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International Cricket Captain: Forumer's Challenge
- Thread starter Howe_zat
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Howe_zat
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3rd ODI vs India
CW brought in Ikram and Howe for REMOVED and Phlegm for the final, deciding ODI. CW chose to bat first.
Dharan was asked to open the innings and while him and Spark laid a solid base with fifties, the middle order failed to accelerate. Riley (3 off 13), Ikram (9 off 31) and Winne (22* off 42) were the main culprits and the away side, batting on an increasing spin-friendly wicket, were bogged down by the Indian spin attack. CW were restricted to 198/6.
India reached 63/0 at a healthy rate before the visitors brought on their own spinners. It wasn't lost before Corrin had both openers bowled, and Kambli completed his poor series with a simple catch back to the bowler off Hing. India had reached 88/3 in the 18th.
The left-arm spinner proved expensive after that, but Corrin and Ikram kept the Indians under the cosh throughout the middle overs. Corrin got the big wicket of Tendulkar, while Ikram made up for his poor batting display with a spell of 8-3-12-3 to get through the lower-middle. India laboured their way to 171/7 after 43 overs, but only requiring 28 to win.
Deshpande was still there for the home side, and it became clear his wicket was required when he hit 10 off Corrin's final over. Capone responded with a maiden over, meaning India had to hit 10 from the last three, which then became 5 from the last two.
The left-armer picked up the eighth wicket with the first ball of his last over, a yorker to get through the defences of Gagandeep Singh. Bhandari was next, and his first ball got a leading edge straight back to the bowler. India needed five from ten balls, but suddenly with one wicket remaining. Shiv Paul came in, aiming to get Deshpande back on strike, but his first ball was missed.
Capone's fourth ball clattered into the stumps. He'd taken the thriller of a match in four balls.
CW won by 4 runs and won the series 2-1
MotM: A Capone
CW brought in Ikram and Howe for REMOVED and Phlegm for the final, deciding ODI. CW chose to bat first.
Dharan was asked to open the innings and while him and Spark laid a solid base with fifties, the middle order failed to accelerate. Riley (3 off 13), Ikram (9 off 31) and Winne (22* off 42) were the main culprits and the away side, batting on an increasing spin-friendly wicket, were bogged down by the Indian spin attack. CW were restricted to 198/6.
India reached 63/0 at a healthy rate before the visitors brought on their own spinners. It wasn't lost before Corrin had both openers bowled, and Kambli completed his poor series with a simple catch back to the bowler off Hing. India had reached 88/3 in the 18th.
The left-arm spinner proved expensive after that, but Corrin and Ikram kept the Indians under the cosh throughout the middle overs. Corrin got the big wicket of Tendulkar, while Ikram made up for his poor batting display with a spell of 8-3-12-3 to get through the lower-middle. India laboured their way to 171/7 after 43 overs, but only requiring 28 to win.
Deshpande was still there for the home side, and it became clear his wicket was required when he hit 10 off Corrin's final over. Capone responded with a maiden over, meaning India had to hit 10 from the last three, which then became 5 from the last two.
The left-armer picked up the eighth wicket with the first ball of his last over, a yorker to get through the defences of Gagandeep Singh. Bhandari was next, and his first ball got a leading edge straight back to the bowler. India needed five from ten balls, but suddenly with one wicket remaining. Shiv Paul came in, aiming to get Deshpande back on strike, but his first ball was missed.
Capone's fourth ball clattered into the stumps. He'd taken the thriller of a match in four balls.
CW won by 4 runs and won the series 2-1
MotM: A Capone
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Howe_zat
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Which reminds me, on the rankings -
CW are still ranked 7th in Tests and 4th in ODIs.
Our best Test batsmen are Dharan (5) and Riley (7). Capone and Dean are ranked 6th and 7th in the bowlers respectively.
Our only ODI bowler in the top 10 is Corrin at 7th. In the ODI batting, Spark is now 4th, but Bharani Dharan is now officially the no. 1 batsman in the world.
CW are still ranked 7th in Tests and 4th in ODIs.
Our best Test batsmen are Dharan (5) and Riley (7). Capone and Dean are ranked 6th and 7th in the bowlers respectively.
Our only ODI bowler in the top 10 is Corrin at 7th. In the ODI batting, Spark is now 4th, but Bharani Dharan is now officially the no. 1 batsman in the world.
weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
Dharan-Riley partnership is quality.
Howe_zat
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It's been ****house ever since you pointed it out, so stop it.
weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
I'm trying to triple bluff it.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Well.. its great I am #1 in ODIs and its good to be consistent but can I get myself to a ****ing 100 please??? Just can't keep throwing away my good form like this 
Glad we pulled off the ODI series though.. That Indian attack sucks and we ought to have won the test series too, tbf..
Glad we pulled off the ODI series though.. That Indian attack sucks and we ought to have won the test series too, tbf..
Howe_zat
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In Tests you've 194 runs at 32.33 and 16 wickets at 22.75.
In ODIs you've 17 wickets at 14.76, economy 3.5. (And sod all runs)
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
mine Howe? 
smash84
The Tiger King
Al - Capone WAG...........getting them through in the thriller
Al - Capone ftw (sounds strange though given that he was perhaps the greatest mafia don ever
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weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
Someone made him an offer he couldn't refuse...
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
Take your pick from swimming with the fishies and a horses head in your bed.