And so, it was finally my turn to bat.
And everyone seemed eager to Dismiss me and get back as soon as possible so they could rest.
Well... I'm definately going to play all 2 overs.
I Don know how much I'll score but I'll definately score.
"Middle stump."
I advised the umpire as he helped me understand where the middle stump exactly was.
After a bit of dragging the bat here and there he finally gave a thumsup.
and than, i dragged my shoes which had Thorns below them 9n the ground.
This created a line which suggested which helped me stand beside the middle stump without looking at my stumps every time.
By the way the stumps at the back of me are called wicjets.
They are on either side of the 22 yard crease which is rectangle shaped.
Amd at the end of each of them stood 3 wooden cylinder shaped wooden objects called wickets that were stuck to the ground thanks to the sharp structure below the cylinder.
There were 3 of them and on top of them were small wooden cylinders with a weird shape called bails.
If the ball hits the wicket that doesn't mean it's out, It is only out when the bails on the top of the wickets fall.
Those bails by the way fall over even the tiniest of breezes so the moment the ball hits the wicket, not only will the baisl fall byt so will the wicket which not only falls but also bounces like a car bouncing while falling on a hill.
It's a very Cool scenery when that happens.
...
and so, the man stood at his mark as he ran with the ball on his hand.
His goal was to land the ball on a length, The most prefereed length is obviously the good length.
Especially during swing and the most unpreferred one is the slot ball.
And the best ball is the toe crushing yorker that falls right on the batsman's foot.
and so the batsman ran and landed the ball on a good length.
Bud has good control.
Long on and Long off were outside the circle so i took a single.
Came back to strike.
Everyone laughed as they saw me take a single.
Well sadly, The target 32 isn't my goal, My goal is to read the ball and the bowler.
He came at me, same length again i took a single.
and this time i heard a clicking sound from beside me.
It was the damn asshole that got out of the first ball.
"Shut up first ball."
I said, And his face after hearing that got as red as a tomato.
"What the fuck did you say."
"I told you to not disturb me. It's annoying."
"After that. What did you say after that?"
the Umpore came beside us to stop the fight.
Before he could do anything.
*Slap*
The Coach slammed him on the head.
"Aw..."
"Come back to your mark, Stop making a fool of yourself."
"Yes sir."
After that he glared at me for a bit and than went back to his crease.
This fuck is a bit hot tempered isn't he? He's kinda irritating...
Well let's concentrate.
"Play ball."
The umpire signaled the continuation as he ran again.
Hmm...
*Slam*
"..."
The unpire signaled a six, the bowler looked at me as if not believing i hit a six off of a Short ball.
Bud it wasn't even that short, you missed the mark by a wee bit...
If it were him, he'd have taken that ball even deeper into the stands.
He's afterall the Best pull shot hitter. That kinda ball would have gone for a six every time.
and again he came at me.
This time, he tried a yorker.
*Slam*
Right of the middle, fuckers!!
It wasn't a yorker but a fulltoss, at knee height and i slammed it straight.
Luckily i got the timing right.
Or else, I'd have been either clean Bowled or Lbw.
clean bowled is when the ball hits the stumps and lbw is Leg before wicket which means that, your legs are close to the wickets and if it hadn't hit your legs it'd have hit the wickets than only it can be given as an out.
The next ball...
*SLAM*
Right above the fielder at Long off
A Slot ball... wow, he hasn't been his greatest after that six.
He probably thought he did good on that ball.
After that six he's bowled 2 back to back bad balls.
To which i hit 2 sixes.
Total 3 sixes and my score right now.
My score right now was 20 runs off 5 balls.
Last ball... he ran towarss me at full speed.
Bowled a ball so fast, i couldn't properly see it, It swung outisde as it pitched.
But luckily or unluckily... It came right at my legs and at the last moment i could barely drag the bat to the ground to avoid it hitting the stumps.
*Clap Clap*
Everyone started clapping after that ball. i snuck a single because it was too close to the stumps and too far away from the batter.
which ended with me getting 21 in 6 balls.
...
The second over was that of a spinner.
Ooh i love that...
Why? Because the ball is slow and there's absolutely no spin on offer.
He delivered the ball, It was a leg spin, I swept the ball because it was close to my pads and there wasn't anyone at deep backward square leg.
Managed to get a four.
This time he flighted the ball, It was turning towards off.
But... sadly it was at length and i slammed it straight.
As you might have guessed by now, straight shots are my strong points.
so, the score was 31 off 8.
I was already the winner.
would the match cointinye i wondered as i looked at The coach.
"Continue."
He said...
God damn... Even I'm exhausted after keeping for a whole 20 overs man... Gimmi a break would ya?
So the game continued without any care in the world.
He came at me, This time his control missed and he bowled a rank short ball.
And when a spinner bowls a short ball...
It's a gift that's telling the batsman to hit a six.
And so, i used all my power and timed the ball...
*Slam*
Slammed it inbetween deep mid wicket and deep square leg.
And got a six.
37 off 9
Everyone standing there was shocked, Nobody has probably seen someone bat at the strike rate I'm batting at.
Everyone was at a strike rate of 130-150 Higest was 200.
I am currently at 400.
Strike rate simply means how many runs you'd score after you play 100 balls.
If i play hundred balls with the same strike rate i'd get around 400 runs. Though it's practically impossible for that to happen without getting out.
Well anyway... here comes the next ball.
Let's see... The 5 fielders outside are...
i see...
This time he bowled to his field but he didn't realise something as be bowled at the 6th stump.
There was nobody at Third man.
It was an open area so i switched my dominant hand and became a left hander for a bit as i used every bit of power i could muster and reverse swept the ball.
It was with power that i got it, so the connection being good ultimately led to it going all the way for a six.
Score 43/10
Was this close to beating the fastest 50 off 12 balls.
If that last ball had gone for six i'd have been closer right now... How sad.
2 more balls to go.
What will he do?
Ooh another Rank Short ball.
Again used every bit of power to slam it between deep square leg and deep mid wicket.
And it went deeper into the stands.
Another six. 49/11.
Everyone was dumbfounded as they couldn't comprihend what was happening.
Tho, most of those balls were bad. The 3 balls that were good went for just 3 runs.
Last ball... I just took a single and completed the 50.
Hung my bat high in Acknowledgement.
Took off my gloves, and helmet and walked back. Sat down removed the Pads and guard and other Equipment.
Shook hands with everyone
And than slept went inside the room and went for sleep, after setting the alarm to 6:30.