India v Australia | 7th ODI | Mumbai [17-10-07]

[tdigi]

Welcome to the 7th ODI between Australia and India. The Aussies have already won the series and so India will look forward to win this game and at least restore some pride.

Australia have won the toss and will bat first.

Day and Night match...

 

[161]

"Toss: Australia have won the toss and will bat first. The big news is that Rahul Dravid has been 'rested', according to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dinesh Karthik has taken his place. RP Singh if fit and he comes in for Sreesanth."

 

[161]

i hope ozz don't open with clark again ... he's much better down the order.

i say open with symonds and see if he can get a double century

 

[161]

i hope ozz don't open with clark again ... he's much better down the order.

i say open with symonds and see if he can get a double century

they never listen to me ...

clark out for a golden duck

 

[Hash]

That is the 2nd first ball duck in a row for Clarkey

 

[DHONI183]

Michael Clarke extremely unlucky to be given out. The ball was going a bit higher. He absolutely failed after being promoted in absence of Matthew Hayden....

 

[tdigi]

they never listen to me ...

clark out for a golden duck

 

[161]

nice sporting crowd once again ...

Anand adds: "There were also some chants of "Aussies Suck", which seems to be a Mumbai favourite, but an announcement over the PA system, where the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Mumbai Cricket Association exhorted fans not to indulge in abusive or racist chanting brought a temporary halt to these chants."

 

[Hash]

quack quack for Michael Clarke

 

[DHONI183]

nice sporting crowd once again ...

Anand adds: "There were also some chants of "Aussies Suck", which seems to be a Mumbai favourite, but an announcement over the PA system, where the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Mumbai Cricket Association exhorted fans not to indulge in abusive or racist chanting brought a temporary halt to these chants."

Yup - extremely sporting crowd .

 

[Hash]

6 wides already in the first 2 overs

4 in RP Singh's first. If Darrell hair had been the umpire he may have already broken down with exhaustion.

 

[dinakar]

RP is trying to be faster and as a result he is all over the place. he was very effective and had a good control on line and swing when he was bowling at 135-140 km range. like Sree, he is also trying too many things at a time.

 

[tdigi]

Poor bowling... 8 wides already

 

[dinakar]

what a generous donation of runs!!!

 

[Asim2Good]

let's see who wins here.
Zaheer 4w
RP Singh 5w

come on boys, u can do better

 

[FAM]

24/1 in 5 overs.

 

[Hash]

excellent start by the Indian bowlers....9 wides in the first 5 overs.

 

[tdigi]

13 runs of the 6th over. 3 boundaries and 1 wide.

37/1 after 6 overs

 

[Hash]

RP Singh bowling like a champ right now

3-0-29-0 (6 wides)

 

[dinakar]

RP Singh bowling like a champ right now

3-0-29-0 (6 wides)

ideal replacement for Sree

 

[Hash]

Mahendra Singh Akmal lets in 4 byes

14 extras already for India.

41 for 1 after 6.4 overs

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

India's Bheja's being fried by the Australians.

 

[161]

plenty of swing .. but rp and zaheer can't control it...

 

[tdigi]

Aus 50/1 after 7.3 overs

 

[Hash]

55 for 1 after 8 overs

We are going strong here.

Could be another 300+ score

 

[Asim2Good]

55 for 1 after 8 overs

We are going strong here.

Could be another 300+ score

That's the spirit

 

[tdigi]

Gilchrist caught by Bhaji ..Pathan the bowler. Gone for 19.

60/2 after 9.2 overs

 

[Hash]

and we lose Gilly

big wicket that for India, just when it looked like Gilly was about to cut lose.

 

[Hash]

confident start for Hodge

we are 66 for 2 after das overs

 

[tdigi]

ok now...thats gotta be a double wide.. )

76/2

 

[Hash]

RP Singh continuing his champion like bowling here

4-0-39-0 (7 wides)

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

And to think that Andrew 'King Kong' Symonds is still to come

 

[161]

and we lose Gilly

big wicket that for India, just when it looked like Gilly was about to cut lose.

lmao .. and this is the clown that said that i don't support pak cricket..

 

[tdigi]

88/2 after 13 overs....17 wides

 

[Hash]

23 extras in 13 overs

I wonder what the world record is for most extras in 50 overs

 

[161]

88/2 after 13 overs....17 wides

a lot of movement out there ... but the indian bowlers haven't capitalized enough on it .. whilst 2 wickets have fallen .. the RR is still nice and healthy.

will be very tough for india chasing under the lights.

 

[161]

13.3 Pathan to Ponting, no run, quicker delivery, 136 kph, fired in on middle stump, Ponting is quick to the task and defends back to Pathan


oh dear ... "136 kph" a quicker delivery

 

[Hash]

a lot of movement out there ... but the indian bowlers haven't capitalized enough on it .. whilst 2 wickets have fallen .. the RR is still nice and healthy.

will be very tough for india chasing under the lights.

hope so. But there could be some dew which will make it tough for our spinners to grip the ball and if the ball becomes wet there wont be any swing.

 

[tdigi]

100 up for Aus after 14.3 overs ,,,,,,,,and more runs to come!

 

[Hash]

102 for 2 after 15 overs (28 extras including 22 wides)

 

[tdigi]

Maiden over by Kartik ...much needed. Good bowling.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Great Indian Bowling Attack

Zaheer, RP,Pathan and the Might of Ganguly

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Spinners Pulling it back for India

 

[tdigi]

Ponting 50 of 63 balls. Well played.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

50 to Ricky Thomas Ponting

 

[tdigi]

Hodge gone. Caught Karthik

117/3 after 19.5

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Gone Hodge Goes

Karthik Strikes

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

India's bowling reserves include:

Sreesanth or Sreecaant, RP Slinged, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan, Ganguly, Morehit Sharma.

 

[FAM]

Hodge gone...

117/3

 

[161]

kartik finally puts hodge out of his misery .. he was looking horrible.

 

[tdigi]

The Predator is in...

BUT THIS TIME....he is GONE....for a DUCK.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Goodness me Symonds Gone for a duck

what will he say he was racially abused by Indian Fans while he was walking out?

 

[aussie-pak]

WAT!? symonds gone first ball!


i guess we are going to see a captains knock ai!

 

[161]

extraordinary ... symonds gone for a golden duck ..

ozzies showing their weakness against spin ...

once again .. clarke should have been the one batting now .. he was well and truly waisted as opener !

 

[Hash]

we have let India get back into this game now

Utterly unnecessary

117 for 4

I'm now leaving work for home. By the time I get back I expect us to have a partnership built, and not several partnershits broken.

 

[Indieview]

@tdigi

That was apt pic...good one

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Karthik will be on a Hat-trick on the 1st ball of next over

 

[tdigi]

Karthik on a Hat Trick... but Ponting good enough to handle it.

 

[tdigi]

129-5 after 26.1 overs. Ponting gone for 60...caught behind. Nicely taken by Dhoni.

 

[161]

ponting gone ... india on their way to a consolation win ...

once again punter made the fatal error of making his best player of spin open !!

 

[sunny92]

17 off 33
Haddin seems to be playing a Butt-resque innings!!!

 

[tdigi]

Zaheer Khan drops Haddin...

 

[DHONI183]

Zaheer Khan drops Haddin...

What mess by 'Zak'? He is indeed a poor fielder but didn´t expect him to drop a gift like that. If they lose again the fielding should be the rsons for it.......

 

[tdigi]

And he is gone.. PLUMB.

162-6 after 31.1

 

[tdigi]

Hogg gone caught at short leg, but ball didnt hit the bat. Poor decision by umpire...but the end result is that he is gone for a.........

162-7 after 31.4

 

[tdigi]

Oh my...the mighty Aussies crumble and Brett Lee gone for...

Kartik on a Hat-Trick again...

162-8
This over W 0 0 W W

 

[DHONI183]

The series has gone so far much like the Test series of 2004. Last time Aussies sealed the series at Nagpur then lost at Mumbai thanks to some Man of the Match Murali Katik´s performance which triggered a historcal collapse of Aussie batting while chasing something like 106 runs I guess...... Much the same so far.....

By the way, Bradd Hogg out. A very poor decision by Umpire Amish Saheba.......

And look, Brett Lee out.... Kartik on hattrick once again... ..

 

[tdigi]

Maiden 3 wicket over by Murali Kartik.

Aus 162-8 after 32 overs. Unreal!

 

[Tupac]

well done boys...keep going now! Boggles the mind why we couldn't do it when the series was live

 

[purplehaze]

Sad that by the time Indian team started to come in terms with 50 overs cricket, the series gets over.

 

[aussie-pak]

if australia get to 230 runs. i think australia can win this.

 

[Indieview]

Sad that by the time Indian team started to come in terms with 50 overs cricket, the series gets over.

Oh relax man ... Even if we had one more ODI, we may have lost to Aussies such is the consistency of Indian Team ...

Just enjoy the current moment .. still India is yet to chase ..

 

[purplehaze]

Oh relax man ... Even if we had one more ODI, we may have lost to Aussies such is the consistency of Indian Team ...

Just enjoy the current moment .. still India is yet to chase ..

If India wins today, I'll stick to what I said. If you don't agree- in that case you can check out news channels tonight!

 

[aussie-pak]

i dont rate kartik but i just got this feeling that the track that was prepared today was for spinners. hogg might play a massive role for australia

 

[tdigi]

Bowled him. James Hopes had no hope in the end... 6 wickets for Kartik.

177-9 after 35.5

 

[aussie-pak]

if australia can just play out the overs!

 

[Indieview]

if australia can just play out the overs!

Aaahhh .... just love to see Aussies in this Unfamiliar situation

 

[Punter]

Karthik taking 6/27 from 10 and destroying Australia's middle order

 

[Megadeth]

just wish KArthik would do a decent job consistently enough..instead of taking 6 in one match and none for the next 6..

 

[tdigi]

The FIRST SIX of the match by Johnson....and now a boundary

193-9 after 41 overs