Game over. Fired in full and straight, Anderson misses the attempted paddle. Hawk eye suggets it would have turned and missed the off stump. India have won by 158 runs.
India vs England, 1st ODI at Rajkot, Nov 14 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI, Rajkot, November 14, 2008, England tour of India
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Massive win. Sehwag indulged, Gambhir enjoyed himself, and Yuvraj Singh dazzled the senses with a blistering attack to propel India to a match-winning total. Zaheer and Munaf pushed England on the back foot and the chase went nowhere. KP and Bopara hit fifties but it was too little and too late.
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Hang on for post-match ceremony.
Pietersen: At the end of the day when you stand up and watch innings like Yuvraj - Sehwag and Gambhir also played well, you just have to say well played guys. The pitch was a perfect batting beauty. They played superb cricket today. We have to regroup and sort things out. There are six games still left.
Dhoni: We want to start on a good note. We also wanted to field but the pitch didn't do much. It was a fantastic start given by Sehwag, Gambhir and Raina. And Yuvraj was fantastic. That kind of innings just takes you through. The bowlers bowled well. Yuvraj stood out as individual. It's tough to set a target - you don't know when to take the powerplay, most of the teams will take from 35 to 40.
Zaheer and Munaf bowled on the right areas; it was a wicket where you had to bowl a bit up. it was not a hit-the-deck wicket. After their spell, the game was ours totally. Just go back and enjoy for a day. Then regroup and practice.
Man of the Match Yuvraj : "It has been a hard couple of bad months. Didnt have a good last series and was not in the Test series. Sat down and thought about what I need to do to improve. The rate at which I carried on, this is one of my best knocks in ODI. I didn't have to run, i just pressed the pedal. Guys around me like Raina helped and before Viru and Gambhir gave a good start. It was a great batting wicket. I pulled a muscle in the back; will try to get fit for the next game."
Yuvraj gets the man of the match and gets a bike. Dhoni can't wait for Yuvraj to get down as he gets on to drive the bike!
Let the boys drive. That's it from us. On behalf of Binoy George, this is Sriram Veera signing off. Thanks for logging on. Alvida!
37.4
W
Pathan to Anderson, OUT
James Anderson lbw b Pathan 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 0
37.3
1
Pathan to Bopara, 1 run
drags it to deep midwicket for a single
37.2
6
Pathan to Bopara, SIX runs
reaches his fifty and sends notice to KP with a slog sweep.
37.1
4
Pathan to Bopara, FOUR runs
flighted outside off stump, driven through covers. Superbly struck.
end of over 3711 runs
ENG: 218/9CRR: 5.89 • RRR: 13.07
James Anderson0 (3b)
Ravi Bopara43 (35b 1x4 4x6)
Harbhajan Singh 8-0-47-1
Virender Sehwag 9-0-68-1
36.6
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Harbhajan to Anderson, no run
leans forward to defend to the off side
36.5
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Harbhajan to Anderson, no run
goes for the cut but can't connect
36.4
•
Harbhajan to Anderson, no run
on the back foot, pushed to the off side
36.3
1
Harbhajan to Bopara, 1 run
36.2
4
Harbhajan to Bopara, FOUR runs
goes back to cut through cover point for a boundary
36.1
6
Harbhajan to Bopara, SIX runs
almost holed up at deep midwicket. It was slog swept to the boundary and Rohit dives over the ropes and lands on his elbow. It could have been dangerous.. Careful boy.
end of over 3615 runs • 2 wickets
ENG: 207/9CRR: 5.75 • RRR: 12.92
Ravi Bopara32 (32b 3x6)
Virender Sehwag 9-0-68-1
Harbhajan Singh 7-0-36-1
35.6
W
Sehwag to Bopara, OUT
Harmison is run out. It was turned to Harbhajan Singh at short fine-leg and they go for the risky single. The throw comes in right on target and Dhoni breaks the stumps.
Steve Harmison run out (Harbhajan Singh/†Dhoni) 0 (0b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
35.5
6
Sehwag to Bopara, SIX runs
biffed away. He went down on his knee and didn't propose. But sent the ball soaring over midwicket
35.4
6
Sehwag to Bopara, SIX runs
friendly full toss and Bopara clubs it to deep midwicket boundary
35.3
W
Sehwag to Broad, OUT
Again too much elevation and it drops into Gambhir's hands at long-on. Eight wickets down. Bopara now, no one is going to argue hopefully, left with tail enders
Stuart Broad c Gambhir b Sehwag 26 (25b 2x4 0x6 28m) SR: 104
35.2
2
Sehwag to Broad, 2 runs
on the middle and leg, Broad gets under it and swing it over midwicket. But gets more elevation than necessary but it drops safely in the cow corner
35.1
1
Sehwag to Bopara, 1 run
driven through the on side for a single
end of over 3510 runs
ENG: 192/7CRR: 5.48 • RRR: 13.06
Stuart Broad24 (23b 2x4)
Ravi Bopara19 (28b 1x6)
Harbhajan Singh 7-0-36-1
Virender Sehwag 8-0-53-0
34.6
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Harbhajan to Broad, no run
full toss, Broad can't put it away; hit back to the bowler
34.5
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Harbhajan to Broad, no run
slow through the air, Broad goes hard into the drive and mistimes it back to the bowler
34.4
1
Harbhajan to Bopara, 1 run
slower but on the leg stump line, swept to long leg
34.3
1
Harbhajan to Broad, 1 run
sliced off the outer edge to backward point region
34.2
4
Harbhajan to Broad, FOUR runs
fires in a full toss on the middle, Broad paddles it to the fine-leg boundary. Two in two. Next is what as that ad says
34.1
4
Harbhajan to Broad, FOUR runs
biffed over mid-on. Harbhajan flights it around off stump and Broad swings it over the infield
Alan Harrison: "To Tom Rand: however good Bopara was in county cricket last year, I seem to remember Broad being one of England's best batsmen in test cricket last year. It's debatable whether it is Bopara or Broad who is in with the tail at the moment, and whether Bopara at 8 or Broad at 9 is the bigger joke."
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