Story England's Journey to WorldCup-Ashes06-07 : 3rd Test (Perth)

[afridi25]

good win for pak. good story gamer. normally most people cover just there team. but u have gone the extra mile.

 

[aussie1st]

Kiwis had their chance to win that but again their batsmen have let them down.

 

[gamerkid22]

India v West Indies, Live from Ahmedabad
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David Gower:Hello and welcome to the another Group A's match of the Champions Trophy 2006, between India and West Indies .the crowd here is extremely noisy as the home team is playing and when India play at home the atmosphere for cricket is extremly electric. India have won their 1st match agaist England where Sachin scored a magnificant century and Dhoni and Kaif got a great century partnership which sealed victory for Indians .While on the other hand West Indies suffered defeat agaisnt Australia inspite of scoring 284 but Aussies reached the required target in 48 overs which was dissappointing for West Indies . Well now its India v West Indies and last time when India toured West Indies , India suffered 4-1 loss which was quite embarrassing and now India will like to take their revenge .Lets take a look at the match conditions and toss for todays match.

Match Conditions​

M.Atherton :This track is good for batting but the bowlers will have good time early on and then the track will be on the slower side and will help batting . The pitch will get slower and slower as the match progress and then it will be hard to get the ball away.

The Toss​

Ian Botham :India have won the toss and they decided to bat first .It a good decision and now India will have to pile a good score as Sehwag and Tendulkar walks out in the middle and we are all ready for the first ball of the match .

Indian Innings
Indian needed a good solid opening partnership but Sehwag was not in his best of form and Tendulkar was in terrific form having scored a century in the last match.Indians got the perfect start which was needed as Tendulkar started scoring in his typical way timimg the ball to perfection with perfect footwork and started getting boundaries at a good rate. Sehwag on the other hand was out of form and India needed him to get in some form but Bradshaw kept troubling him with his outswingers and his has the accuracy to pitch the ball in the same area again and again. Sehwag took some time before getting an move on and then smashed Taylor for a wonderful boundary through the covers . The 1st wicket partnership yqilded more than 50 runs and was the ideal start which India needed . But things changed around quickly . Sehwag was run out while he was on 32 .It was really the worst way to get out having done all the hard work and getting a start and then getting run out . Lara kept on switching his bowlers nicely . Pathan who was sent up the order again failed as he was trapped in front by Gayle. Soon Sachin reached his 50 and was looking more confident and now he needed to get a big score . On the other hand wickets kept on tumbling . Dravid didnt lat too long scoring only 20 runs while Yuvraj committed a terrible mess while running between the wickets. The pressure was building on Sachin and he tried to go for a big one but didn't got hold of it and was caught on the boundary for well made 69 runs. In the end M.Kaif sailed the ship for India as he score 42 runs in 46 balls with 9 fours and 1 six. His innings was vital in the end with the lower order batsmen and Indian managed to score 244 in their 50 overs which was really a good score on this wicket.

Tendulkar in terrific form

Indian Scorecard

West Indies Bowling card

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West Indies Innings
West Indies needed 245 runs to win this match which was not at all easy on this track . They started their innings with confidence as Chanderpaul and Gayle started getting easy boundaries on this nice and fast outfield .Gayle was taking the attack on the oppositions with his aggressive batting . Somehow the total was looking easy to chase. Indians needed to get the spinner on. Harbhajan Singh was introduced in the attack but it was of no use as Chanderpaul who is a good player of spin went after Harbhajan's bowling. Both Chanderpaul and Gayle got their half centuries and India were on the backfoot straightaway. But the breakthrough came finally for India as I.Pathan trapped Gayle in front and a good innings came to an end .But Lara was the next batsman and he started his innings with good condfidence . Lara didnt last too long as Tendulkar took a smart catch off the bwoling of M.Patel . Then suddenlt things turned India's way.Wicket kept on falling at regular intervals . Sreesanth the younster from Kerela was doing the trick . He dismissed Sarwan , Morton and D.Smith in his fine little spell of bowling and still had 2 overs left to be bowled in the depth . This youngster is a gem for India as he has got the match in India's favour . West Indies hit the panic button soon as Chanderpaul was involved in a huge mix-up with D.Bravo costing his wicket. Chanderpaul scored brilliant 76 runs but his side was in trouble. In the depth West Indies were struggling and the match situation was tight . Indians were good in their feild and were not allowing easy runs for West Indies . Sreesanth was brough back in the depth . Pressure was on both sides but Sreesanth handled it well and he got the all important wicket of M.Samuels and sent C.Baugh back to the pavillion in the same over. Indians started celebrating and West Indies lost the match by a small margin of 16 runs. Indian pulled the match right inthe depth thanks to the youngster S.Sreesanth from Kerela who bowled beautifully today picking up 5 wickets..

India Won

West Indies Scorecard

India's Bowling card

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Man Of The Match
Man Of The Match went to S.Sreesanth for his wonderful bowling spell of 10-0-58-5

Result
India win by 16 runs
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Next Match : Pakistan v South Arfica, Chandigarh (Winner will qualify for the next round)

 

[m_vaughan]

Excellent win for India. You should post the bowling stats as well.

 

[gamerkid22]

Excellent win for India. You should post the bowling stats as well.

Your wish is my command

 

[gaurav_indian]

Good win for India.Keep it up.

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Good win for India! Well...I hope Pak wins the next match! Go Pakistan!

 

[Simbazz]

Sachin and Kiaf took it away from WI there, but they didnt bat very well.

Great presentation Gamer as always

 

[surendar]

Yes yes yes.. Its Sachin :happy Great bowling be Sreesanth too! Nice win for India!

 

[Jaztheman]

Nice win for india, but i want them and pakistan to win!:happy

 

[gamerkid22]

Pakistan v South Arfica,, Live from Chandigarh
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David Gower:Hello and welcome to the final match of Group B of the Champions Trophy 2006, between Pakistan and South Africa .Pakistan made a solid comeback in this tournament beating NewZealand comfortably on a track which helped the swing bowlers. Pakistan openers did a good job playing nicely in the start and getting crucial 80 runs and then the middle order scored some useful runs to get the total just over 200 and then Pakistani bowlers bowled beautifully and bowling out NewZealand .South Africa on the other hand were beaten by SriLanka by a good healthy margin. They will have to comeback strongly here as the team winning the match today will enter the semi-finals as SriLanka are already through. Lets take a look at the match conditions and toss for todays match.

Match Conditions​

M.Atherton :The Mohali pitch is as usual wonderful for bowlers but today there is less moisture so the batsmen will have some runs on the board but still this will be a bowlers match. 220-230 is an ideal socre on such type of wicket.

The Toss​

Ian Botham :South Africa have won the toss and they have elected to bowl first . Its a good decision by G.Smith as they will like to get early wickets .Pakistan will have to bat well if they want to stay in the contest.

Pakistan Innings
Pakistan openers started the innings nicely with M.Hafeez and I.Farhat getting a good start and playing Pollock and Ntini nicely in the early overs . Pollock was easy to handle for them as he was not that fast but his control was better while Ntini created few doubts in the openers mind with his pace and bounce but somehow they managed to tackle it. Hafeez was a bit slow to score but I.Farhat was batting nicely and was looking comfortable with his batting. Soon he reached his 50 with a nice cover drive .But pakistan received 2 huge blows as Hafeez was run out on 46 runs and Younis Khan soon followed him with another run out by South Africans. This was the chance South Africans needed to get back in the match . Then it was the combo of Kallis and A.Hall which did the trick for South Africans. Kallis got the all important wicket of M.Yousuf and it showed that South Africans are making their way back in the match with some good bowling . Farhat was finally dismissed by Hall for well made 61 . Wickets kept falling at regular intervals but Pakistani middle order got some crucial runs with S.Malik scoring 28 and K.Akmal scoring 24. Finally in the depth Umar Gul got all important runs scoring 20 runs in 15 balls and that 20 runs will be decisive in the match .G.Smith got the last wicket and Pakistan scored 245 runs which is a winning total on such type of wicket.

Awesome 61 for I.Farhat

Pakistan Scorecard

South African Bowling card

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South African Innings
The task was difficut for South Africans as they needed 246 run to win and some clowds started gathering aroung which was helpful for the fast bowler. Smith and Dippenaar needed to get on with a good start.The crowd was behind Pakistan as Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan came in to bowl the 1st ball and there was a huge swing away from the batsmen . Dippenaar went for the drive and got the outside edge of the bat and a good catch taken by K.Akmal as the ball was travelling at a good rate. Terrific start for Pakistan with a 1st ball wicket.Now they needed to get more wickets and get South Africa on the back foot. But Smith and Kallis were playing well and were very watchful as the ball was swinging a lot . The inexperience of Pakistan bowling lineup was showing up as they were not getting wickets . Smith and Kallis got a century partnership for the 2nd wicket as they both reached their half centuries . Iftikar Anjum got a inswinging yorker which rattled the of stump of G.Smith and then in the next over Razzaq shattered the stumps of Kallis. Both the dangermen were back to the dressing room and pressure was building on South Africans as the req. run rate was also increasing. Pakistani bowlers were on fire as Gibbs , De Villiers , Kemp and Boucher were dismissed cheaply and now Pakistan needed to fisnish it off quickly . Pakistan were sensing victory and Razzaq finished the match in style picking up 5 wickets in his 6 overs . Pakistan won the match are a re through to the semifinals. This is a remarkable come back for Pakistan after losing their 1st match and winning the next two. Dissappointing end for South Africa .

Razzaq bowled superbly

South African Scorecard

Pakistan Bowling card

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Man Of The Match
Man Of The Match went to A.Razzaq for his wonderful bowling spell of 6-1-26-5

Result
Pakistan win by 60 runs
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Next Match : England v West Indies, Ahmedabad

 

[Jaztheman]

Fantasticaly bowled but when i but razzaq in all time pakistan team in mattys competition he was rubbish

 

[surendar]

: My second favourite team also gone : Before the start of the CT, i backed up SA and Kiwis but both gone home now

poor SA's batting display.. inspite of having a depth batting order till Hall, they werent able to make it! Great bowling from Razzaq though.. i shd agree this as, Sachin's one of the toughest bowler is Razzaq! ( he had said this himself )

Extra info : Sachin's toughest three bowlers are Cronje, Razzaq and Nash! He said this in one of the bday's interview few yrs back!

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Incredible game by the pakiis! Great bowling by Razzaq!

 

[plympilgrim]

great performance by pakistan

edit: plz suren don't support the team i want to win the tournament plz, otherwise they will be knocked out as well!