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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!