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Great update Syren, Well done
Lara said:Yes, We did have some bitter experience on the field early on.. we dropped few easy catches! It was a tough day but we did try to perform our level best, but it was India who played better cricket today!
Lara said:Well, the spinners became bit tough in later part of the match. They did get huge turns.. So the Indian spinners had a great impact under lights. Also, we had a main intention of attacking in first 15 & rotating strikes after that.. but unfortunately, the things didn't go right for us.
Lara said:Yes.. As i said, we had bitter experience in fielding & hope it gets sorted out in upcoming series.
Regarding Sachin's batting... Well, thats Tendulkar for you Its always entertaining to watch him to bat like that. Many youngsters can learn from the way he bats! Also, there were many doubts among Indian fans regarding his age affecting the gameplay but there is no doubt in me on him and i am sure, he is still a nightmare for all the bowlers!
Lara said:Thanks Ravi
Dravid said:Thanks.. yes, it was a total team effort today. We were lucky to bat first inspite of loosing the toss which turned out as a main advantage for us in the end. Our batters did well to get a huge score on the board...& bowlers also did a great job to restrict them! So it was totally a Team effort that brought the victory for us!
Dravid said::laugh It was an random trial.. With around 90+ to get in last over, we wanted to try something different! Actually, I wanted Dhoni to bowl that last over Also, we did experimentations well in last 10 Overs
Dravid said:Actually no.. but Kiwis are also one of the toughest side to face especially their bowling! We will try our level best & lets see what happens.
Dravid said:Thanks Ravi
Tendulkar said:Yes.. Once again had a gud day with bat today! The ball was coming on to bat very nicely & it was excellent conditions to bat on this afternoon. In bowling, well, the track was favouring the spinners in last session which helped me to get some turn. So it was great cricket to play with both bat & ball
Tendulkar said:Well, just one sentence.. Its definitely one of my unforgettable Wickets in ODIs
Tendulkar said:Kiwis have one of the strongest bowling sides especially Bond who had a great series so far. Its always challenging to play the bowlers like him. I will try my level best & we have to wait to see how it goes!
Tendulkar said:Thanks Ravi
WORLD CHAMPIONS said:* I hope Windies Will Struck Early!
* Well lara want to use the pitch for Bowling first. Well i dont see any bad decisison in it.
* Cmon West Indies Show them what can be Disaster
* Windies need a breakthrough immidately .
* Chanderpaul had dropped the lolly and what will be the price for it he still does not know
* Really Needed That Wicket . thx God we gota breakthrough..We need two more qucik wickets to be in the game .
* Poor Cricket from West Indies
* They hve been dropping cacthes of everyone.:
* Well West indies had dropped the match for sure. . Cmon Windies prove Me wrong PLZ
* Cmon Lara do something .two quick wickets can change the course of the match.
* West Indies Can do . Cmon Do the job.Gayle will hve to attack from the begining . we need a good parternship to go on .
* Thats the way to start the innings , Awesome.
* i think lara or bravo should hve come at this stage instead of morton.
* Ramdin was playing well . the runrate is good .
* Good Morton gone , Now Lara will come .
* Now this is one sided Game..west indies Played poor Cricket .Now Kiwi and India in Final .I hope we will see the repeat of 2000 ICC Champions Tophy
Final .
m_vaughan said:* Lara continues to surprise.....will his decision cost the defending champions??
* Fantastic start from India. Looks like a 300 pitch!
* Those dropped catches can prove costly for the Windies. India making the most of it.
* Really poor shot from Ramdin, but then if it had cleared the rope we would be praising him and the shot.
* Great work by the little master.
* Windies crumbling here and once again we see why chasing a big target even on a batting wicket is so difficult.
* Only 9 extras conceded, excellent stuff.
Jaztheman said:* this will be an interesting game as all the others have turned out to be!
* good batting by india.
* playing very dangerous now as india could be 5/6 wickets down already but luck is on their side so i going for indian victory
* looks like the partnership will change the face of the game, but a wicket soon could change all that
pakibro420 said:* It dosent make sence for SC Ganguly to open
chimpert said:* Yes!! match started, Lets go INDIA
* SOLID START by india!!!
* WOW Sachin proving a really handy bowler, india on course to victory
* India! India! India!
aussie1st said:* Windies love to chase obviously no different here. Thought they would have gone with Chanderpaul opening with Gayle though.
* Sehwag isn't the batter you want to drop, could really cost the Windies.
* Gee Windies really are trying to lose this game can't give Sehwag two lives and not expect much damage.
* Lol dropping India's two best batsmen thats even better WI! At least they got Sehwag 3rd time round.
* Not looking good at all for the Windies they are going to have to be able to chase a 300+ total cause India will reach that as bear minimum.
* Well if you go dropping 4 catches this is what you can expect. Wonder how the Windies will chase.
* Awesome start so far but won't mean much if they lose a wicket. Need to keep this up to about the 20 over mark then it should be easier to chase down.
* What can't that great man do, big break through getting Morton.
* Certainly didn't see Tendulkar being India's best bowler, that RRR is going through the roof now.
* Haha cool fireworks, congrats to India should be a good final. Even Dravid got a wicket I see now hes done everything in cricket
borncricketer said:* LETS GO INDIA!!! Hope that Sehwag and Ganguly can get india off to a flyer and may be we can see a HUGE score today.
* Amazing start from India, just like todays game ... Sehwag should make this a big innings after being giving a lifeline. Dada too, looking forward for a 100
* Yea Veru thats it, make most of the droped chances. Sachin v all wanna see a huge 100!
* Amazing batting by india, helped by some poor fielding by WI. Sachin and Dravid paying really really well and if a wicket does fall Dhoni can come in next and push us towards 400!
* YEA DHONI!!! amzing stuff from India!Lets Go INDIA!!! lets Go ZAK!!!
* Sreesanths the man!! well bowled sree...
* YEA Sachin, i think the spin bowlers will be able to pick up wickets and slow down the scoring rate now
* YEA!! Sachin, india can win this match in the next 10 overs now..Lets go INDIA!!! SACHIN motm!!
* INDIA!!!! well done by India, ahah dravid bolwing, dhoni shuld have bowled insteadSachin for MoTM for sure
iceman_waugh said:* Don't forget that the Windies are very much capable of chasing down totals.
* They also have a goodish batting line-up in Gayle,Lara,Chandu & Sarwan.
* They also have good bowlers who can really bring down the scoring rate in the middle overs.
* Talking of India,I am surprised that they have opted to go in for a 5-bowler attack.
* They could have done away wiht one of the fast bowlers or even one of the spinners,i.e,Powar could have made way for an extra batsman.
* Though it should not hurt India as they are batting first..Both openers in fine fine form!
* Ah..but I really dont think that 400 is achievable here.
Maybe India will get around 380.
If Dhoni sticks around,well who knows.....
!x!Culli!x! said:* That looked like an absolute dolly for Chanderpaul, cannot believe he dropped that one!
* India started very strongly and I'm hoping that they can continue it!
* C'mon India! Extremely good batting here, this would be a relatively competitive total in a 20/20 match.
* I'm expecting Sachin to fire soon as well, I'd love to see another century from him.
*Let's see if India can go at 100 runs per wicket, if they do then 400+ is a huge possibility
* Now India will run riot whilst bowling!
* Stupid Ramdin! He plays like a world class batsman in one over and the very next one he gives his wicket away one run short of a half-century. Still, India bowling nicely and it's their game all the way
* SACHIN!!!! Yeah! What a delivery, Shane Warne would be proud of that one!! Sachin got a huge wicket of Lara, this is DEFINATLEY India's game now
* Great win for India, and I reckon Dravid was jealous that Sachin was getting all the wickets so he brought himself on..Sachin for MOTM
Leicester Fox said:* I wouldn't mind seeing a West Indies win here.Can't afford to drop Sehwag though!
* 400 isn't too likely but with Tendulkar anything is possible.
* Gayle is a crucial wicket with his big hitting.
* Sachin Tendulkar worlds number 1 batsmen, worlds number 1 bowler
* I told you Tendulkar was the best bowler in the world!
* I was actually right. Tendulkar is going to pick up a 5 for here
gamerkid22 said:* Aggressive start by Indians here . Dada score a century today.
* Well Sehwag is surely paying them for the drop catches.
* Whats going on too many drop catches ICC must take a look might be a case of match fixing lol .
* But the drop catches are proving benifitial for the Indians .
* India on top . 350 is getable now.
* nice century by sachin
* Zaheer going for runs . Gayle is looking dangerous . Agargar should get the ball into Gayle and trap him in front before its too late.
* Gayle departs . Huge relief for India.
* still the run rate is good for WI . Ramdin is stupid to get out on 49 trying to hit a six . Only Sehwag can reach the milestones with Sixes
* Great bowling by Sachin and still the frontline spinners are waiting for their turn to bowl . India on the frontfoot now.
* India are winning surely and Sachin MOTM for sure..
* nice win for India
plympilgrim said:* great start for the indians, come on you windies though.
* the indian scoring at a heavy rate, hope they keep this up
* come on India, a massive score here, you are making the windies pay.
* should be trageting 320-330 here if Dhoni can start going, but if sachin can play big 350 could be a distinct possibiltity
* great batting by india, they should win it from here, great from tendulkar and dhoni.
* this is the start the windies required, but they need to keep it going for th first 15 overs.
* the Indians have really slowed the scroing rate down here, they should win from here
* the windies are struggling, looks like India vs NZ final
* great bowling by the little master, SACHIN..india should win from here 100%
* nice to see India in the final they should hopefully win
Treva said:* Well looks like a big score here for india and the Windies will be annoyed at the dropped catches!
* Easy win for India there!Shame to see the Windies knocked out, but waiting for a good final
Zorax said:* Haha, Viru's gonna own them for those dropped catches
But 300 seems very much likely...
* 400! 400! C'mon, you can do it!
* C'mon Dhoni! C'mon Sachin! Kill those West Indies bowlers!
* Now bowl them out for 180 and get a 160 run victory
* Whooo! Sachin the next Sobers!
Windies have no chance now
* Too easy. India need a challenge...Like Bangla
mehkar said:* nice batting dsiplay by viru.
* yeah amazing batting performance by Indians
* Gayle needs to attack from the start he is on of the best hitter
* nice start by the W.Indians
Leftie said:* India going strong. Should be aiming for 320+ I think.
* West Indies are going alright. Wickets might be a problem though.
Cricketman93 said:* Cmon-Sachin 150
Dhoni-Century!!!
w00t!
* Nice ton by Sachin! Dhoni should've gotten one too =/
Lets go Zak
* Woot! Sachin again!!
Cmon, 5 fa'!
sami007 said:* excellent batting by India! thats a tough total for the Windies.
Feelin Blue? said:* bowl first? its a batsmen pitch!
* India smacked the West Indies! If they took there catches though who knew what was gonna happen.
* great start by the West Indies, 6 off the first ball!
* West Indies in trouble here, India should get this game!
* Tendulkar the hero, the spinners are having a field day
* good win for the Indians
Pinchu said:* come on India you can win this
Roofrom50 said:* Gayle gone...
THE BARMY ARMY said:* Ramdin played well unfortunate way to get out!
* Windies need to play sensibly now.
* Yet again very poor shot from Morton.
ashwinpai said:* Sachin will do the job for India....the man with the golden arm
* Just one final hurdle left for the Indians !!
Shravi said:* Great bowling by Sachin. Let's hope that a few more wickets fall soon.
siddharth2002 said:* Dravid actually has a wicket, that too of Saeed Anwar.
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m_vaughan said:Looking forward to the final. Will it will be a repeat of 2000 or will India take revenge?