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Discussions from Friday, November 14th, 2008

prashant(12:00 AM): hmm
prashant(12:00 AM): Six
prashant(12:00 AM): by Raina
prashant(12:00 AM): sky high
prashant(12:00 AM): but also getting the required distance
prashant(12:00 AM): 200 up for India
prashant(12:01 AM): 201/2 in 32
prashant(12:01 AM): run rate 6.28
prashant(12:01 AM): Yuvraj is taking it easy
prashant(12:01 AM): I guess Raina will have to have a go
prashant(12:03 AM): Another six
prashant(12:03 AM): by Raina
prashant(12:03 AM): 211/2
prashant(12:03 AM): in 33 overs
jatanr(12:04 AM): Raina doesnt believe in the old fashioned boundaries...
jatanr(12:05 AM): either its singles and twos.. or sixes
jatanr(12:05 AM): 0 fours, 3 sixes
prashant(12:05 AM): :)
prashant(12:05 AM): he is 33 from 33
jatanr(12:05 AM): and two of them to pace bowlers
prashant(12:05 AM): and Yuvraj 29/31
jatanr(12:05 AM): one .. to .. guess who? broad ;)
prashant(12:06 AM): KP
prashant(12:06 AM): right
prashant(12:07 AM): 216/2 in 34
prashant(12:08 AM): Ball changed
ajanta(12:08 AM): does yuvraj have back problems?
prashant(12:09 AM): yep
prashant(12:09 AM): India taking their third Power Play
prashant(12:09 AM): hmm
prashant(12:09 AM): Yuvraj is batting with a support strap around his back
prashant(12:10 AM): Not sure why India took the Power-Play now
prashant(12:10 AM): Could have easily taken it in the last 5 overs
prashant(12:10 AM): quick single
prashant(12:10 AM): now Yuvraj has to have a go
prashant(12:11 AM): those must be instructions to him
prashant(12:11 AM): 217/2
prashant(12:11 AM): that was a snorter
prashant(12:12 AM): single on the next
prashant(12:12 AM): I am really confused with the Power-Play decision
prashant(12:12 AM): they are saying Dhoni might have taken it because Yuvraj is struggling
prashant(12:12 AM): don\'t get it
jatanr(12:12 AM): both raina and yuvraj are playing well... hence taken now
prashant(12:13 AM): hmm
jatanr(12:13 AM): lets trust dhoni\'s judgement ;)
prashant(12:13 AM): but Yuvraj is in trouble
prashant(12:13 AM): he better swing his bat now
prashant(12:13 AM): there he goes
prashant(12:13 AM): 6
jatanr(12:13 AM): yeah .. maybe instructions are... swing now... and if out then its ok
prashant(12:13 AM): of Flintoff
prashant(12:13 AM): over his head
prashant(12:14 AM): great drive
prashant(12:14 AM): but straight to covers
prashant(12:14 AM): end of over # 1
prashant(12:14 AM): from the PP3
prashant(12:14 AM): fun stuff
prashant(12:14 AM): next 4 overs
prashant(12:15 AM): Yuvraj is getting a runner
prashant(12:15 AM): Gambhir is coming out
prashant(12:15 AM): 225/2 in 35
jatanr(12:15 AM): good idea
jatanr(12:15 AM): the current team is the perfect balance
prashant(12:15 AM): yep
prashant(12:16 AM): but Yuvraj looks in bad shape
prashant(12:16 AM): not just with this back
prashant(12:16 AM): but over-all
prashant(12:16 AM): he used to be so athletic
jatanr(12:16 AM): i always wanted yusuf pathan to play
jatanr(12:16 AM): yeah .. dont know whats happening to yuvraj
jatanr(12:17 AM): if anyone gets out, i hope yusuf comes in
jatanr(12:17 AM): i hope they take him in all the ODIs .. at least the first 3 .. .until sachin comes back
jatanr(12:17 AM): after sachin comes back .. i think between rohit and yusuf, it will be a tough choice to make
jatanr(12:18 AM): if yuvraj is struggling, then yusuf should come in his place
prashant(12:18 AM): 4
prashant(12:18 AM): Yuvraj
prashant(12:18 AM): Yusuf seems like padded up
prashant(12:18 AM): nice cut shot
prashant(12:18 AM): what shot
prashant(12:18 AM): what a shot!!
prashant(12:19 AM): by Yuvraj
prashant(12:19 AM): over mid-wicket
prashant(12:19 AM): to Harmison
prashant(12:19 AM): SIX!!
prashant(12:19 AM): did not even move
prashant(12:19 AM): good come-back
prashant(12:19 AM): slow delivery
prashant(12:20 AM): 236/2 at 6.56 an over
prashant(12:20 AM): drive over cover
prashant(12:20 AM): chipped
prashant(12:21 AM): 2 more
prashant(12:21 AM): 238/2 in 36.1
prashant(12:21 AM): 3rd over in PP3
prashant(12:22 AM): this is interesting now
prashant(12:22 AM): Freddie vs Yuvi
prashant(12:22 AM): single
prashant(12:22 AM): 240/2 36/3
prashant(12:22 AM): 36.3
prashant(12:23 AM): 2 more
prashant(12:23 AM): 6 from first 4 balls
prashant(12:24 AM): gone
prashant(12:24 AM): Raina
prashant(12:24 AM): driving on the full
prashant(12:24 AM): caught well by you know who
prashant(12:24 AM): Collingwood
prashant(12:24 AM): 43 from 44 deliveries Raina
prashant(12:25 AM): Y Pathan walks in
jatanr(12:26 AM): awesome!
jatanr(12:26 AM): exactly what i wanted
prashant(12:26 AM): 242/3 in 37
jatanr(12:26 AM): dhoni is too good
prashant(12:27 AM): what a shot
prashant(12:27 AM): drive down the ground
prashant(12:27 AM): Yuvraj 4
prashant(12:27 AM): 50 for hi
prashant(12:27 AM): him
prashant(12:27 AM): seeing the slower ball
prashant(12:28 AM): waited and smashed down the ground
prashant(12:28 AM): 247/3
ajanta(12:28 AM): @jatanr - maybe Dhoni is reading the CricDigs\' shoutbox ;)
prashant(12:28 AM): 53 from 43
prashant(12:28 AM): quite possible
prashant(12:28 AM): Pathan gone
prashant(12:28 AM): trying to pull
ajanta(12:28 AM): oh no
jatanr(12:28 AM): oh :(
jatanr(12:29 AM): i hope this isnt his end :(
jatanr(12:29 AM): well he has a chance with the ball
prashant(12:29 AM): For some reason I am not quite sure about Yusuf Pathan
prashant(12:29 AM): with batting
prashant(12:29 AM): all his previous innings have been like this
prashant(12:29 AM): in ODIs
prashant(12:29 AM): he needs to get smarter
prashant(12:29 AM): or may be a little more experience would help him
prashant(12:30 AM): 4 wickets down now
jatanr(12:30 AM): i hope its the latter
prashant(12:30 AM): in comes Dhoni
prashant(12:30 AM): 247/4
ajanta(12:30 AM): overs?
prashant(12:30 AM): 37.3
prashant(12:31 AM): Dhoni smashed one thru covers
prashant(12:31 AM): 250 up
prashant(12:31 AM): 251/4
prashant(12:31 AM): Dhoni and Yuvraj in the middle
jatanr(12:32 AM): dhoni has come .. and not sharma .. interesting
prashant(12:32 AM): The best ODI pair for India in the recent times
jatanr(12:32 AM): is yuvraj feeling better now .. physically ?
prashant(12:32 AM): hm
prashant(12:32 AM): don\'t know
jatanr(12:32 AM): in recent times? i doubt..
prashant(12:32 AM): he has a runner
jatanr(12:32 AM): yuvraj has been pathetic in recent times
prashant(12:32 AM): right
prashant(12:33 AM): but these two have won quite a few matches for India
jatanr(12:33 AM): yes they have
prashant(12:33 AM): may be not in the past 6 months
prashant(12:33 AM): It\'s Broad to Yuvraj
prashant(12:34 AM): dot and single
prashant(12:34 AM): 252/4 in 38.2
prashant(12:35 AM): dot
prashant(12:36 AM): good over so far
prashant(12:36 AM): single
prashant(12:36 AM): just 2 runs
prashant(12:36 AM): from first 5 balls
prashant(12:36 AM): now can Yuvraj change that?
prashant(12:37 AM): 4
prashant(12:37 AM): backs away
prashant(12:37 AM): and just sort of pulls to the left of mid-wicket
prashant(12:37 AM): 257/4 in 39
prashant(12:38 AM): As Ravi Shastri is saying
prashant(12:38 AM): in many ways it is good for Yuvraj now
prashant(12:38 AM): because he is set
prashant(12:38 AM): has a runner
prashant(12:38 AM): and a license to hit
prashant(12:38 AM): Patel back in to the attack
prashant(12:38 AM): 1
prashant(12:38 AM): now Yuvraj on strike
prashant(12:38 AM): single
prashant(12:39 AM): 1
prashant(12:39 AM): 260/4 in 39.3
prashant(12:39 AM): 1
prashant(12:39 AM): 261/4 39.4
jatanr(12:39 AM): so .. what should be the target for india .. 350 ? 325 seems more realistic
jatanr(12:39 AM): it all depends on how long these two bat ...
prashant(12:40 AM): dot
prashant(12:40 AM): must get 350 from here
prashant(12:40 AM): 2 more
prashant(12:40 AM): 6 from that over
prashant(12:40 AM): 263/4 in 40 overs
prashant(12:40 AM): should be able to get 90 runs from last 10 with 6 wickets in hand
prashant(12:41 AM): and you are right it will depend a lot on how long these two bat together
prashant(12:41 AM): single
prashant(12:41 AM): i guess they might take 6ish runs per over for the next 3-4 and then have a go
prashant(12:42 AM): edge
prashant(12:42 AM): just pass the keeper
prashant(12:42 AM): but saved by third-man
prashant(12:42 AM): 2 more
prashant(12:42 AM): 266
prashant(12:43 AM): dot
prashant(12:43 AM): Broad bowling well here
prashant(12:43 AM): 3 runs from 4 deliveries so far
prashant(12:43 AM): wide
prashant(12:44 AM): single
prashant(12:45 AM): well bowled
prashant(12:45 AM): slow
prashant(12:45 AM): and Yuvraj could not see it or reach it
prashant(12:45 AM): 9 overs remaining
prashant(12:45 AM): only 5 from that over
prashant(12:45 AM): run rate 6.54
prashant(12:46 AM): dot
prashant(12:46 AM): Patel in the attack
prashant(12:46 AM): 4
prashant(12:46 AM): Dhoni
prashant(12:46 AM): just clearing mid-wicket
prashant(12:46 AM): 2 more
prashant(12:47 AM): one of Dhoni\'s off-side shots
prashant(12:47 AM): one more
prashant(12:47 AM): so 7 from 3 deliveries
prashant(12:47 AM): and Yuvraj on strike
prashant(12:47 AM): this should be FUN
prashant(12:47 AM): well bowled
prashant(12:47 AM): almost yorker
prashant(12:47 AM): single
prashant(12:47 AM): 276/4
prashant(12:48 AM): 2 more
prashant(12:48 AM): 10 from that
prashant(12:51 AM): 289/4
prashant(12:51 AM): 11 from 4 balls
prashant(12:51 AM): this over
prashant(12:52 AM): dot
prashant(12:52 AM): 290/4 in 43
prashant(12:53 AM): 4
prashant(12:53 AM): to a high full-toss
prashant(12:54 AM): almost caught
prashant(12:54 AM): but 4
prashant(12:54 AM): 295/4
prashant(12:54 AM): run rate 6.81
prashant(12:54 AM): six
prashant(12:54 AM): Yuvraj
prashant(12:55 AM): bending on the knees
prashant(12:55 AM): gone out of the park
prashant(12:55 AM): lost ball
prashant(12:55 AM): 300 up
prashant(12:55 AM): 301/4 43.3
prashant(12:56 AM): single
prashant(12:57 AM): 4
prashant(12:57 AM): Yuvraj
prashant(12:57 AM): 17 from that over
prashant(12:57 AM): 307/4 in 44 overs
prashant(12:59 AM): Anderson in the attack now
prashant(12:59 AM): 2 singles so far
prashant(01:00 AM): wide
prashant(01:00 AM): and a no-ball
prashant(01:01 AM): single
prashant(01:01 AM): good over so far
prashant(01:01 AM): can change in a flash
prashant(01:01 AM): 311/4
prashant(01:01 AM): Yuvraj to face Jimmy Anderson
prashant(01:01 AM): 4
prashant(01:01 AM): full toss
prashant(01:01 AM): over the covers
prashant(01:02 AM): strange shot
prashant(01:02 AM): slow ball
prashant(01:02 AM): fooled everyone
prashant(01:02 AM): Yuvraj checking the shot
prashant(01:03 AM): ball just popping uo
prashant(01:03 AM): up
prashant(01:03 AM): six
prashant(01:03 AM): Dhoni
prashant(01:03 AM): flat over deep mid-off
prashant(01:03 AM): just clearing the fielder
prashant(01:03 AM): 322/4 in 45
prashant(01:04 AM): 4 more
prashant(01:04 AM): Harmison
prashant(01:04 AM): 326
prashant(01:05 AM): single
prashant(01:05 AM): 327/4 in 45.2
prashant(01:05 AM): single
prashant(01:06 AM): Yuvraj in strike
prashant(01:06 AM): to Harmison
prashant(01:06 AM): 5 more his century
prashant(01:06 AM): another 4
prashant(01:06 AM): 99
prashant(01:06 AM): flicked away
prashant(01:06 AM): Yuvraj on 99
prashant(01:07 AM): 10 runs from this over
prashant(01:07 AM): wide
prashant(01:07 AM): 100
prashant(01:07 AM): for Yuvraj
prashant(01:07 AM): 101
prashant(01:07 AM): Not Out
prashant(01:08 AM): 336/4
prashant(01:09 AM): 4 overs to go
prashant(01:09 AM): Flintoff in the attack
prashant(01:09 AM): six
prashant(01:10 AM): full toss
prashant(01:10 AM): smashed over deep mid-wicket
prashant(01:10 AM): next ball hit him in the gut
prashant(01:11 AM): but gets a single
prashant(01:11 AM): well bowled
prashant(01:11 AM): yorker
prashant(01:11 AM): single
prashant(01:11 AM): 8 from 3 deliveries
prashant(01:11 AM): 344
prashant(01:11 AM): Yuvraj on strike
prashant(01:12 AM): 4
prashant(01:12 AM): just punched over deep mid-off
prashant(01:12 AM): six
prashant(01:12 AM): barely hitting it
prashant(01:12 AM): what a timing
prashant(01:12 AM): 350 up
prashant(01:12 AM): 15 from this over so far
prashant(01:13 AM): what a six that was
prashant(01:13 AM): almost on the back-foot
prashant(01:13 AM): almost a yorker length
prashant(01:13 AM): but Yuvraj managed to hit it over the mid-off fence
prashant(01:13 AM): unbelievable shot
prashant(01:13 AM): 3 more overs to go
prashant(01:14 AM): 114 Not out Yuvraj from 69 deliveries
prashant(01:14 AM): 11 fours and 6 sixes
prashant(01:14 AM): 352/4
prashant(01:14 AM): bowled
prashant(01:14 AM): Dhoni
prashant(01:14 AM): cramping him
prashant(01:14 AM): 352/5
prashant(01:15 AM): caught in the crease
prashant(01:15 AM): 39 from 32 deliveries
prashant(01:16 AM): Rohit Sharma coming to bat
prashant(01:16 AM): single
prashant(01:17 AM): 353/5 in 47/2
prashant(01:17 AM): 47.2
prashant(01:17 AM): single
prashant(01:17 AM): 2.3 overs to go
prashant(01:17 AM): 354
prashant(01:18 AM): can Yuvraj hit a couple big shots here??
prashant(01:18 AM): i am sure he will try
prashant(01:18 AM): 4
prashant(01:18 AM): clipped away
prashant(01:18 AM): off his pads
prashant(01:18 AM): poor bowling
prashant(01:18 AM): on the leg stump
prashant(01:19 AM): with no one outside the circle
prashant(01:19 AM): yorker next
prashant(01:19 AM): single
prashant(01:19 AM): 360/5 in 48
prashant(01:20 AM): Yuvraj on strike
prashant(01:20 AM): six
prashant(01:20 AM): actually 4
prashant(01:20 AM): short and pulled
prashant(01:20 AM): to Flintoff
prashant(01:20 AM): great start
prashant(01:20 AM): 4 more
prashant(01:20 AM): behind the wicket keeper
prashant(01:20 AM): edged
prashant(01:21 AM): trying to whack it
prashant(01:21 AM): got an edge
prashant(01:21 AM): 368
prashant(01:21 AM): single
prashant(01:21 AM): 369/5
prashant(01:21 AM): 9 deliveries to go
prashant(01:21 AM): this is the highest score in ODIs against England
prashant(01:22 AM): what a shot
prashant(01:22 AM): by Rohit Sharma
prashant(01:22 AM): crashed through the off side
prashant(01:22 AM): 17 runs so far
prashant(01:22 AM): single
prashant(01:22 AM): Yuvraj on strike
prashant(01:23 AM): 14 runs from this over
prashant(01:23 AM): what a shot that !!
prashant(01:23 AM): on the back-foot
prashant(01:23 AM): digging it but smashing it over the bowler
prashant(01:23 AM): almost for a Six
prashant(01:23 AM): got a 4
prashant(01:23 AM): 18 from that over
prashant(01:23 AM): 378/5 in 49
prashant(01:24 AM): Pieterson winning the toss
prashant(01:24 AM): last over by Broad
prashant(01:24 AM): :)
prashant(01:24 AM): Yuvraj 133 from 76
prashant(01:24 AM): dot
prashant(01:25 AM): 378
prashant(01:25 AM): single
prashant(01:25 AM): now Yuvraj has 4 more deliveries from Broad
prashant(01:25 AM): will there be a repeat ?
prashant(01:25 AM): 4 sixes????
prashant(01:25 AM): that will get Yuvraj to 150
prashant(01:25 AM): let\'s see
prashant(01:26 AM): 4 more
prashant(01:26 AM): just putting his bat out
prashant(01:26 AM): went over the wicket keeper
prashant(01:26 AM): loks like byes
prashant(01:26 AM): looks
prashant(01:26 AM): but it did hit the bat
prashant(01:26 AM): 383
prashant(01:27 AM): single
prashant(01:27 AM): poor running
prashant(01:27 AM): should have been 2
prashant(01:27 AM): 384
prashant(01:27 AM): 2 more
prashant(01:27 AM): now the last ball
prashant(01:27 AM): 386/5
prashant(01:28 AM): single to end the innings
prashant(01:28 AM): 387/5 in 50 overs
prashant(01:29 AM): Yuvraj not-out 138
prashant(01:29 AM): in 78 deliveries
ajanta(01:40 AM): wow, that\'s an astounding score to make
ajanta(01:44 AM): India made 387!
jatanr(01:46 AM): back
jatanr(01:46 AM): sorry cudnt resist.. so went to the cafeteria
jatanr(01:46 AM): brilliant batting by yuvi
ajanta(01:46 AM): haha
jatanr(01:46 AM): he has made a big claim for the vacant test place .. in place of ganguly
ajanta(01:47 AM): hmm, looks like they played asif \'twas T20
jatanr(01:47 AM): hehe
ajanta(02:08 AM): here goes the first England wicket
ajanta(02:08 AM): England - 12/1
prashant(02:14 AM): gone
prashant(02:14 AM): second
prashant(02:14 AM): caught brilliantly
prashant(02:14 AM): by Sehwag
prashant(02:14 AM): to his left
prashant(02:14 AM): Owais Shah out for a Duck
prashant(02:14 AM): 17/2
prashant(02:15 AM): 1 wicket each for Munaf and Zaheer
prashant(02:16 AM): KP at the crease
prashant(02:16 AM): 17/2 after 5
prashant(02:39 AM): gone
prashant(02:39 AM): 34/3
ajanta(02:40 AM): yeh kya ho raha hai?
ajanta(02:41 AM): are we going to get them out under 100?
ajanta(02:43 AM): 38/4
ajanta(02:44 AM): flintoff gone
prashant(02:44 AM): 4th one gone as well
prashant(02:44 AM): Andrew Flintoff
prashant(02:44 AM): LBW Zaheer
prashant(02:44 AM): 3 Wickets for Zaheer
prashant(02:44 AM): 39/4
prashant(02:45 AM): The ball did pitch outside the leg
prashant(02:45 AM): so Flintoff was unlucky to be given out
prashant(02:49 AM): England 41/4
prashant(02:51 AM): 4 more
prashant(02:52 AM): 4 more
prashant(02:52 AM): back to back boundaries
prashant(02:52 AM): 49/4
prashant(02:52 AM): beautiful delivery
prashant(02:52 AM): Zaheer coming around the wicket
prashant(02:53 AM): England now needs more than 9 runs an hour from here on
prashant(02:53 AM): 4 more
prashant(02:54 AM): Excellent fielding
prashant(02:54 AM): this ODI side for India is a much fielding side
prashant(02:55 AM): compared to the Test side
prashant(02:55 AM): not many buddhas
prashant(02:55 AM): 53/4 in 13/4
prashant(02:55 AM): 13.4
prashant(02:55 AM): required run rate 9.22
jatanr(02:55 AM): so four wickets... its curtains for england now
prashant(02:56 AM): quite seems that way
jatanr(02:56 AM): unless pietersen and collingwood do something impossible
prashant(02:56 AM): 4 more
prashant(02:56 AM): poor fielding by Harbhajan
prashant(02:56 AM): just when I said this fielding side is much better
prashant(02:56 AM): smashed down the ground
prashant(02:56 AM): 4 more
prashant(02:56 AM): 61/4 in 14
prashant(02:57 AM): 3 boundaries in this over
prashant(02:57 AM): Munaf back in the attack
prashant(02:58 AM): good line
prashant(02:58 AM): ball just leaving the batsman
prashant(02:58 AM): Munaf reminds so much of McGrath
prashant(02:58 AM): similar action
prashant(02:58 AM): using the crease
prashant(02:58 AM): He has so much potential
prashant(02:59 AM): probably lacks application
jatanr(03:00 AM): weell since his return from injury .. he has performed very well
prashant(03:01 AM): 63/4 in 15
prashant(03:01 AM): hope that he continues to do well
prashant(03:01 AM): taking a break
prashant(03:01 AM): be back soon
jatanr(03:01 AM): okie
prashant(03:49 AM): England 148/6
prashant(03:54 AM): 150/7
prashant(03:54 AM): Pietersen run-out
prashant(03:54 AM): sharp fielding by Rohit Sharma
prashant(04:25 AM): 207/9
prashant(04:33 AM): It\'s all over
prashant(04:36 AM): England all out 229
prashant(04:36 AM): India wins the First ODI by the margin of 158 runs!!
jatanr(04:39 AM): congrats
jatanr(04:39 AM): england did well to lose it below 200
prashant(04:42 AM): yep
prashant(04:43 AM): but then once Eng lost 5 wickets under 100
prashant(04:43 AM): it was all over
prashant(04:43 AM): the margin was just a formality
prashant(04:49 AM): MoM is Yuvraj Singh!!
prashant(04:50 AM): What a surprising selection:)