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India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI at Bengaluru, , Dec 07 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Bengaluru, December 07, 2010, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010]
(48.5/50 ov, T:316) 321/5

India won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
123* (96) & 3/49
yusuf-pathan
New
IND
Full commentary

With those endearing Yusuf quotes, we come to the end of the coverage for this exhilarating match. Thanks for joining us. Cheers

Presentation Anil Kumble is on the presentation party. Nice to see

Yusuf Pathan is the MoM He says, "This is very special for me. Whenever I have played any good innings, they have been something special. We were talking we need to take the game till the end. We needed some runs because we were behind on D/L, but the ball came on well. When me and Rohit were playing, we were saying once of us has to stay till the end of the 50th over. This innings could be the turning point for my life and my career" As it turned out, the game didn't even go into the 50th over. good on ya, Yousuf

Gautam Gambhir "I have never seen something like this. I have always said Yusuf can finish games on his own, and that's what he did today. I always felt till the time Yusuf was there we would win the game." [Yusuf can't stop smiling as Gautam praises him]. Nice moment there

Daniel Vettori "It's a great game of cricket. We were in the game, but Yusuf Pathan was pretty amazing. James played exceptionally well too to give us a formidable total, but like I said Yusuf took the game away. That break should have favoured us actually, but it didn't work out that way. The outfield wasn't that bad after that rain. We just didn't get it right."

And Pathan has single-handedly stolen this from New Zealand, who will be wondering what they need to do to win a damn game. They last won on August 10 in Dambulla. India, meanwhile, keep their unbeaten home season intact.

Pathan clinches his fist as he walks off. What an innings he played. More than the monstrous sixes he hit, his response to the short balls will stand out. He patiently ducked under them, not doing anything silly, but punished New Zealand every time they pitched it on a length. Spare a thought, too, for Franklin, who - like Pathan - got himself his personal best today

48.5
6
McCullum to Tiwary, SIX runs

and Tiwary finishes this off with a six to long-on and walks into a hug with Pathan

48.4
1
McCullum to Pathan, 1 run

and he is not tempted to finish it with a six, draws the scores level with a bunted single into the off side. Clenches the fist as he finishes the single

48.3
1
McCullum to Tiwary, 1 run

full and flat, pushed to long-off for one

48.2
McCullum to Tiwary, no run

full ball, on the pads, hit to midwicket

48.1
1
McCullum to Pathan, 1 run

Pathan pushes this into the covers for one

McCullum to bowl

end of over 4815 runs
IND: 312/5CRR: 6.50 RRR: 2.00
Saurabh Tiwary30 (36b 3x4)
Yusuf Pathan121 (94b 7x4 7x6)
Tim Southee 10-0-64-1
Daniel Vettori 10-0-57-0
47.6
4
Southee to Tiwary, FOUR runs

slower ball, driven past mid-off, strong hit again, and India are one hit away now. What a turnaround

47.5
Southee to Tiwary, no run

short ball, Tiwary swings and misses

47.4
4
Southee to Tiwary, FOUR runs

and Tiwary's brute power is now finding placement, driving - nay bludgeoning - this length delivery for four between the bowler and long-on

47.3
1
Southee to Pathan, 1 run

drives this to long-on for one

47.2
6
Southee to Pathan, SIX runs

into the second tier! This man is hitting them brutally. He has missed the yorker by inches, and the low full toss is flying over long-on. And it just looks like a shovel shot in the replay, but how far has it travelled?

47.1
Southee to Pathan, no run

bouncer, Pathan ducks under it, called one for the over

end of over 478 runs
IND: 297/5CRR: 6.31 RRR: 6.33
Saurabh Tiwary22 (33b 1x4)
Yusuf Pathan114 (91b 7x4 6x6)
Daniel Vettori 10-0-57-0
Tim Southee 9-0-49-1

19 off 18 required now

46.6
Vettori to Tiwary, no run

advances down again, but ends up yorking himself

46.5
4
Vettori to Tiwary, FOUR runs

and Tiwary finds a gap, he actually rips through it, coming down the wicket and hits it so hard straight down the ground that the man at long-on has no chance

46.4
1
Vettori to Pathan, 1 run

flat delivery, swatted powerfully to long-on for one

46.3
Vettori to Pathan, no run

yorks him up, Pathan can't do much and squeezes it back

46.2
2
Vettori to Pathan, 2 runs

slog attempted, gets a thick inside edge that gets him a couple. He is squatting after every run he runs. Still looks strong

46.1
1
Vettori to Tiwary, 1 run

comes down the track to take this one the full and muscle it to wide long-on for one

end of over 466 runs
IND: 289/5CRR: 6.28 RRR: 6.75
Saurabh Tiwary17 (30b)
Yusuf Pathan111 (88b 7x4 6x6)
Tim Southee 9-0-49-1
Daniel Vettori 9-0-49-0
45.6
1
Southee to Tiwary, 1 run

good yorker, he keeps it out and takes a single to extra cover

45.5
1
Southee to Pathan, 1 run

low full toss, hit towards long-on for one - it's now a 10-o-run stand, 73 of which Pathan has scored

45.4
2
Southee to Pathan, 2 runs

another yorker, digs it out into the on side, and they come back for two. Southee has slipped as he tries to go for the ball