And Australia win the thriller. Full delivery, driven down to Lee, who has only bowled six overs, at long-on. Phew. What a game. Immense fun.
India vs Australia, 1st ODI at Vadodara, Oct 25 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI, Vadodara, October 25, 2009, Australia tour of India
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end of over 504 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 288/8CRR: 5.76
Ashish Nehra2 (2b)
Praveen Kumar40 (32b 5x4 1x6)
Peter Siddle 9-0-55-1
Shane Watson 10-0-70-2
Both teams shake hands and they wait for the post-match ceremony. Hang on for a short while, we would bring you the breathless quotes from that. Hopefully, we would know why Brett Lee wasn't used in the end. Was he injured? He was there on the field, though. Let's see if they ask Ricky the question.
Dhoni: "What we wanted to do was to take the game till the end. Five overs of powerplay was left and we should have achieved it but ... Thanks to Harbhajan and Praveen who made it such an interesting game. I would have been with a 270 score [When Australia batted]. We need to improve the death bowling and batsmen to carry on to make big scores."
Ponting: "It was a pretty good performance other than six or seven overs in the end. The wicket held up nicely and the outfield was fast. We were just good enough to hold out in the end. The top order did a good job today; unfortunately we couldn't get on to score a hundred. TOld Siddle to be just calm and have one thought .. just keep it simple. Harbhajan played well in the end."
Hussey is the Man of the Match: "It was good fun. I really enjoyed the partnership with White in particular and the assault in the end came good. We had good partnerships higher up the order ... Paine and Ponting. It was important to have wickets for the end. There was no target set; we tried to get to 300. The outfield is small is some places and very very fast; it's a difficult ground to defend. The series should be very entertaining to the crowds."
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49.6
1
Siddle to Nehra, 1 run
Six from the last ball. It's not Javed Miandad on strike
49.5
1
Siddle to Praveen, 1 run
just a single. Another really full delivery, dug out towards midwicket. The batsmen get across for a chat. Gary kirsten stares ahead from his position.
49.4
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Siddle to Praveen, no run
really full delivery on the middle, dug out back down the track, Siddle jumps to stop it . the ball bounds behind him... The batsmen think about a single but decide against it as Siddle rushes back
49.3
1
Siddle to Nehra, 1 run
goes for the yorker, just about squeezed out to the on side and PK rushes across. It's up to him now. Siddle V PK.
49.2
W
Siddle to Harbhajan, OUT
Clatter! The off stump has been pegged back. Siddle roars and the crowd applaud the departing Harbhajan. He opened up his stance and tried to swing the length delivery across the line but missed. Timber! Enter Ashish Nehra. what a fine knock this has been from Harbhajan.
Harbhajan Singh b Siddle 49 (31b 4x4 3x6 48m) SR: 158.06
49.1
1lb
Siddle to Praveen, 1 leg bye
goes for the yorker, lands up short of the block hole and its on the legs as well but PK can' connect; the ball rolls of the pad to short fine-leg
9 from 6. Siddle to bowl
end of over 4920 runs
IND: 284/7CRR: 5.79 • RRR: 9.00
Harbhajan Singh49 (30b 4x4 3x6)
Praveen Kumar39 (29b 5x4 1x6)
Shane Watson 10-0-70-2
Peter Siddle 8-0-52-0
48.6
6
Watson to Harbhajan, SIX runs
Harbhajan has got the crowd going. Kohli jumps up and down in the dressing room. It was yet another full toss, would you believe it. Pressure. Tension. Harbhajan waited on the back foot and slapped it high over backward point. Super slice. Gone up and over!
48.5
4
Watson to Harbhajan, FOUR runs
WAtson keeps bowling well outside off again and again and the batsman have by now well caught on to that fact. Harbhajan moves towards off and slices it over backward point. Marsh rushes across and tries a tumbling stop but the ball goes through his grasp
48.4
1
Watson to Praveen, 1 run
full delivery but not a full toss, carved away to deep point region
48.3
4
Watson to Praveen, FOUR runs
What is happening out there. WAtson shrugs his shoulder in apology. It was another full toss and PK slams it to extra cover boundary.
48.2
4
Watson to Praveen, FOUR runs
Full toss well outside the off stump, PK reaches out to drive and edges it through vacant slip region. Crowd are going mad here
48.1
1
Watson to Harbhajan, 1 run
full delivery outside off, sliced away to covers where White makes a tumbling stop
end of over 4813 runs
IND: 264/7CRR: 5.50 • RRR: 14.50
Harbhajan Singh38 (27b 3x4 2x6)
Praveen Kumar30 (26b 3x4 1x6)
Peter Siddle 8-0-52-0
Shane Watson 9-0-50-2
47.6
1
Siddle to Harbhajan, 1 run
another yorker, dug out towards co ver, Ponting rushes forward and puts in a desperate dive but cant' reach it
47.5
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Siddle to Harbhajan, no run
yorker length delivery, goes past the attempted jab and between Harbhajan's legs
47.4
•
Siddle to Harbhajan, no run
now he moves to over the stumps. Really full delivery outside off, Harbhajan tries to squeeze it to third man but no wood on leather. Dot ball.
47.3
4
Siddle to Harbhajan, FOUR runs
Even better. It was full delivery - Siddle still operating from round the stumps - Habrhajan walks across, steadies himself, clears the front foot and some how manages to wrist it to deep backward square-leg boundary. Neatly done.
47.2
6
Siddle to Harbhajan, SIX runs
What a stunner! It was the waist-high full toss, from round the stumps, and Harbhajan just swatted it away over fine-leg boundary
47.1
1
Siddle to Praveen, 1 run
still from round the stumps, on the middle stump line, squeezed to backward point
47.1
1w
Siddle to Praveen, 1 wide
well down the leg side and Paine does well to collect it
42 from 18. Where is Keiron Pullhaaarrrrddddddd! [TM] (Said so memorably during the Champions League in the forum at caribbeancricket site) Meanwhile, Siddle to bowl now
end of over 478 runs
IND: 251/7CRR: 5.34 • RRR: 14.00
Praveen Kumar29 (25b 3x4 1x6)
Harbhajan Singh27 (22b 2x4 1x6)
Shane Watson 9-0-50-2
Nathan Hauritz 9-1-34-1
46.6
1
Watson to Praveen, 1 run
another full toss, hit hard but straight down to long-off
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