ICC World T20 | Super 8s | India v/s Australia | 28th Sep 2012

[paulkatich]

What was Warnie's prediction Octopus Paul?

Shane Warne ‏@warne888

My prediction of SL & WI for Group 1 Aust & Pakistan for group 2 is on track... Big game tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Runner Up]

Big over for India 2 fours in 2

 

[mosh101]

India getting some momentum now

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Arcturus]

back to back

 

[BaaliSoda]

4 more from Raina's bat

Very good

 

[mithun_minhas]

Great start for 20th over.

2 balls, 8 runs.

 

[Runner Up]

Raina

 

[KingKhanWC]

Holes it.

 

[ads101]

Quality by Raina.

 

[Arcturus]

 

[Haroon23]

raina

 

[BaaliSoda]

Well played Raina, now need at least 4 more runs from Ashwin or bhajji in the remaining 3 balls

 

[ads101]

out. Ah well.

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Runner Up]

Anyway I think India have scored enough runs to challenge Aussies

 

[asif9138]

good score for india

 

[OmaIR1]

India should win.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Bhajji time.

 

[Arcturus]

Bhajji we need Sixes from you

 

[Justcrazy]

Good total by india

 

[asif9138]

baji miss the full toss

 

[asif9138]

141 to win

 

[Runner Up]

India 140/7 in 20 Overs.

 

[asif9138]

single taken

 

[mosh101]

India can defend this !

 

[KingKhanWC]

140 it is then. Aus very much favourites to chase this down.

 

[asif9138]

good score for india now

 

[Minku]

140 is not a bad score provided its a 20 over game and not a rain curtailed one

 

[mithun_minhas]

Why the Eff they don't run for the 2nd one there???

Trying to boost average?? Its the last ball. What is there to lose? Force the bowler to make an accurate throw

 

[asif9138]

good effort by australia to contain indian 140

 

[Smiling Creed]

Fighting total by India...won't be easy for OZ....Pitch is not easy for scoring runs.

 

[Justcrazy]

140 exactly

 

[IndianWillow]

Decent effort from India after a bad start. But do they have the bowling today to defend this?

 

[the Great Khan]

lol what did i say: 140!!

 

[BaaliSoda]

After 10 overs we scored around 70 runs and after 20 we are exactly 140 replicating same run rate.

Not a bad score but requires enormous amount of discipline from all the bowlers n fielders of Indian team to upstage Aussie batters tonite.

(TBH Personally, i would have preferred a score of around 160 against batting talents of Aussies)

 

[BaaliSoda]

Sorry double post

 

[asif9138]

india please do not start with pace

 

[ads101]

140. Ok score. Probably enough on a pitch supporting spinners against a team weak against spin.

Felt at one point India would get more though. Think they'll feel a little disappointed with that after the late recovery, and Australia will be the happier of the sides at the moment.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good from India to come back after being in a very poor situation. 140 is a decent score. I think Australia will chase the score.

Come on Australia!

 

[cricketworm]

Need Watson and Warner's wicket in 5 overs, then anything is possible.

 

[asif9138]

if pace come.warner will kill u

 

[Justcrazy]

Interesting chase

 

[asif9138]

in front of spin..warner is walking wicket

 

[asif9138]

will be good game

 

[Executioner]

I think its gonna be tough for India to defend this. Aussies have good players of spin unlike england; Hussey and Watson

 

[AlizeeFan]

Below par score by batsmen. Shouldn't blame bowlers if they struggle to save it.

 

[mithun_minhas]

India is short by about 20 runs here.

All it takes is a big over taken by Warner or Watson out of Zak or Irfan and the game is over.

MSD messed it up by playing slowly.

Pathan did not help much either. He is not a slogger. He is better coming in at 8.

Again, India missed the trick by not playing Viru.

 

[hopelessbiscuit]

Will be tough for India.. Difficult for spinners to compensate for Zaheer and Pathan..and defend a low total.. Expect Aussies to win with 2 overs to spare..

 

[ads101]

I think its gonna be tough for India to defend this. Aussies have good players of spin unlike england; Hussey and Watson

will be harder than England but still don't think Aussies have much hope. SA struggled even to get 130 today. And they batted first.

And India will pretty much bowl nothing but spin against them.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Below par score by batsmen. Shouldn't blame bowlers if they struggle to save it.

You cannot blame an Idiot for acting like an idiot. Indian bowlers have a born alibi.

 

[farsiddiqui]

Can Indian bowling defend anything under 180 against any team left in the Super 8?

We will find out today.

 

[liaqat]

india gonna win this ,,

gonna be a cake walk,
done expect aussie to make more then 120

 

[ads101]

India is short by about 20 runs here.

All it takes is a big over taken by Warner or Watson out of Zak or Irfan and the game is over.

MSD messed it up by playing slowly.

Pathan did not help much either. He is not a slogger. He is better coming in at 8.

Again, India missed the trick by not playing Viru.

Irfan did ok, he got runs on the board. Problem was no batsmen stood up apart from Raina. Had Pathan or Ashwin had done nothing, you'd have been in big trouble.

Warner might smash a bit off the pacers, but don't think he'll perform against spinners on a track that is supportive to spinners. Watson and Hussey really are the main concerns.

Yeah I don't think they should have left out Sehwag. Sehwag isn't even a bad spinner himself. Think it's Dhoni again desperate to have an "attacking" spinner like Chalwa in the team with Harbajan. Knew he couldn't drop Ashwin after the form he's in .

 

[liaqat]

only thing might favor aussie's is the rain, it might just make the ball come on abit easy.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Still a tight game IMO. Aussie's might struggle against the spinners, although they should still be favourites. India probably needed another 20 runs or so to put them under real pressure.

 

[Justcrazy]

The pitch not easy to bat

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies need to make most of 6 overs up front

 

[mosh101]

Ughhh rain

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies need a good cameo from warner here

 

[Justcrazy]

rain ...............

 

[Justcrazy]

will we see a shortened game here?

 

[NeVerMind]

looks like the rain I prayed for when Pakistan were losing their way has finally arrived at the gorund!

 

[Justcrazy]

What happens if the game is washed out ?

 

[deviously~fading~away]

What happens if the game is washed out ?

1 point each

 

[Sandeep]

Get Warner,Watson,Huss and take the game... but I don't see it happening

 

[Justcrazy]

Covers offf

 

[BaaliSoda]

Warner already off to a good start, not good signs for us

 

[KingKhanWC]

Crashed back by Warner. Shot. 4

 

[MAAJafri]

Might be difficult for the spinners to grip the ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

rain will freshen up the pitch for Indian pacers

 

[ads101]

why is ashwin opening the bowling?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Warner struggled against Pak offies but towards the end improved vastly. With Watson they could take the game away quickly, India need them out asap.

 

[hopelessbiscuit]

We must remember that our spinners are not of the same class as the Pakistani spinners..just because other teams struggle against them..doesnt mean they will struggle against us.

 

[Sandeep]

rain will freshen up the pitch for Indian pacers

come again? )

 

[KingKhanWC]

Through the legs.

 

[musaarthali]

easily defendable..we have at least 8 bowlers to callupon

 

[BaaliSoda]

Nohit with a regulation Misfield