A cricket match

Nobody can deny the importance of sports and games in life.They play a vital role in building our body and muscles and nerves.Besides this,games teach us endurance and tolerance.

Matches are the events full of enthusiasm,zest and gusto.Some matches are thrilling,sensational and full of suspense.Such matches are really enjoyable and people are amazed to watch them.

I also got a chance to watch such a match just last Friday.It was the final match of a cricket tournament.The match was played between Pakistan Fighters Cricket Club Multan and Eleven Stars Cricket Club Alipur.It was played on a pleasant morning.The stadium was jam-packed with the spectators.The umpires with the two captains came into the ground.First of all,the two captains tossed up a coin.It was won by the captain of Eleven Stars Cricket Club Alipur.They decided to bat first.Both the openers entered the ground with dignity.They came running towards the pitch circling their bats around.The fielding team also came up running to take their positions in the field.The two official scorers took their seats.The commentary on the match,both in English and Urdu,was exciting and enjoyable.The sky was overcast a bit at the start of the match,but soon,afterwards it was a sunny day.

At the beginning,the match was a bit slow in tempo.It was 25 overs match.In the first ten overs,the batting team could score only 30 runs for the loss of four wickets.In the next 10 overs,they further lost three wickets but the score was then one hundred one.Last five overs were the most exciting,for they scored 57 more runs in them.The total reached to 158 runs in 25 overs for the loss of nine wickets.After the first innings,there was a short break of 45 minutes.During it,the vendors appeared with various eatables.The spectators began chatting,eating and drinking tea and cold drinks.Soon the match resumed.In the first seven overs.the Pakistan Fighters Club easily scored seventy runs without losing any wicket.But the next three overs were crucial.They lost four important wickets one after the other.In short,the match was even till the last over in which the batting side was to get only nine runs and the bowling side was to take only one wicket to win the match.Every ball created suspense and excitement among the crowd.At the last ball only two runs were required.The batsman hit a boundary and the Pak Fighters Club Multan won the match.Some excited spectators ran towards the winning team,some started leaving and some kept sitting to see the prize distribution ceremony.