Earlier in the day, students at Wave Preparatory described a nervous few hours that began when the principal went on the intercom to say that the school was being locked down and that they were to remain in their classrooms.
He told his team to take the game to Mexico last month, and after a nervous first hour that's just what they did, earning a well-deserved tie.
Captain MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin then survived a nervous final hour to push India to safety, as they closed on 174-6.
"Kent's openers survived a nervous half hour before lunch, but there was still variable bounce to keep the visitors' bowlers and wicketkeeper interested during the afternoon - the occasional ball pea-rolling off a full length.
So I flew to Blantyre and had a nervous couple of hours watching the Harare flight fill up.
To throw my hat in for the silver medal with that finish - I bet I could sell 3-3 for quite a bit of money - will give me a nervous couple of hours in front of the computer".
Three years on, with the help of an effective marketing strategy, what was a very traditional surgery has been transformed into a modern dental practice focused on offering pain-free treatments to win over anxious and nervous patients, extended hours for time-strapped patients, and with a growing customer base.
In the two nervous, cigarette-free hours I was held, I had drawn a detailed sketch of the warehouse in my notebook, a souvenir and reminder for a future story.
But my first night in the new room, I kept waking up every hour, nervous and sweating.
I definitely came off a little nervous, and after three hours of amateur hour the crowd was sparse, sloshed, and pretty worn out.
