MNL - CWCC Game

So, the beginning of the end is here... 


On the 188th day of the year, we start the first game of the post-season... MNL (Monday Night League) kicks off for DCC today with the same team that kicked our behinds less than 9 days ago... 


The defeat on that day was still lingering in our minds and we have made up our mind to play seriously henceforth... Probably we played too seriously, because... 


DCC starts MNL on a grand note... Batting first, DCC scored 195 / 7 in allotted 15 overs. Neil did most of the damage scoring 97 off just 30 balls. He smacked 14 sixes and 2 boundaries... Chasing 196, CWCC were down and dusted at less than 50 until the last wicket salvaged some pride and took the eventual score to 78.

Yep, we made more in a 15 over game than what we usually score in a 35 over game. More importantly, we were not out until the end... 

Neal and Nikhil started the innings in Ivan, Sanjeewa and Ravi's absence. Neal was in top gear from the first over. He was lucky to have 3 lives but as the saying goes, fortune favors the brave. He was hitting and was hitting it big. He finished his 50 in 17 balls and the next 47 were scored in 12 balls. He got out on the 30th ball. By the time he got out, the team score was 108 from 6 overs, with Nikhil on 6 and extras being 5 runs. After his dismissal, everyone continued the good work, albeit at a humane pace to end at 195 in 15 overs only.

Defending 196, the first over from Nikhil started with an edge off the first ball which ran off to the boundary. Rest of the over went with the batsman trying to locate the ball. Newcomer Aditya had some problem controlling the excessive swing. Nikhil got 2 wickets in the next over - catches held very well by Divesh with the keeper gloves and by Trip in the slips - and had one catch dropped in the slip by Trip. Next over Aditya finally mastered the swing and clean bowled Chetan. Rishi and Trip were brought in and they too got things going their way. Both got 1 wicket in each of their 2 overs. Soon CWCC was 40 odd with just 1 wicket to go. Sid and Neeraj were brought in but the last wicket was too tenacious to fall. The other guy got a life when the catch was lost in the dark background. He capitalized by swinging his way to glory. Eventually, the last wicket fell the only way it could have, run out.

Awesome game to witness and be a part of...