Essays A Cricket Match
2nd Year English Notes
Essays A Cricket Match
Cricket is one of the most popular and exciting out door sports.
Some of us get the opportunity to play first class cricket, but there
are millions who enjoy seeing it being played. It gives us moments of
leisure and pleasure and fills us with a competitive spirit. I witnessed
the demonstration of the greatest excitement and determination at
National Stadium, Karachi.
It was a fine day. A large number of people including men, women and
children from all walks of life gathered there to enjoy the match
between Pakistan and New Zealand. To be a good sports team, one has to
be aggressive and this was shown in the final between the tw3o teams.
New Zealand won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. This was a
big blunder that their captain had made. Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar
were sent as openers. It was a right decision by the captain, because
Shahid Afridi slammed the ball over the field. It was due to his hard
hitting that Pakistan achieved a good start. Saeed Anwar was very
careful and most of the time simply obstructed. The bowling was quite
strong, due to which Saeed Anwar was not able to score a single run for
the first fifteen minutes. But as time passed, he grasped the strategy
of the bowlers and began to fully support Afridi. He completed his
half-century by playing keen and beautiful shots. When he was at a score
of 88, the first slip caught him smartly. In this way, the first
wicket of Pakistan fell at a total of 130. After him, Shahid Afridi
could not steadily face the bowlers and proceeded towards the pavilion
in a short time.
Ejaz Ahmed began his batting when the Pakistani team was playing at
135. Along with Inzamamum ul Haq, he pulled up the score to 170. The
next four men were dismissed very quickly – two bowled one caught and
one out leg before wickets. However Moin Khan made a stand and was able
to increase the score to 218. At this moment, 10 overs remained un
bowled and three wickets in hand. Wasim Akram played a beautiful inning
and Pakistani team snatched a total of 269 for 8.
This terrifying score marked down the morals of the New Zealand Team.
They made a poor start, as their first wicket fell when the score was
only ten. However, their middle order batsmen made a great effort and
cheered the Kiwi Team. Inzamam ul Haq was the person who caught the
second middle order batsman at 70. The following batsmen also played
quite well and raised up the score to 220 for 5. This situation was
exciting and pointed out to the defeat if Pakistan. However, when Wasim
Akram came to bowl, the hopes of Pakistanis revived. He bowled
extraordinary well and just after 5 overs, the New Zealand team had
reached to 260 for 7. The rival needed barely 10 runs to win in 1 over.
The down order batsmen shook up well. Score kept on increasing
gradually and they reached to 266. It was the last ball; New Zealand
requiring 4 runs to win and Waqar Younis was on the other side of the
wicket. As soon as he bowled, the wickets were slammed and Pakistan was
granted another exciting victory over New Zealand. The crowd went in
mad uproar, congratulating their national champions for the great
success.
