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Blog Entry #7
Monday, June 1, 2009
19:02 PM |
Second Innings
1st OVER: New Zealand 8/0
Solid start from the Kiwis. McCullum bags a single off the very first ball and Ryder quickly follows it with a two through the offside. Two balls later and he hits his first four of the day, smashing a half volley past extra cover. RP Singh fires down a pair of short balls to end the first over.
2nd OVER: New Zealand 17/0
That?s the McCullum we love! A quiet over until the fifth ball which sees McCullum open up his stance at smash the good length delivery way into the stands. New Zealand will need more of those to chase down this score.
3rd OVER: New Zealand 26/1 ? Wicket: B.McCullum lbw b. RP.Singh 9 (5)
Not what New Zealand wanted but it?s a huge wicket for India. Ryder crashes a pair of boundaries in the middle of the over before handing the strike to McCullum for the final ball. RP Singh pitches it up and allows it to swing. McCullum looks to hoist it into the leg side but is beaten and is struck on the pad. Marginal as to whether it hits him outside the line but the umpire has sent him packing.
4th OVER: New Zealand 32/2 ? Wicket: J.Ryder c. R.Sharma b. I.Sharma 17 (15)
Double disaster for New Zealand as Ryder follows McCullum back to the pavilion. Having played and missed at the first ball of the over, Ryder tries to lift the second over mid on. He doesn?t middle it and Sharma is tall enough at mid on to pluck it out of the air for a neat catch. Two big wickets lost in succession.
5th OVER: New Zealand 37/2
A quiet over following the two wickets. The new batsmen Taylor and Guptil exchange singles and a two from Taylor makes it five from the over. Just one over of power play left, can the Kiwis make it count?
TRENT BRIDGE UPDATE: South Africa 49/2
We certainly have a game on our hands at Trent Bridge. Graeme Smith started how he intended to go on with a beautiful back foot cover drive for four. Yet another short ball from Umar Gul allowed Smith to start his innings with a bang. Younis Khan surprisingly decided to open the other end with Saeed Ajmal but he is affective, trapping Kallis on the pads twice in three balls. Then he gets the ball to turn off the surface and produce an edge from Smith. The ball looks to be uncatchable but Akmal stretches forward and takes a stunning one handed catch to dismiss the South African skipper for 9. Gibbs is allowed to settle easily and helps himself to some buffet bowling from medium pacer Iftikhar Anjum. Umar Gul returned to the attack in place of Ajmal and also caused Kallis some problems by pitching it full. Kallis decided enough was enough and slashed the ball high in the air over the off side for a much needed boundary. The final ball of the over was dug in short by Gul and met with the flashing blade of Kallis? bat as the ball sailed high into the stands. Kallis then used his expert placement to hit 9 runs from the first 4 balls of Sohail Tanvir?s first over. However, the fifth ball proved to be his last as hit missed a straight delivery and was trapped lbw. AB de Villiers obviously had clear instructions to attack as he slogged his first ball to midwicket for four to end the fifth over in style.
6th OVER: New Zealand 43/2
The final power play over yields just six runs. It could?ve been just the two had Gambhir?s misfield off the final ball of the over not occurred. India well on top with the wickets of McCullum and Ryder stemming the flow of runs.
7th OVER: New Zealand 57/2
Finally a real big over from New Zealand as Martin Guptil opens up. First he hooks a RP Singh bouncer over deep square leg?s head for six and follows it up with a brilliant straight drive three balls later. 14 from the over.
8th OVER: New Zealand 59/2
Straight away New Zealand lose that momentum with a brilliant over from Ishant Sharma who has bowled superbly so far. A pair of singles from the third and fourth balls of the over is all that is scored. New Zealand need to find another gear here if they are to even come close to India?s total.
9th OVER: New Zealand 70/2
Much better from Taylor and Guptil. Guptil starts the over by dispatching a short and wide long hop from Irfan Pathan who clearly didn?t stretch long enough. They pick up three more well run doubles to boost the run rate back up towards 8 an over.
10th OVER: New Zealand 77/2
We reach the halfway stage and India are firmly in control. One positive for New Zealand is that they have plenty of wickets in hand and a pair in the middle who are settled. India don?t mind singles as New Zealand pick up four from the over. Dhoni will be annoyed to have let three byes through but he will still be very happy with the way things have progressed. New Zealand need 87 runs from 60 balls.
TRENT BRIDGE UPDATE: South Africa 136/2
Gibbs is going haywire at Trent Bridge. The 6th over saw Ajmal brought back into the attack and he was met with a good old fashioned slog over cover by Gibbs. The final over of fielding restrictions was obviously targeted by Gibbs as he hits two more fours and a six from Ajmal?s next three balls. Then came one of the biggest sixes you will ever see (Well, if you are watching Sky Sports!). Ajmal decides to tempt Gibbs once more and the South African doesn?t back down, charging down the pitch and launching the ball way into the clouds. The ball comes down with snow on it and into the top tier of the Radcliffe Road End. Massive, you just have to see it. The final ball goes for four as well as the over looks like this: 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4 = 28 runs! De Villiers gives the strike back to Gibbs the very next over but a huge swing connects with air as the ball goes through to the keeper. Two more fours are crashed before remarkably Gibbs is put down on 48, in similar fashion to Malik in the Pakistan innings. Akmal continues and Gibbs looks to go big again, but can only chip the ball on the bounce to long on, picking up his fifty off just 21 balls. He hits two more fours at the end of the over to bring up South Africa?s hundred in just 8 overs. Afridi joins the attack but ruins a good start to the over allowing 14 runs to be scored from the last four balls. Gibbs can?t believe his luck when Ajmal is brought back for his final over, and celebrates with a four and two sixes. De Villiers ends the over with a single to take Ajmal?s figures to 1 for 67! Not a good day for the young spinner as he becomes the bowler to concede the most in an International T20 innings. South Africa well on their way and this could be over in quick time.
Herschelle Gibbs pulls to leg during his fifty
Monday, June 1, 2009
19:02 PM |
Second Innings
1st OVER: New Zealand 8/0
Solid start from the Kiwis. McCullum bags a single off the very first ball and Ryder quickly follows it with a two through the offside. Two balls later and he hits his first four of the day, smashing a half volley past extra cover. RP Singh fires down a pair of short balls to end the first over.
2nd OVER: New Zealand 17/0
That?s the McCullum we love! A quiet over until the fifth ball which sees McCullum open up his stance at smash the good length delivery way into the stands. New Zealand will need more of those to chase down this score.
3rd OVER: New Zealand 26/1 ? Wicket: B.McCullum lbw b. RP.Singh 9 (5)
Not what New Zealand wanted but it?s a huge wicket for India. Ryder crashes a pair of boundaries in the middle of the over before handing the strike to McCullum for the final ball. RP Singh pitches it up and allows it to swing. McCullum looks to hoist it into the leg side but is beaten and is struck on the pad. Marginal as to whether it hits him outside the line but the umpire has sent him packing.
4th OVER: New Zealand 32/2 ? Wicket: J.Ryder c. R.Sharma b. I.Sharma 17 (15)
Double disaster for New Zealand as Ryder follows McCullum back to the pavilion. Having played and missed at the first ball of the over, Ryder tries to lift the second over mid on. He doesn?t middle it and Sharma is tall enough at mid on to pluck it out of the air for a neat catch. Two big wickets lost in succession.
5th OVER: New Zealand 37/2
A quiet over following the two wickets. The new batsmen Taylor and Guptil exchange singles and a two from Taylor makes it five from the over. Just one over of power play left, can the Kiwis make it count?
TRENT BRIDGE UPDATE: South Africa 49/2
We certainly have a game on our hands at Trent Bridge. Graeme Smith started how he intended to go on with a beautiful back foot cover drive for four. Yet another short ball from Umar Gul allowed Smith to start his innings with a bang. Younis Khan surprisingly decided to open the other end with Saeed Ajmal but he is affective, trapping Kallis on the pads twice in three balls. Then he gets the ball to turn off the surface and produce an edge from Smith. The ball looks to be uncatchable but Akmal stretches forward and takes a stunning one handed catch to dismiss the South African skipper for 9. Gibbs is allowed to settle easily and helps himself to some buffet bowling from medium pacer Iftikhar Anjum. Umar Gul returned to the attack in place of Ajmal and also caused Kallis some problems by pitching it full. Kallis decided enough was enough and slashed the ball high in the air over the off side for a much needed boundary. The final ball of the over was dug in short by Gul and met with the flashing blade of Kallis? bat as the ball sailed high into the stands. Kallis then used his expert placement to hit 9 runs from the first 4 balls of Sohail Tanvir?s first over. However, the fifth ball proved to be his last as hit missed a straight delivery and was trapped lbw. AB de Villiers obviously had clear instructions to attack as he slogged his first ball to midwicket for four to end the fifth over in style.
6th OVER: New Zealand 43/2
The final power play over yields just six runs. It could?ve been just the two had Gambhir?s misfield off the final ball of the over not occurred. India well on top with the wickets of McCullum and Ryder stemming the flow of runs.
7th OVER: New Zealand 57/2
Finally a real big over from New Zealand as Martin Guptil opens up. First he hooks a RP Singh bouncer over deep square leg?s head for six and follows it up with a brilliant straight drive three balls later. 14 from the over.
8th OVER: New Zealand 59/2
Straight away New Zealand lose that momentum with a brilliant over from Ishant Sharma who has bowled superbly so far. A pair of singles from the third and fourth balls of the over is all that is scored. New Zealand need to find another gear here if they are to even come close to India?s total.
9th OVER: New Zealand 70/2
Much better from Taylor and Guptil. Guptil starts the over by dispatching a short and wide long hop from Irfan Pathan who clearly didn?t stretch long enough. They pick up three more well run doubles to boost the run rate back up towards 8 an over.
10th OVER: New Zealand 77/2
We reach the halfway stage and India are firmly in control. One positive for New Zealand is that they have plenty of wickets in hand and a pair in the middle who are settled. India don?t mind singles as New Zealand pick up four from the over. Dhoni will be annoyed to have let three byes through but he will still be very happy with the way things have progressed. New Zealand need 87 runs from 60 balls.
TRENT BRIDGE UPDATE: South Africa 136/2
Gibbs is going haywire at Trent Bridge. The 6th over saw Ajmal brought back into the attack and he was met with a good old fashioned slog over cover by Gibbs. The final over of fielding restrictions was obviously targeted by Gibbs as he hits two more fours and a six from Ajmal?s next three balls. Then came one of the biggest sixes you will ever see (Well, if you are watching Sky Sports!). Ajmal decides to tempt Gibbs once more and the South African doesn?t back down, charging down the pitch and launching the ball way into the clouds. The ball comes down with snow on it and into the top tier of the Radcliffe Road End. Massive, you just have to see it. The final ball goes for four as well as the over looks like this: 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4 = 28 runs! De Villiers gives the strike back to Gibbs the very next over but a huge swing connects with air as the ball goes through to the keeper. Two more fours are crashed before remarkably Gibbs is put down on 48, in similar fashion to Malik in the Pakistan innings. Akmal continues and Gibbs looks to go big again, but can only chip the ball on the bounce to long on, picking up his fifty off just 21 balls. He hits two more fours at the end of the over to bring up South Africa?s hundred in just 8 overs. Afridi joins the attack but ruins a good start to the over allowing 14 runs to be scored from the last four balls. Gibbs can?t believe his luck when Ajmal is brought back for his final over, and celebrates with a four and two sixes. De Villiers ends the over with a single to take Ajmal?s figures to 1 for 67! Not a good day for the young spinner as he becomes the bowler to concede the most in an International T20 innings. South Africa well on their way and this could be over in quick time.
Herschelle Gibbs pulls to leg during his fifty
