FLX Cup 2011

14th October 2011: WYSE cricket team started of with a comprehensive win in the tournament. Exemplary all round performance by the team saw COORG MUSKETEERS out of the tournament.This being the first match in the knockout tournament, the nervousness was very much visible. The flamboyance exhibited by our batsmen in the last tournament had to be restricted, thanks to the rules of the tournament. This meant the batsmen had to play well within themselves, and any urge to clear the boundary had to be controlled by them. The batsmen would be declared out if he hits out of the fence on the ground twice in his innings. Also only 7 over per innings meant, the outcome of the match could turn on its head in just a matter of few balls. Hence, What would be an ideal score was very much debatable.

COORG MUSKETEERS won the toss and elected to bowl first. Satyam and Madhok opened the innings. It was a disastrous start for WYSE as Madhok was caught by short mid wicket in the 2 ball of the 1st over. Satyam and Tushar batted out the 1st 2 overs sensibly, scoring at a brisk pace. The score was 16 by the end of 2nd over. Batting power play was opted for.

Batting powerplay was for 3 overs. During batting powerplay 3 of the four fielders had to be inside the circle. Only 1 fielder was allowed to guard the straight boundary.2 wickets fell in the first over of the powerplay without any runs conceded. Satyam hit out of the fence and got out. Sajith got out without adding any runs to the score. With 3 wickets down, the upper hand gained by WYSE looked to be lost. But then, Tushar came good, partnering with Ramanujam and Prashanth, added another 20 runs to the score.Ramanujam got run out trying to sneak a run. Prashanth was caught in the boundary. Tushar remained unbeaten. The target was set. 37 runs to win. Given the conditions, 37 is really a good score.

Disciplined bowling was all needed to ensure a win.Madhok, Prasad and Tushar hit the line and length very early in the innings. COORG Musketeers batsmen found our bowlers very difficult to handle. Wickets fell at frequent intervals. Madhok, Prasad and Tushar each got one wicket. The rest two got out trying to steal a run. COORG Musketeers were all out for 12 runs in just 4 overs. Emphatic win for WYSE Team. The star performer of the day, with no doubts, is Tushar. Performed really well with bat and bowl.

Kudos to the team for winning the first match. And the all the very best for the next matches. :) :) :)





- By Sajith

Build up to the Match Day

11th November 2011 : As soon as the Engineering days were over , I thought the Cricket Playing days were virtually over ! Thanks to Wyse , I can put to rest all such thoughts. The passion for the game was very much alive and bubbling , especially with India winning the World Cup and the IPL teams doing so well in Champions league. Watching the Malinga's and Tait's bowling super fast toe crushers and after watching the video :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZdaVmz_kg

and also watching the frustrating defensive bowling by the Indian team in England. I always had an urge to bowl quick and attack the stumps. Hearing about the practice session yesterday from Anand , just went home and packed my track pants into the bag.

At about 3 Pm today .. Sajith opens the drawer and shows the box of tennis ball which was used last time the guys played .. This was it ! it set my adrenaline pumping ! .. Luckily, we had just finished releasing the build to SQA ! .. The pain of missing practice yesterday and the hunger to go out in the middle and bowl fast was unbelievable !...Slowly , the time Crawled to 4 PM , the GENTLE reminder from Sajith pooped up and soon we were in the car and soon out of it..ripping the kit bag off...getting the stumps in place ..batsmen wielding the bats and the bowlers rushing to their run up... and thus began the long awaited Practice Session of the day !

Had quite an eventful and pacy Practice session for about an hour , hour and an half ! With everybody getting their hands on to bowl and bat !... With small practice sessions being such fun and enjoyable ...can't imagine how good the bigger one tomorrow in the ground will be ...and how great the Match will turn out to be !

Even after the Match Days are over , hope we can continue the trend of playing the game , maybe in the evenings once or twice a week ! Would be great for fitness and also bonding of the Wyse'ans!