NewWaves suffered a humiliating defeat by 2 wickets.

Kuljit-Singh - 29 July 2001 (Scorecard)

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Trendsetters won the toss again and elected to field first.

NewWaves batsmen put up a below par performance with the bat and were bowled out for just 144. The team was out for a petty 144 runs in 27.3 overs. Not being able to play the full quota of 30 overs in such a crucial match was perhaps the worst example of casual and careless batting. NewWaves lacked any sign of a killer instinct both in batting and bowling, the TrendSetters proved to be a thoroughly professional outfit. They had planned to fight the battle with meticulous care and executed their plan brilliantly.

The temperature here was 24 degrees during the day and there were clouds in the sky. We were so lucky to have this weather.

I don't really accept the statement that the TrendSetters team is inconsistent; The batting line-up looks quite formidable. Kuljit-Singh, the Trendsetters captain was delighted: "The quality of the play that we saw today was a bit of a surprise considering that we didn’t have two key players .

HighLights :

1) JSanjay won the JCricketfare Award for best Jducks for his performance

2) Sanjay also missed the opportunity to write the report for the last match that they had won.

Hello ALL,

SOrry i couldn't send the Match Report for the Last Match for the following 2 reasons.

1. Kuljit haven't send me the scorecard as he's the one who has it. (Come on Sanjay what a lame excuse!!!)

2. I will write the Report for both the match together as we will win the match this sunday (July29th) also!!!! (Sorry Sanjay your dream didn’t come true , we all request you to stop day dreaming) (He He He He Hee)

3) Both the teams were playing without their key players. For TrendSetters Blaster Mohammad Noman & Satish Arravalli were absent. For NewWaves Captain Kuldeep, Kishore and last weeks Star Player Subbarao Chitra were absent.

4) The record now reads: NewWaves 6, TrendSetters 4, abandoned 0.

5) Raguram was the pick of the seamers, conceding just 18 runs from 4.3 overs. He grabbed three wickets too:

6) New Waves bowling

23Byes + 25 Wides

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7) Special NO ball was given by Umpire Uday P. Harish Baddam was caught distracting the batsman while Upendra was bowling.

8) XYZ’s dismissal suggested that it might not have been a fair decision after all. Guys we have to be active while umpiring.

Sai Amuluru scored 1 run from the very first ball he faced, but that was all he could make. Sanjays sharp throw from the point let Sai watch his bails whipped off.

Zia Haque made 47, Sumeet 31, and Prasad S made 12. The rest of the batting efforts suggested a telephone number! All getting gout in single digits!

After Harish V got out, Sanjay Singhvi was the new batsman. He has had a couple of ducks going into this match; I meant to say that he didn’t score in his last two matches. At the crease, he looked laboured, often tired. Sanjay Singhvi' failed again, making a Duck.

Can it really be true that Sanjay is not sure about what is expected of him in One-Day cricket? If it is indeed so, then the future of NewWaves cricket is not in good hands. Playing over 15 limited over matches, you are still not sure of your role, then there certainly is cause for serious concern. Batting in almost all the matches however, averaging just 4 in 10 innings. Sanjay is a big let down to the NewWaves team. Just once has Sanjay reached two figures batting for the NewWaves.

Sanjay didn’t carry his poor batting form onto the field. He took a spectacular catch at point and as well a sharp throw from him conceded Sai’s Wicket

Trendsetters had a shocking start; they found themselves in big trouble loosing two early wickets down after two overs. Krishna Prasad had trouble facing the pace of Uday; He sent back the opener K.P for a duck off his very first over. K.P shuffled across, played down the wrong line and was clean bowled with Trendsetters yet to score a run. Chetan Jaitly was the second man to be out, giving an easy catch to Jagdish off the bowling of Anil.

But TSetter’s managed a revival with Kuljit and Vinod forgiving a promising partnership. Captain heaved straight over mid-wicket for a mighty six off the very first delivery of Zia Haque. They quickly saw Tsetter’s beyond 50 with a plethora of boundaries until Vinods mistimed drive flicked a Jagdish’s delivery on to his stumps after scoring 14. The middle order finally kicked into life and the TrendSetters rattled up the target 145 runs in 24 overs

Captain Kuljit provided most of the entertainment, but the day really belonged to the, Star Opener Praveen Singh, Satya Modugula and Nareen T.

That pace was maintained thereafter despite the loss of Captain and Vinod Bajurri in the tenth over. Praveen Singh joined Satya Modugula, Nareen T and the trio added 59 runs before Anil Yerram athletically caught Praveen Singh at short leg. Praveen and Nareen hit 3 muscular fours and Nareen lofted a massive six towards Deep Square leg.

Thereafter TrendSetters rarely looked like failing to reach a target of 145 - Raguram D (06) stayed with Nareen T (21) until victory was completed without pressure and with more than six overs to spare.

NewWaves lack the 'killer instinct'?

What does such a repeat of debacle indicate? The team is not deficient of talent or prowess in batting or bowling. Fielding is poor but it only makes a marginal difference. The most important, needing immediate attention is not being mentally tough and the lack of a killer instinct. Though it needs definite improvement, the weakness did not prevent the team from winning. By my understanding of the game, the reasons are psychological. The team lacks mental strength to fight and win. Overpowered by reputations of its opponents, it succumbs to pressure.

Few words of advice,

NewWaves believes a lesson can be learnt from the manner in which TrendSetters approach their game. They are always aggressive, looking to take the initiative from teams. That's how we have to go about our job, but with a little caution.

There is a general belief that NewWaves leave too much to fate. Though the part played by 'lady luck' in victories and defeats cannot be denied, it does not mean that the players should not apply themselves correctly and put in their best. Luck has its own mood and should better be left at that.

After seeing his side enjoy by far the best of the Sunday’s play against NewWaves at Frankford Fields today Captain Kuljit said: "We put up a good performance out there, and we looked a very good side. All of our bowlers used the conditions well. All credit to Kuljit and his team."

Coming Sunday’s game is going to be challenging, but we must realise that we have players in our side who are capable of doing the job, Kuljit said.

As long as each player plays his role in the side, I can see us coming out on top. He knows what is required to gain success. We have to be aggressive and play positively, he said.

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