STMicro vs ABN Amro : Suntan Cup'05
Match : ST Cricket Team (STCT) 's 2nd league match in SunTan Cup `05
Story till date : STCT had won prev 1 match in league. 2 out of 4 teams in each group will reach pre-quarters.
Date : 30th Oct, 05
Venue : Airport Authority of India Cricket Ground, Palam
Opponents : ABN Amro
Match conditions: Lot of morning dew, relatively wet outfield and green top wicket
Toss : ST Micro won the toss and elected to bat
The STCT's innings started in a bad way with our opener Bharat getting out for a duck on the very first ball of the match. The ground was still a little wet and pitch a bit damp. The ball wasnt coming on to the bat that easily. And the odd ball was swinging miles ! Das went in next and started playing his shots as if nothing has happened and Lokesh at the other end looked solid as ever. They both started building a useful partnership and soon ST reached the 50-run mark in some 7 overs. Das was swinging his bat like the wand of a magician and every time the ball was hitting the middle of his willow and going towards the boundary line. Lokesh too made his presence felt by belting boundaries whenever he got a chance. The pulls, the cuts and the cover drives played by Das were a treat to watch. Lokesh perished when he was looking sure to notch his second fifty in as many matches but not before making well crafted 39 runs.
NarWall (Narwal) joined in next. He gave solid support to Das who was still playing the game in 'destructive mode'. Narwal too started playing his shots right from the first ball he faced and the flicks he played towards mid-wicket and square leg were just majestic. But in the process he got out giving a catch at midwicket. The score reached around 135 in 18 overs with 3 wickets down. Nitin Jain joined Das when the need of the hour was to maintain the healthy runrate. Das kept playing his shots and finally got out in 22nd over but not before contributing invaluable 79 runs, studded with 12 fours. ST lost wickets in a heap in the end and finally able to make 187 runs off their alloted quota of 25 overs with the loss of 9 wkts. The score looked short by 10-15 runs after the good start and strong middle order partnership, but was nevertheless a great effort and a match-winning score on the pitch which assisted seam bowling and where the ball was hard to come on to the bat off the slower bowlers.
Indranil and Jeswani, the opening bowlers provided a tight line and a tough time for the ABN Amro batsmen. Indranil bowled a fiery spell of 3 overs, unlucky not to pick any wicket as wicket keeper Bharat dropped a catch off his bowling. STCT eventually earned their first breakthrough in the 6th over. On a wide ball of Jeswani , Nitin Jain displayed great reflexes and took a blinder at extra covers. The first change bowler, Vij, proved too good for the opponents as he took 2 crucial wickets in his very first over. Sudip, then took charge of the ball. He and Vij completely shattered the remaining wickets in no time. Sudip took 2 wickets in his 2nd over and ended up with another impressive figures with 4 wickets. Vij took 3 wickets in his 4 overs. Ankur , the only specialist spinner in our team bowled 2 tight overs and picked up 1 wicket. Lokesh picked the last wicket on the very first ball he bowled.
ABN Amro could finally crawl up to a total of 87 runs. ST won the match by 100 runs and Das won the match of the match for his wonderful dislay of batsmanship. This match saw a very deciplined bowling and spirited fielding performance by all players. STCT looks forward to the last league match of the tournament against XANSA next Sunday (13/10/2005).
Match summary :
BATTING
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Bharat - 00(01) Bowled
Lokesh - 39(34) Caught
Das - 79(65) Caught
Narwal - 25(21) Caught
Nitin - 05(06) Caught
Vij - 06(08) Caught
Mudit - 05(06) Caught
Jeswani- 00(01) Caught
Sudip - 00(01) Bowled
Indranil - 00(02)
Ankur 00(00)
TOTAL 187/9 in 25 overs
BOWLING
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Indranil 3 0 15 0
Jeswani 3 0 19 1
Vij 4 0 14 3
Sudip 5 0 20 4
Ankur 2 0 14 1
Lokesh 0.1 0 00 1
ABN Amro 87 all out in 18th over
Fielding: Bharat 2 stumping 1 catch, Nitin 1 catch, Vij 1 catch
MOM: Sabyasachi Das
RESULT : STCT won the 2nd league match by 100 runs.
Tournament till now
1. vs IOC - won by 63 runs
2. vs ABN Amro - won by 100 runs
Story till date : STCT had won prev 1 match in league. 2 out of 4 teams in each group will reach pre-quarters.
Date : 30th Oct, 05
Venue : Airport Authority of India Cricket Ground, Palam
Opponents : ABN Amro
Match conditions: Lot of morning dew, relatively wet outfield and green top wicket
Toss : ST Micro won the toss and elected to bat
The STCT's innings started in a bad way with our opener Bharat getting out for a duck on the very first ball of the match. The ground was still a little wet and pitch a bit damp. The ball wasnt coming on to the bat that easily. And the odd ball was swinging miles ! Das went in next and started playing his shots as if nothing has happened and Lokesh at the other end looked solid as ever. They both started building a useful partnership and soon ST reached the 50-run mark in some 7 overs. Das was swinging his bat like the wand of a magician and every time the ball was hitting the middle of his willow and going towards the boundary line. Lokesh too made his presence felt by belting boundaries whenever he got a chance. The pulls, the cuts and the cover drives played by Das were a treat to watch. Lokesh perished when he was looking sure to notch his second fifty in as many matches but not before making well crafted 39 runs.
NarWall (Narwal) joined in next. He gave solid support to Das who was still playing the game in 'destructive mode'. Narwal too started playing his shots right from the first ball he faced and the flicks he played towards mid-wicket and square leg were just majestic. But in the process he got out giving a catch at midwicket. The score reached around 135 in 18 overs with 3 wickets down. Nitin Jain joined Das when the need of the hour was to maintain the healthy runrate. Das kept playing his shots and finally got out in 22nd over but not before contributing invaluable 79 runs, studded with 12 fours. ST lost wickets in a heap in the end and finally able to make 187 runs off their alloted quota of 25 overs with the loss of 9 wkts. The score looked short by 10-15 runs after the good start and strong middle order partnership, but was nevertheless a great effort and a match-winning score on the pitch which assisted seam bowling and where the ball was hard to come on to the bat off the slower bowlers.
Indranil and Jeswani, the opening bowlers provided a tight line and a tough time for the ABN Amro batsmen. Indranil bowled a fiery spell of 3 overs, unlucky not to pick any wicket as wicket keeper Bharat dropped a catch off his bowling. STCT eventually earned their first breakthrough in the 6th over. On a wide ball of Jeswani , Nitin Jain displayed great reflexes and took a blinder at extra covers. The first change bowler, Vij, proved too good for the opponents as he took 2 crucial wickets in his very first over. Sudip, then took charge of the ball. He and Vij completely shattered the remaining wickets in no time. Sudip took 2 wickets in his 2nd over and ended up with another impressive figures with 4 wickets. Vij took 3 wickets in his 4 overs. Ankur , the only specialist spinner in our team bowled 2 tight overs and picked up 1 wicket. Lokesh picked the last wicket on the very first ball he bowled.
ABN Amro could finally crawl up to a total of 87 runs. ST won the match by 100 runs and Das won the match of the match for his wonderful dislay of batsmanship. This match saw a very deciplined bowling and spirited fielding performance by all players. STCT looks forward to the last league match of the tournament against XANSA next Sunday (13/10/2005).
Match summary :
BATTING
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Bharat - 00(01) Bowled
Lokesh - 39(34) Caught
Das - 79(65) Caught
Narwal - 25(21) Caught
Nitin - 05(06) Caught
Vij - 06(08) Caught
Mudit - 05(06) Caught
Jeswani- 00(01) Caught
Sudip - 00(01) Bowled
Indranil - 00(02)
Ankur 00(00)
TOTAL 187/9 in 25 overs
BOWLING
-------
Indranil 3 0 15 0
Jeswani 3 0 19 1
Vij 4 0 14 3
Sudip 5 0 20 4
Ankur 2 0 14 1
Lokesh 0.1 0 00 1
ABN Amro 87 all out in 18th over
Fielding: Bharat 2 stumping 1 catch, Nitin 1 catch, Vij 1 catch
MOM: Sabyasachi Das
RESULT : STCT won the 2nd league match by 100 runs.
Tournament till now
1. vs IOC - won by 63 runs
2. vs ABN Amro - won by 100 runs
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