Super 8: 20th Match England v India

[SciD]

Fielding has been even poor than Pakistan.

 

[Skater]

I thought we'd be at least 5 down by the time we got to 66. With only the journeyman out we should make 120 from here.

 

[jazz]

Hopefully England will win

 

[King Cricket]

We need to get KP's wicket, somehow or the other. Again UV! and again a four! *sigh* Looks like KP wants to prove his point about Yuvraj's bowling very badly!

 

[sohum]

Looks like our bowlers have two lines: (1) on the pads and (2) short and wide outside off-stump.

 

[King Cricket]

Not that bad. If I again look at it. Nearly 70 from 60 balls.

 

[Howsie]

Solid start this for England. They will need one of these players to bat through the innings though.

 

[barmyarmy]

71 off 10 isn't great though. Only thing in England's favour is wickets in hand.

 

[King Cricket]

71 from 10 ovrs. Not that bad. But we really need to recover now. As long as KP stays, *sigh* things will be difficult for us.

 

[SciD]

India needed strategy break right now.

 

[King Cricket]

Jadeja, get KP! C'mon!

 

[sohum]

71 off 10 isn't great though. Only thing in England's favour is wickets in hand.

This is actually the perfect start. If you remember the last England-India game in a Twenty20, we had only about 60 after the first 10, IIRC, and were able to unleash because of wickets in hand.

Wickets in hand should never be underestimated--they're what helped West Indies win the other day since their batsmen could play confidently when the required run rate jumped up.

Jadeja strikes! Dhoni +1. He's got a bit to make up with Ishant, though.

 

[King Pietersen]

Bopara gone. Was only a matter of time, he kept playing against the drift and spin and tried to force it on the off-side. Need Shah to score some now, he needs to do something of use for once.

 

[King Cricket]

India needed strategy break right now.

Wish Lalit Modi was the ICC President.

 

[Howsie]

71 off 10 isn't great though. Only thing in England's favour is wickets in hand.

Well England have one less now. That was a poor stroke.