Had a great T20 match in career legend difficulty, played one of my best t20 innings walking in at 58/2, having gotten out cheaply the 2 games before this trying to slog it out and seeing the team loosing, decided to play the anchor role cruising at around 120-130 SR, still putting it away for a boundary whenever i got a chance, reached 50 of 36 balls, then decided to give more strike to Indrajit who started to go bonkers after playing second fiddle to me while i got to fifty.
We went in to the last over with 187/3 19 overs, then karnataka made the mistake of giving last over to a part time spinner, i knew i had to get on strike with the form i was in, indrajit wacked the first one for six then rotated the strike, the stage was set for me, and i smashed K.nair for three 6s of four balls, two of them going straight over the long off fielder while one going a long way over the covers, and we cashed in 25 runs in total of the last over ending with a solid 212/3 20 overs.I ended with 75(46). We went on to win the match handsomely and i got awarded MOTM.
The game really rewards getting settled and going bonkers, you can pick and choose when/who to attack and when/who to defend, playing the waiting game to cash in at the right moment, when you succeed it really feels good.
The game really puts you in the role of of the type of player you choose, being a No 4 player really feels like you are the back bone of the team, every time i come at 2 down, i feel the pressure especially if another wicket also falls at the other end, i feel obliged to stay there to take the team home, if you fail the game may simulate to a decent score but more often than not you will be left wanting more runs on board and lead to defeat.
@grkrama, how does playing shots along the ground feel like post patch 2.5?
Absolutely fantastic, its all we wanted and more, you will like the feeling of getting one past the fielder after all his attempts at stopping one, you can play freely without worrying about getting caught as long as you time it well. The ball bounces of the pitch like those classy drives, the trajectories they take are very realistic. Not only this but the modification to less edgy defense shot is a huge plus you will be able to use defense as an option and play the waiting game, it really opens up the possibilities and let you score freely and set your own pace.Batting is absolutely an enjoyable experience with this update.
these two ODI wheels should give you a idea of how enjoyable it is.
will try to upload a video of all the classy shots and drives i was able to get tomorrow or something.
Even in real life it can be quite boring and uneventful in the field, especially the longer the format...
Talk about a sense of achievement.
