ICC World Twenty20, 2007/08 / Commentary

ICC World Twenty20 - 13th match, Group E

India v New Zealand

New Zealand won by 10 runs

9.1

Styris to Dhoni, 1 run, slow, drifting on the pads, turned to short fine-leg

9.2

Styris to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir backs away a little to the leg side, off cutter, turned to the off side for a single

9.3

Styris to Dhoni, 1 run, no pace to work with, all Dhoni can do is work it to the off side

9.4

Styris to Gambhir, 1 run, another offcutter, Gambhir makes room and drives to long-off

9.5

Styris to Dhoni, 1 run, driven to long-off again

9.6

Styris to Gambhir, 1 run, short of a length, pulled to deep square leg

India 96/2   SB Styris 1-0-6-0

11.1

Styris to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, driven off the back foot towards long-off for a single

11.2

Styris to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball on off stump, driven to cover off the front foot where Vettori dives to his left and stops the ball

11.3

Styris to Yuvraj Singh, no run, Yuvraj tries to run it towards third man but gets beaten by the bounce

11.4

Styris to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, played off the pads through square leg

11.5

Styris to Dhoni, 1 run, just a fraction short from Styris, Dhoni moves on to the back foot and pulls to long-on

11.6

Styris to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Yuvraj sits on the back foot and plays a half-pull towards long-off for a single

India 110/3   SB Styris 2-0-11-0

13.1

Styris to Karthik, 1 run, bowled full outside the off stump, Karthik drives off the front foot to deep cover, New Zealand won't mind the singles

13.2

Styris to Dhoni, FOUR, short ball on middle stump, it sits up for Dhoni who swivels and plays the pull with a lot of muscle, he's placed that superbly and the ball races over the midwicket boundary

13.3

Styris to Dhoni, 1 run, full length on off stump, Dhoni lofts it in the air towards long-off, the ball reaches the fielder on the bounce

13.4

Styris to Karthik, FOUR, superb placement, Styris bowls it full outside off stump, Karthik opens the face and squeezes the ball all along the ground past point for four more

13.5

Styris to Karthik, OUT, an awful mix-up and Dhoni has to go! Karthik drives the ball firmly off the back foot to Vettori at cover, Dhoni sprints for the single but Karthik sends him back, there wasn't a run in it for Karthik had hit to straight and hard to Vettori who picked up cleanly and threw it back to Styris, Dhoni made a despairing dive but he was a couple of inches short when styris whipped off the bails

MS Dhoni run out 24 (31m 20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 120.00

13.6

Styris to Karthik, FOUR, full ball outside the off stump, Karthik leans forward and lifts over extra cover for the third boundary of the over

India 132/5   SB Styris 3-0-25-0
Tournament Results
India v Pakistan at Johannesburg - Sep 24, 2007
India won by 5 runs
Australia v India at Durban - Sep 22, 2007
India won by 15 runs
New Zealand v Pakistan at Cape Town - Sep 22, 2007
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
South Africa v India at Durban - Sep 20, 2007
India won by 37 runs
Bangladesh v Pakistan at Cape Town - Sep 20, 2007
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town - Sep 20, 2007
Australia won by 10 wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
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Photos

Sep 16, 2007

Dinesh Karthik misses a sweep while Brendon McCullum looks on, India v New Zealand, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, Johannesburg, September 16, 2007

Dinesh Karthik misses a sweep while Brendon McCullum looks on

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Sep 16, 2007

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is run out despite a desperate dive, India v New Zealand, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, Johannesburg, September 16, 2007

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is run out despite a desperate dive

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