One of those days: SWAT vs Tampa Telugu Titans

Some cricket days stay with you because of the numbers. Others stay because of the feeling. June 22, 2025, against Tampa Telugu Titans, was both.

We won by 8 wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method, but what made the game memorable was how complete it felt. The bowling unit stayed disciplined. The fielders backed every chance. Then the chase settled down in a way that gave everyone room to play their part.

One of those days where the ball listened, the bat felt light, and the team made the whole thing feel bigger than the scorecard.

The match in one line

Tampa Telugu Titans finished on 136/6 in 20 overs. SWAT replied with 101/2 in 12.5 overs and closed it out cleanly.

With the ball

I finished with 5/27 from 4 overs. Those are figures I will remember, but they came with the help of pressure built from both ends and sharp work in the field behind me.

The innings never fully got away from us. Once the wickets started to come, the game changed shape quickly.

Bowler	O	R	W	ER
Nafi C M	4	27	5	6.80
Suraj Kumar (C)	4	23	1	5.80
Edward Manjaly Verghese	3	14	1	4.70
Binish Abraham	3	21	0	7.00
Kaushik Narayanan	3	23	0	7.70

With the bat

In the chase, the main job was to stay calm and avoid turning a manageable target into something tense. I ended up with 54 from 44 balls, with two fours and two sixes, and the innings felt steady more than flashy.

Ashwath’s unbeaten 31* helped keep the chase under control and gave the finish a sense of calm that good teams usually have on their best days.

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nafi C M	54	44	2	2	122.73
Suraj Kumar (C)	2	2	0	0	100.00
Ashwath Survana	31*	30	3	0	103.33
Hari Prakash Somasundaram	2*	4	0	0	50.00

Why the game stays with me

There is always something satisfying about a match where both disciplines come together. A five-wicket spell on its own is memorable. A fifty on its own is memorable. Doing both in the same game is rare enough to stay with you.

But the real reason this one belongs here is simpler: it felt like a team day. The numbers landed beside my name, but the match belonged to everyone who helped shape it.

That is usually what makes a game worth writing down.