North Zone never found themselves in trouble and they have done it in style with 7 wickets to spare. Gambhir came up with a patient knock but unlucky not to reach his century and along with Dhawan made the chase look quite easy. Thats it from us. Cheers and bye!
Central Zone vs North Zone, at Ahmedabad, Feb 27 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
(D/N), Ahmedabad, February 27, 2007, Deodhar Trophy
195
(34/50 ov, T:196) 197/3
North Zone won by 7 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
Over34
5 runs, 1 wicket
NOZ 197/3CRR: 5.79
Gautam Gambhir 95 (98b 13x4 1x6)Pankaj Dharmani 0 (0b)
Pankaj Singh2/55 (10)
33.6
4
Pankaj to Gambhir, FOUR runs
short ball outside off stump, cut away hard to point fence and North Zone reaches the target in style
33.5
•
Pankaj to Gambhir, no run
punched away on the back-foot to mid-off
Dharmani walks in but will be at the non-strikers end
33.4
W
Pankaj to S Dhawan, OUT
bouncer outside off stump, Dhawan was never in a position to pull, goes for the hook and gets the top edge, well-judged catch taken at fine leg by RP Singh
Shikhar Dhawan c Singh b Pankaj Singh 51 (73b 5x4 0x6) SR: 69.86
33.3
1
Pankaj to Gambhir, 1 run
glanced away to deep backward square leg
33.2
•
Pankaj to Gambhir, no run
short ball banged in, Gambhir tries to turn it away onside, gets the leading edge and balloons but falls safe in front of point fielder
33.1
•
Pankaj to Gambhir, no run
short ball around the off stump, defended to point and looks for a single but sent back by Dhawan
Over33
6 runs
NOZ 192/2CRR: 5.81Â Â RRR: 0.23
Shikhar Dhawan 51 (72b 5x4)Gautam Gambhir 90 (93b 12x4 1x6)
Piyush Chawla0/24 (4)
32.6
•
Chawla to S Dhawan, no run
flat in length, punched back to the bowler
32.5
4
Chawla to S Dhawan, FOUR runs
googly on the off stump, Dhawan sweeps it away to deep square leg fence
32.4
•
Chawla to S Dhawan, no run
turned away to mid-wicket
32.3
1
Chawla to Gambhir, 1 run
fuller in length, Gambhir swings it across but all along the ground to deep mid-wicket
32.2
•
Chawla to Gambhir, no run
yorker length ball, pushed away to cover
32.1
1
Chawla to S Dhawan, 1 run
punched away on the back-foot to long-on
Over32
16 runs
NOZ 186/2CRR: 5.81Â Â RRR: 0.55
Gautam Gambhir 89 (91b 12x4 1x6)Shikhar Dhawan 46 (68b 4x4)
Pankaj Singh1/50 (9)
31.6
6
Pankaj to Gambhir, SIX runs
short ball just outside off stump, Gambhir goes for the pull and gets the top edge, ball flies high and lands over the ropes
31.5
4
Pankaj to Gambhir, FOUR runs
short ball outside off stump, glided away fine to thirdman fence
31.4
4
Pankaj to Gambhir, FOUR runs
slower one and full in length outside off stump, Gambhir lofts it over the mid-off fielder
31.3
1
Pankaj to S Dhawan, 1 run
turned away on the back-foot to deep square leg
31.2
•
Pankaj to S Dhawan, no run
short ball outside off stump, Dhawan looks to cut and gets beaten
31.1
1
Pankaj to Gambhir, 1 run
Over31
7 runs
NOZ 170/2CRR: 5.48Â Â RRR: 1.36
Gautam Gambhir 74 (87b 10x4)Shikhar Dhawan 45 (66b 4x4)
Piyush Chawla0/18 (3)
30.6
1
Chawla to Gambhir, 1 run
turning into the pads, glanced away to fine leg
30.5
•
Chawla to Gambhir, no run
turned away on the back-foot to mid-wicket