Monday, April 6, 2009

Intra-squad 20/20 - 2 innings.

Chucky - 7.5
Made a terrific 50 not out in the second innings and bowled two excellent overs in the first innings. Got out being too adventurous off Coach's bowling. His bowling dropped considerably after the first two overs and was disappointing after taking the first two wickets. Dropped a hard chance at midwicket also.

Umair - 5
Showed a lot of promise with a well made 35 in the first innings. Two lovely strokes of Wazza over the offside field showed his confidence. Did not show the same form in the second innings. His bowling was way off the mark and number of good deliveries could be counted on one hand. Needs to learn how to adjust to lefty-righty combination.

Dalip - 6
Got outsmarted by Coach in the first innings to score just 18. Hit 40 controlled runs in the second innings. A marked improvement in his temprament as far is pciking the right balls to hit goes. Dropped a straightforward chance that ended up going for four. Needs to start bringing the focus being learnt in batting to his fielding also.

Atif - 2
Dropped a couple of chances, one of shich ended up hitting him in is nither regions. A total of only 10 runs in both innings and just 1 wicket in both innings combined. His bowling does seem to be getting back to its prime. He troubled some batsmen later in the day but the lack of results should push him further.

Paul - 5.5
A very aggressive 21 not out to wrap up the first innings, followed by a dissapointing crossbatted swing that resulted in a duck in the second innings. Terrific bowling performance under 4 an over taking two wickets. Was slow in the field on a few occaisions, but showed his safe hands with a couple of good high catches.

Dilshan - 2
A dissapointing day behind the stumps for Dilchans. Lots of byes and a couple of easy chances missed. A duck in the second innings was preceded by 8 runs in the first innings including a 4. His batting is coming along but keeping still needs a lot of work.

Avinash - 4
No runs in the first inning, got to 6 runs before going down the track to a good ball. Had one expensive over in the second innings and needs to put in some work on that front. His fielding was decent but needs to work on his mobility a little.

Walt - 3.5
Did not bat in the first innings and got 12 runs with a couple of of nice shots in the second. His fielding was below par. Stationed in the outfield, he let a couple go through him for 4. He did have a couple of good throws from the boundary.

Akhil V. - 3
Picked up 2 wickets int he second innings but was expensive at the same time. Was expensive in the first innings also at 10 an over. Scored just 4 runs in his only outing. Needs to practice a lot if he plans to threaten batsmen in the future. Dropped a chance that he should have latched onto after doing the hard work.

Akhil R - 4
Only 1 wicket in the two innings, but a touch expensive. Not as expensive as his namesake, but did give Gowtham some problems. Needs to work on his length as he is bowling too short right now. Only a solitary run before he fell to Asif.

Uvin - 2
Not out without facing a ball in his only outing. Sloppy in the field and inconsistent with the throws as the second was always on during his throws.

Wazza - 7
Made the most runs on the day with 37 in innings one and 44 not out in innings 2 to see the team through. The dissapointment came with the ball. 7 overs for 45 runs for no wickets is not Wazza-like and is obviously a blip in the performance of the most consistent Titan bowler. He also dropped an easy catch although looking straight into the sun.

Prateek - 8
Did the hard working of playing himself in and threw it away after that in the first innings. Made good on the promise in the second innings with a 51. Had a good day behind the stumps with 4 stumpings. He dropped a simple chance which was just too painful for everyone to watch.

Richie - 6
35 well made runs in his only outing. Had a rough time with the ball despite a decent bowling style giving up 25 runs in 3 overs without a wicket. Decent in the field and an example to the youngsters.

Tanmay - 4
19 runs in the first innings followed by a dissapointing 5 in the second. Bowled well at 4 an over to pick up one wicket, could have had more but had a few chances dropped. Dropped a regulation chance at mid wicket, but was otherwise good in the field.

Jacob - 3.5
Not out in both the innings with just 2 runs to his name. Was not able to push the rate when needed in the first innings, but showed good temprament by plating straight. Dropped an easy chance, but took a good running catch to make up for it.

Gowtham - 3
looked impressive with the ball till Dalip took a liking to him. Dropped 3 to 4 chances in the field. His batting looked shaky in his only outing. Playing out a maiden from Akhil Reddy to get to just 7 runs during his stay.

Antoine - 8
After an 8 an over spell for no wickets in the first innings, Antoine turned it on in the second innings to pick up 4-15 from his second innings spell. He should have had at least 2 more wickets with the safest fielders in the side dropping two simple catches. Batting never clicked as he struggled against the pace bowlers to score a duck in his only outing.

Coach - 7
2-15 off 4 overs in a first inning spell that accounted for Chucky and Dalip. Coach was at his sharpest in the first inning. Did not get a chance to bat. his bowling fell off a biut in the second innnings when both Chucky and Dalip were able to counter him.

Asif - 6.5
Had little luck with the bat and fielded decently taking a nice catch to get rid of Dalip. Asif's most impressive facet was his bowling in the death that accounted for 3 wickets in total. Able to generate some rip and swing off a short runup, Asif showed the potential to be a strike bowler for the side.

Bhavin - 3.5
Bowled very inconsistently to pick up two wickets. His bowling went from horrible to great within a matter of deliveries. Needs a lot of practice in order to become a regular. Had no clue when got bowled by a simple off break from Atif. Fielding was ok, but throws seem to be a problem.

Ray - 2
Did not bat in innings 1 and opened the second innings to score a duck, getting out in the first over. Fielding was ok with no marked problems on the ground.

Akaash - 7.5
Did not get a chance to bat, but was probably the most consistent fielder on the skipper's side. Lots of enthusiasm in getting to the ball and some impressive and unexpectedly good throws. Showed up some of the senior members in the side in terms of fielding. Showed signs of a bright future ahead.

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