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| India in Sri Lanka, 2008 |
| Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI |
Run Rate : 3.63
Last Wicket : Harbhajan Singh lbw A Mendis 1(6) - 139/7, 37.2 Ovs
Previous Overs : 1 . . 1 2 . | . W . . 1 . | . . . . . . | . 1 1 1 |
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| One can't quite say that this day belonged to India completely, both the sides had their moments but India had the bulk of them and that is what has handed them victory. The Indian bowlers bowled their hearts out but once again the age old Indian problem of not being able to skittle an opposition out came to the surface as the Lankan tail wagged to propel them to 142. The Indian batsmen failed once again and not having a specialist opening bat is going to hurt them badly in this series. The middle order was a bit shaky as well and the Indians need to do something to come out of this mess. However, one good thing is that, today the batters played Murali and Mendis much better. The end result is something that India will gladly take and they will hope that things get only better from here. Do join us for the forthcoming matches as the caravan moves to Colombo. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, it is good bye and good night. Adios... |
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| Zaheer Khan is the Man of the Match for his stupendous bowling figures of 4 for 21. |
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| India win by three wickets, series levelled at 1-1 |
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| 39.4 Muralitharan to Badrinath, 1 run, Winning runs! pitched up outside the off stump, Badrinath stretches out and pushes it into the vacant cover region for a single, that is it, all over, the Indians have won this match! one all is how the scores read at this stage of the series... |
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| 39.3 Muralitharan to Zaheer, 1 run, flighted outside the off stump, angling away from the right hander, Zaheer reaches for it and drives it to cover for a single, scores are levelled! |
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| 3 men around the bat... |
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| 39.2 Muralitharan to Badrinath, 1 run, turned to fine leg for a single, exposes Zaheer now |
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| 39.1 Muralitharan to Badrinath, no run, floated up on the middle and leg, Badrinath closes the face of the bat and clips it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket |
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| Muttiah Muralitharan now, this should be the final over |
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| 38.6 Kulasekara to Zaheer, no run, defended to mid off, straight to the fielder |
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| 38.5 Kulasekara to Zaheer, no run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Zaheer digs it out watchfully |
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| 38.4 Kulasekara to Zaheer, no run, slower bouncer this time, just outside off on that occasion, Zaheer watches it closely and leaves it all alone |
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| 38.3 Kulasekara to Zaheer, no run |
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| 38.2 Kulasekara to Zaheer, no run, driven to cover, straight to the fielder |
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| 38.1 Kulasekara to Zaheer, no run, length delivery on the stumps, slanting into the right hander sharply, Zaheer gets right behind and defends it solidly |
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| 37.6 Mendis to Badrinath, no run, long stride taken to defend |
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| 37.5 Mendis to Zaheer, 1 run, skids through, Zaheer closes the face of the bat and turns it to square leg for a quick single, gets off the mark with that run, good running between the wickets |
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| 37.4 Mendis to Zaheer, no run, defended this time |
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| 37.3 Mendis to Zaheer, no run, turns into the right hander sharply, rapped on the pads and a big appeal, sliding down the leg side! |
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| Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Mendis to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Full and on the stumps, slides into the right hander sharply, Harbhajan gets half-forward to defend, rapped on the pads and a big appeal, the finger goes up, that would have crashed into the middle of the middle stump, Mendis strikes again, don't under-estimate the role of pressure in such situations! Harbhajan lbw b Mendis 1(6) |
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| 37.1 Mendis to Harbhajan, no run, drifts in, Harbhajan defends it watchfully on the leg side |
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| Ajantha Mendis is back into the attack |
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| Just one shot away from victory now... |
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| 36.6 Kulasekara to Badrinath, no run, driven straight to the fielder at short cover |
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| 36.5 Kulasekara to Badrinath, 2 runs, short and wide outside the off stump, Badrinath opens the face of the bat and laps it down to third man for a couple, excellent running between the wickets |
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| 36.4 Kulasekara to Harbhajan, 1 run, angled in, Harbhajan closes the face of the bat and clips it to mid wicket for a single |
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| 36.3 Kulasekara to Harbhajan, no run, another big swing, again inside edge onto the pads |
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| 36.2 Kulasekara to Harbhajan, no run, big swing across the line, inside edge onto the pads and goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket |
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| 36.1 Kulasekara to Badrinath, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, slanting into the right hander, Badrinath opens the face of the bat and laps it down to third man for a single |
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| 35.6 Fernando to Harbhajan, no run, full delivery outside the off stump, Harbhajan tries to drive and misses |
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| Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Fernando to Dhoni, out Bowled!! Full on the stumps, nips back into the right hander sharply, Dhoni gets forward to drive through the line, gets a big inside edge onto the pads and ricochets onto the stumps, Dhoni is gone, Fernando is delighted, 8 runs away and a wicket now, India hasn't got going today really! Dhoni b Fernando 39(55) [4s-3] |
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| 35.4 Fernando to Dhoni, no run, defended off the backfoot to cover point, straight to the fielder |
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| 35.3 Fernando to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and punches it straight to the fielder at cover point |
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| 35.2 Fernando to Dhoni, FOUR!!, short outside the off stump, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and slaps it over point for four, cracking shot, hit with a lot of disdain on that occasion |
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| 35.1 Fernando to Dhoni, no run, full outside the off stump, Dhoni has a big swing at that one and misses |
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| 35.1 Fernando to Dhoni, no ball, starts off with a no ball, free hit coming up now! |
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| Dilhara Fernando is back into the attack |
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| 34.6 Kulasekara to Badrinath, no run |
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| 34.5 Kulasekara to Badrinath, no run, defended watchfully straight back to the bowler |
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| 34.4 Kulasekara to Badrinath, no run, back of a length delivery down the leg side, Badrinath closes the face of the bat and turns it straight to the fielder at square leg |
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