Match #9 & #10

Friends,

I have been always discussing about the potential of the Mogambo's team and they proved it today with an amazing 57 by Rakesh Pant in a first wicket 81 run parternship.

In the second match, Leopards got their first win of the tournament.

More details will follow, here is a summary of the two matches on Sunday:

Match #9 - Mogambos beat Avengers
Avengers - 84 in 10 overs
Mogambos - 85 in 9.3 overs

Match #10 - Leopards beat Evolution
Evolution - 76 in 10 overs
Leopards - 81 in 7.4 overs.

Match # 7 & 8

Match #7 - Panthers comprehensively beat Evolution
Evolution - 60 in 10 overs
Panthers - 62 in 7 overs

Match #8 - Triggers beat Scorpion
Triggers - 114 in 10 overs
Scorpions - 103 in 10 overs

Details, I will be posting soon. Now that all the team have played 2 matches each, the standings is shown in the side panel.

Match # 6 - Brute Force vs Mogambo's

Brute Force must be thinking about their weaknesses after this match. They might have won this on papers but mentally it was Mogambo's who won the match. The best batting line up was all out for 67, thanks to the great bowling display by Rakesh Pant.

The match saw the first hat-trick of the season by Rakesh Pant and a total 5 wicket haul. The target was easy but the batting did flaunder for the Mogambo's and they were all out for 56. Surely Brute Force will not like to discuss this further. This might look like an easy win but trust me the match was real tense.

Final Scores: Brute Force won by 11 runs
Brute Force = 67 all out
Mogambo's = 56 all out.

P.S: All teams do not take Mogambo's lightly after this performance. Rakesh Pant was not able to perform with his bat but all know of his abilities. He has won many games single handedly in past. I heard there is a bit of pain in his right hand. Might be a good tactical point for other teams :)

Cricket in smartData

One very interesting comment from one very senior person at smartData, "You go anywhere and there are people discussing so seriously that seems there is some project issue and when you reach there its just CRICKET"...

Take it on a positive side as this season, the owners, players and fans have turned out to be more enthusiatic about their teams. In the same time the sportsman spirit is visible by the bond each teams' members share with any other. So in a row you have a Avenger sitting next to a Scorpion and Leopards. Or a Brute Force member working with a Panthers player. Nothing has dimmed the bond they share... and I think it is growing stronger each day with the common interest people find in each other - CRICKET.

Lunch time is good time to hear the gossips about the days' match or the next days matches. Good to hear even the ladies around with so much CRICKET in their talk...

There are few cricket lover clients who have been visiting the blog regularly and they are supporting each team in SPL... I am really mesmerized by one thing that has become a religion in smartData and thats' CRICKET :)

Match 5 - Avengers vs Leopards

Did you watch the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan last week? You missed the same penultimate ball win if you didn't watch this 5th SPL match between Avengers and Leopards.

With both teams loosing their first, this came out to be the game till now and trust me many are still considering this to be best one in this season. With one ball to go Avengers beat Leopards, thanks to the owners leading from the front. Ramandeep scored a marvellous 56 not out with Krishan scoring valuable runs with crucial wickets too.

Leopards, you need to jump back into the league and the caliber your team, this is going to be a matter of a good game.

Final Scores were:
Leopards - 91 in 10 overs
Avengers - 92 in 9.5 overs

I am sure there are gonna be more such breathtaking games in the days to come. Hope everyone is enjoying the game.

:)

Score after Round 1

Round 1 saw good performances by all the teams. Considering this was just a warm up for all of them, keep hooked as there is a lot more action to come in the weeks. Here is the score of different matches:

Match # 1 - Brute Force beat Avengers by 19 runs
Brute Force - 97 for 6 in 10 overs
Avengers - 78 for 6 in 10 overs

Match # 2 - Scorpions beat Mogamboz by 61 runs
Scorpions - 126 for 3 in 10 overs
Mogamboz - 62 all out in 9 overs

Match # 3 - Panthers beat Leopards by 4 wickets
Leopards - 92 for 3 in 10 overs
Panthers - 94 for 4 in 9 overs

Match # 4 - Triggers beat Evolution by 6 wickets
Evolution - 81 for 5 in 10 overs
Triggers - 82 for 2 in 7 overs

The current standings have been shown in the right panel. But mind you that this is just the start and equations can change with a game. So come and enjoy the carnival and DO ENSURE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM.

Enjoy :)

The GAME has begun

Friends,

Time: 5:45 am
Venue: Banyan Tree School, Sec 48

With the official declaration done by respected Brigadier Mishra sir, the season 3 of smartData's premier league begun.

Though a bit of disappointment due to lesser number of non playing audience, but the charisma and enthusiasm of the envrionment negated this too.... Almost every team had a presense with the first ball bowled by Krishan Murari of AVENGERS to BRUTE FORCE. Here is a summary of the games in the weekend (more details will follow):

Sat 19 June 2010.
Match #1 - Brute Force beat Avengers.
Match #2 - Scorpions beat Mogamboz.

Sun 20 June 2010.
Match #3 - Panthers beat Leopards.

I will be posting the match details with scores soon... But all those not there to watch the matches BEWARE you missed the excitement.

Enjoy the season...
Match #4 - Triggers beat Evolution.