Globe Group secure a narrow win in a photo finish game
The spectators at Azad maidan experienced a thriller on the first day of corporate T20 tournament. They enjoyed watching game to the fullest. But the atmosphere in both the dugouts during last over was way too different. They were all tensed and were hoping to see their side win. A situation was somewhat like this-Last over, 11 needed to win with just a single wicket in hand. Globe Group were defending but Sachin Jagtap of United India insurance was main hurdle in their way. After couple of dot balls the opponent needed 11 from 4 deliveries. Just when the players from Globe Group were about to relax, there came a turning point. Sachin hit a six over mid-off to make the equation 5 needed from 3! He went to finish the things off by trying to put the next ball beyond the boundary. But Alas! He was caught at mid-off and Globe Group won a low scoring thriller.
“Sachin played really well;overall it was an interesting game of cricket. We were batting first and we put 126 on board. Looking at the surface, the total was pretty decent. I scored 42 and one of our player, Gaurav scored 32. Yet a strong bowling efforts were needed to ensure the victory. Our bowlers delivered at right time taking us too victory. We got 1st 4 wicket in initial 4 overs. Shahul Hameed got 3 wickets. We were picking up wickets but Sachin was scoring runs from one end. He scored 72 and almost won the game single handedly,” explained Globe Group captain- Mr.Chintan Shah. Chintan was also the man of the match as he supported his batting efforts with magnificent figures of 4 overs 19 runs and 3 wickets.
According to Chintan, in that last over mid-off boundary was short so batsman had a little advantage. The morals of Globe Group players are high after this thrilling victory in first game itself. They are in group E in this tournament and are looking to give better performance in next game. Their next opponent is BEST who won their first game too. They bowled out bank of Maharashtra and chased down a target.
The key strength of Globe Group is their captain himself. “I have played lots of cricket over the years. I used to play for MCA under-17s, MCA under-19s and then played at university level too. In fact I couldn’t celebrate a victory to the fullest as I had to rush to other ground for a Kanga league match. Globe Group team is an extremely good team we are playing times shield for last 3 years now.
Chintan who is an associate manager at Globe Group thinks that captaining a side is a challenging job. “Having played so much cricket earlier, naturally I was made the captain of team. Here there are players who haven’t played cricket professionally. We have to take the best out of them and also ensure that they will not make any mistakes at key moments like the one in this match. Also there are lots of seniors in the team who are at higher designations in the hierarchy. You can’t really shout at them if they make any mistake. Everyone makes mistakes but it’s a spontaneous reaction when such things happen. But I always ensure that such thing will never happen when I am the captain,” said Mr.Chintan. With their smart and professional captain, Globe Group are all set to top the tables and win the next games by a broader margin.