After an uncanny cloudy morning the captains of the two teams walked to the pitch around 10.30 am for the toss. Subashis was at the helm this time and as everybody knew he would win the toss. So SPCC decided to bat. Anish and Swapan opened the innings. They played beautifully, setting up a good partnership against a good quality bowling attack. Both of WSCC opening bowlers, Khawas and Sikander, were up to the task and were bowling good line and length.

SPCC lost their first wicket in the 11^th over when Swapan was adjudged LBW, after playing a good inning. Meanwhile Anish on the other end kept on continuing the good innings that he was playing. It is always a treat to watch a left handed batsmen play his shots. Anish, who completed his fifty and looked set, was caught soon while trying to hit the maximum on the leg side. Abhijit also lost his wicket when he was clean bowled. Soon Tarun and Ashok were at the crease but Ashok too lost his wicket trying to play a shot he should not have played. Harish entered at this stage and he too lost his wicket. Hence SPCC who was at one stage placed beautifully at 97 for 1 in 15 overs was 113 for 5 by 20^th over.

Tarun meanwhile kept on playing beautifully from the other end. He hit some glorious sixes and boundaries. Wajahath kept him good company from other end. Both of them played intelligently and sensibly, thus pulling SPCC out of the slump which was created by the mini collapse. Wajahth got out soon trying to hit a slow delivery. Trilok who was playing on the other end was playing sensibly, taking runs and giving the strike as much as to Tarun. He was clean bowled at 65 while trying to accelerate the inning. With about 3 overs left the remaining batsmen to follow had only one option of hitting. Hence the next victim was Deepak when he was caught at the boundary trying to go for some quick runs. Kartik joined Trilok after the fall of Deepak’s wicket. Mean while Trilok went berserk in the last 3 overs hitting some beautiful sixes. SPCC ended their innings at 257/8 in 30 overs.

Tarun opened the bowling for SPCC. He got success on the second ball of the inning when Sikander went for a rash shot was beautifully caught by Abhijit who had to run back to take the catch near the boundary. Sami joined Moeen at the fall of Sikander’s wicket. Both of them had a very strong leg side. Anything on the leg side was punished by them. Deepak took the second over and bowled a good line and length. Deepak was rewarded for his bowling in the second over that he bowled when Moeen offered a simple catch to Wajahath. Tarun continued to taking wickets regualry and eneded his spell with 5 wickets!

Deepak was given a breather after 7 overs and Trilok was brought. Trilok struggled to hold the new ball and was unable to bowl with any kind accuracy. In the 11^th over Deepak was brought back. After going for some runs he got the batsmen to snick the ball which was beautifully caught by Harish. Thus the batting team had lost more than the half side under 50 runs. Meanwhile Subashis took the ball from the other end and soon got Sami out. Sami played well for his 45 runs and was the only batsmen who looked as a threat. Kartik was introduced after Subashis. Though initially going for some runs Kartik too got a wicket. In the next over Subashis cleaned bowled their last batsmen and hence the WSCC innings was done in 14 overs for 98 runs.

It was a good team effort overall for SPCC. The catches were taken. Wides were kept in control. Fielding looked tight. The only thing SPCC has to be wary about is Complacency. The mini collapse that happened during the batting can be avoided.  For WSCC, bowling was their strong area. Batsmen need to try to stay long at the crease. Sami batted very well.