Monday, October 25, 2010

Titans Vs Pt St Lucie (20/20)

Chucky - 8.0
Marked return to form with a handsome innings of 40. Should have continued to make more and got out stumped right after hitting a 4. Took two good catches including a blinder at cover which could easily end up being the catch of the season.

Roy - 9.0
Showed signs of his destructive self with the bat making a quickfire 29 including at least one incredible hit for six. Got out bowled as he was trying to "catch the ball gone" by looking up while playing the shot. Bowled well to pick up 4 wickets in his 3 overs to fill in for some average bowling from the spinners. Also took a good catch running gracefully along the boundary.

Dalip - 4.0
Made 16 quick runs and then got out stumped after completely missing a ball that was in his slot. Followed that up with an insipid display in the field. More/better is expected from a long time Titan big bat.

Rheshiee - 7.0
Batted sensibly before his fitness got in the way. Retired out at 27 after putting in a lot of running in the middle. Did a decent job behind the stumps, except for a couple of occasions when he was surprised by the quicker deliveries by Roy and Tanmay.

Danny - 6.0
The third top order batsman to get out stumped after having just hit a four. The four was the only runs to his name. Bowled well by using the conditions, till the last over where he went for a few runs. 4 for 22 for 1 wicket were good returns and built the pressure early on when the opposition needed 8 an over.

Prateek - 6.0
Decent batting till the decision to go for a slog on the first ball of the last over. Kept the scoreboard moving with aggressive running, but the big strokes were missing. Keeping was decent and should have effected a couple of wickets but was slow getting up for the spinners. Effected a runout from the outfield with Tanmay's help.

Sahel - 3.0
Got out to the third ball he faced. Moved away from the ball to lose his off stump. Fielding was average by his high standards.

Deo - 3.5
Got out to a very smart stumping by the opposing keeper when walked down the track to flay a medium pacer. Bowling was patchy as he bowled some good deliveries but at the same time fed the batsmen some long hops.

Atif - 3.0
Ran hard to contribute a few runs during the death, was not able to pull out his big strokes at the same time though. Got punished at 11 an over which is definitely not up to the mark for one of our frontline bowlers. Had a couple of mishaps in the fielding which has become a trend.

Tanmay - 4.5
Made a few runs with aggressive running in the last over. Fielded well as usual. His bowling was off as he could not make the required adjustments. Still had decent return figures of 4-0-20-2 but a better batting attack could have taken him to task.

Paul - 8.0
Provided another great start for the bowling attack. Figures of 3-1-6-0 while bowling under the powerplay overs in a 20/20 games are just fantastic. Set up the pressure situation for the opposition for the later overs with that spell. Field placements seemed off towards the later part of the innings, but he did mange the resources well.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Titans Vs Westside Cavaliers (20/20)

Chucky - 5.5
Had some trouble getting going with the bat, but battled well to make 19 and put together a partnership when the team was in trouble. Had two drops to his name which is very unusual considering his high standards.

Roy - 4.0
Not a great first outing for the new Titan. Was not able to take advantage of the short boundaries and got out trying to hit one over the off side. Took a good catch out deep and was a good influence on the field, helping the team out with suggestions.

Dalip - 2.0
Not a good day for Dalip at one-down. Got out for a duck trying to cut one that was close to his body. Also had a couple of misfields as he could not bend down to stop the ball and elected to use his feet to stop it.

Rheeshie - 3.0
Failed with the bat as he got out fending one that bounced off a length. Was solid as usual in the field and moved quicker than some of the guys younger than him in the squad. Took a catch at cover to get the highest scorer of the game out.

Prateek - 7.0
Batted well to make 26, but should have finished the game instead of leaving it to the batsmen after him. Got out trying to hoick the ball from outside off to midwicket. Keeping was decent with a good catch and one missed chance.

Sahel - 6.0
Batted well to take the game from the middle stages to the finish. Rotated the strike well and picked up the quick runs as he is used to. Did have some unusual fielding blemish including a straightforward chance that he did not hold on to.

Danny - 6.0
Batted very well by taking the attack to the opposition and leaving them with no chance of a win. Finished the game with a 6. Had some trouble with his length while bowling and finished with an economy rate of 8.0. Fielding was a lso below par as he looked sluggish on the boundary.
Deo - 7.5
Excellent debut for the spinner for Titans. Bowled an almost unplayable spell and was unlucky to walk away with just 1 wicket(off a full toss, no less). Economy rate of just over 4 is golden in 20/20.

Paul - 8.5
Set up the win in the very first over by taking two wickets in two deliveries. Took another wicket later in the spell and also bowled a maiden later. Economy of 3.25 and 3 wickets is just remarkable. The captaincy was a little over imaginative, but good overall.

Tanmay - 7.5
Except for one horrendous over, bowled brilliantly. Picked up three wickets in the process, including hitting the stumps off his first ball. Took a good and well judged catch in the deep. bowled 4 overs for 26 runs, of which 20 came from one over.

Atif - 3.5
Not a great outing with the ball or in the field. Escorted balls to the boundary and had trouble bending down to stop the ball. Did pick up one wicket while bowling, but was unable to adjust his length to tie down the batsmen.