2002
Troy Vs Megs
Megs were unfortunate team, had to play both semi finals and finals on the same day. Tired legs cost them the game. Any ways "Troy" the only team to win the cup unbeaten in a season a DCL record nobody came close.
2004
GLCC Vs Megs
Megs were the most dominating team
First game of the season was between GLCC and Megs, GLCC batting first scored 36 and megs chased very easily. A new star born in DCL – Binod Sigh., Terrorized every team with his pace bowling and deadly leg cutter.
Finals : GLCC Vs Megs, batting first GLCC managed to score only 70 runs. Three run outs + 5 wicket haul by Raghu Kurapati. Chasing 70 megs were all over GLCC needing 9 runs to win in 3 overs with 3 wickets in hand , miracle happened GLCC snatched cup from Megs hands.
2007
GLCC Vs Megs
GLCC batting first were 19/3 at break and ended up scoring 70 and GLCC never looked back. Over Dependency on Goutham cost them the match.
2009
Megs Vs Juggs
I am expecting Megs to win based on strengths.
All these years Megs are bowling power house and batting was "only Goutham". Just get goutham's wicket and see others suffer psychologically with "goutham out we don’t win " syndrome and megs always missed 10 or 15 runs buffer that was needed to win against good teams. Just to give an example in 2007 finals as soon as Goutham was out most of the megs lost their cool ended up in verbal brawl with GLCC players instead of thinking about how to win, most unfortunate thing is their veteran leadership joined the party instead of preaching on how to win.
Fortunately this time around team has matured a lot and they have more winners with bat than previous years.
Expected Team
Goutham
Unless gowtham throws away his wicket, I don't think any bowler in Juggs is capable of taking his wicket with the exception of Anand.
Aditya Kumar
Adithya and Gowtham made centuries in MICHCA on same day playing for different teams ;)
Vijay Jala
Classy batsman and excellent keeper.
Raghu Tadi
Everybody knows about him J
Rangawamy Sridhar
Sridhar is about energy
Praveen Kumar
Rookie of the year
Jeet Singh
Don't have to say much about him, he made some people cry;)
Harish
Adds value to any team
HariHaran
RajniKanth o Rajni Kanth… 1 to 11 any where…
Binod Singh
DCL Fans talk about his bowling, watch out for his sixers.
Vijay Matta
Matta.. People aren't coming to watch finals; they just want to see some thunder over Farmington Hills
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
MegaBytes vs Juggernauts : DCL Final 2009 – A Preview By Rehan
RBCC’s journey towards surprising the DCL world was halted by experienced campaigners Juggernauts and the only person who predicted these two finalists was no other than the Megabytes skipper. Kudos to Goutham’s analytical skills and no wonder he is the leader of one of the most talented teams in DCL.
This year, both MegaBytes and Juggernauts have reinforced their line up with some new recruits, who are already playing major roles in their wins. While Praveen Kumar and Vijay Matta have excelled for MegaBytes with both bat and ball in crucial games; Bala and Ramesh have strengthened Juggs formidable attack.
Juggernauts would like to forget the shocking memories of the last encounter these two had in the regular season. However, I have a feeling that the two tormentors in that game (Matta and Raghu) may not even get a chance to bowl in the Final. Not sure if Juggs will take it as a positive or negative …..
It is highly likely that the team winning the toss will bat first but I have a feeling that Juggernaut’s best shot will be chasing a total of something under 80. With Joy, Sundar and Anand, their bowling is capable of restricting the opponents to a modest total. Of course their whole batting will revolve around the ‘wall of DCL’ Sriram. If Megs somehow manage to get Sriram early, then I think that will pretty much seal the deal for them. Bala’s hitting abilities can also prove handy if their top order manage to survive Meg’s fearful bowling attack led by Jeet.
On the other hand MegaBytes are gifted with such quality players that anyone from the 11 players can be sent in to open the innings and it won’t be surprising, if the person who came in to bat at # 11 in the SF game (Hari) may come in to bat at # 1 in the Final. Even with such a strong line up, Goutham and Binod are still the players to watch out for.
Team MegaBytes always remains a force to send chills down the spine of any opponents but for some strange reasons are yet to wear the crown of DCL championship. 2009 seems to be their year though and if they couldn’t do it this year, then …… (I don’t have words to say any further)
This year, both MegaBytes and Juggernauts have reinforced their line up with some new recruits, who are already playing major roles in their wins. While Praveen Kumar and Vijay Matta have excelled for MegaBytes with both bat and ball in crucial games; Bala and Ramesh have strengthened Juggs formidable attack.
Juggernauts would like to forget the shocking memories of the last encounter these two had in the regular season. However, I have a feeling that the two tormentors in that game (Matta and Raghu) may not even get a chance to bowl in the Final. Not sure if Juggs will take it as a positive or negative …..
It is highly likely that the team winning the toss will bat first but I have a feeling that Juggernaut’s best shot will be chasing a total of something under 80. With Joy, Sundar and Anand, their bowling is capable of restricting the opponents to a modest total. Of course their whole batting will revolve around the ‘wall of DCL’ Sriram. If Megs somehow manage to get Sriram early, then I think that will pretty much seal the deal for them. Bala’s hitting abilities can also prove handy if their top order manage to survive Meg’s fearful bowling attack led by Jeet.
On the other hand MegaBytes are gifted with such quality players that anyone from the 11 players can be sent in to open the innings and it won’t be surprising, if the person who came in to bat at # 11 in the SF game (Hari) may come in to bat at # 1 in the Final. Even with such a strong line up, Goutham and Binod are still the players to watch out for.
Team MegaBytes always remains a force to send chills down the spine of any opponents but for some strange reasons are yet to wear the crown of DCL championship. 2009 seems to be their year though and if they couldn’t do it this year, then …… (I don’t have words to say any further)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
MegaBytes vs BrownsTown: SF Game - Match Report - Rehan
Well well…..the lady luck continued her blessings upon MegaBytes as they easily went passed Brownstown with their heads high. What’s considered to be a high profile game, turned out to be a one-sided affair.
Brownstown had an early set back when they found out in the morning that their skipper Yasir couldn’t make it for this game. A substitute was called in, while Gautham was very generous to lend them one of his players to field till the substitute arrives. DCL committee did a great job in assigning two best umpires in the league (Viju and Samish) for this game, who supervised the game flawlessly.
MegaBytes won the toss and decided to bat first. Despite losing both their openers in 3rd over, they continue to play positive cricket and their batsmen keep on piling runs at a decent rate. Even the three run outs and two superb catches by Syed Akbari in the deep couldn’t stop them from getting to a decent total of 93. Praveen and Gautham played superb knocks. Goutham took full advantage of the lucky break he got when one of his shots went for a six after bouncing out of the palm of Mujahid in the deep. Matta started with a boundary and provided good support, while Aditya also rotated strikes intelligently. For Brownstown, Tariq was the pick of their bowlers taking 3 wickets.
Chasing a total of 93 is always challenging for any team against the strong Mbytes bowling attack but what Brownstown went through was a disaster. Goutham cleaned up their stand-in skipper Rehan Mallick in his first over. Brownstown never recovered from there, as runs are so hard to come by against a very disciplined bowling attack. Imran, Zia and Javed tried to bring some stability but MegaBytes bowlers continued to pick wickets while barely giving away any runs. Jeet was outstanding with the ball, claiming 3 wickets. He was very well supported by Goutham, Hari, Praveen and Binod. In the end MegaBytes bowling proved just too good for Brownstown.
For many, this game is considered as the last hurdle for MegaBytes towards the championship but it appears that there is a little twist in the tale as Juggs victory in the QF may be, just may be produce some excitement in the league. However Juggs have to see through RBCC first, before thinking of a show down with the extremely favourites ‘MegaBytes’.
Brownstown had an early set back when they found out in the morning that their skipper Yasir couldn’t make it for this game. A substitute was called in, while Gautham was very generous to lend them one of his players to field till the substitute arrives. DCL committee did a great job in assigning two best umpires in the league (Viju and Samish) for this game, who supervised the game flawlessly.
MegaBytes won the toss and decided to bat first. Despite losing both their openers in 3rd over, they continue to play positive cricket and their batsmen keep on piling runs at a decent rate. Even the three run outs and two superb catches by Syed Akbari in the deep couldn’t stop them from getting to a decent total of 93. Praveen and Gautham played superb knocks. Goutham took full advantage of the lucky break he got when one of his shots went for a six after bouncing out of the palm of Mujahid in the deep. Matta started with a boundary and provided good support, while Aditya also rotated strikes intelligently. For Brownstown, Tariq was the pick of their bowlers taking 3 wickets.
Chasing a total of 93 is always challenging for any team against the strong Mbytes bowling attack but what Brownstown went through was a disaster. Goutham cleaned up their stand-in skipper Rehan Mallick in his first over. Brownstown never recovered from there, as runs are so hard to come by against a very disciplined bowling attack. Imran, Zia and Javed tried to bring some stability but MegaBytes bowlers continued to pick wickets while barely giving away any runs. Jeet was outstanding with the ball, claiming 3 wickets. He was very well supported by Goutham, Hari, Praveen and Binod. In the end MegaBytes bowling proved just too good for Brownstown.
For many, this game is considered as the last hurdle for MegaBytes towards the championship but it appears that there is a little twist in the tale as Juggs victory in the QF may be, just may be produce some excitement in the league. However Juggs have to see through RBCC first, before thinking of a show down with the extremely favourites ‘MegaBytes’.
Friday, September 25, 2009
MegaBytes vs Brownstown SF Game – A Preview by Rehan
I will take a leaf from Anand’s article on DCL web site published last year:
“This match up is more likely to occur in the playoffs than pimples blooming on a turbo-charged teenager's face”
Anand’s saying was as much true last year as this year and who knows for how many more years to come…….
This is Brownstown’s 6th year in DCL and their 6th clash with MegaBytes in Play-Offs (2 QF and 4 SF). For some reason the lady luck enjoys this game so much that she doesn’t want to take a chance till the Final and makes sure that these 2 meet before the big game.
MB leads the score tally in the previous 5 outings with the score of 3/2 (MB 3 – BT 2)
This year’s MegaBytes is much stronger and looked poised to wipe off any opponent (specially now with GLCC out of picture). One still feels that their destiny rests in the reliable hands of Goutham, Binod, Jeet, Hari and Raghu. But with the addition of Matta, Praveen Kumar and Aditya, they have a star studded team who have enough fire power to over come a few set backs. With a strong bowling attack backed by tall batting order, MB looks too hot to be handled and appears as favorites to take this game.
On the other hand Brownstown who had struggled much of the regular season with their team combination, have finally managed to place a full strength side in their previous outing and are expected to play the same outfit against Megs. They are coming from two comfortable run chases, albeit against much weaker bowling attacks. This will be a real test for their batsmen, specially their openers (who were phenomenal in both wins). For Brownstown Rehan Bukhari holds the key as BT will rely on him to fire with both bat and ball to claim an upset win.
Now that a GLCC/MB final is out of question, this is the most anticipated game for the DCL fans. Just like one of the fans pointed this to be more exciting than the Ind/Pak Champions Trophy game and one feels that the game of cricket will turn out as real winner, regardless of who wins the game……
“This match up is more likely to occur in the playoffs than pimples blooming on a turbo-charged teenager's face”
Anand’s saying was as much true last year as this year and who knows for how many more years to come…….
This is Brownstown’s 6th year in DCL and their 6th clash with MegaBytes in Play-Offs (2 QF and 4 SF). For some reason the lady luck enjoys this game so much that she doesn’t want to take a chance till the Final and makes sure that these 2 meet before the big game.
MB leads the score tally in the previous 5 outings with the score of 3/2 (MB 3 – BT 2)
This year’s MegaBytes is much stronger and looked poised to wipe off any opponent (specially now with GLCC out of picture). One still feels that their destiny rests in the reliable hands of Goutham, Binod, Jeet, Hari and Raghu. But with the addition of Matta, Praveen Kumar and Aditya, they have a star studded team who have enough fire power to over come a few set backs. With a strong bowling attack backed by tall batting order, MB looks too hot to be handled and appears as favorites to take this game.
On the other hand Brownstown who had struggled much of the regular season with their team combination, have finally managed to place a full strength side in their previous outing and are expected to play the same outfit against Megs. They are coming from two comfortable run chases, albeit against much weaker bowling attacks. This will be a real test for their batsmen, specially their openers (who were phenomenal in both wins). For Brownstown Rehan Bukhari holds the key as BT will rely on him to fire with both bat and ball to claim an upset win.
Now that a GLCC/MB final is out of question, this is the most anticipated game for the DCL fans. Just like one of the fans pointed this to be more exciting than the Ind/Pak Champions Trophy game and one feels that the game of cricket will turn out as real winner, regardless of who wins the game……
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