England v India | 2nd ODI | August 27, 2014 | Cardiff

[Haroon786]

Looked plumb.

 

[Fastandfurious]

Will Dhoni save India once again and cover up Sharma's Misbahesque knock?

 

[London_Lahori]

Typical Rohit, throws it away

 

[Adil_94]

Raina was plumb there. Got lucky

 

[Haroon786]

Tredwell is a good ODI bowler.

 

[crick23]

And that's why you need DRS

 

[Robert]

Bowled Tredders old chap!

Oh blimey, Dhonut is here, mind the windows!

 

[Haroon786]

Anderson isn't really a LO bowler.

 

[Haroon786]

Unlucky there.

 

[Robert]

Anderson isn't really a LO bowler.

Agreed. I don't think he'd be playing if Broad was fit. I'd have got Finn in - I don't see why they are keeping him under wraps.

 

[OmaIR1]

man, kohli has been exposed big time in england

 

[Justcrazy]

158 /4

 

[jattafridi]

Very poor bowling from Jordan

 

[Lords]

This is a crucial partnership. Raina proving his worth in ODIs

 

[Haroon786]

Agreed. I don't think he'd be playing if Broad was fit. I'd have got Finn in - I don't see why they are keeping him under wraps.

Maybe they're looking for him to be a surprise element in the WC.

 

[Haroon786]

Agreed. I don't think he'd be playing if Broad was fit. I'd have got Finn in - I don't see why they are keeping him under wraps.

Maybe they're looking for him to be a surprise element in the WC.

 

[Saurav]

Raina

 

[Lords]

Big over 20 runs off it

 

[Haroon786]

Woakes has been caned here.

 

[par]

Raina's second six of the over and the commentator (Who is it?) just said, 'Top edged. Beautifully'.

 

[Adil_94]

Raina playing really well showing he is a gun LOI finisher

 

[Haroon786]

Need both out soon or 300 + will be the target.

 

[joly]

Anything above 280 and we will win, Anything under that and it will be difficult, Karn Sharma should have played at any cost, MM Sharma?again? seriously?

 

[Adil_94]

If These two bat till the end India should aim for 320-330.

 

[Adil_94]

Jordan is having a shocker today.

 

[Haroon786]

The yorker is dying, no one believes in it anymore.

 

[Adil_94]

The yorker is dying, no one believes in it anymore.

With the 2 new balls the yorker and reverse swing have been taken out of the game.

 

[Adil_94]

Jordan bowling a Sami-esque over.

 

[Electron]

Raina is a beast these days.

 

[Mr Consistent]

Jordan )

 

[Saurav]

Jordan

 

[desi_launda]

5 sides in the over

 

[Lords]

Batting PP 49/0 (4.0) RR 12.25
Last 5 ovs 57/0 RR 11.40

 

[jattafridi]

England need wicket asap

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Raina is a beast these days.

After he has worked on his short ball game, he has improved a lot.

Remember his 80 odd against Kings XI off 30 balls or something.

Unreal batting.

 

[Saurav]

Anything above 280 and we will win, Anything under that and it will be difficult, Karn Sharma should have played at any cost, MM Sharma?again? seriously?

he did well in BD.I'd have gone for Ishwar Pandey

 

[Lords]

38.6
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 leg bye, finally the over finishes, with a delivery full around off stump that nips back and brings an lbw appeal
38.6
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 wide, oh dear, this is a serious problem now, as another screams down the leg side and Buttler has to dive to his left. Jordan and Cook managed a smile. Through gritted teeth.
Harsh to say Jordan has lost it, but...
38.6
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 wide, another again, pushed way down the leg side...into double figures of wides for him
38.6
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 wide, and another wide, down the leg side this time
38.5
Jordan to Raina, 1 run, full outside off, he comes forward and glides it down to third man
200 on the tins for India. They could still challenge 300.
38.5
Jordan to Raina, 1 wide, short, outside leg stump this time, and Jordan doesn't get away with it - his eighth wide of the innings. It's a significant issue for him.
Ali Abedi: "This is where we needed Ravi Bopara with his medium paced wobblers - would have exerted a bit of control in this power play"
38.4
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 run, full on middle and leg, flicked to fine leg
38.3
Jordan to Raina, 1 run, short, around leg stump, the pitch is overly quick and Raina has time to swivel on another pull
38.2
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 run, width outside off, chopped down to third man
Omair Ali: "No matter what anyone says about Raina, one just gotta love him as a limited over batsman. He knows his strengths and how to pace his innings with good running and also big shots. I would have him in Indian ODI side without a doubt anyday. And he is much better in the T20 format. Let's hope he continues and takes India to a good total here."
38.2
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 wide, the pressure tells on Jordan as another one slides down the leg side
38.1
Jordan to Dhoni, FOUR, now Dhoni pierces the off side with a textbook drive, comes forward to the full delivery and bisects backward point and cover

 

[Electron]

After he has worked on his short ball game, he has improved a lot.

Remember his 80 odd against Kings XI off 30 balls or something.

Unreal batting.

Yeah, 87 off 25 balls. He looks like a different player now.

 

[Saurav]

After he has worked on his short ball game, he has improved a lot.

Remember his 80 odd against Kings XI off 30 balls or something.

Unreal batting.

Has he?We'll only know if he plays in Aus or SA.

Is always great in SC or slow pitches

 

[Adil_94]

Umar Akmal should model his game on Rainas.

 

[Saurav]

What a shot

 

[Adil_94]

Jimmy is a mediocre LOI bowler.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Has he?We'll only know if he plays in Aus or SA.

Is always great in SC or slow pitches

Absolutely.

Worked with Ganguly and figured out what works for him.

You look at how he played short balls against SA and how he played it this game.

Was ducking, was getting top of them to take singles.

Seriously a huge improvement.

 

[Mr Consistent]

top batting by raina

 

[Saurav]

Hes toying with the bowling lol

 

[Adil_94]

Raina playing a blinder here

 

[Mr Consistent]

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Even before this series, I saw a huge improvement in Raina's short ball play in IPL.

When he missed Asia Cup, he really worked on his game.

 

[Electron]

Amazingly beautiful drive. Pure talent.

 

[Haroon786]

With the 2 new balls the yorker and reverse swing have been taken out of the game.

Good bowlers can still bowl them.

 

[Adil_94]

Future great Ben 'Hadlee' Stokes coming on.

 

[Saurav]

Absolutely.

Worked with Ganguly and figured out what works for him.

You look at how he played short balls against SA and how he played it this game.

Was ducking, was getting top of them to take singles.

Seriously a huge improvement.

Worked before IPL?Thats good to know

Though Ganguly is not the ideal guy you want to ask about short stuff

I'll hold my opinion till he does well in Aus

 

[Adil_94]

MSD joining in the fun.

 

[Saurav]

.

 

[Mr Consistent]

now dhoni joins the party

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Worked before IPL?Thats good to know

Though Ganguly is not the ideal guy you want to ask about short stuff

I'll hold my opinion till he does well in Aus

True. That is the real test.

WC 2015.

 

[Haroon786]

Bowling is garbage other than Tredwell and even he will get hammer in the last ten.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

As long as batsmen figure out ways to cope up with their weakness, its fine.

 

[Electron]

Raina.. SIX !

 

[Lords]

Last 5 ovs 66/0 RR 13.20

Good recovery.

 

[Adil_94]

Proves how hard it is to bowl at the death nowadays

 

[Saurav]

Great shot

 

[Mr Consistent]

by raina

 

[Fastandfurious]

Superb stuff from Raina, hiding the garbage innings from the super tailunt.

 

[Saurav]

As long as batsmen figure out ways to cope up with their weakness, its fine.

yeah acknowledging weaknesses and working on them is key.

 

[Adil_94]

LOI cricket is all about damage control nowadays when you're bowling. This is what makes Dhoni such a gun LOI captain.

 

[Haroon786]

England will really struggle to chase this down.

 

[Adil_94]

Pakistani mentality to attack and go for wickets only works if you have ATGs like Wasim Waqar Saqi. With this current crop that attitide wont work.

 

[Haroon786]

Good yorker there.

 

[Saurav]

England will really struggle to chase this down.

yeah,no Ishant Shama today either

 

[Haroon786]

Beautiful.

 

[Saurav]

Brilliant stuff

 

[Electron]

Raina's shots have a different style and class about them. Great shot.

 

[Mr Consistent]

lovely shot

 

[Adil_94]

Raina on AAG.

 

[Saurav]

Again,awesome shot

 

[Mr Consistent]

another classy moves to 94

 

[Electron]

Followed by an even better straight drive.

 

[battler]

An exhibition of loi batting by raina here

 

[jattafridi]

Excellent batting from Raina