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Aus 1st Innings
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Overs Score Description
48.3 245/6 Ashwin to Ponting, out Caught by Zaheer at short third man!! Ponting goes for the reverse sweep, middles it, but there's Zaheer Khan who can't be kept out of the game at any stage, it goes straight to him, Ponting knew that third man was up and all he needed was to get it wide of Zaheer, Ashwin bowled it flatter and slightly shorter, it does the job for him. End of a very fine innings from Ponting, fabulous hundred. Ponting c Zaheer b Ashwin 104(118) [4s-7 6s-1]
41.2 190/5 Zaheer to White, out Caught&Bowled!! The change of angle works and no prizes for guessing folks, it's Zaheer again! What a man he has been for India. Another slower one, slightly short of a good length, White was early into the shot, the face of the bat was turning as he met the ball, ended up chipping it back down the wicket and Zaheer takes a dolly. End of White and the crowd erupt! White c and b Zaheer 12(22)
33.3 150/4 Zaheer to Michael Hussey, out Bowled!! Zaheer, the Master of the old ball sends Michael Hussey back into the hut! The slower off cutter from over the wicket, Michael Hussey was moving forward and across looking to take it from outside off and play across to the on side, he misses and the ball heads straight onto the off stump, the delight on his face speaks a thousand words. Boy, isn't he good? Michael Hussey b Zaheer 3(9)
30.4 140/3 Yuvraj to Clarke, out Caught by Zaheer at long on!! That is a real loose shot from Pup! Yuvraj persists with the round the wicket angle, bowls a flighted delivery, full in length on the off stump, Clarke goes for the slog sweep, does not time it well at all, gets the top edge that sails to long on, Zaheer settles underneath it and Yuvraj's golden arm does it for India again. Clarke c Zaheer b Yuvraj 8(19)
22.5 110/2 Yuvraj to Haddin, out Caught by Raina!! That is the breakthrough India so desperately wanted! Yuvraj stays round the wicket, bowls a flighted delivery just outside off, Haddin looks to drive it inside out over cover, but he does not get the desired elevation, Raina at cover dives forward and takes the catch, Yuvi pumps his fists in delight. Haddin c Raina b Yuvraj 53(62) [4s-6 6s-1]
10 40/1 Ashwin to Watson, out Bowled!! The humongous hitter is gone. Sometimes your strength can be your biggest weakness. A hint of pre-meditation in that slog sweep, it landed on off and the ball turns past the attempted sweep to hit the off stump. Ashwin pumps his fist and the crowd clear their throats. Sree and the others who are not playing the game cheer vociferously. India get the first wicket. Watson b Ashwin 25(38) [4s-5]
Fours
Overs Score Description
44.2 214/5 Harbhajan to Ponting, FOUR!!, Ponting gives himself enough room even before the ball was delivered, Harbhajan sends a dolly with tossing it up on the off stump, nicely lofted over mid off, Tendulkar was inside the circle and Ponting moves into the nineties
43.5 208/5 Zaheer to David Hussey, FOUR!!, that's really poor stuff from Zaheer, too full and on the pads, just flicked away to the fine leg boundary, turning out to be a good start to the batting powerplay
43.4 204/5 Zaheer to David Hussey, FOUR!!, pin drop silence in the crowd! It was a rare loose ball from Zaheer, back of a length and wide outside the off stump, David Hussey steered it with a horizontal bat, once he got that behind the man at point, there was no way sweeper cover was gonna stop that
41.4 194/5 Zaheer to David Hussey, FOUR!!, that would ease some nerves for David Hussey, a poor ball, that's a rarity as far as Zaheer is concerned, full and down the leg, David Hussey just tickles it down to fine leg, the man was up inside the circle and there was FOUR written all over it right from the time it left the bat
39.3 185/4 Munaf Patel to Ponting, FOUR!!, that's a buffet ball! Easy pickings for Ponting, Munaf Patel needs to bowl according to the field here, short and around the leg stump, Ponting pulls it behind square on the on side, Dhoni should have a man back in there
39 180/4 Yuvraj to Ponting, FOUR!!, short ball, Ponting looks to cut, gets a top edge and the ball goes wide of the man at first slip, third man is in and it will go all the way to the boundary, worrying signs for team India
34.4 Harbhajan to Ponting, FOUR!!, that's the shot of a man who has found form at the right time, swept it from outside off, off the middle of the blade, wide of the man at deep square
27.3 128/2 Munaf Patel to Ponting, FOUR!!, that is Ponting's answer, length delivery, Munaf bowls it by rolling his fingers over the ball, Punter picks up the length, swings through the line and thumps it over mid off, one bounce over the ropes
19.2 93/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, with the keeper standing up, you can't bowl short, gives Haddin width outside off, he plays it late, guides it to third man, this is also the fifty partnership
17.4 86/1 Yuvraj to Ponting, FOUR!!, Boom! A crack of doom came off the bat as Ponting slog swept that, took it from outside off and smote that hard and flat to the deep mid wicket fence, Yuvraj has a worried look on his face, looks like Ponting is slowly getting his eye in and looks set for the long haul
17.2 80/1 Yuvraj to Ponting, FOUR!!, a calculated risk from Ponting and it pays off, comes down the track and goes aerial, chipped over mid wicket, no protection for Yuvraj in the deep and it is an easy boundary
14 65/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, another one for Haddin, he is making a move on, similar to the two other boundaries he hit against Munaf Patel, took a few paces down, over mid on this time, one bounce over the ropes, Haddin has suddenly shifted gears
13.3 61/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, Mike Young - the Aussie fielding coach lets out a wry grimace after that murderous shot went through Munaf Patel's hands, Haddin once again, shimmied down the track, belted it straight back at Munaf Patel who did not have time to react, the reaction time was 0.33 of a second, by the time he got both hands to it, it had burst through his hands and went to the boundary
13.2 57/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, Haddin goes inside out over cover and hits that really well, on a good length on off stump, Haddin took a few steps down and then cracked it well, Haddin has made his intentions pretty clear against Munaf Patel early on
12 49/1 Ashwin to Haddin, FOUR!!, completely miscued, but evades a leaping Zak at mid off, the bat face of Haddin turned as he got forward to lift it over the man, it kept Zak interested for a while, but once it went over him, it was 4 all the way
7.2 36/0 Zaheer to Watson, FOUR!!, imperious, almost dismissed that from his presence, Zaheer tried the cutter, landeed it on middle and leg, Watson on a bent knee, swatted it away down to the vacant deep square leg fence, he played that with utter disdain, like swatting flies back home in Ipswich
5.5 24/0 Zaheer to Watson, FOUR!!, terrific shot, fab one too, not a bad ball by any means, the angle worked in favor of Watson, he used it and whipped it past mid on, to the right of the fielder, the quick outfield does the rest, after every boundary scored by the Aussies, a momentary hush descends on the huge crowd's lips
5 19/0 Ashwin to Watson, FOUR!!, beautiful straightdrive, but Ashwin could have done a much better job, it went to the right of him, he lunged out to stop it, could not and the ball went away to the fence, Watson really drilled that hard and flat, Watson looks to be in good nick as he has been for the last 18 months, ominous signs these for India
4 14/0 Zaheer to Watson, FOUR!!, you can't err to this bloke, he will hit you all day, full ball on the pads, emphatically flicked away past square leg, no chance for SRT at fine leg, the ball raced away to the fence in a flash
3 9/0 Ashwin to Watson, FOUR!!, that's Watson's area and his strength, well tossed up outside off, Watson on a bent knee, seizes the chance and slog sweeps it wide of the man at deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes, almost went all the way, if it's in his area, Watson will take full toll of it
Sixes
Overs Score Description
46.3 234/5 Ashwin to David Hussey, SIX!!, that's David Hussey for you! A bit of flight on that delivery and it was all that he wanted, chips down the track, takes it from the off stump and hoicks it over the cow corner, goes all the way
38.4 176/4 Yuvraj to Ponting, SIX!!, That's Ponting's masterclass at display! dances down the wicket and goes inside out over extra cover, gets it in the gap, clears the ropes too! Top shot!
6.4 32/0 Ashwin to Haddin, SIX!!, beautiful shot, Haddin though he didn't get to the pitch of the ball, went through with the shot, reached out, got forward and lifted it over wide long on, such was the timing on that ball that it went all the way to the fence
Others
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46.5 236/5 Ashwin to Ponting, 1 run, quicker one, shorter as well, pulled to short fine leg, he gets to his 30th ODI hundred,
5th in World Cups and 6th against India, 2nd consecutive hundreds in WCs against India, the dressing room stands and applauds, coach Tim Nielsen is happy, he's whistling away to glory and the crowd at Motera acknowledge this fine innings
31 141/3 Yuvraj to Ponting, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Ponting drives it to extra cover, gets to his 80th ODI FIFTY!!, seventh in World Cups, first in this World Cup and his 10th against India overall, nice knock by Punter
21.4 105/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, that is an awesome way to get to his 15th ODI FIFTY!! and his fourth in this tournament, Haddin had picked his spot, Munaf bowls it on a length, Haddin clears the front leg, heaves it into the gap at deep mid wicket
Wickets
Overs Score Description
48.3 245/6 Ashwin to Ponting, out Caught by Zaheer at short third man!! Ponting goes for the reverse sweep, middles it, but there's Zaheer Khan who can't be kept out of the game at any stage, it goes straight to him, Ponting knew that third man was up and all he needed was to get it wide of Zaheer, Ashwin bowled it flatter and slightly shorter, it does the job for him. End of a very fine innings from Ponting, fabulous hundred. Ponting c Zaheer b Ashwin 104(118) [4s-7 6s-1]
41.2 190/5 Zaheer to White, out Caught&Bowled!! The change of angle works and no prizes for guessing folks, it's Zaheer again! What a man he has been for India. Another slower one, slightly short of a good length, White was early into the shot, the face of the bat was turning as he met the ball, ended up chipping it back down the wicket and Zaheer takes a dolly. End of White and the crowd erupt! White c and b Zaheer 12(22)
33.3 150/4 Zaheer to Michael Hussey, out Bowled!! Zaheer, the Master of the old ball sends Michael Hussey back into the hut! The slower off cutter from over the wicket, Michael Hussey was moving forward and across looking to take it from outside off and play across to the on side, he misses and the ball heads straight onto the off stump, the delight on his face speaks a thousand words. Boy, isn't he good? Michael Hussey b Zaheer 3(9)
30.4 140/3 Yuvraj to Clarke, out Caught by Zaheer at long on!! That is a real loose shot from Pup! Yuvraj persists with the round the wicket angle, bowls a flighted delivery, full in length on the off stump, Clarke goes for the slog sweep, does not time it well at all, gets the top edge that sails to long on, Zaheer settles underneath it and Yuvraj's golden arm does it for India again. Clarke c Zaheer b Yuvraj 8(19)
22.5 110/2 Yuvraj to Haddin, out Caught by Raina!! That is the breakthrough India so desperately wanted! Yuvraj stays round the wicket, bowls a flighted delivery just outside off, Haddin looks to drive it inside out over cover, but he does not get the desired elevation, Raina at cover dives forward and takes the catch, Yuvi pumps his fists in delight. Haddin c Raina b Yuvraj 53(62) [4s-6 6s-1]
10 40/1 Ashwin to Watson, out Bowled!! The humongous hitter is gone. Sometimes your strength can be your biggest weakness. A hint of pre-meditation in that slog sweep, it landed on off and the ball turns past the attempted sweep to hit the off stump. Ashwin pumps his fist and the crowd clear their throats. Sree and the others who are not playing the game cheer vociferously. India get the first wicket. Watson b Ashwin 25(38) [4s-5]
Fours
Overs Score Description
44.2 214/5 Harbhajan to Ponting, FOUR!!, Ponting gives himself enough room even before the ball was delivered, Harbhajan sends a dolly with tossing it up on the off stump, nicely lofted over mid off, Tendulkar was inside the circle and Ponting moves into the nineties
43.5 208/5 Zaheer to David Hussey, FOUR!!, that's really poor stuff from Zaheer, too full and on the pads, just flicked away to the fine leg boundary, turning out to be a good start to the batting powerplay
43.4 204/5 Zaheer to David Hussey, FOUR!!, pin drop silence in the crowd! It was a rare loose ball from Zaheer, back of a length and wide outside the off stump, David Hussey steered it with a horizontal bat, once he got that behind the man at point, there was no way sweeper cover was gonna stop that
41.4 194/5 Zaheer to David Hussey, FOUR!!, that would ease some nerves for David Hussey, a poor ball, that's a rarity as far as Zaheer is concerned, full and down the leg, David Hussey just tickles it down to fine leg, the man was up inside the circle and there was FOUR written all over it right from the time it left the bat
39.3 185/4 Munaf Patel to Ponting, FOUR!!, that's a buffet ball! Easy pickings for Ponting, Munaf Patel needs to bowl according to the field here, short and around the leg stump, Ponting pulls it behind square on the on side, Dhoni should have a man back in there
39 180/4 Yuvraj to Ponting, FOUR!!, short ball, Ponting looks to cut, gets a top edge and the ball goes wide of the man at first slip, third man is in and it will go all the way to the boundary, worrying signs for team India
34.4 Harbhajan to Ponting, FOUR!!, that's the shot of a man who has found form at the right time, swept it from outside off, off the middle of the blade, wide of the man at deep square
27.3 128/2 Munaf Patel to Ponting, FOUR!!, that is Ponting's answer, length delivery, Munaf bowls it by rolling his fingers over the ball, Punter picks up the length, swings through the line and thumps it over mid off, one bounce over the ropes
19.2 93/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, with the keeper standing up, you can't bowl short, gives Haddin width outside off, he plays it late, guides it to third man, this is also the fifty partnership
17.4 86/1 Yuvraj to Ponting, FOUR!!, Boom! A crack of doom came off the bat as Ponting slog swept that, took it from outside off and smote that hard and flat to the deep mid wicket fence, Yuvraj has a worried look on his face, looks like Ponting is slowly getting his eye in and looks set for the long haul
17.2 80/1 Yuvraj to Ponting, FOUR!!, a calculated risk from Ponting and it pays off, comes down the track and goes aerial, chipped over mid wicket, no protection for Yuvraj in the deep and it is an easy boundary
14 65/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, another one for Haddin, he is making a move on, similar to the two other boundaries he hit against Munaf Patel, took a few paces down, over mid on this time, one bounce over the ropes, Haddin has suddenly shifted gears
13.3 61/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, Mike Young - the Aussie fielding coach lets out a wry grimace after that murderous shot went through Munaf Patel's hands, Haddin once again, shimmied down the track, belted it straight back at Munaf Patel who did not have time to react, the reaction time was 0.33 of a second, by the time he got both hands to it, it had burst through his hands and went to the boundary
13.2 57/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, Haddin goes inside out over cover and hits that really well, on a good length on off stump, Haddin took a few steps down and then cracked it well, Haddin has made his intentions pretty clear against Munaf Patel early on
12 49/1 Ashwin to Haddin, FOUR!!, completely miscued, but evades a leaping Zak at mid off, the bat face of Haddin turned as he got forward to lift it over the man, it kept Zak interested for a while, but once it went over him, it was 4 all the way
7.2 36/0 Zaheer to Watson, FOUR!!, imperious, almost dismissed that from his presence, Zaheer tried the cutter, landeed it on middle and leg, Watson on a bent knee, swatted it away down to the vacant deep square leg fence, he played that with utter disdain, like swatting flies back home in Ipswich
5.5 24/0 Zaheer to Watson, FOUR!!, terrific shot, fab one too, not a bad ball by any means, the angle worked in favor of Watson, he used it and whipped it past mid on, to the right of the fielder, the quick outfield does the rest, after every boundary scored by the Aussies, a momentary hush descends on the huge crowd's lips
5 19/0 Ashwin to Watson, FOUR!!, beautiful straightdrive, but Ashwin could have done a much better job, it went to the right of him, he lunged out to stop it, could not and the ball went away to the fence, Watson really drilled that hard and flat, Watson looks to be in good nick as he has been for the last 18 months, ominous signs these for India
4 14/0 Zaheer to Watson, FOUR!!, you can't err to this bloke, he will hit you all day, full ball on the pads, emphatically flicked away past square leg, no chance for SRT at fine leg, the ball raced away to the fence in a flash
3 9/0 Ashwin to Watson, FOUR!!, that's Watson's area and his strength, well tossed up outside off, Watson on a bent knee, seizes the chance and slog sweeps it wide of the man at deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes, almost went all the way, if it's in his area, Watson will take full toll of it
Sixes
Overs Score Description
46.3 234/5 Ashwin to David Hussey, SIX!!, that's David Hussey for you! A bit of flight on that delivery and it was all that he wanted, chips down the track, takes it from the off stump and hoicks it over the cow corner, goes all the way
38.4 176/4 Yuvraj to Ponting, SIX!!, That's Ponting's masterclass at display! dances down the wicket and goes inside out over extra cover, gets it in the gap, clears the ropes too! Top shot!
6.4 32/0 Ashwin to Haddin, SIX!!, beautiful shot, Haddin though he didn't get to the pitch of the ball, went through with the shot, reached out, got forward and lifted it over wide long on, such was the timing on that ball that it went all the way to the fence
Others
Overs Score Description
46.5 236/5 Ashwin to Ponting, 1 run, quicker one, shorter as well, pulled to short fine leg, he gets to his 30th ODI hundred,
5th in World Cups and 6th against India, 2nd consecutive hundreds in WCs against India, the dressing room stands and applauds, coach Tim Nielsen is happy, he's whistling away to glory and the crowd at Motera acknowledge this fine innings
31 141/3 Yuvraj to Ponting, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Ponting drives it to extra cover, gets to his 80th ODI FIFTY!!, seventh in World Cups, first in this World Cup and his 10th against India overall, nice knock by Punter
21.4 105/1 Munaf Patel to Haddin, FOUR!!, that is an awesome way to get to his 15th ODI FIFTY!! and his fourth in this tournament, Haddin had picked his spot, Munaf bowls it on a length, Haddin clears the front leg, heaves it into the gap at deep mid wicket