Sunday, September 19, 2010

'Twas a good fight

I am seriously considering erecting a statue for Suresh Raina next to the Petronas Twin Towers. 4 wickets in 2 overs! What a match it was.. yes they lost but it was ahmazing and personally I felt it was a deserving win for the Victorian Bushrangers. By far, this probably was the most interesting T20 match i've seen. CSK signed off with a stunning 162 which looked little coz of the expectation they had set in previous matches. And then came the Bushrangers (thanks to Finch and Hussey) roaring them to a good score. Vijay was good but wasted to many overs. I felt Bolliger was not fully in form yest. Actually the whole team's fieling was not as firey as it always is. Muralitharan missing a catch, that definately doesnt happen often. I could keep watching the last four overs time and again. It was such nail-biting moments. 2 overs 12 runs needed for the VBs to win. Hell the 4s and the 2s were so irritating at that point. Then came the saviour angel Suresh Raina (great strategy by MS dhoni).. 1 over and 3 wickets down.. it was like celebration! haha.. almost! but they tied, yes 162 exactly so they had to bring the super over. This is the most brutal and cruel part of a cricket match. 6 balls for each team and they see how much they score. I am sure many fans just like me would have strongly violently openly objected dhoni bringing in ashwin to bowl this over. Their strongest man in Bollinger. Either him or Muttaiah would have been splendid. If he so wanted to take a chance, Raina should have been the pick. But alas, the 3 sixes at the superover takes the Bushrangers high up in the team standings. It ok the lions would roar again in the next match! love u guys :)

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