ma editorial in sports week newsletter of BIT

BE VI clinches the victory in a nail biting finale

“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt”

- Special Olympic Motto



Hands joined for prayers.Legs trembling with apprehension.Minds choked with suspense.

Well, Well, Well. We aren’t talking about Ekta Kapoor’s saas bahu soap. We are talking about religion of India. Yes, we are talking about cricket. And we are talking about the final match of the BIT CAVORTS 09 Cup, which couldn’t be more exciting than this one. Cricket is the game of uncertainties and day 3 was a perfect example of this. Be it the league match, the semi final or the final, the game was played at its best and each team gave its best shot which glued the spectators with their seats for the entire day.



MATCH 1: A perfect start for the day…….

The started with the last fixture of the league round between MBA II and MCA I. MCA I batted first and set a gigantic target of 177 runs for the opponent team. A ferocious knock of 51 runs on just 11 balls by Rajat left the MBA II clueless about the what has been happening on the ground. Kunal also scored half century(51 runs) and helped his team reach the huge score. In reply MBA II didn’t provide any stiff resistance got all out for just 107 runs. MCA I won by 69 and entered the second semifinal to face BE I, who had made it to the semis on day 2.



But the day had much more drama in its womb to be delivered in the semi final and the final, which one could foresee by now.



MATCH 2: Bowlers’ day out…..

The second semifinal between MCA I and BE I turned out to be a match low on score but high on thriller. Batting first, the whole team of BE I was back to the pavilion at a lilliputian score of 83 runs due to splendid bowling performance by Nitesh and Rajat. But as is the saying that fortune favors the braves, BE I didn’t lose hopes and gave in their everything to get back into the match. Magnificent bowling by Saksham and Venki, supported with some tight overs by Amit and Aditya didn’t allow MCA I to see the daylight and bowled them out on just 77 runs which also happened to be the lowest total of the tournament. Thus, BE I won the match by 6 runs and booked their seats in the finals to clash with BE IV.



The day had already witnessed both the extremes of the game. At one end we had some brilliant knocks by bat and the highest score of the tournament while at the other end we witnessed intelligent bowling performances restricting opponents to the lowest totals scored so far.



MATCH 3: ( The grand finale ) OMG !!! Can this happen……

Everyone, including the players, umpires, scorers, editorial team, spectators and onlookers, was all set for the long awaited moment to happen, the final match between BE I and BE IV to decide who the champion of BIT is. Finally the time had come. BE I won the toss and decided to bat first. Amit and Saksham gave a strong start to the batting side. They contributed 93 runs on board before Amit(30 runs) was caught by Ritesh on Amrendra’s bowling at mid-on. Soon after this, Saksham also got out when he was cought behind wickets by Viren on Praveen’s ball. BE VI bounced back with the fall of the openers and Ravi( 4 wickets ) collapsed the middle order of BE I. The team got all out for a defendable total of 136 runs in 13 overs as it was a 16 over match. In reply, BE IV lost an early wicket of captain Amrendra. Viren and Nikhil had a 50 run partnership for 1st wicket and gave an impetus to the team’s score and victory seemed easy for the chasing team.But the destiny had something else in her mind. Sudden collapse of the batting line up of BE IV poised the match equally between both the teams. Umpires Rahul Bansal and Ankur Mathur did a commendable job as they maintained their cool and made fair and correct decisions in the pressure cooker scenario where the appeals and expectations were raining like Tsunami. BE IV required 70 runs with 5 overs remaining and 4 wickets in hand. Amit, who charged the ball all round the ground and Varun, who kept the wicket intact at other end, played sensibly and lifted the score at a level where BE IV required 19 runs off 6 balls. Captains started scratching their grey matter while the players tried to calm themselves in the electrifying encounter. Finally, Saksham was given the ball to bowl the last over and Varun hit the ball for a six on his very first ball and got out on the next ball. Spectators came off the edges of their seats. Amit had the strike as well as the expectations. But next in offering was a dot ball for him. Supporters of BE I jumped off their feets as BE IV now needed 13 runs of 3 balls, which was very difficult to achieve looking at the current form of Amit. Next ball is bowled, and what do we see, the ball is sent to the boundary for 4 by Amit. Yes, match isn’t over yet. Environment is tensed. Players are clueless what to do. Mind battle between the batsman and the bowler is on. 2 balls and 9 runs, who knows what the next two balls had in offering? Saksham delivers the ball and Amit connets it to send the ball outside the boundary flying high. YES, it is a six. Now, a final cant be better than this one. 1 ball and 3 runs required to win. Fielding side captain sent most of the fielders to boundary but Amit has something else going on in his mind. The question in the air is – Next is what?? Ekta Kapoor can you tell us?? No even she is helpless in this case. Last and the decisive ball is bowled, Amit hits the ball high and the climax ….it was a six. BE IV had finish off this tournament in style. They proved they have the mettle and deserve to be champions.

All which one can hear is the celebration roars of the supporters of BE IV. Thus, BE IV becomes the champion.



Although officially BE IV will lift the cup, but the real winner is this great game, the gentlemen’s game, winner is the spirit of cricket, winner is the spirit of sportsmanship.Winners are the people behind the scene like Anhsul Mathur, Sabyasachi and their whole team who organized the matches in a hustle free manner. Winners are the teams who put in their effort to make the event possible and The winner is our college fraternity who creates such winners. Congratulations BIT.


While writing this report, I thought that what did we learn from these matches, from the fight back by BE I, from the bounce back by BE IV in the last overs, and these wording of our former prime minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpeyee, struck my mind

“Haar nahi manoonga
Raar nahi thanunga
Kaal ke kapal pe likhta mitata hoon
Geet naya gaata hoon, Geet naya gaata hoon”


- Ashish Galav