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.