**Day 10 – National Pool League Begins**
The Iron Dome transforms overnight.
Drones hover. Cameras installed. Commentary booths activated.
The first match: **Titans vs Phoenix**
Two teams, five elite players each.
But all eyes are on two men — **Aryan Raj** and **Yuvraj Rathore**.
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### 🎙️ Pre-Match Vibes
Commentator:
> "This isn't just a match. It's ideology vs aggression.
> Aryan's calm vs Yuvraj's chaos."
The national anthem plays. Players line up.
Goosebumps.
Omkar whispers to Aryan:
> "No one here sees cricket like you do. Lead with silence."
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### 🏏 Toss
Yuvraj wins the toss. Chooses to bat first.
> "Pressure works better when you apply it first."
Aryan nods. Doesn't react. Walks back quietly.
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### 🔥 Phoenix Batting
**1st Over – Rishi Luthra (Titans)**
Rajveer smacks a cover drive. 4 runs.
Next ball – Omkar's field trap triggers a run-out. Dev Mehta gone!
**5th Over – Tarun Kapoor's slower balls**
Arman swings hard – caught by Iqbal behind the stumps.
**Final Over – Omkar Spins**
Yuvraj goes big – misses.
Next ball – charges and connects: 6!
Last ball – stump shattered. Clean bowled.
**Phoenix Score: 71/4 in 10 overs**
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### 🧠 Titans Chase
**Opening: Aryan & Iqbal**
Aryan blocks first two balls. Crowd restless.
Third ball – flicked for 2. Calm build.
**4th Over – Aryan begins his dance**
Backfoot punch through point. Textbook.
Next ball – sweep shot. 4 runs.
**7th Over – Rishi out, Tarun walks in**
Yuvraj tries sledging:
> "You think your calm will save you, Raj?"
Aryan doesn't even look.
**Final Over – 7 needed from 6 balls**
Tarun on strike. 2 runs. 1 run. Aryan back on strike.
**3 balls left – 4 runs needed**
Yuvraj brings in Arman.
Aryan steps out, lofts it straight — **Boundary!**
**Titans win by 4 wickets.**
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### 📈 Post-Match Analysis
Commentator:
> "No celebration from Aryan. Just a nod. Like a monk with a bat."
**Player of the Match**: Aryan Raj – 42*(29)
Phoenix dejected. Yuvraj punches a locker in the dressing room.
Omkar, unseen, erases opponent plans from the whiteboard.
> "We don't fight. We dissolve chaos."
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### 🌒 Night – Same Moon, Different Minds
Aryan stares at the moon again.
Voiceover (imagined):
> "Winning is not loud. It's consistent."
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🔥 **Next: Chapter 29 – Havoc vs Vanguard – Clash of Chaos and Composure**