Cricket Ascend System
Chapter 50: Shastri School vs National Model School
INTER-SCHOOL PREMIER CUP — SEASON 12
GROUP A — MATCH 3
Shastri School vs National Model School
Venue: National School Ground
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National Model School entered desperate.
Two losses already.
Another defeat would almost destroy qualification hopes.
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And honestly—
they played like a desperate team.
Aggressive fielding.
Constant sledging.
Fast bowling from first over itself.
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The commentary noticed immediately.
> "National Model are bringing serious intensity today."
> "And interestingly... they’re attacking Sahil’s weakness areas in warmups already."
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That caught Sahil’s attention slightly.
Because during nets—
their bowlers repeatedly targeted:
Short ball at body.
Wide slower ball.
Hard-length pace.
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They had clearly studied him.
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Shastri School bowled first.
And for first time in tournament—
things went badly early.
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National Model attacked powerplay brutally.
57/0 after 6 overs.
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Coach Verma looked irritated near boundary.
Field placements changed constantly.
Kabir rotated bowlers aggressively.
Still—
momentum stayed with National.
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Commentary became energetic again.
> "This is the strongest batting display against Shastri so far!"
> "Pressure officially arriving now!"
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Then Ravi changed the game.
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Slower ball.
Wicket.
Next over—
wide yorker.
Another wicket.
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Suddenly momentum flipped.
Exactly like practice matches.
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National Model still recovered late though.
Mainly through their captain Vivek.
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National Model School — 171/7 (20 Ov)
Top Scorers
Vivek — 61 (39)
Aryan — 42 (28)
Top Bowlers
Ravi — 4-0-29-3
Kabir — 4-0-33-2
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During innings break—
commentary focused completely on chase pressure.
> "This is Sahil’s biggest official chase yet."
> "And National Model absolutely won’t feed him pace."
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Shastri’s chase started horribly.
Again.
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Rohan: Out for 6.
Aman: Run out.
Nikhil: Bowled.
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Shastri School — 38/3 (5.1 Ov)
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And suddenly—
the atmosphere changed completely.
Because for first time in tournament—
Sahil entered under genuine pressure.
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Commentary voice sharpened instantly.
> "Now THIS is pressure cricket."
> "Can Sahil finish from difficult position... not comfortable position?"
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That line stayed inside Sahil’s head briefly.
Because honestly—
it was fair question.
Most of his official innings so far came from stable setups.
This one?
Different.
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First over against pace stayed ugly.
Short ball cramped him badly.
Then wide slower delivery beat outside edge completely.
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The crowd reacted loudly.
And commentary noticed immediately.
> "National Model have done homework."
> "They’re refusing easy hitting zones."
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Sahil started slowly.
Very slowly.
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11 runs from 15 balls.
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And for first time—
tournament pressure felt heavy.
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The system appeared quietly.
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MATCH PRESSURE ALERT
Required Rate Rising: 9.84
Current Risk: HIGH
Recommendation: Stabilize before acceleration.
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Kabir handled pressure brilliantly from other end though.
Singles.
Twos.
Calm batting.
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Slowly—
the partnership settled innings.
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By 12 overs:
Shastri School — 96/3
Needed: 76 from 48 balls
Sahil: 24* (22)
Kabir: 38* (34)
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Still difficult.
Still alive.
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Then National Model made mistake.
They brought medium pacer back too early.
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First ball.
Back of length.
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PULL.
SIX.
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The sound alone shifted momentum instantly.
And commentary exploded immediately.
> "THERE HE GOES!"
> "One mistake and Sahil punishes brutally!"
> "That pull shot is becoming his signature!"
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PULL SHOT SUCCESS
Current EXP: 51 / 100
Official Pull-Shot Boundaries: 4 / 25
Official Tournament Sixes: 5 / 100
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The next over became worse.
FOUR through cover.
SIX over square leg.
Single.
FOUR again.
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Suddenly—
required rate crashed completely.
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Commentary sounded almost excited now every ball Sahil faced.
> "National Model had control ten minutes ago!"
> "Now they look terrified to bowl short!"
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By 16 overs:
Shastri School — 146/3
Needed: 26 from 24 balls
Sahil: 58* (37)
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And from there—
the chase finished smoothly.
No drama.
No collapse.
Just controlled finishing again.
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MATCH RESULT
Shastri School won by 5 wickets
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Shastri School — 174/5 (19.1 Ov)
Top Scorers
Sahil — 73 (43)
Kabir — 49 (41)
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Commentary Highlights
> "Sahil Choudhary has now delivered under real pressure."
> "This innings was far more impressive than simple hitting."
> "National Model planned well... but eventually the pull shot broke them."
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SYSTEM UPDATE
Pull Shot — Beginner Mastery
EXP: 51 / 100
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Perfect Timing Pathway
Progress: 126 / 1000
Completion: 12.6%
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Official Tournament Stats — Sahil
Matches: 3
Runs: 194
Average: ∞
Strike Rate: 183.01
50s: 3
100s: 0
4s: 17
6s: 10
Not Outs: 3
Highest Score: 73*
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GROUP A POINTS TABLE
Team P W L NRR Pts
Shastri School 3 3 0 +1.91 6
DAV Sector 8 3 3 0 +1.37 6
Green Valley Academy 3 1 2 -0.42 2
National Model School 3 0 3 -1.48 0
Crescent Academy 3 0 3 -1.76 0