ICCCT Final: Australia V West Indies at Mumbai.

[Sean]

This match is starting in about 20 hours.

Can the Windies win back to back or will it be the Aussies winning their first ICCCT trophy.

 

[darkmoon459]

1 hour and 30 minutes to the start ,West Indies Take it and defend the title.

 

[hasan316]

Lara chooses to bat first.

Australia team
AC Gilchrist, SR Watson, RT Ponting, DR Martyn, MEK Hussey, A Symonds, MJ Clarke, B Lee, GB Hogg, NW Bracken, GD McGrath


West Indies team
CH Gayle, S Chanderpaul, RR Sarwan, DJ Bravo, BC Lara, RS Morton, MN Samuels, CS Baugh, IDR Bradshaw, JE Taylor, CD Collymore

 

[hasan316]

Ricky Ponting: "We have probably won more one-day finals, one-day tournaments, and World Cups than any other team... certainly a lot more than the West Indies have. We know what it takes to win big games and we will see how the West Indian players will cope under pressure."

Brian Lara: "It's been tremendous. I love the tag unpredictable, which means that no opposition, no matter how strong they are can think that they're going to roll us over. Of course Australia are the favourites. They're world champions, No. 1 in the world, going into the match you'd be unwise to think otherwise. We're looking to excel and carry that through to the final."

 

[Rickz]

Australia will win it.

 

[hasan316]

Australia will win it.

WI will win INSHALLAH.

 

[Rob H]

Windies off the mark 1st ball with a push to 3rd man.

 

[Rob H]

leading edge brings up the first boundary through point. Unlucky for Brett Lee

 

[Rob H]

4 more from a drive through cover. 10/1 off 1

 

[Genghis]

This match is starting in about 20 hours.

Can the Windies win back to back or will it be the Aussies winning their first ICCCT trophy.

Geez, 20 hours, I thought it was starting sooner than that!

 

[hasan316]

4 more

 

[Genghis]

4 more from a drive through cover. 10/1 off 1

Who's out???

 

[XFactor]

10/0 after the 1st over. 2 fours off lee.

Bracken starts with a wide.

 

[hasan316]

thats a mistake

 

[Rob H]

cut 4 by Gayle off Bracken. Long hop and punished.

 

[UJ]

Interesting...bracken shares new ball...

 

[Genghis]

Good start ... if we continue like this we should get 500

 

[XFactor]

Gayles cracks one thro the off, another 4.

 

[Genghis]

The aussies didn't start with McGrath last time they played Windies and are doing the same here. Might get punished for it.

 

[UJ]

Good start ... if we continue like this we should get 500

Thats a big if...but a decent start, hopefully no wickets anytime soon!

 

[Rob H]

That was a ripper from Bracken. Too good for the edge

 

[12thMan]

pitch looks slow and low. hopefully no dust storm later on

 

[XFactor]

Appeal against Gayle turned down by Aleem Dar - very close

 

[Genghis]

Thats a big if...but a decent start, hopefully no wickets anytime soon!

I was just mentioning the 10 runs per over.

 

[XFactor]

play and miss again - Bracken finds the line after bowling far too wide initially, 15/0

 

[XFactor]

Chanderpaul plays one early, scoops up over midon.

next ball, blasted past lee for 4...

 

[Rob H]

4 more, smashed past Brett Lee for 4. Lovely batting.

 

[XFactor]

only one slip

 

[12thMan]

man o man. today it is Sarwan
21-0 after 2.3 overs

 

[Rob H]

what luck. 6 over 3rd man off an edge!

 

[XFactor]

top edged past 3rd man, 6!!!!!!!!

chanderpaul throws caution to the winds..

 

[XFactor]

28/0 after three overs

 

[12thMan]

wooooo a six to third man top edge. McGrath was close but went over him

 

[UJ]

Ha, Lee getting hammered!!

Shiv on fire

 

[Genghis]

Great start, need to be careful against Bracken. McGrath will come from Lee's end after that start.

 

[ShowStopper]

2.5 Lee to Chanderpaul, SIX, full outside off stump, he tries to whip that into the midwicket stands, ball flies off the outside edge and sails over McGrath at third man for maximum madness!

 

[Genghis]

Chanderpaul is going at an incredible pace. Gayle is being made to look like a spectator.

 

[Rob H]

amazing shot from Gayle, straight down the ground for 4. 35/0 off 4

 

[Rob H]

worked through mid-qicket for another 4 from Chanderpaul

 

[UJ]

Might see McGrath soon enough!

 

[Rob H]

amazing shot, 4 more from Gayle. Just a push down the ground and it's 4

 

[Big Mac]

hahahahahahahahaha brilliant start

 

[Rob H]

4 more from a drive. Lee being pounded

 

[UJ]

B Lee 3-0-36-0

Umm, time for a change?

 

[Rob H]

Lee - 3 overs 36 runs

 

[Genghis]

What are the aussies doing continuing with Lee?

 

[Big Mac]

Noooooooo, Chanderpaul gone

 

[Rob H]

Well it was going to happen playing like that

 

[XFactor]

Bowled!!! Chanderpaul drags one on to the stumps. 49/1

 

[Genghis]

How long can this carnage continue?

 

[XFactor]

Big crowd support for WI

 

[Genghis]

Was expected I guess.

 

[UJ]

Sarwan in

 

[XFactor]

Somehow the whole thing has a 20/20 feel so far

 

[XFactor]

4! Sarwan gets into the act

 

[Genghis]

50 up in the 6th over .... still not bad, even with a wicket lost.

 

[XFactor]

McGrath in.

 

[XFactor]

short one, Gayle goes for the hook, misses

 

[12thMan]

great. masterpiece theater's Willis is here. shhhhh

 

[Genghis]

Will Gayle continue where Chanderpaul left off?

 

[Big Mac]

oh my god what a shot

 

[XFactor]

Six!!!!!!!! Gayle off McGrath

 

[12thMan]

Koertzen has shaved his beard. did it have anything to do with Hair sacking.

a six by Gayle
WI 63-1 after 7

 

[XFactor]

Sarwan goes! Bracken gets the second wicket.

 

[12thMan]

Sarwan out

 

[Big Mac]

Sarwan gone

 

[XFactor]

Another 6 off McGrath!! Gayle is not going to change his game

 

[Big Mac]

Gayle

 

[Big Mac]

haha and again

 

[XFactor]

4!! for a moment i thought it was a replay..

 

[XFactor]

Bang!!!! 4!!!

this is murder

 

[Big Mac]

ahahahahahahaha

 

[OZGOD]

Geez we're getting absolutely punished at the moment eh.

 

[OZGOD]

RR 8.78 after 9 overs

 

[Imran_The Man!]

Glenda being hit by the Gayle force!!

"They dont like it up 'em Captain! "

 

[OZGOD]

We're going to be chasing a big score and will have to do a Saffa (ie chase 400+) to win I reckon.

Near runout.

 

[Imran_The Man!]

Dammit! Bracken on fire!

 

[XFactor]

Bowled!!!! Bracken gets the third.

Gayle goes. Good bowling

 

[Big Mac]

Great ball from Bracken to get rid of Gayle. 80/3

 

[OZGOD]

Gayle goneski after a whirlwind slogfest, Bracken uproots his stumps. 3 wickets for Bracken.