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UC loses the season opener against Miamisburg
MCC won the toss, and sent UC to bat first on a bouncy track. Srivathsan and Nabil utilized the fast outfield to their advantage, and added 45 runs in 6 overs for the first wicket. Srivathsan mistimed a shot and got out after scoring a strokeful 31 in just 12 balls. Sumit could not add to the score, and a confusion in the middle resulted in Nabil's run out. UC found themselves in a bit of a bother with 3 wickets down for just 50 runs on the board. With Abir and Prahit in the middle, UC started to build their score once again. Abir soon got into his groove and hit 3 sixes on his way to a brilliant 40, while Prahit kept taking the singles and doubles. The duo added 60 runs together. After Abir's dismissal, Prahit and Pande continued to run hard, and play strokes which helped UC to reach a respectable 148 runs off 20 overs. Prahit scored a classy 35, while Pande remained unbeaten on well grafted 17. Gopal and Lakshmi bowled economical spells for MCC, making sure that UC does not get away with a higher score.
Pande opened the bowling for UC, and got MCC's opener, Bora, out in the first over. Vignesh held on to a spectacular catch to bring his dismissal. Varanasi, playing his first game for UC, troubled the MCC batsman a lot, and got the wicket of Bhatara. Prahit, bowling his first over was hit for a few runs before he got Jayesh out for 39. However, some extremely untidy fielding, and lack of control from UC bowlers soon resulted in MCC batsmen getting ahead in the game. Shibalik and Yaju bowled a few tidy overs to bring UC back into the game. At that point of time, MCC required 25 runs off 3 overs, thanks to Viggi's nearly perfect 17th over. Pande's 3rd over cost a few runs, and when Viggi could not repeat his previous over's performance, the game was over for UC. Manoj scored a spectacular 59, and hit a couple of mighty blows in the 19th over to seal the game for MCC.
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A message for all the new and existing members from the President, UC Cricket Team
Let me take this opportunity to welcome all the new members once again, and say hello to all the older members.
I am very excited to announce that the new schedule for UC Cricket Team's 20/20 campaign is now available, and will be accessed from the UC Cricket website (http://www.uc.edu/groups/uccc/) very soon. The first game is on March 31, 2012, against NCC at Columbus, Ohio. Yes, it's an away game. And to answer some of the new members, we play hard with a leather ball. We will give you helmets, and it's your job to face the bouncers with us.
This season is going to be a very challenging one, as it looks like we will have at least two games a week inclusive of a home, and an away game. Considering the heat, and the fact that we are participating in TWO 20/20 tournaments prior to the big Midwest Cricket Tournament, I have no doubt in my mind that we will be tested rigorously and very frequently.
I would personally like to invite all of you to come and practice with the UC Cricket Team on March 28, 2012 (Wednesday), and show your talent. This is an opportunity for anyone who is passionate about cricket, loves to travel, stands up tall irrespective of how difficult the situation is, and wants to be a part of the UC Cricket Team.
Yes, I would like to see all of you sharp at 6:30 PM in front of Sigma-Sigma on Wednesday for the first of the many fielding drills. We have got a job in our hands boys, and the UC Cricket Team's jerseys are waiting to be worn, once again.
KICK ASS!!
Prahit Dubey
Captain,
UC Cricket Team
CICC outplays UC for a spot in the MCT finals
(Venue: Ceraland Park Date: September 10)
On a cloudy day in Columbus IN, UC won the toss and elected to field. On a wet outfield, the new ball became softer as soon as play started and negated any swing for the new ball bowlers. Ameya starts off with some boundaries on the fast outfield.Deepak pulls back the initiative with two quick wickets. This brings Abhijeet and Ameya together in an aggressive partnership. With boundaries coming regularly, and plenty of ones and twos CICC are easily able to maintain a run-a ball scoring rate. Prahit bowls with a degree of control and Ameya is snapped up by Aravind to give UC a 3rd wicket. A dropped catch off Abhijeet at this point proves crucial as Abhijeet and Vishal score half centuries. CICC are able to score 100 runs in the last 11 overs as all bowlers leaked runs on a good wicket and fast outfield. CICC end up with 247 which is the highest total conceded by UC in 3 years.
UC begin the chase enterprisingly with Nabil and Srivatsan in good form. The openers race away to 70 runs before the first break with no wickets down putting UC in a good position. Srivatsan played some outstanding shots off the new ball and there was some sharp running between the wickets. Nabil gets out to a brute of a delivery from Joydeep. Abir and Aravind fall soon after leading to 3 quick wickets. Srivatsan gets run out to an ill judged single and UC are in trouble. Niranjan lends some respectability to the score with a few big shots, but his wicket means that there is too much work for the lower order to do. The CICC spinners pick up the last 4 wickets to fall.UC are bowled out for 150 and beaten comprehensively. CICC go to Columbus, OH to play the finals against CCC.
After winning MCT last year, UC's campaign fell just short of the finishing line this time. On the whole, this was a solid campaign for UC with some new faces emerging and taking up much of the responsibility. UC took solid steps towards staying a student driven team this year.
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UCCC steadily cruise into semis with an all round performance
(Venue: VOA Park Date: August 27)
COBCA won the toss and elected to bat first. UCCC struck early with a sharp catch by Prabhu at gully of Deepak's bowling to dismiss Abish. Anando and Aniket steadied the ship with some lusty blows keeping the run rate at six per over. Abir broke the partnership bowling Anando for 46. Nakul came in next and got set quickly hitting some beautiful shots all over the park. But when COBCA seemed to be taking control, Abir again was in action completing a spectacular running catch of Prahit's bowling. Thereafter disciplined bowling by Abhinav, Abir and Prahit didn't let the batsmen run away with the scoring. Abhinav finished with figures of 7-0-17-2 keeping COBCA down to 181 in 34.3 overs.
Chasing a par score, openers Nabil and Srivatsan got off to a good start without taking any sort of risks. They nudged 1s and 2s, keeping the run -rate in check before Nabil was caught behind of Nakul's bowling for 21. Srivatsan continued his good form with Aravind for company at the other end. The COBCA slow bowlers started doing the trick and reduced the run flow which made the batsmen go after them and lose their wickets. Both Srivatsan and Aravind were stumped while losing their cool. With some panic in the UCCC dug out, Abir and Niranjan were in at the crease with 90 runs needed of 17 overs. They scored 35 runs together before Niranjan got out for 19. Wickets started falling at regular intervals even though runs were flowing steadily with Abir holding one end. UCCC were 163-6 when they lost Abir for 28. With 19 needed off 4 overs, senior statesman, Andya took control of the situation with Prabhu (half Andya's age) at the other end, and UC won easily in the end with 9 balls to spare.
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UCCC lose to KCCC despite a fighting display.(Quick Fire T-20)
(Venue: VOA Park Date: August 28)
On a bright Sunday morning at VOA Park, UC wins the toss and elects to bat in this T-20 fixture. Nabil and Srivathsan start the innings in a lively fashion with quick singles and a flurry of doubles. Nabil continues to be the accelerator even when Srivathsan walks off for only 7 runs in a 47 run opening stand. With Ketan joining Nabil at the crease, another solid partnership starts until Nabil is caught and bowled by Thiag after a well-made 57. Nabil played a wide range of shots lifting bowlers over the infield. Thiag, who bowled one change in the bowling line-up, was able to control the flow of runs to a decent extent. Ketan, who was later joined by Ashok, helped UCCC accelerate the scoring in the middle overs with crucial boundaries off Parth and Visvesh. Ketan later falls to Visvesh which brought Niranjan to the crease who scored a quick fire 29 with 3 huge sixes. Abhinav too joined the party at the death overs with some exciting stroke play setting a challenging target of 190 runs for KCCC to chase.
KCCC came out all guns blazing as they started off in a hurry scoring almost 10 runs per over with Thiag and Hari going berserk. A smart bit of bowling by Prabu helped UCCC break the opening stand of 59 runs between Thiag and Hari. Pirabu took no time to settle down as he joined Hari at the crease. Some delightful strokes were played during the middle overs though both batsmen had their share of luck with rather easy drop catches. Hari was later dismissed for 59 playing a sweep shot and top-edging to deep square leg. Though Abhinav had removed Ravneet and Pirabu, KCCC were pretty comfortable during the course of their chase. Srikanth and Visvesh gave the final touches to the chase amidst a fighting display from UCCC.
UC stumble after a string of victories.(Quick Fire T-20)
(Venue: University of Kentucky Date: August 21 )
On a bright and sunny day, UC travel to Lexington with 10 men as Ketan pulls out with an injury. UC wins the toss and elects to field first.
After a bright start from the UKCC openers, Prahit gets Rohit out caught behind. Prasanna comes in at No 3 and along with Vinod starts taking calculated risks against the UC bowlers. Just when UKCC seem to be motoring towards a huge total, Prahit comes to the rescue yet again by getting Prasanna's wicket. Thanks to some brilliant bowling by Abhinav at the death, UC manage to restrict UKCC to a manageable 135 in 20 overs. Vinod timed his innings very well and remained unbeaten on 41.
UC needed a strong start to chase down 135 but that did not materialize as Nabil gets out in the second ball of the innings. Things start to unravel pretty fast for UC as wickets keep falling at regular intervals. A combination of good catching by the UKCC fielders and rash shot selection by UC batsmen reduces the score to an abysmal 12/6. Some lower order resistance coupled with a good knock from Prahit helps UC reach 99. UC tastes defeat for the first time in seven matches after falling 36 runs short of the target. Find the scorecard here.
UC starts T-20 tournament on a winning note
(Venue: Medlar Park Date: August 20)
UC took on MCC in their first match of the OICT T-20 tournament. Nabil won the toss and decided to bat first. UC got off to a decent start with the openers scoring at run-a-ball for the first five overs. However MCC bowlers struck at regular intervals to keep the batsmen in check. UC lost 4 quick wickets in the space of 5 overs thanks to some incisive bowling and poor umpiring. But Niranjan and Prahit batted with determination to put on a 50 runs stand for their 5th wicket partnership. Niranjan in particular looked set for yet another half century but fell 7 short while trying to force the scoring rate. Things didn't go as planned for UC as wickets started falling in a heap and were finally bundled out for 139 runs in 20 overs.
Defending a small target, UCs bowlers ripped through the batting order, with Abhinav snaring two wickets in the first over of the innings, leaving the opposition delicately placed after 8 overs. All the bowlers bowled a steady line and length to force the MCC batsmen into rash strokes. Siddarth and Rakesh led a recovery of sorts by getting to their respective 20's but both fell at crucial moments. The batting let MCC down with only two batsmen getting to double figures. All the bowlers chipped in for UC to dismantle the MCC batting line up. Abir wrapped up the tail and finished a comprehensive victory for UC over MCC.
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UC cut a swathe through Cuyahoga
(Venue: Cleveland Cricket Ground Date: August 6)
Geared up for an exiting game on Saturday, UC wins the toss and decides to field first. It's a sunny day and pitch conditions allowed for plenty of movement to aid the bowlers of both sides.
Cuyahoga lose their first wicket in what appears to be a careless 'swatting' shot to Aravind's opening ball. UC lost no stride in cutting through Cuyahoga's opening batsmen with Deepak bagging a wicket in the second over. Aravind resumes his devastating spell and captures a record of five wickets including a Golden Wicket for UC this season. Despite aggressive bowling by UC, Dhruv Patel scores a highly respectable 42. Vignesh and Prahit take the wickets of Abhishek and Abhilash respectively and Abir sweeps through two tail-enders with ease. An intimidated Cuyahoga folds their innings with 86 runs in 28.4 overs.
Charged by the first innings, UC stumps Cuyahoga with a spectacular partnership between the opening batsmen, Nabil and Srivatsan. Although Cuyahoga's initial bowling spell is met with precise and calculated batting, Srivatsan playing across the pitch is taken lbw by Chirag. Nabil and Abhinav continue the attack but an appeal leading to a close call by the umpire ends Nabil's innings with 45 runs. Abhinav and Aravind score the final runs bringing UC a very comfortable no-hitch victory in 16.5 overs. Find the scorecard here .
Comfortable win for UC
(Venue: VOA Park Date: July 30)
On an overcast Saturday, UC won the toss and decided to put the opposition into bat. UC bowlers made sure the Akron batsmen couldn't get off to a flying start.
The first wicket fell when Prabhu at midwicket held on to a difficult catch, a spectacular diving effort. It was a sign of what was to come. Prabhu held on to three more catches during the innings, a commendable performance, given UC's catching skills, or the lack thereof, in the previous game against OSU. With no runs on the board, and consistent pressure on the batsmen, Akron never looked like they were on track to get a huge score. Some sensible batting by Vivek ensured Akron got to 132 for 6. The bowling by UC was good, but lacked the penetration needed to push the advantage and take 10 wickets, especially when the batting side was already on the defensive. All the bowlers shared the spoils, except for one run-out.
Nabil and Aravind opened the batting for UC. Some spirited bowling by Aditya put the batsmen in trouble initially. But, Akron's fielders put down some straight-forward chances. The openers made full use of the lapses by the fielding side, got to their respective fifties, and made sure UC was home in 19 overs without losing a wicket. By and large, a good win for UC. Find the Scorecard here
UC win a nail biting thriller against OSU
(Venue: OSU Cricket Ground Date: July 24)
On another hot day in record setting heat, UC traveled to Columbus to play OSU on their home ground.UC lose the toss and are put in to bat. Srivatsan and Aravind are cleaned up by Romel with well directed yorkers and Prahit falls to a contentious catch at square leg. UC are in trouble and 3/31.Nabil and Abir begin the counter attack with a mixture of caution and aggression and some smart running between the wickets. On a ground where it is difficult to drive straight and on the off side, Nabil peppers the off side with some smart drives. Nabil soon races to his half century defying the heat.UC lose Abir soon after the second drinks break. Nabil gets out to direct hit from fine leg which looked like the only way he could have gotten out. Abhinav falls soon after. Niranjan plays a characteristic valuable knock in the middle order and Naveen continues his good rein of form with some well timed shots. Some purposeful running in the lower order leads UC to 197, the highest score of the season.
OSU begin their chase with intent with Romel smashing a six in the first over. Aravind soon has him caught at mid off but the big shots keep coming and OSU are at 31 in 3 overs.Abir gets Neeraj caught at short mid wicket in a very sharp catch by Nabil and takes another wicket in the same over.Raaj and Deepak counterattack for OSU with some lusty hitting off the spinners. UC are unable to adjust their lengths to the pitch and bowl short with a huge number of runs scored off pull shots.
Abir takes a well judged catch to get rid of Deepak. With 10 overs to go OSU look well placed to win with Raaj playing well. UC keep taking wickets. As rain starts to fall some catches are dropped.
OSU are down to the last wicket with about 11 runs to get. Nabil bowls an excellent second last over leaving Abhinav 7 runs to defend off the final over.Another catch is spilled and an easy run out missed leaving 3 to win of 3 balls. At this point Raaj lofts a ball and Niranajan judges a superb catch and tumbles on the slippery grass eventually holding on to the catch for dear life.
On a day when UC made some uncharacteristic errors on the field and with the ball, they manage to come up with enough moments of brilliance to win a thriller.Find the Scorecard here
UC trump Cuyahoga in a hard fought game in record heat
(Venue: VOA Park Date: July 17)
In what was probably the hottest day of the season so far, UC win the toss and opt to field first as per their strength.
Cuyahoga start brightly with Chirag and Ajay launching a calculated assault on Deepak. Abhinav is introduced into the attack to calm things down. Cuyahoga is motoring along at 6 runs an over as a simple catch goes down off Chirag.
The introduction of Abhinand brings the first breakthrough as Ajay holes out to Abir. Chirag is caught smartly by Deepak in the deep off Abhinand to stem the run flow. Prahit runs through the middle order at thsi point with some sharp off spin and UC get into the familiar mode. Aditya meanwhile is playing a lone hand for Cuyahoga.
Cuyahoga lower order hang in there as more catches go down for UC. The heat is beginning to take its toll on the fielders with overthrows and dropped catches. Abir and Abhinav in the meanwhile defy the heat to bowl fast and sharp.Some late order hitting by Khadder and Dhruv push Cuyahoga to 174.
Facing a tough chase Nabil and Srivatsan begin the chase well with some welcome boundaries at the top. Nabil falls after a quick 17 and Prahit is run out with a direct hit from mid off to put UC under pressure. Srivatsan plays the innings of the season defying the heat and sharp bowling from Chirag with some crispy timed shots and excellent running between the wickets. Some perfectly timed 4s and 6s provide much needed relief. Abir is bowled by a fast ball by Chirag and Abhinav is trapped in front by left arm spin.
Under pressure Naveen Goyal plays a gem of an innings with some well placed drives and a couple of big sixes. With just over 60 runs left, Srivatsan holes out in the deep.Aniruddha and Naveen take UC closer with singles and doubles and hardly a shot played in anger. Naveen falls eventually with less than 20 runs left after a well compiled innings. Cuyahoga drop a couple of catches at this point of Vignesh sparing UC some last minute hiccups.
Aniruddha takes UC home with a boundary, with an over to spare in what is the highest score for UC so far this season.Find the Scorecard here
UC complete an easy win against Polaris
(Venue: VOA Park Date: July 9)
After losing the toss for the 6th consecutive time, UC were put into field.
Polaris openers hung around for a bit without scoring too many runs. In the meantime, Deepak and Aravind were able to make the ball talk with some penetrating swing bowling.
Aravind makes the initial breakthroughs trapping Karthik and Abheesh plumb in front and Niranjan holding on to a nick from Vinay. Another catch in slips for Aravind means he has a hand to play in the first four dismissals.
Deepak takes matters in his own hands. With balls starting from outside leg stump and crashing into off stump, he takes 3 middle order wickets in one devastating spell. The opening spells by Aravind and Deepak along with the field placings were test match style.
Rohit and Senthil offer some resistance in the lower order pushing the score to 92 cashing in on some runs off the spinners.
Polaris begin their bowling brightly with sharp pace and bounce accounting for Aravind's wicket. Niranjan and Nabil steady things for a while before falling to sharp catches. Polaris makes it hard work for UC and Aniruddha and Ashok fall to tame shots creating a stumble in the middle order.
Abir and Prahit play with a mixture of caution and aggression and ensure that there are no more alarms. Abir scores 28 and Prahit finishes the game off with a big six over the bowler's head.Find the Scorecard here
UC batting crumbles against Cleveland to result in a defeat
(Venue: VOA Park Date: Jun 26)
On a day when bad weather almost won, hard work by the UC team to get the ground ready resulted in a shortened game of 27 overs/innings.
Cleveland won the toss and elected to field first. In ideal conditions for swing bowling, Cleveland get Abir out for a duck. It is hard work to score for UC and it leads to Nabil's wicket for 14. This is followed by a crucial lack of momentum in the middle overs due to some sustained bowling by Cleveland and lack of urgency by UC batsmen.
Aravind plays some good shots in his steady hand of 30. But after his wicket, UC middle and lower order crumbles in the search of quick runs. A combination of poor shots,an umpiring error and poor running between the wickets results in a collapse for 101 in 26 overs. Navdeep ends up with 3 wickets and Gopal with 4.
UC begin the defense of a low score enterprisingly with a probing spell by Vignesh. Smart catching in the slips by Abhinav and Aravind result in the first 2 wickets. Abir bowls a scorching spell and the introduction of Abhinand bowling his leg breaks produces two quick wickets.
Navdeep and Gaurav keep their heads for Cleveland in what could have been a tricky chase. Slowly but surely they get the momentum back. Navdeep launches a calculated assault on the leg spin of Abhinand and swings the game Cleveland's way.
Abir comes back for another probing over resulting in late wickets. However, Cleveland overcome the target with 3 wickets in hand.
Another tale of poor batting and sharp bowling leaves UC in a position akin to last season, needing wins in all the remaining games to qualify.Find the Scorecard here
UC win against United Cricket Club
(Venue: VOA Park Date: 18th June)
UCCC?s 4th game in the MCT against UCC at the VOA Park was greeted by some light rain and gloomy conditions to start with. Having covered the pitch with cars to keep it dry, both teams decided to start the game amidst the light rain.
UCC having decided to bat first, started steadily with Mayur and Ravi looking in good touch. Deepak and Vignesh started the proceedings on UCCC?s behalf. Although both kept it tight for most of the part, a few good shots made sure UCC kept itself in the game. This was until Deepak broke through Ravi?s defense and UCC ended up at 51/1 at the end of 12 overs. By that time the rain had faded away and it seemed likely that the match would be completed without any interruptions.
UCCC determined to come back strongly after the break showed good intent in the field and kept things tight. Nabil continued with Vignesh and he was able to give another break to take his first wicket. Mayur on the other side kept strong and was batting fluently. This was until Prahit was unleashed in to the attack and looked to dominate immediately. Wickets came at regular intervals after this and although a few chances went begging, the bowlers kept a tight leash. Prahit ended with 3 wickets in a brilliant spell assisted bzxsy Abir at the other end. Abir, Abhinav and Shibalik finished things off with Abir (3 wickets )and Shibalik (2 wickets) restricting UCC to 130 in 33.4 overs.
UCCC started well and although Abir fell early after playing a few good shots, Prahit and Nabil kept their composure. Nabil was run out to a direct hit and it seemed to be the only way he could have been dismissed. By then the game was pretty much decided in UCCC?s favor. UCC fought hard to pick up 3 more wickets that of Srivatsan, Aravind and later Prahit, but the formalities were completed by Abhinav and Ashok in the 28th over to hand UCCC its second win in the tournament.
Prahit was adjudged the MOM based on his all-round performance of 3 wickets and 34 runs.
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UC humbled by Columbus CC in a low scoring battle
(Venue: Emerald Fields Date: Jun 11)
On a slow pitch with slightly overcast conditions, Columbus CC decided to bowl first.
UC started on a disastrous note losing their in-form captain in the very first over of the match. Naveen joined Abir and looked to stabilize the innings for more than 12 overs. The duo put together a good partnership as things started to look good for UC during the first break. Abir, in particular, played a brilliant knock mixing caution with aggression. However Naveen got out in the very first over after the break trying to force the scoring rate. Abir looked set to score a half century as two quick wickets fell at the other end. It took a brilliant piece of fielding by the Columbus team to dismiss Abir one short of a well deserved half century. Andya and Ashok tried to get the team to a respectable target by taking singles and doubles. But the wicket of Andya triggered a lower order collapse as the last 4 wickets fell for 5 runs.
Defending a small target of 125 runs, UC needed some early wickets. Vignesh gave them an early breakthrough by getting the wicket of Hari who was caught brilliantly in slips by Abir. But Amit kept the scoreboard ticking and held the other end even when wickets fell at regular intervals. He played with lot of maturity and scored a well composed fifty. Andya and Prabhu pulled things back slightly for UC by taking 3 wickets in two overs but couldn?t stop Columbus from scoring those runs as they reached their target with 3 wickets in hand and with 9 overs to spare. Even though the bowling looked good, the target wasn?t big enough to put pressure on the opponents. It?s high time some of the top order batsmen bat with responsibility for UC and post some huge total on the board.
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UC back on track with a convincing win against Akron CC
(Venue: NEOCC Ground Date: Jun 4)
On a bright sunny day in Cleveland, Akron CC won the toss and elected to bat first on a field with very short square boundaries on the leg side. Akron openers, Ganesh and Rajani made a bright start with a couple of lusty blows.
However, incisive bowling by Abhishek Pande on debut yielded UC its first breakthrough when he bowled Rajani with a yorker.
After that UC kept striking regular blows with Abir, Abhinav and Prahit picking up vital wickets. Ganesh batted steadily and scored a patient fifty. UC ground fielding was very sharp and did not yield any easy runs as Niranjan got a run out off a direct hit.
UC knocked Akron over for 117 runs in 28 overs
UC began the chase in an enterprising fashion with Abir hammering 24 runs from the second over. In a rush of blood, Abir fell soon after. Srivatsan and Naveen fell to unlucky dismissals, Srivatsan caught backing up too far while Naveen was given leg before.
Nabil and Abhinav ensured that there were no more alarms and Abhinav helped himself to a fast paced 50. UC won the chase with few alarms and 6 wickets in a major boost to their net run rate.
UC gear up for a 3rd away game in a row against favorites Columbus CC next week.
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Pokiri CC trumps UC in closely contested game.
(Venue: Emerald Fields Date: May 21st)
Nabil won the toss and elected to bat. The decision seemed to pay off immediately as Nabil hoisted the very first ball of the game over extra cover for a six. Nabil and Abir were put on 30 runs for the first wicket before Abir was trapped plumb in front. Srivatsan and Nabil put on another 20 runs before some smart bowling from Saket had Srivatsan stumped, Nabil got out soon after leaving UC reeling at 55 for 4. Natwar and Niranjan put on about 50 runs before Saket and Mallick struck to remove both of them in successive overs. UC kept losing wickets at regular intervals before Vignesh aided by some brilliant support from Abhi and Shibalik took UC to a respectable 157 all out in the 34th over.
UC 157 All out Niranjan 27, Vignesh 21*, Nabil 21, Ayyappan 2/10, Satya 2/23, Mallik 2/28
UC started strong with Natwar drawing blood in the second over of the game and then cleaning up Karthik with a beautiful delivery. At the first break PCC were 30 for 3. Saket accelerated the scoring with some smart hitting against the spinners. Nabil and Abir kept striking to remove wickets at the other end with Nabil removing Saket when about 30 runs were needed from 6 overs. Rohit and Ayyappan made sure there were no hiccups as they achieved the target with 5 balls to spare.
PCC 158/7 in 34.1 overs Saket 54, Abhinav 16,Harpreet 15 Abir 3/34, Natwar 2/23, Nabil 2/24
Man of the Match: Saket 54 and 2/45
UC stumble in the Quarter final of 20-20
(Venue: OSU Date: 14th May )
On a rare dry and sunny day, Sachin Sena won the toss and elected to bat first.
UC start poorly with the new ball despite a probing spell by Vignesh with runs being leaked at the other end. In a sign of things to come, a catch went down as early as the second over as Mitul and Abhish capitalize.
Vignesh strikes twice to remove both the openers. However Nakul and Abhish keep going their merry way as UC fielders seem to be unable to catch anything in the air. A total of 8 catches go down.
Nakul reaches his 50 with some meaty sixes. With contributions from Parminder down the order, Sachin Sena post a formidable target of 167.
UC begin their chase brightly as Nabil blasts his way to 25 runs in the first 2 overs. UC is unable to keep the good start going after Nabil?s dismissal as the run rate starts falling.
In stark contrast to UC fielding, Sachin Sena is able to catch everything that comes their way. With contributions from Abir, Niranjan and Natwar, UC are in the hunt until the 13th over of the chase.
As the required run rate mounts, in the face of some smart slow bowling from Anurag and Abhish, UC batsmen perish to big shots caught in the deep and run outs.
UC sink to their first defeat in this season in a game that was decided by the fielding ability of the teams. Sachin Sena advance to the semi finals on the backs of this comprehensive victory.
UCCC defeat GNCC to enter Quarter of UCC T20/20 2011 Cup
(Venue: MEDLER PARK Date: 7th May )
UC took on GNCC in their T20 pre-quarter final match up.
Nabil lost the toss and UC were asked to bat. UC started shakily losing Abir in the very first over. Chetan and Milinda bowled a tight line keeping the scoring to a minimum. Srivatsan and Nabil put on about 20 runs before Srivatsan was run out. Milinda quickly struck twice in one over to remove Andya and Natwar cheaply. Nabil was joined by Niranjan and they started to rebuild the innings slowly. At the end of the 10th over UC were 56 for 4. After putting on 40 runs for the 5th wicket Nabil lost his wicket scoring 34. Niranjan and Abhinav accelerated the scoring rate, taking UC past the 100 run mark by the 16th over. Abhinav was run out for 23 in the 18th over trying to convert a single into a double. Niranjan and Vignesh ensured that UC did not lose any more wickets and posted a score of 140. Niranjan scored 16 runs off the last over bowled by Praveen.
UC 140/6 20 overs Niranjan 58*, Nabil 34, Abhinav 23 Chaitanya 18/1 Milinda 19/2
GNCC started strong with Milinda and Suresh scoring at ease and all over the park. They put on about 60 runs before Abhinav struck to remove Milinda aided by some brilliant fielding by Srivatsan. Praveen and Suresh kept the score board ticking before Prahit nabbed Suresh with some excellent fielding again from Srivatsan at deep midwicket. Prahit removed Praveen in the very next over. Natwar, Abhinav and Abir cleaned up the tail and ensured that UC emerged victorious by 20 runs.
GNCC 120 All out. Suresh 41, Milinda 37 Abir 25/3, Prahit 17/2, Natwar 15/1 Abhinav 13/2
Man of the Match : Niranjan Deshpande for his unbeaten 58.
UCCC win against FCC
(Venue: VOA Ground Date: 17th April Sat)
The UC team won their first
match against EKUDCC by 7 wickets with ease to start the
2011 season on a good note.
On what seemed to be a sunny day in Cincinnati, UCCC lined up to play
their second 20-20 of the UCC tournament against FCC. The ground was
soggy with water all around; it took a lot of effort from the UCCC
players to get the ground in shape. Eventually, after much debate the
game started with FCC loosing the toss and Nabil electing to bowl.
FCC
started by trying to hit the bowlers from the get go, Abir and Vignesh
held them for a while. Vignesh got his debut wicket playing for UCCC
in his very first spell. Things went downhill from there on as
Saradhi, Uday, Nauful and Satish stuck in there and hit most of the
other bowlers for runs which included some big hits across the rope.
Prahit suffered the most, however he was unfortunate to be let down
twice, once by Niranjan, (stumping) and once by Ashok at mid off. If
it wasn?t for Abhinav?s four very economical overs UCCC were looking
at much more than 154 to get.
UCCC had their task cut out. Abir and
Nabil started well doing exactly what was needed. Abir hit Sarodhi for
3 sixes in the second over which eased the pressure a bit. At the
other end Nabil was playing a gem of an innings getting twos and
threes and keeping the scoreboard going. Nabil kept going even after
Abir was gone and with help from Srivatsan, Abhinav and Niranjan
finished the game with ease. Although things did work out for UCCC
this time they would surely want to tighten their bowling department
for the playoff games.
Man of the Match : Nabil Hamadani for his unbeaten 69.
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