another excellent pull shot, wrong line and that disappears past square
Australia vs West Indies, 2nd ODI at Adelaide, Feb 09 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Adelaide, February 09, 2010, West Indies tour of Australia
170
(26.3/50 ov, T:171) 171/2
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 141 balls remaining)
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So that makes it 2-0 in Australia's favour. Ponting seals the win with a pull over square leg to a long hop. Bollinger is the Man of the Match. Thanks for tuning in today. Do come back and see us for game three on February 12. Bye for now!
26.3
4
Deonarine to Ponting, FOUR runs
26.2
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Deonarine to Ponting, no run
leans into a drive but cannot beat the man at cover
26.1
1
Deonarine to Clarke, 1 run
down the pads, Clarke shuffles and works it away for a single
end of over 264 runs
AUS: 166/2CRR: 6.38 • RRR: 0.20
Ricky Ponting53 (53b 7x4 2x6)
Michael Clarke26 (27b 3x4)
Kieron Pollard 4-0-28-0
Narsingh Deonarine 1-0-6-0
25.6
•
Pollard to Ponting, no run
back of a length on off stump and Ponting turns it to midwicket
25.5
2
Pollard to Ponting, 2 runs
uses his crease to counter the inswing with a flowing push to long-on
25.4
•
Pollard to Ponting, no run
on the pads, turned away straight to midwicket
25.3
•
Pollard to Ponting, no run
bit shorter, back goes Ponting to force it to the man at cover
25.2
1
Pollard to Clarke, 1 run
comes across and whips the ball out to deep midwicket
25.1
•
Pollard to Clarke, no run
onto the front foot and driving through to point
25.1
1w
Pollard to Clarke, 1 wide
slides way down the leg side
end of over 256 runs
AUS: 162/2CRR: 6.48 • RRR: 0.36
Ricky Ponting51 (49b 7x4 2x6)
Michael Clarke25 (25b 3x4)
Narsingh Deonarine 1-0-6-0
Kieron Pollard 3-0-24-0
24.6
4
Deonarine to Ponting, FOUR runs
marginally short and Ponting rocks back to pull over midwicket and up comes his half-century in good time
24.5
1
Deonarine to Clarke, 1 run
tossed up, driven down the ground
24.4
•
Deonarine to Clarke, no run
no turn, gets across and pushes to midwicket
24.3
•
Deonarine to Clarke, no run
better length and Clarke defends off the back foot
24.2
1
Deonarine to Ponting, 1 run
again comes out and clips the ball away
24.1
•
Deonarine to Ponting, no run
tossed up, Ponting on-drives the ball to midwicket
Ponting has turned it on in the batting Powerplay. Fun to watch. Here's Deonarine.
end of over 2414 runs
AUS: 156/2CRR: 6.50 • RRR: 0.57
Ricky Ponting46 (46b 6x4 2x6)
Michael Clarke24 (22b 3x4)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-24-0
Nikita Miller 5-0-24-0
23.6
1
Pollard to Ponting, 1 run
now he slashes at one pitched up outside off and edges to third man
23.5
6
Pollard to Ponting, SIX runs
maximum! Excellent timing from Ponting, pulling off the front foot and getting it over deep backward square leg, he just picked the length and used the wrists
23.4
1
Pollard to Clarke, 1 run
walks across toward off again and brushes the ball to square leg
23.3
4
Pollard to Clarke, FOUR runs
takes on the short ball with a lovely pirouette, pulling in front of square
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