CABS team triumphs!!!!!!!!!

We couldn grab the HCG today!!!So we had to be content with the Department Cricket Ground(DCG)..Though the pitch and ground were below standards, cricket was never below standard today!!!We decided on playing Limited overs Innings match today..We have already played this format once...We decided to play 2 innings with 10 overs per innings...WTF team won the toss and decided to bat...NATTU DRAVID and PRAVEEN-ul-haq opened the innings for them...Since the pitch was typically uneven the ball was never easy to predict..The ball seemed to have possessed a nature of its own...Once the ball bounced over the batsman's head and once it kept too low making it diffucult to even make contact with the bat..so overall it was a low scoring match..DRAVID and ul-haq played well ..Once they were out they were followed by PRAS CLARKE(he preffered to be called this way!!!!!!!!) and HARI WARNE...The WTF team ended up scoring 34 runs in the stipulated 10 overs....ADMIN and SLOPPER opened the innings for the CABS team and both played well for not too long...The others followed soon..It was the indomitable VIRU SEELAN who carefully read the pitch and played steadily...But we fell short of the WTF score, yielding them a meagre lead of 6 runs...WTF could not play as aggressively in the 2nd innings as they did in the first innings, thanks to CABS bowlers especially VASANTH LEE and WIN RICHARDS...WTF were all out in the last over and were able to score only 20 in the 2nd innings with an overall lead of 26 runs...Chasing 27 to win, myself and ADMIN finished off the match easily...It was another victory for CABS team...!!!!!!
Everyone as usual played their part well...DRAVID, PRAVEEN, WARNE, CLARKE all batted well...VARUN spearheaded their team bowling along with SOURAV MALI...MALI has drastically improved his fielding!!!!RV PONTING was given the bat only in the second innings, but he failed to make a mark..and except for only one misfield he was really impressive in his fielding!!!!Good work PONTING!!! And DRAVID's catch at long off was remarkable..Great catch DRAVID!!!Excellent judgement!!!And VARUN SINGH's 2 wicket over needs special mention!!!For the CABS Team, ADMIN played well in both the innings...VIRU was brilliant with the bat in the first innings and was equally brilliant in the field!!Good work VIRU!!!JONTY was flawless in the field today..It was really good to see him field just as he is used to...Keep up the tempo JONTY!!!RICHARDS was equally at ease with both his fielding and bowling!!He is another player whose fielding curve is always on the rise.!!!!LEE was simply great with the ball as usual...!!Since the contribution was equally distributed, i could not pick players to name as PERFORMERS OF THE DAY!!!!So everyone were players of the day!!!!
Last but not the least, One of our key players, SLOPPER injured himself in his finger...Lets all pray for his speedy recovery!!!Meet all of u at the next edition of CABS Cricket..Till then keep anticipating and keep praying!!!!!bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CABS team bounces back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A perfect day for cricket today and CABS team broke its jinx of back to back losses...The WTF winning streak of 5 matches was halted by CABS today..!!!

A total of 2 matches were played today..WTF played first in the first match..And because of my lazy fielding in the deep i dropped an easy catch that of DRAVID in just the 2nd ball of the innings..That catch eventually cost the match for CABS team..DRAVID made the best possible use of that life...sorry team members..DRAVID anchored to the crease till the end..he played some really delightful strokes..WTF team reached a rapid fire 30 in just the first 2 overs..thanks to some cracking strokes by PRAVEEN-ul-haq and DRAVID...We had a hard time breaking this partnership apart...once this partnership was broken, we hoped that the flow would decrease, but we were wrong...The other players played equally well and they landed up at a formidable 93 at the end of 12 overs..REP and CHIK SYMONDS played some cracking storkes to bring their team to a really good position..DRAVID remainded not out..It was a very impressive innings...Great innings DRAVID...

Then, chasing a daunting target, ADMIN and SLOPPER opened the innings for CABS team...ADMIN played with ease and gave the start that the team needed...SLOPPER could not last long..We lost wickets at one end but ADMIN remained rock solid at the other end..He lost his wicket after bringing the team to a really good position..Then WATSON and JONTY played with responsibilty and tried hard to win the match for our team...VIRU also joined the party with some blistering shots...But it was a really good display of bowling by WTF..They kept the scoring rate under check..And their fielding was exceptional..Especially the catch which IRFAN RAJ took...Thank god!!!That was a blinder,literally..He came up from nowhere to catch that ball...Great Catch IRFAN!!!CABS team went down fighting!!!we were able etch up only 78 in the stipulated 12 overs..But it was a great show resilience CABS team...It was victory number 5 in 5 matches for WTF team.....

Now, the 2nd match...We opted to bat and it was disappointment for us...ADMIN and SLOPPER got out cheaply..It was once again up to WATSON and JONTY to score some runs...But we were able to score only 36 in the stipulated 10 overs...With confidence in our fielding and bowling we set down to defend the score...We were not let down by VIRU..He caught a couple of tough catches one of which to remove opener PRAVEEN-ul-haq...Great running catch VIRU!!!!!!!!!Once again DRAVID was unremovable from the crease...LEE who had lost his rythm in the first match, bowled really well to prevent the flow of runs in this match..PATTU misqued a ball and was caught by VIRU...Then there was actually no real display of batting except for DRAVID...REP tried to stay to the crease and get some runs,but in vain..It took some thinking by WIN RICHARDS to lay a trap for DRAVID, and DRAVID succumbed...Chasing a ball that was outside the off-stump, he nicked the ball only to see WATSON take a pretty simple catch...Once DRAVID was dismissed, the balance started tilting towards CABS team..The turning point of the match were the last 4 overs..which were literally the match winner for CABS team...Surprisingly enough, 3 out of the last the last 4 overs were maidens!!!The 7th and 9th overs, bowled by WATSON, were both maidens...The 8th over bowled by VIRU gave away some runs..Sadly enough, WTF could not get 4 runs from 12 balls...Thanks to good bowling by CABS team...WARNE was under immense pressure from team mates, but atleast he yielded to the pressure faltering to score the required 4 runs from the last 6 balls...CABS team won the match by just 3 runs...The match showed the CABS teams ability to stay cool in the slog overs and the confidence that ebbed out of the players was the winning factor of the team...Great work CABS team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall, it was a great day of cricket..ROOP was kalaichified by his team mates..but i suppose he played his role pretty well!!!!JONTY was great with the bat and fielding..RV PONTING didn't bat today but did an excellent job while fielding...VARUN SINGH fielded exceptionally well at deep and bowled well as usual...
Now for the performances of the day..DRAVID leads the list for batting...He played exceedingly well in both the matches..His innings was filled with some power packed strokes...PRAVEEN-ul-haq and REP also played well for the WTF..As far as CABS team batting is concerned, it is undoubtedly ADMIN who played with lot of confidence in the first match...Alongside him WATSON and JONTY played well...Bowling was great in both the sides..WIN RICHARDS was the top performer with the ball today...SOURAV MALI and WARNE spearheaded for the WTF team...LEE, VARUN SINGH and SLOPPER bowled well for CABS team..Special mention to WATSON for his 2 crucial maiden overs!!!!Fielding needless to say..IRFAN was outstanding..His other valiant efforts outshadow his only drop catch...JONTY,VIRU and VARUN SINGH were equally good...Now for the PLAYER of the day...I feel it would be apt to name NATTU DRAVID as the PLAYER OF THE DAY..for his excellent batting and the good work with the ball....CONGRATS DRAVID!!!!!!!
Atlast CABS team tasted victory today and that too in style..Lets hope the we continue the good form and keep winning..Lets meet at the next edition of CABS cricket..Till then BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF winning streak continues!!!!!!!!

It was a perfect day for cricket...but not a great day for CABS team though!!!with shortage of certain key players, we started today's play...
The first match we won the toss and decided to bat..shockingly ADMIN and SLOPPER were out in no time..It was up to rest of the players to save the team's batting..But sadly enough LEE and WATSON could not last long...Thanks to JONTY's heroics we notched up 35 in 10 overs...PATTU took a fabulous catch to dismiss WATSON..It was a blinder..he anticipated really well and caught it so well...Great Catch!!!!! Then the WTF reply..PRAVEEN-ul-haq and PATTU have made my work really easy!!!Both played some extraordinary strokes and finished the match off in no time...CABS bowlers tried hard to get a wicket but in vain...With loss of no wicket WTF won the match comfortably...

The second match for an action filled match..It went on to the last ball of the match!!!!!!!Once again CABS team won the toss and decided to bat..This time ADMIN played with some responsibility but he was short lived...Everyone followed suit and we were able to make 25 runs in 8 overs...PATTU caught another blinder in this innings also...seems that he has made up his mind to come with some great catches in every innings!!!!The WTF bowling was asusual spearheaded by WARNE..It was a good display of bowling and fielding...In reply, WTF could not repeat what they did in the first match, thanks to some responsible bowling by CABS bowlers...WTF lost wickets at regular intervals..The fielding was better compared to the first match but still was not upto the mark..ADMIN in particular took a good running catch..JONTY and SLOPPER also came up with a catch each..But because of a few lapses in the fielding, a couple of drop catches and few misfields, WTF did not have to strive hard runs...PATTU slammed 2 fours in a span of 3 deliveries to lift the pressure off WTF team...The sun came out of the clouds for the CABS team when the danger man PATTU was removed by VARUN SINGH who took neat return catch..In the last over, WTF needed 5 runs...With LEE bowling the last over,VIRU was their star...he tried hard but could not finish the match with a flier...With CABS team needing 2 runs from 2 balls, RV PONTING played a neat stroke to bring VIRU on strike and with 1 run to win from 1 ball...VIRU managed to make contact with the ball and won the match for WTF team....CABS team lost its FOURTH consecutive match....It was a pretty mediocre fielding effort by the CABS team that affected us dearly....:(

The performances of the day:Batting was classy in case of ul-haq and PATTU...VIRU played some good strokes too..For CABS team, WATSON and JONTY played some good shots alongside SIMBU...Bowling heroes were undoubtedly WARNE and LEE..VARUN produced some good deliveries too..Fielding, needless to say, PATTU was today's hero..CABS Team need to bounce back..It's high time guys that we won a match..so come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The player of the day is without any second opinions, MAHENDRA SINGH PATTU for his valiant effort with the bat and his mind-blowing catches...
Come on CABS TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lets get back to form at the next edition on CABS Cricket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CABS team thrashed !!!!!!

Today belonged to the WTF team!!!!

CABS team had nothing whatsoever to be happy about today's performance...

  WTF team won the toss in the first match and without any surprise they chose to bat...and they went on to a flier straightaway...PRAVEEN ul-haq and DRAVID gave them a great start...DRAVID was magnificant with the bat while ul-haq played some heavily loaded strokes...with the help of some great strokes by REP and PATTU they got to the 40s in notime....
the CABS team fielding was very average...:(...the usually impeccable JONTY missed a handful of fielding opportunities and sadly ADMIN dropped a sitter...the only thing for the CABS team to cheer about was the HAT-TRICK by VASANTH LEE(Stumping followed by 2 bowled out dismissals)..good work LEE..
  Chasing down 52 odd runs in 12 overs, CABS team jus couldn click...we lost quick wickets..there was nothing special with the CABS batting either...though WATSON and LEE tried to hold on to the edge, in vain..CABS team falling well short of the target...it was a great display of bowling and fielding by WTF team...SOURAV MALI and HARI WARNE bowled really well....
  The next match, CABS team won the toss and decided to bat..once again CABS team just couldn get the start needed...only VIRU SEELAN and WATSON showed some resistance...but that too was short lived...LEE and VARUN SINGH played some good shorts down the order...JONTY played some good shorts to bring the score up to 38...This innings REP and WARNE chipped in with some good bowling..
  CABS team took the ball with some hope to restrict the opposition within the target in the truncated 10 overs match...but it was not to be...the target seemed to be meagre for the WTF team..With some real hard hitting by ul-haq and some flashing drives by DRAVID the WTF team were closing in on the target so fast..within no time they finished off the match...once again it was only an average performance by CABS team with the ball and in the field...
  The performances of the day...As far as the batting is concerned, there were a handful..DRAVID,ul-haq, REP, WATSON and PATTU were brilliant with the bat..The bowling hero of the day is undoubtedly is LEE for his brillian HAT TRICK and some quality bowling in the second match...As mentioned before nothing to speak about CABS team's fielding..In WTF team IRFAN RAJ was brilliant...The PERFORMER OF THE DAY is NATTU DRAVID for his efforts with the bat in both the matches and some scintillating effort in fielding...
  Overall it was a disappoiniting day for CABS team...need to charge up guys!!!!hope we'll bounce back in the next edition!!!!!!!!!!!