gamerkid22
National Board President
England got a good total on the board thanks to Pietersen
England have finally done it this time as they got a good total on the board and it may well turn out to be a winning total .England scored 273 in their alloted 50 overs by losing 9 wickets and were really lucky to play the 50 overs as M.Panesar survied for 4 overs in which he faced just 6 balls as most of the strike was taken by Pietersen. Kevin Pietersen ...England's hero scored a magnificant 154 off just 132 balls with 10 fours and 7 massive sixes and remained unbeaten till the end.
Chris Read gave a good support to Kevin Pietersen and joined 43 runs partnership for the 6th wicket by then Chris Read was trapped LBW by a quicker delivery of Munaf Patel. Munaf patel took his 2nd wicket of the match and now England's tail was exposed. Sajud Mahmood was the next man in and still there were 10 overs remaining in the innings and England needed him to stay till the end and support Pietersen. But Ajit Agarkar shattered England's hope as Sajid Mahmood nicked an outswinger of Agarkar and Sehwag made no mistakes with the catch .
On S.Mahmood's Wicket:That was certainly good bowling and foolish batting ...Agarkar bowled a typical outswinger and Mahmood chased it and the end result was a thick edge to V.Sehwag in the slips.
Wickets falling for England :
Read's Wicket ( Animated Hawkeye):
England's tail was totally exposed and all Indians needed was to pick up 3 wickets and bowl England out . Pietersen was batting nicely and was looking to take most of the strike while Harmison was just trying to place the ball in the infield and run for a quick single. This trick worked for just 2 balls as Rahul Dravid changed the field and got Raina and Kaif in the infield and were charging in for catch . Harmison again placed on of the offside and went for a quick single again but this time Kaif was even quicker than Harmison and he threw at the stumps in a bink of an eye and got a direct hit to see Harmison walking back to the pavilion. J.Lewis came in survied for a few balls but then he went for a slog sweep and managed to get a top edge and giving a simple catch to Dravid.
9 Wickets Down:
M.Panesar was the enxt man in and K.Pietersen wanted him to survive till the end . He played on himself and kept Panesar off strike on most of the deliveries. When the opportunity was there Panesar went for his shots but managed to pick up 1'2 and 2's only but the impostrant part was that he was preserving his wicket . Pietersen blasted in the in end and reached his 150 in great fassion . This was one of the best innings and he remained unbeaten on 154 off just 132 balls with 10 fours and 7 massive Sixes. England played their 50 overs and scored 273 runs by losing wickets . England are in a comanding position in the match but don't forget that this track is good to bat on and Bangladesh had also shown good fightback on this track.
Pietersen Unbraten on 154:
Scorecard:
England : 273/9 ( 50 overs )
K.Pieterson: not out 154(132)10 Fours 7 Sixes
Come on India.. :happy
