Quote of the match:
OK boys! They don’t know how to do it! So let us do it!! Chaminda Ruwan, the Singapore skipper to his boys on that eventful third day evening, revealing his inclination towards things that are Nike!
Ball of the match:
Shoib Razak’s in-swinging yorker to Suresh Navaratnam which pretty much ended Malaysia’s hopes of a victory. A dream delivery from the Paki!
Catch of the match:
The gutsy Krishnamurthy has killed many a Singaporean hope both with the ball and the bat in the past. Even in this edition, he scored a crucial 30+ in the first innings. When he was promoted to follow Eszrafiq on the final day, there were obviously high hopes. All of them fizzled out, when Dharmichand Mulewa gobbled up a low, dying catch one-handed onto his right, of his own bowling. That was commitment.
Shot of the match:
Chris Janik was called the Matt Hayden of Singapore, by a learned gentleman from across the causeway. Even if one says that the comparison is too harsh on the youngster, his account-opening square sizzler on Day 2 against the Malaysian spearhead, Suresh was so good that even the bowler was supposed to have applauded the shot. Take a bow, Chris!
Fall of the match:
Umpire Sri Ganesh (me, me, me) avoided a Suresh-straight-drive Exocet missile off Buddhika by the best way possible. Lying low – no actually, it was diving low and staying there until the air was clear of explosives ;-)
Youngster of the match:
Malaysia’s wicket keeper Shafiq – hardly 17 and yet kept like a pro and promptly collected a record. He was enthusiastic to the core and kept goading his bowlers and fielders to perform better. His batting was a revelation at no. 9. Watch out for this chap in the future games!
Most expensive dive of the match:
With things on a balance, when runs were like gold, Munish Arora dived in covers to save a non-existent single. Last heard, MCA is planning to send an invoice to Munish towards levelling that particular area in the outfield!
Gentleman of the match:
Glenn Meyer – when he ‘walked’ after nicking a Krishnamurthy delivery in the second innings. Cricket is still a gentlemen’s game, folks!
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