There’s been a lot of talk about VP Harris recently. The media hasn’t done a great job of showing us the work she has done, or even letting us know who she is. The memes and short clips online are all some of you have seen. 1/2
Two set guys at the crease. Target 30 from 30. 6 wickets in hand. Bumrah comes on & they’re like let’s just play him off, this target is very achievable once he’s gone. He gives only 4 runs, no wickets fall & they go to over 17. First ball Pandya gets Klaasen, everything changes.
Pandya completes a very tidy over, giving away only four runs. This means India has managed to concede only 8 runs in 2 overs. Mind you South Africa got 38 runs from the previous two overs. The momentum has changed dramatically but I don’t think fans have realized just how much.
It was at this time gentle reader, I realized we were going to WIN the World Cup. That moment made it real. That moment also made it feel like we deserved that win.
And then Bumrah bowls another beauty to get Jansen. We’re cautiously happy but we’re still really scared. Miller’s still at the other end. Maharaj arrives at the crease. We extra hate him from this morning. But we’re starting to believe a win may still be possible.
At this point I’d forgotten Arshdeep even existed. It’s reassuring seeing him, I can’t explain it. But he’s just a kid. In a big World Cup final. Please don’t get hit out of the park. Two dots?? He’s doing amazing.
Three overs to go. They only need 22. Bumrah has one last over and he’s bowling it now. I know in that moment I thought this was the wrong decision. I was worried SA would just defend everything and try to keep wickets and then go at it in over 19.
Rohit Shan is in the 7th grade and this is his first year at
#HajiPublicSchool
He’s the weakest student in class because well he’s been here only a month but he tries so hard and every time he writes something I cry. ❤️
Last over to go. It’s Hardik. I can’t imagine the pressure he’s facing. The ball looks wide, Miller swings at it and it looks like we may be down to ten of the last five. This ball is clearly going for a six. Only it’s not?? Sky has pulled off a skier. WHAT??
I notice in the replay Bumrah is smiling before the last ball. He’s built different. Some of us nineties kids know we can lose from any stage of the game. Even 9 from 1.
Hardik is weeping. Rohit is weeping. 🥹🥹
Rohit is flat on the ground lmao.
Last ball Shastri says. His voice is what you remember from 2011. It feels right that he’s here to take us through this. It’s done. We won. Unbelievable. Five overs ago no one seriously thought we had any chance. Our spinners had given it away.
The worst/best part of this catch is that we’ve barely seen it. The camera shows him get it, then he goes out of screen and then he’s back. Until they show the replay from the front angle we’re all still in shock. When we see it WE KNOW.
The first two balls are dots. We’re all terrified when that next big six is coming. If they somehow hit Bumrah for a boundary they will have all the confidence they need to win this easily. I’m worried we won’t even see over 20.
Today was our last day of class before Term 1 exams and look what arrived in the mail.
GIFTS FROM JKR with personalized notes for Kulsum. All of class 7 (along with their director
@imsabbah
) lost their minds. ❤️🤗
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Arshdeep is giving nothing away. He’s tight. A single, two runs, another single, a yorker to finish. And all of a sudden South Africa’s the team in trouble. They need sixteen of the last over. Who’s bowling it?
I hear my front door opening. It’s my stupid nephew.
“What’s the scene?”
Dude, they need 16 of the last over and SKY just leapt into the air and plucked a ball that was going for six. They’re still reviewing it but it might be OUT.
This is the point in the game when I couldn’t take it anymore. I ran upstairs and grabbed both rosaries. One I put around my neck and the other one (with extra special powers from the Vatican gift shop) I hold in my hand.
Sixteen of five required. But with two new guys at the crease.
Oh no Rabada gets one past Pant and it goes for four. I can’t take more drama please. 2011 me would have been fine. We’re 13 years older now please.
Another bye. 10 from 2? It’s happening. Dravid is inexplicably still staring at his notebook. Rohit won’t let Hardik bowl until his hears every thought in his brain. Just let him bowl.
Noooo not a wide. Please. No more extras. We got this.
Hardik breathes. He gets an other wicket. More importantly it’s a dot ball. 9 from 1 now. Omg. Do not mess this up. All you have to do it bowl a legal delivery. Please da Hardik.
Jammy looks so happy, he’s hugging the support staff. Sir is jumping up and down, his ponytail bouncing. Hardik cannot stop weeping. His face is filled with tears. He’s had a tough few months.
Hardik and Klaasen share a hug. Bumrah and his wife finally see each other. They look so happy. They’re both obsessed with cricket 💕
Hardik and Jammy hug. No one is crying harder than Hardik. Except Miyan. His sunscreen has mixed with his tears.
Rohit tries to walk away to gather his thoughts, to have a cry. The camera will not give him a moment to himself. Skinny Arshdeep attempts to lift Jammy off the ground lol Sir.
Player of the tournament is of course everyone’s favourite Eeyore. He’s beaming. He’s chill. He says he’s grateful. We’re grateful for him. What a special special guy. Wrap him in a blanket, keep him safe so he can play as many tests as possible for India 🙏🏽
I’m laughing at how differently these two families chose to dress to the same event. Also do none of them have like jobs to be at? (For context the couple is celebrating their first wedding anniversary.)
When Dhoni eventually retires I don’t want to hear a single fucking word from you complaining assholes. If you write one tribute piece I’m reporting you to the actual police.
Rahman has given us 99 songs and Dil Bechara just in the past six months and there’s folks out there complaining about his last good album being in 1996. Every bit of music he gives us is a gift and we are not deserving.
TIL people in Trinidad have been calling gulab jamun RASGULLA for years. Somebody decades ago messed up and now it’s too late. Anyway they’re all arguing in the comments section of this poor lady’s tiktok.