Marina 1 vs CSC - Match Summary

M1 vs CSC2 on 25th April 2010 at CSC

(Full Scorecard to follow later)

Marina1 won the toss and bowled first...

Prabhu and Mahesh opened the bowling, keeping the batsmen quiet with tight lines & lengths
2 wickets fell within first 5 overs, courtesy a sharp catch by Mahesh off Prabhu and a run out

Then the slow bowlers - Sri and Arun came on and immediately put the brakes on scoring
They bowled 16 overs in tandem, giving away only 53 runs & picking up 4 wickets between them
Arun especially bowled superbly, picking up 3 wickets
Surya and Maggie then came on and finished whatever little batting was left in CSC2
CSC2 was bundled out for 132 all out in the 36th over...

Bowling Stats:
Prabhu: 5 overs - 1 maiden - 13 runs - 1 wkt
Mahesh: 5 overs - 32 runs
Sri: 8 overs - 2 maidens - 22 runs - 1 wkt
Arun: 8 overs - 31 runs - 3 wkts
Surya: 5 overs - 14 runs - 2 wkts
Maggie: 4.5 overs - 1 maiden - 17 runs - 2 wkts

A big improvement on extras - 11 wides vis-a-vis the 24 we gave in the previous match

The chase was orchestrated superbly in clinical fashion
Ganesh and Vignesh put on their 2nd half-century partnership in 2 matches
Vignesh fell in the 8th over, caught at short cover after pushing a spinner back tamely
Thereafter it was fireworks time as Prabhu tore into the bowling with Ganesh playing 2nd fiddle
The duo put on unbeaten 85 runs in 8 overs that ensured M1 got the full 10 points in the kitty

Prabhu finished on 62 not out off just 28 balls with 5 sixes and 5 fours
Ganesh was at his steady best, scoring 40 not out off 50 balls with 3 fours

Batting stats:
Ganesh: 40 n.o. off 50 balls; 3 fours
Vignesh: 29 off 20 balls; 1 six & 4 fours
Prabhu: 62 n.o. off 28 balls; 5 sixes & 5 fours

Cheers!
Sri.