ST Micro vs MGM XI
8-15am, 4th September, 2005. MGM Cricket Ground, Sec 62, Noida.
Possibly the first leather ball match of STCT in Noida in over 3 years.
(Jasola & Chilla are both Delhi).
First match of the season for STCT was about to start in a few minutes.
The new captain Bharat had won the toss and was ready to go and take
the guard in the middle with Lokesh Pandey, who has proved to be a handy
opener in some of the matches played for STCL in the past few months.The
opponents, MGM XI, were waiting for their 2 players and we couldn't have
possibly played with MGM -IX !!
Well the match started, almost 2 hrs after the scheduled start. And what
a start it was !! Bharat started with 4's and 6's. A treat to watch for
Lokesh at the other end.The run rate was always in 2-digit for the first
5-6 overs. Bharat reached his 50 in 18-19 balls when the team score was
around 60 ! Bharat kept his foot on the accelerator. Lokesh kept his
cool at the other end. Without any mis-hits, and after an almost delight
to watch innings, Bharat reached his century in the first match as a
captain in less than 50 balls !
When the teams took the first break after 12 overs, Bharat decided to
end his ruthless onslaught and declared himself - "retired out". Narwal
joined Lokesh after the break. The MGM XI chipped in with some
respectable overs. Narwal seemed to be regaining his touch. Lokesh
seemed comfortable at the crease. Soon he was called back by the captain
- "retired out" - to allow others to get in touch , but not before belting
a six out of the ground .
Vij went to give company to Narwal who was now looking good in the
middle. After some nice shots, Narwal was caught to a mistimed shot
at mid-off. Mudit went in next. Vij, who had a nightmare season
last year, played some beautiful shots. If this was his first match of
the season, he made sure it did not appear to be one. He was hitting
4's and 6's all around and in the process gave his wicket after a breezy 27.
Mudit got out in the next over trying to keep pace with the runrate
(acceleration was not possible). Jeswani hit a six off the very first
delivery he faced and made quickfire 10 off 4 balls , before being caught.
The innings ended at 258 at the end of 25 overs, definitely a mammoth target to chase.
Jeswani started off the season with a gem of a delivery. Had the umpire
visited an ENT specialist, Jeswani could have got a wicket (caught
behind) off the first delivery. The other bowling end was out-sourced to
Ved (ex-ST opening bowler) who is now working for Interra.
Both the openers bowled well. and Ved took 1 wicket in his spell of
4 overs.Then Narwal and Sudip started their spell , but Narwal in his
first match of the season looked out of sorts and gave away some 20
runs in his 2 overs.
Then Abhishek took charge of the ball and with
his tight line & length gave the opposition lot to think about. He
and sudip bowled very well in tandem and took 3 wickets between them.
The highlight of that session was 2 very well judged catches
by Amit Chadha.
Arpit ( last minute replacement of Lalit) was given a chance to
bowl his leg spinners, but he proved to be too expensive.
Narwal in his come back spell bowled well and took 3 quick wickets in
2 overs. Amit Chadha showed why he is being consider as a potential all
rounder , by bowling 2 tight overs and taking 1 wicket in his short spell.
Vij bowled the final over of the day and ST won the match by 38 runs.
The highlight of the match was the tremendous effort put by our fielders
and wicket-keepers (lokesh & bharat) in very hot conditions.
Despite being out of practice and the excessive draining heat, the overall
show by the team was commendable. Well begun is half done, its said, so lets
see.
Detailed Score-card
-------------------
Batting :
Bharat --Retired out -- 103(49)
Lokesh --Retired out -- 35(34)
Narwal --Caught -- 23(21)
Vij -----Caught -- 27(15)
Mudit ---Caught -- 10(08)
Jeswani -Caught -- 10(04)
Arpit ---Not Out-- 04(03)
Abhishek -LBW --- 00(01)
Amit ---Run Out - 03(01)
Ved Prakash
Sudip
Total : 245 for 8 in 25 overs
Bowling:
O M W
Jeswani -- 3 - 0 - 0
Ved -- 4 - 0 - 1
Narwal -- 4 - 0 - 3
Sudip -- 4 - 0 - 1
Abhishek-- 5 - 0 - 2
Arpit -- 2 - 0 - 0
Amit -- 2 - 0 - 1
Vij -- 1 - 0 - 0
Result : STCT won by 38 runs
Possibly the first leather ball match of STCT in Noida in over 3 years.
(Jasola & Chilla are both Delhi).
First match of the season for STCT was about to start in a few minutes.
The new captain Bharat had won the toss and was ready to go and take
the guard in the middle with Lokesh Pandey, who has proved to be a handy
opener in some of the matches played for STCL in the past few months.The
opponents, MGM XI, were waiting for their 2 players and we couldn't have
possibly played with MGM -IX !!
Well the match started, almost 2 hrs after the scheduled start. And what
a start it was !! Bharat started with 4's and 6's. A treat to watch for
Lokesh at the other end.The run rate was always in 2-digit for the first
5-6 overs. Bharat reached his 50 in 18-19 balls when the team score was
around 60 ! Bharat kept his foot on the accelerator. Lokesh kept his
cool at the other end. Without any mis-hits, and after an almost delight
to watch innings, Bharat reached his century in the first match as a
captain in less than 50 balls !
When the teams took the first break after 12 overs, Bharat decided to
end his ruthless onslaught and declared himself - "retired out". Narwal
joined Lokesh after the break. The MGM XI chipped in with some
respectable overs. Narwal seemed to be regaining his touch. Lokesh
seemed comfortable at the crease. Soon he was called back by the captain
- "retired out" - to allow others to get in touch , but not before belting
a six out of the ground .
Vij went to give company to Narwal who was now looking good in the
middle. After some nice shots, Narwal was caught to a mistimed shot
at mid-off. Mudit went in next. Vij, who had a nightmare season
last year, played some beautiful shots. If this was his first match of
the season, he made sure it did not appear to be one. He was hitting
4's and 6's all around and in the process gave his wicket after a breezy 27.
Mudit got out in the next over trying to keep pace with the runrate
(acceleration was not possible). Jeswani hit a six off the very first
delivery he faced and made quickfire 10 off 4 balls , before being caught.
The innings ended at 258 at the end of 25 overs, definitely a mammoth target to chase.
Jeswani started off the season with a gem of a delivery. Had the umpire
visited an ENT specialist, Jeswani could have got a wicket (caught
behind) off the first delivery. The other bowling end was out-sourced to
Ved (ex-ST opening bowler) who is now working for Interra.
Both the openers bowled well. and Ved took 1 wicket in his spell of
4 overs.Then Narwal and Sudip started their spell , but Narwal in his
first match of the season looked out of sorts and gave away some 20
runs in his 2 overs.
Then Abhishek took charge of the ball and with
his tight line & length gave the opposition lot to think about. He
and sudip bowled very well in tandem and took 3 wickets between them.
The highlight of that session was 2 very well judged catches
by Amit Chadha.
Arpit ( last minute replacement of Lalit) was given a chance to
bowl his leg spinners, but he proved to be too expensive.
Narwal in his come back spell bowled well and took 3 quick wickets in
2 overs. Amit Chadha showed why he is being consider as a potential all
rounder , by bowling 2 tight overs and taking 1 wicket in his short spell.
Vij bowled the final over of the day and ST won the match by 38 runs.
The highlight of the match was the tremendous effort put by our fielders
and wicket-keepers (lokesh & bharat) in very hot conditions.
Despite being out of practice and the excessive draining heat, the overall
show by the team was commendable. Well begun is half done, its said, so lets
see.
Detailed Score-card
-------------------
Batting :
Bharat --Retired out -- 103(49)
Lokesh --Retired out -- 35(34)
Narwal --Caught -- 23(21)
Vij -----Caught -- 27(15)
Mudit ---Caught -- 10(08)
Jeswani -Caught -- 10(04)
Arpit ---Not Out-- 04(03)
Abhishek -LBW --- 00(01)
Amit ---Run Out - 03(01)
Ved Prakash
Sudip
Total : 245 for 8 in 25 overs
Bowling:
O M W
Jeswani -- 3 - 0 - 0
Ved -- 4 - 0 - 1
Narwal -- 4 - 0 - 3
Sudip -- 4 - 0 - 1
Abhishek-- 5 - 0 - 2
Arpit -- 2 - 0 - 0
Amit -- 2 - 0 - 1
Vij -- 1 - 0 - 0
Result : STCT won by 38 runs
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