India v New Zealand | T20 WC | Group E | Johannesburg | 16/9/07

[Saj]

The Super 8s starts today with the clash between NZ and India.

 

[Shahid A]

Any news on the weather??

 

[siimo]

Weather is very good according to CI: 9.30 am We have visual confirmation of the lovely weather. "Another beautiful day at the Wanderers. Clear weather, not too hot. But the 10am start clearly is too early for most of the people here - there are vast empty spaces in the stands, though the grass bank is quite well populated."


MS Dhoni has won the toss and Indians will BOWL

 

[spindoctor]

India wins toss..NZ's batting first
Nice weather for cricket

Same team for India as the previous match
NZ has Jeetan Patel in for Chris Martin

 

[MIB]

India won the toss and elected to field first

agarkar still in the team!?!?!

 

[spindoctor]

India won the toss and elected to field first

agarkar still in the team!?!?!

I expect more freebies from Agarkar...seriously even someone like Sehwag may go for lesser runs if he bowls

 

[Bobaran]

Alright game started 2/0

 

[12thMan]

NZ 7-0 after 1

 

[12thMan]

Vincent out ct at midwicket off RP Singh
NZ 11-1 after 2

 

[MIB]

Vincent, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

 

[12thMan]

McCullum with 3 fours off Sreesanth
NZ 23-1 after 3

 

[12thMan]

McCullum with two fours off RP. Bhangra playing
NZ 34-1 after 4
Agarkar to bowl

 

[MIB]

New Zealand: 48/1 (6.0 Ovs)

 

[12thMan]

NZ 48-1 after 6 overs

 

[MIB]

6.5 Agarkar to Fulton, SIX!!

agarkar is back..

 

[12thMan]

NZ 65-1 after 8

 

[kablooee87]

65/1

8.0 overs

 

[12thMan]

Harbhajan strikes, Fulton LBW
NZ 69-2 after 9

 

[MIB]

New Zealand: 77/2 (10.0 Ovs)

 

[12thMan]

Taylor slog sweep for six off Harbhajan
NZ 83-2 after 10,1

 

[12thMan]

McCullum out ct at boundry off Harbhajan
NZ 86-3 after 11
Styris in

 

[12thMan]

Taylor out LBW Yuvraj
NZ 89-4 after 11.5

 

[12thMan]

Styris runout by Yuvraj
NZ 91-5 after 12.4

 

[kablooee87]

Jacom Oram's going to need to pull a rescure act here...

 

[kablooee87]

104/5 after 14

 

[kablooee87]

there's been a wicket in every harbhajan over so far...

his last over has 5 off the first 2 balls.

 

[kablooee87]

118/5

15.1

Bhajji's last over didn't go well.....

 

[12thMan]

Oram with two sixes of Yuvraj
NZ 125-5 after 15.2

 

[12thMan]

another six now by McMillan followed by a 4
135-5 after 15.5

 

[kablooee87]

yuvraj getting MURDERED

124/5 15.2

 

[kablooee87]

this over has gone for 23

 

[kablooee87]

make that 25

now agarkar on.

 

[12thMan]

50 partnership off 23 balls
NZ 141-5 after 16.2

 

[12thMan]

two sixes off Sreesanth by McMillan
NZ 157-5 after 17.2

 

[kablooee87]

now it's sreesanth's turn to get walloped. Indians taking a hiding here.

 

[kablooee87]

147/5

17.2

 

[Rob H]

164/5. Pure carnage now. Sreesanth carved behind point for 6 by Oram

 

[Rob H]

Oram gone now caught at long off. Sreesanth gets his many after conceding plenty.

 

[kablooee87]

I love love to see the runrate graph here. There must be some HUGE spikes in there.

Another SIX off Sreesanth.

 

[12thMan]

Oram with a six off Sreesanth and then gets out ct
NZ 164-6 after 18
70 runs in last 5 overs

 

[kablooee87]

and Oram goes.

He's played his hand though. Brilliant.

Two overs left...need to get maybe 20 more.or at least get to 180

 

[12thMan]

Agarkar starts 19th over with three fours. Vettori the batsman
NZ 176-6 after 18.3

 

[kablooee87]

haha now Agarkar's turn to get that walloping.

4 4 4 3

 

[Rob H]

4,4,4,3,6,0 off that over. Agarkar getting a pasting from Vettori and McMillan.

New Zealand 185/6

 

[kablooee87]

forget 180...think 200!

 

[kablooee87]

Last 5 ovs 77/1 RR 15.40


nuff said.

 

[Rob H]

Bowled him! Vettori bowled by RP Singh trying to force the runs.

 

[12thMan]

I love love to see the runrate graph here. There must be some HUGE spikes in there.

the spider of last 5 overs before the last six

 

[kablooee87]

it gets better

Last 5 ovs
81/1
RR 16.20

 

[kablooee87]

Bond goes too!

only 5 off the over so far. 2 balls left

 

[kablooee87]

3 wickets in the final over (more importantly dot balls) means New Zealand stay under 200.

India chase 191 to win.

 

[iZeeshan]

4 wickets Kabo bhai.

 

[siimo]

Bond will destroy the Indians! 190 is too hard in front of quality bowling.

 

[kablooee87]

4 wickets Kabo bhai.

my bad cricinfo hadn't updated yet.

 

[kablooee87]

4 runs off the first over for India.

 

[kablooee87]

Sehwag unleashes in the second over.

19/0
2.0 overs

 

[12thMan]

bad fielding continues for NZ. misfield at boundry and a four
Ind 19-0 after 2

 

[kablooee87]

now Ghambir with a 6 off Bond.

 

[dirk diggler]

india in a hurry 2 finish this

 

[12thMan]

Ghambir with a six off Bond and then edged over slip for a 4
Ind 29-0 after 2.3

 

[kablooee87]

India: 29/0 (2.3 Ovs)

Off to a flyer!

 

[Uzi]

Bond's fielding is atrocious.

 

[kablooee87]

India: 37/0 (3.0 Ovs)

 

[dirk diggler]

bond takin a beating

 

[12thMan]

18 runs off the Bond over 6 and 3 fours
Ind 37-0 after 3

 

[iZeeshan]

Thats some hitting there by the Gambster.

 

[swaziboy]

india on fire here....
nz bowlers seem to be getting a pasting...
40/0 in 3.3 Ov

 

[kablooee87]

3 singles to start the 4th over..NZ take a breather.

 

[kablooee87]

and then a 4.....a wicket is imperative or this will get out of hand quick

 

[Rob H]

47/0 off 4 overs. Sehwag and Gambhir off to a flyer. The Kiwis bowling upfront this tournament has been rubbish (not including Kenya).

 

[Rob H]

Sehwag smashes Patel for 4 off his first ball.

 

[12thMan]

Ind 47-0 after 4 overs - need 144 from 96 balls
Patel spinner on

 

[Amir]

Comeon KiwiS!!! Jeetan Patel comes on. Ex-pat vs India

 

[Rob H]

Make it back to back 4s with an edge to 3rd man off Patel's 2nd ball.

 

[kablooee87]

Patel/Vetorri are the only ones who stand between India and a win here....

 

[kablooee87]

not the best of starts for Patel

8 off the first two balls.

India: 55/0 (4.2 Ovs)

 

[iZeeshan]

Sehwag with 2 consecutive fours. Good stuff...

 

[12thMan]

most runs scored so far off first 5 overs is 60 by Bangladesh

 

[kablooee87]

YEESH. India are past 60 inside 5 overs!!!

67 off the first 5!

 

[Rob H]

6 more for Sehwag over extra cover. What a shot!