Story Team India- Men in Blue's Diary||Indian Tour to New Zealand-//Australia VS India, First Innings//-

[yashwanth kumar]

ALL THE BEST MEN IN BLUE

 

[Prithvi]

Well, it was a great day for the Hero Honda Cup as it would decide the series' result.
Toss:

Australia won the coin toss and they decided to Bat First.
A poor decision as it was a Day-Night game and there was Dew Factor.

It was David Warner and Tim Paine again, opening.
Warner, scoring 15 off 17 balls, had a Hugeeee six which was out of the Stadium..!!
But the retrieved the same ball as it was on the roof of DY Patil Ground.
Then, Sreesanth supplied breakthrough by dismissing David Warner.
Then walked in Ricky Ponting, who had to control the batting at any cost as they already lost wicket at 25 run mark.
Paine and Punter showed Tasmanian Class by adding 47 runs off 60 balls.
Then, Irfan Pathan supplied breakthrough by dismissing Paine at 37.
Punter reached 49 and it was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled a ball which missed Punters bat and even wicket, when Punter came front foot. But, MS Dhoni stumped it and the leg umpire declared out..!!
Ricky Ponting was out for 49 runs.
Then walked in Andrew Symonds, who scored along with Michael Hussey, scored1 run off 10 balls. Andrew Symonds was out for 0 off 8 balls.
Then walked in Aaron Finch, who was a d?butante, scored well Needed 49.
Rest except Siddle, din't score nameable scores.
Siddle scored 12 runs to take Australians to 229 run mark.
Indian Target was 230 runs.
Sachin tendulkar and Virender Sehwag walked on to crease.
They were successful in giving great start to India in this series.
Tendulkar was on strike. He needed ONE run to get his 17,000 Runs in One Day cricket.
The first ball he faced was a wide...!!!
The next ball he scored was a SINGLE..!!
OMG, what a cheer from crowd ever seen.
Tendulkar, lifted his bat for his 17,000 Runs

And soon, fire works started go up....

But the next ball he faced was a risky run for which they appealed run out which leg umpire turned Green..!!
Total DY Patil was calm, standing up for Tendulkar.
Then walked in Robin Uthappa, scored 11 runs off 15 balls and it was Finch, this time, getting a run out.
OMG..!! 20-2..!!
Dhoni played a responsible knock of 22 in 27 balls, but Mitchell Johnson bowled a ball which hit Dhoni's Pads without touching his bat and in front of wickets for which Dhoni was given out.
Yuvraj Scored 17 runs off 18 balls and he even gave up when Irfan Pathan followed him.
But, on the other end, Virender Sehwag stuck at crease entertaining the crowd.
But when he got out, Yusuf Pathan walked in and Australian win was almost confirmed.
Harbhajan Singh scored 22 runs and got out.
Then, Yusuf started his One Man Army, without caring the other end, for which India had to lose the match.

Mean While, it was Aaron Finch, who was the man of the match.
As it started raining slightly, Post match was not held.
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To Be Continued....​

Binnu added 3 Minutes and 35 Seconds later...

Winner of vCash:
Winner was decided in Random and it was decided that Off Cutters (Troy Lerena) and CG123 (Callum Gray) would get 5,000 each..!!

 

[AbhishekS]

Great Presentation....

The legend comletes his 17,000 Runs......:happy

Aaron Frinch is simply superb :hpraise

 

[Prithvi]

Well, after the ODI at Mumbai, both the teams flied to Chennai.
Ricky Ponting said that they were to win this one to steal the series as the Hyderabad ground will not favor for the Home side.
MS Dhoni Quoted that they missed the series win in the previous game which they'd do it in the upcoming game.
Both of the teams practiced well. Australia even had to win this for their series hopes. India has to win this for the series victory.
Will India win the series with one game left, i.e, will India win the Match at Chennai??
1) Yeah.
2) No.

Predict and win 10,000 vCash.


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[CG123]

2) No.

 

[AbhishekS]

My Prediction:

Yes, India will win it.

Hindi

Dekh Lega India

 

[yashwanth kumar]

1) Yeah.

 

[Prithvi]

Guys, I'll update this next month as uploading pictures takes for more download, which I've crossed.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

No problem mate.. i will wait.. I am facing the same problem and that is why no updates in my story also

Really it is good that God completed 17000 here also

 

[Prithvi]

Well, Chennai was all set to host an Important game, and it was India, who won the toss and decided to field first as the dew is expected to come up under lights.
David Warner and Tim Paine walked onto crease and were on strong desire, to give Australia a solid start but RP Singh played a role spoilsport by dismissing Paine for 1 run.
Ponting seemed to be aggressive but an excellent throw by Yuvraj Singh, which hit the stumps was not good for Punter, and the umpire taking it to third umpire, to make the decision flawless that Punter was out for 10 runs..!!
Meanwhile, Warner seemed to stick on the crease but Mike Hussey even was out while Ojha was bowling.
Australia were in deep troubles when Andrew Symonds was walking in. They were reduced to 46 runs for THREE crucial wickets of Paine, Punter and Huss.
Then walked in Roy who had some other plans.
He played quite opposite to his type of game play but it was must playing like that, to see that Aussies have a good score.
Partnership of Warner and Symonds touched 50 when David Warner hit a HUGEE shot.
But still, that one was insufficient for six runs as the ball kissed a small part of ground, before moving to boundary line.
Although David Warner was dismissed for 69 runs, Roy had some other plans to hang with and you all might expect it.
His Deccan Chargers Team mate Mr. Pragyan Ojha was targeted when he was on 54.
Five Fours in a Row..!!
OMG, it improved his strikerate a lot as he just played the match like Rahul Dravid does it in test match. And this feat takes him to a good respectable strike rate.
And the sixth ball was all Chargers affair.
Ojha, who continued with his same bowling and it was Symonds, who continued his aggressiveness made sure that the ball will reach miles up in the air but at the same time, it was RP Singh, who took a mind blowing catch at sightscreen.
Total MA.Chidambaram stood up applauding RP Singh for his excellent effort.
Aaron Finch even played well by scoring 41 off 5, Johnson come up to 10 runs and Haurtiz was not out on 4, which concluded Aussies Innings.
Scorecard:

AUSTRALIA Batting
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
David Warner        lbw            b. Y Pathan     69    70    6    0   98.6%
Tim Paine           c. Ojha        b. R Singh       1     2    0    0   50.0%
Ricky Ponting       run out (Y Singh)              10    17    1    0   58.8%
Michael Hussey      c. Uthappa     b. Ojha          5     5    1    0  100.0%
Andrew Symonds      c. R Singh     b. Ojha         74   110    5    0   67.3%
Aaron Finch         c. I Pathan    b. Sreesanth    41    52    3    0   78.8%
Mitchell Johnson    lbw            b. Sreesanth    10    22    0    0   45.5%
Clint McKay         c. Dhoni       b. Sreesanth     1     4    0    0   25.0%
Peter Siddle        not out                        10    12    0    0   83.3%
Nathan Hauritz      not out                         4     9    0    0   44.4%
Dirk Nannes                                       
 
 Total:  234/8       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  4.68      Extras:  9    
  
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
RP Singh              9.0      0      53      1      5.89     1      1 
Sreesanth            10.0      0      37      3      3.70     0      0 
Irfan Pathan          5.0      0      23      0      4.60     1      0 
Pragyan Ojha         10.0      0      47      2      4.70     0      0 
Yuvraj Singh          5.0      0      26      0      5.20     0      0 
Harbhajan Singh       5.0      0      22      0      4.40     0      1 
Yusuf Pathan          4.0      0      19      1      4.75     1      1 
Sachin Tendulkar      1.0      0       3      0      3.00     0      0 
Robin Uthappa         1.0      0       1      0      1.00     0      0 
 
 
EXTRAS           Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0 

Total: 234/8          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 4.68      Extras: 9

When Indians Came on to bat, Tendulkar got out at 1. Noone would have expected this type of blow.
Punter din't believed his eyes as he took a mind blowing catch at slips.
Then Uthappa was in a destructive mood and Sehwag's mood, everyone knows.
They both added 90 runs off 66 balls.
Then got out Robbie, scoring 37 off 30 balls.
That almost declared the tournament result but it was Dhoni, who gave a huge shock to Indian fans by wasting 38 balls and just scoring 19 runs.
Virender Sehwag scored 8 runs of 63 balls which included 12 boundaries and 4 without touching ground before going to boundary.

Then got out Sehwag and it was turn of Yuvraj Singh, who remained not out for 31 runs off 54 balls.
When Dhoni got out, Irfan Pathan had some other plans and he scored 23 runs of 13 balls.
Yusuf Pathan was out for 7 runs.
India needed 35 runs to win with 4 tailenders in hand.
But, Harbhajan Singh made some difference, by scoring 22 runs of 28 balls, confirming Indian match and series Victory.
ScoreCard:

INDIA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sachin Tendulkar    c. Ponting     b. Nannes        1     3    0    0   33.3%
Virender Sehwag     lbw            b. Hauritz      82    63    8    4  130.2%
Robin Uthappa       c. Johnson     b. Nannes       37    30    4    2  123.3%
MS Dhoni            c. Symonds     b. Hauritz      19    38    2    0   50.0%
Yuvraj Singh        not out                        31    54    1    0   57.4%
Irfan Pathan        lbw            b. Finch        23    13    2    2  176.9%
Yusuf Pathan                   c & b. Finch         7     8    1    0   87.5%
Harbhajan Singh     not out                        22    28    1    0   78.6%
Sreesanth            
RP Singh             
Pragyan Ojha         
 
 Total:  235/6       Overs:  38.4          Run Rate:  6.08      Extras:  13    
  
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AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dirk Nannes           7.0      0      37      2      5.29     2      1 
Peter Siddle          3.0      0      31      0     10.33     0      0 
Mitchell Johnson      9.0      0      46      0      5.11     0      0 
Clint McKay           4.0      0      20      0      5.00     2      0 
Aaron Finch           4.4      0      33      2      7.07     0      0 
Andrew Symonds        3.0      0      22      0      7.33     1      0 
Nathan Hauritz        8.0      0      41      2      5.13     0      2 
 
 
EXTRAS           Wides: 5      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0 

Total: 235/6          Overs: 38.4         Run Rate: 6.08      Extras: 13

Man of the match was awarded to Virender Sehwag, for his 82 off 63 balls.
The last match was scheduled at Hyderabad.
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To be continued....​

Binnu added 2 Minutes and 11 Seconds later...

Yashwant Kumar is winner of the prediction contest.

 

[CG123]

Good win there by India.
Sehwag was the difference between the two sides.

 

[AbhishekS]

Sehwag is the best and he proves it yet again.
I guess his morale was high after getting the ODI player of the year in the CEAT Cricket Awards, and that helped him a lot.

His innings of today is simply superb, and the four sixes make it more special :happy

 

[Prithvi]

A twist can be expected after the next game...

Guess it and win 10,000 vCash.
Options:
A) Captain Change
B) Appointment of whole new squad
C) Kit Change
D) Coach Change
E) All the above
F) None of the above
G) Select options (Max Three options.)​

 

[yashwanth kumar]

G) Select options (Max Three options.)

1. sachin will be dropped and another youngster or dravid will be added in place of him

2. A chance of MS.dhoni getting injured and dinesh karthik as a replacement

 

[AbhishekS]

The whole team attending Gambhir's Sister's Wedding, and India A comes to play :rtfl
In short:
B) Appointment of a whole new squad.