Historically, I was never a proper batsman. Even though I could contribute to some serious runs whenever given the opportunity to bat. But still, I confess that I'm not a proper batsman. A good bowler maybe, but never a proper batsman. That's a fact.
Anyway, last Wednesday was a public holiday. I was playing a 40-over cricket match for Salman XI versus Jenal XI at the pristine Bayuemas Oval. My team lost the toss and was asked to field first. We managed to wrap up Jenal XI all out for 153 runs in the 25th over. I opened the bowling and bowled a miserly four overs spell but unfortunately without any wicket.
When it's time to bat, captain Salman asked me to open bat with Shahril (SPC), my STAROBA Tigers team-mates. I was a bit nervous as never before I open the bat. For the first two of my overs, the bowling was good and the ball mostly coming straight and I just blocked the good balls.
After the 3rd overs, I changed my gears and began to have more intent in my batting. I managed to hit four 4s and one maximum 6 with a total of 30 runs within a span of 30 minutes with opening partnership of 54 runs. I was given a LBW and got out to Lehman's bowling.
That was a memorable knock.
We easily got passed the score in the 26th over and won the match.
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