Results of PACC vs HPCC game

Result: HPCC won by one wicket

 

PACC detailed score sheet
Batsman	How Out	Bowler	Runs
Waseem	C.Shami	Ghias	35
Aqeel	C.Mark	Fadi	07
Bilal	C.Ghias	Manzoor	03
Jansher	Bowled	Ghias	55
Murtaza	Run Out	Qaiser	02
Imran	Bowled	Akber	02
Nasir	Bowled	Ghias	47
Shami	Not Out		23
Manzoor	C.Faisal	Manzoor	11
Maqbool	Not Out		07
Kamran	DNB
		Byes	0
		Leg Byes	1
		Wides	17
		No Balls	3
For 8 wickets	in 30 overs	Total Runs	213

Bowler	Ovrs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
Manzoor	6	0	29	2
Fadi	5	0	36	1
Ghias	6	0	30	3
Qaiser	4	0	25	0
Akber	4	0	49	1
Bilal	5	0	45	0

 

HPCC detailed score sheet
Batsman	How Out	Bowler	Runs
Qaiser Khan	Bowled	Kamran	03
Manzoor	C.Imran	Shami	45
Mushtaq	C.Imran	Kamran	0
Shami	Bowled	Kamran	10
Akber	Bowled	Mansoor	45
Bilal	C.Nasir	Mansoor	22
Faisal	Run Out	Murtaza/Imran	30
Ghias	C.Waseem	Aqeel	19
Malik	LBW	Aqeel	10
Fadi	Not Out		13
Mark	Not Out		1
		Byes	3
		Leg Byes	3
		Wides	4
		No Balls	1
For 9 wickets	in 30 overs	Total Runs	217

Bowler	Ovrs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
Kamran	5	0	26	3
Aqeel	5	0	44	2
Maqbool	6	0	42	0
Shami	6	1	38	1
Waseem	5	0	34	0
Mansoor	3	0	30	2

Report:

History has recorded very exciting cricket games but very few are at the level of the game HPCC and PACC played this past Sunday. This is the kind of game to be remembered for many years to come. HPCC’s proud member Fawad Khan lifted the moral of his team with his impeccable performance. The HPCC team is grateful and proud to have such a member, who fought until the very last delivery and gave us the gift of a memorable victory.

It was a very hot and muggy day at the HCG, both teams were on time. Dave Kumar was there to Officiate the game. PACC won the toss and predictably decided to bat first. PACC’s team irradiated energy and all its members were in the mood to beat HPCC and almost got away with the prize, sadly for them, HPCC’s Fawad spoiled their dream.

PACC started their inning with the opening pair, Waseem and Aqeel. They were on a mission to crack HPCC’s furious pace attack. Manzoor and Fadi started their spell with great speed and accuracy. Mark took a brilliant catch on the bowling of Fadi and Aqeel went to the pavilion after scoring only 7 runs. Bilal joined Waseem and tried to build a partnership but fell short when he tried to loft Manzoor and gave an “easy” catch to Ghias (Thank God he did not drop it!). Next to bat was Jansheer. Jansheer joined Waseem and they began scoring runs without any pressure. Waseem got trapped on a slow and awkward delivery by Ghias and gave an easy catch to Shami (who did not drop it, either) By the 72nd run there were three wickets down. HPCC’s luck was high when the new batsman Murtaza got ran out by Qaiser Bhia who, while trying to stop the ball on his delivery, the ball went straight to the wickets at the non-striker end. Needless to say Murtaza did not make it to his crease on time. HPCC was on a roll! They took four wickets and the score showed only 74 runs!

Nasir, PACC’s most dangerous man was still to bat. As soon as Nasir came to bat, he showed no mercy. His shots were majestic. HPCC ought to get Nasir out if they were to win this game. It was then when Ghias’ second spell came into play right with his third delivery and Nasir ended up being bowled out. Still the damage was done. Nasir, during his short stay at the crease scored forty-seven runs.

At the opposite end, lady luck smiled to Jansheer. HPCC had the chance to get him out but two catches were dropped and when Ghias finally bowled him out, he had already scored fifty-five runs. At the end of their inning PACC had totaled two hundred and thirteen runs, a very respectable number to chase.

HPCC members love to be challenged. They took the quest to win the game and the valuable six points. Still it was not easy. PACC put up a good fight and their defense sure made HPCC’s journey to victory an exciting challenge. After a short break, HPCC send Qaiser Bhia and Manzoor to the battle. Qaiser had barely scored three runs when Kamran bowled him out. The scoreboard read sixteen. Mushtaq was next to bat. After the very first delivery, Mushtaq was dismissed scoreless when he got caught behind. Things were not looking too bright for HPCC, the run rate was high but the team was confident they would rise to the occasion. Shami’s luck was not different from that of his predecessors. He only could score ten runs since Kamran’s brilliant performance helped PACC bowled Shami out. Akbar joined Manzoor and tried to build a partnership. They worked hard to keep the run rate achievable. The climatic conditions of the game were very difficult; the heat index was almost unbearable.

Players endured the heat but their performance was definitely affected by it. As the overs progressed, the ability of the players was diminished considerably. It was more than apparent as the HPCC wickets continued to fall. The batsmen that follow, (Bilal, Faisal, Ghias and Malik) struggle to stay to help maintain the run rate but the game was growing in difficulty. PACC seem to be winning the game, their domain of the HPCC’s inning was admirable.

At the fall of the second to last wicket HPCC seemed to have lost the game. In the last over HPCC needed eleven runs to win. On the crease, Fadi and Mark, did not loose hope.

In first ball delivered to Fadi, he made one run. Mark took the next single and made possible for Fadi to return to the striker’s end. The third ball, proved to be a real challenge for Fadi, he could not lift it high enough and he only scored two runs. The very next delivery Fadi continued his effort to hit the ball off the boundary. But he saw his effort frustrated by Maqbool. At this point HPCC needed to score seven more runs within two deliveries in order to win the game. And in a shot that seemed to be sent from above Fadi scored a glorious six! The once somber HPCC team returned to life in jubilation. The very last ball Fadi stamped the seal of Victory with a single.

Fadi made his HPCC fellows very proud! Way to go Fadi!

The HPCC team would like to extend its thanks to Dave Kumar and Naeem Bhai for umpiring our game in such extreme weather! It shows your dedication to the league. We salute your professionalism.

Ghias-ur-Rehman
HPCC.

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