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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2935 Registered: Oct-07 | INDIA v/s SOUTH AFRICA 2008 TEST MATCHES Telecast Date Match Details Start Time EST* Venue 26-Mar-08 1st Test Match Day 1 12:30 AM Chennai 27-Mar-08 Day 2 12:30 AM 28-Mar-08 Day 3 12:30 AM 29-Mar-08 Day 4 12:30 AM 30-Mar-08 Day 5 12:30 AM 3-Apr-08 2nd Test Match Day 1 12:30 AM Ahmedabad 4-Apr-08 Day 2 12:30 AM 5-Apr-08 Day 3 12:30 AM 6-Apr-08 Day 4 12:30 AM 7-Apr-08 Day 5 12:30 AM 11-Apr-08 3rd Test Match Day 1 12:30 AM Kanpur 12-Apr-08 Day 2 12:30 AM 13-Apr-08 Day 3 12:30 AM 14-Apr-08 Day 4 12:30 AM 15-Apr-08 Day 5 12:30 AM *approximate start time |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2953 Registered: Oct-07 | South Africa 5/0 (1.0 ov) India South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first Day 1 - Session 1 South Africa RR 5.00 Min overs remaining 89.0 Full scorecard Hours of play: 09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30 Current time: 09:36 local, 04:06 GMT Refresh scorecard Test career Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 10 ovs Mat Runs Ave *GC Smith (lhb) 1 2 0 0 50.00 1 (2b) 1 (2b) 64 5147 48.55 ND McKenzie (rhb) 4 4 1 0 100.00 4 (4b) 4 (4b) 45 2312 35.56 Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave *RP Singh (lfm) 1.0 0 5 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-5-0 1 0 - Recent overs . 1 4 . . . Current partnership 5 runs, 1.0 overs, RR: 5.00 (McKenzie 4, Smith 1) End of over 1 (5 runs) - South Africa 5/0 ND McKenzie 4* (4b 1x4) RP Singh 1-0-5-0 GC Smith 1* (2b) RP wasn't at top gear in that first over. He hasn't got his line right as yet and isn't up to full pace. 0.6 Singh to McKenzie, no run, this time RP pitches the ball just outside off and slants it away from the right-hander, McKenzie lets it go 0.5 Singh to McKenzie, no run, good length delivery shapes into the right-hander from outside off stump, McKenzie leans forward and defends solidly with a straight bat 0.4 Singh to McKenzie, no run, full length once again, McKenzie leans forward and pushes the ball off his pads, Harbhajan moves in from wide mid-on to cut off the single 0.3 Singh to McKenzie, FOUR, loose ball, full and on the pads, McKenzie flicks the ball off the front foot towards deep backward square leg, Sehwag runs towards the ball and makes a feeble attempt to stop it, he merely stuck his boot out and the ball beats him 0.2 Singh to Smith, 1 run, RP strays a bit too straight because of the angle from over the wicket, Smith moves across and works the ball off his pads towards Ganguly at long leg 0.1 Singh to Smith, no run, RP starts with a fullish delivery angling into the left-hander, Smith moves forward and pushes the ball towards cover 9.30 am local time: The umpires for the first Test are Tony Hill and Asad Rauf. They've made their way out to the middle, and the Indians are out there as well. Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie are South Africa's openers. Fingers crossed for an exciting contest, and hopefully devoid of all the drama that went on in Australia. RP Singh, who's recovered from a hamstring injury, will open the bowling. He's running in from over the wicket to Smith. Three slips, a gully and a short leg in place. I'm George Binoy and I'll be your commentator for the Test. If you're aren't going to be at a computer but still want to read our ball-by-ball commentary, click here to get it on your mobile phone. Toss, 9.00 am: Graeme Smith has won the toss and South Africa will bat. Sensible decision too given that India have two spinners and the pitch turn later in the Test. Kumble also said it would have been ideal to bat first but he's hoping his new-ball bowlers will take early wickets. South Africa have left out JP Duminy, Monde Zondeki and Robin Peterson for the first Test. South Africa: 1 Neil McKenzie, 2 Graeme Smith (capt), 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 Ashwell Prince, 6 AB de Villiers, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini. India are playing just four specialist bowlers, which means there's no place for Irfan Pathan. RP Singh and Sreesanth will share the new ball. Wasim Jaffer returns to the top of the order. India: 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Wasim Jaffer, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 Sourav Ganguly, 6 VVS Laxman, 7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), 8 Anil Kumble (capt), 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 RP Singh, 11 Sreesanth. 8.30 am: Hello everybody and welcome to Cricinfo's coverage of South Africa's tour of India. The series involves three Tests, the first of which begins at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today. When there's a Test in Chennai, it usually rains - India v Australia 2003-04 and India v Sri Lanka 2005-06 - but Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Cricinfo's man at the venue, tells me that it's a perfect day. Well perfect in the sense that it isn't raining for it's sunny, humid and it will get hotter. The stadium isn't full yet but there are people waiting in long queues outside. If you haven't entered Cricinfo's fantasy game for this series as yet there's just enough time to do so. Click here to create your team, remember it's a six-a-side team for the Test series. Check out Cricinfo's preview of the Test for an overview of what lies ahead and Siddhartha Vaidyanathan's (I will refer to him as Sid V in the future to save time and energy) piece on the MA Chidambaram Stadium being one of Sachin Tendulkar's favourite haunts . The toss is about ten minutes away and although there has been rain in Chennai over the last week, which could have lived up the pitch, the decision for the captains should be a no brainer - win the toss and bat. The pitch is expected to turn on days three to five. Complete innings commentary - All wickets - Send commentary feedback |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2959 Registered: Oct-07 | Test no. 1870 South Africa in India Test Series - 1st Test India v South Africa 2007/08 season Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on 26,27,28,29,30 March 2008 (5-day match) South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR GC Smith c Laxman b Kumble 73 157 97 13 0 75.25 ND McKenzie c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 94 230 156 18 0 60.25 HM Amla not out 85 159 10 0 53.45 JH Kallis c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh 13 57 42 1 0 30.95 AG Prince c & b Kumble 23 68 60 2 0 38.33 AB de Villiers not out 10 26 1 0 38.46 Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 1) 6 Total (4 wickets; 90 overs) 304 (3.37 runs per over) To bat MV Boucher, M Morkel, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Ntini Fall of wickets1-132 (Smith, 33.3 ov), 2-196 (McKenzie, 50.5 ov), 3-244 (Kallis, 64.6 ov), 4-291 (Prince, 81.3 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ RP Singh 14 1 68 0 4.85 S Sreesanth 15 3 60 0 4.00 (1w) A Kumble 29 8 61 2 2.10 Harbhajan Singh 26 2 92 2 3.53 V Sehwag 6 1 18 0 3.00 India team V Sehwag, W Jaffer, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, S Sreesanth Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first Player of the match tba Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire AM Saheba Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire SK Tarapore Close of play day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 304/4 (HM Amla 85*, AB de Villiers 10*, 90 ov) Match notes Day 1 South Africa 1st innings Drinks: South Africa - 35/0 in 8.0 overs (GC Smith 17, ND McKenzie 16) South Africa: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (GC Smith 20, ND McKenzie 30, Ex 2) Drinks: South Africa - 59/0 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 22, ND McKenzie 35) ND McKenzie: 50 off 72 balls (11 x 4) South Africa: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (141 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (GC Smith 44, ND McKenzie 54, Ex 2) Lunch: South Africa - 109/0 in 25.0 overs (GC Smith 53, ND McKenzie 54) GC Smith: 50 off 71 balls (8 x 4) Drinks: South Africa - 133/1 in 35.0 overs (ND McKenzie 57, HM Amla 0) South Africa: 150 runs in 38.2 overs (231 balls), Extras 3 Drinks: South Africa - 167/1 in 43.0 overs (ND McKenzie 76, HM Amla 14) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (ND McKenzie 30, HM Amla 21, Ex 1) South Africa: 200 runs in 52.2 overs (315 balls), Extras 4 Tea: South Africa - 206/2 in 54.0 overs (HM Amla 31, JH Kallis 3) HM Amla: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4) South Africa: 250 runs in 66.5 overs (402 balls), Extras 5 Drinks: South Africa - 272/3 in 75.0 overs (HM Amla 75, AG Prince 11) South Africa: 300 runs in 86.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 6 End Of Day: South Africa - 304/4 in 90.0 overs (HM Amla 85, AB de Villiers 10) |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2964 Registered: Oct-07 | South Africa 540 India 82/0 (21.0 ov) India trail by 458 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings Stumps - Day 2 India RR 3.90 Last 10 ovs 35/0 RR 3.50 Full scorecard Hours of play: 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30 Current time: 21:23 local, 15:53 GMT Refresh scorecard Test career Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 10 ovs Mat Runs Ave *V Sehwag (rhb) 52 61 6 1 85.24 14 (14b) 28 (29b) 55 4493 51.05 W Jaffer (rhb) 25 65 2 1 38.46 13 (22b) 6 (31b) 29 1843 35.44 Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave *DW Steyn (rf) 6.0 1 27 0 4.50 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-5-0 21 105 22.05 PL Harris (sla) 3.0 1 9 0 3.00 (0nb, 0w) 3-1-9-0 11 30 25.66 Recent overs . . 1 . . . | . . . . . . | 2 . . 2 . 1 Current partnership 82 runs, 21.0 overs, RR: 3.90 (Jaffer 25, Sehwag 52) End of over 21 (5 runs) - India 82/0 V Sehwag 52* (61b 6x4 1x6) DW Steyn 6-1-27-0 W Jaffer 25* (65b 2x4 1x6) PL Harris 3-1-9-0 Stumps, 5.12 pm local time: The run feast has continued on the second day. Amla scored 159 to lead South Africa to 540 before Harbhajan wrapped up the tail to pick up a five-wicket haul. India's openers, Jaffer and Sehwag, have made a strong reply, scoring 82 for no loss in 21 overs. I'll be back around 9.00 am - 9.15 am tomorrow for the third day's play. Until then, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers. 20.6 Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, short of a length outside off stump, Sehwag gets on top of the bounce and plays the ball behind point for a single, umpire Tony Hill walks over to the stumps and lifts off the bails so that's it for today 20.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Sehwg tries to work the ball off his hips once again but can't make contact 20.4 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, that's his fifty, Sehwag moves back and punches the ball through the gap at cover for two, he's scored his runs quickly too, this innings follows the superb hundred he scored to save the Test in Adelaide 20.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Steyn bangs the ball in short, Steyn ducks under it 20.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag works the ball off his hips towards the fielder at short leg, Amla is the man under the helmet 20.1 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, short of a length on middle stump, Sehwag moves back and across and works the ball off his hips for two towards square leg, Sehwag's on 49 Steyn comes back for one more over before the end of play. End of over 20 (maiden) - India 77/0 W Jaffer 25* (65b 2x4 1x6) PL Harris 3-1-9-0 V Sehwag 47* (55b 6x4 1x6) M Morkel 5-1-15-0 19.6 Harris to Jaffer, no run, bowled slowly through the air on middle stump, Jaffer gets on to the front foot to defend 19.5 Harris to Jaffer, no run, defended on the front foot towards the leg side 19.4 Harris to Jaffer, no run, tossed up slowly on middle stump, Jaffer moves forward and defends 19.3 Harris to Jaffer, no run, Jaffer leans on to the front foot and blocks 19.2 Harris to Jaffer, no run, Jaffer leans forward and plays a ball which angles into him to short leg 19.1 Harris to Jaffer, no run, defended on the front foot by Jaffer RP Singh is padded up as the nightwatchman if India need one. End of over 19 (1 run) - India 77/0 V Sehwag 47* (55b 6x4 1x6) M Morkel 5-1-15-0 W Jaffer 25* (59b 2x4 1x6) PL Harris 2-0-9-0 18.6 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag waits on the back foot and pushes a short of a length delivery towards point 18.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, banged in short but strays down leg side, there's a leg gully in place as well, Sehwag misses the leg glance 18.4 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short of a length delivery on off and middle stump, defended off the back foot 18.3 Morkel to Jaffer, 1 run, short of a length delivery angles into Jaffer who stands tall on the back foot and nudges it behind square 18.2 Morkel to Jaffer, no run, a good length ball strays down leg side, Jaffer can't connect with the flick off his pads and Boucher dives to his left to collect it 18.1 Morkel to Jaffer, no run, good length ball outside off stump, left alone by Jaffer End of over 18 (7 runs) - India 76/0 V Sehwag 47* (52b 6x4 1x6) PL Harris 2-0-9-0 W Jaffer 24* (56b 2x4 1x6) M Morkel 4-1-14-0 "Seems to me that the pitch has nothing to offer to the bowlers - fast or spin. Wonder why such a pitch was prepared? Especially when the bowlers did so well in Australia," says Sandeep. 17.6 Harris to Sehwag, 2 runs, Harris drifts down leg side and Sehwag leans across and plays the paddle sweep towards fine leg for two more 17.5 Harris to Sehwag, FOUR, smashed! Sehwag gets his front foot out of the way and drives a flighted delivery powerfully through cover, that was hit inside out 17.4 Harris to Sehwag, no run, a flighted delivery angles into middle stump, Sehwag leans forward and blocks 17.3 Harris to Sehwag, no run, defended off the front foot back towards the bowler 17.2 Harris to Jaffer, 1 run, bowled flatter through the air on middle stump, Jaffer nudges the ball towards square leg for a quick single, Prince tries to cut it off but doesn't pick up cleanly 17.1 Harris to Jaffer, no run, tossed up outside off stump, driven off the front foot towards the bowler |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2970 Registered: Oct-07 | India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 3rd day Sehwag plunders fastest triple ever The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai March 28, 2008 India 468 for 1 (Sehwag 309*, Jaffer 73, Dravid 65*) trail South Africa 540 by 72 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Virender Sehwag helped add 213 for the opening wicket with Wasim Jaffer, but he wasn't done; the fastest triple-century ever followed in spectacular fashion © AFP A breathtaking triple-century from Virender Sehwag, by far the fastest in terms of balls faced (278), was the centrepiece as India utterly dominated proceedings on the third day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Sehwag scored 257 runs in the day, finishing it on 309, the same score he made at Multan back in 2004. The fusillade of strokes produced 108 runs between lunch and tea, and he shared in two double-hundred stands for the first two wickets, another record. After Wasim Jaffer had contributed 73 to an opening stand of 213, Rahul Dravid turned the strike over cleverly as the bowling was ground into the Chennai dust. By stumps, the partnership was worth 255, and Sehwag's heroics had opened up the possibility of a result on the final day. Though South Africa finished five overs short of the 90 that they were supposed to bowl in the day, India still managed a staggering 386 runs. The five frontline bowlers toiled away with no reward on an unforgiving pitch and by stumps a couple of them were looking a little shell-shocked and dispirited. Sehwag took just 78 balls for his second hundred, and 84 for the third, and by then any illusion of a contest between bat and ball had long since been shattered. South Africa couldn't be faulted for commitment, and their fielding was always tidy, but there was simply nothing in the pitch or atmosphere to inspire a breakthrough. Makhaya Ntini was given a proper pasting and the raw pace of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel was similarly ineffectual against a batsman at the top of his game. Paul Harris wheeled away for several long spells but though there was the odd lull, Sehwag cover-drove, paddl- swept and reverse-swept with impunity when the chance presented itself. Dravid started very slowly, but he too grew in confidence as the day wore on, playing some lovely strokes on the leg side as the bowlers started to err in line. His 50 took him 151 balls, but such was Sehwag's mastery over proceedings that the partnership run-rate was nearly five an over. A huge straight six off Harris took Sehwag to 297, and a tuck off the pads off Ntini soon after got him to 300. The crowd, nearly 30,000, went berserk and everyone in the dressing room was on their feet. With the over-rate so sluggish and Sehwag so intimidating, Smith didn't even take the second new ball, opting to fill in overs with the likes of Ashwell Prince. Harris had the only success of the day, snaring Jaffer after switching to round the wicket. Jaffer's had been the perfect anchor role, and when he flirted at one outside off stump that actually turned a little, Jacques Kallis took a fine catch low at slip. His departure didn't faze Sehwag in the slightest though. Morkel was taken for 13 in an over, and Harris too suffered a similar fate as he cruised into the 190s. A massive six over long leg off Ntini took him to 199 and a ball later, a twirl of the wrists sent the ball speeding through midwicket. At the other end, Dravid needed to do no more than pinch the odd single, and Sehwag went in for a cup of tea after having flayed Ntini for a six and two fours in the final over of the session. It was his tenth successive hundred in excess of 150, an unprecedented feat, and it must have made the selectors who dropped him from the Test side cringe more than a little. India had started the day as though they meant business, with Jaffer pulling Ntini for four, and Smith was soon forced into an early change. Steyn bowled at lively pace, but the pick of the bowlers was Morkel, who sent a couple of deliveries thudding through at express pace and beat the outside edge more than once. But apart from a Jaffer edge that fell well short of Mark Boucher, there weren't even half-chances to encourage the bowlers. Jaffer eventually got to his 50 from 107 balls, more than content to paddle in Sehwag's wake. Harris came on after an hour and his tactics against Sehwag were simple - just drop the ball on a length well outside leg stump. Sehwag was content to ignore most of them, though on occasion he did make room to drive forcefully through the off side. There was also a powerful reverse-sweep that sped behind point for four. The century was raised in typically thrilling fashion. Having slammed Kallis over midwicket to get to 99, he then lofted him straight back over his head to get to three figures. It had taken him just 116 balls, and it reduced South Africa to seeking damage control rather than wickets. Once again, Sehwag's greatest strength, his ability to put away both the bad and not-so-bad balls, was in ample evidence. A couple of balls from Harris did seem to unleash puffs of dust from the pitch, a development that would have been watched with keen interest by Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. That, though, is in the future, with India seemingly intent on batting well into the fourth day. As long as Sehwag is out there, the possibilities are limitless. Dileep Premachandran is an associate editor at Cricinfo © Cricinfo |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2991 Registered: Oct-07 | Test no. 1870 South Africa in India Test Series - 1st Test India v South Africa 2007/08 season Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on 26,27,28,29,30 March 2008 (5-day match) South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR GC Smith c Laxman b Kumble 73 157 97 13 0 75.25 ND McKenzie c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 94 230 156 18 0 60.25 HM Amla run out (Sreesanth/Dhoni/Kumble) 159 406 262 20 0 60.68 JH Kallis c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh 13 57 42 1 0 30.95 AG Prince c & b Kumble 23 68 60 2 0 38.33 AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Sreesanth 44 66 58 8 0 75.86 MV Boucher c Dravid b Sehwag 70 216 146 9 0 47.94 M Morkel c & b Harbhajan Singh 35 91 54 7 0 64.81 PL Harris c Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 5 26 16 0 0 31.25 DW Steyn c Singh b Harbhajan Singh 15 24 21 3 0 71.42 M Ntini not out 1 11 6 0 0 16.66 Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 1) 8 Total (all out; 152.5 overs; 680 mins) 540 (3.53 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-132 (Smith, 33.3 ov), 2-196 (McKenzie, 50.5 ov), 3-244 (Kallis, 64.6 ov), 4-291 (Prince, 81.3 ov), 5-357 (de Villiers, 97.6 ov), 6-456 (Amla, 126.4 ov), 7-510 (Boucher, 143.5 ov), 8-520 (Morkel, 146.6 ov), 9-529 (Harris, 150.2 ov), 10-540 (Steyn, 152.5 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ RP Singh 23 1 111 0 4.82 S Sreesanth 26 5 104 1 4.00 (1nb, 1w) A Kumble 45 11 106 2 2.35 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 3.65 V Sehwag 11 1 37 1 3.36 SC Ganguly 3 0 12 0 4.00 India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR W Jaffer c Kallis b Harris 73 251 166 6 1 43.97 V Sehwag c McKenzie b Ntini 319 530 304 42 5 104.93 R Dravid c Kallis b Ntini 111 396 291 15 0 38.14 SR Tendulkar c Kallis b Ntini 0 9 5 0 0 0.00 SC Ganguly c Boucher b Harris 24 56 29 4 0 82.75 VVS Laxman c & b Harris 39 161 64 4 0 60.93 MS Dhoni c Boucher b Steyn 16 49 33 2 0 48.48 A Kumble b Steyn 3 23 18 0 0 16.66 Harbhajan Singh b Steyn 0 3 2 0 0 0.00 RP Singh b Steyn 0 8 8 0 0 0.00 S Sreesanth not out 4 25 15 0 0 26.66 Extras (b 20, lb 10, w 4, nb 4) 38 Total (all out; 155.1 overs; 760 mins) 627 (4.04 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-213 (Jaffer, 52.6 ov), 2-481 (Sehwag, 111.4 ov), 3-481 (Tendulkar, 113.3 ov), 4-526 (Ganguly, 123.5 ov), 5-573 (Dravid, 135.4 ov), 6-598 (Dhoni, 144.2 ov), 7-610 (Kumble, 148.2 ov), 8-610 (Harbhajan Singh, 148.4 ov), 9-612 (Singh, 150.4 ov), 10-627 (Laxman, 155.1 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 32 3 103 4 3.21 M Ntini 28 3 128 3 4.57 M Morkel 25 4 76 0 3.04 (2nb, 1w) PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 3.81 (2nb, 1w) JH Kallis 14 0 71 0 5.07 AG Prince 3 0 16 0 5.33 (1w) South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR ND McKenzie not out 59 98 7 0 60.20 GC Smith lbw b Harbhajan Singh 35 60 30 5 0 116.66 HM Amla not out 35 70 4 0 50.00 Extras (lb 2) 2 Total (1 wicket; 33 overs) 131 (3.96 runs per over) To bat JH Kallis, AG Prince, AB de Villiers, MV Boucher, M Morkel, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Ntini Fall of wickets1-53 (Smith, 10.3 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ S Sreesanth 6 0 28 0 4.66 RP Singh 4 0 27 0 6.75 Harbhajan Singh 10 1 40 1 4.00 SC Ganguly 2 1 1 0 0.50 A Kumble 10 0 27 0 2.70 V Sehwag 1 0 6 0 6.00 Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first Player of the match tba Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire AM Saheba Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire SK Tarapore Close of play day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 304/4 (HM Amla 85*, AB de Villiers 10*, 90 ov) day 2 - India 1st innings 82/0 (W Jaffer 25*, V Sehwag 52*, 21 ov) day 3 - India 1st innings 468/1 (V Sehwag 309*, R Dravid 65*, 106 ov) day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 131/1 (ND McKenzie 59*, HM Amla 35*, 33 ov) Match notes Day 1 South Africa 1st innings Drinks: South Africa - 35/0 in 8.0 overs (GC Smith 17, ND McKenzie 16) South Africa: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (GC Smith 20, ND McKenzie 30, Ex 2) Drinks: South Africa - 59/0 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 22, ND McKenzie 35) ND McKenzie: 50 off 72 balls (11 x 4) South Africa: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (141 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (GC Smith 44, ND McKenzie 54, Ex 2) Lunch: South Africa - 109/0 in 25.0 overs (GC Smith 53, ND McKenzie 54) GC Smith: 50 off 71 balls (8 x 4) Drinks: South Africa - 133/1 in 35.0 overs (ND McKenzie 57, HM Amla 0) South Africa: 150 runs in 38.2 overs (231 balls), Extras 3 Drinks: South Africa - 167/1 in 43.0 overs (ND McKenzie 76, HM Amla 14) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (ND McKenzie 30, HM Amla 21, Ex 1) South Africa: 200 runs in 52.2 overs (315 balls), Extras 4 Tea: South Africa - 206/2 in 54.0 overs (HM Amla 31, JH Kallis 3) HM Amla: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4) South Africa: 250 runs in 66.5 overs (402 balls), Extras 5 Drinks: South Africa - 272/3 in 75.0 overs (HM Amla 75, AG Prince 11) South Africa: 300 runs in 86.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 6 End Of Day: South Africa - 304/4 in 90.0 overs (HM Amla 85, AB de Villiers 10) Day 2 New Ball Taken: South Africa 323/4 after 93.1 overs (HM Amla 87, AB de Villiers 27) HM Amla: 100 off 173 balls (14 x 4) 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (HM Amla 21, AB de Villiers 31, Ex 1) South Africa: 350 runs in 96.4 overs (581 balls), Extras 7 Drinks: South Africa - 358/5 in 99.0 overs (HM Amla 104, MV Boucher 0) Drinks: South Africa - 382/5 in 106.0 overs (HM Amla 117, MV Boucher 11) South Africa: 400 runs in 111.1 overs (668 balls), Extras 7 Lunch: South Africa - 404/5 in 113.0 overs (HM Amla 124, MV Boucher 26) HM Amla 100 in 254 minutes South Africa 400 in 501 minutes 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (HM Amla 22, MV Boucher 30, Ex 0) HM Amla: 150 off 248 balls (19 x 4) Drinks: South Africa - 449/5 in 124.0 overs (HM Amla 157, MV Boucher 38) South Africa: 450 runs in 124.2 overs (747 balls), Extras 7 MV Boucher: 50 off 99 balls (8 x 4) South Africa: 500 runs in 139.6 overs (842 balls), Extras 8 Tea: South Africa - 501/6 in 140.0 overs (MV Boucher 62, M Morkel 25) 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (MV Boucher 24, M Morkel 26, Ex 1) India 1st innings Drinks: India - 47/0 in 10.0 overs (W Jaffer 19, V Sehwag 24) India: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 4 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (W Jaffer 21, V Sehwag 25, Ex 4) V Sehwag: 50 off 59 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6) End Of Day: India - 82/0 in 21.0 overs (W Jaffer 25, V Sehwag 52) Innings Break: India - 0/0 Day 3 India: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 5 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 144 balls (W Jaffer 34, V Sehwag 61, Ex 5) Drinks: India - 126/0 in 29.0 overs (W Jaffer 45, V Sehwag 76) W Jaffer: 50 off 107 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6) India: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (220 balls), Extras 6 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 220 balls (W Jaffer 54, V Sehwag 91, Ex 6) Drinks: India - 151/0 in 37.0 overs (W Jaffer 54, V Sehwag 91) V Sehwag: 100 off 116 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6) Lunch: India - 176/0 in 46.0 overs (W Jaffer 60, V Sehwag 110) India: 200 runs in 51.1 overs (308 balls), Extras 6 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 308 balls (W Jaffer 69, V Sehwag 126, Ex 6) Drinks: India - 219/1 in 55.0 overs (V Sehwag 140, R Dravid 0) V Sehwag: 150 off 171 balls (23 x 4, 1 x 6) India: 250 runs in 61.4 overs (373 balls), Extras 8 Drinks: India - 253/1 in 62.0 overs (V Sehwag 169, R Dravid 3) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (V Sehwag 41, R Dravid 7, Ex 2) V Sehwag: 200 off 194 balls (32 x 4, 2 x 6) India: 300 runs in 69.2 overs (419 balls), Extras 8 Tea: India - 309/1 in 70.0 overs (V Sehwag 218, R Dravid 10) 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (V Sehwag 86, R Dravid 11, Ex 3) India: 350 runs in 78.4 overs (476 balls), Extras 10 Drinks: India - 359/1 in 80.0 overs (V Sehwag 250, R Dravid 26) V Sehwag: 250 off 225 balls (38 x 4, 3 x 6) 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 175 balls (V Sehwag 118, R Dravid 27, Ex 5) India: 400 runs in 89.5 overs (543 balls), Extras 16 Drinks: India - 401/1 in 90.0 overs (V Sehwag 273, R Dravid 39) 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 241 balls (V Sehwag 147, R Dravid 43, Ex 12) R Dravid: 50 off 151 balls (6 x 4) V Sehwag: 300 off 278 balls (41 x 4, 5 x 6) India: 450 runs in 100.5 overs (610 balls), Extras 20 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 316 balls (V Sehwag 172, R Dravid 65, Ex 15) End Of Day: India - 468/1 in 106.0 overs (V Sehwag 309, R Dravid 65) Day 4 New Ball Taken: India 468/1 after 106.1 overs (V Sehwag 309, R Dravid 65) 2nd Wicket partnership between Sehwag and Dravid lasted 278 minutes. Drinks: India - 481/3 in 113.3 overs (R Dravid 68) India: 500 runs in 116.6 overs (707 balls), Extras 25 Drinks: India - 522/3 in 121.0 overs (R Dravid 84, SC Ganguly 20) Lunch: India - 547/4 in 131.0 overs (R Dravid 99, VVS Laxman 6) India: 550 runs in 131.3 overs (795 balls), Extras 26 R Dravid: 100 off 272 balls (14 x 4) Drinks: India - 585/5 in 139.0 overs (VVS Laxman 23, MS Dhoni 8) India: 600 runs in 145.6 overs (882 balls), Extras 27 Drinks: India - 600/6 in 146.0 overs (VVS Laxman 28, A Kumble 2) South Africa 2nd innings South Africa: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1 Drinks: South Africa - 50/0 in 9.0 overs (ND McKenzie 17, GC Smith 32) 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (ND McKenzie 17, GC Smith 32, Ex 1) Drinks: South Africa - 90/1 in 19.0 overs (ND McKenzie 33, HM Amla 20) South Africa: 100 runs in 20.4 overs (124 balls), Extras 2 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (ND McKenzie 26, HM Amla 23, Ex 1) ND McKenzie: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4) End Of Day: South Africa - 131/1 in 33.0 overs (ND McKenzie 59, HM Amla 35) Tea: South Africa - 0/0 |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 2993 Registered: Oct-07 | MATCH DRAWN) Day 5 South Africa: 150 runs in 38.3 overs (231 balls), Extras 6 HM Amla: 50 off 85 balls (6 x 4) 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 176 balls (ND McKenzie 46, HM Amla 50, Ex 5) Drinks: South Africa - 160/1 in 42.0 overs (ND McKenzie 69, HM Amla 50) Drinks: South Africa - 188/1 in 50.0 overs (ND McKenzie 75, HM Amla 71) South Africa: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (326 balls), Extras 7 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 268 balls (ND McKenzie 68, HM Amla 79, Ex 6) Lunch: South Africa - 212/2 in 59.0 overs (ND McKenzie 88, JH Kallis 0) ND McKenzie: 100 off 184 balls (11 x 4) South Africa: 250 runs in 69.4 overs (419 balls), Extras 10 Drinks: South Africa - 253/2 in 70.0 overs (ND McKenzie 113, JH Kallis 14) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (ND McKenzie 29, JH Kallis 18, Ex 3) Tea: South Africa - 298/4 in 92.0 overs (ND McKenzie 139, AB de Villiers 9) South Africa: 300 runs in 92.6 overs (559 balls), Extras 10 ND McKenzie: 150 off 312 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6) Drinks: South Africa - 324/5 in 104.0 overs (ND McKenzie 153, MV Boucher 6) New Ball Taken: South Africa 324/5 after 104.1 overs (ND McKenzie 153, MV Boucher 6) South Africa 540 & 331/5d (109.0 ov) India 627 Match drawn South Africa RR 3.03 Last 10 ovs 13/0 RR 1.30 |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 3041 Registered: Oct-07 | Test no. 1871 South Africa in India Test Series - 2nd Test India v South Africa 2007/08 season Played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, on 3,4,5,6,7 April 2008 (5-day match) India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR W Jaffer c Smith b Ntini 9 17 14 2 0 64.28 V Sehwag b Steyn 6 23 12 1 0 50.00 R Dravid b Steyn 3 51 26 0 0 11.53 VVS Laxman b Ntini 3 13 7 0 0 42.85 SC Ganguly b Ntini 0 3 2 0 0 0.00 MS Dhoni c Boucher b Morkel 14 33 22 3 0 63.63 IK Pathan not out 21 39 17 3 0 123.52 A Kumble b Morkel 0 3 2 0 0 0.00 Harbhajan Singh lbw b Steyn 1 5 6 0 0 16.66 RP Singh c Smith b Steyn 0 19 11 0 0 0.00 S Sreesanth b Steyn 0 3 3 0 0 0.00 Extras (b 4, lb 11, w 2, nb 2) 19 Total (all out; 20 overs; 109 mins) 76 (3.80 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-16 (Jaffer, 3.3 ov), 2-24 (Sehwag, 4.4 ov), 3-30 (Laxman, 7.1 ov), 4-30 (Ganguly, 7.3 ov), 5-53 (Dravid, 13.1 ov), 6-55 (Dhoni, 14.2 ov), 7-55 (Kumble, 14.4 ov), 8-56 (Harbhajan Singh, 15.4 ov), 9-76 (Singh, 19.3 ov), 10-76 (Sreesanth, 19.6 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 8 2 23 5 2.87 (1nb, 2w) M Ntini 6 1 18 3 3.00 M Morkel 6 1 20 2 3.33 (1nb) South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR GC Smith lbw b Sreesanth 34 80 42 6 0 80.95 ND McKenzie c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 42 122 73 8 0 57.53 HM Amla c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh 16 47 34 2 0 47.05 JH Kallis not out 60 163 124 5 1 48.38 AG Prince lbw b Harbhajan Singh 2 14 9 0 0 22.22 AB de Villiers not out 59 142 102 7 0 57.84 Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 2) 10 Total (4 wickets; 64 overs) 223 (3.48 runs per over) To bat MV Boucher, M Morkel, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Ntini Fall of wickets1-78 (Smith, 15.3 ov), 2-100 (McKenzie, 23.4 ov), 3-101 (Amla, 25.4 ov), 4-117 (Prince, 29.5 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ S Sreesanth 15 3 53 1 3.53 (1w) RP Singh 13 1 49 0 3.76 IK Pathan 8 1 37 0 4.62 (1w) Harbhajan Singh 16 3 49 3 3.06 A Kumble 12 0 27 0 2.25 Toss India, who chose to bat first Player of the match tba Umpires BR Doctrove (West Indies) and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire SL Shastri Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire AY Dandekar Close of play day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 223/4 (JH Kallis 60*, AB de Villiers 59*, 64 ov) Match notes Day 1 India 1st innings Drinks: India - 30/3 in 7.1 overs (R Dravid 1) India: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (80 balls), Extras 17 Innings Break: India - 76/10 in 20.0 overs (IK Pathan 21) South Africa 1st innings Lunch: South Africa - 1/0 in 1.0 overs (GC Smith 1, ND McKenzie 0) Drinks: South Africa - 45/0 in 9.0 overs (GC Smith 26, ND McKenzie 11) South Africa: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 8 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (GC Smith 26, ND McKenzie 19, Ex 8) Drinks: South Africa - 78/1 in 15.3 overs (ND McKenzie 36) South Africa: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (138 balls), Extras 9 Tea: South Africa - 100/2 in 23.4 overs (HM Amla 15) Drinks: South Africa - 135/4 in 36.0 overs (JH Kallis 23, AB de Villiers 8) South Africa: 150 runs in 41.2 overs (250 balls), Extras 10 Drinks: South Africa - 164/4 in 48.0 overs (JH Kallis 39, AB de Villiers 21) 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (JH Kallis 27, AB de Villiers 23, Ex 0) South Africa: 200 runs in 58.6 overs (356 balls), Extras 10 JH Kallis: 50 off 117 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6) AB de Villiers: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4) 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls (JH Kallis 47, AB de Villiers 55, Ex 0) End Of Day: South Africa - 223/4 in 64.0 overs (JH Kallis 60, AB de Villiers 59) india played really well in 1st test match...what happend here? i think india will loose this one... now for india it woulb be matter of survivor............. |
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Platinum Member Username: KirankumarNO Bashing Post Number: 2302 Registered: Oct-07 | what time do they play these games? |
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Platinum Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 3043 Registered: Oct-07 | 2nd game started at10 pm mountain standard time .....yesterday.. |
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Platinum Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 3053 Registered: Oct-07 | Day 2 Drinks: South Africa - 249/4 in 76.0 overs (JH Kallis 63, AB de Villiers 80) South Africa: 250 runs in 76.3 overs (461 balls), Extras 12 New Ball Taken: South Africa 261/4 after 81.3 overs (JH Kallis 71, AB de Villiers 84) 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 328 balls (JH Kallis 62, AB de Villiers 85, Ex 3) Drinks: South Africa - 267/4 in 85.0 overs (JH Kallis 75, AB de Villiers 85) South Africa: 300 runs in 91.5 overs (553 balls), Extras 13 AB de Villiers: 100 off 174 balls (11 x 4) Lunch: South Africa - 306/4 in 93.0 overs (JH Kallis 97, AB de Villiers 102) JH Kallis: 100 off 228 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6) 5th Wicket: 200 runs in 401 balls (JH Kallis 93, AB de Villiers 105, Ex 3) Drinks: South Africa - 339/4 in 103.0 overs (JH Kallis 116, AB de Villiers 116) South Africa: 350 runs in 104.4 overs (631 balls), Extras 14 5th Wicket: 250 runs in 477 balls (JH Kallis 115, AB de Villiers 133, Ex 4) Drinks: South Africa - 373/5 in 109.4 overs (AB de Villiers 133) South Africa: 400 runs in 114.4 overs (692 balls), Extras 19 AB de Villiers: 150 off 241 balls (15 x 4) Tea: South Africa - 413/5 in 117.0 overs (AB de Villiers 159, MV Boucher 9) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (AB de Villiers 32, MV Boucher 13, Ex 5) Drinks: South Africa - 439/6 in 128.4 overs (AB de Villiers 173) South Africa: 450 runs in 131.6 overs (796 balls), Extras 19 AB de Villiers: 200 off 320 balls (17 x 4, 1 x 6) Drinks: South Africa - 484/7 in 140.0 overs (AB de Villiers 208, PL Harris 8) Rain: South Africa - 494/7 in 141.2 overs (AB de Villiers 217, PL Harris 9) |
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Platinum Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 3062 Registered: Oct-07 | India 76 & 328 (94.2 ov) South Africa 494/7d South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs India RR 3.47 Last 10 ovs 47/3 RR 4.70 India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Ahmedabad, 3rd day Bowlers seal emphatic win for South Africa The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Motera April 5, 2008 South Africa 494 for 7 dec (de Villiers 217*, Kallis 132) beat India 76 (Steyn 5-23) and 328 (Ganguly 87, Dhoni 52) by an innings and 90 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Morne Morkel took two crucial middle-order wickets as South Africa swept to a comprehensive win and a 1-0 lead in the series © AFP Sourav Ganguly stood on the burning deck nearly four hours for a fine 87 as India's misadventure at Motera ended with ugly scars that may take a while to heal. South Africa, a class apart from first ball to last, swept to a thoroughly deserved innings-and-90-run victory inside three days and cannot lose a series that was billed as the contest for the No.2 ranking behind Australia. Ganguly added 110 with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and 55 with VVS Laxman, exhibiting all the determination and poise that had been conspicuously absent in India's abject first innings. But once Dale Steyn, wicketless until then, returned to tempt him into a drive from round the wicket, the match was only ever going to have one outcome. Ganguly stood his ground, and replays suggested the noise that alerted Tony Hill might have been bat striking ground, but the South Africans were convinced that there had been a big deflection. His dismissal completely changed the course of a final session that had started encouragingly for the home side, with Ganguly playing some delicate cuts off Paul Harris and a beautiful straight push off Morne Morkel. With Dhoni in dogged and restrained mood, it was Ganguly who worked the bowlers, until the decisive moment when Graeme Smith tossed the ball Steyn's way. Dhoni reached his half-century from 122 balls soon after, but with Smith calling on his big guns, the resistance was swiftly ended. Makhaya Ntini saw off Dhoni, pitching one perfectly in the off-stump corridor to induce the expansive drive. Smith made no mistake at slip. Harris was swung for one huge six by Irfan Pathan, but otherwise bottled up one end and was rewarded for his effort with the wicket of Anil Kumble, bowled through the gap between bat and pad. That was enough for Smith to call for the new ball, five overs late, and Steyn soon struck, trapping Harbhajan Singh in front. The subsequent flurry of strokes from Pathan and Sreesanth did little more than delay the popping of the champagne corks. In truth, India's fate was sealed in a morning session where they lost both Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. With rain falling heavily the previous evening, Smith had declared on the overnight total of 494 for 7. Needing 418 just to make South Africa bat again, the Indian innings had the most bizarre start. Steyn strove for express pace, and Sehwag responded with two stunning strokes, a swivel-pull and a clip off the pads, both of which sailed over the rope for sixes. But after surviving an excellent leg-before shout from Ntini, Sehwag's luck ran out. The second time Ntini thudded one into the pad, Hill raised the finger. Dravid, best equipped to deal with the conditions, came in and got going with a lovely flick for four off Ntini, but Wasim Jaffer was having a torrid time at the other end, squared up by Ntini and then lucky to escape after a superb short ball from Morkel had him popping one up into no-man's land. A beautiful cover drive soon after lifted the spirits somewhat, and when Jacques Kallis replaced Ntini, Jaffer greeted him with an emphatic pull for four. The partnership was worth 33 when Morkel struck with a delivery that climbed steeply up at Dravid. He tried to drop the ball to his feet, but couldn't quite get on top of it, and the edge was neatly caught by AB de Villiers at third slip. Sourav Ganguly made a fluent 87, but his knock only delayed the inevitable defeat © AFP Jaffer followed in similar fashion, caught on the crease and squared up by a Kallis delivery that angled in, and it was left to Ganguly and Laxman to try and salvage a modicum of pride. Laxman was in splendid touch, playing some magnificent drives down the ground and tucking the ball off his pads with time to spare. Soon after lunch, though, Smith replaced Steyn with Morkel, and after Laxman had caressed two fours, the breakthrough arrived. A delivery outside off stump, a statuesque swish, and thin contact with the back of the bat on the way to Mark Boucher. Laxman's 35 had taken just 45 balls, but India needed so much more. Every South African bowler tested Ganguly with the short ball, but he suffered his most anxious moments against the deliveries that slanted across him. A beautiful square-drive off Morkel and a crisp off-drive off Steyn saw him find his range, and Dhoni's arrival allowed the strike to tick over steadily. Dhoni chanced his arm as he's prone to. A cut off Steyn flashed through gully and after he had whipped Harris through midwicket, he got his first stroke of luck. A short ball from Steyn, a miscued hook, and a complete bungle on the long-leg rope from Ntini, who had wandered too far in. Steyn wasn't very pleased and he showed it, and there was further cause for frowns just before tea when a rash charge at Harris saw Boucher fluff a tough stumping chance. Ganguly swept Harris neatly for four, and reached his 50 from just 86 deliveries. It was brave stuff, but you sensed that it would ultimately be as futile as trying to paddle up the Amazon with a broken oar. After stinking up the place on the first morning, the good ship India deserved only the cold ocean floor. Dileep Premachandran is an associate editor at Cricinfo © Cricinfo |
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