India v Australia |1st ODI | Vadodara | 25.10.09 Score updates and commentary thread

[Random Aussie]

90 minutes to go......

[Poison]

Hope Holland doesn't get picked. He will get slaughtered.

[Khabri420]

Oh wow...didn't realize the series was starting today

Should be an exciting series

[Random Aussie]

This series should be a keen contest between the ball and the boundary rope.

[Afridi_Fan]

Can use this match to kill my time for the Big game later today

Manchester United Vs Liverpool.

[Afridi_Fan]

Aussies batting 1st.

[PakZameen]

no offense to OP but who cares

[slix10]

Originally Posted by PakZameen no offense to OP but who cares

The 40 or so people who have clicked this thread, and more to come.

[Afridi_Fan]

India team
SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, G Gambhir, SK Raina, MS Dhoni*†, V Kohli, RA Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, A Nehra, P Kumar, I Sharma
Australia team
SR Watson, TD Paine†, RT Ponting*, MEK Hussey, AC Voges, CL White, JR Hopes, MG Johnson, B Lee, NM Hauritz, PM Siddle

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Originally Posted by slix10 The 40 or so people who have clicked this thread, and more to come.

[malikvslee]

any link plz

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Come on man, once again Ashish Nehra !!

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Dhoni said before this match that Yuvraj would certainly be available for the next match. I hope he really means it. He is our best ODI player.

[Afridi_Fan]

Originally Posted by Bublu Bhuyan Come on man, once again Ashish Nehra !!

Thats the best bowler in the country

[Romali_rotti]

^^ Hey Bubs welcome back bud,,, onto the match; WILL INDIAN EVER F*****N WIN THE TOSS AND BAT FIRST AGAINST AUSTRALIA ATLEAST ONCE IN MY LIFE GOD DAMMMITTTTT....

[Bublu Bhuyan]

No Zaheer, no Yuvraj. 2 big guys missing.

[Nazir_ Rules]

yep no yuvraj today.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Originally Posted by Romali_rotti ^^ Hey Bubs welcome back bud,,, onto the match; WILL INDIAN EVER F*****N WIN THE TOSS AND BAT FIRST AGAINST AUSTRALIA ATLEAST ONCE IN MY LIFE GOD DAMMMITTTTT....

Thanks man. Till date I remember just 1 occasion when Ponting has opted to field first after winning the toss, and that too happened recently. MSD said in the toss that he would have bowled first anyway. With Nehra in our attack, wonder what Ponting and Co. does against him.

[Afridi_Fan]

Originally Posted by Bublu Bhuyan No Zaheer, no Yuvraj. 2 big guys missing.

Ladies and Gentlemen! Here we go with the excuses.

[malikvslee]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Ladies and Gentlemen! Here we go with the excuses.

lol

[Nazir_ Rules]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Ladies and Gentlemen! Here we go with the excuses.

lol!

[Nazir_ Rules]

Here we go,

[Nazir_ Rules]

4!!

[tauseefm]

Originally Posted by Bublu Bhuyan No Zaheer, no Yuvraj. 2 big guys missing.

Well you guys replaced zaheer and Yuvi with 2 umpires. Aren't u seeing the big picture?

[Nazir_ Rules]

5/0 after 1 over

[kashmiri_lad]

End of the First Over: 5 runs..

[Nazir_ Rules]

5/1 !

[Afridi_Fan]

Watson gone.

[kashmiri_lad]

Hope, India gets the wicket of Watson Early on..

[Nazir_ Rules]

Shane Watson gone!

[kashmiri_lad]

Got it

[Nazir_ Rules]

Rickey in next.

[Poison]

Shane Watson has got a maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajor deficiency against the LBW appeals with the ball coming in. He still hasn't been able to fix it.

[kashmiri_lad]

Good Over so far...

[Poison]

It's embarassing to see someone like Praveen Kumar open the bowling.

First change maybe?

Benchwarmer.

[Nazir_ Rules]

7/1 after 2 overs.

[kashmiri_lad]

2 of the Second Over: good over with that wicket..

[Nazir_ Rules]

Originally Posted by Poison It's embarassing to see someone like Praveen Kumar open the bowling. First change maybe? Benchwarmer.

lol! ya

[Nazir_ Rules]

an lbw decison! but no out!

[Nazir_ Rules]

4!

[kashmiri_lad]

4 by Paine..Gambhir like shot...

[Nazir_ Rules]

another 4! but almost got a wicket off that nic.

[kashmiri_lad]

4 of the last ball of the over as well..

[Romali_rotti]

Nehra back to his best giving hit me balls on will to batsmen...

[Nazir_ Rules]

one more 4!

[Nazir_ Rules]

21/1 after 4 overs

[Nazir_ Rules]

praveen kumar continuing...

[Romali_rotti]

OMG Jadeja is play in this game ????? Ok we are officiallyplaying with 10 players, wonder if Jadeja is related to Dhoni by any chance....

[Nazir_ Rules]

finally ricky scores 1 run!

[Nazir_ Rules]

22/1 after 5

[Nazir_ Rules]

only 1 run comming off the last over

[pak-admirer]

why isn't mishra playing, harbhajan hasn't been out of form for months or even years (i can't believe hes in the team), mishra provides leg-spin while they have sehwag and raina who can bowl off-spinners

[kashmiri_lad]

just 1 from the 5th over...
What is going to happen is,, the first 10 overs are going to be a bit silent..and then suddenly the run rate will go on increasing..India has to restrict the aussie run rate in the middle overs..thats the key..

[Nazir_ Rules]

28/1 after 6

[kashmiri_lad]

Originally Posted by pak-admirer why isn't mishra playing, harbhajan hasn't been out of form for months or even years (i can't believe hes in the team), mishra provides leg-spin while they have sehwag and raina who can bowl off-spinners

Harbhajan has been an above average bowler for India in ODI's. He restricts the opposition below 5 runs an over on most occassions..
He has been out of form in the last couple of tournaments.....
Hope, he regains his form..

[Nazir_ Rules]

another edge, 4!

[Nazir_ Rules]

wide

[kashmiri_lad]

They have been getting the odd boundary lately..
India has to keep a check on the score..

[Nazir_ Rules]

Ausi are looking around 46-50 runs in this first powerplay.

[Nazir_ Rules]

33/1 after 7

[Nazir_ Rules]

looking to get around 17 more runs from the remaing 3 overs

[kashmiri_lad]

dropped by Tendulkar

[Nazir_ Rules]

Good batting thought from the ausis.

[Nazir_ Rules]

cracking shot! 4!

[Nazir_ Rules]

no ball!

[RexRex]

oh dear , when will ponting ever learn ? somebody get him that "Dummy's guide to batting in india" book

[Nazir_ Rules]

free hit!

[Nazir_ Rules]

messed up the free hit!

[Nazir_ Rules]

38/1 after 8

[JeeraBlade]

6.1 Kumar to Paine, FOUR, dropped by Tendulkar at first slip. It was a length delivery that moved away from Paine who pushed at it, bat away from the body, and edged it low to the left of first slip. Tendulkar was late in moving and couldn't quite get down in time. I dare say Rahul Dravid might have caught it !

Grandpa needs to retire.

[Nazir_ Rules]

3 runs taken

[Nazir_ Rules]

Originally Posted by JeeraBlade Grandpa needs to retire.

lol! ya

[Nazir_ Rules]

shot by ricky! 4 runs!

[Nazir_ Rules]

another 4 by ricky!

[Nazir_ Rules]

praveen being taken to the cleaners.

[Nazir_ Rules]

12 runs from 4 balls so far

[Nazir_ Rules]

guess my prediction was right! Ausi get their 50! good batting!

[Nazir_ Rules]

50/1 after 9 overs

[Afridi_Fan]

Not good signs for India these, Ponting looking in imperious form.

[Nazir_ Rules]

5.45 at the moment!