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ACA 2017/18: Falcons v/s Phoenix CC

The Falcons, with 2 victories on their back against ASU and Tucson Superkings at the start of 2018, entered Game 9 of their season to play Phoenix CC who were lurking at the bottom of the table. The Falcons, being favorites to win this game put on a thumping performance, bowling Phoenix CC out earlier on and wrapping the up target, ending the game at 13:33 local time.

The game started with Phoenix CC winning the toss and electing to bat, and in the end, what seemed like the only thing that went in their way on the day. The Phoenix CC batting order never seemed to gain momentum even though they were able to maintain decent run rate of 4 an over as they lost wickets to some good bowling from the Falcons at such regular intervals that it almost seemed like it was all being played out from a script that was already written for them. At the end of 20 overs as the teams went into their drinks break, Phoenix CC had lost a few too many wickets to their liking even though they were trudging along nicely in terms of run rate as they found themselves at 84/5. 

Little did they know, what was in store for them after the drinks break. The middle and lower order batsmen couldn't figure out what the ball was doing in the air or off the mat, as off-spinner, A. Londhe picked up 4 of the remaining 5 wickets, also grabbing 3 wickets in the 24th over reducing Phoenix CC form 97/7 to a total of 97 leaving the Falcons 98 to get off their 40 overs. There were a couple of big positives for the Falcons as Off spinner, A. Londhe and Opening bowler, A. Tummala picked up 8 wickets between them, although they could only have helped themselves even more if they hadn't conceded the 35 extras that they did. 

A. Londhe 48*(50b) [Left],  M. Rohit 13*(7b) [Right] 
The Falcons opened their batting with S. Murali and A. Londhe, who started off very well, striking loose balls to the boundary and rotating the strike with ease, giving nothing away to Phoenix CC. When handed a small target, cricket has seen many complacent teams lose control over the match, which wasn't the case on this day as the openers brought up a partnership of 61 in the first 10 overs before S. Murali got out caught behind. This led to a couple more wickets as J. Patel and G. Lal fell cheaply in the next few overs. But, the opener, A. Londhe brought another victory home, as he struck a boundary off of the first ball of the 16th over, alongside M. Rohit.
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