Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Titans Vs United Sports(20/20)

Chuck – 4. Got us off to a decent start with the top score.

Prateek – 4. Also involved in the opening partnership of 22 runs. Took a good catch off a rising ball from Wazza in the first over. Had a stumping turned down that was clearly out.

Wazza – 4. Out early to a good ball when the team needed him to buckle down and score runs. Bowled well and got a wicket early on.

Rakesh – 3. Out early as part of the middle order collapse.

Dalip – 3. A huge six but out next ball.

Tanmay – 4. Bowled well with no reward. Lively in the field.

Atif – 4. Good bowling with no reward. Made the left handers play and miss on many occasions.

Bala – 3. Out early to a good yorker. One or two good throws from the deep.

Umair – 3. Survived out in the middle batting for a decent amount of time but no runs flowed.

Jacob – 4. Showed us his potential to hit the ball hard. Not the best technique though in getting run out.

Akhil – 5. Brave in the face of the pace bowlers. Took his first wicket and showed his potential as a legbreak bowler, something that all teams want.

Extras – 1. Not enough of a contribution to help the Titans out of trouble.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Titans Vs India United (20/20)

Chuck – 6. A stunning return catch off his spin bowling, and a decent spell it was coupled with some good fielding. Not himself when batting which lead to an early demise.

Dalip – 2. Not his best in the field. Out first ball has to sting too – got caught playing across the line to a rising ball.

Prateek – 6. Must have been a frustrating day for him considering the fielding that went on from the Titans. Solid behind the stumps with a sweet catch and some nice stumpings. Got bowled to a low ball.

Rakesh – 6. Some economical bowling. Also batted fairly well and kept the bowlers at bay for a while. Work on that back foot and runs will flow like the salmon of Capistrano.

Tanmay – 6. Wicket first ball and some decent economical bowling to follow that. Dropped a really hard return catch. Good throws from the boundary. Not in the runs.

Warren – 7 ½ . Wasn’t getting anything going with the bowling and dropped a catch too. Made 53 runs though, although the bowling wasn’t exactly from Glen McGrath or Shane Warne.

Atif – 5. In the wickets with some decent bowling. But dropped a catch again and had another go over his head.

Dave – 5. Not his best fielding performance but did take a smart running catch. A bit out of sorts with the bat but hung around long enough with Wazza in a decent partnership.

Bala – 4. An introduction to the bowling side of things. Shows promise with the ball, just needs to work on his technique. Battled with the bat even though the bowling was mediocre.

Dilshan – 4. Quite decent in the field throwing his body around, must be commended for this effort. Got the technique to defend well in batting but needs to play some shots and get some runs.

Akhil – 6. Nice fielding son! Solid in the field whilst others faltered. Played a nice shot too when batting.

Extras – 7. Once again a strong performer for the Titans. We are thankful for having this player on our side.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Titans Vs Ambassador S C (20/20)

Chuck – 7.
Top scored with 29 runs but could have gone on further. Unsuccessful with the ball but economical nonetheless, remembering that he bowled spin after bowling pace the past few practices and games. Good ground fielding.

Dalip – 2.
Not the best day for Dalip. Out early in his favored format of the game. Dropped a catch in the deep too, a catch that proved costly. Could’ve gone for another potential catch off Wazza as well. Good throwing from the deep though.

Alan – 7.
Good bowling from Shrek. A good catch at square leg too. Got run out in a suicide attempt for a single.

Rakesh – 6.
Was looking good during his 11 runs but could’ve gone on. Took a screamer of a catch at slip. Will be remembered for a while yet.

Atif – 7 ½.
Not much with the bat but did take 4 wickets in a very good spell including a maiden. But did drop 2 catches, one of them was over the shoulders and difficult.

Dave – 4.
Went out early to a deceptive spin bowler. If he gets his eye in early on he will be very effective in this form of the game.

Prateek – 4.
Out early trying to force things along. Good call to bring spinners on early. Also, was responsible for first wicket (run out) which started opposition slide.

Warren – 6.
Got 11 runs but was involved in 3 run outs which cut our innings short. Bowling was cheap and included a wicket.

Bala – 6.
Looked decent with the bat, but ran himself out when he and Warren could’ve batted the innings out. Good fielding and has a decent arm.

Jacob – 5.
Hits the ball hard has a keen eye for the ball. Was run out by a bad call from Warren. Decent fielding at deep mid off.

Dilshan – 5.
Was run out in the dying end of the innings. Good ground fielding though.

Extra’s – 8.
Second only to Chuck’s 29 runs. A consistent performer for the Titans. Seems to find us runs where runs don’t seem to be.