Sudesh Hiremath’s all-round brilliance leads SSA to a big win in the AT20 Tournament
A player who can contribute both with the bat as well as with the ball are always special. They can be big assets for any team they play for. Take example of Jacques Kallis, Shane Watson, R Ashwin( in tests), Symonds or Afridi. They are always a vital cog in the team & without their presence, the team almost looks incomplete & even weak to some extent.
SSA Strikers are gifted with one such all-rounder called Sudesh hiremath who fired in all the departments against Collage designs. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, SSA team were in deep trouble after losing both their openers. In fact such was their situation they were struggling at one point of time with 40/4. It was after the 4th wicket right handed sudesh came in & played a fantastic knock of 55. Coming at a time when his team needed a come back, he rightly delivered with the bat & got able support from the lower order too. Sudesh scored a fighting 39 ball 55 which included 7 fours & equal amount of running. He stitched an innings from nowhere with the support of the lower order & from no where SSA happily finished their innings with 212/9 in 20 overs. At one point they were not looking even good enough for 150 but it was because of Sudesh things changed big time. They even exceeded their own expectations of scoring at least 150-160.
Usually a defensive batsman, sudesh displayed a lot of energy between the wickets & kept the scorecard ticking. Collage team were required to score at more than 11 runs per over against a good bowling unit of SSA. Eventually the whole batting line up crumbled & were all out for just 60 runs. Sudesh also contributed with the ball picking up 4 wickets with his effective medium pace. What’s more, the icing on the cake was a hat-trick which he took which completely dismantled the opposition. Hiremath’s all round show helped his side earn a victory. Their 3rd win in their 4th match of the tournament also pushed them into the super eight.
Considering the form Sudesh is in, we can expect more brilliant cameos from him down the order to lift his team in the final four & eventually towards the title. Also it was good to see Sudesh dedicating his innings to his 2 year old daughter & we certainly wish many more fine innings to come from his bat in the coming matches.
