it's all over, he is lbw, with a ball turning into him - hugs and handshakes all around, Uthappa, Mangela and Valthaty take out stumps as souvenirs
Air India R vs Air India B, Final at Bengaluru, Sep 08 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Final (D/N), Bengaluru, September 08, 2009, BCCI Corporate Trophy
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Phil sums up Air India Blues' day for us. "Blues for the Blue. What a horlicks they made of it all." Nonetheless what a monumental day for Air India, one of their teams has won the prestigious Corporate Trophy, and the other is runners-up. What a great last week of cricket we have had. The significance of this day cannot be missed - Air India winning this trophy on a day that another airline was struck by pilots' strike. The Maharaja, though, has struck back. Okay bye
Yuvraj Singh, winning captain Good toss to lose. Robin took a lot of responsibility, very mature, you can see improvement in his batting. I have more confidence on my bowling, spoke to Hirwani (coach) about it, he also gave me points.
Harbhajan Singh We took the right decision by bowling first, but two quick wickets in the middle lost us the game. It's great to see Robin performing, it's been a long time since I saw him bat like this, good to see him score a big hundred.
Chandan Madan, Man of the Series It was a good tournament for me. Great experience to have played with Dhoni and Harbhajan. Today it was a slow wicket, chasing 285 is not easy
Robin Uthappa, Man of the Match I enjoyed the way I batted out. Understanding the importance of singles. Thank God my season has started on a decent note.
41.5
W
Chavan to Sharma, OUT
Sonu Sharma lbw b Chavan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
41.4
W
Chavan to Madan, OUT
bowled him round the legs, Madan went too far across the stumps for the sweep, this pitched leg and straightened a touch to take the leg stump - well played Madan, but he ran out of partners
Chandan Madan b Chavan 85 (126b 9x4 0x6 171m) SR: 67.46
41.3
2
Chavan to Madan, 2 runs
short and wide and cut away wide of sweeper-cover for two
41.2
1
Chavan to Pankaj, 1 run
back of a length, pushed down the ground for one
41.1
1lb
Chavan to Madan, 1 leg bye
steps out, is hit in front but because he is out of the crease there is no shout
The match is gone for Blue but can Madan get a hundred?
end of over 417 runs
: 187/8CRR: 4.56 • RRR: 10.88
Pankaj Singh7 (14b 1x4)
Chandan Madan83 (123b 9x4)
Yuvraj Singh 10-0-30-3
40.6
•
Yuvraj to Pankaj, no run
sharp turn here, beats his bat but it is turning too much to shout for lbw
40.5
•
Yuvraj to Pankaj, no run
beats him outside off, just a bit of turn is enough to beat him
40.4
1
Yuvraj to Madan, 1 run
goes back and forces the ball down to long-off
40.3
4
Yuvraj to Madan, FOUR runs
short and into the body and pulled away without fuss
40.2
1
Yuvraj to Pankaj, 1 run
drives it past Yuvraj for one
40.1
1
Yuvraj to Madan, 1 run
almost a wicket first ball again, gets a leading edge, almost the back of the bat, but it falls short of long-off
Yuvraj to bowl his last over
end of over 406 runs
: 180/8CRR: 4.50 • RRR: 10.50
Pankaj Singh6 (11b 1x4)
Chandan Madan77 (120b 8x4)
Saurabh Netravalkar 8-0-40-1
39.6
4
Netravalkar to Pankaj, FOUR runs
fulltoss, driven away past mid-on
39.5
•
Netravalkar to Pankaj, no run
back over the wicket, angled across Pankaj who is beaten
39.4
1
Netravalkar to Madan, 1 run
hit hard, down and along the ground
39.3
1
Netravalkar to Pankaj, 1 run
angling in and he plays it towards midwicket
round the wicket now
39.2
•
Netravalkar to Pankaj, no run
back of a length and played back to the bowler
39.1
•
Netravalkar to Pankaj, no run
bouncer again, and he ducks under it
end of over 395 runs
: 174/8CRR: 4.46 • RRR: 10.09
Pankaj Singh1 (6b)
Chandan Madan76 (119b 8x4)
Dhawal Kulkarni 9-1-41-1
38.6
1
Kulkarni to Pankaj, 1 run
swinging yorker, he gets an inside edge and one run to keep strike
38.5
1
Kulkarni to Madan, 1 run
slower ball, turned around the corner for one
38.4
•
Kulkarni to Madan, no run
goes for the big shot, slower ball and misses it
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BCCI Corporate Trophy
Group A
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.405 |
| India Rev | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1.489 |
| Indian Tob | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.120 |
Group C
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Sports | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.972 |
| IOCXI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| AIPSSPB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.972 |
Group D
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India R | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.504 |
| IndCm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.032 |
| BSNL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.532 |