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.
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