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prashant:
(09:07 PM) India Australia First Final
(09:08 PM) Australia Won the toss
(09:08 PM) and elected to bat
(09:08 PM) India brings in Chawla
(09:08 PM) in place of Munaf

(09:09 PM) Hayden back in place of Haddin
(09:17 PM) Praveen Kumar to open the attack
(09:18 PM) surprising?
(09:19 PM) 4 Hayden
(09:22 PM) It\’s 0/8 after 1
(09:26 PM) 0/11 after 2

(09:27 PM) Ishant Sharma bowling mostly outside the off stump to Hayden
(09:27 PM) How well can Praveen Kumar bowl?
(09:29 PM) Not that good so far
(09:29 PM) 4 to Gilchrist
(09:29 PM) 1/15
(09:30 PM) Gilly gone

(09:30 PM) Praveen strikes
(09:31 PM) caught Yuvraj
(09:31 PM) bowled Praveen Kuar
(09:31 PM) Kumar
(09:31 PM) Australia 1/15
(09:31 PM) as I had said in error earlier

(09:33 PM) 1/16 after 3
(09:36 PM) 1/19 after 4
(09:38 PM) Ponting gone
(09:38 PM) bowled by Praveen Kumar
(09:39 PM) 2/19
(09:39 PM) Australia

(09:42 PM) 4 to Michael Clarke
(09:42 PM) 2/23 in 5
(09:46 PM) Clarke gone as well
(09:46 PM) This time Ishant Sharma
(09:46 PM) Looked as if it clipped Clarke\’s pads
(09:47 PM) In any case given out

(09:47 PM) Australia 3 down now
(09:47 PM) In comes Symonds
(09:47 PM) The million dollar man
(09:48 PM) 3/24 in 6
(09:52 PM) 3/29 in 7
(09:52 PM) great fielding by Uthappa

(09:56 PM) 3/31 after 8
(09:56 PM) Interesting passage of play
(10:00 PM) 3/35 in 9
(10:02 PM) 2 consecutive boundaries
(10:02 PM) to Symonds
(10:07 PM) 3/45 in 11

(10:10 PM) 2 consecutive boundaries
(10:10 PM) one lucky one
(10:10 PM) inside edge
(10:11 PM) but the second a great shot down the ground
(10:11 PM) 3 in a row
(10:11 PM) 3/59

(10:12 PM) 3/60 in 12
(10:12 PM) 15 from Pathan\’s first over
(10:13 PM) Australia looking to take charge again
(10:13 PM) Can India keep taking wickets?
(10:13 PM) partnership 36 off 37
(10:18 PM) 3/65 in 13

(10:18 PM) This partnership is very very dangerous
(10:18 PM) ;)
(10:18 PM) :)
(10:21 PM) Pathan bowling very poorly here
(10:22 PM) gave 15 runs in the first
(10:22 PM) 3/75

(10:22 PM) 50 partnership already
(10:22 PM) 4 more
(10:23 PM) Pathan 2 overs costing 25
(10:23 PM) 3/79 Australia
(10:23 PM) in 14 overs
(10:23 PM) now going well over 5 runs per over

(10:23 PM) Hayden single handedly taking over the attack
(10:24 PM) 50 to Hayden
(10:24 PM) Ishant Sharma in the attack
(10:24 PM) can he do the trick?
(10:27 PM) 3/83
(10:27 PM) they are showing replays

(10:27 PM) of a possible stumping
(10:27 PM) of Hayden off Pathan
(10:27 PM) Umpire did not call for the third umpire
(10:27 PM) Hayden\’s foot might have been a shade in the air
(10:28 PM) very very close
(10:38 PM) Australia marching on after early losses

(10:38 PM) 3/96 after 17
(10:38 PM) rate well over 5
(10:38 PM) just shy of 6
(10:39 PM) Bhajji to Symonds
(10:40 PM) Bhajji bowling poorly
(10:41 PM) Smashed over the mid-off

(10:41 PM) by Symonds
(10:41 PM) Bhajji bowling 2 wides
(10:41 PM) 3/104
(10:42 PM) can India get a wicket or two here?
(10:42 PM) and who would do that
(10:42 PM) Piyush?

(10:42 PM) Australia looking good now
(10:42 PM) but then again a couple of wickets here will change the match
(10:45 PM) 4 more
(10:45 PM) Ishant Sharma looking frustrated as well
(10:45 PM) Hayden 69
(10:45 PM) 70

(10:45 PM) 3/109
(10:46 PM) India badly needs a wicket
(10:49 PM) 3/111 in 20
(10:50 PM) Chawla in the attack
(10:52 PM) 3/115 in 21
(10:54 PM) Bhajji looking very ordinary as well

(10:55 PM) 3/118 in 22
(10:55 PM) How would Chawla handle the Aussies
(10:55 PM) or how would the Aussies handle Chawla?
(10:57 PM) 3/124
(10:57 PM) 100 partnership
(10:58 PM) Symonds gone

(10:59 PM) 4/124
(10:59 PM) Symonds going for a big one
(10:59 PM) hitting the ball down the throat at deep mid-wicket
(10:59 PM) Bhajji gets a wicket
(11:00 PM) In comes Hussey
(11:00 PM) This Australian lineup is just unbelievable

(11:02 PM) 4/125 in 24
(11:02 PM) India needs to get Hayden out
(11:02 PM) can Chawla do that for them?
(11:05 PM) 4/128 in 25
(11:11 PM) 4/134 in 27
(11:12 PM) gone

(11:12 PM) Hayden this time
(11:12 PM) slog sweep
(11:13 PM) caught
(11:13 PM) Good catch by Chawla
(11:13 PM) running in
(11:13 PM) taking low to his right

(11:14 PM) 5/134
(11:16 PM) So India do manage to take couple of badly needed wickets to bring back the momentum
(11:16 PM) Can Chawla continue his momentum
(11:16 PM) after taking the catch?
(11:17 PM) That is exactly what the commentators are saying
(11:18 PM) 5/137 in 29

(11:21 PM) 5/141 in 30
(11:21 PM) with wickets in hand score can be doubled between 30-50 pvers
(11:21 PM) overs
(11:21 PM) So india needs to keep taking wickets
(11:24 PM) Good over by Chawla
(11:24 PM) the last ball inside edged

(11:24 PM) by Hope
(11:24 PM) India needs to take Hope out
(11:24 PM) with spinners on
(11:26 PM) 5/147 in 32
(11:29 PM) 5/148 in 33
(11:29 PM) Good over again by Chawla

(11:29 PM) can he get Hopes before he is done with 10 overs?
(11:37 PM) Pathan in the attack
(11:37 PM) giving a boundary straight away
(11:37 PM) He is struggling in this match
(11:39 PM) Finishing the over well
(11:39 PM) 5/159 in 36

(11:39 PM) drinks on the field
(11:42 PM) If Australia bats 50 overs then they will have at least 250-260
(11:46 PM) 5/167 in 37
(11:46 PM) Yuvraj over costing 8 runs
(11:51 PM) 5/172 in 38
(11:51 PM) Again the partnership is building

(11:53 PM) gone
(11:53 PM) Yuvraj gets Hope
(11:53 PM) so a spinner gets his wicket
(11:53 PM) not Chawla or Bhajji
(11:53 PM) but part timer Yuvraj
(11:55 PM) Australia 6/173

(11:55 PM) Can Australia be wrapped within 200?
(11:56 PM) Rohit Sharma in the attack
(11:58 PM) 6/179 in 40
(11:58 PM) 10 overs to go
(12:00 AM) 6/181 in 41
(12:00 AM) 2 from that over

(12:00 AM) How many runs can the Aussies get in 9 overs?
(12:03 AM) 6/185 in 42
(12:06 AM) 6/191 in 43
(12:06 AM) 7 more overs to go
(12:09 AM) Chawla 10 overs for 33
(12:09 AM) 6 overs to go

(12:09 AM) 6/194
(12:13 AM) 6/199
(12:13 AM) in 45
(12:13 AM) 5 overs to go now
(12:13 AM) Australia will bat out 50 overs
(12:13 AM) might make 50 more

(12:18 AM) 6/203
(12:18 AM) 4 from that over
(12:18 AM) 4 overs to go
(12:18 AM) Hogg playing a decent knock again
(12:18 AM) with Hussey
(12:21 AM) Is this an out?

(12:21 AM) run out
(12:21 AM) nope
(12:21 AM) Hussey is home
(12:25 AM) Out this time
(12:25 AM) though
(12:25 AM) run out

(12:25 AM) He had just hit a clever boundary
(12:26 AM) 7/212
(12:26 AM) 46.5
(12:31 AM) 7 runs from that over
(12:31 AM) 7/219
(12:31 AM) 2 overs to go

(12:34 AM) 2 consecutive 4s
(12:34 AM) This is not Pathan\’s match
(12:34 AM) 3 in a row
(12:35 AM) 7/231
(12:36 AM) finally out
(12:36 AM) Looked as if it was going out of the park

(12:36 AM) but caught in the deep
(12:36 AM) 8/231
(12:36 AM) Some respite for Pathan
(12:36 AM) one over to go
(12:41 AM) Australia 8/239 in 50
(12:41 AM) India needs 240 to win

(01:41 AM) 0/5 in 2
(01:45 AM) 0/10 in 3
(01:49 AM) 0/16 in 4
(01:53 AM) 0/22 in 5
(01:57 AM) 0/27 in 6 overs
(02:02 AM) 0/30 in 7

(02:08 AM) 0/35 in 8
(02:10 AM) Free hit
(02:10 AM) on a no-ball
(02:13 AM) no runs scored on that
(02:13 AM) It\’s 0/39 after 9
(02:16 AM) 4

(02:16 AM) Uthappa
(02:17 AM) 0/45
(02:17 AM) in 10
(02:20 AM) 4 more to Uthappa
(02:20 AM) 50 up for India
(02:22 AM) What a catch!!

(02:23 AM) Hussey pulls off a stunning catch to get rid of Uthappa
(02:23 AM) It\’s 1/50
(02:23 AM) Hopes strike in his first over
(02:32 AM) Gambhir run-out
(02:32 AM) 2/56 India
(02:34 AM) 4

(02:34 AM) 2/60 in 13
(02:49 AM) 4
(02:49 AM) Yuvraj
(02:49 AM) down the leg
(02:49 AM) 2/69
(02:50 AM) in 16

(02:54 AM) 4
(02:55 AM) 2 more
(02:55 AM) 7 from the over
(02:55 AM) 2/76
(02:55 AM) in 17
(02:58 AM) 4 more

(02:59 AM) 2/85 from 18
(03:02 AM) 50 to Sachin
(03:03 AM) Yuvaj bowled
(03:03 AM) 3/87 India
(03:10 AM) 3/93 in 20
(03:10 AM) Can India hang on?

(03:18 AM) 3/104 in 22
(03:22 AM) 3/113 in 23
(03:44 AM) 3/126 in 28
(03:49 AM) 4
(03:49 AM) 3/134 in 29
(03:52 AM) 3/138 in 30

(03:52 AM) It\’s drinks time
(03:59 AM) 3/144 in 31
(04:00 AM) Need 96 more
(04:04 AM) 89
(04:14 AM) 76
(04:15 AM) 72

(04:15 AM) inside edge for 4
(04:15 AM) 3/169
(04:15 AM) in 35 overs
(04:15 AM) 71 more needed
(04:17 AM) 4
(04:17 AM) 66 needed

(04:23 AM) 59 needed
(04:23 AM) Sachin hurt?
(04:25 AM) 50 to Rohit Sharma
(04:25 AM) 3/182
(04:25 AM) 58 needed now
(04:29 AM) 52 needed from 12

(04:29 AM) over
(04:32 AM) 49 from 69
(04:34 AM) 46 needed from 11 overs
(04:35 AM) 3/194 India
(04:36 AM) 4
(04:36 AM) to R Sharma

(04:36 AM) 42 more needed
jatanr:
(04:37 AM) hello !
(04:37 AM) guess im late…
prashant:
(04:37 AM) hi
jatanr:
(04:37 AM) but just in time for the victory ?

prashant:
(04:37 AM) 200 up
(04:38 AM) you know i am very superstitious
(04:38 AM) ;)
jatanr:
(04:38 AM) sharma is playing brilliantly …
prashant:
(04:38 AM) yep

jatanr:
(04:38 AM) tendulkar on 97
(04:38 AM) 98 .. and keep strike …
(04:39 AM) this could be history …. tendulkar\’s first 100 on aussie soil… as well as india one up in the finals
(04:39 AM) oops ,,im talking too much i guess … lets wait and watch
prashant:
(04:39 AM) :)

(04:39 AM) precisely
(04:39 AM) ;)
jatanr:
(04:39 AM) :)
prashant:
(04:39 AM) 3/204 India in 40 overs
(04:39 AM) 36 more needed

jatanr:
(04:40 AM) brett lee charging in …
(04:40 AM) and he bowls a beamer !!!
(04:40 AM) a mistake
prashant:
(04:41 AM) hmm
(04:41 AM) Free hit

jatanr:
(04:41 AM) and goes and shakes tendulkar\’s hand
(04:41 AM) i dont think it will be a free hit …
(04:41 AM) not sure
(04:42 AM) quite interesting .. the discussion there
(04:42 AM) ponting is saying that the ball slipped from his hand
prashant:
(04:42 AM) change of ball

(04:42 AM) hmm
(04:42 AM) What a class
jatanr:
(04:42 AM) the umpire is saying… the ball is not wet.. so it cannot slip… interesting
prashant:
(04:42 AM) Sachin
(04:42 AM) said nothing

jatanr:
(04:43 AM) yeah sachin just said … \’no problem… no problem… no problem…\’ to lee\’s apoligies
prashant:
(04:44 AM) hmm
(04:44 AM) Sachin was coming for the second
(04:44 AM) and said no
jatanr:
(04:44 AM) yeah …

prashant:
(04:44 AM) good call
jatanr:
(04:44 AM) good call
(04:44 AM) :)
(04:45 AM) and rohit might be run out now…
(04:45 AM) ooooohhhhhh… just in ….

prashant:
(04:45 AM) yep
(04:46 AM) he deserves that bit of luck
jatanr:
(04:46 AM) yep
prashant:
(04:47 AM) 33 from 5
(04:47 AM) 55

jatanr:
(04:47 AM) a bouncer…. is wide ….
prashant:
(04:48 AM) 32 from 9 overs needed
jatanr:
(04:48 AM) sachin stays on 99 ….
(04:48 AM) rohit to face the new over …
(04:49 AM) sharma again almost run out

(04:49 AM) its not that they are not running well…
prashant:
(04:49 AM) hmm
jatanr:
(04:51 AM) YESSSSSSSSSSS
(04:51 AM) 100 for tendulkar…
prashant:
(04:51 AM) Yeah

(04:51 AM) wooooooooooohooooooooooooo
jatanr:
(04:51 AM) sharma bowled…
(04:52 AM) why !!
prashant:
(04:52 AM) hmm
jatanr:
(04:52 AM) and he is mighty disappointed

prashant:
(04:52 AM) of course
(04:52 AM) 4/210
(04:52 AM) Just imagine India were 87/3
jatanr:
(04:53 AM) yes….
prashant:
(04:53 AM) Sharma gone for 69

jatanr:
(04:53 AM) 100 run partnership …
(04:53 AM) brilliant ….
prashant:
(04:53 AM) May be the Sachin 100 moment distracted him
jatanr:
(04:53 AM) dhoni is in .. lets see..
prashant:
(04:53 AM) quite possible

jatanr:
(04:53 AM) hmm ture
(04:53 AM) true*
prashant:
(04:55 AM) 30 runs needed 8 overs remain
jatanr:
(04:56 AM) btw… india did not b at well in the U19 world cup final
(04:56 AM) scored 159 all out …

(04:56 AM) but then got back … and south africa were 17 forr 3 …
(04:56 AM) when the rain came down
prashant:
(04:56 AM) 4
jatanr:
(04:57 AM) now if DL comes in .. SA will be in a huge advantage….
prashant:
(04:57 AM) slashed over Gilly

(04:57 AM) 26
jatanr:
(04:57 AM) yup
prashant:
(04:57 AM) 25
jatanr:
(04:57 AM) u watching following the under 19 world cup ?
prashant:
(04:57 AM) not much

jatanr:
(04:58 AM) well its the final today … india vs SA
prashant:
(04:59 AM) that I know
(04:59 AM) 24
jatanr:
(04:59 AM) brilliant boundary ….
prashant:
(04:59 AM) yes

(04:59 AM) 20
(05:00 AM) 19
(05:00 AM) I was checking the score early
(05:00 AM) in that U19
jatanr:
(05:00 AM) yeah
prashant:
(05:00 AM) with India losing first wicket early

jatanr:
(05:01 AM) shouldnt rain for too long so as to dock runs
prashant:
(05:01 AM) 19 needed from 7 overs
jatanr:
(05:01 AM) yup
prashant:
(05:02 AM) something happened to my feed
(05:02 AM) on willow

jatanr:
(05:03 AM) sachin going for his shots…
(05:03 AM) ohhh… u not able to see ?
prashant:
(05:03 AM) now i can
(05:03 AM) on alternate
(05:03 AM) channel

jatanr:
(05:03 AM) 16 to win from 36
prashant:
(05:03 AM) Star
jatanr:
(05:03 AM) ok cool
shivraj:
(05:04 AM) Good morning everyone…good evening jatanr!!
jatanr:
(05:04 AM) evening shivraj

(05:04 AM) brilliant display of batting… isnt it ?
shivraj:
(05:04 AM) Tendulkar silencing critics again…that he does not perform in the finals!
prashant:
(05:05 AM) no comments from me yet
jatanr:
(05:05 AM) hehehe
prashant:
(05:05 AM) ;)

(05:06 AM) 4
(05:06 AM) 11 now
jatanr:
(05:06 AM) another 4
prashant:
(05:06 AM) i am a little behind may be
jatanr:
(05:06 AM) same shot… almost a reply

(05:06 AM) replay*
shivraj:
(05:06 AM) cool!
(05:07 AM) whatever plan India had against Lee seems to have worked…he didn\’t go for runs but didn\’t pick up wickets either!
prashant:
(05:07 AM) yeah
(05:08 AM) 6 more

jatanr:
(05:08 AM) yep.. the plan was simple…
(05:08 AM) since he is in the form of his life.. lets play him with discretion and not give him any wickets
(05:09 AM) that was the big difference in this match
shivraj:
(05:09 AM) yeah…
jatanr:
(05:09 AM) dhoni plays thru the covers so unconventionally … its amazing

(05:09 AM) cant imagine that such shots are possible…
shivraj:
(05:10 AM) I never expected Piyush Chawla to play today..
(05:10 AM) or Praveen Kumar, for that matter !
prashant:
(05:10 AM) 3 to win
jatanr:
(05:10 AM) hehe yes

(05:11 AM) its been great…
(05:11 AM) my only regret is .. raina didnt get a chance to play
(05:11 AM) but thats ok …
(05:11 AM) he has a lot of playing days ahead of him
shivraj:
(05:11 AM) yes, I agree…
jatanr:
(05:11 AM) just wantd to see how he is playing these days

shivraj:
(05:11 AM) me too!
jatanr:
(05:11 AM) didnt see any of his batting in ranji this year
shivraj:
(05:12 AM) okay..
jatanr:
(05:12 AM) dhoni hits a 4 .. and INDIA WINSSSSS
shivraj:
(05:12 AM) that\’s great! Go India Go!!

jatanr:
(05:12 AM) yupppppppppppp
prashant:
(05:12 AM) yeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeee
(05:13 AM) What an innings by The God
jatanr:
(05:13 AM) :D:D:D
prashant:
(05:13 AM) and what a reaction after being hit by a Lee Beamer

(05:13 AM) no cursing
(05:13 AM) nothing
shivraj:
(05:13 AM) ohh..I didn\’t know that!
jatanr:
(05:13 AM) ohhh u missed the beamer
(05:14 AM) it hit him on the shounder .. it was THAT high

shivraj:
(05:14 AM) I didn\’t know this was Sachin\’s first ODI century against Australia in Australia!
prashant:
(05:14 AM) yes
shivraj:
(05:14 AM) Ohh, interesting!
prashant:
(05:14 AM) Who do you think is the MoM?
jatanr:
(05:15 AM) wud there be any debate on that /??

shivraj:
(05:15 AM) Gilchrist, for sentimental reasons! LOL
jatanr:
(05:15 AM) hehehe
shivraj:
(05:16 AM) in the U-19 finals, SA need to be 62/3 after 20 overs to win, in case it stops raining..
jatanr:
(05:17 AM) hmm :(
(05:17 AM) not fair

(05:17 AM) 17 for 3 … now 160 is far
shivraj:
(05:17 AM) I agree…
(05:17 AM) Bhajji getting Hayden in this match..poetic justice?
(05:18 AM) also, Sharma injured his finger…how serious is that?
jatanr:
(05:18 AM) hmm… that does not sound good

shivraj:
(05:19 AM) okay…
(05:19 AM) Rohit Sharma coming good again…
jatanr:
(05:19 AM) yes…
shivraj:
(05:19 AM) Sharmas are the find of the season !
prashant:
(05:21 AM) I am not getting any live feed

(05:21 AM) just some discussions
shivraj:
(05:22 AM) I didn\’t realize…but Bhajji took Symonds\’ wicket too!
(05:22 AM) poetic justice in the truest sense!
prashant:
(05:22 AM) Actually getting it now
(05:22 AM) and Hayden

shivraj:
(05:23 AM) yeah !!
prashant:
(05:25 AM) Sachin MoM
shivraj:
(05:25 AM) WooHoo!!!
prashant:
(05:27 AM) What an interview as well
(05:28 AM) said right up-front that full marks to Rohit

(05:28 AM) and when asked if he is next Tendulkar
(05:28 AM) He said everything good about Rohit
(05:29 AM) without talking about himself
(05:31 AM) So long folks
(05:32 AM) India wins the first of the best of 3 Finals by 6 wickets.
shivraj:
(05:32 AM) thanks for the update prashant!