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27 October, 2009
25 October, 2009
Live cricket India V/S Austrlia Hussey drives Australia to 292
Hussey drives Australia to 292
The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale
October 25, 2009
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50 overs Australia 292 for 8 (Ponting 74, Hussey 73, White 51, Paine 50, Ishant 3-50) v India
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How they were out
Ricky Ponting clips it fine, India v Australia, 1st ODI, Vadodara, October 25, 2009
Ricky Ponting was in fine touch in posting a half-century © Getty Images
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Players/Officials: Tim Paine | Ricky Ponting
Matches: India v Australia at Vadodara
Series/Tournaments: Australia tour of India
Teams: Australia | India
Michael Hussey compiled an excellent one-day innings of 73 to build on Ricky Ponting's solid platform as Australia fought off an Indian revival to post 292 for 8 in Vadodara. Four Australians reached half-centuries and it was enough to set India a challenging target despite the batting Powerplay working to India's advantage late in the innings.
Ponting, Hussey, Cameron White and Tim Paine all posted half-centuries but India's bowlers ensured none of them went on to triple figures. Hussey's confidence was key in ensuring the good start was not wasted and in a typically anonymous, accumulating style he compiled his 73 from 54 balls.
Hussey pierced the field several times for boundaries in the final overs and, while he generally took few risks, an enormous straight six off Praveen Kumar in the penultimate over resulted in a lost ball. In the final over he sent a catch down deep midwicket's throat as Ishant Sharma delivered a brilliant 50th over that brought two wickets for one run and could yet prove a turning point.
Hussey ticked the score over with hard running but Australia were disappointed with a result of 3 for 33 from their batting Powerplay, which began in the 43rd over with Hussey and White well set. White had started to find the middle of the bat - a clean six over long-on from Suresh Raina's only over was his highlight - but skied the second ball of the Powerplay and was caught off Ashish Nehra for 51.
Adam Voges holed out to deep midwicket off Harbhajan Singh and James Hopes was run out in a horrible mix-up with Hussey, whose calling has been questionable in the past few months, to leave Australia slightly adrift of what could have been a bigger score. The Hussey-White partnership had been worth 76 and continued on the solid platform built by Ponting and Paine.
They combined for a 97-run second-wicket partnership that proved batting first was not a problem despite the early-morning start. Ponting was fierce against the fast men and his highlights included a crunching, aerial straight drive for four off Ishant and a top-edged six when he advanced at Praveen Kumar and hooked a bouncer.
Praveen felt the brunt of Ponting's form and was dispatched for consecutive boundaries through midwicket and then punched through cover. Ponting also enjoyed facing the spinners and launched Ravindra Jadeja over long-off for a six that was parried over the boundary by Nehra, who slightly misjudged the catch opportunity.
Jadeja eventually had his revenge when Ponting, on 74, played back to a delivery that straightened and was trapped in front of middle stump. For much of his innings Ponting had the assistance of Paine, who kept his position as opener despite the presence of Shaun Marsh in the squad.
Paine was particularly strong off his pads, flicking over and through the on-side field whenever the fast men bowled too straight. He was caught behind for 50 trying to cut a wide ball from Ishant, who along with Nehra in the early stages was particularly impressive and bowled full enough to allow the ball to swing.
Nehra had made the initial breakthrough in the second over, when there was some movement in the air, and he had Shane Watson adjudged lbw for 5. Watson was given out by umpire Shavir Tarapore, one of two Indian officials on the field after the English umpire Mark Benson missed the match due to illness.more crickinfo.com
The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale
October 25, 2009
Text size: A | A
50 overs Australia 292 for 8 (Ponting 74, Hussey 73, White 51, Paine 50, Ishant 3-50) v India
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Ricky Ponting clips it fine, India v Australia, 1st ODI, Vadodara, October 25, 2009
Ricky Ponting was in fine touch in posting a half-century © Getty Images
Related Links
Players/Officials: Tim Paine | Ricky Ponting
Matches: India v Australia at Vadodara
Series/Tournaments: Australia tour of India
Teams: Australia | India
Michael Hussey compiled an excellent one-day innings of 73 to build on Ricky Ponting's solid platform as Australia fought off an Indian revival to post 292 for 8 in Vadodara. Four Australians reached half-centuries and it was enough to set India a challenging target despite the batting Powerplay working to India's advantage late in the innings.
Ponting, Hussey, Cameron White and Tim Paine all posted half-centuries but India's bowlers ensured none of them went on to triple figures. Hussey's confidence was key in ensuring the good start was not wasted and in a typically anonymous, accumulating style he compiled his 73 from 54 balls.
Hussey pierced the field several times for boundaries in the final overs and, while he generally took few risks, an enormous straight six off Praveen Kumar in the penultimate over resulted in a lost ball. In the final over he sent a catch down deep midwicket's throat as Ishant Sharma delivered a brilliant 50th over that brought two wickets for one run and could yet prove a turning point.
Hussey ticked the score over with hard running but Australia were disappointed with a result of 3 for 33 from their batting Powerplay, which began in the 43rd over with Hussey and White well set. White had started to find the middle of the bat - a clean six over long-on from Suresh Raina's only over was his highlight - but skied the second ball of the Powerplay and was caught off Ashish Nehra for 51.
Adam Voges holed out to deep midwicket off Harbhajan Singh and James Hopes was run out in a horrible mix-up with Hussey, whose calling has been questionable in the past few months, to leave Australia slightly adrift of what could have been a bigger score. The Hussey-White partnership had been worth 76 and continued on the solid platform built by Ponting and Paine.
They combined for a 97-run second-wicket partnership that proved batting first was not a problem despite the early-morning start. Ponting was fierce against the fast men and his highlights included a crunching, aerial straight drive for four off Ishant and a top-edged six when he advanced at Praveen Kumar and hooked a bouncer.
Praveen felt the brunt of Ponting's form and was dispatched for consecutive boundaries through midwicket and then punched through cover. Ponting also enjoyed facing the spinners and launched Ravindra Jadeja over long-off for a six that was parried over the boundary by Nehra, who slightly misjudged the catch opportunity.
Jadeja eventually had his revenge when Ponting, on 74, played back to a delivery that straightened and was trapped in front of middle stump. For much of his innings Ponting had the assistance of Paine, who kept his position as opener despite the presence of Shaun Marsh in the squad.
Paine was particularly strong off his pads, flicking over and through the on-side field whenever the fast men bowled too straight. He was caught behind for 50 trying to cut a wide ball from Ishant, who along with Nehra in the early stages was particularly impressive and bowled full enough to allow the ball to swing.
Nehra had made the initial breakthrough in the second over, when there was some movement in the air, and he had Shane Watson adjudged lbw for 5. Watson was given out by umpire Shavir Tarapore, one of two Indian officials on the field after the English umpire Mark Benson missed the match due to illness.more crickinfo.com
14 September, 2009
Sri Lanka v India, Compaq Cup final, Colombo, Tendulkar 138, Yuvraj 56*, Dhoni 56
50 overs India 319 for 5 (Tendulkar 138, Yuvraj 56*, Dhoni 56) v Sri Lanka
Sachin Tendulkar whips it on the leg side, Sri Lanka v India, Compaq Cup, final, Colombo, September 14, 2009
Party like it's the nineties: Tendulkar flicks one on his way to his 86th international hundred © AFP
Sachin Tendulkar rolled back the years, and then some more. He stroked, ran and yearned for runs like it was the 1990s but, unlike those days, he didn't need to take any chances or risks on the way to his 86th international century. By the time Tendulkar was done, he had given India a strong chance of ending a run of five straight defeats in completed tournament finals to Sri Lanka.
This was Tendulkar's ninth international century since May 2007, to go with seven scores in the 90s. Judging by this form, 100 international hundreds have become a distinct possibility. Today admittedly he was helped by MS Dhoni winning the toss at one of the worst ODI venues, in terms of the toss influencing the result of the match. But what followed the toss was an absolute master class. A measure of the bowlers' helplessness lay in the fact that the first time he hit a ball in the air was to reach his fifty, that too off a free hit. With Tendulkar batting the way he was, who needed aerial shots?
He shared valuable partnerships with Rahul Dravid, Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh, though the especially crucial one was the stand with Dravid. Tendulkar and Dravid, 73 years and 762 ODI caps (before this match) between them, took charge of what has looked a shaky batting line-up: their 95-run opening stand took them to No. 6 on the all-time partnership aggregates in ODIs.
Tendulkar you simply couldn't take your eye off. Albeit on a flat track, Tendulkar and Dravid were prepared to work hard in sapping conditions, their shirts turning to dark blue with sweat even before the shine went off the white ball.
After Dravid got India going with a boundary off the second ball of the innings, it was all Tendulkar and his classy shots. Nuwan Kulasekera and Thilan Thushara didn't serve up loose half-volleys or long hops; Tendulkar had to work for every forceful shot. The first ball he faced he punched sweetly off his toes, wide of mid-off for three. In the fourth over, he took a similar delivery and wristed it wide of mid-on for three. We were on to something.
A string of lovely boundaries followed, the best being the punches through a tight cover ring, and the late flicks from off and middle stump to midwicket and cow corner. With Dravid being Dravid, there were hardly any chances for the bowlers; the one that came their way Tillakaratne Dilshan dropped at point. Dravid was 24 then, and India had reached 58 in the 12th over.
Lasith Malinga came on in the 14th over, and was subjected to similar treatment at once: an impeccable punch through the covers for four. With that free hit, a slice over cover, Tendulkar reached his 92nd ODI fifty, off 47 balls.
Dravid followed it up with an aerial shot of his own, reading an Ajantha Mendis googly early, and lofting him over long-on. It was not all fours and sixes, but smart placements on the non-boundary hits: only 38 of the 95-run stand came in fours and sixes.
Dhoni moved up to No. 3, and settled into the innings without wasting much time. By then Tendulkar had started taking the odd chance, stepping out, making room, and hitting Jayasuriya and Mendis over extra cover. Not all such shots brought boundaries, but the twos and threes were a main feature of the innings. During the 110-run second-wicket stand, Dhoni made Tendulkar run hard, and was returned the favour by the man eight years his senior. Never did Dhoni outscore Tendulkar, and between them the two saw off the threat the spinning track posed.
When he hit an inside-out boundary off Mendis in the 29th over, Tendulkar reached his 90s and serenely, with ones and twos, brought up the hundred. The temptation for the double century was on but after the hundred came the cramps, and when Tendulkar opted for a runner we were reminded for the first time it was in fact the year 2009.
Dravid came back to run, but Tendulkar did most of the calling. The bowlers showed no mercy, Malinga bowling a mix of bouncers and yorkers. Tendulkar's response was to hit Mendis for a six inside-out and reverse-sweep two boundaries in three balls. When he got out in the 46th over, trying one reverse-sweep too many, he had outscored a younger and fresher Yuvraj too in a 71-run stand.Compaq Cup final
In the last four overs, Yuvraj's big hitting got India 42 runs, taking them to 12 more than what Sri Lanka managed and defended comfortably two days ago. cricketmore cricinfo
Sachin Tendulkar whips it on the leg side, Sri Lanka v India, Compaq Cup, final, Colombo, September 14, 2009
Party like it's the nineties: Tendulkar flicks one on his way to his 86th international hundred © AFP
Sachin Tendulkar rolled back the years, and then some more. He stroked, ran and yearned for runs like it was the 1990s but, unlike those days, he didn't need to take any chances or risks on the way to his 86th international century. By the time Tendulkar was done, he had given India a strong chance of ending a run of five straight defeats in completed tournament finals to Sri Lanka.
This was Tendulkar's ninth international century since May 2007, to go with seven scores in the 90s. Judging by this form, 100 international hundreds have become a distinct possibility. Today admittedly he was helped by MS Dhoni winning the toss at one of the worst ODI venues, in terms of the toss influencing the result of the match. But what followed the toss was an absolute master class. A measure of the bowlers' helplessness lay in the fact that the first time he hit a ball in the air was to reach his fifty, that too off a free hit. With Tendulkar batting the way he was, who needed aerial shots?
He shared valuable partnerships with Rahul Dravid, Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh, though the especially crucial one was the stand with Dravid. Tendulkar and Dravid, 73 years and 762 ODI caps (before this match) between them, took charge of what has looked a shaky batting line-up: their 95-run opening stand took them to No. 6 on the all-time partnership aggregates in ODIs.
Tendulkar you simply couldn't take your eye off. Albeit on a flat track, Tendulkar and Dravid were prepared to work hard in sapping conditions, their shirts turning to dark blue with sweat even before the shine went off the white ball.
After Dravid got India going with a boundary off the second ball of the innings, it was all Tendulkar and his classy shots. Nuwan Kulasekera and Thilan Thushara didn't serve up loose half-volleys or long hops; Tendulkar had to work for every forceful shot. The first ball he faced he punched sweetly off his toes, wide of mid-off for three. In the fourth over, he took a similar delivery and wristed it wide of mid-on for three. We were on to something.
A string of lovely boundaries followed, the best being the punches through a tight cover ring, and the late flicks from off and middle stump to midwicket and cow corner. With Dravid being Dravid, there were hardly any chances for the bowlers; the one that came their way Tillakaratne Dilshan dropped at point. Dravid was 24 then, and India had reached 58 in the 12th over.
Lasith Malinga came on in the 14th over, and was subjected to similar treatment at once: an impeccable punch through the covers for four. With that free hit, a slice over cover, Tendulkar reached his 92nd ODI fifty, off 47 balls.
Dravid followed it up with an aerial shot of his own, reading an Ajantha Mendis googly early, and lofting him over long-on. It was not all fours and sixes, but smart placements on the non-boundary hits: only 38 of the 95-run stand came in fours and sixes.
Dhoni moved up to No. 3, and settled into the innings without wasting much time. By then Tendulkar had started taking the odd chance, stepping out, making room, and hitting Jayasuriya and Mendis over extra cover. Not all such shots brought boundaries, but the twos and threes were a main feature of the innings. During the 110-run second-wicket stand, Dhoni made Tendulkar run hard, and was returned the favour by the man eight years his senior. Never did Dhoni outscore Tendulkar, and between them the two saw off the threat the spinning track posed.
When he hit an inside-out boundary off Mendis in the 29th over, Tendulkar reached his 90s and serenely, with ones and twos, brought up the hundred. The temptation for the double century was on but after the hundred came the cramps, and when Tendulkar opted for a runner we were reminded for the first time it was in fact the year 2009.
Dravid came back to run, but Tendulkar did most of the calling. The bowlers showed no mercy, Malinga bowling a mix of bouncers and yorkers. Tendulkar's response was to hit Mendis for a six inside-out and reverse-sweep two boundaries in three balls. When he got out in the 46th over, trying one reverse-sweep too many, he had outscored a younger and fresher Yuvraj too in a 71-run stand.Compaq Cup final
In the last four overs, Yuvraj's big hitting got India 42 runs, taking them to 12 more than what Sri Lanka managed and defended comfortably two days ago. cricketmore cricinfo
26 November, 2008
live cricket scorecard india v/s england
England in India ODI Series - 5th ODI
India v England 2008/09 season
Played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on 26 November 2008 - day/night (50-over match)
England innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
RS Bopara not out 17 27 2 0 62.96
AN Cook c Tendulkar b Khan 10 15 1 0 66.66
captain KP Pietersen not out 16 9 4 0 177.77
Extras (lb 10, w 3) 13
Total (1 wicket; 8.3 overs) 56 (6.58 runs per over)
To bat OA Shah, A Flintoff, PD Collingwood, wicketkeeperMJ Prior, SR Patel, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, SJ Harmison
Fall of wickets1-33 (Cook, 5.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
IK Pathan 4.3 1 20 0 4.44
Z Khan 4 0 26 1 6.50 (3w)
India team
V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, SK Raina, RG Sharma, captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, YK Pathan, IK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma
Toss India, who chose to field first
Player of the match tba
Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and AM Saheba
TV umpire SK Tarapore
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire UL Dubey
Match notes
* England innings
* England: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 13more....
India v England 2008/09 season
Played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on 26 November 2008 - day/night (50-over match)
England innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
RS Bopara not out 17 27 2 0 62.96
AN Cook c Tendulkar b Khan 10 15 1 0 66.66
captain KP Pietersen not out 16 9 4 0 177.77
Extras (lb 10, w 3) 13
Total (1 wicket; 8.3 overs) 56 (6.58 runs per over)
To bat OA Shah, A Flintoff, PD Collingwood, wicketkeeperMJ Prior, SR Patel, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, SJ Harmison
Fall of wickets1-33 (Cook, 5.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
IK Pathan 4.3 1 20 0 4.44
Z Khan 4 0 26 1 6.50 (3w)
India team
V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, SK Raina, RG Sharma, captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, YK Pathan, IK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma
Toss India, who chose to field first
Player of the match tba
Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and AM Saheba
TV umpire SK Tarapore
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire UL Dubey
Match notes
* England innings
* England: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 13more....
22 November, 2008
live cricket indai v/s england day night 4th-ODI..from bangalore
we will infan & sachin again in 4th odi at bangalore,sachin will play after long lime at least 8 months after,he has hits 42 odi centuries.he had palyed 417 odi matches.took 100 out of catches.70 and more half-centuries.,same irfan will back after long time to over come his injury,we will see both brothers are play again in indain team.
Selection meeting leaks 'disgusting' - Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has described as "disgusting and disrespectful" that matters which are discussed in selection meetings are leaked and reported in the media. India's selectors chose Irfan Pathan over for the next two ODIs against England over RP Singh and reports of a serious disagreement over selection cast a cloud over India's preparations for the fourth ODI against England in Bangalore.
"I don't know where the report came from. It cannot be a report because what happens inside a inside meeting when the selectors, the captain and the coaches are there, when it comes out it is disgusting and disrespectful," said Dhoni. "Things like this should not be happening. I'm not saying something happened at the meeting, but over the years we have seen things being leaked from meetings and things getting out.
The Kolkata-based Anandabazar Patrika reported on Saturday that Dhoni favoured the inclusion of RP Singh in the squad for the next two ODIs and offered to step down when the selectors insisted on replacing him with Irfan Pathan. The report said the board president, Shashank Manohar, had been informed of the argument.
BCCI officials have denied the report. "I don't talk about selection meetings. In any case it is all rubbish," N Srinivisan, the board secretary, told Cricinfo.
The report said the selectors raised with Srinivasan - present at the meeting, as convenor - the issue of a lack of respect shown to them by Dhoni. Srinivasan in turn informed Manohar. The board president, with a reputation of being a disciplinarian, is reported to have said unnecessary tantrums would not be tolerated and that no one was irreplaceable. The team, he reportedly said, cannot be picked on personal preferences.
"This is the pinnacle of the sport. We are selecting 15 guys for the Indian team," said Dhoni. "There will be debates inside and that information should not be put out in the media. If it is meant to come out, then I can say we might as well have the whole meeting telecast live on television. Nobody knows what was discussed except the eight guys in the meeting. And only they know whether its the truth or not."
Dhoni said he did not speak to the BCCI because he felt it was not important. In his view, matters of selection should be revealed by the BCCI, the chairman of selectors, one on of the individuals on the selection panel. "We have an important match coming up and we chose instead to focus on that match," he said. "This is a selection thing and personally I don't discuss anything outside. To some extent it does distract us. The good part is that we trust each other - every player in the team trusts each other."
Dhoni pledged his support to both concerned players, RP and Pathan, who he also said had faith in his abilities. "There might be a scenario where all of a sudden we might want to get in touch with RP Singh and Irfan Pathan. It should not be a case where RP feels he is not wanted and left out. I will stand and defend both these players.
"We do not have players in this team with outstanding talent which can win every game. But as a team we are outstanding. So for us the mantra is being a team and these things will not break the trust we have in each other. It's important for us to be a team." SOURCE OF LIVE CRICKET
"I don't know where the report came from. It cannot be a report because what happens inside a inside meeting when the selectors, the captain and the coaches are there, when it comes out it is disgusting and disrespectful," said Dhoni. "Things like this should not be happening. I'm not saying something happened at the meeting, but over the years we have seen things being leaked from meetings and things getting out.
The Kolkata-based Anandabazar Patrika reported on Saturday that Dhoni favoured the inclusion of RP Singh in the squad for the next two ODIs and offered to step down when the selectors insisted on replacing him with Irfan Pathan. The report said the board president, Shashank Manohar, had been informed of the argument.
BCCI officials have denied the report. "I don't talk about selection meetings. In any case it is all rubbish," N Srinivisan, the board secretary, told Cricinfo.
The report said the selectors raised with Srinivasan - present at the meeting, as convenor - the issue of a lack of respect shown to them by Dhoni. Srinivasan in turn informed Manohar. The board president, with a reputation of being a disciplinarian, is reported to have said unnecessary tantrums would not be tolerated and that no one was irreplaceable. The team, he reportedly said, cannot be picked on personal preferences.
"This is the pinnacle of the sport. We are selecting 15 guys for the Indian team," said Dhoni. "There will be debates inside and that information should not be put out in the media. If it is meant to come out, then I can say we might as well have the whole meeting telecast live on television. Nobody knows what was discussed except the eight guys in the meeting. And only they know whether its the truth or not."
Dhoni said he did not speak to the BCCI because he felt it was not important. In his view, matters of selection should be revealed by the BCCI, the chairman of selectors, one on of the individuals on the selection panel. "We have an important match coming up and we chose instead to focus on that match," he said. "This is a selection thing and personally I don't discuss anything outside. To some extent it does distract us. The good part is that we trust each other - every player in the team trusts each other."
Dhoni pledged his support to both concerned players, RP and Pathan, who he also said had faith in his abilities. "There might be a scenario where all of a sudden we might want to get in touch with RP Singh and Irfan Pathan. It should not be a case where RP feels he is not wanted and left out. I will stand and defend both these players.
"We do not have players in this team with outstanding talent which can win every game. But as a team we are outstanding. So for us the mantra is being a team and these things will not break the trust we have in each other. It's important for us to be a team." SOURCE OF LIVE CRICKET
Zimbabwe 67 (30.6 ov) V/S Sri Lanka 68/1 (17.4 ov) WON BY 9 WICKETS (WITH 194 BALLS RAMAINING)
Zimbabwe 67 (30.6 ov)
Sri Lanka 68/1 (17.4 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 194 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka RR 3.84
Last 5 ovs 23/0 RR 4.60
Zimbabwe RR (2.16) 1.34
Full scorecard
Hours of play: 09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Current time: 14:04 local, 12:04 GMT
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ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*WU Tharanga (lhb) 26 57 2 0 45.61 8 (19b) 11 (17b) 71 2081 31.53
KC Sangakkara (lhb) 28 25 5 0 112.00 9 (3b) 12 (13b) 232 6851 36.05
Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*CB Mpofu (rm) 4.4 0 19 0 4.07 (0nb, 0w) 0.4-0-10-0 30 33 36.15
E Chigumbura (rm) 5.0 0 25 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 5-0-25-0 75 44 39.95
Recent overs . 1 2 . . . | . . . 1 1 . | . 4 . 1 1 . | 4 4 1 1
Current partnership 49 runs, 10.0 overs, RR: 4.90 (Sangakkara 28, Tharanga 17)
Last bat ML Udawatte c Masakadza b Mupariwa 7 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 29.16
Fow: 19/1 (7.4 ov); Partnership: 19 runs, 7.4 overs, RR: 2.47 (Tharanga 9, Udawatte 7)
Sri Lanka have completed a clinical nine-wicket win here. Zimbabwe have only themselves to blame for their appalling batting display, and will hope to come back strongly in the next match.
17.4 Mpofu to Tharanga, 1 run, That's it! it's all over! that was full on leg stump, whipped away off the pads wide of mid wicket, and Sri Lanka have won this game comprehensively
just one run needed now
17.3 Mpofu to Sangakkara, 1 run, full on middle and leg, pushed wide of mid on for a quick single
17.2 Mpofu to Sangakkara, FOUR, shot! that was short of a length outside off, Sangakkara steps down the track and swats that wide of the bowler to the long off boundary
17.1 Mpofu to Sangakkara, FOUR, short outside off, Sangakkara wants to finish this off early, tries to cut it over point, gets an outside edge wide of third man for a boundary
It's started raining in Harare now. What a twist to the tale
End of over 17 (6 runs) - Sri Lanka 58/1 (10 runs required)
WU Tharanga 25* (56b 2x4) E Chigumbura 5-0-25-0
KC Sangakkara 19* (22b 3x4) P Utseya 2-0-4-0
16.6 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, full on middle and off, tries to drive it down towards mid on, gets an inside edge onto his pads
16.5 Chigumbura to Sangakkara, 1 run
16.4 Chigumbura to Tharanga, 1 run, back of a length outside leg stump, flicked away to fine leg
16.3 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, pitched short of a good length outside leg stump, walks across to glance it towards fine leg, clips the pads on the way to the keeper
16.2 Chigumbura to Tharanga, FOUR, short! that was full, just slightly outside the off stump, Tharanga plants his foot forward and drives that beautifully wide of a diving mid off for a boundary
16.1 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, good length outside off and swinging away, left alone
The Sri Lankan innings set to resume
End of over 16 (2 runs) - Sri Lanka 52/1 (16 runs required)
KC Sangakkara 18* (21b 3x4) P Utseya 2-0-4-0
WU Tharanga 20* (51b 1x4) E Chigumbura 4-0-19-0
And that's lunch.
Sri Lanka set for a resounding win here, but they'll have to wait a little over 40 minutes to resume their innings and knock off the remaining 16 runs
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15.6 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on the off stump and spinning away, left alone.
15.5 Utseya to Tharanga, 1 run, flighted outside off, pushed between cover and point for a single
15.4 Utseya to Sangakkara, 1 run, flighted on middle and off, driven down the ground to long on
15.3 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on off and spins away, Sangakkara gets forward to defend but that just about escapes the outside edge
15.2 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, flighted on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
15.1 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up outside off, pitches on a full length, driven to cover
End of over 15 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 50/1 (18 runs required)
WU Tharanga 19* (50b 1x4) E Chigumbura 4-0-19-0
KC Sangakkara 17* (16b 3x4) P Utseya 1-0-2-0
14.6 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, short of a good length outside off, shoulders arms
14.5 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, good length outside off, left alone this time
14.4 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, beaten! good length bowled at a good pace outside off, swung away after pitching, tries to defend, but didn't anticipate the swing there
14.3 Chigumbura to Tharanga, 2 runs, full on the pads, drives it wide of mid on for a couple
14.2 Chigumbura to Sangakkara, 1 run, short of a length outside off, guided wide of a diving gully, who gets his fingers to it, for a single to third man
14.1 Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length outside off, left alone to the keeper
End of over 14 (2 runs) - Sri Lanka 47/1 (21 runs required)
WU Tharanga 17* (46b 1x4) P Utseya 1-0-2-0
KC Sangakkara 16* (14b 3x4) E Chigumbura 3-0-16-0
13.6 Utseya to Tharanga, no run, flatter, and quicker through the air, pitches on the off stump, played back to the bowler
13.5 Utseya to Tharanga, no run, tossed up on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
Sri Lanka 68/1 (17.4 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 194 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka RR 3.84
Last 5 ovs 23/0 RR 4.60
Zimbabwe RR (2.16) 1.34
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Hours of play: 09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Current time: 14:04 local, 12:04 GMT
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Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*WU Tharanga (lhb) 26 57 2 0 45.61 8 (19b) 11 (17b) 71 2081 31.53
KC Sangakkara (lhb) 28 25 5 0 112.00 9 (3b) 12 (13b) 232 6851 36.05
Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*CB Mpofu (rm) 4.4 0 19 0 4.07 (0nb, 0w) 0.4-0-10-0 30 33 36.15
E Chigumbura (rm) 5.0 0 25 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 5-0-25-0 75 44 39.95
Recent overs . 1 2 . . . | . . . 1 1 . | . 4 . 1 1 . | 4 4 1 1
Current partnership 49 runs, 10.0 overs, RR: 4.90 (Sangakkara 28, Tharanga 17)
Last bat ML Udawatte c Masakadza b Mupariwa 7 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 29.16
Fow: 19/1 (7.4 ov); Partnership: 19 runs, 7.4 overs, RR: 2.47 (Tharanga 9, Udawatte 7)
Sri Lanka have completed a clinical nine-wicket win here. Zimbabwe have only themselves to blame for their appalling batting display, and will hope to come back strongly in the next match.
17.4 Mpofu to Tharanga, 1 run, That's it! it's all over! that was full on leg stump, whipped away off the pads wide of mid wicket, and Sri Lanka have won this game comprehensively
just one run needed now
17.3 Mpofu to Sangakkara, 1 run, full on middle and leg, pushed wide of mid on for a quick single
17.2 Mpofu to Sangakkara, FOUR, shot! that was short of a length outside off, Sangakkara steps down the track and swats that wide of the bowler to the long off boundary
17.1 Mpofu to Sangakkara, FOUR, short outside off, Sangakkara wants to finish this off early, tries to cut it over point, gets an outside edge wide of third man for a boundary
It's started raining in Harare now. What a twist to the tale
End of over 17 (6 runs) - Sri Lanka 58/1 (10 runs required)
WU Tharanga 25* (56b 2x4) E Chigumbura 5-0-25-0
KC Sangakkara 19* (22b 3x4) P Utseya 2-0-4-0
16.6 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, full on middle and off, tries to drive it down towards mid on, gets an inside edge onto his pads
16.5 Chigumbura to Sangakkara, 1 run
16.4 Chigumbura to Tharanga, 1 run, back of a length outside leg stump, flicked away to fine leg
16.3 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, pitched short of a good length outside leg stump, walks across to glance it towards fine leg, clips the pads on the way to the keeper
16.2 Chigumbura to Tharanga, FOUR, short! that was full, just slightly outside the off stump, Tharanga plants his foot forward and drives that beautifully wide of a diving mid off for a boundary
16.1 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, good length outside off and swinging away, left alone
The Sri Lankan innings set to resume
End of over 16 (2 runs) - Sri Lanka 52/1 (16 runs required)
KC Sangakkara 18* (21b 3x4) P Utseya 2-0-4-0
WU Tharanga 20* (51b 1x4) E Chigumbura 4-0-19-0
And that's lunch.
Sri Lanka set for a resounding win here, but they'll have to wait a little over 40 minutes to resume their innings and knock off the remaining 16 runs
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15.6 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on the off stump and spinning away, left alone.
15.5 Utseya to Tharanga, 1 run, flighted outside off, pushed between cover and point for a single
15.4 Utseya to Sangakkara, 1 run, flighted on middle and off, driven down the ground to long on
15.3 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on off and spins away, Sangakkara gets forward to defend but that just about escapes the outside edge
15.2 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, flighted on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
15.1 Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up outside off, pitches on a full length, driven to cover
End of over 15 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 50/1 (18 runs required)
WU Tharanga 19* (50b 1x4) E Chigumbura 4-0-19-0
KC Sangakkara 17* (16b 3x4) P Utseya 1-0-2-0
14.6 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, short of a good length outside off, shoulders arms
14.5 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, good length outside off, left alone this time
14.4 Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, beaten! good length bowled at a good pace outside off, swung away after pitching, tries to defend, but didn't anticipate the swing there
14.3 Chigumbura to Tharanga, 2 runs, full on the pads, drives it wide of mid on for a couple
14.2 Chigumbura to Sangakkara, 1 run, short of a length outside off, guided wide of a diving gully, who gets his fingers to it, for a single to third man
14.1 Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length outside off, left alone to the keeper
End of over 14 (2 runs) - Sri Lanka 47/1 (21 runs required)
WU Tharanga 17* (46b 1x4) P Utseya 1-0-2-0
KC Sangakkara 16* (14b 3x4) E Chigumbura 3-0-16-0
13.6 Utseya to Tharanga, no run, flatter, and quicker through the air, pitches on the off stump, played back to the bowler
13.5 Utseya to Tharanga, no run, tossed up on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
20 November, 2008
LIVE CRICKET India won by 16 runs (D/L method)
England 240 (48.4/49 ov)
India 198/5 (40.0/40 ov)
India won by 16 runs (D/L method)
India RR 4.95
Last 5 ovs 28/1 RR 5.60
England RR (4.93) 4.89
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Hours of play: 09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45
Current time: 17:52 local, 12:22 GMT
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Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 29 51 4 0 56.86 1 (3b) 15 (12b) 123 3876 47.26
YK Pathan (rhb) 12 16 2 0 75.00 1 (3b) 12 (16b) 10 90 22.50
Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*KP Pietersen (ob) 3.0 0 14 0 4.66 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-2-0 85 5 36.80
SR Patel (sla) 3.0 0 18 0 6.00 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-2-0 9 10 27.20
Recent overs . 4 4 . . . | 1 . . . 1 . | . . 1 . . 1
Current partnership 21 runs, 4.0 overs, RR: 5.25 (Dhoni 8, Pathan 12)
Last bat Yuvraj Singh c Broad b Flintoff 38 (62m 31b 2x4 1x6) SR: 122.58
Fow: 177/5 (35.6 ov); Partnership: 52 runs, 10.4 overs, RR: 4.87 (Dhoni 21, Yuvraj Singh 27)
End of over 40 (2 runs) - India 198/5 (43 runs required)
MS Dhoni 29* (51b 4x4) KP Pietersen 3-0-14-0
YK Pathan 12* (16b 2x4) SR Patel 3-0-18-0
4.39 pm: The par score at the end of the 40th over is 182, so India are 16 runs ahead ... And the umpires have offered the light to the batsmen. Dhoni and Yusuf walk off the ground but Pietersen isn't pleased. He's talking to the umpires, the England players are hanging around ... Pietersen's still talking to the umpires ... and now he walks off looking rather unhappy.
There's virtually no chance of the light improving so that will be the end of the game. I'll bring you the official word as soon as I hear something. I wonder why they didn't shorten the lunch break, or why the captains didn't agree to use the floodlights ...
Here's a rant from Ben: "Unbelievable, what an absolute farce. Why is there seemingly no room for common sense in todays game. 1) Why even attempt to play a match when you know the light will not be good enough all day? 2) What's the point of having flood lights if you can't use them for just this sort of occasion?"
It's official ... the game has been called off and India have won by 16 runs on the D-L method. Dhoni had talked about bad light coming into play at the toss, and it's turned out precisely that way. India have taken a 3-0 lead in the series.
"It is frustrating, it would have been nice to get a full game in today," Pietersen said. "We're getting better though, the games are getting closer. It'd be nice if one of our batters got in and scored a 100. "
"At the end of the day the umpire made decisions and unfortunately we came out bottom," Pietersen said when asked about the light.
"In the morning at the toss I said that D-L would come into play," Dhoni said. "It was bound to happen. I had the sheet in my pocket when I went to bat. We knew if we didn't lose wickets we would get ahead of the equation. the pitch was slower when we batted and the odd ball was turning ... but we had D-L in mind and we got of to a decent start and were always ahead of the equation."
Harbhajan Singh is the Man of the Match for his spell of 3 for 31.
For the rugby fans out there, tune into Scrum.com to see if England can avoid a repeat drubbing by South Africa tomorrow at Twickenham.
That's all we've got for you from today's game. India's taken a 3-0 lead in the series. Thank you for all your emails and do join us on Sunday for the fourth ODI in Bangalore. On behalf of Binoy George, who was scoring, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers.
39.6 Pietersen to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni moves forward and nudges the ball off his pads behind square
39.5 Pietersen to Dhoni, no run, tossed up on off stump, Dhoni strides forward and blocks
39.4 Pietersen to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni moves forward and defends on the off side
39.3 Pietersen to Pathan, 1 run, played off the pads behind square for a single
39.2 Pietersen to Pathan, no run, Pietersen drifts down leg side, Yusuf comes forward and misses, Prior can't collect and that's a stumping opportunity wasted
39.1 Pietersen to Pathan, no run, Yusuf blocks towards midwicket
End of over 39 (2 runs) - India 196/5 (45 runs required)
MS Dhoni 28* (48b 4x4) SR Patel 3-0-18-0
YK Pathan 11* (13b 2x4) A Flintoff 9-0-31-3
The D-L par score at the end of this over is 178. Comedian and satirist, Andy Zaltzman, has come up with a novel solution of beating the slow over-rates. Have a read at his new blog
38.6 Patel to Dhoni, no run, defended on the front foot towards the off side
38.5 Patel to Pathan, 1 run, Yusuf leans forward and pushes the ball through midwicket for a single
38.4 Patel to Pathan, no run, defended on the back foot towards the leg side
38.3 Patel to Pathan, no run, the ball keeps low but Yusuf watchfully defends on the off side
38.2 Patel to Pathan, no run, defended on the front foot
38.1 Patel to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni moves back and cuts through the off side
Samit Patel's back into the attack, surely because the light is fading. There are floodlights at Green Park but they can't be used.
End of over 38 (8 runs) - India 194/5 (47 runs required)
YK Pathan 10* (9b 2x4) A Flintoff 9-0-31-3
MS Dhoni 27* (46b 4x4) SCJ Broad 9-2-36-1
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37.6 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, another super yorker and Yusuf waits for it and drives towards point
37.5 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, Flintoff bowls an excellent yorker and Yusuf can't do much but dig it out on the leg side, in fact he did well to dig it out on the leg side
37.4 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, full and straight from Flintoff, Yusuf pushes the ball towards midwicket
37.3 Flintoff to Pathan, FOUR, Flintoff's attempted yorker goes awry and Yusuf clips the full toss off his pads to the deep square leg boundary
37.2 Flintoff to Pathan, FOUR, that's clever! Flintoff bangs the ball in short and Yusuf merely opens the face and uses the pace to guide the ball to the third man boundary
37.1 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, Flintoff bangs the ball in short and angles it into the right-hander, Yusuf nudges towards the leg side, England need wickets to stay in this game
End of over 37 (9 runs) - India 186/5 (55 runs required)
YK Pathan 2* (3b) SCJ Broad 9-2-36-1
MS Dhoni 27* (46b 4x4) A Flintoff 8-0-23-3
The D-L par score for the loss of five wickets after 37 overs is 170.
36.6 Broad to Pathan, 1 run, Broad strays on to the pads and Yusuf works the ball towards square leg
36.5 Broad to Pathan, no run, Broad slips in a slower ball and beats the bat, Yusuf fends and gets beaten outside off
36.4 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball outside off stump, driven off the front foot towards cover
The light's going quickly in Kanpur ...
36.3 Broad to Pathan, 1 run, Broad swings a full ball into the right-hander, Yusuf Pathan mis-times the drive towards mid-off but he's off the mark
36.2 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run, driven down the ground for a single
36.1 Broad to Dhoni, FOUR, the slower short ball, Dhoni waits for it and plays a short arm jab that splits the gap between short fine leg and deep backward square leg
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India 198/5 (40.0/40 ov)
India won by 16 runs (D/L method)
India RR 4.95
Last 5 ovs 28/1 RR 5.60
England RR (4.93) 4.89
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Hours of play: 09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45
Current time: 17:52 local, 12:22 GMT
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Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 29 51 4 0 56.86 1 (3b) 15 (12b) 123 3876 47.26
YK Pathan (rhb) 12 16 2 0 75.00 1 (3b) 12 (16b) 10 90 22.50
Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*KP Pietersen (ob) 3.0 0 14 0 4.66 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-2-0 85 5 36.80
SR Patel (sla) 3.0 0 18 0 6.00 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-2-0 9 10 27.20
Recent overs . 4 4 . . . | 1 . . . 1 . | . . 1 . . 1
Current partnership 21 runs, 4.0 overs, RR: 5.25 (Dhoni 8, Pathan 12)
Last bat Yuvraj Singh c Broad b Flintoff 38 (62m 31b 2x4 1x6) SR: 122.58
Fow: 177/5 (35.6 ov); Partnership: 52 runs, 10.4 overs, RR: 4.87 (Dhoni 21, Yuvraj Singh 27)
End of over 40 (2 runs) - India 198/5 (43 runs required)
MS Dhoni 29* (51b 4x4) KP Pietersen 3-0-14-0
YK Pathan 12* (16b 2x4) SR Patel 3-0-18-0
4.39 pm: The par score at the end of the 40th over is 182, so India are 16 runs ahead ... And the umpires have offered the light to the batsmen. Dhoni and Yusuf walk off the ground but Pietersen isn't pleased. He's talking to the umpires, the England players are hanging around ... Pietersen's still talking to the umpires ... and now he walks off looking rather unhappy.
There's virtually no chance of the light improving so that will be the end of the game. I'll bring you the official word as soon as I hear something. I wonder why they didn't shorten the lunch break, or why the captains didn't agree to use the floodlights ...
Here's a rant from Ben: "Unbelievable, what an absolute farce. Why is there seemingly no room for common sense in todays game. 1) Why even attempt to play a match when you know the light will not be good enough all day? 2) What's the point of having flood lights if you can't use them for just this sort of occasion?"
It's official ... the game has been called off and India have won by 16 runs on the D-L method. Dhoni had talked about bad light coming into play at the toss, and it's turned out precisely that way. India have taken a 3-0 lead in the series.
"It is frustrating, it would have been nice to get a full game in today," Pietersen said. "We're getting better though, the games are getting closer. It'd be nice if one of our batters got in and scored a 100. "
"At the end of the day the umpire made decisions and unfortunately we came out bottom," Pietersen said when asked about the light.
"In the morning at the toss I said that D-L would come into play," Dhoni said. "It was bound to happen. I had the sheet in my pocket when I went to bat. We knew if we didn't lose wickets we would get ahead of the equation. the pitch was slower when we batted and the odd ball was turning ... but we had D-L in mind and we got of to a decent start and were always ahead of the equation."
Harbhajan Singh is the Man of the Match for his spell of 3 for 31.
For the rugby fans out there, tune into Scrum.com to see if England can avoid a repeat drubbing by South Africa tomorrow at Twickenham.
That's all we've got for you from today's game. India's taken a 3-0 lead in the series. Thank you for all your emails and do join us on Sunday for the fourth ODI in Bangalore. On behalf of Binoy George, who was scoring, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers.
39.6 Pietersen to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni moves forward and nudges the ball off his pads behind square
39.5 Pietersen to Dhoni, no run, tossed up on off stump, Dhoni strides forward and blocks
39.4 Pietersen to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni moves forward and defends on the off side
39.3 Pietersen to Pathan, 1 run, played off the pads behind square for a single
39.2 Pietersen to Pathan, no run, Pietersen drifts down leg side, Yusuf comes forward and misses, Prior can't collect and that's a stumping opportunity wasted
39.1 Pietersen to Pathan, no run, Yusuf blocks towards midwicket
End of over 39 (2 runs) - India 196/5 (45 runs required)
MS Dhoni 28* (48b 4x4) SR Patel 3-0-18-0
YK Pathan 11* (13b 2x4) A Flintoff 9-0-31-3
The D-L par score at the end of this over is 178. Comedian and satirist, Andy Zaltzman, has come up with a novel solution of beating the slow over-rates. Have a read at his new blog
38.6 Patel to Dhoni, no run, defended on the front foot towards the off side
38.5 Patel to Pathan, 1 run, Yusuf leans forward and pushes the ball through midwicket for a single
38.4 Patel to Pathan, no run, defended on the back foot towards the leg side
38.3 Patel to Pathan, no run, the ball keeps low but Yusuf watchfully defends on the off side
38.2 Patel to Pathan, no run, defended on the front foot
38.1 Patel to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni moves back and cuts through the off side
Samit Patel's back into the attack, surely because the light is fading. There are floodlights at Green Park but they can't be used.
End of over 38 (8 runs) - India 194/5 (47 runs required)
YK Pathan 10* (9b 2x4) A Flintoff 9-0-31-3
MS Dhoni 27* (46b 4x4) SCJ Broad 9-2-36-1
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37.6 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, another super yorker and Yusuf waits for it and drives towards point
37.5 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, Flintoff bowls an excellent yorker and Yusuf can't do much but dig it out on the leg side, in fact he did well to dig it out on the leg side
37.4 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, full and straight from Flintoff, Yusuf pushes the ball towards midwicket
37.3 Flintoff to Pathan, FOUR, Flintoff's attempted yorker goes awry and Yusuf clips the full toss off his pads to the deep square leg boundary
37.2 Flintoff to Pathan, FOUR, that's clever! Flintoff bangs the ball in short and Yusuf merely opens the face and uses the pace to guide the ball to the third man boundary
37.1 Flintoff to Pathan, no run, Flintoff bangs the ball in short and angles it into the right-hander, Yusuf nudges towards the leg side, England need wickets to stay in this game
End of over 37 (9 runs) - India 186/5 (55 runs required)
YK Pathan 2* (3b) SCJ Broad 9-2-36-1
MS Dhoni 27* (46b 4x4) A Flintoff 8-0-23-3
The D-L par score for the loss of five wickets after 37 overs is 170.
36.6 Broad to Pathan, 1 run, Broad strays on to the pads and Yusuf works the ball towards square leg
36.5 Broad to Pathan, no run, Broad slips in a slower ball and beats the bat, Yusuf fends and gets beaten outside off
36.4 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball outside off stump, driven off the front foot towards cover
The light's going quickly in Kanpur ...
36.3 Broad to Pathan, 1 run, Broad swings a full ball into the right-hander, Yusuf Pathan mis-times the drive towards mid-off but he's off the mark
36.2 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run, driven down the ground for a single
36.1 Broad to Dhoni, FOUR, the slower short ball, Dhoni waits for it and plays a short arm jab that splits the gap between short fine leg and deep backward square leg
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India innings (target: 241 runs from 49 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir c Broad b Flintoff 14 17 3 0 82.35
V Sehwag not out 67 73 8 1 91.78
SK Raina b Broad 1 8 0 0 12.50
RG Sharma c wicketkeeperPrior b Swann 28 41 3 0 68.29
Yuvraj Singh not out 2 3 0 0 66.66
Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2
Total (3 wickets; 23.4 overs) 114 (4.81 runs per over)
To bat captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, YK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma, MM Patel
Fall of wickets1-31 (Gambhir, 6.5 ov), 2-34 (Raina, 9.1 ov), 3-107 (RG Sharma, 22.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
JM Anderson 5 0 36 0 7.20
SCJ Broad 6 1 22 1 3.66 (1w)
A Flintoff 5 0 13 1 2.60
GP Swann 4 0 17 1 4.25
SR Patel 2 0 16 0 8.00
KP Pietersen 1.4 0 9 0 5.40
G Gambhir c Broad b Flintoff 14 17 3 0 82.35
V Sehwag not out 67 73 8 1 91.78
SK Raina b Broad 1 8 0 0 12.50
RG Sharma c wicketkeeperPrior b Swann 28 41 3 0 68.29
Yuvraj Singh not out 2 3 0 0 66.66
Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2
Total (3 wickets; 23.4 overs) 114 (4.81 runs per over)
To bat captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, YK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma, MM Patel
Fall of wickets1-31 (Gambhir, 6.5 ov), 2-34 (Raina, 9.1 ov), 3-107 (RG Sharma, 22.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
JM Anderson 5 0 36 0 7.20
SCJ Broad 6 1 22 1 3.66 (1w)
A Flintoff 5 0 13 1 2.60
GP Swann 4 0 17 1 4.25
SR Patel 2 0 16 0 8.00
KP Pietersen 1.4 0 9 0 5.40
finally fall down england (english sena) against india(bhartiya sena)
Played at Green Park, Kanpur, on 20 November 2008 (50-over match)
England innings (49 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
RS Bopara st wicketkeeperDhoni b Yuvraj Singh 60 82 8 0 73.17
IR Bell c wicketkeeperDhoni b Patel 46 47 8 0 97.87
captain KP Pietersen c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 13 16 0 1 81.25
PD Collingwood st wicketkeeperDhoni b Harbhajan Singh 1 11 0 0 9.09
A Flintoff lbw b Pathan 26 46 2 0 56.52
OA Shah c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 40 42 2 0 95.23
SR Patel c Raina b I Sharma 26 29 1 1 89.65
wicketkeeper MJ Prior b I Sharma 5 13 0 0 38.46
GP Swann not out 5 5 0 0 100.00
SCJ Broad c wicketkeeperDhoni b Khan 0 3 0 0 0.00
JM Anderson b Patel 1 3 0 0 33.33
Extras (lb 3, w 9, nb 5) 17
Total (10 wickets; 48.4 overs) 240 (4.93 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-79 (Bell, 14.3 ov), 2-102 (Pietersen, 19.1 ov), 3-106 (Collingwood, 21.2 ov), 4-133 (Bopara, 28.5 ov), 5-167 (Flintoff, 36.2 ov), 6-203 (Shah, 43.4 ov), 7-231 (Patel, 46.4 ov), 8-231 (Prior, 46.5 ov), 9-235 (Broad, 47.5 ov), 10-240 (Anderson, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Z Khan 10 0 45 1 4.50 (1w)
MM Patel 6.4 0 36 2 5.40
I Sharma 9 0 60 2 6.66 (5nb, 2w)
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 54 1 5.40 (1w)
Harbhajan Singh 10 2 31 3 3.10 (1w)
YK Pathan 2 0 7 1 3.50
V Sehwag 1 0 4 0 4.00
India team
V Sehwag, G Gambhir, SK Raina, captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, RG Sharma, YK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma, MM Patel
Umpires AM Saheba and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire SL Shastri
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire BS Bhatti
Match notes
* England innings
* Match Delayed: England - 0/0
* Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
* England: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (RS Bopara 18, IR Bell 32, Ex 0)
* Drinks: England - 82/1 in 16.0 overs (RS Bopara 32, KP Pietersen 2)
* England: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 3
* RS Bopara: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4)
* England: 150 runs in 32.2 overs (197 balls), Extras 4
* Drinks: England - 166/4 in 36.0 overs (A Flintoff 26, OA Shah 15)
* Power Play 3: Overs 39.1 - 44.0
* England: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (265 balls), Extras 5
* Innings Break: England - 240/10 in 48.4 overs (GP Swann 5)
England innings (49 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
RS Bopara st wicketkeeperDhoni b Yuvraj Singh 60 82 8 0 73.17
IR Bell c wicketkeeperDhoni b Patel 46 47 8 0 97.87
captain KP Pietersen c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 13 16 0 1 81.25
PD Collingwood st wicketkeeperDhoni b Harbhajan Singh 1 11 0 0 9.09
A Flintoff lbw b Pathan 26 46 2 0 56.52
OA Shah c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 40 42 2 0 95.23
SR Patel c Raina b I Sharma 26 29 1 1 89.65
wicketkeeper MJ Prior b I Sharma 5 13 0 0 38.46
GP Swann not out 5 5 0 0 100.00
SCJ Broad c wicketkeeperDhoni b Khan 0 3 0 0 0.00
JM Anderson b Patel 1 3 0 0 33.33
Extras (lb 3, w 9, nb 5) 17
Total (10 wickets; 48.4 overs) 240 (4.93 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-79 (Bell, 14.3 ov), 2-102 (Pietersen, 19.1 ov), 3-106 (Collingwood, 21.2 ov), 4-133 (Bopara, 28.5 ov), 5-167 (Flintoff, 36.2 ov), 6-203 (Shah, 43.4 ov), 7-231 (Patel, 46.4 ov), 8-231 (Prior, 46.5 ov), 9-235 (Broad, 47.5 ov), 10-240 (Anderson, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Z Khan 10 0 45 1 4.50 (1w)
MM Patel 6.4 0 36 2 5.40
I Sharma 9 0 60 2 6.66 (5nb, 2w)
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 54 1 5.40 (1w)
Harbhajan Singh 10 2 31 3 3.10 (1w)
YK Pathan 2 0 7 1 3.50
V Sehwag 1 0 4 0 4.00
India team
V Sehwag, G Gambhir, SK Raina, captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, RG Sharma, YK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma, MM Patel
Umpires AM Saheba and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire SL Shastri
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire BS Bhatti
Match notes
* England innings
* Match Delayed: England - 0/0
* Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
* England: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (RS Bopara 18, IR Bell 32, Ex 0)
* Drinks: England - 82/1 in 16.0 overs (RS Bopara 32, KP Pietersen 2)
* England: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 3
* RS Bopara: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4)
* England: 150 runs in 32.2 overs (197 balls), Extras 4
* Drinks: England - 166/4 in 36.0 overs (A Flintoff 26, OA Shah 15)
* Power Play 3: Overs 39.1 - 44.0
* England: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (265 balls), Extras 5
* Innings Break: England - 240/10 in 48.4 overs (GP Swann 5)
17 November, 2008
England in India ODI Series - 2nd ODI
| England in India ODI Series - 2nd ODI | ||||||||
| India v England | 2008/09 season | |||||||
| Played at Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore, on 17 November 2008 (50-over match) | ||||||||
| G Gambhir | b Pietersen | 70 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 92.1 | ||
| V Sehwag | b Broad | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| SK Raina | c Patel b Broad | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| RG Sharma | c Shah b Broad | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.07 | ||
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 102 | 111 | 12 | 2 | 91.89 | ||
| captainwicketkeeper | MS Dhoni | b Collingwood | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 57.69 | |
| YK Pathan | not out | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 7, w 3, nb 1) | 13 | ||||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 40.4 overs) | 213 | (5.23 runs per over) | |||||
| To bat Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, RP Singh, MM Patel | ||||||||
| Fall of wickets1-4 (Sehwag, 1.2 ov), 2-15 (Raina, 3.4 ov), 3-29 (Sharma, 7.3 ov), 4-163 (Gambhir, 29.6 ov), 5-206 (Dhoni, 38.6 ov) | ||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| JM Anderson | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4.33 | (1w) | ||
| SCJ Broad | 7 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 4.42 | (1w) | ||
| A Flintoff | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | (1nb) | ||
| SJ Harmison | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | (1w) | ||
| SR Patel | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | |||
| PD Collingwood | 7.4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5.47 | |||
| KP Pietersen | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | |||
| England team | ||||||||
| IR Bell, wicketkeeperMJ Prior, OA Shah, captainKP Pietersen, A Flintoff, PD Collingwood, SR Patel, RS Bopara, SCJ Broad, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson | ||||||||
| Toss India, who chose to bat first | ||||||||
| Player of the match tba | ||||||||
| Umpires AM Saheba and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe) | ||||||||
| TV umpire SL Shastri | ||||||||
| Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) | ||||||||
| Reserve umpire S Dua | ||||||||
| Match notes | ||||||||
| * India innings | ||||||||
| * Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 | ||||||||
| * India: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (76 balls), Extras 10 | ||||||||
| * Drinks: India - 61/3 in 15.0 overs (G Gambhir 25, Yuvraj Singh 17) | ||||||||
| * 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (G Gambhir 18, Yuvraj Singh 25, Ex 8) | ||||||||
| * India: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (126 balls), Extras 11 | ||||||||
| * G Gambhir: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4) | ||||||||
| * Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6) | ||||||||
| * 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 107 balls (G Gambhir 39, Yuvraj Singh 53, Ex 8) | ||||||||
| * India: 150 runs in 28.3 overs (175 balls), Extras 11 | ||||||||
| * Drinks: India - 170/4 in 32.0 overs (Yuvraj Singh 81, MS Dhoni 0) | ||||||||
| * India: 200 runs in 38.1 overs (233 balls), Extras 13 | ||||||||
| * Yuvraj Singh: 100 off 107 balls (12 x 4, 2 x 6) | ||||||||
12 November, 2008
IrfanPathan In Love At Ranji Trofi
VADODARA: In what turned out to be an eventful day for India discard Irfan Pathan, the pacer was left to face an inquiry by match referee for arguing with fans during his side's Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh, besides getting hugged by a female admirer.
Pathan, who had a good day on the field picking up five wickets on Tuesday, went out of the ground during the match apparently to argue with fans who were shouting out his name in the parking area.
Match referee Rajendra Singh Jadeja said he would investigate Pathan's actions and submit a report to the BCCI after speaking to Pathan and the umpires.
Some fans had got into an argument with Pathan's driver near the ground. Pathan rushed out on hearing about the incident, Baroda Cricket association sources said.
He argued with the fans there before a female admirer all of a sudden caught hold of his collar and asked him to dance with her.
She was immediately separated from the pacer and escorted away.
Pathan, on his part, refused to talk on the twin incidents. "I will talk later," was his curt reply when asked for a comment.
Pathan, who had a good day on the field picking up five wickets on Tuesday, went out of the ground during the match apparently to argue with fans who were shouting out his name in the parking area.
Match referee Rajendra Singh Jadeja said he would investigate Pathan's actions and submit a report to the BCCI after speaking to Pathan and the umpires.
Some fans had got into an argument with Pathan's driver near the ground. Pathan rushed out on hearing about the incident, Baroda Cricket association sources said.
He argued with the fans there before a female admirer all of a sudden caught hold of his collar and asked him to dance with her.
She was immediately separated from the pacer and escorted away.
Pathan, on his part, refused to talk on the twin incidents. "I will talk later," was his curt reply when asked for a comment.
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