Central Zone vs West Zone, at Ahmedabad, Feb 25 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
(D/N), Ahmedabad, February 25, 2007, Deodhar Trophy
(43/50 ov, T:235) 237/7

West Zone won by 3 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)

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Over43
7 runs
WEZ 237/7CRR: 5.51
Amol Muzumdar 32 (41b 2x4)Abhishek Nayar 10 (12b)
Shalabh Srivastava3/53 (9)

Players shake hands as they head for the pavilion. Good knock by Jaffer and Kanitkar. Mazumdar in the end played well to finish the game, excellent win for West Zone.

This is Binoy George signing off, please join me again tomorrow at 13:30 IST for the live coverage of match 2 of the Deodhar Trophy between East Zone and South Zone.

42.6
4
Srivastava to Muzumdar, FOUR runs

moves forward and times the ball wonderfully well, driven through the covers, the ball races along the turf to the fence to bring the winning runs. West Zone win by 3 wickets.

42.5
Srivastava to Muzumdar, no run

cannot get the placement, driven straight to extra-cover

2 runs required

42.4
Srivastava to Muzumdar, no run

defended to the on side

coming round the wicket

42.3
3
Srivastava to Nayar, 3 runs

good shot, times it well, moves slightly back and punches it down the ground to long on

42.2
Srivastava to Nayar, no run

pitched up delivery outside the off stump, driven back to the bowler

42.1
Srivastava to Nayar, no run

digs in a short one, pulls out of the shot

Over42
6 runs
WEZ 230/7CRR: 5.47  RRR: 0.62
Amol Muzumdar 28 (38b 1x4)Abhishek Nayar 7 (9b)
RP Singh1/54 (9)
41.6
Singh to Muzumdar, no run
41.6
1w
Singh to Muzumdar, 1 wide

short and wide outside the off stump, signalled wide

41.5
1
Singh to Nayar, 1 run

short ball pulled away behind square leg, could have gone for the second run, poor running

41.4
2
Singh to Nayar, 2 runs

width offerred outside the off stump, cut away nicely past the backward-point to the deep

41.4
1w
Singh to Nayar, 1 wide

full and wide outside the off stump

41.3
Singh to Nayar, no run

driven frimly to mid on straight to the fielder

41.2
Singh to Nayar, no run

driven firmly back down the track, half stopped by RP Singh on his follow-through

41.1
1
Singh to Muzumdar, 1 run

worked through the vacant midwicket for a single

Over41
5 runs
WEZ 224/7CRR: 5.46  RRR: 1.22
Amol Muzumdar 29 (36b 1x4)Abhishek Nayar 4 (5b)
Shalabh Srivastava3/46 (8)
40.6
1
Srivastava to Muzumdar, 1 run

wide outside the off stump, stretches and pushes to cover, the fielder from point dives and makes a desperate effort to stop the ball, he half-stops it as he cannot prevent the single

40.5
1
Srivastava to Nayar, 1 run

worked to fine leg

40.4
Srivastava to Nayar, no run

good ball angled in, strikes the pad, loud appeal turned down, looked close though

40.4
2nb
Srivastava to Muzumdar, (no ball) 1 run

digs in a short one, up on his toes and opens the face off the bat and plays to backward-point

40.3
Srivastava to Muzumdar, no run

width outside the off stump, cut straight to Karthik along the ground at backward-point

40.2
Srivastava to Muzumdar, no run

slower delivery angled across, waits on the back foot and drives to backward-point

40.1
1
Srivastava to Nayar, 1 run

full toss worked behind square leg to the deep