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8:06: Raina looking very nervous. Survived a shout first ball and dropped a second. But both batsmen now tickle boundaries to leg to get going.
8:27: Both looking fairly comfortable and scoring at a brisk rate thanks in large part to the inconsistency of the bowlers. A couple of boundaries full of flair from the youngster Raina who finally seems to have got over his nerves.
8:40: Kaif and particularly Raina are now on fire smashing boundaries. Lawson horribly wayward.
8:46: West Indies have completed 11 overs and they have bowled an astonishing 11 wides so far. That's 1 wide per over and 2 overs extra. None of the bowlers want to be left behind as each has got his name on the wide sheet. However the main culprit remains Lawson with 6 wides - this is getting almost boringly simple. I wouldn't mind a wicket now just to spice things up a bit ...
8:48: Oh My God !!! Just when I said it. A good delivery accounts for Kaif !! 68/2 and game not over yet people. The Wall walks in ... I was expecting Yuvraj ... mental note: expect the unexpected
9:02: O O !! Raina goes. An innings full of attractive but risky strokes. Not sure about him just yet. 82/3
9:17: 3 boundaries in a row for the Indian captain !! 3 very positive strokes and each different - regaining the momentum for India here
17.5 Best to Dravid, FOUR, fuller this time, and Dravid duly drives through the cover region for his third successive boundary, room and width and full in length, and Dravid duly obliges
17.4 Best to Dravid, FOUR, short and wide again!! and Dravid goes after it, interntionally plays it in the air to the thirdman region, one bounce and it crashes into the advertising boards there
17.3 Best to Dravid, FOUR, shot!!! Best bowls it a bit quicker, offers Dravid a bit of room, and Dravid pounces on itm, cuts it hard and the ball runs away to the point fence like a tracer bullet
9:54: Going on pretty smoothly ... this is the sort of thing I expected ... of course with Dravid there you can be pretty assured; good to see Yuvraj back in the runs 141/3 and only 38 needed
10:07: Excitement !! Just when I thought this was such a tame affair. India should still romp home easily though.
31.4 Lawson to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, Yuvraj plays all over it and gets cleaned up!
second wicket for Lawson - India four down
India 143/4, Partnership of 61
Yuvraj Singh b Lawson 28 (58b 3x4 0x6)
R Dravid 35* (49b 4x4) JJC Lawson 6.4-0-38-2 (6w)
was a nothing shot in the end, just stood his ground and tried to
hit through the line, he missed the bowler hit !
Dhoni is the next man in
31.5 Lawson to Dhoni, one run, Dropped! not again! flicked away in the
air, straight to Smith at backward point who puts down an easy
chance - this is cricket at its worst
10:25:
Another 50 to Dravid - lot of aggressive shots towards the end. It is quite pointless to go on raving about the amazing consistency of the man ... he is quite undoubtedly Mr. India ... just 4 needed now
10:26: OOOOH ! What a finish
35.6 Lawson to Dhoni, SIX, what a finish! short and drifting down the leg side, Dhoni swings hard and gets it on the middle, ball sails over the fine leg fence - India win by 6 wickets!
Good strong win for India. The bowlers came to the fore again first up. Then with the bat Raina showed some promise and Kaif and Yuvraj found some runs. Sehwag's form remains a worry though. Man Of The Match ??
10:37: Yes !! It is Rahul Dravid. Leaving now ... probably will write more on the game later. We have a couple of days off ... Wednesday we will play Sri Lanka again and Sourav Ganguly will be back ... will add a whole new exciting dimension to the game
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