STMicro vs Hudco : Suntan Cup'05
Match : ST Cricket Team (STCT) 's Quarter Final match in SunTan Cup `05
Story till date : STCT had won prev 5 matches in league and are placed at no. 2 in overall list.
Date : 19th Nov., 05
Venue : Central Sectt. Ground, Chankaya Puri
Opponents : HUDCO
Match conditions : Lot of Morning dew, Wet outfield but Dry and Hard wicket.
Toss : HUDCO won the toss and elected to field
Imagine the voyeur in us peeps into the mind of a sportsman. That pulsating flutter of uncertainty, the self sermon of defiance , creating a cocoon of stoic aggression ..and rest assure, a knock out match is around the corner. Irrespective of the invincible past .. of 5 straight win in the league to reach this stage .. To play the quarterfinals ... ..... Mere Mortals .
The 6th Match of Suntan cup was played on the 19th Nov. Despite the opposition not being the fancied, despite the record of defeating them in several occasions .. playing a knock out game can be ruthless, unforgiving phenomenon. Bit like wooing a girlfriend, can be ruthless ..unforgiving .. But immensely satisfying , when you win one ..
Playing HUDCO in the QF of SUNTAN CUP, STCT were inserted to bat . In a ground , where once before it has had the ignominy of scoring less than 50 in a QF match. But strangely there was an aura of amnesia about this . An undercurrent of forgiveness , confidence to excel ... Stoic aggression .
Play began with HUDCO winning the toss and inserting STCT to bat. Initial jitters of Losing Lokesh to a ball which kept low didn't seem to have too much impact in Das's mind. Bharat and Das played shots , got dual bounce , got beaten . But carried on . Till Bharat perished to another low bounce ball. Narwal got back with a nondescript sweep shot and Mudit walked in. Das got out soon after to another devil of the pitch. Nitin, in his debut match walked in and with some powerful display of pyrotechnics, got the team to a formidable position. But the symphony wouldn't have been complete without the swan song of Mudit . With the caress of the bow , the maestro played on to score 41 .
The second innings started with the same intensity, the team was charged up and the opening bowlers bowled some beauties to get rid of openers in first couple of overs. The pitch was playing its trick and so were our bowlers. Two more batsmen perished soon before the end of opening spells of Indranil and Jeswani. Sudip came next and like a magician weaved his magic on the batsmen and demolished them to annihilation , picking up 3 wickets. Ably supported by Narwal and Ankur , who picked a wicket apiece. HUDCO could only manage 88 runs before getting all out and ST won the match by 80 runs.
Its time now for another knock out match . And no one seems to be ready to carry back the blemish of being "jilted" .
Match summary :
BATTING
-------
Bharat 26(26) Bowled
Lokesh 06(08) Bowled
Das 28(28) Stumped
Narwal 09(12) Caught
Mudit 41*(36) Not out
Jeswani 11(16) Caught
Nitin 23(16) Bowled
Vij 11(09) Stumped
Ankur 02*(02) Not out
TOTAL 168/7 in 25 overs
BOWLING
-------
Indranil 4 0 14 2
Jeswani 4 0 11 2
Nitin S. 3 0 14 0
Vij 1 0 03 0
Sudip 4 0 15 3
Narwal 3 0 05 1
Ankur 2 0 10 1
HUDCO 88 all out in 21 overs
Fielding: Bharat 3 stumpings 1 catch, Vij 1 catch
MOM: Mudit Bhargava
RESULT : STCT won the Quarter Final match by 80 runs.
Story till date : STCT had won prev 5 matches in league and are placed at no. 2 in overall list.
Date : 19th Nov., 05
Venue : Central Sectt. Ground, Chankaya Puri
Opponents : HUDCO
Match conditions : Lot of Morning dew, Wet outfield but Dry and Hard wicket.
Toss : HUDCO won the toss and elected to field
Imagine the voyeur in us peeps into the mind of a sportsman. That pulsating flutter of uncertainty, the self sermon of defiance , creating a cocoon of stoic aggression ..and rest assure, a knock out match is around the corner. Irrespective of the invincible past .. of 5 straight win in the league to reach this stage .. To play the quarterfinals ... ..... Mere Mortals .
The 6th Match of Suntan cup was played on the 19th Nov. Despite the opposition not being the fancied, despite the record of defeating them in several occasions .. playing a knock out game can be ruthless, unforgiving phenomenon. Bit like wooing a girlfriend, can be ruthless ..unforgiving .. But immensely satisfying , when you win one ..
Playing HUDCO in the QF of SUNTAN CUP, STCT were inserted to bat . In a ground , where once before it has had the ignominy of scoring less than 50 in a QF match. But strangely there was an aura of amnesia about this . An undercurrent of forgiveness , confidence to excel ... Stoic aggression .
Play began with HUDCO winning the toss and inserting STCT to bat. Initial jitters of Losing Lokesh to a ball which kept low didn't seem to have too much impact in Das's mind. Bharat and Das played shots , got dual bounce , got beaten . But carried on . Till Bharat perished to another low bounce ball. Narwal got back with a nondescript sweep shot and Mudit walked in. Das got out soon after to another devil of the pitch. Nitin, in his debut match walked in and with some powerful display of pyrotechnics, got the team to a formidable position. But the symphony wouldn't have been complete without the swan song of Mudit . With the caress of the bow , the maestro played on to score 41 .
The second innings started with the same intensity, the team was charged up and the opening bowlers bowled some beauties to get rid of openers in first couple of overs. The pitch was playing its trick and so were our bowlers. Two more batsmen perished soon before the end of opening spells of Indranil and Jeswani. Sudip came next and like a magician weaved his magic on the batsmen and demolished them to annihilation , picking up 3 wickets. Ably supported by Narwal and Ankur , who picked a wicket apiece. HUDCO could only manage 88 runs before getting all out and ST won the match by 80 runs.
Its time now for another knock out match . And no one seems to be ready to carry back the blemish of being "jilted" .
Match summary :
BATTING
-------
Bharat 26(26) Bowled
Lokesh 06(08) Bowled
Das 28(28) Stumped
Narwal 09(12) Caught
Mudit 41*(36) Not out
Jeswani 11(16) Caught
Nitin 23(16) Bowled
Vij 11(09) Stumped
Ankur 02*(02) Not out
TOTAL 168/7 in 25 overs
BOWLING
-------
Indranil 4 0 14 2
Jeswani 4 0 11 2
Nitin S. 3 0 14 0
Vij 1 0 03 0
Sudip 4 0 15 3
Narwal 3 0 05 1
Ankur 2 0 10 1
HUDCO 88 all out in 21 overs
Fielding: Bharat 3 stumpings 1 catch, Vij 1 catch
MOM: Mudit Bhargava
RESULT : STCT won the Quarter Final match by 80 runs.
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