We lost once again in a very crucial tie against The Villains, who got back to back victories against 16 Radians, and us.
Their match against 16 Radians was low scoring, with them batting first and scoring 14 runs. Parth has not been clicking in this series. Most would believe this to be a no-contest with 16 Radians winning hands down, however, The Villains bowled superbly and won the match. Their bowling has been tremendous, and a notch or two better than other squads. But their batting has been over dependent on Parth, and they should get their act together as regards the batting is concerned if they are to win the series.
Their next match was against us, more or less a do or die match for us. We chose to bat first and scored 28 runs, not bad considering that their bowling was nothing less than lethal. We were unlucky in the sense that Vijay got out in an absurd manner...instead of being a six, the ball refused to fall from the roof, a very rare and unfortunate dismissal indeed.
We, as a team bowled very decently, but Jeet stuck to the crease more than we would have liked him to, also scoring a few in the process. After him, Parth and Nirav Bhatt perished cheaply, and Nirav Meena came in. He batted sensibly, and for a time it seemed he would take the Villains home. But finally he fell and Soham came in.
We understood that this was the last batsman, Villain has not really performed with the bat in the GPL grounds. We tried our best to dismiss Soham but he remained in the crease. He was fortunate to be dropped twice, once in the boundary, hitting a six in the process.
He concentrated on getting 2 runs from the side, almost getting out once in the process, but he managed to stay on and win the match for his team.
In a match between the Amateurs and The Barmy Army, the Barmy Army managed to win with some difficulty, even though the Amateurs had scored only 8 runs, and were playing with 5 players.
Red Hawks then comfortably beat The Amateurs. Inspite of the 38 runs the Amateurs had put on board, the match proved to be a cakewalk for the Red Hawks.
16 Radians played and comfortably won their match against Purple Haze.
In the last match of the day, the Red Hawks faced Purple Haze. Red Hawks batted first, and courtesy Mahendra's and Kalpit's brilliant hits, scored 80 runs. I fell that Purple Haze could have utilized their bowlers in a better manner. Though Purple Haze were not really in the game, they put up a brave front and managed to score 44 before all their batsmen got dismissed.
As regards our own performances and other things, keep watching this space. Plenty of discussions to come.
Contributed by : Kanishka Chakrabarti (VC)
Their match against 16 Radians was low scoring, with them batting first and scoring 14 runs. Parth has not been clicking in this series. Most would believe this to be a no-contest with 16 Radians winning hands down, however, The Villains bowled superbly and won the match. Their bowling has been tremendous, and a notch or two better than other squads. But their batting has been over dependent on Parth, and they should get their act together as regards the batting is concerned if they are to win the series.
Their next match was against us, more or less a do or die match for us. We chose to bat first and scored 28 runs, not bad considering that their bowling was nothing less than lethal. We were unlucky in the sense that Vijay got out in an absurd manner...instead of being a six, the ball refused to fall from the roof, a very rare and unfortunate dismissal indeed.
We, as a team bowled very decently, but Jeet stuck to the crease more than we would have liked him to, also scoring a few in the process. After him, Parth and Nirav Bhatt perished cheaply, and Nirav Meena came in. He batted sensibly, and for a time it seemed he would take the Villains home. But finally he fell and Soham came in.
We understood that this was the last batsman, Villain has not really performed with the bat in the GPL grounds. We tried our best to dismiss Soham but he remained in the crease. He was fortunate to be dropped twice, once in the boundary, hitting a six in the process.
He concentrated on getting 2 runs from the side, almost getting out once in the process, but he managed to stay on and win the match for his team.
In a match between the Amateurs and The Barmy Army, the Barmy Army managed to win with some difficulty, even though the Amateurs had scored only 8 runs, and were playing with 5 players.
Red Hawks then comfortably beat The Amateurs. Inspite of the 38 runs the Amateurs had put on board, the match proved to be a cakewalk for the Red Hawks.
16 Radians played and comfortably won their match against Purple Haze.
In the last match of the day, the Red Hawks faced Purple Haze. Red Hawks batted first, and courtesy Mahendra's and Kalpit's brilliant hits, scored 80 runs. I fell that Purple Haze could have utilized their bowlers in a better manner. Though Purple Haze were not really in the game, they put up a brave front and managed to score 44 before all their batsmen got dismissed.
As regards our own performances and other things, keep watching this space. Plenty of discussions to come.
Contributed by : Kanishka Chakrabarti (VC)
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