Majestic Return of the Carribean Power Cricket

Ma shaa Allah, the atmosphere just outside around the stadium was really something to take note of.....!!! They didn’t have tickets to get in, neither was there any giant screen installed outside the stadium... But that didn’t cause any lack in the enthusiasm of these wonderful local people of Mirpur.... Watching them having a happy hangout along with their families under the colorfully decorated streetlights, finding out some new friends, gossiping and having a good time with them made the evening really refreshing to me Alhamdulillah. My home team, Bangladesh had already lost the first match of the day against Australia. It was the last match for both the teams to take at least one win from this Super 10 round of this tournament. No wonder, Australia won it convincingly despite a much better show from the hosts in their batting innings. In the next match my favorite foreign cricket team Pakistan (Our bitterly and sweetly related departed brothers) was up against the charged up Windies. I was sitting with my new friends on the island of the street (blocked for vehicles, in match hours) where peoples of the neighborhood were freely roaming and enjoying the decorated lights and fireworks. And time to time was asking a boy earring on a cell radio, sitting just behind me, ”What’s the score now...!!”. At a stage W.indies were limping with 84/5 in 14 overs. The loud sound of cheers from the gallery was still making us enchanted. ....Then started the terrible Caribbean storm with Bravo and Sammy blasting off the next 6 overs for 82 runs....!!! Just then our heart sank a little feeling this could be the decisive turnaround of the match. And so it happened... ... They continued with that momentum wrapping up Pakistan for 82 wining the match by 84 runs..... And one indeed can say Calypso tune of power cricket is getting back in a majestic style......