Pepsi Double Wicket Tournament
devakumar mannemela
Hi ,
Here are the results of the Pepsi Double Wicket Tourney.I am giving the
details of the finals and the summary of the league matches.
As reported in " INDIAN EXPRESS "
dated 15 oct 1990
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Kapil Dev is acknowledged as one of the most dangerous hitters
in contemporary international cricket.But for the second time
in the Pepsi Double Wicket Tournament , the veteran of 150 plus
one day internationals willingly played second fiddle to a lad
who was just five years old when the haryana allrounder began
the start of a marvellous career.And for the second time ,
Sachin Tendulkar justified the faith pinned on him by Kapil.
Tendulkar , who scored 59 runs off 18 balls in the semi finals,
almost single handedly beat the pair of Ravi Shastri and Mohd.
Azharuddin in an all indian final clash for the winner's prize
of nearly Rs. two lakhs.
Tendulkar and Kapil got a walkover from Gordon Greenidge and
Carl Hooper in the semi final as Greenidge was rendered hors
the combat by back trouble after the league phase. Unlike on
friday , Tendulkar looked fallible today.But that didn't deter
him from playing big hits.He was lucky to hit the first six
- a narrow escape of shastri. But the five sixes - all off
Azharuddin - he smashed later spoke for the youngster's
brilliance.One such shot was superbly improvised - somewhat akin
to forehand crosscourt topspin shot - that cleared the man at
the midwicket fence.Another landed at the BCA pavilion while
a third cleared the high stadium roof over long on.
Tendulkar fell four times , yet he managed to complete his
second successive half century of the tourney.His innings of 75
( not taking into account the deduction of 20 runs) included six
sixes and five fours. He faced just 33 deliveries.
Azharuddin and Shahtri , who looked increasingly good in every
match , however found the target of 71 too stiff. It was a no contest
And Tendulkar , who took Azhar's wicket twice , capped a good day
by taking a spectacular catch.
Azhar and Shastri , however richly deserved the runner up position
and the sum of Rs. one lakh. The pair did well to narrowly beat
Desmond Haynes and Malcolm Marshall 26-24 in the league phase.In
the next encounter , the indians were lucky not to fritter away
five runs through a run out. They capitalised on the escape to
beat the Lankan tandem of Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda De silva
29-26.
In the fight for top honours in th league , Azhar ans Shastri
outclassed Greenidge and Hooper 30-10 and then outsmarted Philip
Defreitas and Neil Fairbrother 33-14 in the semi final
One of the more memorable moments came during the prize distribution
ceremony when Kapil Dev announced that he and his partner would give
a sum of Rs 22,000 from their prize money to the fielders who toiled
for two days.
BRIEF SCORES :
League ( 4 overs per innings )
Desmond Haynes & Malcolm Marshall(39 - 15 = 24 ) lost to
Ravi Shastri & Mohd. Azharuddin ( 26 )
Greenidge and Hooper ( 36 - 10 = 26 ) beat
Ranatunga and De silva (19 - 15 = 4 )
Greenidge and Hooper ( 36 - 5 = 31 ) beat
Haynes and Marshall ( 29 - 25 = 14 )
Ranatunga and De silva ( 36 - 10 = 26 ) lost to
Azharuddin and Shastri ( 34 - 5 = 29 )
Azharuddin and Shastri (35 - 5 = 30 ) beat
Greenidge and Hooper ( 35-25 = 10 )
Semi finals ( 6 overs per innings )
Azharuddin and Shastri ( 43 - 10 = 33 ) beat
Neil Fairbrother & Defreitas ( 39 - 25 = 14 )
Tendulkar and Kapil w/o
Greenidge & Hooper.
Finals ( 8 overs per innings )
Tendulkar and Kapil ( 95 - 20 = 70 ) beat
Azharuddin and Shastri ( 62 - 35 = 27 )
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I guess only one group's results were summarized in the league results.
Pretty long report isn't ?\
The report was in a news paper , based in BOMBAY , sachin tendulkar's
home place. That's why so much hype. 8-)
Bye,
Dev.
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Richard Hadlee, premier swing bowler of the world, number one on Deloitte’s rating, had troubled every batsman in India two years earlier. He ran in with his smooth fluid steps and sent a perfectly pitched delivery on the stumps. Tendulkar’s head remained steady under the white helmet, his bat swung in a straight arc and sent the ball over mid-off, and it sailed all the way into the stands. A couple of balls later, a bemused Hadlee pitched just outside off, landing on the good-length spot, moving it away. The bat remained straight as it swung down to strike the ball over extra-cover. As confounded eyes followed the resultant trail of miracle, the ball landed soundly on one of the advertising boards beyond the boundary. And this was one and a half decades before the rise of Twenty20.
Mahi chouhan
> The tournament saw the genius of Tendulkar unfurl in a flourish of extraordinary colours. Kapil and he emerged the winners, beating Ravi Shastri and Azhar in the final. However, it was one of the group matches on the first day that saw greatness ignited, with a couple of strokes of incredible talent and almost divine inspiration.
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> Richard Hadlee, premier swing bowler of the world, number one on Deloitte’s rating, had troubled every batsman in India two years earlier. He ran in with his smooth fluid steps and sent a perfectly pitched delivery on the stumps. Tendulkar’s head remained steady under the white helmet, his bat swung in a straight arc and sent the ball over mid-off, and it sailed all the way into the stands. A couple of balls later, a bemused Hadlee pitched just outside off, landing on the good-length spot, moving it away. The bat remained straight as it swung down to strike the ball over extra-cover. As confounded eyes followed the resultant trail of miracle, the ball landed soundly on one of the advertising boards beyond the boundary. And this was one and a half decades before the rise of Twenty20.