Terminator 6: Rise of the Bulls

Cricket they say is a game of great contradictions. Imagine this - last week we played against the "bottom" team, with our "strongest" line-up, "won the toss" and then "lost" a "one-sided" match. Today we played one of the "top" team in the league, with a "depleted" line-up, "lost the toss" and then actually "won" a "close" match. The silence in the camp after we saw the last ball sail past the boundary in the last match was replaced with cries so loud we almost have a hoarse voice now. The contradiction was complete.

We also had a new set of heroes. Bosco got the first five-for by anyone in our team. He would have got more since he still had an over in his quota left but Sukrit cleaned it up from the other end and so our opponents actually ran out of wickets. While in batting it was the perfect mix of immaculate patience and controlled aggression displayed by Keshav that ensured we made light work of the small target and sailed though with five wickets to spare.

Our fielding was exceptional and in fact I would say it was the fact that we grabbed all the important catches that came our way that we could bundle the Terminators that cheap.

One of the highlights of the match though according to me was the Appeal-of-the-Century by Sukrit followed by the heart-attack routine that he did. It exemplifies the fact that his passion for the game is simply unmatched. He it seems was also appealing for everyone since the other close-in fielders prefer to zip their lips while fielding. Other teams are more vocal because that keeps the pressure on the batsmen and also the umpires while motivating the bowlers.

Before this match , which was the 6th for us, we had just one win while the Terminators had just one loss in 6 matches. So we are 6-2-4 now. Thats 6 matches 2 wins and 4 losses. And still hoping to make the play-offs. While we wont want to get carried away too much with the win theres no harm in enjoying our moment under the sun.