Nokia Wins by 4 wickets against NFC in Smashtress 4th Corporate cricket league

Venue : Ingraham Cricket Ground Uttar Pradesh  | Match Scorecard  | Tournament Details 

Come Sunday and one finds ways and means of spending time and enjoying the day. On that day and away from office, one gives time to their families and near and dear ones to share their smiles and happiness. But at times as an individual spending time on a cricket ground and enjoying a game of cricket  adds flavour to life. 

Two Corporate teams (Nokia and NFC)met on a cricket field at the 4th Corporate Cricket league,March 15th, 2015,at New Delhi for a T20 game and to test their cricketing skills.

Nokia won the toss and to make use of the conditions in terms of moisture on the pitch decided to bowl first. NFC were off to a very positive start with the top 3 batsman Harsh 27 runs (2 boundaries), Babbal with 31 with (4 boundaries) and Manish top scoring with 42 runs (3 boundaries and 1 six). They often say good start is the most important factor for any side posing a good total. Well NFC had a good start but Abhishek of Nokia had other ideas. He picked up wickets at regular intervals with a 3 wickets for 19 runs. Five of NFC batsman were run out. NFC innings folded at 151 in their allotted 20 overs with extras contributing second best with 32. A competitive total – one must say!

Nokia too had their problems but at their top order and with half side down with the score reading at 67, with Harsh and Devender doing the damage for NFC by picking 2 wickets each. In 20 overs version of the game, one good partnership puts things on track and Puneet 54 N.O (4 fours and one six) and Ravi 31 (4 fours) did the same. They put on 82 for the sixth wicket ( a huge one) and took the game away from NFC. Boundaries at regular intervals and rotation of the strike by Puneet and Harsh gave NFC bowlers no chance of coming back in the game and in the end Nokia emerged winners by 4 wickets. Puneet was named the Man of the Match.  

Certainly Team Nokia had reasons to smile and share their cricketing moments of the day with their families when they went back home. I am sure they might have celebrated the day too.

– By Venkatraman Iyer

Sr. Editor, www.cricketgraph.com