Miramar Game (Captains' Summary)

Well they turned up and wanted to play...hahaha. Goes to show you.
Maybe they thought they had a chance up until Tanmay dislodged one of the in the first over and Sahel another in the second over.

Yes...they were as bad as advertised and we bowled them out for 100 even with some sloppy out of focus fielding and made 70 odd in reply before th sirens sounded and we won by run rate having not lost a single wicket.

BOWLING

Tanmay looked a yard short of pace but still managed some sweet deliveries. I would expect him to be full strength for IU after applying the blue gel twice a day at least this week. Also, a flat throw he made that effected a run out was remarkable.

Sahel's overs were brilliant.

Subbu and Raj both looked well oiled and ready for any challenge.

Chetan looked rather ordinary except for when he flighted it but he showed some potential.

Prateek bowled some beauties and may have looked altogether brilliant if not for the occasional really bad ball and a sloppy display from Chucky behind the stumps with at least three missed off Prateek's bowling alone...I guess there is no love between keepers.

Chucky was totally off line with his bowling and continued a bad outing for the off-spinners on the day and sadly they ran out ow wickets before Rishab had a chance to salvage any respect for the off-spin trade in the team.

Tilak looked mediocre also...although he did claim three scalps and bowled more than a couple really good deliveries.

Paul got all of one delivery in and the dan batsman decided to run a suicide single and that was that.

BATTING

Prateek looked really really solid...he will be a great opener for us as he gains more experience.

Chucky seemed to regain some form and we'll find out for sure in upcoming matches just how much.

Paul & Chetan looked rusty and their partnership lacked energy the energy you would expect from those players.

Anu and Tanmay were about to come out to wrap up procedings in style just as the sirens sounded.

OFF THE FIELD

Anu and I had a nice chat moderated by Raj before the game. We'll see this week if we achieved anything in those talks.

The team talk after the game was fabulous. We spoke indetail about our team and IU and reached some good decisions.

Tilak's offer to relinquish his spot to Anu was heartfelt sicne I know how much Tilak wants to be a part of beating IU. He should know that this gesture of this is already the kind of thing that will help us beat them. We are a team...all 14 of us.

Rakesh...thanks for scoring, fielding and being around in general. I look forward to seeing how you play in practices and the off-season. In the meantime, please try to hang around with us through the rest of the season and we'll all get to know you and vice versa.

SUMMARY

Another easy win...now comes the BIG games. Remember to not try too hard and instead focus on your basics and fundamental cricket...it's what's gotten us together as a team and helped us get this far.