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RI cricket comes of age at Jakarta Sixes
Cricket time: All-Indonesian cricket team the Chairos Tigers finishes as the runner-up at the 20th Tata Motors Jakarta International Sixes tournament at Cibubur Cricket Ground in Jakarta on Sunday
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Cricket time: All-Indonesian cricket team the Chairos Tigers finishes as the runner-up at the 20th Tata Motors Jakarta International Sixes tournament at Cibubur Cricket Ground in Jakarta on Sunday.(Courtesy of Jakarta Cricket Association) (Courtesy of Jakarta Cricket Association)
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span class="inline inline-center">Cricket time: All-Indonesian cricket team the Chairos Tigers finishes as the runner-up at the 20th Tata Motors Jakarta International Sixes tournament at Cibubur Cricket Ground in Jakarta on Sunday.(Courtesy of Jakarta Cricket Association)
This weekend witnessed one of the proudest moments for Indonesian cricket as the Chairos Tigers, an all-Indonesian team, finished runner-up in the highly competitive 20th Tata Motors Jakarta International Sixes tournament held at Cibubur Cricket Ground in East Jakarta.
The Chairos Tigers lost to eventual winners the Selular Ryders, last year's finalists from Singapore comprising several current and former Singapore national team players.
Sixes cricket is the most fast-paced format of cricket, with many close contests including a tied game seen when more than 100 players from 10 teams battled it out over 30 games.
After several closely fought games in the knock-out phase of the tournament, the first Cup semifinal was played between defending champions the Asiatic Smashers and the Chairos Tigers.
The Smashers seemed to be cruising toward a win, chasing a modest total, when a dramatic fourth over by Lucky, in which he took two wickets for just three runs, changed the course of the game to give the Tigers a famous win and finals entry.
In the second Cup semifinal, Jaguar CC took on the Selular Ryders. Manpreet Singh's 31 off just 10 balls helped the Ryders set up a competitive target of 62. Dhimanshu's 21 meant the Jaguars still had a fighting chance, until Maneesh Tripathi's two-wicket over ensured the Ryders won comfortably in the end. The victory was important for the Ryders as Jaguar was the only team they had lost to in the qualifying stages.
With dark clouds threatening, the finals got under way. Former Ranji Trophy player Rakshan Rai (26 of 10 balls) and Manpreet (22 of six balls) helped the Ryders put up a formidable score of 68. It was always going to be tough to chase down, and when the Tigers' prolific batsman Ramdoni fell on 13, it ended up being an easy win for the Ryders and their second championship win at the Jakarta Sixes.
The Epic Eagles, powered by Harish Tiwari's all-round performance, ended up being the Plate winners.
Manpreet Singh took the batting awards honors for both the Most Sixes and Best Batting.
Yeri Rosongnawas was awarded the Best Bowler of the tournament. Dhimanshu Raghuwanshi, who had several match-winning plays for his team, won the prestigious Player of the Tournament award.
Sachin Gopalan, who has been instrumental in the development of the Chairos Tigers, said that he was delighted at his team's performance and very proud of his team.
