Story Ten10 : Right handers vs Left handers

[Ashish_Nehra]

Presentation Ceremony :

Mukku : Gr8 comeback by lefties, a hard fought 13 run win. Let's ask Ponting to come here. It was really a tough and close match. 1-1 now, how it feels?
Ponting : Yeah! it was a close match, Gilchrist started very well and made it very hard for us to win. But I think, 103 is gettable. And, I said earlier it will not always be that easy.
Mukku : 1-1 now, 3 wins still needed, before 3 losses, Best of Luck!
Ponting : Thanks!

Mukku : Now its winning captain's turn, Dada gr8 win.
Dada : I always feel my team is very strong, Gilchrist clicked and boys did well after that.
Mukku : When Sachin was taking the game away, what were you thinking?
Dada : He was really on fire, I had my fingers crossed. I was relieved after he was out.
Mukku : Good luck for next match.
Dada : Thanks.

Mukku : Man of the match was chosen by match refree Ashish Nehra, contenders are
Flintoff 2 overs 2 for 7
Vettori A HAT-TRICK
Sehwag 1 over 3 for 8
But it goes to Adam Gilchrist for superb 27 ball 54. Gilchrist collects cheque of 1000$ from Ashish Nehra and an extra 500$ for a 50.
Gilchrist, you did what Afridi hoped for, and clearly you two are the most aggressive players, what you think?



Gilchrist : It's really fun, I never hit McGrath so hard at nets, but today was my day.
Mukku : Are you happy with those glasses?
Gilchrist : It's really a challenge.
Mukku : Best of luck! with bat and those glasses
Gilchrist : Thanks

Mukku : That ends the presentation ceremony! Do join us for more action.

///I play for lefties next match, as a rule
///If its 3-3 after 6 matches, last match will be CPU vs CPU

 

[gold639]

Awesome stuff from Vettori!

But still the RH's managed a very good score.

 

[Ashish_Nehra]

3rd MATCH

LEFTIES WON THE TOSS AND CHOSE TO FIELD

GAME PLAYED AT A HARD PITCH AT MELBOURNE

Righties :
Sehwag,Afridi,Ponting,Sachin,Youhana,Flintoff,Boucher,Gillespie,Akhtar,Murali,Glenn

Lefties :
Gilchrist,Hayden,Lara,Dada,Smith,Yuvraj,Wasim akram,Irfan,Vaas,Vettori,Zoysa

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First ball was 5 WIDES by Akram, next 2 gave one run each, then,


LATER VAAS GOT PONTING IN SAME STYLE.

In 3rd over, Afridi got a FOUR off Akram and then


Then Sachin got a four off Vaas and then,...


Afridi was caught by Lara of ZOYSA

Flintoff hooked later like this


Then Youhana got his first four

Score 54/4 in 7 overs

Then 16 off the next over by Vettori + 1 bye

A six by flintoff, then a four then bowled like this


Boucher smashed Vettori for four first ball

Irfan got Boucher out in next over and gave 10 runs

Score 81/6 in 9 overs

NOW ITS TIME FOR HISTORY TO BE MADE

Youhana smashed Vettori for 2 sixes of first 2 balls and never looked back




Fifth ball was also a SIX and last ball



Vettori ends with 2 overs 1 for 52 :crying
Youhana gets 49 of 22 :happy (was 13 off 16 before this over)


RIGHTIES 117/6 in 10 overs.

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[gamerkid22]

Awesome stuff from Yohana

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Wow. 6 sixes in an over. Nice :cool:

 

[afridi118]

youhana the man good work by him and gooood story

 

[Ashish_Nehra]

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Scorecards, etc.





The Chase

Gilchrist played some lovely shots straightaway





End of I over by McGrath, score 10/0

There were 3 lovely fours by Hayden





Gilchrist too was murderous,



There was one more four just after that by Gilchrist

Score 47/0 after 4 overs

Who do you think will win from here?

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[Ashish_Nehra]

BUT, Muralitharan bowled a terrific ball in 5th over to get Gilchrist LBW



The last ball of his over was thrashed by Hayden for a huge six over longoff

Score 57/1 after 5 overs

Shoaib Akhtar bowled very badly 1st ball no ball and 2 runs, then a wide that wasn't stopped by Boucher, so 5 wides, 2nd ball Lara played a four, then 8 off next 4. So,20 off over.

Score 77/1 after 6 overs

Hayden got 2 fours of Murali but also got runout.







Good knock by Hayden

Score 89/2 after 7 overs, 29 to win from 3 overs

NEXT TWO OVERS WERE DISASTEROUS, 3 runouts, Akram bowled. 13 runs in all





Smith was also runout in the same style as Lara in 9th over.

Akram was out in attempt to smash.


Score 102/6 after 9 overs, 16 to win

First ball, single by Irfan

Second ball, single by Yuvraj

Third ball,


Fourth ball, Irfan caught at mid-off

Score 110/7 after 9.4 overs, Vaas facing Afridi

And, huge six over long off in a style similar to Irfan.

Score 116/7 after 9.5 overs, 2 to win from 1 ball

And, Afridi commits huge mistake, no ball, Vaas plays an ondrive, gets a single, and gets Yuvraj runout in an attempt to make double,

So no balls added, Yuvraj runout, and 2 runs added.

BUT, that's all they needed.

Had that not been no ball, match would have been tied, or Righties would have won by losing fewer wickets, but Afridi is now really sad about his mistake.



Batting Stats for Lefties



Result :

Righties : 117/6 in 10 overs
Lefties : 118/8 in 9.5 overs

Lefties win by 2 wickets

Lefties lead 2 - 1

 

[Ashish_Nehra]

Presentation Ceremony :

Mukku : This one really went down to wire, a really exciting contest. Let's ask Ponting to come here. It was really a tough and close match. Bad Luck! but anyway 1-2 now, a lot of work has to be done?
Ponting : Yeah! it was a really close match, both teams played really well. Luck had a role, but it maybe with our side in next match.
Mukku : Trailing now, we hope you can make a comeback, Best of luck!
Ponting : Thanks!

Mukku : Now its winning captain's turn, Dada another gr8 win.
Dada : Gilchrist and Hayden made me feel that we will win very easily, midorder played badly, but tailenders just ensured their efforts don't go vain.
Mukku : Before last ball, what were you thinking?
Dada : I had my fingers crossed. You see, it worked.
Mukku : Good luck for next match as well.
Dada : Thanks.

Mukku : Man of the match was chosen by match refree Ashish Nehra, contenders are
Hayden 19 ball 34
Gilchrist 16 ball 25
Vaas for decent bowling, 2 wickets and winning runs
But it goes to the historymaker Yousuf Youhana for superb 22 ball 49 with 6 sixes in last over. Youhana collects cheque of 1000$ from Ashish Nehra and an extra 1200$ for a 36 off over.
Youhana, what were you thinking before those huge hits?



Youhana : I just wanted as many runs as possible, I just kept my concentration and timed every ball well.
Mukku : Spare a thought for Vettori.
Youhana : I really don't care who is bowling, but I hope he has better time in future.
Mukku : Best of luck! Hoping that your efforts also make your team win
Youhana : Thanks

Mukku : That ends the presentation ceremony! Do join us for more action.

///I play for righties next match, as a rule
///If its 3-3 after 6 matches, last match will be CPU vs CPU
///This was my first win, after two losses

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Thrilling match!

 

[afridi118]

goood match and good series enjoying it

 

[Ashish_Nehra]

4th MATCH

RIGHTIES WON THE TOSS AND CHOSE TO FIELD

GAME PLAYED AT A WET PITCH AT BRISBANE, REALLY HELPFUL TO BOWLERS

Righties :
Sehwag,Afridi,Ponting,Sachin,Youhana,Flintoff,Boucher,Gillespie,Akhtar,Murali,Glenn

Lefties :
Gilchrist,Hayden,Lara,Dada,Smith,Yuvraj,Wasim akram,Irfan,Vaas,Vettori,Zoysa

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First ball SIX!!! over longon by Gilchrist off McGrath was the way it began

Tight bowling later by Mcgrath just 1 more run given

Score 7/0 after 1 over

Gilchrist played a lofted cut over infield off four against Gillespie


But, only two more runs of remaining balls

Score 13/0 after 2 overs

Hayden pulled Glenn for four, 7 off over


Score 20/0 after 3 overs

Gillespie got Hayden caught at point by Sachin in next over and gave just 3 runs

Score 23/1 after 4 overs

Akhtar got Gilchrist and Ganguly out of 2 consecutive balls, just one off over,




Score 24/3 after 5 overs

This pitch is really hard to bat,...

Flintoff struck, got Lara caught by Sachin at point, another tight over

Score 26/4 after 6 overs

Shoaib Akhtar on fire, gets Smith caught, FIFTH catch by Sachin


Score 27/5 after 7 overs
Shoaib Akhtar 2 overs, 2 runs, 3 wickets

Flintoff was in middle of another tight over but Yuvraj Smashed a HUGE SIX!!!


Score 35/5 after 8 overs

Murali got Yuvraj caught close to boundary by Sehwag


Then Akram smashed a huge six, but Murali also got Irfan caught at mid-off


Murali got Vaas little later

Score 42/8 after 9 overs

Last over by Sehwag

single by akram
single by vettori
SIX!!! by akram
single by akram
single by vettori
FOUR!! by akram

Good batting by Wasim Akram! a respectable score on this pitch.

Score 56/8 after 10 overs

Scorecards, etc.




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[Insomniac]

Righties shud win

 

[Ashish_Nehra]

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The Chase

Terrible start by righties, Akram bowled superbly

Afridi runout without playing a ball.

And Akram gave a heartbreak by getting Sehwag bowled in style


Sehwag gone for just 1

Tendulkar slog sweeped Akram's last ball for four

Score 5/2 after 1 over

Vaas got Ponting LBW



and Youhana bowled off Yorker

Maiden

Score 5/4 after 2 overs

Then, Sachin's attempt to smash Akram was futile as the legend got him caught at mid-on

The bigger blow was Boucher's LBW as then Gillespie entered. Tail was on.



Gillespie took a single but WASIM AKRAM just rocked



Shoaib took a couple then of last ball

Score 8/7 after 3 overs

Only 2 runs of Vaas but thankfully no one out

Score 10/7 after 4 overs

Then batsmen just attempted to get 1s and 2s and got 7 off first 5 balls of VETTORI

BUT GILLESPIE HAD TO GO LAST BALL



Score 17/8 after 5 overs, 40 to win in last 5



They took a single of that defence, good running!

Only 1s and 2s were scored in that over, 5 runs

Score 22/8 after 6 overs

Vettori gave another blow Shoaib got stumped


Some quick running then, McGrath just survived getting runout when 3rd umpire gave green light.

Score 27/9 after 7 overs

McGrath ducked that wide bouncer from ZOYSA and Gilchrist missed, 5 added



WELL DUCKED!

They took runs in 1s and 2s, Mcgrath was hit on pads and they took a run.


FINALLY A GREAT OVER FOR RIGHTIES, LUCKWISE!, 14 runs

Score 41/9 after 8 overs, 16 to win in 2 overs

Then, a backfoot shot by McGrath off Irfan, took a very quick single

Score became 44/9 but then Gilchrist missed again, FOUR byes

Then Irfan bowled a no ball and murali took a single

Score 52/9 after 9 overs, last over 4 byes, 1 legbye

LAST OVER, Yuvraj to McGrath

Yorker, defended very well



single

DOT BALL

3 to win from 3 balls

Murali played towards long on and took 2.

1 to win from 2 balls

AND, Murali gets it played toward long off and single

TIME FOR CELEBRATION



Lefties mainly AKRAM 17 runs from 11 balls and not out, 2 overs - 8 runs, 4 wickets was very disappointed.

Scorecard :



Result :

Lefties : 56/8 in 10 overs
Righties : 58/9 in 9.5 overs

Righties win by 1 wicket

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[Ashish_Nehra]

Presentation Ceremony :

Mukku : Just one four in 2nd innings, finally a low scoring match, but close anyway. Let's ask Ganguly to come here. Bad Luck! but its 2-2 now, surprised by pitch?
Dada : We lost in 2nd last and 3rd last over, these are less overs games. Tailenders only need to bat out a few overs and they won't get allout, AKRAM was really excellent, Even after retirement he is so good. We were unlucky anyway.
Mukku : Best of luck for remaining games!
Dada : Thanks!

Mukku : Now its winning captain's turn, Ponting well done by your late order.
Ponting : I said last time, luck maybe on our side and it was like that.
Mukku : What were you thinking when only Murali and McGrath were there.
Ponting : I was sure of defeat but it was fun later on, no fours, no sixes but still won!
Mukku : Good luck for next match as well.
Ponting : Thanks.

Mukku : Man of the match was chosen by match refree Ashish Nehra, contenders are
Akram 4 wickets, 17 runs
Murali 3 wickets, 12 valuable runs
Gilchrist for fiery start, 14 runs
But it goes to the economical SHOAIB AKHTAR, who gave just 2 runs in 2 overs plus 3 wickets and 8 runs. Akhtar collects cheque of 1000$ from Ashish Nehra.
Well bowled Shoaib Akhtar!

Akhtar : Bismilla,...(whatever they say),... I was really focussed.
Mukku : Well batted anyway!
Akhtar : Not really but maybe because my team win. Wasim Bhai is still awesome.
Mukku : Four matches, 3 Man Of the Match awards to Pakistanis, Best of luck Akhtar!
Akhtar : Thanks

Mukku : That ends the presentation ceremony! Do join us for more action.

///I play for lefties next match, as a rule
///If its 3-3 after 6 matches, last match will be CPU vs CPU
///This was my second consecutive win, after two consecutive losses