quicker, on the middle and leg, turned to fine leg for the single that does the job for India. Raina has hit 300-run mark in this tournament and India have registered yet another emphatic victory.
Bangladesh vs India, 7th Match, Super Four at Karachi, Jun 28 2008 - Match Result
Stay on for the quotes from the post-match ceremony.
Ash: "I would like to congratulate Alok Kapali for his brilliant hundred and also Tamim. Gambhir and Raina played well." On dropped catches: "They are trying their best and I think it's part of the game."
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina "I am really happy the way I have played these three matches. Gautham was playing very well out there and I just wanted to stay there and give him company. I decided to play my shots when the ball is in my slot."
Dhoni: "It was a tough game the moment we started as in the last 84 hours we have played 36 hours of cricket. I was disappointed some what with the fast bowlers as they bowled too full or too short. The spinners bowled very well. Raina's back to back centuries is some achievement." On dropped catches: "It's not only my team as you see most teams are dropping catches on this ground! Perhaps, it's because of playing back to back games. Ojha bowled really well, flighted and varied his pace. A very good debut. It's good sign that Sehwag, Gambhir and Raina have got runs but we need to keep it going and score in the final."
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slower through the air, turning in from outside off stump, Raina goes back to push it through extra cover for couple of runs
wide down the leg side
on a length, around off stump, guided to backward point. He was looking to have a go at anything full or short, was in to his position but saw that this was a good length delivery and tried to take a single to third man but couldn't beat the backward point fielder
bangs it short, on the middle and off, Raina doesn't do his half-duck, half-sway routine this time but stays adjacent to the line, gets on his toes and steers to third man
outside off stump, punched to the off side
Magnificent blow over midwicket. It was short of length and moving towards off stump but Yuvraj pulled it violently over midwicket boundary. Six no 96 in ODIs for Yuvraj.
fuller, on a length, slanted across Yuvraj who tries to lift it over covers but can't get wood on leather
hurls across a bouncer on leg and middle line, Yuvraj pulled it very well to deep backward square leg boundary. He got top of it really well and hit it to the ground
leans forward to drive a single down to long-on.
floated full on the leg stump line, Raina doesn't connect with the swing across the line and they will take the leg bye
inside edges a pull to short fine-leg region
waltzes down the track and scythes a lofted delivery over long-off
shaped to slog sweep but saw the fuller length, tried to adjust by paddling it away, missed and it bobbed off his pad over Rahim's head
wide down the leg side
floated outside off, slog swept to deep midwicket where Reza fumbles but recovers quickly
on a length, around off stump, slanting away from Yuvraj who pushes it to point
The bouncer hits him on the back. Knowing that Raina likes to sway towards off, Shahadat hurled the short one towards middle and off and Raina ducked and swayed but obviously was not enough to wriggle away from that bouncer.
fuller on the legs, turned to the on side
dropped by Reza at deep cover. It was supremely timed from Raina - who went back to smoke a full delivery - and Reza palmed it over his head like a football goalkeeper. Too much Euro 2008 on the telly these days.
National Stadium, Karachi | |
Toss | Bangladesh, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2008 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | ODI no. 2721 |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-19.30 Interval 19.30-20.15, Second Session 20.15-23.45 |
Match days | 28 June 2008 - night (50-over match) |
ODI debut | |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | India 2, Bangladesh 0 |