So, our team lost the toss and we were told to bat first.
and so, the lineup was also decided and i was going to bat at 2 down.
so, after 2 wickets fall, I'd come to bat.
...
"What are you watching?"
"Huh? Mm... Nothing."
Currently, rhe game was being broadcasted countrywide and people while not many but some were watching the match and one of them was Seo Yeon.
"Let me see that."
Said bomi as she tried to sneak a peak at what yeon was watching.
"Ooh, that's new... Didn't know you were inteested in sports."
"I'm really not, Was breaktime so decided to see how he's doing."
"He?"
"You don't know? Ji Yeong is playing right now."
"What? That guy, Plays sports? Which is it? Football, Basketball, Baseball?"
"It's called cricket, Even i don't know much but maybe watching it will make me understand the game."
"Cricket? Feel like I've heard that name before. Well whatever, I Don want to waste my time watching something i Don't know. I'm watching that latest episode. Wanna watch it together as we have dinner?"
"No, I'm good. I got to see one of the practice matches and it felt pretty interesting."
She had coincidentally come across news of live broadcast of the game and since than she's been very intent on watching it.
Why? For the first time in her life, someone she knew was playing a sport that too professional one.
While, it wasn't very popular it was still a sport none the less.
that's why she was very excited to see someone she knew play.
"Ooh they are out."
"Lemme see..."
Bomi suddenly pulled her chair closer to Yeon, telling her to show the Screen.
"Why Don't you use your phone? It's kinda conjusted here."
*Knock Knock*
"Come in*
a creaking sound was heard as someone opened the door of the storage room.
"Aah here you two were."
It was the boss lady.
"Do you need something Miss?"
"I just saw a news article stating a website where you can watch the live match. I cross checked and that's where Yeong is playing right? Since work is over wanna watch it on tv?"
"There's no need for you to go out of your way to do that."
"Ooh... what are you two doing? Watching something shameful in this closed Storage room? Shesheshe..."
She smiled mischievously.
"Oho... Look at you, watching the match without even inviting me."
"Aah... we didn't know you were going to watch."
"Ooh come on, he's my lil lad. There's no way i wouldn't watch."
She said with a smile.
"Alright, let's do it... It's not like i have to go home right away."
"Bomi?"
"The match will go on until 11:30, You can leave whenever you want. It's up to you, You can even stay until 11:30, I'll drop you home if you want."
"Haha... I'm not staying until than, for that guy. I have to get home by 10. There's an evening show that's coming up."
"I see, What about you Yeon? You wanna stay or do you wanna leave?"
Right now, The entire debts of her husband were paid off by the 2 and now they were officially seperated.
So, she had the freedom to do whatever she wanted.
"I might go back by 10. I too have some work to do."
She was going out on a date with that man so she couldn't stay.
"I see... Fine than. I'll just watch it by myself and give you the results tomorrow morning. You'd better congratulate him when he wins the match."
"Hah, Even if they were on the brink of winning... He'd probably find a way to mess up. He's done that so many times at work, I'm kinda fed up of it."
"Come on, he's still learning. He's doing pretty well right now. Enough to make Yeon feel's health get better."
"Fool, should maybe help me sometimes too, instead of just helping her all the time hmph."
"Haa... come on, it's starting let's go."
"Hello everybody a warm welcome to Everyone showing up to the match today, this is Group B, Match no 2 on pitch No 4 the Inter City tournament hosted by the KCA. The match is between Seoul B team Vs Jeonju Si
Let's get to the lineups
Starting from Seoul B"
"Ooh, look there's his name at 4th place."
"4th place? He must be pretty important."
"That guy? 4th place? I can't believe it."
"I'm sure he's playing at that position. It doesn't show the Player's importance i believe."
"Huh? That can't make sense."
"Well, she might be right... Look at the captain, He's all the way down at no 8. That's non place for a captain."
"Aah... I think i understand, It's the positions like for example baseball have numbers right... So when someone get's out the next one comes in. I believed it's like that."
"That makes sense. So he comes after 3 prople get out?"
Asked bomi after Thr boss rectified what she understood of the lineup.
"I'm not sure, let's just watch and see."
...
"Aah, That hit those Wood thingies on the back... What does that mean?"
"What a delivery first up, He's taken the vicket of the dangerous Chul of a golden duck. There's s2ing, There's seam and there's drift on offer. This is as expected an excellent pitch for bowling the new ball."
"It appears he's out based on what the guy's saying."
"Appears so."
...
"New batsman, at number 3 it's Eun Woo, Right hand batsman."
"I think i understand the numbering now. As per the numbering, the next one should be Him no? He's probably get out of the first ball and than go back. Than I'll take my way back home."
"Bold emmm... What a ripper, They are in real problems with 2 down in just the first two balls. The new bowl bowlers are using the swing perfectly."
"Well... Damn..."
Said The boss as she saw another wicket going down.
...
"New batsman coming in, Ji Yeong. He's got a lot of experience and is considered one of the best technically sound players. Let us see, if he can fare well against this swing."
"Aah, he's out. Is that him?? Wow, he looks so handsome in those whites. I Kinda like that."
Said the boss as she complimented Je Yeong wearing whites.
"How's he carrying that equipment with him? feels pretty heavy."
"That... is true. You sure have been quite for a while now Yeon... is everything fine?"
"Huh? Yes, I'm fine. I'm just watching the match is all. I'm trying to understand how all this works."
"Bowler on a hat-trick, Here he comes. Oohh!! Is that a nick? Is that the third? Is he gone? Tries to defend it but unlike the other 2 this one swings out..."
"What? What happened? Did he get out? Haa... I knew it... He'd probably mess up. And, so he did."
"..."
"..."
The both had their eyes peeled on the umpire as they tried to see if He'd give it out or not.
The umpire Shakes his head... signaling that the ball didn't nick the bat.
"But ooh, The umpire doesn't seem to think so so he survives. Ooh, Look... There's some kind of heated moment going on between the batsman and the bowler."
"What's going on? Are they fighting? Will Yeong get hit?"
"Ooh, he's going back as The batsman didn't respond to the provocation."
Everybody sighed as they saw the bowler go back.
...
"What an over... Imswings and outswings and ending it with a perfect yorker. It's a mystery how the batsman survived. Not 1 run conceived in the over. Ends in a maiden, The score's 0/2 After (1)."
"What's that? 1 over? Didn't he bowl like 6 overs already? 6 balls?"
"Ooh, i guess you don't know. Every 6 balls means 1 over. and this match is a 20 over match. Meaning the innings end after 120 total balls are bowled. What you thought a match will only have 20 balls?"
"What? 120? How many innings does it have? Like baseball has 9 for each team... Like that?"
"Aah... they only have 1."
"1? Than... if someone get's out they won't come back?"
"Yes, pretty much."
"Doesn't that scare them? only getting 1 chance?"
"Well, I'm not sure... why don't you ask him when he comes back?"
"maybe i will."
["The newbies sure are very Interesting aren't they?"
"They sure are, Looking at the bowlers and batsman... Korea is in good hands for the future of cricket."]
"Ooh look it started again."