Day 2 of the Octagon Series saw the Group B teams taking on each other. The first match was between the mighty Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Barcelona won the toss and strategically decided to take the willow first. Ranjith and Lal opened the innings. Though it was a slow start, both of them played well and Ranjith top scored with 20 runs. Reyas and Hari also played valuable innings in steadying the team's score. RC, though came late, had an important partnership with Hari, which saw the team reaching a respectable score of 55 runs. RR & Jagan were the last to play with RR adding 2 more runs to the score.
In reply, Real Madrid played with grit and determination. They took most of their runs in singles as Barcelona team had a very strong line up of fielders in the outskirts! Rajiv, imitating Jonty Rhoes, did some spectacular fielding and saved quite a few valuable runs. In the end, in a very closely fought match, Real Madrid won with only few balls remaining.
Here's how the score looks:
Barcelona won the toss and strategically decided to take the willow first. Ranjith and Lal opened the innings. Though it was a slow start, both of them played well and Ranjith top scored with 20 runs. Reyas and Hari also played valuable innings in steadying the team's score. RC, though came late, had an important partnership with Hari, which saw the team reaching a respectable score of 55 runs. RR & Jagan were the last to play with RR adding 2 more runs to the score.
In reply, Real Madrid played with grit and determination. They took most of their runs in singles as Barcelona team had a very strong line up of fielders in the outskirts! Rajiv, imitating Jonty Rhoes, did some spectacular fielding and saved quite a few valuable runs. In the end, in a very closely fought match, Real Madrid won with only few balls remaining.
Here's how the score looks:
This is a totally biased report spoiling the spirit of the Octagon Cup. After all there should be some appreciation for the winning team. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? :-(
ReplyDeleteTry to be neutral in the future.
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ReplyDeleteComing to no coverage about Real Madrid. Come on guys, you won and in all probabilities, will b in the final... So, thought of covering u that time. This was the only match to showcase the losers... UNDERSTOOD???
Spoiling the "spirit" of cup? In which TASMAC shop can i get that spirit? Pls tell me yaar.
The power of media is so huge that it can twist and turn the story the way it wants... I just wanted u guys to learn this important lesson in life!! Sun TV will trumpet about DMK and Jaya TV will trumpet about AIADMK... so, as responsible citizens, one should understand this...
Hope u have all understood...
And if u r still angry, come hit me! :-))
Going through your reply one proverb strikes my mind..."Empty vessels make more noise"
ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely right Mr. Anonymous... I personally am a very happy vessel with no water inside me (except on Saturday mornings at Russell's palace)... :-)
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