Essay "An interesting cricket match" by Syeda Maryam Mehboob

'IF YOU WATCH A GAME, IT"S FUN. IF YOU PLAY AT IT, IT'S RECREATION."

Many interesting matches have been played in the history of cricket .The semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa of 2015 World Cup was one of them.

South Africa bat first and gave a huge target of 298 runs in 43 overs.Captain AB Develliers and Faf Duplessis played splendid innings that was not an easy task.New Zealand took a flashing and smashing start.The Kiwis made a pile of runs in very few overs.South African bowlers controlled the situation very soon.But poor fielding in the last moment could not stop Kiwis for a victory.

The last moments of the match were quite sensational.20 runs required off 12 balls when catch was dropped and hence Grant Elliot the danger man got a new life.Poor fielding in the last moment bred contempt for the proteas.Still the chance for both the teams was 50-50.2 balls were left and 5 runs required,The 2nd Last ball was coming up.Elliot the man of the moment and man of crises was on the crease as soon as dale styen delivered the ball.Elliot swang his bat with full power.The ball went up in the air over the boundary time for a six.New Zealand had won the match that was a wonderful and cheerful moment for Kiwis because they had reached the final first time.

It was literally an exciting and nail biting match that can never be scratched from the memory. some said for the Kiwis that "PAIN IS ONLY TEMPORARY BUT VICTORY IS FOREVER."

essay "• An interesting cricket match" by Saad Sheikh

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

We spend three days of our last week in the HBL Karachi North Cricket stadium ,watching a very interesting cricket match. It was played between the teams of The Educator Dar-us-Salam campus and nasara schools.Both team were quite strong and the match was very interesting.

The match started at 9.00.am. But the spectators had reached the play ground from early morning. We were astonished to see such a huge crowd. The captains of the teams arrived in the ground only ten minutes before the fixed time. they inspected the pitch and then the players of both the teams were introduced to the umpires.

the first innings of the game started exactly at 9.00.am. On the first day,the Nasara school team had to field, while the The Educator school team was batting. the game become thrilling from the very start. The first wicket fell after the first two overs and Anas was out for only seven runs. now Rehan and Rafay started to play. They played very carefully,and increased the score slowly but steadily. At last at about 10-30 Rafay was out and Azhar place took his place.The game become more interesting when Azhar hit two fours. people clapped their hands with joy and the students of the two schools encouraged their players by raising interesting slogans.

The first inning of the match was over by 4.00.pm and the score of the both team was quite high. the second innings was played on the next two days. Thus the game continued for three days . On all these days there was a great rush. The The Educator team scored 561 runs in both the innings, while the nasara school team scored only 540. Thus, The Educator school team won the match by a very narrow margin.

The match was very interesting and everybody enjoyed the match and praised the players.

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