STMicro vs ABN Amro : Luminous Cup'06
Tournament - Luminous Cup (Corporate Cricket) 2006
Match : ST vs ABN AMRO
Date : 7th Jan., 06
Venue : Venkateshwara College,
Toss : ABN AMRO won the toss and elected to bat
It was the second match of the Luminous Cup, and the target of the team was to have a convincing win, so as to confirm a place in the Knockout round. The stage was set, a relatively smaller ground with a pitch which could be termed as a Batting paradise.
ST opening bowling pair (Rajesh Jeswani & Nitin Sharma) started pretty well. Specially Nitin's just short of the length bowling caused lots of trouble to both the opening batsmen, but he was a bit unlucky not to pick any wicket. After 3 overs each, the opening bowlers were replaced by Abhishek and Vij, both of them started off with some good attacking bowling. In his second over, Vij was able to run, one of their openers, out with a direct hit. As the overs progressed the batsman were gaining more and more confidence on a true batting wicket.
After 3 overs each, Captain replaced them with Sudip (playing with an injured finger) and Ankur. Again the start made by both the bowlers was good. ST bowlers were wicket less, but still the bowlers were able to restrict them to a run rate of around 5 runs per over. With an aim to break the threatening partnership, Captain bought Rajesh Narwal into the bowling attack. But by this time the batsman were in supreme command, and they punished him severely for his poor line and length. At this stage, super-sub Ashish replaced Sudip. Ashish picked his line and length from the very first ball and got 2 quick wickets. Inspite of the fall of two quick wickets, the run flow continued. ABN Amro batsmen scored some 100 runs in last 8 overs and made a mammoth 197 runs in their quota of 25 overs.
ST now had a tough task of chasing 198 runs in 25 overs, and losing in-form Bharat in the very initial stages of the match didn't help the cause. Das then joined Harsh, and both of them played cautiously. But Das also fell after scoring just 7 runs. The need of the hour was to make some quick runs without losing more wickets and Nitin Sharma was given the responsibility of doing so and he did a fantastic job by scoring a quick fire 46 runs off just 27 balls. Harsh who was playing very cautiously at the other end, also made a valuable 24 runs before losing his wicket.
Rajesh Narwal also gave away his wicket after scoring just 9 runs. Lalit now joined Rajesh Jeswani. Both Lalit and Jeswani played some lusty shots and thrashed the bowlers all over the ground. The required rate was nearly nine runs an over , but these two dragged it to almost 6 runs an over. Jeswani contributed rapid fire 34 runs off 17 balls studded with 3 massive sixes , one of which might have landed on to one of the cars moving on Ring Road :-).
ST required 29 runs off 4 overs , but Jeswani and Mohinder Vij fell in quick succession. Lalit also lost his patience and wicket after scoring good 30 runs from 21 deliveries. In the middle now were Abhishek and Ashish, and we needed 22 runs off 2 overs. Couple of twos and a brilliant six by Ashish in the second last over eased the things for the team. Abhishek made the remaining six runs off the first two balls of the last over and finally we were able to register a yet another thrilling win with 4 balls and 2 wickets to spare, a victory which we will cherish for a long time.
Brief Score Card:
Bowling: O R W
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Jeswani - 4 31 0
Nitin - 3 11 0
Vij - 3 20 0
Abhishek- 4 34 0
Sudip - 3 21 0
Ankur - 2 13 0
Narwal - 3 32 0
Ashish - 3 29 2
ABN AMRO : 197 in 25 overs
Fielding : Vij 1 run-out.
Batting : Runs Balls
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Harsh - 24 (36)
Bharat - 01 (06)
Das - 07 (07)
Nitin - 46 (27)
Narwal - 09 (11)
Jeswani - 34 (17)
Lalit - 30 (21)
Mohinder - 00 (00)
Abhishek - 19* (14)
Ashish - 10* (04)
ST : 198 in 24.2 overs
RESULT: ST won by 2 wickets.
Match : ST vs ABN AMRO
Date : 7th Jan., 06
Venue : Venkateshwara College,
Toss : ABN AMRO won the toss and elected to bat
It was the second match of the Luminous Cup, and the target of the team was to have a convincing win, so as to confirm a place in the Knockout round. The stage was set, a relatively smaller ground with a pitch which could be termed as a Batting paradise.
ST opening bowling pair (Rajesh Jeswani & Nitin Sharma) started pretty well. Specially Nitin's just short of the length bowling caused lots of trouble to both the opening batsmen, but he was a bit unlucky not to pick any wicket. After 3 overs each, the opening bowlers were replaced by Abhishek and Vij, both of them started off with some good attacking bowling. In his second over, Vij was able to run, one of their openers, out with a direct hit. As the overs progressed the batsman were gaining more and more confidence on a true batting wicket.
After 3 overs each, Captain replaced them with Sudip (playing with an injured finger) and Ankur. Again the start made by both the bowlers was good. ST bowlers were wicket less, but still the bowlers were able to restrict them to a run rate of around 5 runs per over. With an aim to break the threatening partnership, Captain bought Rajesh Narwal into the bowling attack. But by this time the batsman were in supreme command, and they punished him severely for his poor line and length. At this stage, super-sub Ashish replaced Sudip. Ashish picked his line and length from the very first ball and got 2 quick wickets. Inspite of the fall of two quick wickets, the run flow continued. ABN Amro batsmen scored some 100 runs in last 8 overs and made a mammoth 197 runs in their quota of 25 overs.
ST now had a tough task of chasing 198 runs in 25 overs, and losing in-form Bharat in the very initial stages of the match didn't help the cause. Das then joined Harsh, and both of them played cautiously. But Das also fell after scoring just 7 runs. The need of the hour was to make some quick runs without losing more wickets and Nitin Sharma was given the responsibility of doing so and he did a fantastic job by scoring a quick fire 46 runs off just 27 balls. Harsh who was playing very cautiously at the other end, also made a valuable 24 runs before losing his wicket.
Rajesh Narwal also gave away his wicket after scoring just 9 runs. Lalit now joined Rajesh Jeswani. Both Lalit and Jeswani played some lusty shots and thrashed the bowlers all over the ground. The required rate was nearly nine runs an over , but these two dragged it to almost 6 runs an over. Jeswani contributed rapid fire 34 runs off 17 balls studded with 3 massive sixes , one of which might have landed on to one of the cars moving on Ring Road :-).
ST required 29 runs off 4 overs , but Jeswani and Mohinder Vij fell in quick succession. Lalit also lost his patience and wicket after scoring good 30 runs from 21 deliveries. In the middle now were Abhishek and Ashish, and we needed 22 runs off 2 overs. Couple of twos and a brilliant six by Ashish in the second last over eased the things for the team. Abhishek made the remaining six runs off the first two balls of the last over and finally we were able to register a yet another thrilling win with 4 balls and 2 wickets to spare, a victory which we will cherish for a long time.
Brief Score Card:
Bowling: O R W
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Jeswani - 4 31 0
Nitin - 3 11 0
Vij - 3 20 0
Abhishek- 4 34 0
Sudip - 3 21 0
Ankur - 2 13 0
Narwal - 3 32 0
Ashish - 3 29 2
ABN AMRO : 197 in 25 overs
Fielding : Vij 1 run-out.
Batting : Runs Balls
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Harsh - 24 (36)
Bharat - 01 (06)
Das - 07 (07)
Nitin - 46 (27)
Narwal - 09 (11)
Jeswani - 34 (17)
Lalit - 30 (21)
Mohinder - 00 (00)
Abhishek - 19* (14)
Ashish - 10* (04)
ST : 198 in 24.2 overs
RESULT: ST won by 2 wickets.
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