Rohan Gavaskar finishes the match in style unbeaten on 79, East Zone win by 1 wicket.
We have witnessed a thriller, East Zone winning by one wicket of the final ball of the innings. It has been a wonderful match. Please join me ( Binoy George) again tomorrow for the
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good shot, driven to wide long on, comes back for the second run to win the match
2 required from 1 ball
beats the outside edge, was looking to drive the ball through the off side, Gavaskar from the non-striker's end calls Bose for a run, Naidu throws the ball to Sahabuddin, who runs out Bose.
once again beats the bat outside the off stump
fine leg and thirdman out in the deep, all the other fielders are inside the circle
short delivery outside the off stump, beats the outside edge
2 needed from 4 balls
Laxman bringing the fielders in from the deep
on the legs flicked to square leg
the fielder at thirdman chose the wrong end to throw
opens the face off the bat and plays to the left of the thirdman
5 required from 6 balls
It will be Sahabuddin to bowl the final over
smashes it down the ground to long on, Gavaskar gets the strike
a bad mistake from Rowland
short ball, Gavaskar pulls it down the ground to long on fence, as Rowland had gone the wrong way for the ball as the ball goes into the fence
moves across in line and works to square leg for an easy single
11 runs from 9 balls
This is exciting stuff
short ball pulled in the air to long on for a single
runs it down to thirdman for a single
third umpire, red light flashes
short ball, Diwakar goes for the pull, misses it, strikes him on the helmet, he has no clue where the ball has gone, takes off for a single, it went to point, Venugopal picks up the ball and throws to Naidu, who gets rid of the stumps, referred to the t
13 runs required from 12 balls
lot of discussion between Laxman and the bowler
It will be Vinay Kumar to bowl
short ball pulled in the air behind square leg, not a well timed shot.
short in length, chopped to the ground on the off side, they take a single
mishits a short ball to Laxman at midwicket, on the bounce
cuts and misses outside the off stump, there was width there to hit
driven straight down the ground to long off, Rowland does well to pick up the ball and throw, restricts to one
takes the risk and lofts it over the mid on to the deep, Rowland runs after it and fields it
it is back to run a ball
18 required from 18 balls
Sahabuddin comes back
pushes to cover and takes the single
moves forward and pushes gently to extra-cover for an easy single
