Big hits and a twisted ankle

It was a performance tailored to perfection. Ross Taylor sure did take Kolkata by storm. Boy, we were seeing sixes and fours go into every part of the stadium - so much so that for the last half hour we could hardly get off the podium as we were cheering every single shot. For a moment it almost felt like he was playing baseball and every shot was being hit for a home run!

It's been almost three weeks on the road and now we're on the last leg. The excitement is palpable. Everyone is excited to know which four teams will make it to the semi-finals.

In the middle of all this excitement, it's not just the cricketers who have injury concerns - the cheerleaders seem to have caught up! It was during the last game that we suffered our first injury casualty.

It was a momentary lapse of concentration on our part, I must say. We had been practising our drills on the grassy patch and everything was going fine until Sandra decided to do a flip roll. However, she mistimed her jump and we were out of position. The result - a resounding thud, and the next thing we knew, Carrie was lying on the ground, her face contorted in pain. We all rushed to her, trying to gauge the extent of damage, and after a moment of careful observation we could find that it was her ankle. Poor girl, she had twisted it during the fall and it was rapidly turning blue. It was definitely time for some medical assistance.

Thankfully the team physio came to our help, and in no time Carrie had her ankle buried in ice cubes with the physio checking on whether she had a fracture. Thankfully she hadn't, which was a big, big relief for all of us.

It was a pretty hectic moment. There we were rushing up to the podium to cheer every six or four and then back to the dugout where Carrie was undergoing treatment. It was actually quite funny, come to think about it in hindsight. We were actually running all over the place doing jigs, bringing ice cubes, blowing kisses, and cheering for Taylor's sixes. Talk about multi-tasking. We women are just awesome!

The good news is that Carrie has only had a sprain. The physio has said it will take a week to heel. The poor thing is now enjoying all the attention, with all of us doing our bit to help her out. At this rate she should be cartwheeling in no time.

Smells like team spirit, doesn't it?