PP Pro40 Champions Trophy | England vs India | Match 3

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Match Thread for this must win game for India! Who are playing against England and they would love to get off to a winning start!
Straight Bat and Prince_Of_Hell can you post your teams here!

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my first 11, bat first

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Welcome to todays game between England and India!!
India have to win this!!

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Pitch Report:

Well the pitch looks suprisingly underprepared. after the first two games being flat pancackes, this will be a hard pitch to bat on!!!

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Toss:

England win the toss and elect to field first!!

Thats a good choice and a quite obvious.

MS Dhno must be dissapointed with loosin the toss but yeaterday he wanted to bat first!!

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Teams!!

Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Sachin Tendulkar
Rohit Sharma
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Ishant Sharma
Zaheer Khan

Ian Bell
Matt Prior
Owais Shah
Kevin Pietersen
Paul Collingwood
Ravi Bopara
Andrew Flintoff
Samit Patel
Stuart Broad
Ryan Sidebottom
James Anderson

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Over 1

Good over from Flintoff!!

End of over 1 (5 runs)
INDIA 5/0
(R/R: 5.00)
Andrew Flintoff 1.0-0-5-0
Virender Sehwag 3(4b)
Gautam Gambhir 1(2b)

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Over 2


End of over 2 (5 runs)
INDIA 10/0
(R/R: 5.00)
Stuart Broad 1.0-0-4-0
Virender Sehwag 4(5b)
Gautam Gambhir 4(7b)

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Over 3

Ohh what a shot!!
FOUR runs!!!

End of over 3 (8 runs)
INDIA 18/0
(R/R: 6.00)
Andrew Flintoff 2.0-0-13-0
Gautam Gambhir 7(8b)
Virender Sehwag 9(10b 1X4)

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Over 4

Ghambhir you beauty!!!
Lovely shot for FOUR!!

End of over 4 (6 runs)
INDIA 24/0
(R/R: 6.00)
Stuart Broad 2.0-0-10-0
Virender Sehwag 10(13b 1X4)
Gautam Gambhir 12(11b 1X4)

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This is a great start for the Indians!!

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Over5

Good start from Sidebottom!!

End of over 5 (2 runs)
INDIA 26/0
(R/R: 5.20)
Ryan Sidebottom 1.0-0-1-0
Gautam Gambhir 13(16b 1X4)
Virender Sehwag 10(14b 1X4)

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Anderson in to the attack!!

End of over 6 (3 runs)
INDIA 29/0
(R/R: 4.83)
James Anderson 1.0-0-3-0
Gautam Gambhir 14(18b 1X4)
Virender Sehwag 12(18b 1X4)

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England really need some wickets!!

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Over 7

England are not pitching it up enough, bowling too short!!


End of over 7 (7 runs)
INDIA 36/0
(R/R: 5.14)
Stuart Broad 3.0-0-17-0
Virender Sehwag 15(21b 1X4)
Gautam Gambhir 17(21b 1X4)

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Over 8!!

This is poor stuff from England the captain needs to encourage the team!!
Drop catches are NOT the way to go!!

End of over 8 (3 runs)
INDIA 39/0
(R/R: 4.88)
James Anderson 2.0-0-6-0
Virender Sehwag 16(22b 1X4)
Gautam Gambhir 19(26b 1X4)

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Over 9

Is it SIX!!!??
Ohhh just bounced once right infront of the rope! FOUR
Fantastic batting from Sehwag!!

End of over 9 (7 runs)
INDIA 46/0
(R/R: 5.11)
Andrew Flintoff 3.0-0-20-0
Gautam Gambhir 20(28b 1X4)
Virender Sehwag 21(26b 2X4)

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Over 10

Sidebottom is the only one trying to make the ball swing by pitching it up!!

End of over 10 (2 runs)
INDIA 48/0
(R/R: 4.80)
Ryan Sidebottom 2.0-0-3-0
Virender Sehwag 22(30b 2X4)
Gautam Gambhir 21(30b 1X4)

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Over 11

Samit Patel has now been brought on!!

End of over 11 (5 runs)
INDIA 53/0
(R/R: 4.82)
Samit Patel 1.0-0-4-0
Virender Sehwag 23(32b 2X4)
Gautam Gambhir 24(34b 1X4)

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Over 12

What is Pietersen thinking???
Sidebottom has been his best bowler and he takes him out of the attack!!!

End of over 12 (7 runs)
INDIA 60/0
(R/R: 5.00)
Kevin Pietersen 1.0-0-7-0
Virender Sehwag 24(34b 2X4)
Gautam Gambhir 26(40b 1X4)

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Over 13

Sidebottom has changed ends now!!


End of over 13 (3 runs)
INDIA 63/0
(R/R: 4.85)
Ryan Sidebottom 3.0-0-6-0
Virender Sehwag 25(36b 2X4)
Gautam Gambhir 28(44b 1X4)

He carries on the good work. But he needs to get a wicket!!

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Colling wood to bowl!


End of over 14 (2 runs)
INDIA 65/0
(R/R: 4.64)
Paul Collingwood 1.0-0-2-0
Gautam Gambhir 29(49b 1X4)
Virender Sehwag 26(37b 2X4)

Good start from him!!

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Over 15

Huge Appeal......................its been given!!!
Atlast the persistence has worked and Sehwag is OUT!!!

End of over 15 (1 runs)
INDIA 66/1
(R/R: 4.40)
Ryan Sidebottom 4.0-0-7-1
Gautam Gambhir 29(53b 1X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 1(1b)

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Over 16

Tendulkar now facing Anderson!

End of over 16 (4 runs)
INDIA 70/1
(R/R: 4.38)
James Anderson 3.0-0-10-0
Sachin Tendulkar 2(4b)
Gautam Gambhir 32(56b 1X4)

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Collingwood to bowl!


End of over 17 (4 runs)
INDIA 74/1
(R/R: 4.35)
Paul Collingwood 2.0-0-6-0
Gautam Gambhir 35(61b 1X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 3(5b)

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Pietersen brings himself on!!

End of over 18 (2 runs)
INDIA 76/1
(R/R: 4.22)
Kevin Pietersen 2.0-0-9-0
Sachin Tendulkar 5(11b)
Gautam Gambhir 35(61b 1X4)

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Over 19

Can Flintoff get a wicket?


End of over 19 (5 runs)
INDIA 81/1
(R/R: 4.26)
Andrew Flintoff 4.0-0-25-0
Sachin Tendulkar 8(15b)
Gautam Gambhir 37(63b 1X4)
NO!!

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Over 20

What is Pietersen doing???
Smack from Gambhir on the long hop and it flies away to the boundry for FOUR!!!!

End of over 20 (7 runs)
INDIA 88/1
(R/R: 4.40)
Kevin Pietersen 3.0-0-16-0
Gautam Gambhir 42(68b 2X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 9(16b)

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Over 21

Samit Patel looking for a wicket!!

End of over 21 (2 runs)
INDIA 90/1
(R/R: 4.29)
Samit Patel 2.0-0-6-0
Sachin Tendulkar 10(20b)
Gautam Gambhir 43(70b 2X4)

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Over 22

Anderson needs to learn not to bowl extras!!

End of over 22 (6 runs)
INDIA 96/1
(R/R: 4.36)
James Anderson 4.0-0-16-0
Gautam Gambhir 46(75b 2X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 11(22b)

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Over 23

Freddie running in!!

End of over 23 (5 runs)
INDIA 101/1
(R/R: 4.39)
Andrew Flintoff 5.0-0-30-0
Gautam Gambhir 46(77b 2X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 14(27b)

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Over 24

Anderson has bowled pretty well today but hasnt made much of the conditions offered to him!!

End of over 24 (3 runs)
INDIA 104/1
(R/R: 4.33)
James Anderson 5.0-0-19-0
Gautam Gambhir 47(78b 2X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 16(32b)

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Over 25

Good Start from Patel!!

End of over 25 (0 runs)
INDIA 104/1
(R/R: 4.16)
Samit Patel 3.0-0-6-0
Sachin Tendulkar 16(38b)
Gautam Gambhir 47(78b 2X4)

MAIDEN!! Well Bowled!!

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Over 26

The Indians have found it hard to get Collingwood away!!

End of over 26 (4 runs)
INDIA 108/1
(R/R: 4.15)
Paul Collingwood 3.0-0-10-0
Gautam Gambhir 48(79b 2X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 19(43b)

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Over 27

Well Played Gambhir!!
FIFTY!!

End of over 27 (4 runs)
INDIA 112/1
(R/R: 4.15)
Andrew Flintoff 6.0-0-34-0
Sachin Tendulkar 21(45b)
Gautam Gambhir 50(83b 2X4)

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Sidebottom to start new Spell!

A very good over!!
Great bowling from him!!

End of over 28 (1 runs)
INDIA 113/1
(R/R: 4.04)
Ryan Sidebottom 5.0-0-8-1
Gautam Gambhir 50(89b 2X4)
Sachin Tendulkar 21(45b)

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Over 29

OUT!!
Little boy Patel gets the big scalp of Tendulkar he must be proud of that!!


End of over 29 (2 runs)
INDIA 115/2
(R/R: 3.97)
Samit Patel 4.0-1-8-1
Rohit Sharma 0(0b)
Gautam Gambhir 51(91b 2X4)

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Over 30

J Anderson carries on the good work!!


End of over 30 (2 runs)
INDIA 117/2
(R/R: 3.90)
James Anderson 6.0-0-21-0
Gautam Gambhir 52(93b 2X4)
Rohit Sharma 1(4b)

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Well Thats bad news for England seems like Peitersen is walking off the field!
Sidebottom now will captain!!

Over 31

Sidebottom brough back into the attack!!

OUT!!
That delivery was unplayable and an easy catch for Patel at leg slip!!
Great bowling and captaincy from Sidebottom!!

End of over 31 (2 runs)
INDIA 119/3
(R/R: 3.84)
Ryan Sidebottom 6.0-0-10-2
Yuvraj Singh 0(1b)
Gautam Gambhir 53(94b 2X4)

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Pietersen now comes back onto the field!

Over 32

BOWLED him!!
That went straight through Gambhir!
I can sense a collapse occuring here!!

Bang, FOUR runs !!!
What a shot from Dhoni he just arrived at the crease and bang!!

End of over 32 (6 runs)
INDIA 125/4
(R/R: 3.91)
James Anderson 7.0-0-27-1
MS Dhoni 6(3b 1X4)
Yuvraj Singh 0(1b)

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Over 33

Flintoff is steaming in!!

Gone!! OUT!!
Screaming catch from Sidebottom!!
What a catch that was hit really hard and went very quickly he dives forward and there he gets him!!

Collapse Alert for India!!

End of over 33 (2 runs)
INDIA 127/5
(R/R: 3.85)
Andrew Flintoff 7.0-0-36-1
Yusuf Pathan 0(1b)
MS Dhoni 7(5b 1X4)

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Over 34



End of over 34 (3 runs)
INDIA 130/5
(R/R: 3.82)
James Anderson 8.0-0-30-1
Yusuf Pathan 1(4b)
MS Dhoni 9(8b 1X4)

Thats was some accurate and economical stuff from James Anderson

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Over 35

Ohh got him!!!
Collingwood has bowled wonderfully and thats his reward!!!
OUT!!
Swinging delivery and no footwork from Y Pathan and it took the edge!!

End of over 35 (1 runs)
INDIA 131/6
(R/R: 3.74)
Paul Collingwood 4.0-0-11-1
Irfan Pathan 0(2b)
MS Dhoni 10(9b 1X4)

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Over 36

Can broad get him self on the Wicket taking sheet!!

End of over 36 (1 runs)
INDIA 132/6
(R/R: 3.67)
Stuart Broad 4.0-0-18-0
Irfan Pathan 0(3b)
MS Dhoni 11(14b 1X4)

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Over 37

Flintoff has got him!!!!
OUT!!
India are collapsing big time!!

End of over 37 (3 runs)
INDIA 135/7
(R/R: 3.65)
Andrew Flintoff 8.0-0-39-2
Harbhajan Singh 0(2b)
MS Dhoni 12(15b 1X4)
Thats the end to a good spell from Flintoff!

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Dhoni is OUT!!

End of over 38 (2 runs)
INDIA 137/8
(R/R: 3.61)
Samit Patel 5.0-1-10-2
Ishant Sharma 0(0b)
Harbhajan Singh 1(4b)

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Poor batting performance from India!

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Over 38

I Sharma is OUT!!
Sidebottoms yorker was too hot for him to handle!!

FOUR!!
Well thats some very rare runs fro India!!

End of over 39 (10 runs)
INDIA 147/9
(R/R: 3.77)
Ryan Sidebottom 7.0-0-19-3
Harbhajan Singh 7(8b 1X4)
Zaheer Khan 3(1b)

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Final over!!

GONE!!

First ball and Patel gets him LBW!!


End of innings (39.1 overs)
INDIA 147/10 (RR: 3.75)
Samit Patel 5.1-1-10-3
Harbhajan Singh 7(8b 1X4)

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Thats the end of the first innings!

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That was a porr batting performance!!

Good start but they collapsed really bad!!

INDIA innings

Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Virender Sehwag lbw b. Sidebottom 26 38 2 0 68.4%
Gautam Gambhir b. Anderson 53 97 2 0 54.6%
Sachin Tendulkar c. Sidebottom b. Patel 22 49 0 0 44.9%
Rohit Sharma c. Patel b. Sidebottom 2 8 0 0 25.0%
Yuvraj Singh c. Sidebottom b. Flintoff 1 4 0 0 25.0%
MS Dhoni c. Sidebottom b. Patel 13 19 1 0 68.4%
Yusuf Pathan c. Patel b. Colli'wood 1 7 0 0 14.3%
Irfan Pathan c. Shah b. Flintoff 2 6 0 0 33.3%
Harbhajan Singh not out 7 8 1 0 87.5%
Ishant Sharma b. Sidebottom 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Zaheer Khan lbw b. Patel 3 2 0 0 150.0%

Total: 147/10 Overs: 39.1 Run Rate: 3.67 Extras: 17

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ENGLAND Bowling

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Andrew Flintoff 8.0 0 39 2 4.88 1 3
Stuart Broad 4.0 0 18 0 4.50 0 1
Ryan Sidebottom 7.0 0 19 3 2.71 0 1
James Anderson 8.0 0 30 1 3.75 1 1
Samit Patel 5.1 1 10 3 1.94 0 0
Kevin Pietersen 3.0 0 16 0 5.33 2 3
Paul Collingwood 4.0 0 11 1 2.75 0 0


EXTRAS Wides: 4 No Balls: 9 Leg Byes: 4 Byes: 0

Total: 147/10 Overs: 39.1 Run Rate: 3.67 Extras: 17
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INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen Runs (Balls)
V Sehwag G Gambhir þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 65 (85)
Tendulkar G Gambhir þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 50 (89)
R Sharma G Gambhir þ 4 (11)
Y Singh G Gambhir 0 (4)
Y Singh M Dhoni þþþ 8 (8)
Y Pathan M Dhoni þ 4 (11)
I Pathan M Dhoni þ 4 (12)
H Singh M Dhoni þ 2 (8)
H Singh I Sharma þ 1 (2)
H Singh Z Khan þþþ 9 (5)


Fall of Wickets 65/1 115/2 119/3 119/4 127/5
131/6 135/7 137/8 138/9 147/10

Total: 147/10 Overs: 39.1 Run Rate: 3.67 Extras: 17

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Notice to everyone!!
I will only be posting 10 over updates in every match's 2nd innings!
This is beacuse I have got a Project to do and to give in on Friday and I dont have the time to give over by over updates!

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Welcome back to the 2nd innings of this game !

England are chasing down 148 in 40 overs!
Should be easy but this pitch is quite hard to bat on!!

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Update after 10 overs!

ENGLAND 55/1
(R/R: 5.50 R/R Req: 3.10)
Ishant Sharma 4.0-0-17-1
Owais Shah 21(23b 1X4)
Ian Bell 28(37b 2X4)

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England lost Prior for a golden duck but have reovered well and fro now on it should be plain sailing!

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Update after 20 overs
ENGLAND 110/3
(R/R: 5.50 R/R Req: 1.90)
Yuvraj Singh 2.0-0-11-0
Paul Collingwood 1(6b)
Ian Bell 67(72b 5X4 2X6)

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Two more wickets lost but there is just too less left for them to get to make them collapse!!

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End of innings (30.5 overs)
ENGLAND 148/4 (RR: 4.93)
Zaheer Khan 5.5-0-43-1
Paul Collingwood 25(35b 2X4)
Ravi Bopara 5(15b)




That will be the match
England win easily in the end
147 was never a large enough total to defend
Thats all the cricket from Lahore


INDIA 147 39.1 overs
ENGLAND 148/4 30.5 overs

England won by 6 wickets

Man of the match: Samit Patel

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That was an Easy victory for England!!

Well Played!
Please join us again tomorrow for some more action!