Your Cricket Me as a skipper to lead my college, We sealed the T20 Championship with one to go...

[Prithvi]

Hey guys, last saturday, my college PET talked with EAMCET college PET for having a cricket match on sunday.(t20)(AIEEE Coaching XI VS EAMCET Coaching XI). As I've played district level, our college PET asked me to be the skipper. I've selected 13 man squad which consisted of three district level players excluding me.
They won the toss and decided to bat on..

They scored 184 as our bowling was damn weak. They even hit 5 sixes in an over and the last bowl was punished for a four in 19th over. But I've got a maiden in 20th over which balanced the score.
My bowling figures were "4-1-14-2". But one of our spinner went for 57 runs who was very costly for us.

In general, I was to open but I asked others to go as I had a small injury at my left thumb. They managed a total of 59 when one of them got out at 26 on 8th over. We were totally under pressure to chase nearly 11 per over..

Then to keep the situation alive, I send one of the greatest batsman and asked him to just watch the ball and not the scorecard and the required run rate. He said that He'll try and he took the strike. By the time he got out, we needed 70 runs of 36 balls when I went on..

I decided myself not to go for big shots and get into trouble. I asked my partner not to watch the scorecard but I suggested him to concentrate on the ball..

He said that he'll try it. And I took on the first ball. I just concentrated on the ball. It was a pure bouncer and I just moved out. The umpire signaled that one as first bouncer and I was shocked as I faced it above my waist and I looked the leg umpire. He said that he was helpless as he found that one as legal bowl..

I just tried to forget it. I was to face the next delivery. It even was same delivery but I just kept the bat and I bent down.... lolz... it was a four...:P
Next delivery I faced, I turned that to a single and asked him to rotate on the strike..

that over was done and I was to face the next over.. the bowler was named the best bowler of the previous season of our college..

the first bowl I faced went to a six. It was a straight delivery to my legs which I just hit it hard straight up in the air for a six..

The next ball I faced was even a six which Misbah Ul Haq did hit just before he got out in ICC world T20 2007 final.

The next delivery was a single. And the rest were dot balls.

So now we needed 52 from 24. I was to face Leg spinner. I like leg spin which the opponent cap din't knew. I hit three sixes in a row. then two fours and a single to end the over.
Now we needed 25 from 18...
The match was in our hand..

and there came a huge blow.. I was injured as the very next ball which I faced at 60 miles an hour..
I tried attempting reverse sweep. It directly hit on my collar bone but I said that I'll play. But as my friends suggested, I came back to rest room but I was still padded up. They maintained batting by hitting 12 runs in two overs. We needed 13 from last over for which I went. I was Little bit injured but I went on rejecting the words of our PET. I was given a runner.The first ball I faced was a four. we needed 8 from five where I hit Tendulkars Upper cut which went for a six.
I just gave on a run.
The next three deliveries were very crucial. We needed 1 run from three balls where the bowler took two wickets and he was on a hat trick in the last ball. 1 run, one ball. I just asked my runner to move away as it would be a great confusion to me. The last ball was hit directly to the bowler for which he dropped he catch.

Yeppieeeee We won....!!!!!!!!
but when I asked the bowler, he said that he tried to take the catch in stylish way for which he did make the simplest catch ever in cricket the toughest catch ever in cricket...:P

At the end, I was named the MOTM as my bowling was good and even batting.

Again this sunday, there would be another match but this time at Lal Bahadur stadium...

 

[pcfan123]

well done mate, always love it when a leggie get a spanking! be sure to update us next week!

 

[Prithvi]

Yeah for sure mate.....

 

[OffCutters]

Well done mate, won the game for your team.

 

[Prithvi]

The Second T20 game was preponed to saturday as there was a forecast of rain on sunday..

This even was a great test to me and my captaincy.
We did bat first and put a a huge total of 231 on board with me hitting unbeaten 121.
We did bowl well. I was forced to keep the wickets as the wicketkeeper was badly injured in thursday's practice.
Basically, after writing examination on saturday, We did get on to the bus which took us to Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. We thought that we'll play in the picth where Yuvi hit 4 centuries in a row but after reaching there, we came to knew that we were to play the game not in the stadium but besides stadium.(A pitch was prepared which was taken off from the ranji trophy 08-09 final.)
I went as opener. firstly I did play somewhat slowly. Then when the game went on, I even went on with two sixes atleast in an over..
Their bowling was too poor that even they couldn't pick up even one wicket.
The partnership recorded was highest in our college's history of T20's.

Two centuries in an innings is absolutely humongous

Said our PET.
Then we went on bowl. We even were devastated but upto certain limit. We took wickets at regular interval and even gave the runs as per their plan. They needed 13 from last over where I gave bowling to part time spinner to experiment him in final overs.
He gave six in his first bowl. The total hopes were lost but the only hope we had is we needed only one wicket for our victory.
He bowled the second delivery which was punished for a four..

Eek..!!
I shouted and I was getting frustrated. Then I asked everyone to count numbers from 1 to 10 and again in reverse order.
I dunno how many did but I did it. The bowl was put up and he took a single. Two runs required off three bowls with one wicket.
The next bowl he put up did turn too much which the bowler even din't expect. I believed that it was a wide but the batsman was walking disappointingly. The umpire raised his finger up. Then I identified that he hit the stumps with his pads...

Yeppieee...... We won and we sealed the three match series with one to go... Man of the match was given to the bowler who took 8 wickets..
His best right now is "4-2-3-8"
The next one is scheduled on monday which I'd post it on that day or the following day..

 

[Prithvi]

Here I am after the third of the T20's played.
We won the toss and decided to Bat on.
We started off well. We got 70 from first 6 overs and then started our downfall.
within 7 runs, we got all our batsmen out.!!
70 -0 and 77 - 10.

I got off for a duck at no. 3.
Eek.
Our PET said that every one did play the game without concentration.
We took it easily and we started bowling.
Our First bowler had a Hat Trick..!!
What a twist..
they were 0 -3.
And I gave the bowling to a spinner who even performed well. He put three maidens and gave only two runs for no wickets.
Their wickets went down regularly. (at least 1 wicket per over.)
We got some hopes but they needed 32 runs to win from 60 deliveries with 3 wickets in hand. That was a ray of hope for us.
Their batsman went well. I was getting frustrated.
I just gave to the Bowler of that day.
He picked up the rest three in a row separated by a wide...
Yeppiee.....

We won it again.

The bowler who took 7 wickets got the MOTM and I was named MOTS..!!

I was given INR RS 1,000 for that feat...
Well thats all...

I will get back if I play any tours...

 

[iridescentt]

That's like $25. Nice.

 

[drainpipe32]

Lol! Rofl! Owned! Your a damn fine batsman!