This is the match that has come under the scanner.
[QUOTE=.Vrish.]PP wins battle of paces against AA
In a low scoring match for both sides, PP held its nerves as it pulled an unlikely but stunning victory over AA. Kartikeya won the toss and selected to bat on a surface that had plenty for the fast bowlers.
In the first over, Jalandhar removed both Agastya & Sanatkumar w/ the score on 1, and in the very next over, Ashwin2 & Shilpi were removed by Bhashmasura. This brought Lakshman & Kamadev to the crease. Knowing how good Lakshman was against pace bowling, Vidyunmali brought in Vasuki and Chandal, but they failed to make any impact. Lakshman and Kamadev put on 50 odd runs between them before Lakshman was run out by a brilliant direct hit by Jalandhar. Very soon, Vasuki struck and removed Kamadev, and PP was reeling at 62/6 at the end of 14 overs.
It didn't get any easier. Vidyunmali sent back Jalandhar and Bhashmasura, who made short work of the remaining batsmen. First, Jalandhar shattered Tarakasura's middle stump in one of the most beautiful deliveries seen so far. Bhashmasura then came back, but Kartikeya hit him for 20 runs in an over, sending him out of the attack. However, in his next over, Jalandhar's rampage continued. He removed Kamalaksh w/ a beautiful caught behind by Chakri, and in his next delivery, he had the next batsman plumb lbw, and was on a hat-trick. In his very next delivery, Jalandhar did a brilliant caught & bowled to dismiss Veerbhadra off his own bowling, and got his hat-trick. PP were all out for 92.
Any other team would have wilted having to defend such a low total, but Kartikeya took it head on. This time, he bowled the first over to dismiss Rishi Atri and Sanatkumar, while at the other end, Veerbhadra made short work of Bhashmasura and Chakri. Kartikeya then decided that like the asuras, he needed to save the bulk of his & Veerbhadra's overs for emergencies, so he brought in Tarakasura & Kamalaksh into the attack. Both of them were just as effective, and although Vidyunmali and Vasuki managed to put on 30 runs for the 5th wicket, they were really held in check. Finally, Kamalaksh had Vidyunmali caught by Kartikeya, while Tarakasura managed to get Vasuki lbw. At the end of 14 overs, AA were 45 for 6. Kartikeya then brought back Veerbhadra and himself. He went on to take 3 wickets, while Veerbhadra took the remaining 2. Jalandhar was the last man in and tried hitting out, but ended up being caught at the boundary w/ the team score on 90.
Jalandhar won the man of the match despite being on the losing side, due to his hatrick and his 6 wicket haul. Kartikeya got the naya soch award for the way he rotated his bowlers and defended such a low score.
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Intial investigations have revealed that that two PP players - Kamalaksh and Veerabhadra were paid huge amunts of money to throw their wickets in their match against the AA. The amounts paid to the players for throwing their wickets are reported to be between 40 lakhs to 60 lakhs gold coins.
