Monday, September 24, 2007

The Grand Finale

So another tournament comes to a close and with quite a bang. India and Pakistan in the finals!! I am sure those two countries didn't get much work done today! India batted first and started with Gambhir getting 75 runs!! They went on to put up 157 for Pakistan to chase. And chase they did. Palistan fought hard and it cam down to a very dramitic finish. 13 runs were required in the last over and it was whittled down to 12 from 5 balls when Misbah-ul-Haq hit a whopper of a 6! 6 from 4 now and Joginder Sharma to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT, India! It's all over here! Full and on the stumps. Misbah goes for the scoop shot over short fine-leg. That is a risky shot to play with only 6 needed from 4 balls. Straight up in the air and Sreesanth takes the catch. India have won by 5 runs in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20! What a game, wish I coulda seen it.

As for our humble competition, let the victors and the vanquished congratulate each other on a game well played. Thank you all for playing and making this such a fun competition. I know Anna expressed the feeling that she wished we could see some matches here in the states now that she knows what's going on - I think we have a convert. The worm says it all about the final standings:


Paul went from top to bottom, Arvinder went fom bottom to near the top, The dreamless team continues to snore, Sandi made a good show of it, Team Jimminy wished upon a star and beat 4 Robinsons, Moira has redeemed herself from the Sweaty Teddy Award, Gandolf Guys need to get some cricket help from Joseph, Mishal had Missy talking to herself, Henry champions the middle, Daniels mongoose took out Samsoms horse, Catherine broke 600 while Michael took 6th place, The All Stars were playing baseball while the 711's made huge late game gains. Finally, while MIssy tried her best - even making her last minute strategy secret - she couldn't quite beat her daughter!!

Its been fantasy, and its been fun, but for now it all is done!

2 comments:

Catherine Robinson said...

Congratulations, once again, Katy. Not only did you do an excellent job in choosing good teams, but you have also kept us hugely entertained and informed with your blog reports. Thanks for organising it all - it does add excitement to the tournament and I have learnt a lot about the players - may they stay the same for the next round of matches! And just when we thought Yuvraj was the way to go, he doesn't hit a thing - never mind. And thanks to all the other competitors too - it was lots of fun! Bye for now.

Moira said...

Yes, Katy, thanks for setting it all up and blogging away with so much verve and zest! And congratulations on winning!

And thanks, everyone else, for playing!