there it is! fraction short, Dhoni quickly goes back and punches it down to long-on for that all important single, India win by 4 wickets.
India vs England, 4th ODI at Kochi, Apr 06 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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4th ODI, Kochi, April 06, 2006, England tour of India
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And with that they have notched up yet another home series win!
238 was always going to be hard total to defend, England hung in there till the end, they tried their hearts out and exerted maximum pressure but the batsmen were up to the task and in the end they reached the target with 2.4 overs to spare.
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Sehwag and Dravid started off well and they laid the foundation for a clinical run chase, England bowlers struggled to produce the breakthroughs when needed and the game quickly slipped away from them with Yuvraj and Raina getting into the act.
Yuvraj Singh gets the man of the match award for the two key wickets he took earlier in the day and the 48 runs he scored.
That's all we have for you today, until next time this is Sajan Nair signing off.
47.2
1
Batty to Dhoni, 1 run
47.1
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Batty to Dhoni, no run
wide outside the off stump, Dhoni gets across a long way and punches it back to the bowler
end of over 472 runs
IND: 237/6CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 0.33
Ramesh Powar2 (10b)
MS Dhoni9 (11b 1x4)
Matthew Hoggard 9-0-59-0
Gareth Batty 8-0-40-0
India require another 1 run with 4 wickets and 18 balls remaining.
46.6
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Hoggard to Powar, no run
good length delivery, punched straight down the track to the mid-on region and that's the end of the over
46.5
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Hoggard to Powar, no run
full and on the stumps, attempted yorker, Powar forces it away towards midwicket
46.4
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Hoggard to Powar, no run
off-cutter, Powar fails to make contact and the ball goes through to the keeper
46.3
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Hoggard to Powar, no run
driven straight back down the track, Hoggard gets a touch on it
46.3
1w
Hoggard to Powar, 1 wide
high bouncer and that's rightly called a wide - scores are level!
46.2
1
Hoggard to Dhoni, 1 run
another short rising delivery on the stumps, pulled away behind square for a single, just two more needed now!
46.1
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Hoggard to Dhoni, no run
short rising delivery on the middle and off stump line, Dhoni stands tall on the back-foot and defends it down on the off side
end of over 463 runs
IND: 235/6CRR: 5.10 • RRR: 0.75
Ramesh Powar2 (6b)
MS Dhoni8 (9b 1x4)
Gareth Batty 8-0-40-0
Matthew Hoggard 8-0-57-0
Just three more need now!
45.6
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Batty to Powar, no run
turned away towards midwicket
45.5
1
Batty to Dhoni, 1 run
slightly short, Dhoni stands tall on the back-foot and punches it down to long-off, yet another easy single added to the total
45.4
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Batty to Dhoni, no run
slightly short and bit wide outside the off stump, Dhoni cuts hard but fails to make contact
45.3
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Batty to Dhoni, no run
driven back down the track
45.2
1
Batty to Powar, 1 run
another flighted delivery outside the off stump, Powar fetches it from outside the off stump and places it wide of the fielder at mid-on
45.1
1
Batty to Dhoni, 1 run
tossed up wide outside the off stump, driven down to long-off for an easy single
end of over 458 runs
IND: 232/6CRR: 5.15 • RRR: 1.20
MS Dhoni6 (5b 1x4)
Ramesh Powar1 (4b)
Matthew Hoggard 8-0-57-0
James Anderson 10-1-52-2
India require another 6 runs with 4 wickets and 30 balls remaining.
Batty back into the attack now.
44.6
1
Hoggard to Dhoni, 1 run
driven wide of the fielder at mid-on, quick single and Dhoni retains the strike
44.5
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Hoggard to Dhoni, no run
turned away straight to the fielder at midwicket
44.4
4
Hoggard to Dhoni, FOUR runs
good length delivery, close to the off stump line, Dhoni leans well forward and drives it away past the diving fielder at extra cover, crowd erupts!!! India need just 7 more runs to wrap this up!
44.3
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Hoggard to Dhoni, no run
full and on the pads, clipped away straight to the fielder at midwicket
44.2
1
Hoggard to Powar, 1 run
good length delivery outside the off stump, Powar makes room and drives hard, ball clips inside edge and races away to deep fine leg
44.1
1
Hoggard to Dhoni, 1 run
pitched up and angling in, driven away to deep midwicket, just a single
44.1
1w
Hoggard to Dhoni, 1 wide
high bouncer and that's called a wide - 13 more needed now
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