Free Web NovelChapter 59: The Final and Daddy Hundred
The final didn’t feel like school cricket anymore.
It felt bigger.
Louder.
Heavier.
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INTER-SCHOOL PREMIER CUP — FINAL
Shastri School
vs
Elite Commerce School
Venue: Metro Sports Ground
Attendance: FULL HOUSE
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Students filled stands one hour before toss.
School banners everywhere.
Drums.
Whistles.
Camera flashes constantly.
Even local sports pages livestreamed parts of match online.
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And now—
district selection panel sat directly behind commentary box.
No casual talking anymore.
Only observation.
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The system activated quietly during warmups.
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TOURNAMENT FINAL DETECTED
Performance Growth Multiplier: MAXIMUM
District Scout Evaluation: HIGH PRIORITY
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SPECIAL TASK ACTIVE
"THE CENTURY STATEMENT"
Requirement: Score 100+ at Strike Rate above 180 in knockout match.
Reward: +5 POWER
Status: ACTIVE
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Even Sahil’s heartbeat felt heavier seeing it.
Because this was final now.
One match.
One chance.
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Commentary atmosphere sounded fully professional today.
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> "Welcome everyone to the Inter-School Premier Cup Final!"
> "Two best schools of the tournament!"
> "And all eyes tonight are on one player..."
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Crowd immediately shouted.
"SAHIL!"
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The commentator laughed.
> "Exactly. Sahil Choudhary."
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Elite Commerce won toss.
And immediately chose batting.
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At first—
Shastri controlled things well.
Aman bowled tight.
Ravi forced dots.
Fielding stayed sharp.
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Then Elite’s captain Aarush exploded.
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Reverse sweeps.
Inside-out sixes.
Ramp shots.
Everything connected.
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By death overs—
Shastri completely lost control.
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Commentary sounded shocked.
> "Elite Commerce are batting fearlessly in the FINAL!"
> "This is serious pressure now!"
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Late overs became carnage.
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Elite Commerce School — 248/6 (20 Ov)
Top Scorers
Aarush — 96 (52)
Keshav — 44 (21)
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248.
In a final.
Under lights.
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Even Riverside section went silent briefly seeing scoreboard.
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Coach Verma gathered players calmly during innings break.
But honestly—
everyone understood reality.
This target was monstrous.
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Then he looked directly toward batting unit.
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"Pressure creates heroes."
A short pause.
"Or exposes frauds."
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Silence.
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The chase began horribly.
Absolutely horribly.
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Rohan — OUT.
Aman — OUT.
Kabir — caught at deep cover.
Nikhil — bowled.
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Shastri School — 45/4 (7.2 Ov)
Needed: 204 from 76 balls
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And finally—
Sahil walked in.
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The crowd reaction felt strange this time.
Not loud excitement.
Hope.
Desperate hope.
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Commentary voice slowed dramatically.
> "This... this is impossible territory now."
> "Only one recognized batter remains."
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One Hindi commentator spoke quietly.
> "Ab bas chamatkar hi match jita sakta hai..."
("Now only a miracle can win this match...")
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Even district scouts stopped writing.
Because realistically—
the match looked over.
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First ball to Sahil.
Yorker.
Dug out for single.
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Second ball.
Short ball.
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PULL.
SIX.
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The sound exploded through stadium instantly.
Crowd woke up immediately.
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> "OH MY GOD!"
> "Sahil ne abhi haar maani nahi hai!"
("Sahil still hasn’t accepted defeat!")
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At non-striker end—
Ravi looked nervous already.
And immediately—
Sahil understood one thing.
He had to control strike somehow.
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But then disaster struck again.
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Ravi tried forcing single.
RUN OUT.
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Shastri School — 49/5 (7.6 Ov)
Needed: 200 from 72 balls
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Next over—
Ritesh edged behind first ball.
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Shastri School — 50/6 (8.1 Ov)
Needed: 199 from 71 balls
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Then Manoj got trapped LBW immediately.
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Shastri School — 52/7 (8.5 Ov)
Needed: 197 from 67 balls
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The stadium fell silent again.
Because now—
only tailenders remained.
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Kunal walked in looking terrified.
Could barely hold bat confidently.
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Sahil changed approach completely.
No reckless hitting every ball anymore.
Now it became calculation.
Survival.
Strike farming.
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Singles on fifth ball.
Boundaries early in over.
Strike retained constantly.
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Then another wicket almost ended everything.
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Arjun tried defending final ball of over.
Bowled.
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Shastri School — 61/8 (10 Ov)
Needed: 188 from 60 balls
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Sahil stood silently at non-striker end watching stumps fly.
And honestly—
even he understood how impossible this looked.
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Commentary sounded almost emotional now.
> "Sahil is literally batting with number eleven now..." freeωebnovēl.c૦m
> "This isn’t pressure anymore... this is survival."
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But slowly—
something unbelievable started happening.
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12 Overs
Shastri School — 109/8
Needed: 140 from 48 balls
Sahil: 58* (24)
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The crowd started believing again.
Every boundary increased noise level instantly.
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Commentary completely lost neutrality.
> "Yeh impossible chase dheere dheere possible ban raha hai!"
("This impossible chase is slowly becoming possible!")
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13 Overs
Shastri School — 141/8
Needed: 108 from 42 balls
Sahil: 78* (31)
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One over against spinner completely changed match.
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SIX.
SIX.
FOUR.
SINGLE last ball.
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Perfect strike retention.
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PERFECT STRIKE FARMING
Pressure Awareness: HIGH
Match Control: RISING
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District scouts started discussing actively now.
No longer casually observing.
Actually impressed.
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One selector whispered:
> "Temperament under pressure... outstanding."
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16 Overs
Shastri School — 182/8
Needed: 67 from 24 balls
Sahil: 112* (45)
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The stadium erupted seeing century.
Not normal applause.
Pure madness.
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Helmets waving.
Students jumping.
Commentary shouting over each other.
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> "A HUNDRED IN THE FINAL!"
> "AND LOOK AT THE STRIKE RATE!"
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SPECIAL TASK PROGRESS
Century Requirement: COMPLETE
Current Strike Rate: 248.88
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But match still wasn’t over.
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Elite Commerce panicked badly now.
Fielders nervous.
Misfields increasing.
Wide yorkers missing.
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And Sahil became terrifying.
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Pull shot.
SIX.
Straight drive.
FOUR.
Slower ball launched over extra cover.
SIX again.
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19 Overs
Shastri School — 238/8
Needed: 11 from 6 balls
Sahil: 137* (55)
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Entire stadium standing now.
Phones recording everywhere.
Even scouts watching without blinking.
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First ball.
Wide yorker.
FOUR.
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Shastri School — 242/8
Needed: 7 from 5 balls
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Second ball.
Single.
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Shastri School — 243/8
Needed: 6 from 4 balls
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Third ball.
Kunal somehow survived yorker.
Dot ball.
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Shastri School — 243/8
Needed: 6 from 3 balls
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Then quick single into deep square leg.
Sahil sprinted desperately to retain strike.
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Shastri School — 244/8
Needed: 5 from 2 balls
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Bowler attempted slower bouncer.
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Sahil waited.
Pulled.
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SIX.
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GAME OVER.
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The stadium exploded completely.
Not cheering anymore.
Chaos.
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Teammates stormed ground instantly.
Riverside boys nearly jumped barriers.
Commentary practically screaming incoherently.
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> "HE HAS DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE!"
> "ONE OF THE GREATEST SCHOOL CRICKET INNINGS EVER!"
> "145 NOT OUT IN A FINAL CHASE!"
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FINAL SCORE
Shastri School — 250/8 (19.5 Ov)
Won by 2 wickets
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SAHIL
145* (58)
10 Fours
13 Sixes
Strike Rate: 250.00
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SYSTEM ALERT
SPECIAL TASK COMPLETE
"The Century Statement"
Reward: +5 POWER
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Power: 70 → 75
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DISTRICT SCOUT STATUS
Evaluation: EXTREMELY POSITIVE
Selection Attention: HIGH PRIORITY
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