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| England in India, 2008 |
| India vs England, 2nd Test |
| Run Rate : 2.29 |
| Last Wicket : Alastair Cook c VVS Laxman & b I Sharma 10(19) - 18/1, 7.2 Ovs |
| Previous Overs : 4 . . . . . | . 1 . . . . | . 1 . . 2 . | . 1 . . . . |
| That's all we've got for you today. Do join us on Boxing Day for the second Australia - South Africa Test, the first T20 between New Zealand and West Indies and the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. |
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni: It was tough for the fast bowlers but they took the responsibility.. the batsmen also, whenever we needed a partnership, someone stood up. When we went into bat yesterday we were'nt really sure whether the fog will be there. We started well today..they (Gambhir and Yuvraj) deserved their centuries, it was a team decision to let them go for it. We're enjoying the cricket we're playing and enjoying each others' success. |
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| Kevin Pietersen: There's a lot to learn from a tour of India. We've enjoyed our time here at Chennai and at Mohali. We fought real hard yesterday but Gambhir and Yuvraj played very well. I'm really proud to be captain of a bunch of lads who jumped on a plane back and their concentrated on their cricket. |
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| Zaheer Khan is the Man of the Series: The bowling department is coming along very well. It's good to get an award like this. It's been good since I made my comeback. The dressing room atmosphere is amazing, we're enjoying each others company. It's been a great year for Indian cricket. He (Ishant) provides that extra pace which is needed at this level. It's good to bowl in tandem with him. |
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| Gautam Gambhir is the Man of the Match: It's a very pleasant surprise for me. I'm pretty happy with my performance and hope it continues in the next year as well. Its important to make it count when you are in good nick. Every innings is special. We played very good cricket this year. |
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| Hang on for the presentation ceremony.. |
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| A good series overall, in fact we were lucky to have any cricket after the attacks in Mumbai. India came out on top and have ended the year on a high. They've got a few months off which will allow their players to participate in the domestic competition while the England players will have enough time to relax and recuperate before they head to the Caribbean in late January. |
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| A rather boring end to what has otherwise been an enthralling series. India batted on far too long this morning but it was of no avail as both Gambhir and Yuvraj fell short of their hundreds. England were left with the improbable target of 402 from 43 overs and the result was quite certain by then. |
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| That's that. The match is drawn. India win the series 1-0. |
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| 27.6 Dhoni to Strauss, no run, pushed across outside off, left alone |
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| Switches back to over the wicket.. |
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| 27.5 Dhoni to Strauss, no run, way outside off this time, Strauss reaches out but mistimes the cut to cover |
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| 27.4 Dhoni to Strauss, no run, short outside off, decently quick at 126 kph, left alone once more |
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| 27.3 Dhoni to Strauss, no run, outside off, Strauss doesn't bother playing at it |
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| He's coming round the wicket straightaway.. |
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| 27.2 Dhoni to Bell, 1 run, on leg stump, clipped square of the mid wicket fielder |
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| 27.1 Dhoni to Bell, no run, seam up, full and into the pads, clipped to mid wicket |
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| Dhoni comes onto bowl...Laxman will be keeping |
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| I reckon we'll have one more over before they decide to call it off.. |
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| 26.6 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, arm ball, pushed through much quicker, safely negotiated |
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| 26.5 Harbhajan to Strauss, 2 runs, leans forward to defend, gets an outside edge which runs away wide of slip |
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| 26.4 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, pushed through quicker this time, gently knocked to mid on |
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| 26.3 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, full and straight, defended back to the bowler |
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| 26.2 Harbhajan to Bell, 1 run, steps back and works it with the turn to deep square leg |
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| 26.1 Harbhajan to Bell, no run, round the wicket, tosses it up nicely, Bell strides well forward to block |
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| 25.6 Mishra to Strauss, no run, defended on the backfoot this time |
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| 25.5 Mishra to Strauss, no run, defended forward to point |
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| 25.4 Mishra to Strauss, no run, flicked from outside off, straight to leg slip |
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| 25.3 Mishra to Strauss, no run, short and outside off, punched hard but stopped at extra cover by Tendulkar |
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| 25.2 Mishra to Bell, 1 run, starting from leg stump, Bell wrists it away behind square on the leg side |
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| 25.1 Mishra to Bell, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, smothered by Bell |
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| About 7 minutes left before we get into the last hour. Surely, the captains will agree to a draw then. |
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| 24.6 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run |
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| 24.5 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, quicker delivery, bit of extra bounce, left alone outside off |
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| 24.4 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, top spinner, goes straight through, Strauss adjusts late and drives it into the off side |
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| 24.3 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, gets forward and pushes it back to Bhajji's left |
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| 24.2 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, fuller, flighted as well, Strauss prods it away |
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| 24.1 Harbhajan to Strauss, FOUR!! short and wide, cut hard through cover point, poor delivery really! |
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| 23.6 Mishra to Bell, no run, half hearted appeal as Bell is rapped on the pads, but that pitched outside leg stump |
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| 23.5 Mishra to Strauss, 1 run, gets a thick inside edge past short leg as he looks to work it away |
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| 23.4 Mishra to Strauss, no run, tries to sweep a full delivery from outside off, misses |
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| 23.3 Mishra to Bell, 1 run, flighted and full, Bell lunges forward with an angled bat and finds the gap at gully |
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| 23.2 Mishra to Bell, no run, Bell waits on the frontfoot before defending it into the ground |
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| 23.1 Mishra to Bell, no run, nice loopy delivery, Bell steps out and drives to mid off |
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| 22.6 Harbhajan to Strauss, no run, tossed up on a length, he moves back to defend it to short leg |
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