Titans Vs Canada

Chucky - 2
Made 10 runs but got out to an irresponsible Cut shot. Hopefully will learn from this and play more conservatively when wickets have fallen at the other end. Fielding was up to standard, although nothing special stood out.

Prateek - 3
Keeping was adequate, missed a couple of balls when hidden from view by the batsman. Needs to stay in line and expect the ball to come through. Failed with the bat after making the basic mistake of leaving a gap between bat and pad.

Dalip - 2
Took a good high catch on the boundary, but did have some blemishes in the field with overthrowing the keeper a couple of times. Threw away his wicket after having decided to play a more sedate and stable inning. Needs to pick the right bowler/ball to hit.

Atif - 2
Only average with the ball and not able to get a breakthrough. Really needs to pick his bowling up close to the levels of last season. After being hit on the arm seemed to lose concentration and thereby his wicket. Needs to show more resolve while batting. Also Dropped two catches at slip.

Tanmay - 6.5
Bowled very well for only two wickets, should have probably gotten more. Was involved in Rakesh's Runout. Battled Amit, Canada's best bowler very well and used his feet in excellent manner to cut the swing down. Got out to a soft dismissal trying to push the scoring at a time when he did not nessecarily need to.

Alan - 5
Bowled well for little reward. An economy of 4.75 was commendable and the disconcerning bounce would have been a problem for a lot of batsmen. A batting faliure was always on the cards in toughbatting conditions and Alan's batting style.

Rakesh - 7.5
Rakesh looked pretty good while batting but got Runout when he could not apply the brakes after setting off for a single. Rakesh bowled a great opening spell and was able to unplayable once he gained control over the ball. He picked up 3 wickets at 3.00 an over. Rakesh's speed in the field is also noticably improved.

Paul - 8.5
A very good opening spell and a terrific wrap-up spell. 3 an over for 7 overs taking 4 wickets. Batted well while everyone around him was losing thier wickets. Was not able to stroke the bal to the boundary consistently, but much of that could be attributed to the outfield. Fielded decently and used his bowlers decently as a bowler.

Coach - 6
Another consistent bowling performance against set batsmen. Coach failed with the bat after a long time and was snapped up with a great slip catch by the capatain of the opposition. Fielded better than guys younger than half his age in the side.

Jacob - 5.5
Did very well as a fielder, a couple of mishaps , but two very good catches. Failed with the bat trying to slog a spinner over midwicket. Needs to practice mlaying spinners.

Dilshan - 5.5
Looked sharp in the field and batted well by keeping his eyes on the ball. Needs to remember to play straight also when pushing for runs and not just when defending. Decent performance overall.

Akhil - 4
Bowled decently except for the fact that each over had 2 or 3 bad balls. Needs to cut the bad balls down. Was stranded at one end, but did not look very effective with the bat. Fielded in a decent manner with no glaring errors.

Bala - 4.5
Made only 3 runs and did not look very confident while at the crease. Bala was an excellent fielder for Canada. He initiated and completed Rakesh's runout and was particulatily sharp in the field despite his injured shoulder.

Gowtham - 2.5
Made only 1 run and then got out playing across the line to a straight ball. Took a good high catch although his call for the catch was late. Gowtham bowled only a couple of decent deliveries in his two overs and bowled a number of wides. Gave away 9 runs in wides and 3 off the bat and did not trouble Dilshan at all except for one rather controlled edge.