The 3rd match of MCL was an eagerly awaited contest between Appu Brigade and Dalania XI. It was an important match for Dalania XI considering the fact that they lost their first match against Ashwin XI. delivered the punch putting on 200 runs on the board that sent Appu Brigade crashing to a 116 run defeat. Om Prakash was the star performer hitting an unbeaten 123 that knocked the day lights out of the opposition.
Dalania XI opened with Om and Punit. Rohan bowled the first over that and took quite a while to start off bowling 5 wides. The openers seemed to have contrasting strategies with Om trying to send every ball out of the ground and Punit taking a defensive stance letting the ball go past his bat. Neither of them could get any wood on the ball and the score was 10 after 3 overs. Things changed after that with Punit hitting a couple of fours and couple of sixers before he was squared up by Sarthak who struck in his second over. Meanwhile Om started meanwhile was getting into the groove hitting a couple of sixers. Captain Vivek who came in next rotated the strike well before sending the ball over the ropes twice. After 10 overs, the score was 65 for the loss of one wicket. What followed in the next 10 overs was Om’s show as he hit boundaries at his will. The 11th over disappeared for 19 runs, the 12th for 20 runs as Om toyed with the bowling. Om gave a tough chance when he skied the ball once and had 3 fielders trying to catch it. Apart from that, it was a flawless innings by Om who went on to score an unbeaten century. None of the bowlers made any kind of impact except Akshay Appu. Dalania departed for 21 caught by Ajinkya off Parul. Yohan who came in next was out first ball stumped by Appu off Rohan. These wickets however didn’t make any difference to the run-rate with Om batting in a different zone altogether. His last 90 runs came off a mere 35 balls with the boundaries to all parts of the ground. Cooper who came in next remained unbeaten on 5 and more importantly took a single off the last delivery which took the score to 200.
Needing 201 to win, Appu Brigade opened in with Akshay Appu and Rohan. Having no option but to hit out, Akshay hit 2 sixers in the first over with Om receiving a dose of his own medicine. However Akshay fell off the 5th ball of the first over caught by Punit trying another big hit. Om thus inflicted another blow this time with his bowling that rounded off a perfect day for him where he could do nothing wrong. Sarthak who came in next and Rohan tried to put the innings on course but Rohan left bowled by Yajant who was operating at a good pace. Sarthak hit a six before he Yohan bowled him for 12. Parul who came in next hit a couple of boundaries. The run-rate however was only getting higher and that made things very tough for Appu Brigade. Captain Vivek bowled Parul for 14 and it was only a matter of time before the rest of the batting caved in. Appu brigade managed just 84 runs which was the lowest score of the tournament so far and in the process suffered a 116 run defeat. For Dalania’s team, K. Akshay bowled well and ended up with 3 wickets giving away just 7 runs. Yohan took 3 for 15.
The last 2 matches of MCL have been pretty one-sided with Neeraj XI and Dalania XI registering easy wins. One only hopes for a better and a balanced contest with Appu Brigade taking on Manas XI tomorrow.
Dalania XI opened with Om and Punit. Rohan bowled the first over that and took quite a while to start off bowling 5 wides. The openers seemed to have contrasting strategies with Om trying to send every ball out of the ground and Punit taking a defensive stance letting the ball go past his bat. Neither of them could get any wood on the ball and the score was 10 after 3 overs. Things changed after that with Punit hitting a couple of fours and couple of sixers before he was squared up by Sarthak who struck in his second over. Meanwhile Om started meanwhile was getting into the groove hitting a couple of sixers. Captain Vivek who came in next rotated the strike well before sending the ball over the ropes twice. After 10 overs, the score was 65 for the loss of one wicket. What followed in the next 10 overs was Om’s show as he hit boundaries at his will. The 11th over disappeared for 19 runs, the 12th for 20 runs as Om toyed with the bowling. Om gave a tough chance when he skied the ball once and had 3 fielders trying to catch it. Apart from that, it was a flawless innings by Om who went on to score an unbeaten century. None of the bowlers made any kind of impact except Akshay Appu. Dalania departed for 21 caught by Ajinkya off Parul. Yohan who came in next was out first ball stumped by Appu off Rohan. These wickets however didn’t make any difference to the run-rate with Om batting in a different zone altogether. His last 90 runs came off a mere 35 balls with the boundaries to all parts of the ground. Cooper who came in next remained unbeaten on 5 and more importantly took a single off the last delivery which took the score to 200.
Needing 201 to win, Appu Brigade opened in with Akshay Appu and Rohan. Having no option but to hit out, Akshay hit 2 sixers in the first over with Om receiving a dose of his own medicine. However Akshay fell off the 5th ball of the first over caught by Punit trying another big hit. Om thus inflicted another blow this time with his bowling that rounded off a perfect day for him where he could do nothing wrong. Sarthak who came in next and Rohan tried to put the innings on course but Rohan left bowled by Yajant who was operating at a good pace. Sarthak hit a six before he Yohan bowled him for 12. Parul who came in next hit a couple of boundaries. The run-rate however was only getting higher and that made things very tough for Appu Brigade. Captain Vivek bowled Parul for 14 and it was only a matter of time before the rest of the batting caved in. Appu brigade managed just 84 runs which was the lowest score of the tournament so far and in the process suffered a 116 run defeat. For Dalania’s team, K. Akshay bowled well and ended up with 3 wickets giving away just 7 runs. Yohan took 3 for 15.
The last 2 matches of MCL have been pretty one-sided with Neeraj XI and Dalania XI registering easy wins. One only hopes for a better and a balanced contest with Appu Brigade taking on Manas XI tomorrow.
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