there it is! India win by four wickets! good length delivery on the pads and that's clipped over the fielder at midwicket
India vs England, 2nd ODI at Faridabad, Mar 31 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd ODI, Faridabad, March 31, 2006, England tour of India
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end of over 499 runs
IND: 230/6CRR: 4.69
Irfan Pathan12 (11b 1x4)
Suresh Raina81 (89b 8x4 1x6)
James Anderson 10-0-60-1
Andrew Flintoff 10-1-29-1
India reach the target with one over to spare and they now lead the seven match series 2-0.
It was a modest total but the England bowlers bowled beautifully and made a match out of it, Sehwag and Gambhir gave India a good solid start putting on 61 runs for the first wicket but India soon slipped to 92 for 5 in the span of just 11 overs and it looked like the England bowlers would have the final say...
but Raina and Dhoni had other plans, they added 118 runs for the 6th wicket and that put India back on top, they curbed their natural instinct and played the ball on the merit and in the end it turned out to be a match-winning partnership, Raina went on to make 81* runs for which he gets the Man of the Match award.
48.6
4
Anderson to Pathan, FOUR runs
48.5
2
Anderson to Pathan, 2 runs
driven away off the back-foot to the deep point region, easy two and the scores are level!
48.4
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Anderson to Pathan, no run
turned away towards midwicket
48.3
1
Anderson to Raina, 1 run
driven down to mid-off, quick single taken, direct hit would have been interesting
48.2
2
Anderson to Raina, 2 runs
driven down to long-on, Pathan calls for the second, runs hard and comfortably makes it back for the second
48.1
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Anderson to Raina, no run
yorker and Raina digs it out well, ball rolls back to the bowler
end of over 482 runs
IND: 221/6CRR: 4.60 • RRR: 3.00
Irfan Pathan6 (8b)
Suresh Raina78 (86b 8x4 1x6)
Andrew Flintoff 10-1-29-1
James Anderson 9-0-51-1
Just six more need now - India within striking distance of victory here!
47.6
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Flintoff to Pathan, no run
good length delivery, driven away towards cover
47.5
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Flintoff to Pathan, no run
slower ball, ends up as a low fulltoss outside the off stump, Pathan drives it straight to the fielder at backward point
47.4
1
Flintoff to Raina, 1 run
drifting down the leg side, Raina helps it down to fine leg for an easy single
47.3
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Flintoff to Raina, no run
fulltoss outside the off stump, probably the yorker gone wrong, was there to be hit but Raina finds the fielder at mid-off
47.2
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Flintoff to Raina, no run
good length delivery, angling across the left-hander, Raina plays it away towards point
47.1
1
Flintoff to Pathan, 1 run
short and wide outside the off stump, cut away well in front of point, just seven more needed now
end of over 478 runs
IND: 219/6CRR: 4.65 • RRR: 2.66
Irfan Pathan5 (5b)
Suresh Raina77 (83b 8x4 1x6)
James Anderson 9-0-51-1
Andrew Flintoff 9-1-27-1
46.6
1
Anderson to Pathan, 1 run
pulled away to deep square leg, easy single and Raina will retain the strike
46.5
1
Anderson to Raina, 1 run
punched down to mid-off, fielder is at the edge of the circle and an easy single is added to the total
46.4
2
Anderson to Raina, 2 runs
good length delivery, coming in with the angle, Raina gets forward and turns it away through midwicket, easy two added to the total, Pietersen is the fielder in the deep
46.4
1w
Anderson to Raina, 1 wide
full and drifting down the leg side, bowled from round the stumps
46.3
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Anderson to Raina, no run
fulltoss outside the off stump, Raina works it away towards midwicket, missed out there
46.2
1
Anderson to Pathan, 1 run
pitched up outside the off stump, driven straight back down the ground to the long-off region, easy single - just 13 more needed now!
46.1
2
Anderson to Pathan, 2 runs
short and wide outside the off stump, wrong line and length, Pathan nicely cuts it away to deep backward point for a brace
end of over 463 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 211/6CRR: 4.58 • RRR: 4.00
Irfan Pathan1 (2b)
Suresh Raina74 (80b 8x4 1x6)
Andrew Flintoff 9-1-27-1
Kabir Ali 7-0-50-0
India require another 16 runs with 4 wickets and 24 balls remaining.
45.6
1
Flintoff to Pathan, 1 run
good length delivery outside the off stump, driven well wide of the fielder at cover, Pathan off the mark with an easy single
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