Post by 007singh on Apr 6, 2006 11:51:38 GMT
INDIAS OVERS
48th over: Dhoni swats the winning runs for India. Ave Maria. BRAP
47th over: Dhoni swats Hoggard away for a single and India require two. Hoggard attempts to give Powar some chin music, but gives away a wide instead. The Indian team line up around the boundary, arm in arm, awaiting victory in the series. But Hoggard draws it out for one more over - the swine. India 237-6
46th over: Batty, like a sacrificial lamb, is offered up to high-priest Dhoni with only six required. Dhoni wants the ball changed - I think he wants a harder one. India 235-6
45th over: TMS commentator Simon Mann is now commenting on how silky Dhoni's locks are, or did I just imagine that? It's been a long day. Whether Dhoni has silky locks is open to debate, but he has some silky strokes - and laces Hoggard through the covers for four. India 232-6 44th open: WICKET - INDIA 224-6 (YUVRAJ C PRIOR B ANDERSON 48)
Yuvraj feathers a catch to Prior behind the stumps and, all of a sudden, it's slightly interesting. Powar, looking like the Honey Monster in his blue pyjamas, strides to the crease. India require 12.
WICKET - INDIA 224-5 (RAINA C BLACKWELL B ANDERSON 21)
Raina lofts a drive straight to Blackwell at mid-on. The dismissal of Raina, India's Young Turk, the hero of Faridabad, is cheered by the crowd at Cochin because it heralds the coming of Dhoni, who some liken to the "Messiah" in India. Some Dhoni fans are brandishing a poster showing their hero's head super-imposed on to Rambo's body. Weird.
43rd over: Raina almost takes Hoggard's head off with a crashing straight drive. Hoggard takes it on the chin, literally. India 224-4
42nd over: Yuvraj laces Anderson through the covers. Six from the over. India 216-4
41st over: The ICC should perhaps think about introducing a mercy rule in one-day cricket - the tourist's slow death is painful to watch as an England fan. Flintoff prolongs the agony by hitting the deck with a dose of cramp. After treatment, the England skipper leaves the field with physio Dean Conway, who resembles Den Perry out of sit-com Phoenix Nights. India 213-4
40th over: Raina crashes a ball straight back at Blackwell, who is knocked off his feet. Just three from the over, but India are cruising to victory. Blackwell finishes with a respectable 2-41 off his 10 overs. India 208-4
39th over: Magnificent stroke from Yuvraj, who stands upright and jabs Anderson to the long-on boundary. Yuvraj then edges Anderson past the grasping glove of Prior. A half-chance at best. Anderson is getting some tap in this over, Yuvraj leaning into the penultimate ball for an exquisite four through the covers. India 205-4
38th over: Yuvraj rocks back and cuts a Blackwell long-hop for four. England's two-wicket spurt seems like a distant memory now and the game is meandering away from the tourists. India 192-4
37th over: Batty is still on and Yuvraj and Raina continue to work him around the ground. Five from the over. India 185-4
36th over: Blackwell, in his eighth over, continues to serve up some tidy stuff - just two from the over. India 180-4
35th over: Collingwood appears to have ripped an old scab off his arm - there is claret everywhere and he's gone off to get it patched up. Batty continues to toil away for little reward. India 178-4
34th over: Yuvraj's flashing blade carves Blackwell away and Batty makes a good stop out at backward point. India 176-4
33rd over: Raina and Yuvraj milk 11 off Batty's over - a good one for the hosts. India 171-4
32nd: England were on exactly the same score at this point as India. TMS summariser Dean Jones is having a Mystic Meg moment and reckons "something is going to happen" in a minute. Well, it does - Yuvraj bounds down the pitch and smacks Blackwell down the ground. Blackwell gets a forearm to it, but it's barely a chance. India 160-4
31st over: Yuvraj breaks the shackles and pulls Flintoff away for four. India 157-4
30th over: Raina, India's hero in Faridadad, is next man in for India. Can he handle the pressure-cooker that is Cochin? A maiden over from Blackwell. India 153-4
29th over: WICKET - INDIA 152-4 (KAIF C ANDERSON B FLINTOFF 5)
Kaif leaves a ball from Flintoff which jags back and just misses the top of off-stump. Kaif is then dismissed, Anderson taking a sensational, acrobatic catch at cover-point. Flintoff can smell blood and this game isn't over yet.
28th over: WICKET - INDIA 152-3 (PATHAN ST PRIOR B BLACKWELL 46)
Blackwell returns and Pathan welcomes him back with a six over long-on. Pathan launches into another drive next ball, misses it and is stumped with some aplomb by wicket-keeper Prior. Smart work. Yuvraj is next up for India.
27th over: Flintoff, desperately striving for a breakthrough, serves up a wide and a no-ball. Pathan French-cuts Flintoff for four - the ball missing the stumps by a hair's breadth. India 145-2
26th over: Anderson digs in a short one that has Kaif squirming. Pathan threads a drive through the point and backward-point fielders for four. Six from the over. India 139-2
25th over: WICKET - INDIA 130-2 (DRAVID C HOGGARD B FLINTOFF 65)
Dravid drives Flintoff straight to Hoggard at mid-off. A tame end to a fine knock. Kaif is next man in and survives a big lbw shout first up. Kaif gets off the mark with a clip off his legs for two.
24th over: Classic on-drive from Dravid off Anderson, followed by a classic square cut. Dravid probably looks elegant in his Marigolds washing the dishes. Good stop by substitute Bell at mid-wicket. India 130-1
23rd over: Hoggard is being milked like a knackered old cow. Pathan climbs into a pull shot to bring up another boundary. India 121-1
22nd over: Replays show that Pathan may indeed have nicked Hoggard behind in the previous over. Hoggard, perhaps, simply didn't have the energy to appeal. Dravid sweeps Batty for four. India 115-1
21st over: Prior is standing up to Hoggard. It makes no difference to Dravid, who drives his first ball down the ground for four. The Indian skipper then brings up his 69th one-day international fifty. Prior goes up for a caught behind off Pathan, but Hoggard is having none of it. India 109-1
20th over: Batty sends down a shocker outside Pathan's leg-stump and the all-rounder helps it down to the fine-leg boundary. He repeats the trick two balls later to bring up India's hundred. India 102-1
19th over: Classic shot from Dravid off Collingwood - just a flick of the wrists sends the ball to the mid-wicket boundary. Seven from the over and India are coasting. India 94-1
18th over: The game is in a bit of a lull. Just two from another tidy Batty over. India 87-1
17th over: Flintoff continues to tinker and Collingwood is wheeled out to try his trundlers. Just three singles from the over. India 85-1
16th over: On comes Batty. A pretty tight over from the Worcestershire spinner as Dravid and Pathan are content just to work him around. India 82-1
15th over: More drinks are taken on board - it's 40C and broiling. Gus Fraser on Five Live believes it might be too hot for the England team to be out on the field. More nurdling and nudging by India and four from Blackwell's over. India 78-1
14th over: Pathan flashes and misses hard outside off-stump. But he follows that with a cultured straight drive for four off Flintoff and a cover-drive for two. India 74-1
13th over: Dravid paddles Blackwell for a single. Pathan prods the ball through the legs of Blackwell - pretty average fielding from the England spinner. England are looking very weary in the field. Dravid plays an elegant shot down to the third man boundary as India take eight from the over. India 66-1
12th over: Dean Jones has just announced on Five Live that, if England can keep their pace attack of Flintoff, Harmison, Simon Jones and Hoggard, they will win the Ashes. Brave stuff from an Aussie. Pathan gets off the mark with a single into the off-side. India 58-1
11th over: WICKET - INDIA 54-1 (SEHWAG C SOLANKI B BLACKWELL 26)
Five Live's Dean Jones reckons Dravid is a better player than Tendulkar. Blackwell is rolled into the attack. Perhaps he can tug on the Indian reins a little. Blackwell drops one in short and Sehwag sticks it straight down Solanki's throat at deep mid-wicket. Bingo. Pathan saunters in while Dravid disappears for a toilet break. Dean Jones is claiming now that "you can almost fry an egg on the pitch". I think he's taken it too far now.
10th over: The great horse debate moves on to child obesity, which is allegedly rife in Australia. All this flannel is good news for England fans, as it means Flintoff is keeping the Indian batsmen quiet. Spoke too soon - Dravid times the penultimate ball through mid-on for four to bring up India's fifty. India 52-0
9th over: Prior makes a good diving stop to his left - it was technically a chance, but a near-impossible one. Five Live summariser Dean Jones' girls are into horses, apparently. Simon Mann's advice is that if you want to keep your girls away from boys, buy them a horse. India 46-0
8th over: Captain fantastic Flintoff grabs the ball and his first two deliveries are balls. Sehwag glides him away for a single, but it's only one from the over. India 45-0
7th over: Anderson continues to stray on to Dravid's legs and the India skipper continues to work him away. England's bowlers will have to learn fast to avoid the game running away from them. Dean Jones claims England's attitude may be at fault. "Are they enjoying themselves on this tour?" India 44-0
6th over: Another no-ball from Hoggard. A ropey old start by the England bowling attack. Hoggard sticks in a bouncer - another no-ball. Sehwag clips the penultimate ball away for four and crashes the final ball over long-on for another boundary. Grim for Hoggard and England. India 42-0
5th over: Dravid pulls Anderson for four. Dravid + short balls = lose one-day match. India 29-0
4th over: Gus Fraser in the Five Live commentary box had a lovely Indian meal - funnily enough - last night, but had some trouble ordering wine. Apparently his Malayalam is only passable. Dravid swats Hoggard away for four. 'The Wall' plays a flat bat next ball. Classic Dravid. Dravid follows up with another cover-drive for two and glides the final ball down to third man. Heavy going for Hoggard. India 24-0
3rd over: Anderson strays on to Dravid's pads and the Indian skipper glides the ball away for a single. Sehwag lifts Anderson over mid-wicket for another four. Anderson has been given a warning for running on the pitch - a little bit harsh so early in the match. India 16-0
2nd over: Hoggard's first one-day international ball for 14 months is a no-ball. Sehwag, dismissed three times by Hoggard in the Test series, skies an attempted hook - but the ball lands between Solanki and Anderson. India 11-0
1st over: It has been confirmed that Prior will take the wicket-keeping gloves. Jones has apparently injured his thigh. Sehwag safely negotiates Anderson's first ball of the innings. Sehwag gets a couple for an on-side nudge after Anderson shies at the stumps and misses. Sehwag glides Anderson through mid-wicket for the first boundary of the Indian innings and the Lancashire paceman gives Sehwag some chin music in return. Sehwag very nearly plays on off the last ball of the over
48th over: Dhoni swats the winning runs for India. Ave Maria. BRAP
47th over: Dhoni swats Hoggard away for a single and India require two. Hoggard attempts to give Powar some chin music, but gives away a wide instead. The Indian team line up around the boundary, arm in arm, awaiting victory in the series. But Hoggard draws it out for one more over - the swine. India 237-6
46th over: Batty, like a sacrificial lamb, is offered up to high-priest Dhoni with only six required. Dhoni wants the ball changed - I think he wants a harder one. India 235-6
45th over: TMS commentator Simon Mann is now commenting on how silky Dhoni's locks are, or did I just imagine that? It's been a long day. Whether Dhoni has silky locks is open to debate, but he has some silky strokes - and laces Hoggard through the covers for four. India 232-6 44th open: WICKET - INDIA 224-6 (YUVRAJ C PRIOR B ANDERSON 48)
Yuvraj feathers a catch to Prior behind the stumps and, all of a sudden, it's slightly interesting. Powar, looking like the Honey Monster in his blue pyjamas, strides to the crease. India require 12.
WICKET - INDIA 224-5 (RAINA C BLACKWELL B ANDERSON 21)
Raina lofts a drive straight to Blackwell at mid-on. The dismissal of Raina, India's Young Turk, the hero of Faridabad, is cheered by the crowd at Cochin because it heralds the coming of Dhoni, who some liken to the "Messiah" in India. Some Dhoni fans are brandishing a poster showing their hero's head super-imposed on to Rambo's body. Weird.
43rd over: Raina almost takes Hoggard's head off with a crashing straight drive. Hoggard takes it on the chin, literally. India 224-4
42nd over: Yuvraj laces Anderson through the covers. Six from the over. India 216-4
41st over: The ICC should perhaps think about introducing a mercy rule in one-day cricket - the tourist's slow death is painful to watch as an England fan. Flintoff prolongs the agony by hitting the deck with a dose of cramp. After treatment, the England skipper leaves the field with physio Dean Conway, who resembles Den Perry out of sit-com Phoenix Nights. India 213-4
40th over: Raina crashes a ball straight back at Blackwell, who is knocked off his feet. Just three from the over, but India are cruising to victory. Blackwell finishes with a respectable 2-41 off his 10 overs. India 208-4
39th over: Magnificent stroke from Yuvraj, who stands upright and jabs Anderson to the long-on boundary. Yuvraj then edges Anderson past the grasping glove of Prior. A half-chance at best. Anderson is getting some tap in this over, Yuvraj leaning into the penultimate ball for an exquisite four through the covers. India 205-4
38th over: Yuvraj rocks back and cuts a Blackwell long-hop for four. England's two-wicket spurt seems like a distant memory now and the game is meandering away from the tourists. India 192-4
37th over: Batty is still on and Yuvraj and Raina continue to work him around the ground. Five from the over. India 185-4
36th over: Blackwell, in his eighth over, continues to serve up some tidy stuff - just two from the over. India 180-4
35th over: Collingwood appears to have ripped an old scab off his arm - there is claret everywhere and he's gone off to get it patched up. Batty continues to toil away for little reward. India 178-4
34th over: Yuvraj's flashing blade carves Blackwell away and Batty makes a good stop out at backward point. India 176-4
33rd over: Raina and Yuvraj milk 11 off Batty's over - a good one for the hosts. India 171-4
32nd: England were on exactly the same score at this point as India. TMS summariser Dean Jones is having a Mystic Meg moment and reckons "something is going to happen" in a minute. Well, it does - Yuvraj bounds down the pitch and smacks Blackwell down the ground. Blackwell gets a forearm to it, but it's barely a chance. India 160-4
31st over: Yuvraj breaks the shackles and pulls Flintoff away for four. India 157-4
30th over: Raina, India's hero in Faridadad, is next man in for India. Can he handle the pressure-cooker that is Cochin? A maiden over from Blackwell. India 153-4
29th over: WICKET - INDIA 152-4 (KAIF C ANDERSON B FLINTOFF 5)
Kaif leaves a ball from Flintoff which jags back and just misses the top of off-stump. Kaif is then dismissed, Anderson taking a sensational, acrobatic catch at cover-point. Flintoff can smell blood and this game isn't over yet.
28th over: WICKET - INDIA 152-3 (PATHAN ST PRIOR B BLACKWELL 46)
Blackwell returns and Pathan welcomes him back with a six over long-on. Pathan launches into another drive next ball, misses it and is stumped with some aplomb by wicket-keeper Prior. Smart work. Yuvraj is next up for India.
27th over: Flintoff, desperately striving for a breakthrough, serves up a wide and a no-ball. Pathan French-cuts Flintoff for four - the ball missing the stumps by a hair's breadth. India 145-2
26th over: Anderson digs in a short one that has Kaif squirming. Pathan threads a drive through the point and backward-point fielders for four. Six from the over. India 139-2
25th over: WICKET - INDIA 130-2 (DRAVID C HOGGARD B FLINTOFF 65)
Dravid drives Flintoff straight to Hoggard at mid-off. A tame end to a fine knock. Kaif is next man in and survives a big lbw shout first up. Kaif gets off the mark with a clip off his legs for two.
24th over: Classic on-drive from Dravid off Anderson, followed by a classic square cut. Dravid probably looks elegant in his Marigolds washing the dishes. Good stop by substitute Bell at mid-wicket. India 130-1
23rd over: Hoggard is being milked like a knackered old cow. Pathan climbs into a pull shot to bring up another boundary. India 121-1
22nd over: Replays show that Pathan may indeed have nicked Hoggard behind in the previous over. Hoggard, perhaps, simply didn't have the energy to appeal. Dravid sweeps Batty for four. India 115-1
21st over: Prior is standing up to Hoggard. It makes no difference to Dravid, who drives his first ball down the ground for four. The Indian skipper then brings up his 69th one-day international fifty. Prior goes up for a caught behind off Pathan, but Hoggard is having none of it. India 109-1
20th over: Batty sends down a shocker outside Pathan's leg-stump and the all-rounder helps it down to the fine-leg boundary. He repeats the trick two balls later to bring up India's hundred. India 102-1
19th over: Classic shot from Dravid off Collingwood - just a flick of the wrists sends the ball to the mid-wicket boundary. Seven from the over and India are coasting. India 94-1
18th over: The game is in a bit of a lull. Just two from another tidy Batty over. India 87-1
17th over: Flintoff continues to tinker and Collingwood is wheeled out to try his trundlers. Just three singles from the over. India 85-1
16th over: On comes Batty. A pretty tight over from the Worcestershire spinner as Dravid and Pathan are content just to work him around. India 82-1
15th over: More drinks are taken on board - it's 40C and broiling. Gus Fraser on Five Live believes it might be too hot for the England team to be out on the field. More nurdling and nudging by India and four from Blackwell's over. India 78-1
14th over: Pathan flashes and misses hard outside off-stump. But he follows that with a cultured straight drive for four off Flintoff and a cover-drive for two. India 74-1
13th over: Dravid paddles Blackwell for a single. Pathan prods the ball through the legs of Blackwell - pretty average fielding from the England spinner. England are looking very weary in the field. Dravid plays an elegant shot down to the third man boundary as India take eight from the over. India 66-1
12th over: Dean Jones has just announced on Five Live that, if England can keep their pace attack of Flintoff, Harmison, Simon Jones and Hoggard, they will win the Ashes. Brave stuff from an Aussie. Pathan gets off the mark with a single into the off-side. India 58-1
11th over: WICKET - INDIA 54-1 (SEHWAG C SOLANKI B BLACKWELL 26)
Five Live's Dean Jones reckons Dravid is a better player than Tendulkar. Blackwell is rolled into the attack. Perhaps he can tug on the Indian reins a little. Blackwell drops one in short and Sehwag sticks it straight down Solanki's throat at deep mid-wicket. Bingo. Pathan saunters in while Dravid disappears for a toilet break. Dean Jones is claiming now that "you can almost fry an egg on the pitch". I think he's taken it too far now.
10th over: The great horse debate moves on to child obesity, which is allegedly rife in Australia. All this flannel is good news for England fans, as it means Flintoff is keeping the Indian batsmen quiet. Spoke too soon - Dravid times the penultimate ball through mid-on for four to bring up India's fifty. India 52-0
9th over: Prior makes a good diving stop to his left - it was technically a chance, but a near-impossible one. Five Live summariser Dean Jones' girls are into horses, apparently. Simon Mann's advice is that if you want to keep your girls away from boys, buy them a horse. India 46-0
8th over: Captain fantastic Flintoff grabs the ball and his first two deliveries are balls. Sehwag glides him away for a single, but it's only one from the over. India 45-0
7th over: Anderson continues to stray on to Dravid's legs and the India skipper continues to work him away. England's bowlers will have to learn fast to avoid the game running away from them. Dean Jones claims England's attitude may be at fault. "Are they enjoying themselves on this tour?" India 44-0
6th over: Another no-ball from Hoggard. A ropey old start by the England bowling attack. Hoggard sticks in a bouncer - another no-ball. Sehwag clips the penultimate ball away for four and crashes the final ball over long-on for another boundary. Grim for Hoggard and England. India 42-0
5th over: Dravid pulls Anderson for four. Dravid + short balls = lose one-day match. India 29-0
4th over: Gus Fraser in the Five Live commentary box had a lovely Indian meal - funnily enough - last night, but had some trouble ordering wine. Apparently his Malayalam is only passable. Dravid swats Hoggard away for four. 'The Wall' plays a flat bat next ball. Classic Dravid. Dravid follows up with another cover-drive for two and glides the final ball down to third man. Heavy going for Hoggard. India 24-0
3rd over: Anderson strays on to Dravid's pads and the Indian skipper glides the ball away for a single. Sehwag lifts Anderson over mid-wicket for another four. Anderson has been given a warning for running on the pitch - a little bit harsh so early in the match. India 16-0
2nd over: Hoggard's first one-day international ball for 14 months is a no-ball. Sehwag, dismissed three times by Hoggard in the Test series, skies an attempted hook - but the ball lands between Solanki and Anderson. India 11-0
1st over: It has been confirmed that Prior will take the wicket-keeping gloves. Jones has apparently injured his thigh. Sehwag safely negotiates Anderson's first ball of the innings. Sehwag gets a couple for an on-side nudge after Anderson shies at the stumps and misses. Sehwag glides Anderson through mid-wicket for the first boundary of the Indian innings and the Lancashire paceman gives Sehwag some chin music in return. Sehwag very nearly plays on off the last ball of the over