DLF Cup Match 3: Australia v India

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DLF Cup Match 3: Australia v India

Here's the big one all the fans have been waiting for. We saw a lot more fans at the India/West Indies Match #2 than we did at the West Indies/Australia Match #1, but I have a feeling this will fill the stands in Kuala Lumpur. Hopefully at least. If India and Australia can't do it, no one can. (And while television revenue is obviously a big monetary factor in a series like this, I'm sure the BCCI was hoping to sell a bunch of tickets to the fans in Malaysia too.)

Here's the standings so far:

Code: 
Match 2 of 6   P  W  L  NR T  BP Points  NRR     For      Against  
Australia      1  1  -  -  -   1  5    +1.560  279 / 50  201 / 50  
West Indies    2  1  1  -  -   1  5    -0.700  342 / 70  391 / 70  
India          1  -  1  -  -   -  0    -1.450  112 / 20  141 / 20
 
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Damn it. Seriously why play there at this time of the year? Pretty silly.
 
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Australia won the toss and will bat.

Australia - PA Jaques, MJ Cosgrove, RT Ponting, DR Martyn, MJ Clarke, SR Watson, BJ Haddin, GB Hogg, MG Johnson, SR Clark, GD McGrath

India team - R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, IK Pathan, V Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, AB Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, MM Patel, RP Singh

Some interesting line-ups here. Martyn, Hogg, and Clark in for the Aussies, Yuvraj in for the Indians. Looks like Jaques and Cosgrove will open. Interesting.
 
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Bennycoff;98717 said:
Damn it. Seriously why play there at this time of the year? Pretty silly.
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Shockingly, it looks like they're going to start right on schedule. Maybe we'll get lucky and get a full match in again today.
 
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cleazer;98751 said:
Looks like Jaques and Cosgrove will open. Interesting.
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Nope, it was Jaques and Watson.

Nice looking day and nice sounding crowd.
 
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Good News: I just happened to check what was on the "county cricket" feed on WillowTV and noticed they are showing this match (without having to pay extra for it).

Bad News: I will stay up all night watching it and likely sleep through the Notre Dame-Michigan game in the afternoon.

Solid start from the Aussies here, batting at better than 6 runs per over and without losing any wickets.
 
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72-1 after 12, still right at 6 per over
 
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18.1 Singh to Martyn, OUT, caught! But that so nearly went down, Martyn edges it as though he was giving slip practice and Dravid fumbles the easiest of chances not once but twice. Howvere, Dhoni was alert enough to pouch it off the rebound
DR Martyn c Dhoni b Singh 4 (10b 1x4 0x6) sr: 40.00
Michael Clarke is the new batsman
 
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18.2 Singh to Clarke, no run, left alone outside off stump
18.3 Singh to Clarke, no run, pitches on leg stump and hits Clarke high on the thigh
18.4 Singh to Clarke, no run, pitches outside off stump and moves away from Clarke who gets forward and lets it go
18.5 Singh to Clarke, no run, short of a length oustide off stump and Clarke plays it straight to point
18.6 Singh to Clarke, no run, excellent line and length in the channel outside off stump, Clarke lets it go and RP Singh finishes a wicket maiden
 
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End of over 19 (wicket maiden) - Australia 113/3 (RR: 5.94)

Code: 
MJ Clarke    0*    (5b)                RP Singh    4-1-14-1 
SR Watson    61*         (53b 9x4 1x6)    IK Pathan    3-0-26-1
 
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19.1 Pathan to Watson, no run, slower ball on off stump, defended to point
19.2 Pathan to Watson, FOUR, Pathan slips in the slower ball, Watson waits for it and lofts it right back over the bowler for four
Pathan changes his angle to round the wicket
19.3 Pathan to Watson, 1 wide, strays down leg side, wide called
19.3 Pathan to Watson, 1 run, outside off stump, guided down to third man
Back over the wicket to Clarke
19.4 Pathan to Clarke, no run, much straighter in line, defended on the leg side
19.5 Pathan to Clarke, no run, played back to the bowler on the front foot
19.6 Pathan to Clarke, no run, pushed to midwicket
 
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Current partnership 7 runs, 2.5 overs, rr: 2.47 (Clarke 0, Watson 6)


Last bat DR Martyn c Dhoni b Singh 4 (10b 1x4 0x6) sr: 40.00
fow: 113/3 (18.1 ov); partnership: 21 runs, 2.5 overs, rr: 7.41 (Martyn 4, Watson 17)


20.6 Singh to Clarke, no run
20.5 Singh to Clarke, no run, played to point, the batsmen decide against the single, Yuvraj fires in the return
20.4 Singh to Clarke, no run, tight line on off stump, defended on the off side
20.3 Singh to Clarke, no run, wider outside off stump, left alone by the batsman
20.2 Singh to Clarke, no run, shorter in length and on middle stump, defended back to the bowler
20.1 Singh to Watson, 1 run, room offered outside off stump, played to third man for one
RP Singh to continue from over the wicket
 
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Code: 
 Batsmen               R   B 4s  6s SR   
         SR Watson (rhb)    67 57 10  1  117.54  striker 
         MJ Clarke   (rhb)     0  13  0   0     0.00  non-striker 


        Bowlers           O M R W Econ   
        RP Singh (lfm)  5.0 1 15 1 3.00  (0nb, 0w)  
        IK Pathan (lmf) 4.0 0 32 1 8.00  (0nb, 2w)
 
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21.6 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, 1 run, short and wide outside off again, this time he gets a single to deep point
21.5 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Clarke will be disappointed that he cut that straight to point
21.4 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, 1 run, pushed down the ground towards long-on for one
21.3 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, 1 run, played past midwicket for one
21.2 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, 1 run, outside off stump but the batsman gets across on one knee and plays it down to fine leg
21.2 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, 1 wide, slips down leg side, wide called
21.1 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, no run, defended back to the bowler
Harbhajan Singh replaces Irfan Pathan who has once again struggled today. He's conceded 32 off four overs
 
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22.6 Singh to Clarke, no run, moves away from Clarke again, left alone
22.5 Singh to Clarke, no run, much better line, pitching on middle and off and moving away from the right-hander from over the wicket, Clarke lets it go
22.4 Singh to Clarke, no run, closer to off stump on this occasion, left alone
22.3 Singh to Clarke, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Clarke cuts hard and beats point and the ball reaches the fence
22.2 Singh to Clarke, no run, defended on the leg side
22.1 Singh to Clarke, FOUR, short of a length and on the pads, Clarke flicks it forward of square for four
 
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Code: 
Batsmen    R   B 4s 6s SR   
SR Watson (rhb) 69 60 10 1 115.00  striker 
MJ Clarke   (rhb) 10 22 2  0 45.45  non-striker
 
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23.6 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, no run, just outside off stump and shorter in length, Clarke waits for it and nudges it to short third man
23.5 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, no run, played to square leg again on the front foot
23.4 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, no run, turned to square leg
23.3 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, 1 run, shorter in length, Watson forces it down the ground on the back foot for one
23.2 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, no run, tossed up a touch, Watson gets forward and plays it to midwicket
23.1 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, no run, flat trajectory on middle stump, played to midwicket
 
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24.6 Singh to Watson, SIX, short again and Watson backs away yet again, this time he pulls it ferociously over midwicket for six
24.5 Singh to Watson, no run, defended on the off side
24.4 Singh to Watson, no run, bouncer, Watson tries to create room by backing away and swerves out of the way
24.3 Singh to Clarke, 1 run, shorter in length, dabbed in front of point for one
24.2 Singh to Clarke, FOUR, full and wide outside off stump, Clarke smashes it past mid-off for four
Mid-on is the only fielder in the ring on the leg side
24.1 Singh to Watson, 1 run, on leg stump, pushed into the vacant midwicket region for one
 
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25.6 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, no run, outside off stump, the batsman tries to cut but misses
25.5 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, no run, slips down leg side but the batsman had moved too far across for it to be called wide
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, no run, defended on the leg side
25.3 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, 1 run, pushed to midwicket, Raina fires in the throw to the 'keepers end and concedes an overthrow
25.2 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, no run
25.1 Harbhajan Singh to Clarke, FOUR, four down to third man, that was the straighter ball and Clarke goes forward and nudges it past Dhoni for four, it may have been a thick outside edge but Clarke intended to play it in that region
 
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