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In real life participating in the contests has been always fun and it is a way to get more confidence In life, it's also rewarding when you win and a way to test yourself what you're good at.
The last contest I've participated was cricket tournament in my hometown and it was like crowded and so competitive as well as rewarding.
The Cricket Contest in Hometown
It's about five months ago when I was in hometown during the summer we had this major contest organized by our community there.
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The teams were joining from different communities in hometown and even some teams joined it from the different cities and those players were like the best one known to play in tournaments only to grab that reward.
So, we had to enter in the tournament and entry fee per team was 10,000 PKR that is $35.5 in $HBD. Our team was like from the same neighborhood in hometown and honestly we were all juniors, those were some big guys. The total Prize pool was 2lacs.
The Cricket Game Begins
Our first match was with the rivals like neighborhood hometown and we used to play and compete with each other before on weekends but this was first contest on stage.
We won toss and did bat first, the total game was about 6 overs mean 36balls to face and had 10 players in each team.
The reason behind picking bat first was we knew our rivals the way they do bawl and panic later with the bat chasing total.
I didn't get the chance to bat in that inning though I was all rounder and was supposed to come at middle but overs were short and they ended the innings.
In 6 overs, we set a target of 84runs which was so likely chase able but we won that match with outperforming in bowling and I bowled a over conceding 15runs but ain't gave no six.
We Got Knocked out in Qualifier Stage
After winning first Game, next one was with a team came from Lahore side which is like far away from hometown and luck while toss was our side, won the toss and decided to bat again.
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Opponent balling was tough and they restricted us at 76 in 36 balls. Not enough to defend the total but with our combined efforts of bowlers we literally took the game till the last over and lost in the end.
We were out of the contest before the knockout rounds mean we didn't manage to qualify in next round. It was sad but we enjoyed and it was a completely new experience for me playing with such players and Infront of people. The team who won the final was from nearby city who came to play and they won the big reward worth 1.5k and runner up also received some.
The regret I've of this contest was not taking snaps/pictures since I was focused on game.
Wrapping Up...
It's been more like 5 months of this last contest I played and the next year again in summer we'll have cricket contest and I'm nowadays told busy with in real life events haven't played game ever since then.
So, maybe till next summer I'll be back at it and going to join the team or something else that life has planned.
In the end I hope you enjoyed this journey and experience of mine. Do let me know how you felt about it and what's your similar experience with contests in comment section.
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