Batting Failure costed a game for Blasters
After having a electriying peformance in the first game, Blasters failed to maintain the same level in their second game. Winning the toss, blasters chose to bat first. They started the innings slow by scoring 6 runs off 3 overs. At the end of 3rd over, opener Srini P was caught out and that gave an opening to Patriots bowlers. Although, PAvan and Manthri tried to stabilize the innings, they did not last long. Pavan got out at 5.3 overs and manthri followed him quickly in the next over. Blasters lost six wikcets in the span of 6 oves and that hurted them the most. Blasters were 39/7 at the end of 11 overs and 50 runs seemsed like an impossible task at that moment. But thanks to the all rounder Krishna Chaitanya's sensible 34(35) which included 4 fours and a six, blasters were able to put up 76 runs on the board.
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Second Innings looked more like a formality as Patriots openers gave a good start and they never looked back. Blasters got their first breakthrough at the end of 5th over but Patriots already 34 runs by then. Since the target was very less, patriots batsmen never seemed to be in a hurry and dint give lot of chances to the other side. They were almost cruising towards the target effortlessly when they lost 3 wikcets in 3 overs(8th, 9th and 10th over). That did shake them a bit as they were 57/5 at the end of 10 overs and they needed 20 more runs with 5 wickets in hand. Those three overs brought Blasters back into the game and Kapil Dhod even added to it by bowling a maiden over. Next couple of overs were crucial for both teams but blasters did not capitalize the pressure on the batsmen and pick wickets. At a point, Patriots needed 10 runs in last 6 overs with 5 wickets in hand and Ranjith did a beatiful stumping in vaibhav's over to dismiss the settled batsmen. When blasters were thinging that they can still pull this off, Patriots batsmen hit a 4 and a 6 in consecutive balls to seal the victory for Blasters.
Highlights
1. Krishna Chaitanya Abmadipudi continued his good form in batting as he is the only batsmen with double digit scores. After scoring 54 off 14 at a blistering pace in the first game, KC showed us that he can bat patiently as well. He played 35 balls and scored 34 runs which includes 4 fours and a Six. 2. Vaibhav Dwivedi is becomming a handy bastmen at the lower order by providing the crucial stand at the end. Blasters got to the total of 76 because of 2 reasons: 1. Crucial 34 runs scored by Krishna Chaitanya and 2. Crucial stand provided by Vaibhav at the end. 3. Although Kapil did not get any wickets in this match, he was economical and provided a brillant maiden over when the team needed. 4. Pavan bowled good as he picked up 3 wickets in the 3 overs he bolwed.
Kishore Kumar Kolipaka
Kishore Kumar Kolipaka joined Bellevue Cricket Club in 2018 and has played for all 4 club teams, captaining multiple squads. When he's not dominating matches for the Strikers, Blasters, Chargers, or Smashers, Kishore works as a Data Engineer at Amazon