DCL Match 6: Yes Bank vs Valley Boys

Brief Scores

Yes Bank:                            7 / 142 in 20 overs

                                                            Deepak Yadav 46 (35)

                                                            Jeetender 24 (25)

                                                            Wasim 3/31 (4)

                                                            Vilayat 2/31 (4)

                                                                                                                                               

Valley Boys:                          119 all out in 16.3 overs

                                                            Yawar 46 (27)

                                                            Wasim Sofi 29 (26)

                                                            Kumud 3/19 (2)                                                 

                                                            Nitin Pahuja 2/23 (3)

                                                           

Man of the Match:                       Deepak Yadav (Yes Bank)

Best Performer Valley Boys:           Yawar

JOSH TALKS Impact Performer:       Kumud Jha (Yes Bank)

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Deepak Yadav and Bowlers Seal Win for Yes Bank in Low-scoring Match

The second match of the day was once again dominated by bowlers, although Deepak Yadav and Yawar from Yes Bank and Valley Boys respectively served to demonstrate that there were no demons in the pitch. In fact, Yes Bank appraised the batting friendly conditions and decided to bat first on winning the toss. Barring one good middle-over partnership, however, their batsmen failed to justify that decision, but they were kept afloat by a capable bowling attack and helped by the opposition top order that made a hash of what should have been a comfortable run chase.

Seamer Vilayat Puts Valley Boys on Top

Naveen got a positive start, cracking a boundary in the second over, but the joy was short-lived as two balls later he took the long walk back to the dugout, run out attempting a second run off a drive over mid on. The fielder there, alert to the opportunity, completed the perfect sequence of a quick pick-up and throw to the wicketkeeper. Ajay and Nitin both looked good with boundaries through the off-side ring, but they were both dismissed by medium pacer Vilayat within the Powerplay. Nitin was caught by wicketkeeper Wasim Sofi off a thin edge in the 4^th and Ajay was caught by Yawar at extra cover in the 6^th. 40 / 3 was far from satisfactory.

Deepak and Jeetendra Put Together Crucial Middle-over Partnership

Deepak played an excellent knock of 46

Sumer was the next to go shortly afterwards, as he became the first of Wasim’s 3 wickets in a probing middle-over spell of medium pace bowling. Wasim began poorly, conceding 12 off his first over including 4 wides, but made up for it off the first ball of his second over (9^th of the innings), accounting for Sumer, caught at long on. Valley Boys had to wait a while, however, for their next celebration as Deepak Yadav and Jeetendra put up the only meaningful partnership of the innings.

Both batsmen negated risk, nudging and placing the ball for singles and twos, while waiting for bad balls to get boundaries. Deepak played a classic late cut for four off Wasim in the 11^th, before Jeetendra unfurled an exquisite cover drive in the same over that also found the boundary. Off spinner Sakib also conceded two boundaries in the 13^th, both off Jeetendra’s blade – a scoop over cover and a cut. At 122 / 4, with four overs to go and both batsmen well set, Yes Bank looked good for a total in excess of 160.

Wasim Bowls Match-turning Over, Yes Bank Restricted

The 17^th over, however, turned the course of the innings, as Wasim picked up both set batsmen in the space of 3 balls. First Jeetendra (24) stepped out to a back of length delivery, only to hear his stumps rattle, then Deepak holed out to Nasir at deep cover, terminating an excellent knock of 46 off 35 balls. His busy knock consisted of 6 boundaries and as many as 18 singles. Karan, Hashim and Vilayat all bowled stifling overs after that to restrict Yes Bank to only 20 in their last four overs and a below par 142 / 7.

Kumud Destroys Valley Boys Top Order

Kumud was the best bowler of the day

Much like Arun in the previous game, seamer Kumud Jha left the Valley Boys chase in tatters with 3 wickets in his opening 2-over spell. Wasim was caught at mid off in the 1^st over, and Karan and Tariq were both swallowed by good length deliveries in the 3^rd, the latter caught by the wicket-keeper off an ill-timed attempt to clear the cover boundary.

Hashim’s dismissal by Sandeep in the next over was even worse, as he completely missed his attempted slog and was clean bowled, leaving his team in a spot at 25 / 4. The 6^th over would have lifted the batting side’s hearts, though, as Waseem Sofi punctured Sandeep’s off-side ring for four exquisitely timed boundaries. The first two were straight drives off full deliveries, the third was threaded through cover and the fourth lifted over mid-off.

Yawar Revives Hope for Valley Boys with All-out Attack

Wasim’s promising knock ended in an unfortunate manner on the last ball of the 10^th over as Yawar’s straight drive deflected off Sumer’s fingers into the stumps at the non-striker’s end. Uncannily, Opto Group’s Ravi Chauhan’s building innings was also cut short in exactly the same manner at exactly the same point in the match during the 3^rd game.

Yawar was the Best Performer for Valley Boys

Worse was to follow as off-spinner Nitin Pahuja picked up the wickets of Vilayat and Hussain in the next over to leave Valley Boys reeling at 71 / 7. Yawar, content with singles up until that point, decided that it was now too late to construct a careful innings. He cut loose, slamming the first two sixes off the match, both full-bodied swings straight back past bowler Sumer in the 12^th over, before launching into Nitin for a six and a four in the 13^th.

Two boundaries followed off leg-spinner Deepak’s first two balls in the next over, and in a flash the big hitting Yawar had moved on to 46 and brought life back into a dead game. However, before the worry could build any further for Yes Bank, Yawar was snapped up by Deepak next ball, caught at extra cover. The last wicket pair of Nasir and Sakib hung on for 3 more overs, before Nasir was the last batsman dismissed, caught at long on.

Deepak Yadav was deservedly awarded the Man of the Match award for his dynamic knock of 46 and crucial wicket of Yawar in an incisive 2-over spell. For Valley Boys, Yawar was the best performer for his adventurous batting at the death, and Yes Bank’s tall seamer Kumud Jha was awarded the Josh Talks Impact Performer Award for his spell of 2 – 0 – 19 – 3.