India vs Netherlands, 25th Match, Group B at Delhi, Mar 09 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
25th Match, Group B (D/N), Delhi, March 09, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup
(36.3/50 ov, T:190) 191/5

India won by 5 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)

yuvraj-singh
Player Of The Match
51* (73) & 2/43
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Critics will murmur about India's approach in this game. Their fans will say India have got out of the game with two points. Please hang on for quotes from post-match ceremony.

Borren: "At 100 for 4, you never know .. sneak a couple and ... to get back from the start given by Sehwag and Tendulkar to get it to 100 for 4 .. I am proud of my boys.Peter Seelaar won't forget tonight. It came against a serious batting line-up.

Two games that are coming up are big games for us; tonight will gives us confidence."

Dhoni: "Quite a few objectives were achieved. There are still some areas we need to improve. The Powerplay overs. The lower order shouldn't have come in to finish this off. Its always better to use the spinners up front and use the fast bowlers later with the old ball. Apart from the last over, Piyush has bowled well. we have seen patches of brilliance from him; he bowled well in the warm-up game. I don't mind chasing or batting first as long we are winning. Sehwag and Tendulkar are the pick of our batting. We rely a lot on the start. The batting line-up we have is a good mix."

Man of the match is Yuvraj Singh: "Last year was full of injuries; i was coming ni and going out Happy to be back in form. My job is the play the middle overs and try to take the team to the end. I have been bowling well. Nice to contribute."

That's it from us. Good bye and good luck

36.3
4
Kruger to Yuvraj, FOUR runs

Yuvraj reaches his 50 and India cross the line with a powerful whippy flick to the square-leg boundary

36.2
Kruger to Yuvraj, no run

low full toss, smashed towards midwicket where a superb diving save is done

36.1
Kruger to Yuvraj, no run

full delivery around off, pushed out to mid-on

Over36
1 run
IND 187/5CRR: 5.19  RRR: 0.21
MS Dhoni 19 (40b 2x4)Yuvraj Singh 47 (70b 6x4)
Ryan ten Doeschate0/38 (7)
35.6
Ryan ten Doeschate to Dhoni, no run

banged in short and it has been shoved past square-leg.. easy chance to take the single but they don't. Dhoni wants Yuvraj to take strike and hit his 50

35.5
Ryan ten Doeschate to Dhoni, no run

moves in from outside off, another defensive block

35.4
Ryan ten Doeschate to Dhoni, no run

full in length, on off and middle, defended to cover

35.3
Ryan ten Doeschate to Dhoni, no run

stays back to defend to cover

35.2
1
Ryan ten Doeschate to Yuvraj, 1 run

a slower one, Yuvraj drags it down to deep midwicket

35.1
Ryan ten Doeschate to Yuvraj, no run

short in length, punched to mid-on

Batting Powerplay taken

Over35
14 runs
IND 186/5CRR: 5.31  RRR: 0.26
MS Dhoni 19 (36b 2x4)Yuvraj Singh 46 (68b 6x4)
Bradley Kruger0/19 (3)
34.6
4
Kruger to Dhoni, FOUR runs

strays to the pads and Dhoni helps it along to the fine-leg region to collect another boundary and India inch close to the winning line

34.5
1
Kruger to Yuvraj, 1 run

tucks this past square-leg for a signle

34.4
4
Kruger to Yuvraj, FOUR runs

Smashed! Yuvraj nearly decapitated Dhoni with a drilled drive and smiles as he sees Dhoni get down on to the ground to evade the missile

34.3
1
Kruger to Dhoni, 1 run

short in length, goes back to clip it past square-leg

34.2
Kruger to Dhoni, no run

gets forward to smash it but straight to mid-off

34.1
4
Kruger to Dhoni, FOUR runs

starts off with a whipped on drive through wide mid-on region

Over34
2 runs
IND 172/5CRR: 5.05  RRR: 1.12
Yuvraj Singh 41 (66b 5x4)MS Dhoni 10 (32b)
Ryan ten Doeschate0/37 (6)

DRinks break

33.6
Ryan ten Doeschate to Yuvraj, no run

slow off cutter, defended to cover

33.5
Ryan ten Doeschate to Yuvraj, no run

goes for the pull but mistimes it to short midwicket

33.4
Ryan ten Doeschate to Yuvraj, no run

reaches across to tap to backward point

33.3
1
Ryan ten Doeschate to Dhoni, 1 run

shortish, bit of width outside off, cut away to sweeper cover

33.2
1
Ryan ten Doeschate to Yuvraj, 1 run

droves this for a single to bring Dhoni on strike