Dialogue About a Cricket Match

Two friends discuss a match, a steady partnership and whether the series can be won.

A dialogue between Nafis and Sakib

Nafis: Sakib, did you watch the match yesterday?

Sakib: Every ball. I have not been so nervous in a long time.

Nafis: Nor I. When we lost three wickets in the first ten overs I nearly switched it off.

Sakib: So did my father. He walked out of the room and listened from the veranda.

Nafis: And then that partnership. What did you make of it?

Sakib: Sensible batting, that is all. They stopped trying to hit and simply ran between the wickets for twenty overs.

Nafis: It looked dull at the time.

Sakib: It looked dull because it was working. Ninety runs without a risk changed the whole innings.

Nafis: The last five overs made up for it, though.

Sakib: They did. And the fielding at the end was the best I have seen from us.

Nafis: Do you think we can win the series?

Sakib: If the batting holds. Our bowling has never been the problem; getting a total on the board has.

Nafis: The next match is on Friday. Shall we watch it together?

Sakib: Come to my house at two. And bring your own nerves; I have none left.