It was a game for Hawkes to cherish for a long long time.
Pre Match:
There was a period during the week, where Mavericks want this game to be abandoned since the ground is not conducive to play, if that is gonaa happen, then Hawkes will be out for 4 weeks without any league games, so we were pushing hard on to have a game.
Toss:
The day started with both teams some how agreeing to play even in the wet conditions. Most of the Hawkes were pumped up to play and few had their doubts, holding back due to slippery conditions of the ground. Finally all hawkes came together and decided to play. This lead chai to go for the toss and as ususal no wonders, Mavericks won the toss and decided to field. Few players were hilariously quoting why does we need the toss, hawkes can voluntarily give the option to opponents without going for toss since we had a very bad record with the toss and didn't win in recent times.
Batting:
Hawkes happily accpeted and decided to go with Purab and Mitesh as openers. 1st over PP, both were cautiously negogiated nudging the ball into the gaps to score 6 runs, and 2nd over bowling PP resulted in favour of hawkes which yielded 11 runs with a good shot from purab to score a boundary, at the end of bowling PP hawkes were comfortably placed with 22 runs in 3 overs. In the process of scoring quicks runs, purab got run out, for which there is no single. Kartik joined Mitesh and steadily managing to scores runs. Out of a blue, kartik went for a big shot and got caught in the deep. Sreenath went in 2nd down and rotating the strike with 1's and 2's in the middle. Mitesh too got out soon and this gave a chance to Raj to prove. Both had a decent partnership with cuts and drives, at the end of 10 overs hawkes were 41/3. This shows that neither team had a real upper hand so far. Few say Hawkes nose is little ahead.
After the break both resumed cautiously. Raj got out when the score was 51. To up the run rate few of our players tried to play big shots but they managed to find the fielders in the deep. Credit should be given to Mavericks fielders for holding on to a good catches. At the end Hawkes folded to 54 allout prem taking 5 wkts for Mavericks was something special.
All our players were little disappointed for not converting the start to a decent final score. Neverthless considering the wet conditions we realised chasing 55 should a stiff task with the bowling attack we have.
Bowling:
Vinod started the innings with the ball, batsman improvised a shot to score a boundary in the 1st over. From the other end sreenath continued by bowling tight line and not giving batsman any room. Pranai came to bowl 3rd over and bowling a decent line to contain the batsman. It was in the 4th over sreenath provided the intial break through for Hawkes by getting rid of unorthodox player Prem. Towards the end of pranai intial spell he got rid of Navjeet, where piyush caught a good catch behind the wkts. At this stage Mavericks were realising that wkts might chip away so they were very cautiuos from here on. Small partnership b/w prashant and abhishek looks treating for hawkes, then there came Vinay to bowl a very tight line and to his credit he got rid of Abhishek, vinod catching a simple one at gully.Sreenath finished his spell with 4 overs 11 runs and wkt. Chai came to bowl the 9th over and he too kept the pressure on with his pacey bowling. At this stage we realised that one more wkt b4 the break would give us a upper hand. That where we introduced Hawkes sharn warne, Sankar. He is into the rythum right from the 1st ball. He didn't disappoint the captain, he got prashant go for a big shot against the spin and it looped up in the air, but hawkes fielder didn't hold onto this crucial catch, but this didn't discourage the bowler, the very next bowl, he got ride of Amol with piyush doing the rest behind the wkts. Mavericks were 27/4 in 10 overs.
In the break we were discussing that if we can get rid of prashant right after the break then we have a very good chance of closing the game.
After the break they resumed the innings very cautiuosly, since we didn't take the Bowling PP yet, they opted to go for Batting PP with 12 and 13 overs, right here we had a chance to get rid of prashant one more time, but we gave him one more life to go on. Chai was steaming in and he got some help from the pitch and got the ball to bounce a little high than the batsman anticipated and its is good enough take the gloove and lopped into the air where Pranai took a simple catch in the slips. Vinay finished is wonderfu spell with 4 overs for 9 runs and a wkt. The very next over chai was little off in bowling giving easy runs as wides, pranai and chai gather and had a discussion on how to come back from here with a couple of quick wkts, pranai was suggesting to chai to stick to his strength (pace). chai did the same and got rid of prashant with a beauty of a dilivery by ratlling his leg stump. This is were hawkes were even more confident on closing the game. By end of 16 overs they were 47/6. Needing 8 runs in 4 overs with 4 wkts in hand.
Pranai took the ball, he is well aware what team is expecting from him this over. To his credit he bowled a maiden over to Rajeev.
Everyone on the field were very tense and hawkes decided to go with Vinod to bowl the 18th over. 8 runs needed in 18 balls and 4 wkts to go for hawkes. As a senior pro vinod delivered a very tight over giving only 1 run and grabing a wkt where sreenath holding onto a very good high catch.
Hawkes had no choice, they went on to take the Bowling PP 19 and 20th over. Sreenath, Vinay and Pranai were finished their quota of overs. Now its all left to skipper,chai to deliver. He delivered a one more fantanstic over where hawkes pulled off 2 wkts, one in the form of a runout and the other with a beauty of ball where piyush did the rest behind the wkts.
So finally it boil down to 6 to get from 6 balls. And for hawkes victory we need only one more wkt.
Vinod was brought in. He knows how to bowl for a tailenders in these situations. Rightly so, he bowled a perfect yorker to get rid of 11th batsman right on the 1st ball of the over...
That is enough for hawkes to go crazy in the middle and all hawkes players were celebrating the win as if they were in their backyard with wine/beer bottles in hand.....
All players were jumping and shouting, awesome scenes on the Thornton Track pitch.
All in all friendly league game turned out to be a friendly-rivalry game!!!!
Chai got the MoM for his 3 crucial wkts and Sreenath got the PoW for his allround performance.
Highlights of the game:
Sreenath(14), Purab(11), Raj (7)
Chai 3/10 the rest of the bowlers too chipped in very good.
Piyush for his 3 good catchs and a run out.
Comments/Players feeling after the win are welcome in the comments section..
-Pranai
Pre Match:
There was a period during the week, where Mavericks want this game to be abandoned since the ground is not conducive to play, if that is gonaa happen, then Hawkes will be out for 4 weeks without any league games, so we were pushing hard on to have a game.
Toss:
The day started with both teams some how agreeing to play even in the wet conditions. Most of the Hawkes were pumped up to play and few had their doubts, holding back due to slippery conditions of the ground. Finally all hawkes came together and decided to play. This lead chai to go for the toss and as ususal no wonders, Mavericks won the toss and decided to field. Few players were hilariously quoting why does we need the toss, hawkes can voluntarily give the option to opponents without going for toss since we had a very bad record with the toss and didn't win in recent times.
Batting:
Hawkes happily accpeted and decided to go with Purab and Mitesh as openers. 1st over PP, both were cautiously negogiated nudging the ball into the gaps to score 6 runs, and 2nd over bowling PP resulted in favour of hawkes which yielded 11 runs with a good shot from purab to score a boundary, at the end of bowling PP hawkes were comfortably placed with 22 runs in 3 overs. In the process of scoring quicks runs, purab got run out, for which there is no single. Kartik joined Mitesh and steadily managing to scores runs. Out of a blue, kartik went for a big shot and got caught in the deep. Sreenath went in 2nd down and rotating the strike with 1's and 2's in the middle. Mitesh too got out soon and this gave a chance to Raj to prove. Both had a decent partnership with cuts and drives, at the end of 10 overs hawkes were 41/3. This shows that neither team had a real upper hand so far. Few say Hawkes nose is little ahead.
After the break both resumed cautiously. Raj got out when the score was 51. To up the run rate few of our players tried to play big shots but they managed to find the fielders in the deep. Credit should be given to Mavericks fielders for holding on to a good catches. At the end Hawkes folded to 54 allout prem taking 5 wkts for Mavericks was something special.
All our players were little disappointed for not converting the start to a decent final score. Neverthless considering the wet conditions we realised chasing 55 should a stiff task with the bowling attack we have.
Bowling:
Vinod started the innings with the ball, batsman improvised a shot to score a boundary in the 1st over. From the other end sreenath continued by bowling tight line and not giving batsman any room. Pranai came to bowl 3rd over and bowling a decent line to contain the batsman. It was in the 4th over sreenath provided the intial break through for Hawkes by getting rid of unorthodox player Prem. Towards the end of pranai intial spell he got rid of Navjeet, where piyush caught a good catch behind the wkts. At this stage Mavericks were realising that wkts might chip away so they were very cautiuos from here on. Small partnership b/w prashant and abhishek looks treating for hawkes, then there came Vinay to bowl a very tight line and to his credit he got rid of Abhishek, vinod catching a simple one at gully.Sreenath finished his spell with 4 overs 11 runs and wkt. Chai came to bowl the 9th over and he too kept the pressure on with his pacey bowling. At this stage we realised that one more wkt b4 the break would give us a upper hand. That where we introduced Hawkes sharn warne, Sankar. He is into the rythum right from the 1st ball. He didn't disappoint the captain, he got prashant go for a big shot against the spin and it looped up in the air, but hawkes fielder didn't hold onto this crucial catch, but this didn't discourage the bowler, the very next bowl, he got ride of Amol with piyush doing the rest behind the wkts. Mavericks were 27/4 in 10 overs.
In the break we were discussing that if we can get rid of prashant right after the break then we have a very good chance of closing the game.
After the break they resumed the innings very cautiuosly, since we didn't take the Bowling PP yet, they opted to go for Batting PP with 12 and 13 overs, right here we had a chance to get rid of prashant one more time, but we gave him one more life to go on. Chai was steaming in and he got some help from the pitch and got the ball to bounce a little high than the batsman anticipated and its is good enough take the gloove and lopped into the air where Pranai took a simple catch in the slips. Vinay finished is wonderfu spell with 4 overs for 9 runs and a wkt. The very next over chai was little off in bowling giving easy runs as wides, pranai and chai gather and had a discussion on how to come back from here with a couple of quick wkts, pranai was suggesting to chai to stick to his strength (pace). chai did the same and got rid of prashant with a beauty of a dilivery by ratlling his leg stump. This is were hawkes were even more confident on closing the game. By end of 16 overs they were 47/6. Needing 8 runs in 4 overs with 4 wkts in hand.
Pranai took the ball, he is well aware what team is expecting from him this over. To his credit he bowled a maiden over to Rajeev.
Everyone on the field were very tense and hawkes decided to go with Vinod to bowl the 18th over. 8 runs needed in 18 balls and 4 wkts to go for hawkes. As a senior pro vinod delivered a very tight over giving only 1 run and grabing a wkt where sreenath holding onto a very good high catch.
Hawkes had no choice, they went on to take the Bowling PP 19 and 20th over. Sreenath, Vinay and Pranai were finished their quota of overs. Now its all left to skipper,chai to deliver. He delivered a one more fantanstic over where hawkes pulled off 2 wkts, one in the form of a runout and the other with a beauty of ball where piyush did the rest behind the wkts.
So finally it boil down to 6 to get from 6 balls. And for hawkes victory we need only one more wkt.
Vinod was brought in. He knows how to bowl for a tailenders in these situations. Rightly so, he bowled a perfect yorker to get rid of 11th batsman right on the 1st ball of the over...
That is enough for hawkes to go crazy in the middle and all hawkes players were celebrating the win as if they were in their backyard with wine/beer bottles in hand.....
All players were jumping and shouting, awesome scenes on the Thornton Track pitch.
All in all friendly league game turned out to be a friendly-rivalry game!!!!
Chai got the MoM for his 3 crucial wkts and Sreenath got the PoW for his allround performance.
Highlights of the game:
Sreenath(14), Purab(11), Raj (7)
Chai 3/10 the rest of the bowlers too chipped in very good.
Piyush for his 3 good catchs and a run out.
Comments/Players feeling after the win are welcome in the comments section..
-Pranai
