Blog 3 - Cricket game “The sport”

 Sixers vs Thunder, 7 P.M. Sunday night. It has been an exhausting day but a great day and we still have a full cricket match ahead. Although I have been advised by my brother, my parents, and friends that gambling is bad, I felt like it was only right to throw a wager. As we were entering the game, I started asking the locals who they thought was going to win, despite whichever team they were a fan of. After utilizing the advice of the locals, my buddies and I decided to throw a nice little wager on the Sydney 6ers to enhance the excitement of the game. For all of my friends, this was their first cricket game but for me, this was my second game and I was ready to go crazy. We sat down and it just so happened a bunch of Delaware students were sitting right in front of us. They also gambled on the game and took the same team that we did without knowing it. We bonded with the surrounding locals and the students in front of us about the Sydney 6ers victory. This type of cricket was a lot more fast moving than a test match and the innings went by much quicker. I was able to gain insight into the strategies that these teams use and compared them to the strategies that the national team used in test matches. Although it is the same sport, it is much different and the two matches I went to had a completely different flow. All in all, we all hit our bets and had an amazing time watching the game while profiting off of it as well. It was also very cool being able to teach others the rules because this was not my first rodeo. I strongly recommend attending a cricket game for all audiences and if the 6ers are playing, throwing a small (or large) wager on them. 6ers country, let's ride!