Story India's Tour To England

[Rahul]

and a huge wicket for tendulkar!! flintoff the danger man is out....england now 117/4

and bhaji gets collingwood as well.....dissappointing to see most of these english batsmen getting to starts and then giving their wickets away!!

gerraint jones smashes 1 for 6!! can he get england out of trouble!!
that's a beauty of a hook shot!!

150 is up for england....this is a very crucial partnership if england have to reach 200!!

 

[Rahul]

and gerraint jones goes after a decent 20 odd runs!!

here's ther final scorecard!! england have managed 219......and what a surprise...harmison came in and smashed the fast bowlers around!! 30* and so was rikki clarke...crucial partnership to get england to at least a competitive score!!

here's the bowling card! every1 chipped in...except balaji....pathan gets the wickets again but was a bit expensive! bhaji did well coming back into the side!!

and the manhatten for england...2-3 big overs int he end for harmison!!
India require 220 to win off 50 overs...at 4.4 runs an over to clinch the ODI series.....stay tuned to see if india can manage it!!

 

[Rahul]

And welcome to the second half of the match.....england have decided to have a change of kits in the middle of the match to try and change their luck!!

And what a start for england....Sehwag slashes at one outside the off stump.....only edges it to jones who takes a really good catch....what a start...we have a match on now!!

and what a huge wicket for anderson....sachin tendulkar departs as well...dream start for england

laxman the man who's gonna have to try and steer this indian innings

the scorecard after 10 overs

 

[Rahul]

scorecard and worm after 15 overs.....a bit of a fightback...laxman doing a good job!

what a knock...50 for laxman...and he gets there in style!! what an important knock from him!!

and ganguly is out..tempted by 1 outside off and smashes it straight to backward point....important breakthrough for harmison!!

hundred up for india.....halfway through the innings...reqd rate is still under 5....with wickets in hand it shudnt be difficult but wickets are the key word...england need a few quickly!!

 

[Rahul]

laxman goes for 57 and yuvraj follows soon afterwards....india 115/5 and in very big trouble!!! 15 overs to go and india require 73 runs and less than 5 and over still.....but the last batting pair at the crease!!

scorecard after 35 overs

and bowling card....a wicket for each of the bowlers used

150 up for india!!

 

[Rahul]

dravid run out...and kaif goes lbw......this match might go right to the last over!! very close.....but england look to be the favs now!!

bhaji's trapped right in front as well...clarke gets his first of the series

but pathan with a wonderful cameo and balaji take india through.....very close match but india sneak through and take the series!!!

final scorecard

and the bowling card...england bowled well but not well enough

so that's it for the second odi...see you for the final odi....england will just be playing for pride and not for the trophy...india can experiment with their side but they will also want to end the odi's on a high and get a cleansweep in the odis!!
Goodbye for now!!