Pakistan Innings Part 1
Pakistan Innings Part 2
Inida Innings Part 1
India Innings Part 2
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 5th ODI Jaipur Video Highlights
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Monday, November 19, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 5th ODI Jaipur Match Report
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Toss: India
Man of The Match: Shoaib Malik
Pakistan 306 for 6 (50 Overs)
Shoaib Malik 89 (82) S Sreesanth 10-1-52-3
Mohammad Yousuf 74 (82) Irfan Pathan 10-0-59-1
Salman Butt 36 (49) Murali Karthik 10-0-62-1
India 275 all out (49.5 Overs)
Rohit Sharma 52 (61) Sohail Tanvir 9.5-0-53-4
Yuvraj Singh 50 (62) Shoaib Malik 10-0-61-3
Irfan Pathan 43 (39) Iftikhar Anjum 10-1-52-2
A consolation win for Pakistan but it was India who won the series 3-2.
Enjoy the moment with the presentation ceremony. Watch out for the camaraderie among the Indian team and the fun that they are having at the ceremony.
Heres a video of the presentation ceremony:
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Labels: 2007, India, Jaipur, Match Report, November 2007, ODI, Pakistan, Shoaib Malik
Saturday, November 17, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 5th ODI Jaipur Live Scores and Commentary
IndianCricketHighlights welcomes you to the live coverage of the 5th and final ODI of the India Vs Pakistan ODI Series. It has been a extremely successful series for India. Winning a series with one match to go is something India has not done in a long time against a quality opposition. So the mood of the team is upbeat and I have a feeling that this team unlike some of the previous ones will not rest on this success and will be looking for more. For a comprehensive 4-1 win. Sure some players will be rested and rightly so but still this team will go out and play this match to win is what I feel. Pakistan meanwhile will be looking to seek a consolation win and make the end result look better.
Another day-night encounter. SO dew should be a major factor in the match. Keep watching for all the updates as the match kicks off at 2.30 PM IST
Live Scores
Video highlights of the match will be put up immediately after the game. So keep watching this space
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Labels: India, Kanpur, Live Commentary, Live Scores, ODI, Pakistan
Friday, November 16, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 4th ODI Gwalior Video Highlights
Pakistan Innings Part 1
Pakistan Innings Part 2
India Innings:
Sachin Tendulkar's Classic Knock:
Keep Watching for India Innings Highlights
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India Vs Pakistan 4th ODI Gwalior Match Report
India won by 6 wickets
Toss: Pakistan
Man of The Match: Sachin Tendulkar
Pakistan 255 for 6 (50 Overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 99 (104) Zaheer Khan 10-0-40-2
Younis Khan 68 (99) Yuvraj Singh 3-0-21-1
Misbah-ul-Haq 40 (39) Irfan Pathan 10-1-52-1
India 260 for 4 (46.3 Overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 97 (102) Ifthikar Anjum 10-0-35-1
Yuvraj Singh 53 (65) Shoaib Akhtar 10-0-49-1
MS Dhoni 45 (45) Umar Gul 8-0-42-1
So India won the series with one match to spare. When was the last time it happened against a quality opponent! Must be very long ago. At least I can't seem to remember it as of now. The bolwlers bowled well right from the start and never really let Pakistan off the hook. Then it was time for a Sachin Tendulkar Special. Missed out on yet another century, but as the man said himself in the presentation ceremony - Does not matter as long as the team wins. Well done India!
India won a home ODI series against Pakistan after 24 years. Sachin Tendulkar completed 18 years of International Cricket. He had played his first match against Pakistan on 15th November 1989. Some match this one!
Heres the presentation ceremony Video! Enjoy
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Labels: 2007, Gwalior, India, Match Report, ODI, Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar
Thursday, November 15, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 4th ODI Gwalior Live Scores and Commentary
For the first time we bring you the Live Scores and Live Commentary. So watch out below for detailed ball-by-ball action of the 4th ODI between India and Pakistan. So now you can follow the match live on this site.
Can India win the series? Or Will Pakistan bounce back? Keep watching as the match kicks off at 2.30 pm IST. An exciting encounter on our hands.
Match Analysis and Video Highlights would be up soon after the match. So stay tuned.
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Labels: 2007, Gwalior, India, Live Commentary, Live Scores, ODI, Pakistan
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Kanpur Video Highlights
Indian Innings Part 1
Indian Innings Part 2
Indian Innings Part 3
Pakistan Wickets:
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India Vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Kanpur Match Report
India won by 46 runs
Toss: Pakistan
Man of The Match: Yuvraj Singh
India 294 for 6 (50 Overs)
Yuvraj Singh 77 (95) Sohail Tanvir 10-1-26-2
MS Dhoni 49 (52) Abdur Rehman 7-0-58-2
Saurav Ganguly 39 (46) Shoaib Akhtar 10-1-40-1
Pakistan 248 all out (47.2 Overs)
Salman Butt 129 (142) RP Singh 8-1-62-3
Misbah-ul-Haq 38 (47) Harbhajan Singh 10-0-32-1
Younis Khan 21 (21) Zaheer Khan 7.2-2-25-1
India winning comfortably by 46 runs and taking a 2-1 lead in the series. All the players chipped in for India and it was a team effort. For Pakistan Salman Butt played a lone hand, but could not find anyone to support him. Can India seal-off the series at Lucknow or will Pakistan bounce-back! A exciting contest on our hands the next one..
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India Vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Mohali Video Highlights
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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India Vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Mohali Match Report
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Toss: India
Man of The Match: Younis Khan
India 321 for 9 (50 Overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 99 (91) Shoaib Akhtar 10-1-42-3
Gautam Gambhir 57 (68) Umar Gul 10-2-56-2
HArbhajan Singh 38 (20) Sohail Tanvir 10-0-56-2
Pakistan 322 for 6 (49.5 Overs)
Younis Khan 117 (110) RP Singh 10-0-59-2
Misbah-ul-Haq 49 (44) Harbhajan Singh 10-0-65-2
Salman Butt 37 (50) Irfan Pathan 9.5-0-53-1
Pakistan level the series in a thrilling encounter coming back from a almost hopeless position. This was Pakistan's most successful run-chase ever. The match was for India's to be won, but the bolwlers lost the plot midway. So the series nicely shaping up 1-1
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Labels: 2007, India, Match Report, Mohali, ODI, Pakistan, Younis Khan
Thursday, November 8, 2007
India Vs Pakistan 1st ODI Guwahati Match Report
India won by 5 wickets
Toss: Pakistan
Man of The Match: MS Dhoni
Pakistan 239 for 7 (50 Overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 83 (88) Sachin Tendulkar 5-0-33-2
Salman Butt 50 (57) Harbhajan Singh 10-0-29-1
Shaid Afridi 31 (32) Zaheer Khan 9-0-50-1
India 242 for 5 (47 Overs)
MS Dhoni 63 (77) Shoaib Akhtar 8-0-52-2
Yuvraj Singh 58 (74) Shahid Afridi 10-0-34-1
Gautam Gambhir 44 (51) Abdur Rehman 10-1-54-1
So India comfortably one the first ODI. The spinners bowled well for India and restricted Pakistan to 239. After that it was a easy task as teh Indian batsman played sensisbly and chased down the target with plenty to spare.
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
India Vs Australia 7th One Day International - Match Report
Result: India won by 2 wickets
Toss Won By: Australia
Man Of The Match: Murali Kartik
Australia 193 all out (41.3 overs)
Ricky Ponting 57 (78) Murali Kartik 10-3-27-6
Mitchell Johnson 24 (31) RP Singh 8.3-1-59-2
James Hopes 22 (23) Zaheer Khan 9-1-23-2
India 195 for 8 (46 overs)
Robin Uthappa 47 (59) Mitchell Johnson 10-0-46-3
Zaheer Khan 31 (43) Nathan Brackan 10-3-30-2
Murali Kartik 21 (34) James Hopes 5-0-13-1
So finally its over. But what an exciting finish it was. A dead rubber it certainly didn't prove to be. Tensions, uncertainties were evident till the last run was scored. But the match belonged to one man. One man only and that was Murali Kartik.
He was stamped all over the match. An encore of the performance at the same ground against the same opposition 2 years ago. That was a test match and this a ODI. But the result the same. kartik running through the Aussie batting. The seamers didn't start of too well and it looked as if Australi woyul coast to a 275 score when suddenly Murali struck and the Aussies were blown away in no time at all. Wickets fell in succession and the Aussies had no time to recover and were bowled out for 193 in the 42nd over
193 - A target that looks easy. But like most small targets they look easy but are the most difficult ones to chase. Ganguly and Karthik fell for ducks and India were off to the worst of starts. Wickets kept on tumbling as the Aussie pacers bowled well and India were down to 64 for 6 with only Robin Uthappa left among the specialized batsmen. India were down and out and Aussies looked like coasting towards a easy victory. But Robin showed some common sense and stuck around with harbhajan singh to give a glimmer of hope to India. But Uthappa fell and it felt like all was lost.
But Zaheer Khan and Murali Kartik kept on ticking the runs not in a very convincing manner - but that did not matter. Zahher grew in confidence and then hut Bret Lee for a straight six. Some more anxious moments followed and India managed to sneak a victory- a consolation win to end a series whose result was decided long ago
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Monday, October 15, 2007
India Vs Australia Sixth ODI - Match Report
Result: Australia won by 18 runs
Toss Won by: Australia
Man of The match: Andrew Symonds
Australia 317 for 8 (50 Overs)
Andrew Symonds 107 (88) Zaheer Khan 10-0-62-2
Adam Gilchrist 51 (47) Murali Karthik 9-1-37-1
Ricky Ponting 49 (44) Irfan Pathan 9-0-60-1
India 299 for 7 (50 Overs)
Saurav Ganguly 86 (111) Brad Hogg 10-0-49-4
Sachin Tendulkar 72 (72) Mitchell Johnson 9-1-39-2
Robin Uthappa 44 (28) James Hopes 4-0-30-1
So the Aussies win yet another series. I don't think the result would have surprised many people. The margin maybe yes. Maybe they expected India to put up a better fight in the series. Maybe they did not expect India to be all out for 148. Maybe they thought Twenty20 Was just a form of Cricket similar to One-day cricket with less overs. Maybe they thought India could use some of the recent success as a catapult to bigger things. But maybe they just forgot one tiny little thing - who the opposition was! The current World Champions, the current Champions trophy holders, the team which leads the One-Day and Test Rankings by a distance. And teh Aussies showed exactly why they hold all the titles they do. A 4-1 score with just one match to go in the series!
But Its not like India didn't have their chances. A couple of crucial chances were allowed to let go today and India payed for it. And paid for it very heavily. Symonds was put down by Sreesanth very very early and he was the difference between the two teams in the match. After Gilchrist who had found his touch back in the previous match along with Ponting had given a solid start to the innings, it was the one-man show of Symonds that just blew India away. Australia posting 317 and putting India right under pressure. Chasing 318 to stay in the series is no mean task. If at all India were going to get close, they would need a good start.
A good start was what they got with Sachin and Saurav playing steadily scoring 140 in 25 overs and India looked strong with a required run-rate of just above 7 with 10 wickets in hand. But just then Sachin fell as he could not drag his feet back into the crease as Gilchrist quickly removed the bails standing up to James Hopes. Even after that Pathan who came one-down took full use of the delayed power play taken by the Australian skipper and his run-a-ball 29 ensured that India were the favourites to win even as he got out with India requiring 129 off 17 overs. But after that India suddenly lost their way
Rahul Dravid's woeful form continued as he looked absolutely bewildered on the pitch. Yuvraj Singh didn't do too better either and that added to the pressure on the other vbatsmen as the required run-rate started zooming up. Uthappa tried with all his might and his 28 ball 44 just kept the Indian hopes alive. But in the end the score proved to be too much for them and India fell short by 18 runs. The match was effectively lost in the middle overs somewhere when Dravid and Yuvraj were batting.
The action shifts to Mumbai now for the final match of the series and also the lone Twenty20 match. All the talk of Indian team using the rotation policy has gone out of the window. Indian must be looking for a consolation win in the series. And the Aussies being the team they are will not be satisfied by just a series win but will work extra hard that they achieve a 5-1 result. So should be a hard-fought battle.. provided India show the fight for it...
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Sunday, October 7, 2007
India Vs Australia Fourth ODI - Match Preview
Indians find themselves in a position they are quite accustomed to as they take on Australia in the fourth ODI at Sector 16 Ground, Chandigarh. A position of being down early in the series and then having to play catch-up is something that even Indian fans are pretty used to now. Sometimes India do manage to pull it off like the recent England Series or even the Twenty20 World Cup. Sometimes they don't - like the World Cup held earlier this year. So what will it be this time around! To expect India winning all 4 remaining games to win the series would be something which would not cross the mind of the most optimist Indian fan right now. But as they say one-game-at-the-time.
The crucial factor should be the toss tomorrow. Batting first should help India in breaking the pattern that has formed in the series. All the matches in the series have been similar so far - Australia batting first and scoring 300 and putting India under pressure. The best chance India currently has is definitely batting first without any pressure and scoring a reasonable score and hoping that the spinners come good in the afternoon. Murali Karthik is certain to play tomorrow. So he along with Harbhajan Singh should be crucial in India putting the brakes on the Aussies. Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Sreesanth have been left out of the Indian team for tomorrow's match. That means Ganguly is certain to open the Innings with Tendulkar which should help India get over the poor starts they have had in the series so far. RP Singh should also get a game and India must be hoping he continues his amazing form shown in The Twenty20 Cup.
Indian batsmen have to put up a better show if they are to give Aussies a fight. Another trouble for India has been the bowling in the slog overs. Hopefully they can sort that out too. As far as Australia goes, there is a possibility that Nathan Bracken may come-back into the team. That should add some variety to the bowling, not that they are struggling without him. The pitch at Chandigarh is supposed to be a batsman's paradise. A international match is being played here nearly after 15 years and Sachin Tendulkar is the only player from the current squad to have played a game on this ground! That comes as no surprise obviously..
As you would expect when the Aussies are in town, there has been a lot of talk going off the field with each team taking pot-shots at each other. Lets hope the cricket lives up to all the talk and we have a exciting contest. Its time India stood up and gave Aussies a taste of their own medicine - in terms of the brand of cricket played, not in terms of the sledging. So lets hope that day is tomorrow.
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