Tales of a Cricket Match

Anyone who watched the final one day international cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan would agree that it was one of the most exciting matches of the year. The match went right down to the last over and a brilliant performance by the Sri Lankan batsmen at that last over helped Sri Lanka to win the match. But the excitement began only during the last over of the match. Until then it was Pakistan's game all along. People even started leaving the ground because it looked like a certain loss for Sri Lanka before that final over.

At this bleak moment for Sri Lanka in the field, real drama was unfolding in the stands where we were seated. While most of the spectators including myself were bored and worried that Sri Lanka might lose the match, one man was dancing around in a very cheerful mood waving around Rs 50000 in cash betting that Sri Lanka will win the match. People were amused but no one took him seriously. It seemed like he would lose his bet at that time, but Sri Lanka came through thanks to a riveting performance and this person who believed it right from the beginning had the last laugh.