Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Tailenders Win Last Match for India

After the Big three departed, the tails enders took on the mighty Australians to defeat them in the final match.

Murli Karthik was the Man. He took 6 wickets to reduce the Australians at 193 all out. And then he showed the spirit with bat scoring 21 of 33 balls with 3 fours to win the match for India.

At one point of time India was reeling at 64-6. It was then that the Rohan Uthappa took on the Australians.

It is time to give a big thumps up to the younger guys who showed the determination and brought win what what a sure defeat.

The Score says it all.

India 195-8 (46) Runs Balls 4s 6s  SR  
S Ganguly c Gilchrist b Johnson 0   7  0 0  0.00  
S Tendulkar b Lee 21   36  4 0  58.33  
Dinesh Karthik c Gilchrist b Johnson 0   6  0 0  0.00  
Yuvraj Singh c Gilchrist b Bracken 15   26  2 0  57.69  
Robin Uthappa lbw b Clarke 47   59  4 2  79.66  
*MS Dhoni c Gilchrist b Bracken 5   10  1 0  50.00  
Irfan Pathan c Clarke b Hopes 0   5  0 0  0.00  
Harbhajan Singh c Ponting b Johnson 19   49  1 0  38.78  
Zaheer Khan not out 31   43  3 1  72.09  
Murali Kartik not out 21   34  3 0  61.76  
RP Singh         
Extras: 36 ( b:4 lb:12 nb:0 w:20)
Total: 195-8 (46) | Curr. RR: 4.24
FOW: S Ganguly (3-1, 1.4), Dinesh Karthik (8-2, 3.3), S Tendulkar (38-3, 10.2), Yuvraj Singh (49-4, 13.4), *MS Dhoni (63-5, 17.5), Irfan Pathan (64-6, 18.5), Robin Uthappa (129-7, 31.3), Harbhajan Singh (143-8, 35.4)
Australia O M R W Nb Wd RPO  
B Lee 10 1 37 1 0 3 3.70  
M Johnson 10 0 46 3 0 8 4.60  
N Bracken 10 3 30 2 0 0 3.00  
J Hopes 5 0 13 1 0 1 2.60  
B Hogg 8 0 40 0 0 3 5.00  
M Clarke 3 0 13 1 0 0 4.33  


Australia 193-10 (41.3) Runs Balls 4s 6s  SR  
M Clarke lbw b Zaheer 0   1  0 0  0.00  
A Gilchrist c Harbhajan b Pathan 19   26  4 0  73.08  
*R Ponting c Dhoni b RP Singh 57   78  9 0  73.08  
B Hodge c D Karthik b M Kartik 16   29  2 0  55.17  
A Symonds c Tendulkar b M Kartik 0   1  0 0  0.00  
B Haddin lbw b M Kartik 19   38  3 0  50.00  
J Hopes b M Kartik 22   23  3 0  95.65  
B Hogg lbw b M Kartik 0   3  0 0  0.00  
B Lee c RP Singh b M Kartik 0   1  0 0  0.00  
M Johnson not out 24   31  2 1  77.42  
N Bracken c Harbhajan b RP Singh 3   18  0 0  16.67  
Extras: 33 ( b:4 lb:3 nb:0 w:26)
Total: 193-10 (41.3) | Curr. RR: 4.65
FOW: M Clarke (0-1, 0.1), A Gilchrist (60-2, 9.2), B Hodge (117-3, 19.5), A Symonds (117-4, 20), *R Ponting (129-5, 26.1), B Haddin (162-6, 31.1), B Hogg (162-7, 31.3), B Lee (162-8, 31.4), J Hopes (177-9, 35.5), N Bracken (193-10, 41.3)
India O M R W Nb Wd RPO  
Zaheer Khan 9 1 22 1 0 5 2.44  
RP Singh 8.3 1 59 2 0 9 6.94  
I Pathan 5 0 23 1 0 0 4.60  
S Ganguly 2 0 24 0 0 3 12.00  
Harbhajan Singh 7 0 31 0 0 1 4.43  
Murali Kartik 10 3 27 6 0 0 2.70  

Friday, October 5, 2007

Aus beat India by 47 runs in 3rd ODI


A valiant knock by Yuvraj Singh ( 121 off 115 balls) went in vain as Australia beat India again in the third one day International at Hyderabad.
Australians now lead by 2-0 up in the seven-match series.Andrew Symonds smashed 89 runs, including five fours and five sixes, in a 67-ball knock as Australia again dominated with the bat.
Australian Innings
Australia 290-7 (50) Runs Balls 4s 6s  SR  
A Gilchrist b Pathan 29   31  3 0  93.55  
M Hayden c Dhoni b Pathan 60   70  10 0  85.71  
*R Ponting c Sreesanth b Yuvraj 25   43  3 0  58.14  
M Clarke c Pathan b Zaheer 59   71  4 0  83.10  
A Symonds c Uthappa b Sreesanth 89   67  5 5  132.84  
B Hodge b Zaheer 3   7  0 0  42.86  
J Hopes c Dravid b Sreesanth 11   11  0 0  100.00  
B Lee not out 0   0  0 0   
B Hogg         
M Johnson         
S Clark         
Extras: 14 ( b:2 lb:3 nb:0 w:9)
Total: 290-7 (50) | Curr. RR: 5.80
FOW: A Gilchrist (76-1, 13.2), M Hayden (112-2, 20.3), *R Ponting (135-3, 28.2), M Clarke (258-4, 45), B Hodge (263-5, 46.4), A Symonds (290-6, 49.5), J Hopes (290-7, 50)
India O M R W Nb Wd RPO  
Zaheer Khan 10 1 61 2 0 2 6.10  
S Sreesanth 9 0 58 2 0 5 6.44  
I Pathan 10 0 57 2 0 1 5.70  
Harbhajan Singh 10 1 38 0 0 0 3.80  
Yuvraj Singh 7 0 49 1 0 0 7.00  
S Tendulkar 4 0 22 0 0 1 5.50  

Indian Innings
India 243-10 (47.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s  SR  
G Gambhir lbw b Lee 6   11  0 0  54.55  
S Tendulkar b Hogg 43   71  6 0  60.56  
R Uthappa lbw b Johnson 0   3  0 0  0.00  
R Dravid c Hayden b Lee 0   4  0 0  0.00  
Yuvraj Singh b Johnson 121   115  12 3  105.22  
*MS Dhoni c Gilchrist b Lee 33   37  4 0  89.19  
RP Sharma c Lee b Hopes 1   4  0 0  25.00  
I Pathan lbw b Hogg 3   4  0 0  75.00  
Harbhajan Singh not out 19   22  1 1  86.36  
Zaheer Khan c and b Hogg 3   4  0 0  75.00  
S Sreesanth b Clark 1   12  0 0  8.33  
Extras: 13 ( b:1 lb:3 nb:1 w:8)
Total: 243-10 (47.4) | Curr. RR: 5.10
FOW: G Gambhir (10-1, 2.5), R Uthappa (11-2, 3.5), R Dravid (13-3, 4.5), S Tendulkar (108-4, 25), *MS Dhoni (173-5, 36), RP Sharma (176-6, 37), I Pathan (183-7, 38.3), Yuvraj Singh (219-8, 43.1), Zaheer Khan (226-9, 44.3), S Sreesanth (243-10, 47.4)
Australia O M R W Nb Wd RPO  
B Lee 8 1 37 3 1 3 4.62  
M Johnson 10 0 51 2 0 3 5.10  
S Clark 8.4 1 44 1 0 0 5.08  
J Hopes 10 0 43 1 0 0 4.30  
B Hogg 9 0 46 3 0 2 5.11  
B Hodge 2 0 18 0 0 0 9.00  

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

India loses second ODI at Kochi

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's effort - in vain
At the Nehru stadium, Kochi, Australia outplayed India in all departments of the game to win the second One-Day International by 84 runs.
Batting first, Australia scored an imposing 306 for 6 in their 50 overs and then bowled out India for 222 in 47.3.
Andrew Symonds and Brad Haddin scored scored 87 each to make Australia's huge total of 306 for 6.
Symonds hit nine boundaries and two sixes in his 83-ball knock, while Haddin hit eight boundaries and three sixes off 69 deliveries. Haddin was named man of the match
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the top scorer with 58, while Robin Uthappa scored a quick 41 as the rest of the batsmen folded without much resistance.
The third one-day international will be played in Hyderabad on Friday, October 5.
Australia 306-6 (50) Runs Balls 4s 6s  SR  
*A Gilchrist c Tendulkar b Zaheer 0   5  0 0  0.00  
M Hayden b Pathan 75   89  5 3  84.27  
B Hodge c Dhoni b Sreesanth 3   10  0 0  30.00  
M Clarke st Dhoni b Pathan 27   38  3 0  71.05  
A Symonds c and b Sreesanth 87   83  9 2  104.82  
B Haddin not out 87   69  8 3  126.09  
J Hopes c Dravid b Sreesanth 4   4  0 0  100.00  
B Lee not out 2   2  0 0  100.00  
B Hogg         
M Johnson         
S Clark         
Extras: 21 ( b:4 lb:2 nb:0 w:15)
Total: 306-6 (50) | Curr. RR: 6.12
FOW: *A Gilchrist (3-1, 1), B Hodge (8-2, 3.1), M Clarke (66-3, 15.4), M Hayden (160-4, 31.1), A Symonds (268-5, 46.5), J Hopes (297-6, 49.2)
India O M R W Nb Wd RPO  
Zaheer Khan 10 1 55 1 0 2 5.50  
S Sreesanth 9 0 67 3 0 2 7.44  
I Pathan 10 0 47 2 0 2 4.70  
Harbhajan Singh 10 0 57 0 0 1 5.70  
R Powar 5 0 30 0 0 0 6.00  
S Tendulkar 3 0 22 0 0 0 7.33  
Yuvraj Singh 3 0 22 0 0 0 7.33  


India 222-10 (47.3) Runs Balls 4s 6s  SR  
G Gambhir b Johnson 7   13  1 0  53.85  
S Tendulkar c Symonds b Clark 16   25  1 1  64.00  
R Uthappa lbw b Clark 41   30  5 2  136.67  
Yuvraj Singh c Hayden b Hopes 10   10  0 1  100.00  
R Dravid c Johnson b Hogg 31   48  3 1  64.58  
*MS Dhoni c Hodge b Hogg 58   88  2 2  65.91  
I Pathan run out (Hogg) 1   7  0 0  14.29  
Harbhajan Singh st Gilchrist b Clarke 4   10  0 0  40.00  
R Powar b Clarke 17   18  1 1  94.44  
Zaheer Khan c Hodge b Hogg 3   14  0 0  21.43  
S Sreesanth not out 7   25  0 0  28.00  
Extras: 27 ( b:4 lb:6 nb:7 w:10)
Total: 222-10 (47.3) | Curr. RR: 4.67
FOW: G Gambhir (11-1, 3.1), S Tendulkar (58-2, 8.5), Yuvraj Singh (79-3, 11.4), R Uthappa (87-4, 14.2), R Dravid (136-5, 25.1), I Pathan (139-6, 27), Harbhajan Singh (154-7, 30.3), R Powar (179-8, 35), Zaheer Khan (190-9, 39.2), *MS Dhoni (222-10, 47.3)

Australia O M R W Nb Wd RPO  
B Lee 7 0 44 0 2 2 6.29  
M Johnson 9 1 46 1 0 5 5.11  
S Clark 6 0 14 2 0 0 2.33  
J Hopes 7 0 33 1 1 1 4.71  
M Clarke 9 1 35 2 0 0 3.89  
B Hogg 9.3 0 40 3 0 1 4.21