ISB starts Kun Chevrolet Corporate Cricket Cup with a win

ISB starts Kun Chevrolet Corporate Cricket Cup with a win

ISB defeated Sloka by 4 wickets in their first match of this corporate tourney. The match was again played at Glendale which has now almost become a home ground to a whole lot of teams. Sloka won the toss and elected to bat.

Abhijit and Mahesh opened the bowling for ISB. Pratik joined the attack after 4 overs. If you wanted to watch a breath taking bowling spell, I should tell you that you missed this special one. Pratik was playing his last match (may be) for ISB and made it worth every moment for every member of the ISB cricket team. He pocketed 4 wickets. Kartik joined the magic, taking 3 wickets in 3 overs and Sloka ended up with 144 runs on the board. Not to forget the four catches pocketed by our wicketkeeper, Rehan.

Abhijit and Nishant opened the innings for ISB but we lost Nishant early; result of a supposedly bad decision. Naresh joined Abhijit in the center and they together flourished a partnership of 34 runs. Naresh got out to a shot trying to dominate the bowlers. Then came to the crease, a man who has got his name synonymous with the word “consistency”, Mr. N S Srikant. What followed was a treat to watch with Srikant holding his fort at one end and making sure the team wins. Partnerships formed and collapsed with a common name in all of them. He ended the match with a classic cover drive for a four, which also made him reach his first fifty as part of the ISB cricket team. A dramatic finish to the match.

Team ISB for the match – Naresh Mahadevan, Rehan Habeeb (WK), L Rama Krishna, Nagaraju B, N S Srikant, Abhijit Roy(C), Mahesh Shenoy, Pratik Patankar, Nishant Tiwari, Kartik Agarwal, Shankar Balakrishnan, Dhimant Parekh

Scores:

Sloka – 144/9 (Nirdosh – 32, Mohan – 36 no, Pratik – 4/30, Kartik – 3/8, Mahesh – 1/21)

ISB – 146/6 (Srikant – 53, Abhijit – 25, Naresh - 21)

Man of match: N S Srikant and Pratik Patankar

Posted by Mahesh Shenoy