India Blue vs India Red, at Ahmedabad, , Oct 25 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
(D/N), Ahmedabad, October 25, 2007, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
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(50 ov, T:247) 234/8

India Blue won by 12 runs

Player Of The Match
92 (100)
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end of over 503 runs
IND-R: 234/8CRR: 4.68 
Shrikant Mundhe12 (10b)
Pragyan Ojha2 (6b)
Joginder Sharma 10-1-30-3
Virender Sehwag 5-0-32-1

Joginder keeps his cool again but truth be told it was the pressure put on by Mishra in the slog overs as India Red fell under the gun chasing 247. There were some handy stands, not least the one between Rawat and Praveen, but their back-to-back dismissals swung it completely the Blues' way.

The Blues won the toss and put up a competitive 246, thanks mainly to Raina's 100-ball 92. It proved a winning total.

Join us tomorrow for the Red versus Green game, starting at 9.00 GMT. Thanks for tuning into Cricinfo again. Until next time, this is Jamie Alter signing off on behalf of Binoy George as well. Cheers!

49.6
2
Joginder Sharma to Mundhe, 2 runs

short ball on the stumps, Mundhe pulls off the front foot and gets a top-edge over square leg and India Blue take the series opener by 12 runs

Last ball coming up

49.5
Joginder Sharma to Mundhe, no run

full and drifting down leg stump, Mundhe hits across the line but cant connect

49.4
1
Joginder Sharma to Ojha, 1 run

overpitched outside off, Ojha slams it to mid-off for one

That should be the game now for India Blue

49.3
Joginder Sharma to Ojha, no run

full and wide again, no pace at all, Ojha stands and flashes, beaten again

49.2
Joginder Sharma to Ojha, no run

full and wide, Ojha drives at it but cant connect

49.1
Joginder Sharma to Ojha, no run

runs in from around the stumps, serving up a waist-high full toss on leg stump, Ojha is cramped for room and he misses out on the slog

16 to win from the final over. Tension, tension ... the ice man Jogi to bowl

end of over 498 runs
IND-R: 231/8CRR: 4.71 RRR: 16.00
Shrikant Mundhe10 (8b)
Pragyan Ojha1 (2b)
Virender Sehwag 5-0-32-1
Joginder Sharma 9-1-27-3
48.6
2
Sehwag to Mundhe, 2 runs

tossed up on leg stump, he swings across the line and a misfield at deep square leg allows the second

48.5
1
Sehwag to Ojha, 1 run

flat outside off stump, Ojha goes for the big hit but mistimes it to mid-off

48.4
1
Sehwag to Mundhe, 1 run

tossed up on middle and leg, Mundhe drives to long-on for one

48.3
2
Sehwag to Mundhe, 2 runs

tossed up again, driven to extra cover where Bose misfields and allows two

48.2
1lb
Sehwag to Ojha, 1 leg bye

tossed up quickly outside off, Ojha gets struck on the front pad as he stries to sweep ... very close shout

48.1
1
Sehwag to Mundhe, 1 run

tossed up on middle and leg, agriculturally slogged to midwicket

end of over 483 runs • 2 wickets
IND-R: 223/8CRR: 4.64 RRR: 12.00
Shrikant Mundhe4 (4b)
Joginder Sharma 9-1-27-3
Virender Sehwag 4-0-25-1
47.6
W
Joginder Sharma to Trivedi, OUT

cleaned up! Joginder bowls it on a length and Trivedi charges down, heaving widly across the line, missing the ball totally and his off stump gets pegged back!

Siddharth Trivedi b Joginder Sharma 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 33.33
47.5
Joginder Sharma to Trivedi, no run
47.4
1
Joginder Sharma to Mundhe, 1 run

108.8ks, good length outside off, he stands and drives loosely, getting an inside-edge to short fine leg

47.3
1
Joginder Sharma to Trivedi, 1 run

full on leg stump, he makes room and clubs it along the ground to long-off

Siddharth Trivedi is the next man out.

47.2
W
Joginder Sharma to Rawat, OUT

Jogiya khalli balli! Rawat gets too adventurous, walking too far across his stumps in an attempt to scoop over fine leg, but ends up flicking the ball onto his stumps! He was trying to be cheeky, but as Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq learnt in the Twenty20 final, you cant do that against Jogi! India Red seven down now

Mahesh Rawat b Joginder Sharma 47 (64b 1x4 0x6 100m) SR: 73.43
47.1
1
Joginder Sharma to Mundhe, 1 run

good length outside off stump, he waits and pushes towards point for one

Its that man Joginder Sharma back at the death.

end of over 4711 runs • 1 wicket
IND-R: 220/6CRR: 4.68 RRR: 9.00
Shrikant Mundhe2 (2b)
Mahesh Rawat47 (63b 1x4)
Virender Sehwag 4-0-25-1
Amit Mishra 10-0-40-2
46.6
1
Sehwag to Mundhe, 1 run

tossed up on off stump, Mundhe shuffles and drives into the covers

46.5
1
Sehwag to Rawat, 1 run

uses the feet, collecting it on the full and chipping to midwicket for one

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