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On 04-Mar-2008 12:49
Australian Squad : Adam Gilchrist (w), Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting
(c), Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Mitchell
Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Brad Hogg (sub), Adam Voges (sub), Ashley
Noffke (sub), Brad Haddin (sub)
India Squad : Sachin Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj
Singh, Rohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c) (w), Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla,
Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel (sub), Ishant Sharma
(sub), Virender Sehwag (sub), Suresh Raina (sub), Dinesh Karthik (sub), Manoj
Kumar Tiwary (sub)
27.5 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Tendulkar
goes on the backfoot and turns it to square leg
28.6 Lee to Tendulkar, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover for a quick single,
the throw is at the bowler''s end but he reaches home
28.5 Lee to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
Tendulkar goes on the backfoot, opens the face of the bat and plays that to
gully, straight to the fielder
28.4 Lee to Yuvraj, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg,
Yuvraj goes on the backfoot and drops it to silly mid on and takes a quick single,
he has to hurry as Lee does well in his follow through, Yuvraj reaches home
28.3 Lee to Yuvraj, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot, lifts his bat and lets it go
28.2 Lee to Yuvraj, no run, slower delivery outside the off stump, fuller length,
Yuvraj comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, misses, good change in pace
28.1 Lee to Yuvraj, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to mid off, straight to the fielder
27.6 Clarke to Yuvraj, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Yuvraj
comes down the track and pushes it to long on for an easy single
29.6 Clarke to Yuvraj, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long on, easy single to end the over
29.5 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, plays it back to the bowler
29.4 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, Clarke gives it a bit of air outside the off
stump, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long off for another
easy single
29.3 Clarke to Tendulkar, no run, full toss outside the off stump, Tendulkar
comes on the frontfoot and punches it to short cover, straight to the fielder
29.3 Clarke to Tendulkar, wide, down the leg side on that occasion
29.2 Clarke to Yuvraj, 1 run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Yuvraj
goes on the backfoot and glances it to fine leg, straight to the fielder in
the deep
29.1 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar
comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to sweeper cover, easy single
Drinks are on the field now
30.6 Lee to Tendulkar, 2 runs, good length delivery outside the off stump,
Tendulkar goes on the backfoot, opens the face of the bat and steers it to deep
backward point
30.5 Lee to Yuvraj, 1 run, angling into the left hander, back of a length delivery
on the middle and leg, Yuvraj goes on the backfoot and tucks it to mid on for
a quick single
That boundary raises India''s 150 as well and it has come in good time!!!
30.4 Lee to Yuvraj, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump,
Yuvraj goes on the backfoot and drives it to short cover, straight to the fielder
30.3 Lee to Yuvraj, FOUR!!, slower delivery on the middle and leg, fuller length,
Yuvraj picks it early, comes on the frontfoot and heaves it to long on, fantastic
hit by Yuvraj, one bounce over the ropes!!!
30.2 Lee to Tendulkar, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg,
Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and glances it to deep square leg
30.1 Lee to Yuvraj, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg,
Yuvraj goes on the backfoot and turns it to square leg, he wants the second
but Lee does well to charge to the edge of the circle and hurls the return
By:Salim
On 04-Mar-2008 01:12
31.6 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot and turns it to square leg, straight to the fielder
31.5 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, pushes it down the ground and the bowler does
well to cut it off
31.4 Clarke to Yuvraj, 2 runs, flattish delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third
man, easy couple
31.3 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, Clarke gives it a bit of air on the stumps,
Yuvraj comes on the frontfoot, shows the full face of the bat and defends it
solidly
31.2 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, edges that to gully
31.1 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot and turns it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder
32.6 Symonds to Yuvraj, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and
leg, Yuvraj goes on the backfoot and slaps it to short fine leg, straight to
the fielder
32.5 Symonds to Yuvraj, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Yuvraj comes
on the frontfoot and defends it solidly
32.4 Symonds to Yuvraj, FOUR!!, flattish delivery on the middle and leg, full,
Yuvraj comes on the frontfoot and clips it to deep mid wicket, he takes the
aerial rooute and gets the benefits, one bounce over the ropes!!!
32.3 Symonds to Yuvraj, 2 runs, delivery looped up down the leg side, Yuvraj
comes on the frontfoot and flicks it away to deep mid wicket, misfield inside
the circle allows the second
32.2 Symonds to Tendulkar, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg,
Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and flicks it away to mid wicket
32.1 Symonds to Tendulkar, no run, flattish delivery outside the off stump
on that occasion, Tendulkar looks to dab it down thirdman, misses
Andrew Symonds, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
33.6 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar comes down the track, Clarke sees
him coming and drops it short, Tendulkar adjusts well and punches it to long
off, along the ground for a single
33.5 Clarke to Yuvraj, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj
opens the face of the bat and plays that to gully for a quick single
33.4 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, almost an action replay of the previous one,
similar delivery, similar shot and same result
33.3 Clarke to Yuvraj, no run, pushed back to bowler on that occasion
33.2 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, Clarke gives it a bit of air outside the off
stump, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover for an
easy single
33.1 Clarke to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar
comes on the frontfoot and plays it back to the bowler
Symonds to Yuvraj, out Caught by Hayden at deep mid wicket!! Symonds drops
a half tracker, short of length delivery on the middle and leg, Yuvraj goes
on the backfoot and pulls it away, doesn''t bother keeping it down, looks to
clear the long boundary again, this time fails to get the distance and picks
the fielder in the deep perfectly, straight down his throat, Yuvraj is disappointed
but so is Tendulkar Yuvraj c Hayden b Symonds 38(38) [4s-2 6s-2]
34.6 Symonds to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
35.6 Clarke to Tendulkar, no run, flattish delivery outside the off stump,
Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and slices it to backward point, straight to
the fielder
35.5 Clarke to Dhoni, 1 run, pushed out to cover for yet another single on
that occasion
35.4 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Tendulkar
goes on the backfoot and turns it to square leg for a quick single
35.3 Clarke to Dhoni, 1 run, Clarke gives it a bit of air outside the off stump,
Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover for another single
35.2 Clarke to Dhoni, FOUR!!, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, changes his mind opens the face of
the bat and runs it down to third man, he is off the mark in good style!!!
35.1 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length delivery outside the off stump,
Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and cuts it to sweeper cover for an easy single
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
36.6 Symonds to Dhoni, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside the off stump,
Dhoni goes on the backfoot and cuts it to sweeper cover, nice placement and
he gets a couple
36.5 Symonds to Tendulkar, 1 run, flattish delivery on the stumps, yorker length,
Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and digs it out down to short third man
36.4 Symonds to Dhoni, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover point for a quick single
36.3 Symonds to Dhoni, FOUR!!, delivery looped up down the leg side, Dhoni
goes on the backfoot and slaps it to fine leg, more of a straight drive behind
the wickets, very much the way the man at the other plays this shot!!!
36.2 Symonds to Dhoni, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside the off stump
on that occasion, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and cuts it to deep backward point,
gets a couple
36.1 Symonds to Dhoni, no run, plays it back to the bowler
Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have a back problem of some sorts. The Indian
physio is out there rubbing his back.
37.6 Clarke to Dhoni, no run, short of length delivery outside the off stump,
Dhoni goes on the backfoot and cuts it to point, straight to the fielder
37.5 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Tendulkar
comes on the frontfoot and turns it to square leg, 200 up for India
37.4 Clarke to Tendulkar, no run, plays it to silly mid off
37.3 Clarke to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, delivery looped up down the leg side on that
occasion, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot, gets into position, reverse sweeps
it to deep backward point, hits it hard and that is an amazing shot from Tendulkar!!!
37.2 Clarke to Dhoni, 1 run, flattish delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and punches it to long off
37.1 Clarke to Tendulkar, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar
comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to sweeper cover for another single
38.6 Hopes to Tendulkar, no run, plays it back to the bowler
38.5 Hopes to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on the off, Tendulkar
opens the face of the bat and steers it to cover, straight to the fielder again
38.4 Hopes to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover point, straight to the
fielder
38.3 Hopes to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long on, easy single
38.2 Hopes to Tendulkar, 3 runs, good length delivery on the middle and leg
on that occasion, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot, shuffles across a bit, kneels
across and paddles it to fine leg, excellent batting by this man here!!!
38.1 Hopes to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar
comes on the frontfoot, shows the full face of the bat and defends it solidly
James Hopes is back into the attack
By:James
On 04-Mar-2008 02:07
39.6 Clarke to Dhoni, 1 run, flattish delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni goes
on the backfoot and punches it to sweeper cover for an easy single
39.5 Clarke to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump,
Rohit Sharma comes on the frontfoot and drives it straight down the ground
39.4 Clarke to Rohit Sharma, no run, flattish delivery on the stumps, Rohit
Sharma comes on the frontfoot and defends it solidly
39.3 Clarke to Rohit Sharma, no run, plays it back to the bowler
Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Clarke to Tendulkar, out Caught by Ponting at mid on!! Clarke gives it a bit
of air on the middle and leg, Tendulkar comes down the track and looks to just
push it for a single, the ball holds onto the surface and he ends up scooping
it to mid on, Ponting runs across and takes a great sliding catch to his left,
that is the end of a fine innings from Tendulkar, hold on folks we witnessed
a master class here!!! Tendulkar c Ponting b Clarke 91(121) [4s-7]
39.2 Clarke to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
39.1 Clarke to Dhoni, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long off for an easy single
40.6 Hopes to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off
stump, Rohit Sharma goes on the backfoot, opens the face of the bat and runs
it down to third man
And Hopes loses his run up
40.5 Hopes to Dhoni, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Dhoni comes
on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid off for a quick single
40.4 Hopes to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover, straight to the fielder
again
40.3 Hopes to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery angling into the right hander,
Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid off, straight to the fielder
40.2 Hopes to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Dhoni comes on the frontfoot, lifts his bat and lets it go
40.1 Hopes to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni
goes on the backfoot and looks to defend, inside edge onto the pads
41.6 Clarke to Pathan, no run, flattish delivery on the stumps, Pathan comes
on the frontfoot and drives it straight down the ground, Clarke fields well,
that is the end of a vital spell from Clarke
41.5 Clarke to Dhoni, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover for an easy single
41.4 Clarke to Dhoni, no run, plays it back to the bowler
41.3 Clarke to Dhoni, no run, pushed out straight to the fielder at to cover
41.2 Clarke to Pathan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, Pathan
comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover point for a quick single
Irfan Pathan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Clarke to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Symonds at cover!! Clarke gives it a
bit of air outside the off stump, Rohit Sharma comes on the frontfoot and looks
to drive through the covers, fails to keep it down, the ball holds onto the
surface again, this pitch has started slowing down, straight to the fielder
there Rohit Sharma c Symonds b Clarke 2(5)
41.1 Clarke to Rohit Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
42.6 Hopes to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long off, easy single
42.5 Hopes to Dhoni, no run, slower delivery outside the off stump, good length,
Dhoni comes down the track and looks to drive, misses
42.4 Hopes to Pathan, 1 run, good length delivery on the off, Pathan comes
on the frontfoot and pushes it straight down the ground, easy single
42.3 Hopes to Pathan, no run, plays it back to the bowler
42.2 Hopes to Pathan, no run, fuller length delivery angling away from the
left hander, Pathan comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the off
42.1 Hopes to Dhoni, 1 run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni
goes on the backfoot and flicks it away to mid wicket
46.6 Lee to Pathan, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Pathan
comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, misses
46.5 Lee to Pathan, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg,
Pathan goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to deep mid wicket, that is placed
well and he will come back for the second
46.4 Lee to Dhoni, 1 run, attempted yorker on that occasion, full toss on the
stumps, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and drives it straight down the ground,
the fielder in the deep is Symonds and he does well
46.3 Lee to Pathan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Pathan
comes on the frontfoot and drives it to deep extra cover for an easy single
46.2 Lee to Dhoni, 1 run, full toss outside the off stump, Dhoni comes on the
frontfoot and slaps it to long off, just a single this time
46.1 Lee to Dhoni, SIX!!, good length delivery outside the off stump on that
occasion, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot, gets underneath it and hoists it over
long off, that goes out of the park, now that looked like a mistimed hit but
it went all the way!!!
Brett Lee is back into the attack
Bracken to Dhoni, out Caught by Clarke at long on!! fuller length delivery
on the middle and leg, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and looks to go over the
fielder at long on, hits it uppishly and finds the fielder, Dhoni holes out
in an attempt to accelerate, this might make a good 10 run difference in the
final score Dhoni c Clarke b Bracken 36(37) [4s-2 6s-1]
47.6 Bracken to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
47.5 Bracken to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump
on that occasion, left alone to the keeper by Dhoni, that is incredible, why
to leave a ball when you have just 13 of them remaining in the innings
47.4 Bracken to Harbhajan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the off, Harbhajan
walks across the stumps and flicks it away to deep mid wicket for an easy single
47.4 Bracken to Harbhajan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the off, Harbhajan
walks across the stumps and flicks it away to deep mid wicket for an eays single
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Bracken to Pathan, out Bowled!! slower delivery angling into the left hander
on that occasion, good length and right on the stumps, Pathan comes on the frontfoot
and goes for the big heave on the leg side, misses and Bracken hits, change
in pace does the trick there Pathan b Bracken 12(20) [4s-1]
47.2 Bracken to Pathan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
47.1 Bracken to Dhoni, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Dhoni comes
on the frontfoot and digs it out to cover point for a quick single
48.6 Lee to Chawla, FOUR!!, round the wicket to the left hander, good length
delivery on the off, Chawla comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, outside
edge runs it down to third man, just enough bat on it to beat the keeper, welcome
runs these for India!!!
Piyush Chawla, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Lee to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Lee looks for the yorker, goes wrong, full toss
angling into the right hander, Harbhajan shuffles across and looks to hoick
it on the leg side, misses, rapped on the pads and that is plumb in front, no
doubts about it, Lee gets his first wicket Harbhajan lbw b Lee 3(3)
48.5 Lee to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
48.4 Lee to Praveen Kumar, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
leg, Praveen Kumar comes on the frontfoot and looks to slap it on the off again,
inside edges it to short mid wicket
48.3 Lee to Praveen Kumar, FOUR!!, short of length delivery outside the off
stump, Praveen Kumar backs off outside the leg stump and upper cuts it to sweeper
cover, he finds the boundary again and this time he is off the mark!!!
48.2 Lee to Praveen Kumar, leg byes, FOUR!!, short of length delivery angling
into the right hander on that occasion, Praveen Kumar goes on the backfoot and
looks to take evasive action, the ball takes the bat and runs down to third
man but the umpire thinks it was off the body!!!
48.1 Lee to Praveen Kumar, no run, short of length delivery on the middle and
leg, Praveen Kumar looks to duck, gets hit on the shoulder
49.6 Bracken to Chawla, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Chawla comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long off, Sreesanth pushes for
the second, the throw is at the far end, Gilchrist whips the bails but Chawla
is home, the third umpire is in action and it is green again...
49.5 Bracken to Sreesanth, 1 run, good length delivery on the middle and leg,
Sreesanth comes on the frontfoot and glances it to backward square leg for an
easy single, Sreesanth is off the mark
49.4 Bracken to Sreesanth, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
Sreesanth goes on the backfoot and looks to run it down, misses, the keeper
whips the bails, Sreesanth walks out of his crease after that, now Gilchrist
tries to uproot the stumps but Sreesanth is back home by that time, Gilchrist
has pestered the umpire to refer it and the third umpire flashes green
Number 11, S Sreesanth, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Bracken to Praveen Kumar, out Caught by Ponting at cover!! slower delivery
again, full toss on the stumps, Praveen Kumar backs off and looks to force it
on the off, ends up scooping it straight to the fielder there, soft dismissal
Praveen Kumar c Ponting b Bracken 7(7) [4s-1]
49.3 Bracken to Praveen Kumar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
49.2 Bracken to Praveen Kumar, no run, slower delivery on the stumps on that
occasion, fuller length, Praveen Kumar comes on the frontfoot and defends it
49.1 Bracken to Praveen Kumar, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, Praveen Kumar comes on the frontfoot and slaps it to long off, in the
air but it lands safely
That is a fine comeback by Australia. They really pulled things back after
Sachin Tendulkar got out. The Indians were looking set to get close to 300 when
he was batting but after he got out, the Indians lost their way completely and
fell a good 20 runs short of the total that they should have actually achieved.
All credit to the Australians. They bowled and fielded extremely well towards
the end of the innings. However, with the pitch slowing down, a score of 258
is not going to be a cakewalk. We have an exciting run chase in store. Do join
us in 30 minutes to catch all the action...
By:Sachin
On 04-Mar-2008 04:49
2.6 Praveen Kumar to Clarke, no run, Praveen Kumar fires it in full again, the
ball does the talking as it swings back into him sharply, Clarke shows the full
face of the bat and plays it back to the bowler
2.5 Praveen Kumar to Clarke, no run, outside off and angling into the right
hander, left alone to the keeper
2.4 Praveen Kumar to Clarke, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, jabs
back into the right hander very very sharply, Clarke gets forward and looks
to defend it, misses and rapped on the pads, huge appeal but turned down, mighty
close to the naked eye but that would have been slipping down the leg side,
height could have been a factor too!
Michael Clarke, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Praveen Kumar to Ponting, out Caught by Yuvraj at mid on!! Ponting''s misery
with the bat continues, short and on the middle and leg, Ponting looks to pull
it away, doesn''t get hold of that one, scoops a simple catch to the mid on fielder,
Ponting falls prey to his favourite shot yet again! Praveen Kumar is elated
and so are his team mates!!! Ponting c Yuvraj b Praveen Kumar 1(7)
2.3 Praveen Kumar to Ponting, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
2.2 Praveen Kumar to Ponting, no run, touch short on the off, jabs back into
him sharply, Ponting moves across and looks to work it away on the leg side,
inside edge onto the pads
Sachin Tendulkar has walked off the field owing to that shoulder injury.
3.6 Sreesanth to Clarke, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Clarke
comes on the frontfoot and shows the full face of the bat, drives it straight
down the ground for a couple, sloppy work from Sreesanth on the follow through
3.5 Sreesanth to Clarke, no run
3.4 Sreesanth to Clarke, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Clarke comes on the frontfoot and drives it straight to the fielder at short
cover
Sachin Tendulkar seems to have hurt himself. The ball deflected off Mahendra
Singh Dhoni''s gloves and crashed into Tendulkar''s shoulder, he is in some pain.
The physio is having a look at his condition.
3.3 Sreesanth to Hayden, 1 run, full and wide outside the off stump, Hayden
comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive it through covers, outside edge and
Mahendra Singh Dhoni goes for it, catch dropped!!, too far from the keeper,
it was Sachin Tendulkar''s catch at 1st slip, wrong decision from the keeper
3.2 Sreesanth to Hayden, no run, good length on the off, defends it straight
to the fielder at short cover
3.1 Sreesanth to Hayden, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
angling away from the left hander, Hayden comes on the frontfoot and shoulders
arms
4.6 Praveen Kumar to Hayden, no run, only two coming from that over, good length
outside off, angling away from the left hander, Hayden comes on the frontfoot
and shoulders arms
4.5 Praveen Kumar to Hayden, no run, beautiful delivery again from Praveen
Kumar, he is forcing the left hander to play at outswingers, Hayden almost falls
over, mighty close to the outside edge on that occasion
4.4 Praveen Kumar to Hayden, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Hayden
comes on the frontfoot and shows the full face of the bat, defends it straight
back to the bowler
4.3 Praveen Kumar to Hayden, 2 runs, Praveen Kumar gets the ball to jab back
into him sharply, Hayden gets forward and looks to defend it, inside edges it
to fine leg for a couple
4.2 Praveen Kumar to Hayden, no run, angling away from the left hander, left
alone to the keeper
4.1 Praveen Kumar to Hayden, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
angling away from the left hander, Hayden comes on the frontfoot and shoulders
arms
5.6 Sreesanth to Clarke, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump,
Clarke comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms
5.5 Sreesanth to Clarke, 2 runs, full and wide outside the off stump, Clarke
comes on the frontfoot and leans into the shot, drives it to sweeper cover for
a couple, doesn''t get hold of that one as well as he would have wanted
5.4 Sreesanth to Clarke, 2 runs, touch short of good length delivery on the
middle and leg, Clarke shuffles across and glances it to deep square leg for
another couple, he is piercing the right portions of the field
5.3 Sreesanth to Clarke, 2 runs, good length down the leg side, Clarke closes
the face of the bat and glances it to backward square leg for a couple, wristy
shot
5.2 Sreesanth to Clarke, no run, Sreesanth hits the deck hard, on the middle
and leg and angling into the right hander, Clarke rides the bounce well, defends
it down with soft hands
5.1 Sreesanth to Clarke, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and
leg, Clarke goes on the backfoot and defends it on the leg side
19.6 Harbhajan to Symonds, no run, rapped on the pads as he tries to work it
away, loud appeal turned down
19.5 Harbhajan to Symonds, no run, blocks towards gully
19.4 Harbhajan to Hayden, 1 run, drives it to long off
20.6 Pathan to Hayden, 1 run, short outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
20.5 Pathan to Symonds, 1 run, shortish outside off, forces it behind square
on the backfoot
20.4 Pathan to Symonds, no run, full and straight, pushed out to cover, Hayden
gets back home in time!
20.3 Pathan to Symonds, no run, holds back the length, Symonds defends on the
backfoot, back to the bowler
20.2 Pathan to Symonds, FOUR!!, Cracking stroke! half volley outside off, Symonds
unleashes a crashing drive through the gap at extra cover, whistles away to
the fence!
20.1 Pathan to Hayden, 1 run, speared in full on the leg stump, flicked towards
mid wicket for a quick single which brings up the 50 stand
21.6 Harbhajan to Symonds, no run, beaten by the turn as he gets forward to
defend, struck on the knee roll and Umpire Taufel turns down another appeal
21.5 Harbhajan to Symonds, no run, clips a full ball to mid wicket where Raina
dives to his right and tidies up
21.4 Harbhajan to Symonds, no run, good line and length, gently pushed into
the off side
21.3 Harbhajan to Hayden, 1 run, flattish delivery, pitches outside leg, Hayden
sweeps to short fine leg where a slight fumble allows them to sneak a single
21.2 Harbhajan to Hayden, no run, on the off stump this time, blocked again
21.1 Harbhajan to Hayden, no run, tosses it up on middle and leg, solidly defended
on the frontfoot
22.1 Pathan to Hayden, FOUR!!, not all that full, Hayden looks to loft down
the ground, gets a thick edge which sails over Dhoni!
23.6 Harbhajan to Symonds, 1 run, firmly pushed to long on
23.5 Harbhajan to Symonds, 2 runs, tossed up on off, turns it to square leg
and runs two before the fielder runs in
23.4 Harbhajan to Hayden, 1 run, turns in after pitching outside leg, Hayden
shuffles and tucks it away to deep mid wicket to bring up his FIFTY!!
23.3 Harbhajan to Hayden, no run, mistimes an on drive to mid wicket
23.2 Harbhajan to Symonds, 1 run, eased to long on
23.1 Harbhajan to Symonds, no run, nudges it to mid wicket
22.6 Pathan to Hayden, FOUR!!, width offered and Hayden cashes in, frees his
arms and dispatches it over extra cover, top shot!
24.6 Chawla to Hayden, no run, tries to work it away through the leg side,
struck on the pad
24.5 Chawla to Hayden, no run, paddles it short fine leg
24.4 Chawla to Hayden, no run, pushed back to the owler
24.3 Chawla to Hayden, no run, wrong ''un, Hayden fails to read it and gets
a leading edge to point, sets off for a non-existent single, sent back just
in time
24.2 Chawla to Symonds, 1 run, gets back and punches to long on
24.1 Chawla to Symonds, SIX!!, Rank long hop, Symonds rocks back and tonks
that over long on, absolutely nailed that!
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Harbhajan to Symonds, out Lbw!! Length delivery, pitching outside off and
turning in quite sharply, Symonds gets half forward to defend, beaten by the
turn and struck right in front! Plumb! Symonds lbw b Harbhajan 42(56) [4s-2
6s-1]
25.6 Harbhajan to Symonds, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
26.6 Chawla to Hopes, no run, a stifled appeal for Lbw as Hopes leans well
forward to defend
26.5 Chawla to Hopes, no run, full and wide, strongly driven to cover
26.4 Chawla to Hussey, leg byes, 1 run, tossed up outside leg, goes for the
sweep but doesn''t connect
26.3 Chawla to Hussey, 2 runs, clips it to deep mid wicket
26.2 Chawla to Hopes, 1 run, turns it around the corner
26.1 Chawla to Hussey, 1 run, wristily driven to long on
James Hopes, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Two big wickets in one over, Australia are in some sort of trouble now.
27.6 Harbhajan to Hopes, 1 run, a touch flatter, Hopes works it with the spin
to deep mid wicket
27.5 Harbhajan to Hopes, no run, watchfully defended on the frontfoot
27.4 Harbhajan to Hopes, no run, flighted and full, Hopes gets a big stride
forward as he tries to sweep, rapped on the pads, another appeal but he was
hit outside off this time!
27.3 Harbhajan to Hopes, no run, lobbed up full and straight, softly pushed
back down
27.2 Harbhajan to Hussey, 1 run, gets a big step forward and angles it towards
point
27.1 Harbhajan to Hussey, no run, tossed up on a fuller length, just outside
off, Hussey watches it go
By:Praveen
On 04-Mar-2008 06:54
28.6 Chawla to Hopes, no run, another wrong ''un which Hopes fails to pick as he
goes down on one knee to drive it through the covers, beaten!
28.5 Chawla to Hopes, no run, flighted delivery, full and straight, Hopes looks
to turn it into the leg side, gets a leading edge into the off side, well bowled!
28.4 Chawla to Hussey, 3 runs, full on the pads, Hussey uses the pace and tickles
it to fine leg for a well run three
28.3 Chawla to Hopes, 1 run, sweeps it to fine leg
28.2 Chawla to Hopes, no run, flipper, Hopes defends down the wrong line, that
was going down leg
A silly point comes in now..
28.1 Chawla to Hopes, no run, tries to push it off the backfoot, gets an inside
edge onto the pads which rolls away into the off side
29.6 Harbhajan to Hussey, no run, pushed off the backfoot, extra cover moves
quickly to his left to cut it off
29.5 Harbhajan to Hussey, 2 runs, not all that short, uppishly pulled through
wide mid wicket
29.4 Harbhajan to Hussey, no run, nicely swept but straight to the fielder
at short fine leg
29.3 Harbhajan to Hopes, leg byes, 1 run, comes down the track and looks to
defend, lobs off the pad, Dhoni scampers to his left to hold onto it but Umpire
Taufel doesn''t think there was any bat on it
29.2 Harbhajan to Hopes, no run, gets well forward to defend, but can''t get
bat on it
29.1 Harbhajan to Hussey, 1 run, tossed up on off, closes the blade and drives
it wide of mid on
30.6 Chawla to Hussey, no run, slips in the quicker one, Hussey defends to
cover on the frontfoot
30.5 Chawla to Hopes, 1 run, drives it to long off
30.4 Chawla to Hopes, no run, tries to wrist it away, struck on the pad flap,
another half hearted appeal from the bowler!
30.3 Chawla to Hopes, no run, stretches well forward to block
30.2 Chawla to Hopes, 2 runs, flighted, full and wide, sliced to sweeper cover
30.1 Chawla to Hopes, no run, gets well forward and pushes back to Chawla
The asking rate''s crept up over 6 now...
Brett Lee, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Sreesanth to Hussey, out Caught by Dhoni!! That''s a big wicket! Hussey goes
for the cut, gets an inside edge, the ball dies on it''s way to Dhoni. It''s referred
upstairs and the third umpire takes ages to give the verdict! Hussey c Dhoni
b Sreesanth 43(42) [4s-3]
41.6 Sreesanth to Hussey, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
There''s an appeal for caught behind and the third umpire''s been called for.
41.5 Sreesanth to Hussey, 2 runs, short of length, square cuts it to deep cover
41.4 Sreesanth to Hussey, no run, pitched up outside off, driven straight to
point
41.3 Sreesanth to Hussey, FOUR!!, short outside leg, Hussey swivels and pulls
to fine leg, that was a gift!
42.6 Pathan to Lee, 2 runs
42.5 Pathan to Lee, no run
42.4 Pathan to Lee, no run, nudged into the leg side
42.3 Pathan to Hopes, 1 run, dropped!, drives uppishly to cover, Yuvraj dives
to his left and gets a hand to it but can''t hold on
42.2 Pathan to Hopes, no run, good length on the stumps, drives back to the
bowler who stops it nicely on the follow through
42.1 Pathan to Hopes, no run, looks to pull, misses
Who''ll be bowling the last over, Pathan or Chawla?
48.6 Sreesanth to Hopes, 1 run, full toss outside off, Hopes drives it to long
off, keeps the strike!
14 from 7 balls
India win the second final by 9 runs and with it, the CB series.
Pathan to Hopes, out Caught by Chawla!! That''s it! Hopes comes down the track
and takes it on the full, doesn''t middle the swing and it goes to straight to
Chawla at widish mid wicket! Hopes c Chawla b Pathan 63(79) [4s-4 6s-1]
49.4 Pathan to Hopes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
49.3 Pathan to Hopes, 2 runs, slightly pitched up on the off, Hopes drives
it to long off, pushes for the second and takes it
12 runs needed in 4 balls
Stuart Clark, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Pathan to Bracken, out Caught by Chawla!! touch short of yorker length delivery,
Bracken goes back and scoops it out, over mid wicket, Chawla runs back and takes
a good catch! Bracken c Chawla b Pathan 1(2)
49.2 Pathan to Bracken, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
49.1 Pathan to Hopes, 1 run, yorker length outside off, Hopes reaches for it
and digs it down to third man, just a singler
Hopes withdraws at the last moment, some problem with the sight screen
Irfan Pathan to bowl the last over
Bracken: "Unfortunately things didn''t turn out the way we wanted them
to. Congratualtions to India, they played really well."
Nathan Bracken is the Player of the Series. He picked up 21 wickets in 10 games.
Praveen Kumar is the Man of the Match for his superb figures of 4/46.
By:Kumar
On 04-Mar-2008 07:00
Adam Gilchrist is next, he also played his last international match today. "Thank
You very much for this acknowledgement. Its probably going on too long(the farewell).
Well done india..they outplayed us. Thanks to my family, and friends, and fans
all over the world. And finally, to Ricky and the team and the support staff,
it''s been a magic ride, its not been a fairytale ending but it''s been a fairytale
career. Thank you so much."
Brad Hogg says that it was always a great feeling to play for Australia. He
had spent a few matches warming the benches in this series but donning the baggy
green in itself is a great feeling. He treasures all the moments he has spent
with the team both on and off the field.
Here''s Ponting:" All credit to the Indians. Our level of cricket over
the last week has dropped off. Thats disappointing. We''ve stumbled at the last
turn again, can''t take anything from India again. We''ve probably played our
worst cricket over the last week. There are no excuses for that."
By:David
On 04-Mar-2008 07:04
On Praveen Kumar: He looks quite deceptive, he''s a bit skiddy, he moves the ball
both ways, he''s one of the bowlers to look out for in the coming seasons.
And now the winning captain, Dhoni: "It was the building stage of my team.
There were a few doubts if this team can do well in Austalia. The bowlers did
well but the way we improved our batting.was great. The way sachin gave us a
start was great. It can''t get better than this, beating them(Australia) in two
finals. With their batting line there were a few concerns with all of them not
scoring."
By:Big Show
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