STMicro vs XANSA : Suntan Cup'05
Match : ST Cricket Team (STCT) 's 3rd league match in SunTan Cup `05
Story till date : STCT had won prev 2 matches in league. 2 out of 4 teams in each group will reach pre quarters.
Date : 6th Nov, 05
Venue : Ramjas Sports Complex, Patel Nagar
Opponents : XANSA
Match conditions : Dry and hard wicket, dry and fast outfield
Toss : ST Micro won the toss and elected to bat
The STCT captain Bharat won the toss and chose to bat first on a good batting wicket. The start of the innings was not what the captain thought and soon ST was 2 down for 25 runs in 5 overs with both the openers back in the hut. The XANSA players were celebrating as if they had already won the match. However, some good steady batting by Das and Narwal saw ST getting to a score of 70/2 in less than 10 overs. It was a treat to watch these two guys play so well together. Narwal played well until a heave to mid-wicket found the fielder and ST was now 80/3 with XANSA holding the upper hand in this match.
Mudit went in next and the match hinged a great deal on Mudit getting his act together and not struggling to get singles. He started little cautiously , but soon started playing his shots. Das trying to accelerate the run rate lost his wicket , but not before making an invaluable contribution of 38 runs. Vij joined Mudit in the center and they both started building a useful partnership. Mudit and Vij took their bowlers to the cleaners and started increasing the run-rate and soon ST reached the 150-run mark in some 21 overs. Mudit played some heart-winning flicks towards square-leg and mid-wicket and soon notched his first fifty of the season with a well timed square cut through point. He was caught trying to heave a full-toss and Score card read 160/5 in 22 overs. Jeswani was run out for 1 while trying to steal a couple which was non-existent. Vij played some lusty shots at the end and helped ST made 183 runs in their allotted quota of 25 overs.
The start of the second innings was ideal for ST as Jeswani took the first wicket on the very first ball of the innings, but the other opener had some other ideas. He started smashing the ball to all the corners of the ground and took the score to 40 runs in 5 overs. Narwal was then called upon to perform the role he does best, that is to contain the batsmen. Narwal seemed to have used his experience to good effect as he stopped the onslaught that was looking to take the game away from ST. He picked up 2 wickets in his very first over with well disguised slower deliveries and XANSA was reduced to 50 for 3 wickets in 8 overs.
The advent of the spinners changed the complexion of the XANSA innings. Mohinder Vij bowled like Murali and Sudip bowled like Chris Harris and XANSA were on the back foot. Soon Vij snared two wickets, Sudip two more , a few runouts and XANSA faced the possibility of not playing through the 25 overs. Ankur gave the finishing touch to the match by picking up the last wicket and XANSA was all out for 96 runs in 17th over. ST won the match by a huge margin of 87 runs and are now at the top of the ladder in their group. This match saw a very disciplined bowling and spirited fielding performance by all players. Bharat being the main contributor in field taking 2 catches, 2 stumping and 1 run out and also Vij taking 3 good catches.
Match summary :
BATTING
-------
Bharat - 09(10) Caught
Lokesh - 01(03) Bowled
Das ---- 38(36) Caught
Narwal - 30(26) Caught
Mudit -- 52(46) Caught
Vij ---- 28*(22) Not Out
Jeswani- 01(01) Run Out
Sudip -- 02*(02) Not Out
TOTAL -- 183/6 in 25 overs
BOWLING
-------
Indranil -- 3 0 21 0
Jeswani -- 3 0 19 1
Narwal -- 3 0 10 2
Vij ----- 3 0 12 2
Sudip --- 3 0 16 2
Ankur --- 2 0 14 1
XANSA 96 all out in 17th over
Fielding: Bharat 2 stumping 1 catch 1 run out , Vij 3 catches, Das 1 run-out
MOM: Mudit Bhargava
RESULT : STCT won the 3rd league match by 87 runs.
Tournament till now
1. vs IOC - won by 63 runs
2. vs ABN Amro - won by 100 runs
3. vs XANSA - won by 87 runs
Story till date : STCT had won prev 2 matches in league. 2 out of 4 teams in each group will reach pre quarters.
Date : 6th Nov, 05
Venue : Ramjas Sports Complex, Patel Nagar
Opponents : XANSA
Match conditions : Dry and hard wicket, dry and fast outfield
Toss : ST Micro won the toss and elected to bat
The STCT captain Bharat won the toss and chose to bat first on a good batting wicket. The start of the innings was not what the captain thought and soon ST was 2 down for 25 runs in 5 overs with both the openers back in the hut. The XANSA players were celebrating as if they had already won the match. However, some good steady batting by Das and Narwal saw ST getting to a score of 70/2 in less than 10 overs. It was a treat to watch these two guys play so well together. Narwal played well until a heave to mid-wicket found the fielder and ST was now 80/3 with XANSA holding the upper hand in this match.
Mudit went in next and the match hinged a great deal on Mudit getting his act together and not struggling to get singles. He started little cautiously , but soon started playing his shots. Das trying to accelerate the run rate lost his wicket , but not before making an invaluable contribution of 38 runs. Vij joined Mudit in the center and they both started building a useful partnership. Mudit and Vij took their bowlers to the cleaners and started increasing the run-rate and soon ST reached the 150-run mark in some 21 overs. Mudit played some heart-winning flicks towards square-leg and mid-wicket and soon notched his first fifty of the season with a well timed square cut through point. He was caught trying to heave a full-toss and Score card read 160/5 in 22 overs. Jeswani was run out for 1 while trying to steal a couple which was non-existent. Vij played some lusty shots at the end and helped ST made 183 runs in their allotted quota of 25 overs.
The start of the second innings was ideal for ST as Jeswani took the first wicket on the very first ball of the innings, but the other opener had some other ideas. He started smashing the ball to all the corners of the ground and took the score to 40 runs in 5 overs. Narwal was then called upon to perform the role he does best, that is to contain the batsmen. Narwal seemed to have used his experience to good effect as he stopped the onslaught that was looking to take the game away from ST. He picked up 2 wickets in his very first over with well disguised slower deliveries and XANSA was reduced to 50 for 3 wickets in 8 overs.
The advent of the spinners changed the complexion of the XANSA innings. Mohinder Vij bowled like Murali and Sudip bowled like Chris Harris and XANSA were on the back foot. Soon Vij snared two wickets, Sudip two more , a few runouts and XANSA faced the possibility of not playing through the 25 overs. Ankur gave the finishing touch to the match by picking up the last wicket and XANSA was all out for 96 runs in 17th over. ST won the match by a huge margin of 87 runs and are now at the top of the ladder in their group. This match saw a very disciplined bowling and spirited fielding performance by all players. Bharat being the main contributor in field taking 2 catches, 2 stumping and 1 run out and also Vij taking 3 good catches.
Match summary :
BATTING
-------
Bharat - 09(10) Caught
Lokesh - 01(03) Bowled
Das ---- 38(36) Caught
Narwal - 30(26) Caught
Mudit -- 52(46) Caught
Vij ---- 28*(22) Not Out
Jeswani- 01(01) Run Out
Sudip -- 02*(02) Not Out
TOTAL -- 183/6 in 25 overs
BOWLING
-------
Indranil -- 3 0 21 0
Jeswani -- 3 0 19 1
Narwal -- 3 0 10 2
Vij ----- 3 0 12 2
Sudip --- 3 0 16 2
Ankur --- 2 0 14 1
XANSA 96 all out in 17th over
Fielding: Bharat 2 stumping 1 catch 1 run out , Vij 3 catches, Das 1 run-out
MOM: Mudit Bhargava
RESULT : STCT won the 3rd league match by 87 runs.
Tournament till now
1. vs IOC - won by 63 runs
2. vs ABN Amro - won by 100 runs
3. vs XANSA - won by 87 runs
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