Reyan adjusted his strategy.
He started sending fake signals from the dugout — gesturing left when he wanted right, asking for timeouts only to confuse the over rhythm.
But Raj?
He didn't play against the tricks.He played through them.Fielding placements continued to evolve like clockwork.
Three bowlers rotated with overlapping zones.Batters lost strike rhythm.
By the 13th over, Reyan's squad was 96/6.
Panic set in.Then the loudest voice of all tried to claw back momentum.
Reyan walked onto the field mid-over — a violation during active play — and shouted toward his team:
"Where's your fire? Don't let the silent one tame this whole trial!"
A few teammates nodded reluctantly.One dropped a catch on the boundary the next ball.Another misfielded under pressure.
Raj didn't react.He simply made one adjustment — brought the wicketkeeper three steps forward.
Next ball — batter stepped out.
Stumped clean.
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