Story The TT Lion's Journey, the "Original" Battrick Story.

[ZoraxDoom]

Falcons crumble...

37.2 W Drayton to Rafiullah
Massive shout from bowler and keeper. Umpire agrees. He was caught right in from there.

Is 200 suddenly looking out of the question??

 

[FreddieFan]

Come on you falcons!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Lol. Get ready for our re-match. :cool: Lets make it, say, a week from now?

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Great batting from Wajihullah!

End of Over 39: 168-8, runrate=4.31
Unsworth 8-0-42-2
Wajihullah* 10 (14 balls)
Haseeb 2 (6 balls)

Last Wicket: Rafiullah lbw b. Drayton 10 (FOW: 157/8)

38.6 2 Unsworth to Haseeb
It?s gonna be tight, but they make it safely back for the second.

38.5 . Unsworth to Haseeb
wide of off, cut straight to point

38.4 lb1 Unsworth to Wajihullah
The ball comes off the pads for a leg bye.

38.3 4 Unsworth to Wajihullah
Loose delivery hoiked away to mid wicket.

38.2 . Unsworth to Wajihullah
Good arm ball, gets a lot of bounce and it follows Wajihullah, not expecting it at all as it jags right back into his body, drops down behind him as he awkwardly plays at it

38.1 4 Unsworth to Wajihullah
worked around to fine leg, misfield and the boundary as result

I need atleast 200 to defend!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

So, your doing the 40 over update. Better hurry

 

[Pak_cricketer]

End of Over 40: 174-8, runrate=4.35
Drayton 10-3-17-2
Haseeb* 3 (8 balls)
Wajihullah 11 (18 balls)

Bowling Stats:


Deane 10-0-55-1
Atkinson 5-1-20-1
Drayton 10-3-17-2
Crouch 7-0-26-2
Unsworth 8-0-42-2

Batting Stats:

Ansari c. Fallon b. Drayton 67 (109 balls)
Piper b. Atkinson 26 (25 balls)
Sarfraz lbw b. Deane 1 (4 balls)
Iftikhar c . Fallon b. Unsworth 25 (30 balls)
Mohibullah b. Unsworth 0 (1 ball)
Doshi b. Crouch 8(7 balls)
Ansari b. Crouch 6 (20 balls)
Rafiullah 4 b.Drayton C.Fallon
Wajihullah 2 *
Haseeb 3*

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Don't forget. My best bowler Atkinson has returned into the attack...

And his first over is a maiden.....with 3 byes and a legbye :

 

[Pak_cricketer]

bad bowling there from Atkinson

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Ok, I have to go for dinner.

All updates by PC from here on!

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Damn you!! Come back!!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Damn you!! Come back!!

Ok

 

[ZoraxDoom]

End of Over 45: 191-8, runrate=4.24
Atkinson 8-2-24-1
Wajihullah* 17 (35 balls)
Haseeb 9 (22 balls)

Bowling Stats:


Deane 10-0-55-1
Atkinson 8-2-24-1
Drayton 10-3-17-2
Crouch 7-0-26-2
Unsworth 10-0-51-2

Batting Stats:

Ansari c. Fallon b. Drayton 67 (109 balls)
Piper b. Atkinson 26 (25 balls)
Sarfraz lbw b. Deane 1 (4 balls)
Iftikhar c . Fallon b. Unsworth 25 (30 balls)
Mohibullah b. Unsworth 0 (1 ball)
Doshi b. Crouch 8(7 balls)
Ansari b. Crouch 6 (20 balls)
Rafiullah lbw b. Drayton 10 (22 balls)
Wajihullah 17 (35 balls)*
Haseeb 9 (22 balls)*

FOW: 37/1, 40/2, 92/3, 92/4, 107/5, 139/6, 143/7, 157/8

 

[ZoraxDoom]

And 200 is possible, but difficult:

45.5 W Crouch to Haseeb
thin edge and gone. Great take by Fallon, diving to his left!

They will need something great from the bowlers. An interesting question:
Did the TT Lion bowlers bowl:
A) Really well
B) Regularly-making this a good score on the pitch
C) Or did the batters play terribly-means the pitch isn't all that dangerous?

 

[ZoraxDoom]

200 is up with this stroke:

46.4 4 Atkinson to Wajihullah
Full ball outside off stump is driven away on the up for four.

A good fight being put up by the skipper.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Its all over!!

47.2 W Crouch to Moosa
Big inswinger, massive inside edge though. But he's given him!! Moosa can't believe it, what a bad call from the umpire.

So, exactly 200 on the board. 201 to win for the TT Lions in 50 overs. RRR just a shade over 4. Is it possible, or has this pitch more to offer??

Full scorecard coming up.