PK hasn't had to move an inch at long-on to take this catch. The slower ball does it for India, Mills looks to hit this out of the ground but finds long-on
India vs New Zealand, 6th Match at Dambulla, Aug 25 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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6th Match (D/N), Dambulla, August 25, 2010, Sri Lanka Triangular Series
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Munaf Patel has won a bike here, and PK has started riding it. He is doing wheelies with it. With Munaf riding pillion. Whoa. Well, that, as they say, is that from us. Do join us for the final
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Viru Sehwag is MoM, he says: Today was a much better wicket to bat on. [Didn't seem like that from how the others batted]. I felt really disappointed when I got out because I could have taken us through to 270 or more. It is pleasing if centuries lead to victories. I ted to score hundreds in 100 or less than 100 balls, so that gives us the time. Looking forward to the Sri Lanka match - we lost the last one badly."
MS Dhoni says: "He is the only batsman who seems to be middling the ball. It was really good to bat with him. In the previous game too he scored 99, the this century was big too. In the second half of the game, the bowlers did the job for us. We give PK the new ball because he is a swing bowler and he has good control over his swing. Ashish is usually good. Munaf did a good job too. Mills told me he is taking Powerplay, and I arranged my field accordingly, and forgot to look at the umpire. When we asked in the fith over, how many overs left, the umpires said the Powerplay is not even on. But Mills stood by his word, and it was sorted out." So, basically Mills forgot to tell the umpires, but stood by his word.
Ross Taylor says: "The way Sehwag batted, it took the game away from us. The way they bowled, they bowled full and straight, they made us make tough decisions. Praveen Kumar was special. The ball has been swinging all through the tournament. Back to the drawing board. Thanks a lot to Sri Lanka Cricket."
So even after Mills's late entertainment, India have won comprehensively, making it to yet another Sri Lanka-India match. Yeah you heard it right. Back to the match. Jeff writes in, "15 single digit scores in this match, is this some kind of a record?" Will check that later
30.1
W
Nehra to Mills, OUT
Kyle Mills c Kumar b Nehra 52 (35b 7x4 3x6 47m) SR: 148.57
end of over 302 runs
NZ: 118/9CRR: 3.93 • RRR: 5.30
Andy McKay3 (12b)
Kyle Mills52 (34b 7x4 3x6)
Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-21-1
Ashish Nehra 6-1-10-1
29.6
•
Jadeja to McKay, no run
and again, smeared into the pads, no run
29.5
•
Jadeja to McKay, no run
flat into the pads, beats him
29.4
•
Jadeja to McKay, no run
big appeal for lbw, but it is spinning away, and has only about kissed the pad on the way to the pad. Impossible to call for the ump
29.3
•
Jadeja to McKay, no run
full ball, driven to long-off
29.2
2
Jadeja to McKay, 2 runs
steered past short third man... Mills thinks of a single but comes back for two
29.1
•
Jadeja to McKay, no run
defended off the front foot by McKay
Jadeja comes back
end of over 294 runs
NZ: 116/9CRR: 4.00 • RRR: 5.14
Kyle Mills52 (34b 7x4 3x6)
Andy McKay1 (6b)
Ashish Nehra 6-1-10-1
Praveen Kumar 8-2-34-3
28.6
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Nehra to Mills, no run
quick delivery, back of a length, beats him, but it sails over the stumps
28.5
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Nehra to Mills, no run
looks to go along the ground this time, but can't beat that four-men cover ring
28.4
4
Nehra to Mills, FOUR runs
fifty for Mills! Thanks for the entertainment. Opens the face and lofts it over the cover ring. Fifty off 32 balls
28.3
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Nehra to Mills, no run
slower ball, beats him, but it bounces in front of Dhoni, and it seems to have hit that injured middle finger of his right hand. Grimace. Pain. Audible pain
28.2
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Nehra to Mills, no run
down the leg side, kisses the pad, hence not a wide
28.1
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Nehra to Mills, no run
full and wide outside off, beaten
Hold-up. MS Dhoni seems to have imagined the Batting Powerplay is on. Umpires and New Zealand batsmen seem to suggest nothing of that sort happened. Actually it is agreed that the Powerplay is on, but nobody seems to know how many restriction overs have been bowled. Still walkie-talkies are out. And Asad Rauf announces, "MS, last over of the Powerplay." Funny how we missed it too. Quite crazily, Dhoni introduced Jadeja along with the Powerplay
end of over 2817 runs
NZ: 112/9CRR: 4.00 • RRR: 5.09
Kyle Mills48 (28b 6x4 3x6)
Andy McKay1 (6b)
Praveen Kumar 8-2-34-3
Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-19-1
27.6
1
Praveen to Mills, 1 run
hit powerfully again, just wide of mid-off. Nehra makes a diving save, Mills retains strike
27.5
4
Praveen to Mills, FOUR runs
shot! Mills take NZ past Sehwag's 110! Makes room, has ages to set himself up for this slower ball and he flat-bats it between bowler and mid-off. Lovely entertainment from Mills
27.4
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Praveen to Mills, no run
another bouncer, this time Mills pulls out of the pull shot
27.3
2
Praveen to Mills, 2 runs
slower ball, played uppishly, falls short of Nehra at mid-off, and they take two off the misfield
27.2
6
Praveen to Mills, SIX runs
flat flat six! Lovely pull shot! Backs away again, PK looks to bounce him, and doesn't have the pace to do so, and he has murdered it over square leg. NZ five short of Sehwag's 110
27.1
4
Praveen to Mills, FOUR runs
backs away, PK follows him with a short ball, and he pulls it past short fine leg, Mills is enjoying here
end of over 2713 runs
NZ: 95/9CRR: 3.51 • RRR: 5.60
Andy McKay1 (6b)
Kyle Mills31 (22b 4x4 2x6)
Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-19-1
Praveen Kumar 7-2-17-3
26.6
•
Jadeja to McKay, no run
full ball, played back to the bowler
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