Scotland(me) vs. India A, Green Pitch, Hard mode, 50 overs match.
India A first innings:
All Out for 159(40.2 overs)
D.Mongiab P.Hoffman18(26 balls 2*4)
D.S.Jadhavlbw G.Hamilton37(69 balls 1*4)
M.S.Dhonirunout2(4 balls)
S.Sriramc C.English b G.Hamilton19(31 balls 1*4)
R.Powarb G.Maiden21(44 balls 1*4)
Y.V.Raorunout22(24 balls 2*4)
A.Rayudub G.Maiden0(2 balls)
S.Bahutulec C.Wright b G.Maiden4(10 balls)
R.Powarrunout2(7 balls)
A.Bhandari*3(23 balls)
A.Salvirunout7(21 balls 1*4)
P.Hoffman 8 overs, 0 maidens, 37 runs, 1 wkt.
J.Blain 6 overs, 0 maidens, 21 runs, 0 wkt.
C.Wrigh 8 overs, 0 maidens, 35 runs, 0 wkt.
G.Hamilton 6.2 overs, 0 maidens, 30 runs, 2 wkt.
R.Watson 3 overs, 0 maidens, 10 runs, 0 wkt.
G.Maiden 8 overs, 0 maidens, 17 runs, 3 wkt.
D.Brown 1 overs, 0 maidens, 2 runs, 0 wkt.
The batsmen losing their way once again in the middle overs. Even though it was a Green Pitch, G.Maiden(Off Spin) was my most succesful bowler. This is mainly because of the three quick wickets he took and the fact that half his overs came against the tail. Here are my observations:
1)The batsmen tries to run down almost anything short and aimed at middle and leg down to third man. They usually miss, which is ok for the pacers, but not for the spinner(this is the way Maiden picked up those two bowleds, leg stump knocked back, identical ball and shot in the same over.)
2)The innings was very well paced, some batsmen going defensively and some aggresively, and they often played different shots to identical deleveries.
3) Too many edges are falling short. This needs to be fixed.
4)Again, a large variety of shots being played, some getting runs and other wickets. Sriram got out trying to straight drive and was caught at mid-off and Bahutule trying to heve over midwicket and was caught there by the skipper.
Obviously they would have scored more if it wasn't for the runout bug(I was using the Scotland.exe by BarmyArmy) and would have liked to see what the batsmen did in the last 10. The Tailenders really struggled to score(as you can see) and Salvi's four was an edge over the keeper!
Overall a good patch but the edges have to be tweaked.
EDIT:Forgot to mention, the run-out of Dhoni was a direct hit.