England in India - cricket

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

RE: England in India - cricket

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

England Second Innings:

A Strauss     13*
A Cook         2              (c Dhoni        b Patel)
I Bell            31*

Extras 4 (2nb 1w 1lb)

Total 50 for 1

Sheddie · administrator

A mini-collapse left England at 55-3 with Strauss being caught at slip after sweeping Kumble - the ball hit his boot and then looped up to slip.

Pietersen got a bad decision as he was adjudged caught even though the ball had hit his arm, not his glove.

Score is now 83-3, hopefully England can bat out most of tomorrow and just survive though it'll be difficult as the pitch is wearing. More rain would be great

Sheddie · administrator

mkkreuk wrote:

At stumps on Day 3 the test is evenly poised. If England can get two early wickets tomorrow they will be firmly in the driving seat but Dhoni will be dangerous and not forgetting Rahul Dravid! My money is on a draw still, though.

Unfortunately, England were a bit wayward with their bowling and Dravid got 95 and Pathan, Kumble and Harbhajan all got runs.

Update: Disaster has struck with Paul Collingwood getting out so England are 88-4. Ian Bell has rode his luck to get a 50 and Flintoff is not in. India are firmly in the box seat now.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

My money is still on a draw. If Bell can stay in and with flintoff get a meaningful partership...stay in untill just before tea at least tomorrow then they should scrape a draw

Sheddie · administrator

Problem is that at the moment wickets are falling quite regularly, about 3 now in the last 30min. As you say, Bell and Flintoff need to stay together untilat least mid-afternoon tomorrow otherwise I reckon India will win.

If one of Bell and Flintoff falls early tomorrow morning, sending in Hoggard next might be a good ploy as he can block up an end for a couple of hours which could be vital time.

It's going to be a big test of Bell and probably Geraint Jones' temperament.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Well bell is out now!

112-5

Btw Australia just smashed the world record for a one day total! They hit 434-4! Ponting hitting 164 of 105 balls including 9 sixes!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Well England didn't lose any further wickets these two need to be still in at lunch at least to avoid defeat

Meanwhile after Australia hit a WR One day total, SA made a spirited attempt at beating it!
After 28.3 overs 261/2!!! Gibbs has 140* to his name (including 18 fours and 4 sixes) whilst captain, Smith made 90 off 55 balls (including 13 fours and 2 sixes)!

Cmon SA!!!!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

If any of you are interested in watching this thrilling match you can find it on this stream:
http://www.tnlworld.com/live4.html

Currently SA are 284/3

Gibbs 161*

They require 151 with 7 wickets remaining and 19 overs left

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Well its 315/4 off 35 overs - SA could do this!

Gibbs was caught going for a 3rd consecuitve 6! He amde 175 off 111 balls including 21 fours and 7 sixes - THRILLING KNOCK!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

The Aus vs SA match is reaching a thrilling climax here!

SA are 388/6 and have 30 balls to score 47 runs with 4 wickets left!

Come on SA!!!

(sorry fo hijacking the thread)

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

As this remarkable match comes to a close the odds are in favour of SA!

IT is currently 423/7

12 runs required of 10 balls!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

I might have jsut put the kiss of death on it...Bracken deserves some credit as he has almost single-handedly reigned SA in...

Mick Lewis has officially bowled the worst figures ever in ODI cricket! 0-113 (10ovs)

7 runs off 6 balls required...2 wickets remain

Lee will bowl the last over...

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

A run a ball required to tie....

6 off 5 balls to win - 2 wickets remain

FOUR!

2 off 4 balls to win

Hall is out!

2 off 3 balls - 1 wicket remains

Ntini on strike...1 run to tie...

Ntini rotates the strike and SA have AT LEAST TIED

Boucher needs 1 run to win (2 balls remain)

........and Boucher smashes a four!!!!

South Africa 438 for 9 beat Australia 434 for 4 by ONE wicket with ONE ball to spare

Can you tell I'm happy?

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

England gave next to no resistance and a mere 181 runs leaving India with a taraget of 144 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

There was a little bit of stubborn support from Harmison enabling flintoff to make his fifty but that was about it.

India are now 52-1 - Hoggard trapped Wasim Jaffer lbw with a ball that seamed into the right-hander.