring 36 runs and claiming 1 wicket.
Even though NCR won the match against Siemens the "NET RUN RATE" was not good enough to overtake "ZenTech".
ZenTech & NCR stood at 12 points and ZenTech occupied the 4th slot with slightly better NRR compared to NCR.
Zen Players watched the match closely and relaxed only after the 10th over. :-)
Hence the Semis matches for HSCL-II are Polaris Vs. Zen ; IBM Vs. Wipro
Trianz,Siemens will occupy the 6th & 7th Slots and Honeywell at the bottom with 4 points.
It was 0.45 NRR which made the difference between the 4th slot and 5th slot.
NCR finished the HSCL-II in 5th slot and accolades from HSCL Management and also the Umpires regarding the Spirit Shown on-field, Commitment and Cricketing attitude.NCR was considered as best bowling team where appreciations given from all HSCL Participant teams.
It was NCR's first participation in HSCL and finished off in 5th position where it lost the "Semis" berth by 0.45 NRR."NCR was close yet so far". Congratulations for NCR Squad for putting up a great performance in all the 7 matches where it entered the Tournament as "Under dogs" and almost occupying the "Semis berth".........
NCR had sweet memories in HSCL-II w.r.t "Highest Successful run chase in HSCL History against Honeywell" ; "Last Ball Six against Wipro"; "Neck-to-Neck Semis-fight Successful Run Chase against Siemens". There were close matches with Trianz and Zen but NCR landed on other side of Victory & good fight with IBM & Polaris teams. NCR Bowler "Suryavir Singh" will grab the Orange Cap from NCR and will be in the list competing for the "Best Bowler of the Tournament" award for HSCL-II taking 15 wickets in just 6 matches which is an Outstanding Performance.NCR is becoming a Competitive team w.r.t Corporate Cricket Standards and will try to move further heights in next Edition of HSCL.
Congratulations to NCR Squad for Putting up a great show in HSCL-II & best wishes to NCR Cricket Club for HSCL-III starting in Feb. 2012 Season.
Date: 18-Dec-2011
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: NCR Vs Siemens
Siemens Batting: 113/9 in 20 overs.
NCR opened the bowling attack witha magical spell from Suryavir in-swinging & out-swinging the ball this time round making the batsman think twice before attempting to play.Suryavir claimed his first wicket of a magnificent in-swinging delivery hitting the mid-wicket getting the Siemens opener bowled.Sandeep who stepped in-next didn't last long and was bowled for an excellent delivery by Kranthi where the bail flew near to 30yrd circle. Manish who stepped played diligently and slowly started to build the partnership.However,he didn't last long and was run out for an excellent throw from Venkata Subbaiah from Square Leg when he attempted for a tight second run.Tulasi didn't last long and was out for a full toss for an easy catch to Keeper.
Vignesh who stepped in-next continued to support to Nayeem(Opener) who played the anchor role putting odd balls to boundaries. They started to build the partnership and kept the scoreboard ticking.Siemens were at 80/4 at the end of 15 overs.Suryavir was brought back to attack and took his second wicket of Nayeem(36 runs) with a spectacular catch from Sateesh at mid-wicket. Azhar & Vignesh continued to rotate the strike and Azhar giving a "go" at the balls. However,Vignesh was run-out due to improper calling for a well made 28 runs.NCR bowler's didn't allow the Siemens tail-enders to open-up and made Siemens work hard to score. Siemens managed to score a respectable total of 113/9 at the end of 20 overs.There were 4 runouts in the Siemens innings and some good catches taken from NCR fielding department giving only 13 extras off 20 overs was an exceptional performance.
NCR Bowling:
Suryavir - 3/11(4 overs) & Kranthi - 1/19(4 overs) were impressive.
NCR Batting: 114/6 in 14.3 overs.
Game Plan:-
========= NCR huddle has come-up with a Strategy to go for "Victory" ----> Semis which require chasing down the total in ~10 overs. This would be as a result of "Tie" in Points with ZenTech where "NRR" comes into picture for deciding the Semis Qualifier for 4th Position.
NCR opened the innings with Srujan and Sateesh with Srujan taking the strike.The first ball was a boundary literally knocking the doors of "Semis" Compartment.It was the strategy to go after the bowling in the Initial 5 overs to fetch as many runs as possible. The very next ball was a wicket where the ball kept low and Srujan was Plumb in-front. Uday who stepped in-next started playing on Gear-3 right from the beginning where NCR hut started to Smell "Semis" berth........
Sateesh too did hit few boundaries respecting the good balls.His little cameo came to end when he was bowled for a fullish delivery from Azhar.Sateesh scored 16 runs(3 fours).Uday didn't step down the gear and continued to accelerate in the same manner.His Sweep shot six of Nayeem's bowling which went high and also covered enough territory clearing the deep mid-wicket was treat watching. He decided to go after the bowling;however he couldn't succeed to clear the second time and was caught at long-on. Uday scored 35 runs(4 fours 1 six) off just 19 balls.There were hopes of finishing the match within 10 overs & NCR started to believe they are "through" when Uday was going after the Siemens attack.
NCR was 57/3 at the end of 7 overs. Kranthi stepped in-next was out of the very second ball plumb in-front.Pradeep stepped in-next to keep the scoring rate high as NRR will be decider for the match.Pradeep and Reddy were at crease to win the match for NCR as quickly as possible.Reddy was plumb in-front of the very second ball and NCR was at 71/5 at the end of 9 overs. Naveen C who stepped in at 6th wicket played sensibly and continued to support Pradeep to win the match for NCR.Naveen C and Pradeep put up a good partnership for 6th wicket and took NCR almost home with ample overs remaining. Pradeep tried to clear the fence of Nayeem's bowling to finish the formalities for NCR and was caught at deep mid wicket.Pradeep scored 18 runs(2 fours; 1 six). Prasad stepped in next to finish the winning runs for NCR and Naveen C remained not out with a well made 20 runs(2 fours).
Result: NCR won the match by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match: Nayeem from Siemens for scoring 36 runs and claiming 1 wicket.
Even though NCR won the match against Siemens the "NET RUN RATE" was not good enough to overtake "ZenTech".
ZenTech & NCR stood at 12 points and ZenTech occupied the 4th slot with slightly better NRR compared to NCR.
Zen Players watched the match closely and relaxed only after the 10th over. :-)
Hence the Semis matches for HSCL-II are Polaris Vs. Zen ; IBM Vs. Wipro
Trianz,Siemens will occupy the 6th & 7th Slots and Honeywell at the bottom with 4 points.
It was 0.45 NRR which made the difference between the 4th slot and 5th slot.
NCR finished the HSCL-II in 5th slot and accolades from HSCL Management and also the Umpires regarding the Spirit Shown on-field, Commitment and Cricketing attitude.NCR was considered as best bowling team where appreciations given from all HSCL Participant teams.
It was NCR's first participation in HSCL and finished off in 5th position where it lost the "Semis" berth by 0.45 NRR."NCR was close yet so far". Congratulations for NCR Squad for putting up a great performance in all the 7 matches where it entered the Tournament as "Under dogs" and almost occupying the "Semis berth".........
NCR had sweet memories in HSCL-II w.r.t "Highest Successful run chase in HSCL History against Honeywell" ; "Last Ball Six against Wipro"; "Neck-to-Neck Semis-fight Successful Run Chase against Siemens". There were close matches with Trianz and Zen but NCR landed on other side of Victory & good fight with IBM & Polaris teams. NCR Bowler "Suryavir Singh" will grab the Orange Cap from NCR and will be in the list competing for the "Best Bowler of the Tournament" award for HSCL-II taking 15 wickets in just 6 matches which is an Outstanding Performance.NCR is becoming a Competitive team w.r.t Corporate Cricket Standards and will try to move further heights in next Edition of HSCL.
Congratulations to NCR Squad for Putting up a great show in HSCL-II & best wishes to NCR Cricket Club for HSCL-III starting in Feb. 2012 Season.
Polaris remained unbeaten
Match Summary:
Date: 17-Dec-2011
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: Polaris vs Trianz
Toss won by - 'Polaris' and opted for batting.
Polaris Innings:
'Polaris' openers gave a flying start by scoring 42 runs in first power play overs. But, Srikanth struck twice in the 5th over by dismissing Praveen(13 runs) and in-form Madhu. Susheel and Arun played cautiously and 'Polaris' were 73/2 after 10 overs. Both added 46 runs for the 3rd wicket before Hari bowled Arun(19 runs) in 13th over. Once again, Srikanth did some more damage in the 15th over where Polaris lost 2 more wickets(one being runout). 'Polaris' were struggling for runs at that moment..103/5 after 15 overs. Srikanth finished his dream spell(3/11). Susheel(50 runs in 48 balls) fell after his maiden half-century in the tournament and was brilliant in utilizing the opportunities in right way. Scored 8x4s in his valuable innings. Once Susheel departed, Jaweed's runs hunt started. Jaweed's blazing innings(24 runs in 18 balls) consisted of 3 fours and a six over mid-wicket fence. Sreedhar(1/27) and Hari(2/22) were impressive in bowling. Finally , 'Polaris' managed to score 151/9 in 20 overs .
Trianz Innings:
A quick start from 'Trianz' too by scoring 41 runs in 5 overs. Both, Sajith and Srikanth were fluent in stroke making and sent the ball to all corners of the ground. Especially, Srikanth looked dangerous but couldn't stand for long. His innings(34 runs in 21 balls) came to an end when stumped by Stalin in Praveen's bowling. Praveen took another wicket in his 2nd over leaving 'Trianz' at 68/2 after 10 overs. Sajith at other steadied the innings with Anand and continued it with Kalyan(after Anand was retired hurt for some time). Sajith played medium-pacers and spinners equally well and his foot work was very good throughout the innings. Kalyan(13 runs) hit a six over deep-mid wicket in Susheel's bowling but was bowled by him in next over. Then, Anand came back for batting and there, 'Trianz' requires 47 runs to win in last 5 overs having 7 wickets in hand. But, the 16th over bowled by Niranjan spoiled the hopes of Trianz as he made out both Sajith(30 runs with 5x4s) and Anand(16 runs with 3x4s) also conceded just 3 runs in that over. Having required run rate at 11 per over, Trianz batsmen tried their best by hitting the odd balls to boundaries. But, the runout of Shankar narrowed the chances of win for 'Trianz'. During the same time Arun collapsed Trianz innings by taking 4 wickets in a span of 9 balls. Arun led the bowling department from front with his excellent bowling(4/23 in 3.3 overs), followed by Niranjan(2/17 in 4 overs), Praveen(2/24 in 4 overs) and Susheel (1/27 in 4 overs). 'Trianz ' were allout for 134 runs in 19.3 overs.
Match is evenly poised till the end and a good fight from Trianz till the last ball. Match has seen some excellent individual performances from both the teams. Classic batting by Susheel & Sajith and powerful strokes from Srikanth & Jaweed. Couple of hits by Srikanth & Jaweed went miles out of the boundary. Also, wonderful bowling by Arun, Niranjan & Srikanth. Excellent catches taken by Srikanth, Mahesh & Susheel and a sparkling stump by Stalin. Polaris had a good match before the Semi-finals.
'Polaris' won the match by 17 runs.
Susheel earned 'Man of the match' for his brilliant batting( 50 runs), handy in bowling ( 1/27 in 4 overs ) too and took an excellent catch in the field.
Date: 17-Dec-2011
Ground: Swamy Narayan Gurukul
Teams: Polaris vs Trianz
Toss won by - 'Polaris' and opted for batting.
Polaris Innings:
'Polaris' openers gave a flying start by scoring 42 runs in first power play overs. But, Srikanth struck twice in the 5th over by dismissing Praveen(13 runs) and in-form Madhu. Susheel and Arun played cautiously and 'Polaris' were 73/2 after 10 overs. Both added 46 runs for the 3rd wicket before Hari bowled Arun(19 runs) in 13th over. Once again, Srikanth did some more damage in the 15th over where Polaris lost 2 more wickets(one being runout). 'Polaris' were struggling for runs at that moment..103/5 after 15 overs. Srikanth finished his dream spell(3/11). Susheel(50 runs in 48 balls) fell after his maiden half-century in the tournament and was brilliant in utilizing the opportunities in right way. Scored 8x4s in his valuable innings. Once Susheel departed, Jaweed's runs hunt started. Jaweed's blazing innings(24 runs in 18 balls) consisted of 3 fours and a six over mid-wicket fence. Sreedhar(1/27) and Hari(2/22) were impressive in bowling. Finally , 'Polaris' managed to score 151/9 in 20 overs .
Trianz Innings:
A quick start from 'Trianz' too by scoring 41 runs in 5 overs. Both, Sajith and Srikanth were fluent in stroke making and sent the ball to all corners of the ground. Especially, Srikanth looked dangerous but couldn't stand for long. His innings(34 runs in 21 balls) came to an end when stumped by Stalin in Praveen's bowling. Praveen took another wicket in his 2nd over leaving 'Trianz' at 68/2 after 10 overs. Sajith at other steadied the innings with Anand and continued it with Kalyan(after Anand was retired hurt for some time). Sajith played medium-pacers and spinners equally well and his foot work was very good throughout the innings. Kalyan(13 runs) hit a six over deep-mid wicket in Susheel's bowling but was bowled by him in next over. Then, Anand came back for batting and there, 'Trianz' requires 47 runs to win in last 5 overs having 7 wickets in hand. But, the 16th over bowled by Niranjan spoiled the hopes of Trianz as he made out both Sajith(30 runs with 5x4s) and Anand(16 runs with 3x4s) also conceded just 3 runs in that over. Having required run rate at 11 per over, Trianz batsmen tried their best by hitting the odd balls to boundaries. But, the runout of Shankar narrowed the chances of win for 'Trianz'. During the same time Arun collapsed Trianz innings by taking 4 wickets in a span of 9 balls. Arun led the bowling department from front with his excellent bowling(4/23 in 3.3 overs), followed by Niranjan(2/17 in 4 overs), Praveen(2/24 in 4 overs) and Susheel (1/27 in 4 overs). 'Trianz ' were allout for 134 runs in 19.3 overs.
Match is evenly poised till the end and a good fight from Trianz till the last ball. Match has seen some excellent individual performances from both the teams. Classic batting by Susheel & Sajith and powerful strokes from Srikanth & Jaweed. Couple of hits by Srikanth & Jaweed went miles out of the boundary. Also, wonderful bowling by Arun, Niranjan & Srikanth. Excellent catches taken by Srikanth, Mahesh & Susheel and a sparkling stump by Stalin. Polaris had a good match before the Semi-finals.
'Polaris' won the match by 17 runs.
Susheel earned 'Man of the match' for his brilliant batting( 50 runs), handy in bowling ( 1/27 in 4 overs ) too and took an excellent catch in the field.
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