DCL Match 17: Indoasian vs Flamin Starz

Brief Scores

Flamin Starz:                         100 all out in 17.4 overs

                                                            Naveen 72 (66)

                                                            Praveen Miglani 4/17 (4)

                                                            Hemant 2/28 (4)

                                                            Deepak Sharma 1/11 (3.4)

                                                                                                                                   

Indoasian:                           2 / 102 in 8.4 overs

                                                            Deepak Sharma 45 (23)

                                                            Ajay 22 (11)

                                                                                                                                   

Man of the Match:                        Praveen Miglani (Indoasian)

Best Performer Flamin Starz:           Naveen

Complete Scorecard:                http://bit.ly/1JVHGlb  

Naveen Scores 72 out of 100, Indoasian Walk Away with Easy Win

If a cricket buff wanted to pull out unusual scorecards, he would probably look for low-scoring matches. Such records often document matches where one or two batters applied themselves admirably even as the rest around them buckled, wilted or simply committed batting suicide, or an outstanding bowling effort from someone that materialized into a bumper yield.

Naveen, easily the Best Performer for Flamin Starz

We have had a couple of such matches this season, among them a practice match in which Rahul Nair took 7 / 1 in 3 overs, including a hat-trick. This match is in that league, but not for a bowling effort. It was the batsmen who created the anomaly this time. Specifically, Naveen batted, and the others didn’t. Naveen played sensibly, looked for opportunities to score, ran hard for singles and twos, and put away bad balls efficiently, employing a combination of cuts, pulls and sweeps. On the other end, there was a procession. The bowling was good, but wickets were gifted too easily. In the end, Flamin Starz managed 100. Naveen contributed 72. He faced the first ball of the innings and was the last man out. The next highest score was 9.

On the whole, though, it would be unfair to judge Flamin Starz on this effort. As a team they are way better than that. On the day, however, they were not up for the challenge. With the exception of Naveen, of course. The highlight of the opener’s innings was a spell of five consecutive boundaries, as he punished spinners Neeraj Bansal and Hemant with cuts and sweeps.

Praveen Miglani (r) was the Man of the Match

Spinner Praveen Miglani was the standout performer for the bowling side, with his tight off-spin that yielded figures of 4 – 1 – 17 – 4. Credit must also go to Deepak Sharma, who opened the bowling for Indoasian with his off-spin and kept it very tight up front, conceding only 11 from 3.4 overs, with the prized wicket of Naveen to show for his effort.

The chase of 100 was easy for a strong batting side. Deepak himself starred, playing an explosive 45 from 23 balls, including 4 boundaries and 4 explosive leg side sixes. two of those sixes came in the 2^nd over of the innings, and another two in the 7^th. The chase was completed in the 9^th over, and Praveen Miglani earned himself the Man of the Match award for his bowling effort. For Flamin Starz, there was absolutely no doubt about the Best Performer.