Lights, Camera and Action ...

The day has arrived for all the cricket lovers to witness Flood light super pack action weekend. The stage is set, players are charged up, volunteers are ready to entertain people/viewers and sponsors are excited. Lights, Camera and Action. 

Weather report 

Saturday 50F feel like 45F 

Sunday 55F feels like 48F 

Nights are going to be cold, so get your sweater on. 

Spandana presents Finals and Women Cricket

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FLT has tested all the teams and best 4 teams are battling for the title this weekend. No team is new to us and they too know each other. So it’s going to be battle of nerve and strategy. Let best team win. Time to play with Mind than with Heart. 

Bhola XI - The Fighters/Blessers 

Blessing of Ganpati Bappa are looking rock solid. Never give up attitude and skills pulling the match from opponent’s mouth consistently. 

Catalysters - The Allrounders

There all round talent in cricket right from batting, bowling and fielding has kept them in top of the table from long time consistently. 

Warriors - The Champions

Every player in the team is a match winner. Winning has become their habit. Effortlessly and consistently defeating the opponents.

Beamers - The Event leaders

They have come to the tournament with focus and right combination. They are true deserving Event leaders, defeating 5 opponents on there way consistently. 

Each team is or where consistent in their performance. But what matters is the game day, which team can play as team and keep their head down and capitalize opponent’s mistakes. 

As per my views these things are going to be deciding factors in Semis and Finals. 

1. Right team combination: Batting and Bowling order are going to be key points. Get your best player get the chance to bat and bowl. I remember blog written by Chirag Why ? Why ? Why ? And ask again why was Tridy and Bhavesh not given chance in batting during match against Catalysters last week.

2. Fielding: You need to be on top o the ball. Right fielders at right places is the key. Every run counts. Give your 100% and be on the toes. Ask Catalysters, how fielding can win the game, Vijay was MOM for his brilliant effort on the last ball to defeat strong Acers. While ask Rhinos how fielding could have made the difference in their game against Warriors. 

3. Presence of mind: Grab each opportunity you get and capitalize slightest mistakes you see. No wonder you see large number of run-outs in the tournament. Ghanu and Arpit skillfully took double on the last ball, which made the difference at the end of the game. 

(When ball was played to backward short leg by Arpit, Ghanu reached the srikers end and waited for Arpit to come back for double in the crease itself, at that point both were at strkers end, guess what they got the second run, as there was no one was on bowlers end to receive the ball)

4. Never give up : Game is not over till the last ball is balled. Anything and Everything is possible in Cricket. 

Star cc vs Bhola XI, Star cc needed 25 of 18 balls and just 4 wickets in hand. Durga facing Chirag, effortlessly hammered 2 sixes and turn the tables in 18th over. It was team effort of Bhola XI and some awesome bowling by Hardik and Sanket restricted the Star cc well short of the target. 

Acers vs Cats, Acer require 10 of the last over. 4 balls 9 needed and then six from Shiva in such pressure situation almost got game for Acers. But it was great bowling by Chiru and match wining fielding effort by Vijay defeated Acers on the last ball. 

5. Toss: All teams like batting first :) . Warriors, Bhola XI and Beamers have not batted second, would not like to bat second, nor will Catalyster like to. Most of the teams who have batted first have won the match in this tournament. Will toss win will be Match win? 

6. Power play : Single double is the key and not power hitting shots. In power play there are 9 fielders on the ground not within 15 yard circle. Every fielder is waiting for your catch in the deep.

Gone is gone. All it matters is how you are going to tackle coming weekend game. Playing back to back will be testing for player's stamina and consistency skills.

Please invite your friends for the final event we have lot of actions line up like Women cricket, Relief fund from Spandana and some delicious food from Peacock. 

Keep Smiling Always 

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Dharme

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