0.1 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 wide,
avast, tis down the leg-side
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0.1 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
no run,
that's more like it. Outside off and swinging away
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0.2 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
no run,
ahoy, that's the length. Leaping off the deck like a galleon on the high seas
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0.3 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 run,
pushed back onto the stumps, and tucked to square leg for the first runs off the bat
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India
2/0
G Gambhir
1* (3b)
|
1.4 |
Broad to Gambhir,
no run,
avast! That leapt past the left-hander's outside edge. Spirited stuff from the young pup
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1.5 |
Broad to Gambhir,
1 run,
wafted down to third man
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India
11/0
G Gambhir
2* (5b)
|
2.5 |
Flintoff to Gambhir,
no run,
full-hearted effort, but Flintoff grimaces in his followthrough once more
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2.6 |
Flintoff to Gambhir,
1 run,
short of a length but tight to off stump. Gambhir cuts but is cramped for room, a single nonetheless
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India
17/0
G Gambhir
3* (7b)
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3.1 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 run,
Gambhir nurdles down to fine leg. Sehwag has free rein for five balls
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3.3 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
2 runs,
climbs into that one, outside off and on a good length. Not timed but effective enough
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3.4 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
2 runs,
short and smeared with intent - hits high on the bat though and Gambhir is lucky to clear the man at wide mid-on
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3.5 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
no run,
shorter and flailed into the off side again, like a grog-addled mutineer
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3.6 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
no run,
short again, and misses out again. This time the pull shot is timed better, but straight to midwicket
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India
23/0
G Gambhir
8* (12b)
|
4.2 |
Broad to Gambhir,
SIX,
avast, the first six of the innings. Short and clobbered over midwicket
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4.3 |
Broad to Gambhir,
1 run,
tucked away to rotate the strike
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India
31/0
G Gambhir
15* (14b 1x6)
|
6.3 |
Mascarenhas to Gambhir,
1 run,
x marks the spot for Dimitri. Gambhir can only nudge that away for another single
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India
47/0
G Gambhir
16* (15b 1x6)
|
7.3 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
FOUR,
too wide and Gambhir slashes that with immense power past Collingwood at backward point
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7.4 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
(no ball) 1 run,
oh dear, we've got a free hit coming up ... not clever with Sehwag back on strike
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7.6 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
no run,
outside off stump and swinging away to the keeper. A good recovery from Tremlett. It would have been out with the cat o' nine tails if he'd overstepped again
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India
70/0
G Gambhir
21* (18b 1x4 1x6)
|
8.3 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 run,
full, on leg stump. Gambhir needed to play that finer to beat the field, but it's a good diving stop nonetheless at short backward square
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8.6 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
FOUR,
lovely shot, outside off, full length, angled through the cordon and away to the third man boundary. Great skill and improvisation
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India
77/0
G Gambhir
26* (20b 2x4 1x6)
|
9.2 |
Collingwood to Gambhir,
no run,
outside off and well taken by Solanki
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9.3 |
Collingwood to Gambhir,
1 run,
a big wind-up and bludgeoned through midwicket
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India
79/0
G Gambhir
27* (22b 2x4 1x6)
|
10.3 |
Broad to Gambhir,
no run,
cuttable length, and that's what Gambhir tries to do, but he misses ... slightly slower delivery and that did for him
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10.4 |
Broad to Gambhir,
1 run,
fuller, again Gambhir steps back and cuts into the ground, the ball scoots into the covers and they have to be happy with a strolled single
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India
94/0
G Gambhir
28* (24b 2x4 1x6)
|
11.1 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
FOUR,
a slog, no other word, but highly effective, he steps back and absolutely leathers that past Tremlett who would have been wise to have ducked had it been a foot lower
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11.2 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
2 wides,
cuts but the ball is way too wide, a fumble allows the batsmen to scurry a single
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11.4 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
1 leg bye,
another ugly heave from Gambhir, he misses but the ball hits him high on the leg and into the off side, Anderson fields
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India
110/0
G Gambhir
32* (26b 3x4 1x6)
|
12.1 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 run,
banged in, hooked but not middled, the ball dribbles to Flintoff behind square on the leg side
|
12.3 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 run,
firm drive to Mascarenhas at long-on
|
12.5 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 wide,
much too short, way over Gambhir's head
|
12.5 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
2 runs,
full toss, launched towards deep midwicket, it lands two yards inside the boundary and plugs
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12.6 |
Anderson to Gambhir,
1 run,
cut to third man
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India
118/0
G Gambhir
37* (30b 3x4 1x6)
|
13.1 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
no run,
straight, patted back to Maddy
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13.2 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
FOUR,
a swing, a thick inside edge beats short fine leg. "Son of a Biscuit Eater," yells Maddy. Well, almost ...
|
13.3 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
FOUR,
much better, much crisper, two steps and hammered over extra cover
|
13.4 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
1 run,
one step this time and flicked to deep midwicket
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13.6 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
1 leg bye,
squeezed off his toes to short fine leg
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India
129/0
G Gambhir
46* (35b 5x4 1x6)
|
14.1 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
FOUR,
full toss that got exactly what is deserved, four runs smashed through midwicket
|
14.2 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
1 run,
Gambhir back and content to pat the ball to point and stroll the single. Tremlett looks rather unhappy with life
|
14.6 |
Tremlett to Gambhir,
1 run,
slashed in the air to third man, the ball falls five or so yards short of Shah
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India
138/1
G Gambhir
52* (38b 6x4 1x6)
|
15.1 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
FOUR,
deftness in a sea of hoicks ... run off the face of the bat ever so fine on the leg side, using the pace of the ball to do all the work
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15.2 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
2 runs,
driven high and straight, Shah round from long-off and he makes a neat sliding stop
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15.3 |
Maddy to Gambhir,
OUT,
Gambhir tries to flick to leg but only succeeds in paddling to short fine leg and the ball loops invitingly to Flintoff
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G Gambhir c Broad b Maddy 58 (62m 41b 7x4 1x6) SR: 141.46
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India
144/2
G Gambhir
58 (41b 7x4 1x6)
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