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8.2 |
Kumar to Strauss,
FOUR,
well, a great start is ruined by the next delivery, which is a gentle leg-stump half volley. Slapped away with disdain by Strauss
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England
13/1
AJ Strauss
8* (26b 1x4)
P Kumar
4.2-1-7-0
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9.5 |
Sharma to Trott,
FOUR,
shot. Trott came forward, then shifted his weight onto the back foot and cracked the cut behind point. A nicely balanced stroke
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England
18/1
IJL Trott
4* (13b 1x4)
I Sharma
4.5-2-9-1
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10.1 |
Sreesanth to Strauss,
FOUR,
swinging down the leg side, Strauss gets a touch on the glance and that's four to fine leg. It wasn't all that far from Dhoni, diving across to his right
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England
22/1
AJ Strauss
12* (31b 2x4)
S Sreesanth
0.1-0-4-0
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14.3 |
Sreesanth to Pietersen,
FOUR,
slammed to wide mid-on! Sreesanth tried the bouncer but it was powerfully dispatched by Pietersen, who pulled off the front foot to send the ball flying towards the boundary
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England
33/2
KP Pietersen
9* (14b 1x4)
S Sreesanth
2.3-0-13-1
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14.4 |
Sreesanth to Pietersen,
FOUR,
and again! If anything, this one was hit even harder, Pietersen swivelling on his back leg to send the ball screaming to the midwicket boundary. This isn't really a pitch to bowl bouncers on, and Sreesanth doesn't quite have the pace either
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England
37/2
KP Pietersen
13* (15b 2x4)
S Sreesanth
2.4-0-17-1
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16.1 |
Sreesanth to Strauss,
FOUR,
well, Sreesanth does the right thing by pitching the ball right up to Strauss, but the batsman responds with a cracking straight drive down the ground. Sreesanth stomps back to his mark, a grimace on his face
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England
44/2
AJ Strauss
21* (47b 3x4)
S Sreesanth
3.1-0-21-1
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17.2 |
Kumar to Pietersen,
FOUR,
clipped firmly to midwicket, Praveen slipping towards leg stump and Pietersen leaning into a well-timed shot
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England
48/2
KP Pietersen
17* (21b 3x4)
P Kumar
7.2-1-15-0
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19.3 |
Kumar to Pietersen,
FOUR,
well, it's four runs for the batsman but this wasn't an entirely convincing stroke. Pietersen leaned across to off and had a drive, the ball going through gully and down to third man for four
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England
54/2
KP Pietersen
21* (28b 4x4)
P Kumar
8.3-1-19-0
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25.1 |
Harbhajan Singh to Strauss,
FOUR,
poor start from the bowler, sending down a flat long-hop outside off that is carved to the backward point boundary
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England
68/2
AJ Strauss
29* (76b 4x4)
Harbhajan Singh
0.1-0-4-0
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35.2 |
Sreesanth to Bell,
FOUR,
the rare loose ball for Bell, and he gets stuck into it. Short and wide, and cut away in front of square for four. That should make him feel better
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England
85/3
IR Bell
10* (31b 1x4)
S Sreesanth
9.2-1-34-2
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41.1 |
Sharma to Bell,
FOUR,
Bell certainly thinks this is relief as he goes after a short delivery, edging it over first slip
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England
93/6
IR Bell
17* (55b 2x4)
I Sharma
12.1-2-25-1
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41.4 |
Sharma to Bell,
FOUR,
Shot! This one is short and wide, Bell has got his eye in, and this one is asking to be spanked away for four. Bell obliges
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England
97/6
IR Bell
21* (58b 3x4)
I Sharma
12.4-2-29-1
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43.1 |
Sharma to Bresnan,
FOUR,
shortish, nips in, gets big on him, but he clips it off his hips, and the fine leg is square. Hundred up for England
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England
102/6
TT Bresnan
4* (4b 1x4)
I Sharma
13.1-2-34-1
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44.6 |
Kumar to Bell,
FOUR,
tries the big inswinger now, and gets a touch too straight. Bell flicks it fine of long leg. It is important to take every run-scoring opportunity here
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England
108/6
IR Bell
28* (72b 4x4)
P Kumar
17-7-27-2
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45.4 |
Sreesanth to Bresnan,
FOUR,
too full this time, and this is good batting. They are taking every chance to score runs. Comes forward, drives this with an open face, and attacking fields mean full value for shots
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England
112/6
TT Bresnan
8* (13b 2x4)
S Sreesanth
12.4-1-41-3
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49.6 |
Sreesanth to Broad,
FOUR,
meanwhile Sreesanth serves up a juicy half-volley, and Broad drives it superbly through cover for four
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England
124/7
SCJ Broad
6* (9b 1x4)
S Sreesanth
15-1-49-3
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52.1 |
Sharma to Swann,
FOUR,
beautifully played. Ishant has been a little wayward at times today, bowling too straight. He does it again, Swann gets the front foot across and flicks like a subcontinental batsman.
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England
132/8
GP Swann
5* (7b 1x4)
I Sharma
17.1-4-42-3
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52.5 |
Sharma to Swann,
FOUR,
take that Ishant! Swann flays a majestic pull, emphatically taken from well outside off and clattered off the front foot through midwicket. Shoddy bowling, this, very short and trying to bully a tail-ender on a track that's offered movement all day. Swann was onto that in a hurry.
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England
140/8
GP Swann
10* (9b 2x4)
I Sharma
17.5-4-50-3
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53.1 |
Sreesanth to Broad,
FOUR,
this is refreshing from England, the crowd loves it and India are playing into England's hands. Another short ball, it was coming into Broad, which helped him swivel and swing it high over square leg. Yuvraj at deep midwicket moved to his left, but the ball fell safely, just inside the ropes.
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England
144/8
SCJ Broad
16* (16b 2x4)
S Sreesanth
16.1-1-57-3
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53.3 |
Sreesanth to Broad,
FOUR,
Broad has turned on his T20 mode here. That was meaty. Not a bad ball this time, it was short of a length and straightening from off, Broad reached out, was well away from the pitch, but just threw his muscles at it. Launched on the up over a vacant mid-on. 150 up.
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England
152/8
SCJ Broad
20* (18b 3x4)
S Sreesanth
16.3-1-61-3
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54.6 |
Harbhajan Singh to Swann,
FOUR,
what a sublime shot! Swann comes out of the crease, eases himself into position as Harbhajan tosses up, and launches it languidly between the bowler and mid-off. Lovely timing.
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England
160/8
GP Swann
15* (16b 3x4)
Harbhajan Singh
2-0-9-0
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56.6 |
Harbhajan Singh to Broad,
FOUR,
huge! This time Broad gets it off the meat and sends it whistling into the recesses at deep midwicket. Top shot, India have protection at wide long-on, but he got it to his left for another four. Partnership 49!
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England
173/8
SCJ Broad
31* (27b 4x4)
Harbhajan Singh
3-0-16-0
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57.4 |
Kumar to Broad,
FOUR,
another exquisite shot from Broad! PK gets this one to snake away subtly from short of a length, and it made room for Broad to cut as it went away. He latched onto it with a fierce little cut and the ball scoots through backward point.
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England
178/8
SCJ Broad
35* (29b 5x4)
P Kumar
17.4-7-32-2
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58.3 |
Sharma to Broad,
FOUR,
Broad is doing a superb impersonation of Vettori here! Tall, left-hand batsman, wearing full sleeves and playing some rousing innovative shots. Ishant pitches one up, Broad spots it, gets under it and lofts the drive over wide mid-off for four more.
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England
187/8
SCJ Broad
43* (33b 6x4)
I Sharma
18.3-4-56-3
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65.6 |
Kumar to Broad,
FOUR,
respect for the bowler for the first 5 balls of the over, and he finishes off with a maul. An absolute maul. Length ball, hinting at the threat of away swing. Broad isn't scared, he just pumps it back over the bowler's head. What a spirited 50 this has been!
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England
208/9
SCJ Broad
53* (56b 7x4)
P Kumar
22-8-45-3
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67.2 |
Sreesanth to Broad,
FOUR,
Broad keeps adding to India's pain here! Another authoritative shot, Sreesanth won't like it. Full length, looking to swing in and Broad launches it over mid-off. Clean and smooth.
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England
216/9
SCJ Broad
59* (58b 8x4)
S Sreesanth
18.2-1-76-3
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68.3 |
Harbhajan Singh to Broad,
FOUR,
Broad makes a mockery of Harbhajan's skills. Lovely inside-out lofted cover drive, ensuring it is wide of the man at long-off. Top shot.
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England
221/9
SCJ Broad
64* (65b 9x4)
Harbhajan Singh
4.3-0-22-0
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