Team list: SCC v/s Marina3 at SCC(Padang) , 3rd May 1400 (Afternoon game)

Hi all, The team list for Sunday game. All must be there by 12:30 p.m.

1.Akki
2.Shan
3.Pathak
4. Arun
5. Vishy
6.Sridhar
7. Swami
8. Suhas
9. Chopra
10.Bansal
11.Rajkishore
12.Mohan (scorer)

Team list: Anza3 v/s Marina3 at Turf City A , 1st May 0800 (Morning Game)

Hi all, All ppl must be there by 7:30 a.m. We will have some fielding practice and stretching exercises.
1.Akshay
2. Arun
3. Mohan
4. Shan
5. Sridhar Sesham
6. Rajkishore Patel
7. Amit Bansal
8. Rishabh
9.Naman
10.Chopra
11. Amit Pathak
12. Suhas (scorer)

[Match Report] SRC Knights vs Marina 3 @ IA

Match Report By Amit Pathak

SRC batted first and posted 174 runs in 30 overs.

Marina 3 in reply fail short by 11 runs scoring 163 in 30 overs.

 

SRC captain Paul won the toss and elected to bat first. It was a bright and sunny day. Nice conditions to bat and Marina 3 skipper would also have loved to bat had he won the toss. However Marina 3 opening bowlers had something else in mind.

 

Pathak started the proceeding by giving away just one run in first over. Shan started from the other end. Shan came with new found action, pace and run up from the bowling course. I must agree that there is certain difference in Shan’s pace. Shan’s line and length was slightly on inconsistent side as opposed to his earlier bowling spells.

 

Pathak struck in his 3^rd over getting the first break through for Marina 3. Attacking looking batsman tried to hit him over long off but only managed to loft the ball to covers. Shan took a comfortable catch. He struck again on the consecutive delivery, taking edge of the bat of the other opening batsman. Arun completed the catch behind the wicket.

 

Brakes were applied on score immediately. Maiden over followed. Shan struck this time. Pathak completed an easy catch at covers.

 

Akki came in as a first change bowler. He started with a maiden wicket over. SRC were struggling for 28-4 in 9 overs. I was thinking of 10 pointers from this game. But next batting pair of SRC had some other plan in mind. This pair played with a lot of patience. They played attacking shots as well as rotated strike beautifully. They tackled Mani’s pace and Naman’s spin beautifully. Run were flowing, run rate was rising. Score board saw 67 runs in 15 overs. Akki brought himself on again and provided a much needed breakthrough to M3. 

 

M3 guys were all set to wrap up the SRC inning. Naman provided another break through by taking wicket of the other set batsman. New batsman came in and started swinging his bat wildly! He accelerated scoring rate even further. Boundaries were flowing easily. Other batsman Paul (SRC captain) was having tough time in getting the ball away more than 15 yards while the other batsman was capitalizing on every opportunity to score. Sri was introduced in the attack and provided a break through. He got the wicket of the attacking batsman. However damage was already done. SRC run rate was close to 6 runs an over. Shan, Sri and Akki bowled last few overs tight and restricted SRC to 174 in 30 overs.

 

As usual M3 team was on top of the game in first half of the inning while completely of the track in the second half of the inning.

 

There were few misfields while Marina 3 was fielding and a lot of drop catches. M3 dropped close 6-7 catches. Some of them not judged correctly and some of them were difficult but at the end of the day had we converted even half of those dropped catches into wickets, results would have looked different.

 

M3 Inning:

 

M3 openers Mohan and Rishabh started on a cautious note. Marina 3 saw 19 runs on the board at the end of 6 overs. We could have scored slightly faster here. Mohan lost his wicket trying to hit over point, only managing to hand over a simple catch at point.

 

Mani joined Rishabh and suddenly runs started flowing in. At the end of 10^th over M3 were 45 for the loss of one wicket. Partnership was building and suddenly Mani lost his concentration tried to put away a juicy full toss from a spinner but found a man at the deep mid wicket. Immediately next ball Rishabh tried to hit a flighted delivery for maximum over long on but couldn’t clear long. Rishabh was back in the pavilion.

 

New pair Chopra and Sri went in. These two were building a nice partnership. M3 saw 78 runs on the board at the end of 15 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. 175 runs were definitely looking gettable here. Single, doubles and odd boundaries were flowing. Just when game was tilting towards M3, Chopra got involved in some sledging to a verbose bowler and lost his concentration and wicket. He already hit him for couple of boundaries in this over and in an attempt to hit another, lost his wicket.

 

Sri got out immediately after Chopra. Not sure whether it’s a coincidence or what but just when Sri’s wife arrived to see Sri batting, Sri lost his wicket J. Akki and Arun went in. Arun asked for a runner as usual. But both Akki and Arun didn’t last longer. Both came back to pavilion after hitting couple of boundaries in an attempt to accelerate score.

 

Shan and Pathak went in M3 needed 45 runs to get from 6 overs. They both had a small partnership of 10 odd runs Shan lost his wicket trying play across. He scored a boundary. Last man Naman came in, M3 needs 35 runs from 5 overs. Pathak and Naman kept rotating the strike with Single, odd boundary. M3 now needed 19 runs from 2 overs. 13 runs from 1 over. M3 desperately needed few boundaries in this over but duo couldn’t score any. M3 lost this match by 11 runs.

 

Again we were on top if the game in first half of the inning and lost the momentum completely in second half of the inning. We really need to keep the same intensity in both halves of the game.

 

Points to improve upon:

 

• Fielding:  Need to improve on catching.
• Bowling:  Need to continue with the same intensity and momentum in the second half of the inning. Extras need to reduce drastically and it is important to ball according to your field.
• Batting: Need to create partnerships at regular intervals. After scoring 30 odd runs, it is important to stay on the pitch and make the inning count. Rotating strike is equally important as hitting boundaries.

[Pictures] SRC Knights vs Marina 3 @ IA

Here are some of the pics of the match courtesy Arun Bhaskar.

SRC Knights vs Marina 3 at IA ,25th Apr - 1300

Team List

1. Akki
2. Shan
3. Amit Pathak
4. Amit Bansal
5. Rishabh
6. Naman
7. Mohan
8. Arun
9. Vivek Chopra
10. Mani Bhat
11. Sridhar Sesham
12.Vishesh

Match Report: M2 vs SCC Panthers

By Naveen Veeravalli

M2 won by 4 wickets and got 9 points.(but the website says we got only 8points..Sri should be able to tell us the reason)

SCC batted 1st and were allout for 132 in 27.2 overs.

Naveen and Siddharth started off with a good opening spell picking up the top 3 batsman within 4overs.

Then, SCC tried to steady the ship for a while but Manoj gave a crucial breakthrough when the batsmen were well settled and looked dangerous.

After the drinks break, our spinners vijay and ramji, and "don't know which category" bowler Sri provided breakthroughs at regular intervals and finished off the rest of their line-up with ease by taking 1,3 and 2 wickets respectively.

M2 chased the total in 21.5overs with 4wickets remaining.

Ganesh( 56 off 58 balls) provided a brilliant start with some excellent cover drives and made sure the team was in safe position before he got out towards the end.

Siddarth and Kiran played good supportive roles around Ganesh and rotated the strike well in the middle overs.

Highlight of the day was 5 (official)+1-n-half (unofficial) dismissals by Kiran as the wicket keeper. We could actually add one more dismissal to his name where he dismissed the umpires decision with a few good words and was almost sent off the field for his friendly gestures. :)

Batting Highlights:

Ganesh : 56(58 balls, 7*4s)

Siddarth : 18(25balls, 2*4s)

Kiran : 18 n.o.(16 balls, 2*4s)



Bowling Highlights:

Siddarth: 3-1-10-2

Sri : 6-1-26-2

Ramji : 4-0-26-3



Fielding:

Anshul n Naveen: 1 catch each

Kiran : 4 catches, 1Stumping



1...2...3...Go MARINA!!!!!!!!!

Match Report: M3 vs Lanka Lions 2

Afternoon game...bright sun...beautiful ground and slightly damp outfield. Akki lost his first toss this season and Marina was put in to bat. Rishab had pulled out of the game due to office reason, and Mohan miyan made a comeback to the side. Mani was late and he had no recollection of the last night. Somehow we managed to wake him up and luckily we were batting first. But this meant AB had to open the innings with Mohan. The third opening combination in as many matches.

Things didn't start that well for us as AB was yorked in the second over. He didn't manage to get his bat down in time and his middle stump went flying. But it seemed that Mohan miyan was never out of the game. He was his usual self and together with Sridhar tried to settle down things. The second wicket partnership was of 36 runs. Sridhar seems to be in form this season and is enjoying his promotion to number 3. But Mohan was out caught in the 11th over and Sridhar joined him back in the pavilion the very next over. Vivek and Amit Bansal were the next guys to go in. Amit has been the leading run scorer for us this season...but today was not his day. He tried to cut a ball, which went straight to the fielder at short cover. Raj was the next man in. A partnership started to build up. Vivek started to take control and hit 14 runs in an over. unfortunately he was stumped in the 21st over, trying to hit one straight down the ground. Akki was the next man in, but he was soon out caught and bowled. The bowler took a spectacular (or at least made it look like one) diving catch. Mani was in next... and together with Raj tried to accelerate the score. Things were looking good and we still had hope for a 150+ score. But Raj was stumped in the 27th over. Ritest was the next man in, but was also out soon. Naman came next and with Mani ran some valuable 2s. Mani was out on the second last ball of the innings. He was the 4th victim of spinner Jeraj who bowled really well for Lanka Lions.

The final score was 126. We would have ideally liked 150 on Turf City. The wet outfield played a role in this, but with the team that we have we would like to aim for 150+ on turf city and 180+ on other grounds. None of the batsmen played really slow, but as a team we need to workout ways to score quicker in situation like this. There were only six boundaries and a lone six in our innings.

Bowling...We didn't have both our opening bowlers for this Match. Shan's parents were going back to India and Pathak was busy with office work. So Akki had to open the bowling with Mohit. The lankan batsmen showed aggressive intent, but the bowling was tight. Akki bowled 2 overs and gave 13 runs in those 2 overs. But he got nicks out of both the batsmen (both were left-handers). One flew left of the first slip and ther other one between the keeper and the first slip. I'm not sure how close these catches were...so M3 need your input on this.

Mohit kept things tight at the other end. Ristesh was the next bowler in and before he could bowl his first legal delivery (he bowled 4 wides) it started pouring heavily. It was so heavy that the match was called off immediately. At the starting of 5th over Lanka Lions were 21 for no loss.

It was too early to say how we would have fared in the match, but surely it would have required something special from our bowlers and fielders.


Batting (Score/Number of balls faced)

Arun Bhaskar(2/3), Mohan Roy(16/32), Sridhar Sesham(13/32), Vivek Chopra(34/35), Amit Bansal(1/11), Rajkishore Patel(21/32), Akshay Sharma(2/10), Mani Bhat(17/17), Ritesh Moudgil(0/2), Naman Agarwal(1*/3), Mohit Gupta(0*/1)

Extras: 19

Bowling (Overs/Wickets/Runs)

Akshay Sharma(2/0/13), Mohit Gupta(2/0/4), Ritesh Moudgil(0/0/4)


A special thanks to Vishesh and Sridharan for being there to support the team.

Match Report: M3 beats Wanderers by 10 runs.

Report by Arun Bhaskar

Tasting Success Early

M3 broke the shackles of the past of winning much later at the start of the year and registering its first win in its 2nd game of the season. After a tough and hard fought 1st game of the season the entire team put in a committed and hard fight to win the game and sure this is the first of many successes to come for the season ahead.



The match started with the now regular routine of players coming in LATE .... adding to the worries that Akshay was stuck at office and a doubtful starter for the game. Shaan who was leading the team in his absence started on a positive note by winning the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat with the sweltering heat likely to take a toll on the opposition. The batting was opened by Mani Bhatt and Rishabh and for the 2nd time in as many matches the opening stand didn’t put up a big partnership with Mani dismissed by a nick in the slips of a good outswinging delivery. Sridhar Sesham was sent up the order considering this was his home ground and had good outings at this venue in the past. Rishabh was positive in his stroke play from the start and played some delightful drives, cuts and Sridhar gave him ample support and the duo started to build a good solid partnership. The scoreboard kept tickling along at a very good rate with boundaries, coupled with 1’s and 2’s and compliments of wides from the opposition bowler. The 50 of the innings was notched up in the 8th over and the partnership looked solid before the odds went against Sridhar’s consistency of getting rapped (do take note guys – that’s Rapped n not Raped) on the pads. He got a ball that kept straight and low and the umpire had no hesitation in declaring him out plumb before the wicket. The good partnership of 60 between Sridhar and Rishabh in about 9 overs was a good platform for Arun to walk to the centre. He opened his account with a fierce stroked boundary over point from the 2nd ball he faced and things looked ominous for the opposition. But Rishabh got out (for a well made 31) trying to drive a ball out of the park only to be holed up at long-on. Amit Bansal and it was now up to the AB’s in the middle to build on the foundation and build a tall score. But then the weather turned murky and the rains started to pelt down and the players were rushed in. Luckily the rains didn’t’ last more than 20 minutes and the covers (surprising) at Fernvale ensured the pitch & bowling run up were dry and play was ready to resume with the match now reduced to 27 overs per side.



Arun started positively after the game when trying to play his natural aggressive stroke play and clubbing the ball to the boundaries for 4’s and 6’s but was tentative while trying to play defensive. Bansal meanwhile was getting himself settled in and mixing up with 1’s, 2’s and the odd boundary. The score board tickled along to about 120 in 22 overs and the noise from the benches got louder stating we needed a score of about 170 to 180 in the stipulated overs. Arun tried to use the long handle to score some big rungs only to hole up to deep mid-wicket after scoring 35. Raj then strode to the centre and started meddling the ball for 1’s and some well run 2’s whilst Bansal was timing the ball superbly for some wonderful boundaries. The score reached 150 with 2 overs to go and Raj got out trying to accelerate the runs and in walked in Surprise, Surprise Akki. Well he made it to the ground and to be a part of the team and lead from the front. Bansal the ‘Finisher’ belted the last 2 overs for plenty of runs including a superlative drive on the off for 4 and a big whack over long on for 6. Akki not wanting to be left behind on the batting front got in the thick of things with a huge 6 over midwicket of the last ball of the innings. The score card read a very healthy 176 for 5 after 27 overs and Bansal yet again remained unbeaten for a well compiled 46.



Pathak and Shaan opened the bowling and stuck to a good line that got the batsmen defend but any err in length resulted in boundaries being scored. Adding to the woes was the left-right batting combination that meant constant change in field placements, change of line and for a fair part of the first 8 odd overs the batsmen dominating the proceedings. The score at the end of 8 overs was about 60 odd for no loss and Akki brought himself on and immediately stuck to an immaculate line and struck the 1st blow with a rising ball that got the batsman hopping and the ball scooping in the air of the glove to Sridhar at gully. Akki struck soon again with the other opener sky-ing one to Naman in the deep who took a well-judged catch. Mani Bhatt was bowling a very tight line and soon got rewarded with batsman no. 3 hitting the ball in the air to Ritesh at deep mid-off. The fall of wickets kept a check on the runs being scored and adding to the pressure was some good tight and committed fielding. Ritesh bowled the last over before drinks and conceded a boundary of the last ball for the score to read 85 for 3 in 14 overs. The opponents needed 90 odd runs of 13 overs and the batsmen needed some big overs and had to take chances to score. Naman was brought into the attack and almost got rewarded a wicket of the 1st ball unable to latch on to a return catch, the rare blemish from him that day. Pathak struck from one with a quick wicket after the drinks and Naman kept pegging away with a tight line and keeping a check on the runs. The pressure was mounting on the batsmen and despite scoring a few boundaries they lost their way trying to keep up to the required rate and lost wickets at regular intervals. The equation got from needing 70 runs in 10 overs, 44 in 6 overs, 30 in 3 overs and finally to 18 runs off the final over. Akki bowled the last over and we couldn’t have asked a better start with his first 4 balls going for just 1 run and this followed by a 2 leaving 15 required off the last ball and the game in M3’s clasp unless something untoward happened. The last ball saw the batsmen drive for a single to long-on and then Akki trying to finish the match with a bang aimed at running out the batsmen at the striker end and there was no one backing his throw and ended up in 4 overthrows. The result was however that M3 won by 10 runs, a well deserved victory – and a thorough team effort. Naman’s spell of 5 overs for 25 and picking up 3 wickets was stand out amongst the bowlers.





LESSONS LEARNED

Batting saw 2 key partnerships at the top and this is vital for us to post a decent score in every game.

Fielding was good but I’d say there is room for improvement on the aspects of backing up throws and also estimating when to attack the ball and when to cautiously stay behind the ball.

Bowling was disciplined and the area that needs to be curtailed is bowling short of length on wickets that are slow and giving a chance to be hit for boundaries.

Also the number of wides needs to be reduced and for this request the bowlers to focus on bowling to one side of the wicket.





SPECIAL MENTION

MOHIT - For demonstrating great character (a must for every Marinoid) and giving his best on the field as a substitute and throwing himself around & saving some vital runs. This I mention especially since he was in the original scheme of things (playing XI) and was left out to accommodate the right combination for the game.

VISHESH & SUHAS - Kudos and accolades to for being present at the ground and cheering, supporting the team.

Mohit, Suhas and Vishesh – You demonstrated the true spirit of TEAMSMANSHIP and what should be done naturally by every member of the team even if you aren’t in the playing XI.





POINTS TO PONDER OVER:

I’d like to end this note on a very staunch note in terms of PUNCTUALITY. Enough has been said about this time and again and it's time each of us shows the sense of responsibility, urgency and commitment each of us have and arrive at the ground much before time if not on time. Let the tensions not rise even before the game begins as there is enough of that for us to tackle on the field with the opposition.



Finally I want to state that Cricket is a team sport and one must learn to be a part of the team and not ONLY IF you are in the playing XI – it’s the bonding of all the individuals together that spells success and I request each one of you to be at the ground and support the team, even if you’re not figuring in the XI.