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Windsor v Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix on Sun 27 Jul 2025 at 1pm
Phoenix Cricket Club Lost 9 wickets

Match report Game 14 v Windsor - Lost by 9 wickets!

On a overcast day at Windsor, Phoenix CC posted a strong total of 270, only to fall short in the second innings as the hosts chased it down with ease, handing Phoenix a 9-wicket defeat—our third loss of the season.

Batting Highlights:
After winning the toss, captain Rajkaran Aulakh elected to bat first. Despite a tricky start and early setbacks, Phoenix rallied with three solid half-centuries:

Rajkaran Aulakh led from the front with a composed 63, peppered with 10 fours and a six.
Muhammad Chohan continued his excellent form, crafting a patient and classy 59 (6 fours).
Kay Hayat struck a fluent 54, including 8 boundaries, keeping the scoreboard ticking.

There were moments of real promise in our innings, with partnerships forming and momentum building, but credit to Windsor’s spinners who slowed us down in the middle overs and never let us fully accelerate. Still, 270 looked defendable.

Bowling & Fielding:
The second half of the match, however, told a very different story.

With Sanjeev Kumar a late withdrawal due to a medical emergency, Phoenix were left without a frontline spinner—a glaring absence that Windsor’s batters capitalised on. Without variety in the bowling attack, our seamers struggled to stem the flow of runs.

Add to that:
Too many loose deliveries
A significant number of extras
Misfields at crucial moments
Visible dip in intensity in the field

And Windsor, with discipline and intent, chased the target with minimal fuss, losing only one wicket.

Reflections & Concerns:
Yes, it’s a social cricket club. Yes, we win some, lose some. But standards and attitude shouldn’t change with the result.

What hurts more than the defeat is the sense that some players just weren’t invested today. When things go wrong, that’s when leadership, accountability, and unity matter most—and they were missing in patches.

We didn’t just miss a player. We missed Sanjeev Kumar’s leadership, control, presence, and behind-the-scenes influence that often holds the team together.

When those pillars are absent, we need others to step up—not fade out.

Final thoughts:
• Third defeat of the season
• An important reminder: The true test of a team is not how it behaves when it wins, but how it responds when it loses.
• Accountability is everyone’s job—not just the captain’s or one or two vocal players.
• We regroup, we reset, and we go again next week—with purpose.

The team:
1. 1. Rajkaran Aulakh (c)
2. 2. Vishal-Karna Kumar
3. 3. Muhammad Chohan (wk)
4. 4. Kay Hayat
5. 5. Jaykishan Plaha
6. 6. Ginni Dhaliwal
7. 7. Ashik Khokhar
8. 8. Mitul Bathia (vc)
9. 9. Mannu Singh
10. 10. Farhan Imlak
11. 11. Sanjeev Kumar


*** Statistically the leading players are as follow ***

* Runs *
476 – Chohan
367 – Rajkaran
353 – Khizar

* Wickets *
19 – Sanjeev
12 – Mitul
11 - Salman

* Fielding Dismissals *
8 - Khizar (8 catches)
7 – Chandi (5 catches, 1 stumping, 1 runout), Chohan (7 catches)
5 - Rajkaran (4 catches, 1 runout)

Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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for 7 wickets
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270		        
Rajkaran Aulakh Bowled  63 10 1
Muhammad Chohan Bowled  59 6
Vishal-Karna Kumar Bowled  8 1
Khizar Hayat Not Out  54 8
Jaykishan Plaha Run out  39 4 1
Gursharanjit 'Ginni' Singh ct Mid On 1
Ashik Khokhar Lbw  0
Mannu Singh ct Mid Wicket 13 1
Farhan Imllak Mayo  
Mitulkumar Bathia  
Sanjeev Kumar  

Windsor Bowling

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Windsor Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 1 wickets
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271 (36.3 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mitulkumar Bathia8.0323123.002.88
Mannu Singh4.003600.009.00
Gursharanjit 'Ginni' Singh7.006400.009.14
Ashik Khokhar5.002800.005.60
Farhan Imllak Mayo5.004000.008.00
Jaykishan Plaha3.302800.008.00
Rajkaran Aulakh4.005100.0012.75
 
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