The ninth match of the ICL 20-20 World Series featured the newly formed Ahmedabad Rockets take on the formidable Royal Bengal Tigers at the Lahari resorts ground-Hyderabad. A clinical display saw the Tigers score a comprehensive 72 runs victory largely assisted by the clinical batting display from their top 3 batsmen; especially a splendid match winning batting display of 79 runs from Rajiv Kumar.
Earlier in the day S.Sriram, won the toss and put the Tigers’ in to bat.
The Tigers opened with a new combination of Rajeev Kumar (promoted up the order owing to his great form that he has carried from a very successful English summer) & Captain Deep Dasgupta. The duo added a solid 41 run partnership before Dasgupta departed for a well made 22. This was an ideal setting for the prodigious Abhishek Jhunjhunwala to display his talent.
It was a perfect batting display from the top three Tigers’ batsmen (Kumar 79, Jhunjhunwala 64, Dasgupta 22), helping them register the highest total of the tournament. The Tigers’ innings finally folded at an impressive 193/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
It was a difficult task for the Rockets right from the beginning and their cause was also, not helped by the loss of wickets at regular intervals. With the exception of Sachin Dholpure; none of the Rockets batsmen got going; resulting in a huge 72 run margin defeat. The Tigers’ captain also showcased the bowling prowess of the team by employing 8 bowlers in the match. With this big win the Tigers are right back in contention and have announced their comeback with a strong all-round performance.
Friday, September 19, 2008
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