Story India's Journey To World Cup 2011 [Commonwealth Bank Series 2010]

India v England
1st T20 Match
Played At : Headingly


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The much anticipated t20 match was all set to start. Players and the 2 on field umpires made their way to the middle. The spectators were very eager to see the match start. Dhoni gave the 1st over of the match to Zaheer Khan. Wright and Prior was the opening batsman’s for England. With everything set to start. The umpire, Aleem Dar said let’s play! :)

Zaheer’s 1st over was a good one. Just 5 runs came of that over. Wright defended 3 balls and then smashed the 4th ball of the over for a cracking boundary. On the next ball Wright took a single and the last ball was safely defended by Prior.

Next over though of Ishant was not as economical as the 1st over by Zaheer. Very 1st ball of the over was smashed on off side for 4. It went like a tracer bullet to the boundary. Ishant was under pressure with his very 1st ball of the match going for a boundary. Ishant came back nicely on the next ball with bowling a bouncer. On the next ball of the over Wright took a single and rotated the strike. Prior then smashed the 4th ball of the over for a 4. On the 5th ball he took a single. Wright on the 6th ball of the over took a single.

Zaheer’s 1st ball of his 2nd over of the match was played by Wright for a single. 2nd ball of the over was again played for a single by Prior. 3rd ball of the over was played for a classic straight drive for 4 by Wright. After smashing the boundary, Wright and Zaheer exchanged few words. These words between them maybe just charged up Zaheer a bit and the 4th ball of the over produced a wicket for India. Wright was trying to go for a big shot on straight but the ball went high in the air, Raina was the fielder at the boundary and took a dive and took an exceptional catch. Wright was not able to believe that he is out he went back to the pavilion very disappointed. 5th and 6th ball of the over were smashed for 4 by Prior. Zaheer’s 2nd over proved to be expensive.


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After Wright’s wicket Prior was the man who changed his game and started to be attacking. Ishant’s 1st over was expensive but he came back nicely in his next over. Bopara defended 4 balls and smashed the 5th ball of the over for 4. 6th ball of the over was played for 2 runs by Bopara and 6 runs came of Ishant’s 2nd over.

After Zaheer’s expensive 2nd over, Dhoni decided to replace him with Praveen Kumar. Praveen Kumar’s 1st over was a very economical one. 1st ball of the over was played by Prior for a single. Bopara defended 3 balls and took single on the 5th ball of the over. 6th ball of the over was defended by Prior. 5 over gone and England were 48/3.

Harbhajan was brought a little early to the bowling attack. 1st ball of the over was played by Prior through the off side for a magnificent boundary. On the next ball Prior took a single. 3rd ball of the over produced a wicket for India. Harbhajan bowled a good length delivery but the ball got some uneven bounce and Bopaar was surprised. Bopara tried to go for a big shot but due to the uneven bounce he mistimed the ball and the ball went straight up in the air and the fielder at gully, Sachin Tendulkar took the catch. That too a diving catch. This shows the commitment he still has for the game after playing the game for 20 years. :) Bopara went back to the pavilion after making 7 runs off 10 balls.

Pietersen was the next batsman. Prior and Pietersen took England innings forward. Pietersen tactics were to be attacking. Praveen Kumar’s second over was very economical as well. Just 5 runs came of that over. Pietersen smashed 1 boundary in the over and took single on the last ball of the over.

Harbhajan was bowling economically. His 2nd over produced 6 runs and his 3rd over produced 7 runs. Praveen Kumar was replaced by Yousuf Pathan and the move proved to be costly for India. Yousuf Pathan gave away 10 runs in his very 1st over of the match. Prior defended first 2 balls of the over but the next 2 balls of the over were smashed on leg side for 2 fours. Prior took single on the 5th ball and Pietersen took single on the 6th ball.


ENG : 78/2 after 10 overs
M.Prior 36*(29)
K.Pietersen 15*(11)

Last Wicket : R.Bopara 7(10)
 
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A great update, England are in the driver's seat.
78/2 is a good score after 10 over, they can easily push for something above 170 that would be a good score to defend.
 
India v England
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England's innings - 11 to 20 overs update​

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After Yusuf Pathan?s expensive over, Harbhajan gave away just 3 runs in the next over. Prior after playing a good knock of 38 runs was bowled by a straight delivery by Yousuf Pathan. Next batsman who came to bat was Eoin Morgan. Morgan was struggling to time the ball well but he was doing well in rotating the strike.

Pietersen on other hand was playing exceptionally well. Pietersen was being attacking and didn?t step back in smashing bad balls away for boundaries. After playing so well, Pietersen reached to his well made fifty. After reaching to his fifty Pietersen slowed down a bit and started taking singles.15 overs were bowled and England was on the track of reaching to a total of 170 or above.


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But just then Pietersen lost his wicket to Ishant Sharma. Harbhajan bowled all his 4 overs so Dhoni gave the ball to Ishant Sharma. Sharma on the 3rd ball of this spell got the wicket of Pietersen. Pietersen was trying to smash the ball on leg side but didn?t time the ball well and the fielder at square leg, Zaheer Khan took the catch. Pietersen departed after making 66 runs off 41 balls.

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Michael Yardy was the next batsman. Yardy started off his innings in a good fashion with smashing 2 fours on the first 2 balls of his innings but then lost his wicket on the 3rd ball. Ishant Sharma got 2 wickets in the over. 17th over was bowled by Yousuf Pathan. Pathan bowled really well as he gave away 4 runs in the over and completed his 4 overs.
Ishant Sharma was bowling 18th over and his last over of the match and gave away 6 runs in the over. 19th over was bowled by Praveen Kumar and he got the wicket of Eoin Morgan. After playing a struggling knock of 12 runs off 14 balls Morgan tried to go for a attacking shot on off side but got edge on the ball and the ball went to the keeper, MS Dhoni. Just 4 runs came of the over.

Last over of the innings was bowled by Zaheer Khan. He kept it tight and didn?t allow Broad and Swann to smash him for boundaries. Zaheer gave away 7 runs off the last over. Broad took 2 runs off the 1st ball of the over, then the next 3 balls were dot balls, the 5th ball of the over was smashed for a 4 by Swann and Swann took single off the last ball of the over. England?s final score was 164/7.


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nice update there. Should be a close game. Pietersen played well but other than him and Prior, no batsman could really get going.
 
India v England
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Played At : Headingly


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Sehwag and Sachin ? the 2 opening batsman for India came to the crease along with England team and the 2 on field umpire. There was huge roar from the crowd when Sachin was coming to the ground. As this was Sachin?s only 2nd appearance in a t20 match. Although Sachin didn?t had a good time with the bat in the 1st t20 match he played, he managed to make 10 runs but managed to hit 2 boundaries in his 10 runs. Sehwag was at the striking end, Sehwag took his stance. Opening over of the innings was given to James Anderson. With all set for the Indian innings to start, the umpire, Aleem Dar said PLAY.

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The 1st over of the innings was a really economical one from Anderson. Just 2 runs came off the 1st over. 1st ball of the innings was played by Sehwag for a single; Sachin defended 4 balls and took a single off the last ball of the over. 2nd over was a good one too by Tim Bresnan. 6 runs came off the 2nd over. Sachin defended the 1st two balls of the over and took single on the 3rd ball of the over. Sehwag took single of the 4th ball, 5th ball was played by Sachin for 2 runs and the 6th ball was played by Sachin for 2 runs as well. India?s score after 2 overs was 8 runs for no loss.

3rd over of the innings by Anderson proved to be expensive. 15 runs came off Anderson?s 2nd over. Sehwag decided that enough of defending; now it?s time to play some shots. 1st ball of the over was played by Sehwag for a glorious boundary through the off side, 2nd ball of the over was smashed on leg side for 4. 8 runs came off the 1st two balls of the over. Sehwag then rotated the strike by taking a single on the 3rd ball of the over. Sachin defended the 4th ball, took 2 runs off the 5th ball and smashed the 6th ball for 4 on off side. Bresnan?s second over was a tight one as 6 runs came off that over. Sehwag defended 1st two balls of the over; on the 3rd ball Sehwag rotated the strike. 4th ball of the over was smashed by Sachin for 4; Sachin defended the 5th ball and took single on the last ball of the over. India?s score after 4 overs was 29 for no loss.


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5th over was bowled by Broad. Broad replaced Anderson. The very 1st ball of the over was smashed by Sachin for 4 on leg side, next ball was defended by Sachin and on the 3rd ball of the over Sachin lost his wicket. Broad bowled a good length delivery, Sachin tried to smash it on leg side but the fielder at boundary, Swann took a good catch to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar. Gambhir was the next batsman. Sehwag and Gambhir were playing Broad safely.


On other end, Collingwood replaced Tim Bresnan. Sehwag went after Collingwood and didn?t miss out in smashing the bad balls for boundaries. Gambhir made 11 runs; he was LBW out by Paul Collingwood. The ball kept low, Gambhir was trying to go for a big shot on off side but due to the low bounce, Gambhir totally missed the ball and the ball hit his pads. England team shouted for an LBW appeal and Gambhir was declared LBW out by Aleem Dar. Yuvraj was the next batsman. 2 balls were left for the 10th over to get complete. Yuvraj defended both the balls and 10 overs were completed.


IND : 78/2
V.Sehwag 40*(29)
Y.Singh 0*(2)

Last Wicket : G.Gambhir 11(11)
INDIA NEEDS 87 RUNS TO WIN AT 8.70 RPO
 
The run chase of 8 an over is reachable. I think the game is level at the moment, the run chase will be interesting, but India have 8 wickets in hand.
Sehwag has been sensational, 40 off 29, is Sehwag stays out in the middle for the next 5-7 overs, India should reach the total.

Good story mate, keep up the good work :)
 
A scintillating update there. Sehwag is the key man for India. If he stays, then it will be a walk in the park for India. Go Sehwag Go!! :D
 
India v England
1st T20 Match
Played At : Headingly


Indian innings update – 11 to 18 overs​

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11th over from Swann was a very economical one. 1st 2 balls of the over were dot balls and the last 4 balls of the over were played for singles by Sehwag and Yuvraj. 12th over was bowled by Collingwood and he got the big wicket of Virender Sehwag. Again the low bounce did the trick, Sehwag was trying to smash the ball but as the ball kept low he completely missed the ball and was LBW out.

England got 2 more quick wickets of India. Raina and Dhoni were out for 3 and 4 respectively. Swan took both the wickets. 13th and 14th over by Collingwood and Swann were very economical. Yuvraj and Yusuf didn’t take a risk in these 2 overs. Indian team was under pressure, 60 runs were required in 5 overs but the good thing as far as India is concern was that the 2 batsman’s at the crease were the players who had the ability to do this, Yuvraj and Yusuf. Swann and Collingwood bowled their 4 overs. 15th over was bowled by Stuart Broad.


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15th over proved to be an expensive one. 12 runs came off the over. 1st and 2nd balls were smashed for 4 by Yuvraj. 1st four on leg side and 2nd four on off side! Last 4 balls of the over were played for singles. 10 runs came off the 16th over. Tim Bresnan bowled the 16th over. 1st 2 balls of the over were played for singles, 3rd ball was a classic off drive by Yousuf Pathan for 4. 4th ball was played for 2 runs by Yusuf Pathan. 5th ball was a short pitch delivery but Yusuf did well to leave the ball safely and 6th ball was played for 2 runs.

Crowd was supporting their teams well. Although the match is played in England, there were plenty of Indian fans in the ground. People were eating and drinking and enjoying the match at its best. The weather was ideal for cricket, the sun was shining and the match was heading for a thriller. 17th over was bowled by James Anderson. 8 runs came off the 17th over. 1st 4 balls of the over were played for singles, 5th ball was defended by Yuvraj and the 6th ball was played by Yuvraj as straight as you like for 4. A mind blowing shot which brought the crowd to their feet’s.

18th over was bowled by Tim Bresnan. 9 runs came off the 18th over. 1st ball was played for a single by Yusuf Pathan, 2nd ball was played by Yuvraj for a single, 3rd ball was played by Yusuf Pathan for a 4 on off side. 4th ball was missed by Yusuf Pathan completely, it was a slower delivery from Tim Bresnan on off side, Yusuf tried to whack it on the off side but missed it. 5th ball was played for 2 runs by Yusuf and the 6th ball was played by Yusuf for a single. So, now 21 runs are needed by India to win the match in 2 overs. The members who have participated in the winner of the match contest are :-


hedger_14 – England Win
Yudi – India Win
Akshay_S – India Win
Yashwanth Kumar – India Win​

PC members are getting a chance to participate in the competition again till the next update is posted. Members who have already participated in the competition can change their choices. :)


IND : 114/5
Yuvraj Singh 36*(26)
Yusuf Pathan 19*(10)

Last Wicket : MS Dhoni 4(5)
INDIA NEEDS 21 RUNS TO WIN at 10.50 RUNS PER OVER
 
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I will also stick with my choice. Yusuf gonna win this for India.
 

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