Cricket Ascend System

Chapter 42: School Circuit

After the DAV match—

Shastri School’s cricket team started gaining attention.

Not official fame.

Not district headlines.

But inside school cricket circles—

people had begun noticing them.

Especially one player.

Sahil Choudhary.

The middle-order batter with ridiculous six-hitting power.

Soon—

more friendly matches got arranged against nearby schools.

Coach Verma accepted almost every invitation.

Because according to him:

"Practice nets improve technique."

"Real matches improve cricketers."

Friendly Match 2

Shastri School vs Green Valley Academy

Format: 20 Overs

Venue: Green Valley Ground

Green Valley played disciplined cricket.

Less pace than DAV.

But smarter spin bowling.

Cleaner fielding.

Fewer mistakes.

Shastri School bowled first and performed brilliantly.

Aman picked early wickets.

Kabir controlled middle overs.

Even Sahil’s fielding looked slightly improved.

Not amazing.

But quicker.

Cleaner.

Green Valley finished at:

157/8 in 20 overs.

Good score.

But definitely chaseable.

And for once—

Shastri School’s top order actually started properly.

Openers attacked powerplay confidently.

Loose balls punished immediately.

Quick running between wickets.

No collapse.

No panic.

By the 9th over:

Shastri School — 82/1

Needed: 76 from 66 balls

Perfect platform.

Then the wicket fell.

And Sahil walked in.

The moment he reached boundary rope—

Coach Verma stopped him briefly.

Only one sentence.

"Go explosive."

Sahil blinked slightly.

The coach continued calmly:

"In official tournaments, net run rate matters."

Then he pointed toward scoreboard.

"We have wickets left. Conditions are good."

A slight pause.

"So finish fast."

That changed Sahil’s mindset instantly.

Usually he entered thinking: Stabilize first.

Build innings.

Accelerate later.

But today—

Coach Verma wanted controlled destruction immediately.

The system appeared.

MATCH STRATEGY UPDATE

Scenario: Favorable chase conditions.

Resources Available: ✔ Wickets in hand ✔ Stable required rate ✔ Set batting platform

Recommended Approach: Controlled Aggression

Controlled aggression.

Not blind slogging.

Not slow anchoring.

Attack intelligently.

First ball.

Spinner outside off.

Sahil stepped out instantly.

LOFTED DRIVE.

SIX.

Straight over long-off.

The sound alone shocked Green Valley fielders.

Because Sahil attacked from ball one without hesitation.

SHOT ANALYSIS COMPLETE

Connection Quality: 87%

Timing: 84%

Positive: ✔ Immediate pressure transfer ✔ Balanced power release

Next delivery flatter and quicker.

Sahil adjusted late—

cut behind point.

FOUR.

Suddenly—

the entire field spread deeper.

Immediately.

At non-striker end, Kabir smirked slightly.

"Coach gave green signal?"

Sahil grinned.

"Seems like it."

The next over from medium pace became worse for Green Valley.

Short ball.

Pulled.

SIX.

Fuller delivery.

Driven through cover.

FOUR.

And unlike Riverside chaos—

school cricket pressure felt quieter.

Sharper.

You could actually see panic spreading slowly through field placements.

By the 13th over:

Shastri School — 121/1

Needed: 37 from 42 balls

Sahil: 31* (14)

Strike Rate: 221

Coach Verma looked completely calm near boundary.

Because this—

this was exactly what he wanted.

Not desperate finishing.

Dominant chasing.

Winning while keeping control.

Green Valley tried slowing game down afterward.

More spin.

Defensive fields.

Boundary riders everywhere.

But Sahil didn’t rush foolishly.

That was the biggest difference now.

Single.

Double.

Boundary.

Rotate strike.

Then sudden attack again.

One shot especially stunned everyone.

A fuller delivery outside off.

Earlier Sahil would’ve swung across line aggressively.

Now?

He stayed still longer.

Then lifted elegantly inside-out over extra cover.

SIX.

Even Green Valley’s coach reacted visibly.

Because that shot required timing.

Not brute force.

SHOT ANALYSIS COMPLETE

Connection Quality: 93%

Timing: 91%

Perfect Timing Pathway Progress: 47 / 1000

Slowly.

Very slowly.

But climbing.

By the end—

Shastri School chased target comfortably in just 17 overs.

Exactly the kind of dominant win Coach Verma wanted.

FINAL SCORE

Shastri School — 161/3 (17 Overs)

Won by 7 Wickets

SAHIL CHOUDHARY

58* (26 Balls)

4 Sixes

5 Fours

Strike Rate: 223.07

And afterward—

for the first time—

Coach Verma actually smiled slightly while speaking to Sahil.

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Just one word.

Still—

it felt bigger than applause.