Tournament Day 6

[pictures to come soon -- Unfortunately camera man was not available for the thriller matches]

On a windy evening today, when Vincent Gomez, a middle aged lawyer, driving his 2000 model Honda sedan, took a left turn on N Prindle ave, for a moment he thought there was some emergency in his locality, for he has never seen so many cars parked in the driveway, so many people in the tennis court opposite to his apartment, so much of excitement, so much buzz !!
Well.. cant blame him.. cos in his entire life, leave alone an IPL match he might’ve never watched a Indian gully cricket Istyles :)

What else can we expect when 3 most anticipated matches happen at same venue, when weather-trodden, delay-addicted, big-mouthed, tardy-beginners teams, all of it come together.. The party just begins!!!

Match 5 (I90 vs Ace of Pace)
Blue was the color of the match.. or was it black??

Finally weather took a days off on I 90 match day & the sky tuned blue,. Guru wore black t-shirt (as usual..) & for a change Joyan wore blue t-shirt.. But more importantly I 90 Cops were beaten black and blue :)

AP juggernaut continue to roll, into the super 6 with a convincing victory 6-2, 6-3.
“Well .. being in a tough group is always tough.. Never mind, there is always a season 2” quipped Joyan before quickly leaving the ground with Aldo to Arlington lake to cry out his defeat.
“We have arrived…” said a boisterous Talat (“well.. where do you think you were Talat?” we ask)

Match 6 (Kabhi In Kabhi Out v/s Daring Strikers)
Call it The Return Saga… Return of KIKO to the court.. Return of Arthi, from injury (on which by the way has a commission setup, to enquire on whose quotation did Ajay injure Arthi in basketball court). Anyway the new-bees has to wait a little more for super 6, as veteran KIKO beat them convincingly 6-2, 6-0.
KIKO did not show any signs of clumsiness of the long break and was by-far the better team today. Dheeraj shined in the victory for KIKO with some outstanding shots (standing outside the court). Ofcourse DS replied back with some wonderful outgoing shots as well :P
"The break was so refreshing & we are back 'In' now.." said Dheeraj for the winning side.
"This was just a warm up match.. there is so much more in our game that we just could not bring out today" Arthi commented for DS.

Match 7 (Altimate Vikings v/s Drunken Monks)
Bingo !!! Going into their first match, DM had everything against them. Jetlag of star player Kalesh. Deba’s unfamiliarity with his new accessories (sponsored by Nike). AVs family sentiments, for which a family-returned Kalesh had already fallen (read pre-match report) and the late start of the match (of course we know long-lived guys have trouble seeing in dark).

Up against the wall, DM was supposed to come up with the match of their life, & so they did, to just lose on a edge of seat thriller 6-2, 6-4 (did you smell a sarcasm here?). Not to take away any credit from dinner-paranoid AV, they did well & yet again stuck to basics of tennis. Other teams should definitely pluck a leaf from their neat game :P
"Its a nice feeling to be keep winning.. I just cant express the feeling of this wholesomeness." Said Ameya slowly patting his stomach.
"When & where is our next match??" asked Deba before quickly leaving the ground. Was it a hurry to finish off a losing cause or was it a challenge for upcoming match?

well.. we will know shortly. That was all for a loooong day...Another long day coming up..

But more importantly.. a reminder.. Controversies, quotes, online poll, match fixings.. all coming up soon. Stay tuned folks !!

Tournament - Day 4

Match 4 (Glamour Brothers v/s I-90 Cops)
The match had it all, even before the first ball was served. The pre-match war of words, media hype (or was it over-hype), Fan's Dilemma (read Aldo) to support which team, last minute venue changes.. But alas.. the tale was completely different once on court, as in a dead-rubber game, Glam Bros unceremoniously trashed I-90 Cops 6-2, 6-2.

Going into a much anticipated, all mallu game, both teams had a point to prove. Glam Bros, one of the tournament favourites, after their hard lose against APs had all at stake to enter super 6 and I-90, looking for an upset here, wanted the title of dark horses of the tournament. And so did I-90 start off with a flyer, claiming first 2 games taking 2-0 lead into the match. Though Joyan's sparkle of brilliance & Sanal's uncanny returns got GM stunned initially, the pyrotechnics did not last long as Glam Bros quickly found their rhythm back & claimed the set 6-2 & later the match as easily.

"I was thinking of making them sweat their blood for this win, but seems like the weather was a bit too cold for them to sweat.." Said the losing captain Joyan, who is never short of words(duh.. rather excuse ;)
"Good we are back in tournament. The first game was a shocker to lose & hope we keep this momentum if we make it to super 6" Menon spoke for Glam Bros.

Lotsa Interesting matches lined up..
Will the star player Kalesh shine for Drunken Monks after his hectic international tour ? What will be the new plans from strategist team 'Super Kings' in next match ? Will Kabhi in Kabhi Out make it to the court ever again ?

Look out for this space.. as all of it unravels in coming days...
The sun sets for the day here. Thanks for tuning in folks !!