Brief Scores
Flamin Starz: 3/224 in 20 overs
Himanshu 105* (61)
Vivek 45 (19)
Rajnish 26 (12)
Amity XI: 9/134 in 20 overs
Dhruv 33* (19)
Parveen PK 4/17 (4)
Dinesh 3/19 (4)
Rajnish 1/1 (2)
Man of the Match: Himanshu (Flamin Starz)
Best Performer for Amity XI:
Dhruv
Himanshu Ton Powers Flamin Starz to a Big Win
Flamin
Starz had already lost a very close tournament opener against TCS, and this was
a must-win game for them. Amity XI (played as SRT XI in the previous
tournament) had had been let down by their batting last time round, and with
this fresh start, they were looking to set the score straight.
Naveen and Himanshu Give a
Solid Start
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| Launched for six |
Amity
XI won the toss and gave their bowlers first go on the lively morning wicket.
Flamin Starz were missing their star opening batsman Anjeev, and they left it
to Himanshu to fill that gap. He looked equal to the task too. In the early
overs, both openers expressed their intent clearly. They were not going to
blast through. Rather, they were playing for a solid start, with the aim of
giving their later batsmen a strong platform from which to accelerate. The
opening seamers Dhruv and Harshit helped their case by throwing down 6 wides
and a no-ball, and off-spinner Jyotir bowled short and wide to concede 3 easy
boundaries in the 5th over. At the end of the Powerplay overs, the
score was 45 for no loss, and the two openers had not yet even tried to hit a
six.
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| Vivek scored a rapid 45 |
The
first six of the match came in the 8th over, as Himanshu hit one
straight back over Jyotir’s head. Two balls later, Naveen doubled the tally.
Finally, left-arm spinner Rajat gave his side something to cheer in the 10th
over, as Naveen mistimed a slog sweep and was caught by Jyotir at midwicket. However,
there was no switch in momentum coming, and Himanshu underlined his team’s
advantage with a six and a four in the same over. With 80 after 10 and Himanshu
well set, Flamin Starz looked ready to launch.
Rapid-fire Partnership
Amity
XI’s bowlers looked off color on the day, and they constantly bowled either too
full or too short, and gave the batsmen enough width to free their arms.
Himanshu and Vivek cashed in famously, putting on 88 runs in 38 balls including
22 off Paras’ only over. By the time Vivek edged one to the wicket-keeper off
Rajat, he had scored 45 from 19 balls, and the innings had taken off into free
hitting zone.
No Holds Barred Hitting
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| Himanshu, after his memorable hundred |
Himanshu
now zoned into the straight arc, slamming frequent hits between midwicket and
cover. One of his 7 sixes fell well over 100 meters back, halfway down the next
farm. He reached his hundred – the second of our tournament – with a boundary, to
loud cheers from his team. Amity XI never saw the back of him as he ended with
105 not out in 61 balls. It was a masterfully paced innings, and he had
launched himself into top gear at just the right time. Rajnish joined him for a
12-ball 26 in the end and PK hit the only two balls he faced for boundaries, as
Flamin Starz ended with an impressive 224/3.
Early Knock-out
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| Rajnish bowled a remarkable spell of 2-1-1-1 |
Amity
XI looked deflated as they came out to bat, and they never threatened the
total. They lost their top 3 batsmen in the Powerplay overs, and as Abhinav was
dismissed off the last ball of the 6th over, the score read a dismal
24/3. Rajnish had bowled a masterful spell of left-arm spin (2-1-1-1), and
seamers Gurdeep (4-0-20-3), Dinesh (4-0-19-3) and PK (4-0-17-4) backed up the
effort, bowling without any pressure and displaying impressive control and
accuracy.
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| Himanshu and Dhruv, the two best performers |
When
the 8th wicket fell for 96 in the 16th over, it looked
like the match was set for an early end. However, Dhruv, walking out at 8-down,
gave his team something to cheer when he hit Ricky for two sixes in the 17th
over, and then PK for a further 2 sixes off the last two balls of the innings.
His 19-ball 33 earned him the Best Performer award for Amity XI.
The
Man of the Match, without any doubt, was Himanshu for his excellent hundred.
Before this weekend we had no hundreds the entire season, and now we had two in
two days. Finally, the contest for the fastest hundred is heating up…
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