Australia vs India, 15th Match, Group F at Bridgetown, , May 07 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
15th Match, Group F, Bridgetown, May 07, 2010, ICC World Twenty20
(17.4/20 ov, T:185) 135

Australia won by 49 runs

Player Of The Match
72 (42)
david-warner
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IND
Full commentary

India have been completely outplayed today, with Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh being their only saving grace. We'll get you the presentation details in a bit.

Dhoni: "It started with a couple of overs that went for 40-odd runs. Watson and Warner batted very well and took the game away from us. We did well in the end to restrict them to 180. Most of the teams bowl short to us. Maybe we can leave the deliveries initially. It's important to win the two remaining games, and the run-rate will take care of itself."

Clarke: "We continued the momentum after the openers gave us a good start. These conditions helped our fast bowlers a lot more. Our plan worked today, we'll continue to adapt to different teams we play. You've got to continue to win in this tournament."

Warner is the Man of the Match

Warner: "We started it out from the beginning, and there were some big shots. We were 160 in the 16th over, but we felt what we got was enough with the pace on the wicket. There was some bounce and carry, and even Smith got a bit of turn."

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17.4
W
Tait to Nehra, OUT

no he can't, a yorker that was much too good for him crashes into the base of middle stump, Australia win by 49 runs, a massive margin in Twenty20s, no doubting who the favourites for the title are now

Ashish Nehra b Tait 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
17.3
1
Tait to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

worked away towards fine leg for a single, can the No. 11 survive the two deliveries of this over?

17.3
1w
Tait to Rohit Sharma, 1 wide

fast and wide down the leg side

17.2
W
Tait to Khan, OUT

Zaheer's gone this time, short ball does the job, looks for a cross-batted hit, only top-edges it towards mid-off

Zaheer Khan c Clarke b Tait 9 (6b 0x4 1x6 6m) SR: 150
17.1
1
Tait to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

a yorker on middle, punched back towards the bowler, just past Tait, single taken off a ricochet off throw at non-striker's end

end of over 1715 runs
IND: 132/8CRR: 7.76 RRR: 17.66
Rohit Sharma77 (44b 4x4 6x6)
Zaheer Khan9 (5b 1x6)
Dirk Nannes 4-0-25-3
Steven Smith 4-0-34-1
16.6
1
Nannes to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

this time he connects with a similar stroke, gets t away to midwicket for a single to retain strike

16.5
Nannes to Rohit Sharma, no run

shortish ball angling across the batsman, Rohit looks to swipe it to midwicket but doesn't connect

16.4
6
Nannes to Rohit Sharma, SIX runs

correction, this is the best shot of the over, overpitched by Nannes, Rohit clobbers it over long-on for a big six, Sharma has raced to 76

16.3
2
Nannes to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs

best shot of the over, backing away and carves the back of length ball between backward point and cover

16.2
4
Nannes to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs

another unconvincing shot, down the track and looking to slog towards long-on, but outside edge past keeper for four

16.1
2
Nannes to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs

full and wide, Rohit doesn't hit it as well as he would have liked, luckily for him mid-off was in the circle, ball clears him

end of over 1610 runs
IND: 117/8CRR: 7.31 RRR: 17.00
Zaheer Khan9 (5b 1x6)
Rohit Sharma62 (38b 3x4 5x6)
Steven Smith 4-0-34-1
Shane Watson 3-0-31-1
15.6
Smith to Khan, no run

played with soft hands towards cover, wants the single but is sent back by Rohit

15.5
1
Smith to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

well outside off, Rohit reaches across to tap it towards sweeper cover

15.4
1
Smith to Khan, 1 run

driven firmly down to long-on for a single

15.3
2
Smith to Khan, 2 runs

shortish ball, pitching around off, spins away from Zaheer, who dabs the ball towards third man

15.2
6
Smith to Khan, SIX runs

another six, all of which will help India if it comes down to net run-rate, Zaheer bends his knee and plonks the ball over wide long-on

15.1
Smith to Khan, no run

looks to paddle this one, is hit on the pads outside leg

end of over 1517 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 107/8CRR: 7.13 RRR: 15.60
Rohit Sharma61 (37b 3x4 5x6)
Zaheer Khan0 (0b)
Shane Watson 3-0-31-1
Steven Smith 3-0-24-1
14.6
6
Watson to Rohit Sharma, SIX runs

much more convincing hit from Rohit this time, length ball outside off, hammered over long-off for six, fielder though he had a chance for a bit, but the ball clears the ropes

14.5
4
Watson to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs

the hundred is up for India, top-edged over the keeper's head, nearly a six

14.4
Watson to Rohit Sharma, no run
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