Hillingdon Manor v Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix on Sun 07 Sep 2025 at 1pm

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Hillingdon Manor v Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix on Sun 07 Sep 2025 at 1pm
Phoenix Cricket Club Won 3 wickets

Match report Game 20 v Hillingdon Manor
Result: Won by 3 wickets!

The morning of the game began with uncertainty — calls to cancel were aired after we lost two of our best batsmen the night before. But cricket is about commitment, and Raman & Vishal stepped up, cancelling their plans to support the team.

With just three recognised batsmen available, skipper Sanjeev Kumar took a brave decision — putting Hillingdon Manor into bat, trusting our bowling strength.

And the bowlers delivered brilliantly:
• Hillingdon Manor were pegged back to 27-3, then 103-5, then 174-9, before being bowled out for 204 in 35 overs.
• Ginni Dhaliwal was outstanding with 4 wickets, 2 catches, and a superb direct-hit run out of their best batsman.
• Debutant Syed Umar chipped in with a wicket.
• Shyam Pushpanath was rock solid with the gloves, giving the bowlers confidence throughout.

Given the conditions, we felt we’d kept them 40–50 runs below par.

At tea, over Itmadin’s Noor chicken biryani, the team discussed if chasing 205 was possible.
The chase started positively, but wickets kept falling. At 96-6, it looked bleak, despite Ramanjit Lall’s fine 39 (41 balls, 7 fours) setting the early tone.

But Phoenix showed fight:
• Ginni & Syed added 38 runs to steady things.
• At 134, Syed fell, but in came Ashik Khokhar, and with Ginni they stitched a match-winning 73-run partnership.
• Ashik was superb with 34 off 24 balls (6 fours).
• The star, though, was Ginni Dhaliwal — absorbing pressure, batting with maturity, and finishing unbeaten with a magnificent 83 off 96 balls (7 fours). To cap it off, he struck the winning runs to seal a famous victory.

Player of the Match:
Ginni Dhaliwal — brilliant with ball, in the field, and match-winning with the bat.

Final thoughts:
One of our best team performances of the season — built on camaraderie, belief, and determination.
Confidence in your own ability, and trust in your teammates, makes all the difference. Back to winning ways — and winning breeds belief. A proud Phoenix victory.

The team:
1. Vishal-Karna Kumar
2. Ramanjit Singh Lall
3. Shyam Pushpanath (wk)
4. Mannu Singh
5. Ginni Dhaliwal
6. Salman Merchant
7. Jobanpreet Singh
8. Syed Umar
9. Ashik Khokhar
10. Sheraz Ahmad
11. Sanjeev Kumar (c)

*** Statistically the leading players are as follow *

* Runs *
554 – Chohan
425 – Khizar
412 – Rajkaran

* Wickets *
23 – Sanjeev
17 – Mitul
13 - Salman

* Fielding Dismissals *
9 - Khizar (8 catches, 1 run out)
8– Chandi (6 catches, 1 stumping, 1 runout), Chohan (8 catches)
6 – Ginni, Rajkaran (5 catches, 1 runout)

Hillingdon Manor Batting

Player name		Runs
extras TOTAL :	for 10 wickets	0 204 (34.4 overs)

Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix Bowling

Player Name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
Ashik Khokhar	7.0	0	56	0	0.00	8.00
Gursharanjit 'Ginni' Dhaliwal	8.0	1	29	4	7.25	3.63
Salman Merchant	8.0	0	45	2	22.50	5.63
Sanjeev Kumar	8.0	2	39	2	19.50	4.88
Syed Umar	1.4	1	5	1	5.00	3.00
Jobanpreet Singh	1.0	0	6	0	0.00	6.00

Phoenix Cricket Club Phoenix Batting

Player Name		R	B	4s	SR	Catches	Run outs
extras TOTAL :	for 7 wickets	0 207
Vishal-Karna Kumar	Bowled	3	7		42.86
Ramanjit 'Rinku' Lall	Bowled	39	41	7	95.12
Shyam Pushpanath	Bowled	4	8		50.0	1
Mannu Singh	Bowled	3	6		50.0
Gursharanjit 'Ginni' Dhaliwal	Not Out	83	96	7	86.46	2	1
Salman Merchant	ct Deep Square Leg	0	12		0
Jobanpreet Singh	Lbw	1	8		12.50	1
Syed Umar	Bowled	18	27	1	66.67
Ashik Khokhar	Not Out	34	24	6	141.67
Sheraz Ahmad
Sanjeev Kumar

Hillingdon Manor Bowling

Player name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
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