Round 8 - Vatican Victors vs. Beijing Blitzers @ The Pope's Backyard (26/11/09)

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Gah, sorry. Looks like my simmers forgot what their job in the PCPL was :facepalm

I'm simming the games now.
 
Vatican Victors vs. Beijing Blitzers

@ The Pope's Backyard


The match everyone has been eagerly awaiting. Man D have just lost their first game, and both these sides now have the opportunity to steal a win and narrow the gap between them and first place. Vatican have the edge with being at home, but Beijing are the form team. Who will go on to win this one? Beijing have won the toss and have chosen to bat. Lets head to the pitch for some live action...

0.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
0.2 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.3 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Splendid shot for four! (4)
0.4 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.5 Kapil Dev to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.6 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)


End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 7/0 (RR : 7)
Funknath 6 (5b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 1 (1b)
Kapil Dev 1-0-7-0


1.1 Vince van der Biji to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
1.2 Vince van der Biji to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , Wide, one run (1)
1.2 Vince van der Biji to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.3 Vince van der Biji to Funknath, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
1.4 Vince van der Biji to Funknath, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
1.5 Vince van der Biji to Funknath, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
1.6 Vince van der Biji to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 18/0 (RR : 9)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 8 (4b)
Funknath 9 (8b)
Vince van der Biji 1-0-11-0


2.1 Kapil Dev to Funknath, , No Ball. Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.3 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
2.4 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
2.5 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!

Romesh Kaluwithrana lbw Kapil Dev
Runs : 9 Balls : 8 S/R : 112.5


(0)
2.6 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)


End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 23/1 (RR : 7.67)
Funknath 11 (10b)
Shalin Hitter 1 (1b)
Kapil Dev 2-0-12-1


3.1 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.2 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, One more to the total. (1)
3.3 Vince van der Biji to Funknath, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.4 Vince van der Biji to Funknath, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

Funknath c treva b Vince van der Biji
Runs : 13 Balls : 12 S/R : 108.3


(0)
3.5 Vince van der Biji to Pranav Pathak, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
3.6 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)


End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 28/2 (RR : 7)
Pranav Pathak 1 (1b)
Shalin Hitter 3 (4b)
Vince van der Biji 2-0-16-1


4.1 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.2 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
4.3 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
4.4 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.5 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, It's fancy dress competition time, and the winner is the lady dressed as a man who's dressed as a sheep! Well done Sir, uh I mean Ma'am, no Sir, no...ah forget it. In the meanwhile, the batsmen run three! Good running. (3)
4.6 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)


End of over 5
Beijing Blitzers 35/2 (RR : 7)
Pranav Pathak 1 (2b)
Shalin Hitter 10 (9b)
Kapil Dev 3-0-19-1


5.1 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
5.2 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
5.3 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
5.4 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
5.5 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
5.6 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, That was a very good delivery. (0)


End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 39/2 (RR : 6.5)
Shalin Hitter 14 (15b)
Pranav Pathak 1 (2b)
Vince van der Biji 3-0-20-1


6.1 treva to Pranav Pathak, No shot offered. (0)
6.2 treva to Pranav Pathak, That's a single. (1)
6.3 treva to Shalin Hitter, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.4 treva to Pranav Pathak, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
6.5 treva to Pranav Pathak, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
6.6 treva to Shalin Hitter, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)


End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 46/2 (RR : 6.57)
Shalin Hitter 17 (17b)
Pranav Pathak 5 (6b)
treva 1-0-7-0


7.1 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, , No Ball. Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.1 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
7.2 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.3 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.4 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
7.5 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
7.6 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, , No Ball. Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.6 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)


End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 56/2 (RR : 7)
Pranav Pathak 11 (11b)
Shalin Hitter 19 (20b)
w3lshrugby 1-0-10-0


8.1 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
8.2 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
8.3 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
8.5 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.6 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)


End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 67/2 (RR : 7.44)
Pranav Pathak 17 (15b)
Shalin Hitter 24 (22b)
Bob Massie 1-0-11-0


9.1 treva to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.2 treva to Shalin Hitter, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
9.3 treva to Shalin Hitter, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.4 treva to Pranav Pathak, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.5 treva to Shalin Hitter, That's a single. (1)
9.6 treva to Pranav Pathak, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)


End of over 10
Beijing Blitzers 70/2 (RR : 7)
Pranav Pathak 18 (17b)
Shalin Hitter 26 (26b)
treva 2-0-10-0


10.1 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Easy single. (1)
10.2 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
10.3 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.4 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.5 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
10.6 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)


End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 75/2 (RR : 6.82)
Pranav Pathak 21 (21b)
Shalin Hitter 28 (28b)
Abhas Gupta 1-0-5-0


11.1 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.2 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
11.3 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
11.4 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.5 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
11.6 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)


End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 83/2 (RR : 6.92)
Shalin Hitter 33 (32b)
Pranav Pathak 24 (23b)
Bob Massie 2-0-19-0


12.1 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.2 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
12.3 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.4 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
12.5 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
12.6 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)


End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 94/2 (RR : 7.23)
Shalin Hitter 37 (34b)
Pranav Pathak 31 (27b)
w3lshrugby 2-0-21-0


13.1 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
13.2 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
13.3 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
13.4 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.5 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.6 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)


End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 100/2 (RR : 7.14)
Pranav Pathak 36 (32b)
Shalin Hitter 38 (35b)
Abhas Gupta 2-0-11-0


14.1 treva to Shalin Hitter, We've just recieved a letter here in the commentary box, from an fan who wants us to 'Shut the fuc..' oh dear, um, nevermind. Back to the cricket, and it seems the batsmen ran three! Well done. (3)
14.2 treva to Pranav Pathak, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)
14.3 treva to Pranav Pathak, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.4 treva to Pranav Pathak, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
14.5 treva to Shalin Hitter, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.6 treva to Shalin Hitter, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)


End of over 15
Beijing Blitzers 109/2 (RR : 7.27)
Pranav Pathak 41 (35b)
Shalin Hitter 42 (38b)
treva 3-0-19-0


15.1 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
15.2 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
15.3 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
15.4 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
15.5 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.6 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)


End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 118/2 (RR : 7.38)
Pranav Pathak 47 (38b)
Shalin Hitter 45 (41b)
w3lshrugby 3-0-30-0


16.1 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, , No Ball. Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
16.1 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, No shot offered. (0)
16.2 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
16.3 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, One more to the total. (1)
16.4 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.5 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
16.6 Abhas Gupta to Pranav Pathak, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)


End of over 17
Beijing Blitzers 132/2 (RR : 7.76)
Pranav Pathak 54 (41b)
Shalin Hitter 51 (45b)
Abhas Gupta 3-0-25-0


17.1 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
17.2 Bob Massie to Shalin Hitter, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
17.3 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.4 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
17.5 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
17.6 Bob Massie to Pranav Pathak, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 143/2 (RR : 7.94)
Pranav Pathak 58 (45b)
Shalin Hitter 58 (47b)
Bob Massie 3-0-30-0


18.1 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
18.2 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.3 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
18.4 Vince van der Biji to Shalin Hitter, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
18.5 Vince van der Biji to Pranav Pathak, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
18.6 Vince van der Biji to Pranav Pathak, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)


End of over 19
Beijing Blitzers 154/2 (RR : 8.11)
Pranav Pathak 62 (47b)
Shalin Hitter 65 (51b)
Vince van der Biji 4-0-31-1


19.1 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
19.2 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
19.3 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
19.4 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
19.5 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.6 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)


End of over 20
Beijing Blitzers 165/2 (RR : 8.25)
Shalin Hitter 75 (56b)
Pranav Pathak 62 (47b)
Kapil Dev 4-0-29-1


And a very respectable score posted up by Beijing over here. After a couple of early wickets, it seemed VV would be on top, but Pranav and Shalin hung in there in a difficult session of play. Edges flew threw the gaps, appeals were turned down, and catches were missed as they struggled against the VV seam attack. But once they had fought through the hard parts, they cashed in when it mattered, taking 56 runs off the final 5 overs! VV were sloppy throughout, conceding too many extras and not turning their chances into wickets. Will they be able to chase this down, or will Beijing cause yet another upset? Stay tuned to find out.
 
Bowlers are useless :doh now its all up the batsmen again. I just hope, we can win this one with ease.
 
0.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, It's in the air...the fielder comes under it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! The batsmen come back for a third run laughing while the humiliated fielder tosses the ball back in. (3)
0.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
0.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
0.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
0.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)


End of over 1
Vatican Victors 19/0 (RR : 19) Required RR(7.68)
Sohum 12 (4b)
Kshitiz_Indian 7 (2b)
Shantanu_Rooney 1-0-19-0


1.1 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
1.2 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.3 Surendar to Sohum, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
1.4 Surendar to Sohum, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.5 Surendar to Sohum, , No Ball. That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.5 Surendar to Sohum, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
1.6 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)


End of over 2
Vatican Victors 30/0 (RR : 15) Required RR(7.5)
Kshitiz_Indian 10 (5b)
Sohum 19 (8b)
Surendar 1-0-11-0


2.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
2.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
2.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)

2.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, No shot offered. (0)
2.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)


End of over 3
Vatican Victors 44/0 (RR : 14.7) Required RR(7.12)
Sohum 32 (13b)
Kshitiz_Indian 11 (6b)
Shantanu_Rooney 2-0-33-0


3.1 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
3.2 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
3.3 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, That's a single. (1)
3.4 Surendar to Sohum, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.5 Surendar to Sohum, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
3.6 Surendar to Sohum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)


End of over 4
Vatican Victors 51/0 (RR : 12.8) Required RR(7.13)
Sohum 36 (16b)
Kshitiz_Indian 14 (9b)
Surendar 2-0-18-0


4.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
4.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, One more to the total. (1)
4.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, Good running, two runs. (2)
4.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
4.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)


End of over 5
Vatican Victors 65/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(6.67)
Kshitiz_Indian 25 (13b)
Sohum 39 (18b)
Shantanu_Rooney 3-0-47-0


5.1 Surendar to Sohum, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
5.2 Surendar to Sohum, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
5.3 Surendar to Sohum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.4 Surendar to Sohum, Zorax is awesome. Huh, what? Oh yea, six runs. And Zorax = God. (6)
5.5 Surendar to Sohum, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.6 Surendar to Sohum, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)


End of over 6
Vatican Victors 75/0 (RR : 12.5) Required RR(6.43)
Sohum 49 (24b)
Kshitiz_Indian 25 (13b)
Surendar 3-0-28-0


6.1 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.3 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
6.4 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
6.5 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
6.6 Giggity Giggity to Sohum, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)


End of over 7
Vatican Victors 82/0 (RR : 11.7) Required RR(6.38)
Sohum 51 (25b)
Kshitiz_Indian 30 (18b)
Giggity Giggity 1-0-7-0


7.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.2 Bladescape to Sohum, No shot offered. (0)
7.3 Bladescape to Sohum, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.4 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, That's a single. (1)
7.5 Bladescape to Sohum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.6 Bladescape to Sohum, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)


End of over 8
Vatican Victors 85/0 (RR : 10.6) Required RR(6.67)
Sohum 52 (29b)
Kshitiz_Indian 32 (20b)
Bladescape 1-0-3-0


8.1 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
8.2 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.3 NightProwler10 to Sohum, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.4 NightProwler10 to Sohum, One more to the total. (1)
8.5 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
8.6 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)


End of over 9
Vatican Victors 90/0 (RR : 10) Required RR(6.82)
Sohum 53 (31b)
Kshitiz_Indian 36 (24b)
NightProwler10 1-0-5-0


9.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.2 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
9.3 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
9.4 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
9.5 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
9.6 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)


End of over 10
Vatican Victors 99/0 (RR : 9.9) Required RR(6.6)
Sohum 53 (31b)
Kshitiz_Indian 45 (30b)
Bladescape 2-0-12-0


10.1 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.2 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
10.3 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
10.4 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
10.5 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
10.6 Giggity Giggity to Sohum, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 11
Vatican Victors 102/0 (RR : 9.27) Required RR(7)
Sohum 53 (32b)
Kshitiz_Indian 48 (35b)
Giggity Giggity 2-0-10-0


11.1 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
11.2 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.3 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
11.5 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, No shot offered. (0)
11.6 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)


End of over 12
Vatican Victors 108/0 (RR : 9) Required RR(7.13)
Kshitiz_Indian 54 (41b)
Sohum 53 (32b)
Ravi Shastri 1-0-6-0


12.1 Giggity Giggity to Sohum, That's a single. (1)
12.2 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.3 Giggity Giggity to Sohum, No shot offered. (0)
12.4 Giggity Giggity to Sohum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.5 Giggity Giggity to Sohum, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
12.6 Giggity Giggity to Kshitiz_Indian, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)


End of over 13
Vatican Victors 113/0 (RR : 8.69) Required RR(7.43)
Kshitiz_Indian 57 (43b)
Sohum 55 (36b)
Giggity Giggity 3-0-15-0


13.1 Bladescape to Sohum, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
13.2 Bladescape to Sohum, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.3 Bladescape to Sohum, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
13.4 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
13.5 Bladescape to Sohum, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.6 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)


End of over 14
Vatican Victors 117/0 (RR : 8.36) Required RR(8)
Sohum 57 (40b)
Kshitiz_Indian 59 (45b)
Bladescape 3-0-16-0


14.1 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.2 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
14.3 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
14.4 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.5 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.6 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)


End of over 15
Vatican Victors 118/0 (RR : 7.87) Required RR(9.4)
Sohum 57 (45b)
Kshitiz_Indian 60 (46b)
Ravi Shastri 2-0-7-0


15.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, , No Ball. That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
15.2 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
15.3 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
15.4 Bladescape to Sohum, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
15.5 Bladescape to Sohum, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
15.6 Bladescape to Sohum, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)


End of over 16
Vatican Victors 130/0 (RR : 8.13) Required RR(8.75)
Sohum 65 (48b)
Kshitiz_Indian 63 (50b)
Bladescape 4-0-28-0


16.1 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
16.2 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
16.3 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
16.4 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
16.5 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
16.6 Ravi Shastri to Sohum, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)


End of over 17
Vatican Victors 135/0 (RR : 7.94) Required RR(10)
Sohum 68 (50b)
Kshitiz_Indian 65 (54b)
Ravi Shastri 3-0-12-0


17.1 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
17.2 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
17.3 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
17.4 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
17.5 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
17.6 NightProwler10 to Kshitiz_Indian, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)


End of over 18
Vatican Victors 139/0 (RR : 7.72) Required RR(13)
Kshitiz_Indian 69 (60b)
Sohum 68 (50b)
NightProwler10 2-0-9-0


18.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, That was a very good delivery. (0)
18.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Sohum, Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!

Sohum b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 68 Balls : 52 S/R : 130.8


(0)
18.3 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out! Pwned.

gudduthemaster lbw Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0


(0)
18.4 Shantanu_Rooney to blake, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.5 Shantanu_Rooney to blake, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
18.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)


End of over 19
Vatican Victors 141/2 (RR : 7.42) Required RR(24)
blake 1 (2b)
Kshitiz_Indian 70 (61b)
Shantanu_Rooney 4-0-49-2


19.1 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, It's fancy dress competition time, and the winner is the lady dressed as a man who's dressed as a sheep! Well done Sir, uh I mean Ma'am, no Sir, no...ah forget it. In the meanwhile, the batsmen run three! Good running. (3)
19.2 Surendar to blake, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
19.3 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
19.4 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
19.5 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
19.6 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)


End of over 20
Vatican Victors 153/2 (RR : 7.65) Required RR(1.#J)
Kshitiz_Indian 81 (66b)
blake 2 (3b)
Surendar 4-0-40-0



The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 2
Overs : 20.0


How did VV lose that? How on Earth did they lose from being 99/0 after ten overs? Remarkable, remarkable stuff from Vatican, choking of the highest order. With a leisurely 6.6 runs per over required in the final 10 overs, KI and Sohum set about nurdling the ball around and looking to finish the game in their own sweet time. Giggity Giggity, Bladescape, NP10 and Ravi Shastri all took this opportunity to get in tight over after tight over. The required rate started mounting, and then panic set in. Loose shot after loose shot, Sohum and KI started playing and missing at everything, finding it impossible to get the ball away, and made a complete hash of what should have been an easy run chase. 66 in ten overs became a still-gettable 48 runs in 5, but the final 5 overs yielded just 35 runs as chaos set in. A horribly disappointing loss for VV, but a much needed win for BB who continue to shock and surprise!

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Vatican Victors vs. Beijing Blitzers


Beijing Blitzers Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana                     lbw Kapil Dev    9    8   0   1  112.5
Funknath                 c treva b Vince van der Biji   13   12   1   0  108.3
Shalin Hitter                                 not out   75   56   5   1  133.9
Pranav Pathak                                 not out   62   47   7   0  131.9
Giggity Giggity                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Binnu                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
NightProwler10                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Ravi Shastri                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Bladescape                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Shantanu_Rooney                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Surendar                                          dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 165                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.25

Extras : 6    No Balls : 4       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 1        Byes : 0

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Vatican Victors Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Kapil Dev                            3.5           0      29           1   7.57
treva                                3.0           0      19           0   6.33
Bob Massie                           3.0           0      30           0     10
w3lshrugby                           3.0           0      30           0     10
Abhas Gupta                          3.0           0      25           0   8.33
Vince van der Biji                   4.0           0      31           1   7.75

Total: 165                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.25

Extras : 6    No Balls : 4       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 1        Byes : 0



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Vatican Victors Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Kshitiz_Indian                                not out   81   66   4   1  122.7
Sohum                               b Shantanu_Rooney   68   52   3   3  130.8
gudduthemaster                    lbw Shantanu_Rooney    0    1   0   0      0
blake                                         not out    2    3   0   0  66.67
Kapil Dev                                         dnb    0    0   0   0      0
shan111                                           dnb    0    0   0   0      0
treva                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Bob Massie                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
w3lshrugby                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Abhas Gupta                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Vince van der Biji                                dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 153                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.65

Extras : 2    No Balls : 2       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Beijing Blitzers Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Giggity Giggity                      3.0           0      15           0      5
NightProwler10                       2.0           0       9           0    4.5
Ravi Shastri                         3.0           0      12           0      4
Bladescape                           4.0           0      28           0      7
Shantanu_Rooney                      4.0           0      49           2  12.25
Surendar                             4.0           0      40           0     10

Total: 153                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.65

Extras : 2    No Balls : 2       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Vatican Victors vs. Beijing Blitzers


Beijing Blitzers - 165/2 in 20.0 overs. 
Vatican Victors - 153/2 in 20.0 overs. 



Beijing Blitzers wins the match by 12 runs

MOTM - Shalin for his eventual match-winning innings of 75*
 
Damnit :mad: how on earth we loose from a wiining point :doh
 
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