Blade
01-10-2004, 04:49 AM
Did anyone watch this on Friday? It was a nice close game!
Australia's openers proved to be inneffective, and were bowled out for small totals. Australia was looking in real trouble when they were 4 wickets for 89 or so, when Simons and Clarke came to the crease, and added at least another 100 runs to the Australian total, pulling them out of trouble. Clarke was then dismissed when he tried to smash a 6, but fell short and was caught by the outfield. The next batsmen was dismissed, and then Simons was dismissed in the same fashion as Clarke, for 89 runs. The tail enders, which included Ian Harvey, Jason Gillespie, Brad Williams and the other bowlers managed to put on a few more runs, before Australia was all out for 289, which is a decent score.
India's openers came to the crease, and were looking very comfortable, racking up 100 runs without a wicket. Australia was looking in real trouble, until the top batsman dragged the ball onto the off-stump. The captain Sourev Ganguly came to the crease, and he and renound batsman Satchin Tendulkar were looking comfortable, before Tendulkar was dismissed. The next batsman, V.V.S. Laxman, didn't last too long. The required run rate was more than 7, and although the Indians were managing 5.5, they were looking in a pretty comfortable position to win. However, when their next batsman was dismissed, their first tail-ender came to the crease, accompanying the only decent batsman India had left on the pitch, the captain Sourev Ganguly. Ganguly was the only one who could hit the remaining boundaries needed to win. However, the new batsman blocked one of the balls, and when Sourev turned to run, he was sent back, resulting in a tragic runout that basically lost India the match. When another tail ender batsman was out, the situation was looking pretty much hopeless for the Indians. The required runs stayed the same, while the overs remaining dropped, and the tail enders knew they had to have a swing at it. Indian bowlers Agarker and Kumble swung at it, and were both caught at mid-wicket. The remaining batsmen were dismissed easily, leaving India bowled out 20 runs short of the target, with one over remaining. A real nail-biter!
Australia's openers proved to be inneffective, and were bowled out for small totals. Australia was looking in real trouble when they were 4 wickets for 89 or so, when Simons and Clarke came to the crease, and added at least another 100 runs to the Australian total, pulling them out of trouble. Clarke was then dismissed when he tried to smash a 6, but fell short and was caught by the outfield. The next batsmen was dismissed, and then Simons was dismissed in the same fashion as Clarke, for 89 runs. The tail enders, which included Ian Harvey, Jason Gillespie, Brad Williams and the other bowlers managed to put on a few more runs, before Australia was all out for 289, which is a decent score.
India's openers came to the crease, and were looking very comfortable, racking up 100 runs without a wicket. Australia was looking in real trouble, until the top batsman dragged the ball onto the off-stump. The captain Sourev Ganguly came to the crease, and he and renound batsman Satchin Tendulkar were looking comfortable, before Tendulkar was dismissed. The next batsman, V.V.S. Laxman, didn't last too long. The required run rate was more than 7, and although the Indians were managing 5.5, they were looking in a pretty comfortable position to win. However, when their next batsman was dismissed, their first tail-ender came to the crease, accompanying the only decent batsman India had left on the pitch, the captain Sourev Ganguly. Ganguly was the only one who could hit the remaining boundaries needed to win. However, the new batsman blocked one of the balls, and when Sourev turned to run, he was sent back, resulting in a tragic runout that basically lost India the match. When another tail ender batsman was out, the situation was looking pretty much hopeless for the Indians. The required runs stayed the same, while the overs remaining dropped, and the tail enders knew they had to have a swing at it. Indian bowlers Agarker and Kumble swung at it, and were both caught at mid-wicket. The remaining batsmen were dismissed easily, leaving India bowled out 20 runs short of the target, with one over remaining. A real nail-biter!