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| Posted: 07 Dec 2010 11:20 AM PST
After being invited to bat first on a batting heaven New Zealand openers Martin Guptill and Bandon McCullum came in the middle to begin the innings. Both of them took New Zealand of to a great start and went on to add 62 runs for the partnership of first wicket before Indian pacer Ashish Nehra got earned team India first wicket of the match in the shape of Martin Guptill who made 30 runs in 25 balls with 5 boundaries. But soon after this Indian team got another chance to cheer as Ashish Nehra stormed in once again and got the wicket of Jamie How at the score of 4 runs only. So far scoreboard was showing only 70 runs. But kiwis got the biggest blow at the score of 91 runs when off-spinner R. Ashwin removed Brandon Mccullum who was looking set to play a long innings. Before getting out Mccullum made 42 runs in 42 balls with 8 boundaries and 1 towering six. After the removal of Kiwis changed their entire game plan and started building partnership instead of going for the kill. So Ross Taylor and Scot Styris started building partnership using their whole experience and gumption. Their partnership forced team India to think for different option to come back into the game. Both of them went on to add 79 runs for the partnership of 4th wicket. Ross Taylor made 44 runs and Styris made 46 runs. But so far things were not looking as precarious as they turned when Kiwi All-rounder James Franklyn smashed Indian bowlers all over the park. James Franklyn not only played a long innings but his innings was destructive also. James Franklyn made 98 runs not out in just 69 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and 3 towering 6s. For team India Nehra and Ashwin got 2 wickets each and Yousuf Pathan got 3 wickets in his 9 overs. Pathan bowled bravely and gave only 49 runs for his 3 wickets. Now it was the time for Indian openers Gautam Gambhir and Parthiv Patel to retort Kiwis. Parthiv and Gambhir took team India of to a steady start. Auam Gambhir preferred to get his eye in first instead of going for assault. On other hand Parthiv Patel decided to launch an all out assault at Kiwi bowlers right from the word go. Gambhir got out after making 27 runs. But strategy of lauching an assault at Kiwis from the commencement paid off successfully for team Indian and Parthiv Patel. He made blazing 53 runs in 57 balls with the help of 8 beautiful fours. By the time Parthiv got out the score of Indian team was 68/2 in 10 overs. But after that Indian team lost 2 more wuick wickets in the shape of Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli. Before getting out Yuvraj Singh was looking all set but he played one wrong shot and paid the prize of it in the shape of his precious wicket. On the other hand Virat Kohli did not trouble the scorers much and went back to pavilion at 0. So far as Yuvraj Singh is concerned so before getting out he made 20 runs. So far the score of Indian team was 108. Indian team was now looking for some oxygen to breathe easy that started coming from the blade of Rohit Sharma and Yusuf Pathan. Both of them decided not to play expensive strokes before getting settled. Rohit and Yusuf took the score of Indian team up to 188 runs. At the same score Rohit Sharma lost his cool and played one wrong stroke and left team Indian tottering at 188/5 in 33.2 ovres. Both of them went on to score 80 runs for the partnership of 5th wicket. Before getting out Rohit Sharma made 44 runs with the help of 4 boundaries and one powerful 6 in just 48 balls. He played well but missed a deserving half century. After the departure of Rohit Sharma everybody thought that now this game belongs to New Zealand. Now team India needed 128 runs in 100 balls. After the departure of Rohit Sharma Sourabh Tiwari came in to bat with Yousuf Pathan. The moment Rohit got out everybody thought that Kiwis will win the game now. But once again this wonderful game of cricket brought something new and unpredictable oput of the bow to stun everyone present in the Chinnaswami Stadium of Bangalore. Now kiwi Captain Daneil Vettori started proceedings for Kiwis but now Yousuf Pathan launched an all out attack at Vettori right from the word go. He Welcomed Kiwi Captain Vettori with a mighty six on the very first ball of his first over after the rain interruption. In this regard he launched an all out assault at all the Kiwi bowlers . he spared no one. Whosoever came in his way became the victim of the atrocious furry of this powerhouse of team India. He single handedly not only spoiled the statistics of Kiwi bowlers but also won the match for team India. Both Sourabh and Pathan went on to add unbeaten 133 runs for the partnership of 6th wicket. In this way Yousuf PAthan went on to complete his ton in just 79 balls with a powerful 6. In his atrociously furious as well as brisk innings of 123 runs this powerhouse of team India hit 7 boundaries and 7 towering 6s. All of the 6s hit by him almost went out of Bangalore. On the other hand Sourabh TIwri remained quiet and played with gumption. He gave strike to Yusuf Pathan by getting singles on every ball. In his innings Yousuf Pathan dealt with Kiwi bowling attack like a butcher and he butchered all the Kiwi Bowlers. In this way team India registered a fantastic win over New Zealand in this 4th ODI. For New Zealand Mackay and McCullum got 2 wickets each whereas Tim Southee got only 1 wicket in his kitty. On the other side for team India Parthiv Patel made wonderful 53 runs and Rohit Sharma made 44 runs. In addition to it Sourabh Tiwri also made 37 runs not out. But today's day especially belongs to the atrocious, merciless as well as brutal powerhouse of team India named Yousuf Pathan who not only butchered new Zealand Bowling but pulled of a Hypnotically stunning win out of no win situation. Now team India leads the series 4-0 with one match still to be played. With this win Indian team has now got a full license to go for the full monty. Owing to the remarkable win registered today at Chinnaswami Stadium of Bangalore team India is not hot favoraite of registering a thumping clean sweep over new Zealand under the inspirational and aggressive leadership of Gautam Gambhir. For playing a mesmerizingly hypnotic match winning Innings Yusuf Pathan not only became Man of the Match but he also won the award of most popular player of the match from the fans of team india siting in the stadium. | |
| [Live] India vs New Zealand 4th ODI: India push for a series whitewash Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:44 AM PST BANGALORE: India has already conquered this series and they will try to continue with their winning streak in their oncoming game against with New Zealand on Tuesday. This is the fourth one-day in this series of five one-days. The stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir has led his squad brilliantly with consecutive centuries to defeat the visitors in their worst-ever wash-off since 1975-76. India does not seem to mark the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina which is quite positive for the oncoming World Cup. The young members of the squad including Virat Kohli, Saurabh Tiwari and Murali Vijay have shown superb skills in this series which would have boosted the morale of the skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the nearing World Cup that will be hosted in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Krish Srikkanth, chairman of the national selection panel, said, "”Youngsters in the team have proved that the bench strength is good. It is important that we keep winning all our matches up to end of the World Cup. Overall, I am confident that the players will perform to their potential and keep the momentum. I am glad that the preparation for the World Cup is on the right track”. Indian side was seen in full form by washing away the visitors who had come after a 0-4 defeat at the hands of Bangladesh. The Indian bowling attack headed by senior pacer Zaheer Khan accompanied by the youngster R. Ashwin who is yet to prove more economical in the middle overs seems to be making a strong impact. The Kiwis, meanwhile, are struggling and skipper Daniel Vettori will have to put in a lot of hard work for bringing the crumbling team together. Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum are the sole saviors that can give a launch-pad for Ross Taylor and Scott Styris to build upon later on. Teams India (from): Gautam Gambhir (Capt), Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and R Vinay Kumar. New Zealand (from): Daniel Vettori (Capt), Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Jamie How, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Andy McKay, James Franklin and Grant Elliott.
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Cricket is a game of unpredictable uncertainties. It turned out to be true in the game between Indian Vs New Zealand at Chinnaswami Stadium of Bangalore today. Today Chinnaswami of Bangalore became the witness of fantastic historical victory registered by the Indian team. Today's game was a wonderful game of cricket between team Indian Vs New Zealand. In this game at Chinnaswami Stadium of Bangalore makeshift Indian captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first on a bating friendly track.| You are subscribed to email updates from LSB To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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