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| England in India, 2008 |
| India vs England, 5th ODI |
| Run Rate : 6.29 |
| Last Wicket : Mahendra Singh Dhoni lbw G Swann 50(61) - 250/4, 40.6 Ovs |
| Previous Overs : 1 . 1 1 4 W | 4 N1 . 1 1 1 4 | 1 1 . 1 . Wd . | . L2 . 4 |
| This has been an impressive batting display by the Indians. When they went back into the dressing room during the dinner break, there would have been a few nerves thinking about the challenging target they had been set. But then, with dew coming into play it was always the bowlers who would have suffered. The Indian openers did half the job by putting a hefty century stand at the top and that set the tone for the remainder. Wickets fumbled in quick time after that but Captain Courageous Dhoni and Raina were upto the task to knock off the rest. They showed great application to seal the game and help their side get the 5-0 score. England would now think that they did their batting alright, bowling was good in splits, what's going wrong actually. Quite bamboozling indeed, thankfully I am not an analyst in their camp. Hoping to see England do something special to match up to the Indian standards, do join us for the next ODI. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, it is good bye and good night. Adios... |
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| Virender Sehwag is the Man of the Match. |
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| India win by 6 wickets to go up 5-0 in the series |
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| 43.4 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, FOUR!!, short and wide outside the off stump, Rohit Sharma goes on the backfoot and slaps it through the point region for four, that is that, all over! India emerge victorious... |
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| 43.3 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, no run, defended off the backfoot into the covers, straight to the fielder |
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| 43.2 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, leg byes, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Rohit Sharma closes the face of the bat to work it away fine, off the pads for a couple |
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| 43.1 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, no run, on the frontfoot and defended |
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| 42.6 Swann to Raina, no run, pushed off the backfoot into the covers, straight to the fielder |
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| 42.6 Swann to Raina, wide, bouncer goes over the batsman's head, wide signalled! |
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| 42.5 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot into the covers, straight to the fielder |
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| 42.4 Swann to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, tossed up, Rohit Sharma reaches for it and drives it to long on for a single |
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| 42.3 Swann to Rohit Sharma, no run, sliced on the frontfoot to cover point, straight to the fielder |
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| 42.2 Swann to Raina, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the off, turning away from the left hander, Raina goes on the backfoot and pushes it to mid off for a single |
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| 42.1 Swann to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, flighted on the middle and leg, Rohit Sharma shows the full face of the bat and drives it to long on for a single |
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| 8 more needed off 8 overs... |
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| 9th ODI FIFTY for Raina!! |
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| 41.6 Bopara to Raina, FOUR!!, slips down the leg side, Raina closes the face of the bat and tickles it just around the corner for four, beautiful placement! |
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| 41.5 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Rohit Sharma laps it down to third man for a single |
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| 41.4 Bopara to Raina, 1 run, driven down the ground for a single |
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| 41.3 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, down the leg side, Rohit Sharma clips it infront of square on the leg side for a single |
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| 41.2 Bopara to Rohit Sharma, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, angled in, Rohit Sharma opens the face of the bat and slices it straight to the fielder at cover point |
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| 41.2 Bopara to Raina, no ball, 1 run, high full toss outside off, Raina leaves it all alone, nasty delivery and the keeper fumbles, allows a single |
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| 41.1 Bopara to Raina, FOUR!!, on the shorter side, Raina hammers it across the line through mid wicket for four, cracking shot indeed! that was hit with a lot of disdain... |
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| Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Ravinder Bopara is back into the attack |
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| Swann to Dhoni, out Lbw!! Dhoni comes down the track to swipe it over mid wicket, doesn't connect and is rapped on the pads, big appeal for lbw and umpire Daryl Harper takes his time to rule the skipper out, people will have their doubts since he jumped out of the crease, Dhoni is gone, was that straight enough? Dhoni lbw b Swann 50(61) [4s-5] |
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| 40.5 Swann to Dhoni, FOUR!!, Dhoni comes down the track this time, drills it brutally down the ground for four, there's his 25th ODI FIFTY!! this has been a captain's knock in the truest of senses, what a calendar year this has been for him... |
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| 40.4 Swann to Raina, 1 run, Raina comes down the track and clips it to mid wicket for a single |
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| 40.3 Swann to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni clips it into the mid wicket area for a single |
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| 40.2 Swann to Dhoni, no run, on the frontfoot and defended into the covers, Dhoni sets off for a quick single but decides against it in the end |
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| Only 3 fielders allowed outside the ring. |
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| 40.1 Swann to Raina, 1 run, tossed up as Raina comes down the track to drive it to long off for a single |
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| Powerplay 3 has been taken! Taken by the batting side. |
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| 39.6 Flintoff to Dhoni, no run, length delivery on the off, shaping away, Dhoni gets half-forward to defend, misses |
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| 39.5 Flintoff to Dhoni, no run, dabbed into the covers, straight to the fielder |
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| 39.4 Flintoff to Dhoni, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and opens the face of the bat, slices it through the point region for four, excellent placement and struck with brutal power! |
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| 39.3 Flintoff to Raina, 1 run, dabbed on the off side for a single |
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| 39.2 Flintoff to Raina, FOUR!!, this is an amazing shot, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Raina opens the face of the bat and slices it firmly down to third man for four, great placement! |
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| 39.1 Flintoff to Raina, no run, angled in from wide of the crease, Raina gets forward to drive and misses, beaten all ends up on that occasion, close shave, great start for Flintoff again |
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| Word from the England camp is that Broad has suffered a hamstring problem. That is not very encouraging if you are an English supporter. |
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| Andrew Flintoff is back into the attack |
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| 38.6 Swann to Raina, 1 run, drifting in, Raina closes the face of the bat and turns it to square leg for a single, retains the strike with that run |
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| 38.5 Swann to Raina, FOUR!!, And again, this time with a lot more authority, Raina comes down the track and gets a lower full toss now, smashed straight down the ground for another four, he is in a hurry! |
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