Day 1 and Day 2 of Telecom Premier League 2016 Unfolded
It has just been two days that we are into the much awaited Telecom Premiere League (TPL) and it has already witnessed some spectacular performances. The eight teams that are divided into two groups; A and B have played two matches each and have created a buzz in the city. The telecom giants that are fighting for the coveted TPL are: Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, Idea A, Idea B, Tata Docomo, G&D, Reliance Jio and IBM. The current table toppers are Idea in Group A and Bharti Airtel from Group B, winning two out of two matches.
The batsmen, the bowlers and the fielders are striving hard to put their best foot forward. The spirit of cricket is at the highest level, and the players are going all out to sink in the happiness of playing this sport. Rushi Patel of Idea is leading with 73 runs from 2 matches at a healthy average of 73, followed by his team-mate Vikas Sharma who is just behind by 2 runs with 71 runs from 2 matches. Abhishek from Vodafone and Subrata Mukherjee from TTSL are not too far away with 70 and 63 runs respectively.
Nowadays cricket is not just about ones and twos, with players like Virat Kohli and AB Devilliers using the long handle, the batsmen in TPL deriving inspiration from these legends, are not afraid to hit the big shots. Rushi Patel (Idea A) has hit a maximum of six sixes in 2 matches, Abhishek (Vodafone) and Mayank Shirke (Bharti Airtel)have four to their names. When it comes to boundaries, Vikas Sharma (Idea A) is leading the pack with nine boundaries, followed by Subrata Mukherjee (TTSL), Abhishek (Vodafone), Abhishek Kaushik (IBM) and Mehul Kamath (IBM) with four boundaries each.
The competition is neck-to-neck among the bowlers, with Shamim Dicholkar (IBM), Mangesh Gharat (Reliance Jio), Rushi Patel (Idea A), Pradeep Jha (TTSL) and Manish Karande (TTSL) stationed at four wickets apiece. It is going to be a tough fight and only time will tell who stands tall to become the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.
Having the best batsmen and best bowler is every captain’s wish, but if he is supported by an electrifying fielder that is the cherry on the cake. Reliance Jio is blessed to have the services of Kamalakar Chavan who is the best fielder with 3 catches.
After looking at individual performances, let us see how teams have fared so far. Vodafone has the highest score of 163-3 against TTSL, whereas Reliance Jio has the lowest total of 71-6 against Bhati Airtel. In the span of two days, there have been some thrilling contests, one of them was between Reliance Jio and IBM, where the former won by four runs. We also had a couple of comprehensive wins; Vodafone thrashing TTSL by 77 runs and Bharti Airtel getting the better of Idea B in a one-sided 10-wicket win.
Let us fasten our seat belts to enjoy the exciting journey of TPL in the coming weekends.
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