aussie_beater
State Vice-Captain
And we are in the finals....yoo hoo !!
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ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka
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Gotchya
State Vice-Captain
South Africa Pull another one from their hat !! India have yes pulled off a victory from the jaws of defeat . Sensational win and a classic one-day match.
South Africa again live up to their reputation, now even i have to confess they really are chokers. Just to think of it,
200-1 at one stage and chasing 15-17 runs of the last over. Disastorous cricket.
South Africa again live up to their reputation, now even i have to confess they really are chokers. Just to think of it,
200-1 at one stage and chasing 15-17 runs of the last over. Disastorous cricket.
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
The Most Unbelievable / exciting till my blood pops out / this is why im a die hard cricket fan !!
I stayed up from 8 pm Nz time till 5 a.m nz time to watch the India vs S.A game since im one of Indias hardout supporters along with NZ ..
The most exciting cricket match ive got to see in ages, i really should have taped it
India won the toss and opted to bat , they started of well , with sehwag hitting 10 runs of the first over , back to his original self , but at Indias 42 ganguly got out Laxman didnt help much and Tendulkar got run out a mistake which was mostly his fault ... Sehwag getting out for a brilliant 59 of 58 R.Dravid came in and supported well scoring 49. But the run rate soon started to drop , Y.Singh came in supported really well and scored 62 good support at the end from kaif scoring 19 of 21 ... India reached a total of 261/8 while at one stage they looked to reach 300 , everyone thought they would atleast reach 280 after such a good batting start..
S.A;s bowlers didnt do well early on but go through later in the stages in preventing more runs from leaking... best bowlers were
Pollock 9 0 43 3
the rest were pretty.... shocking
S.A comes to bat , and i predicted that Gibbs , Kallis and Rhodes would be the danger men for India . The first wicket for S.A went for 14 . Smith got out to a Brilliant catch by Yuvraj Singh of Z.Khan.
As i predicted Gibbs went on to smash 116 of 119 lot of good running between the wickets , but he got retired hurt real soon , Rhodes and Dippennar didnt stay for long going out for 1,0 respectively, my other predicted danger man kallis was a danger to India right till the end , working wel with Gibbs first and then boucher he was a pain for India scoring 97 of 133 balls a rather slow rate...
Indias bowlers
A.nehra bowled crap like he did all tournament , dispose him off like they did to agarkar thanks..
Z.Khan he is a whole different thing , did well in england , and is doing really well here too , playing the "mcgrath" part for India reducing the run rate and bowling tight at a good length
Khan 9 2 27 1 match winning performance
other well supporting bowler
Harbajan Singh
10 0 37 2
good job mate..
Okay the last over was where the tense moments started. S.A needed around 21 of 6 balls , some would say an easy feat some would disagree , there were a lot of team talks on who would bowl , Khan couldnt use up his last over cause he just bowled the 48 , so it was agreed that Sehwag the Indias saviour for first match and 2 match bowled , 1st bowl 6!!!!! , i was pissed of ! ofcourse and it was none other than Kallis himself ... that cheeky.. Now Sehwag already had one wicket , he had picked up the crucial wicket of Boucher earlier...2nd ball dot ... 3rd ball OUT ! Now it was said even though 15 was to win , if S.A tied at 14 they still go through because of wickets at hand .... When it was Out ...I was Like Wohooo Wohooo its all over India won .... But realized that a silly extra and few sixes or 4;s could kill a victory .... Easily , look at dillon if u want proof . 4th ball 2 runs , 12 to win of 2 balls ! Still possible ! Klusener was the man in i thought he was gonna smash some umpire or persons head of with his thick as bat and his big frame ... 5th ball 2 runs !! i jumped up with Joy , ERRRR game over S.Africa ... nah thats just being a fool now,, Last bowl Klusener gets out ... of sehwag
Sehwag hits 50 earlier and bowls at death taking 2 crucial wickets ....
Why Does India need Sachin ?
Answer : When It can have 2 ?! :O :O
S.Africa i give then Total Respect they played awesome cricket, restricting India to a total which could have been worser .... They batting chasing really well and could have won it , not taking oppurtunities was a mistake ! Oh well they didnt have a full strength squad , almost did but still have a lot of problems to sort out before the World Cup
India played well , should have scored higher given the oppurtunity , again good play from the youngsters in the team . Great bowling from Khan , always delievers when asked , the only thorn was Nehra who couldnt bowl anything like him to support him , Kumble bowled utterly crap too.,......
India needs to go another level higher to win the cup , but after the shows they been putting up in the ICC who knows what can happen
India in Final
To play Winner of Game between Australia vs Sri lanka ! another game to closely follow
My biggest post yet
Until later
Good Night
Reuben/lord
I stayed up from 8 pm Nz time till 5 a.m nz time to watch the India vs S.A game since im one of Indias hardout supporters along with NZ ..
The most exciting cricket match ive got to see in ages, i really should have taped it
India won the toss and opted to bat , they started of well , with sehwag hitting 10 runs of the first over , back to his original self , but at Indias 42 ganguly got out Laxman didnt help much and Tendulkar got run out a mistake which was mostly his fault ... Sehwag getting out for a brilliant 59 of 58 R.Dravid came in and supported well scoring 49. But the run rate soon started to drop , Y.Singh came in supported really well and scored 62 good support at the end from kaif scoring 19 of 21 ... India reached a total of 261/8 while at one stage they looked to reach 300 , everyone thought they would atleast reach 280 after such a good batting start..
S.A;s bowlers didnt do well early on but go through later in the stages in preventing more runs from leaking... best bowlers were
Pollock 9 0 43 3
the rest were pretty.... shocking
S.A comes to bat , and i predicted that Gibbs , Kallis and Rhodes would be the danger men for India . The first wicket for S.A went for 14 . Smith got out to a Brilliant catch by Yuvraj Singh of Z.Khan.
As i predicted Gibbs went on to smash 116 of 119 lot of good running between the wickets , but he got retired hurt real soon , Rhodes and Dippennar didnt stay for long going out for 1,0 respectively, my other predicted danger man kallis was a danger to India right till the end , working wel with Gibbs first and then boucher he was a pain for India scoring 97 of 133 balls a rather slow rate...
Indias bowlers
A.nehra bowled crap like he did all tournament , dispose him off like they did to agarkar thanks..
Z.Khan he is a whole different thing , did well in england , and is doing really well here too , playing the "mcgrath" part for India reducing the run rate and bowling tight at a good length
Khan 9 2 27 1 match winning performance
other well supporting bowler
Harbajan Singh
10 0 37 2
good job mate..
Okay the last over was where the tense moments started. S.A needed around 21 of 6 balls , some would say an easy feat some would disagree , there were a lot of team talks on who would bowl , Khan couldnt use up his last over cause he just bowled the 48 , so it was agreed that Sehwag the Indias saviour for first match and 2 match bowled , 1st bowl 6!!!!! , i was pissed of ! ofcourse and it was none other than Kallis himself ... that cheeky.. Now Sehwag already had one wicket , he had picked up the crucial wicket of Boucher earlier...2nd ball dot ... 3rd ball OUT ! Now it was said even though 15 was to win , if S.A tied at 14 they still go through because of wickets at hand .... When it was Out ...I was Like Wohooo Wohooo its all over India won .... But realized that a silly extra and few sixes or 4;s could kill a victory .... Easily , look at dillon if u want proof . 4th ball 2 runs , 12 to win of 2 balls ! Still possible ! Klusener was the man in i thought he was gonna smash some umpire or persons head of with his thick as bat and his big frame ... 5th ball 2 runs !! i jumped up with Joy , ERRRR game over S.Africa ... nah thats just being a fool now,, Last bowl Klusener gets out ... of sehwag
Sehwag hits 50 earlier and bowls at death taking 2 crucial wickets ....
Why Does India need Sachin ?
Answer : When It can have 2 ?! :O :O
S.Africa i give then Total Respect they played awesome cricket, restricting India to a total which could have been worser .... They batting chasing really well and could have won it , not taking oppurtunities was a mistake ! Oh well they didnt have a full strength squad , almost did but still have a lot of problems to sort out before the World Cup
India played well , should have scored higher given the oppurtunity , again good play from the youngsters in the team . Great bowling from Khan , always delievers when asked , the only thorn was Nehra who couldnt bowl anything like him to support him , Kumble bowled utterly crap too.,......
India needs to go another level higher to win the cup , but after the shows they been putting up in the ICC who knows what can happen
India in Final
To play Winner of Game between Australia vs Sri lanka ! another game to closely follow
My biggest post yet
Until later
Good Night
Reuben/lord
warrioryohannan
U19 Cricketer
Congrats to all the Indians!!!!
This team, under the leadership of Ganguly have shown that it is as good as any top team(san Aus).
So far India has done extremely well, they have reached the final and if they continue to play well then they might actually win the cup!!
So are the Indian team's critics ready to accept India as one of the Next WC's Favourites??
This team, under the leadership of Ganguly have shown that it is as good as any top team(san Aus).
So far India has done extremely well, they have reached the final and if they continue to play well then they might actually win the cup!!
So are the Indian team's critics ready to accept India as one of the Next WC's Favourites??
TendulkarMark2
Banned
HATS OFF TO TENDULKARMARK2!!
yeah guys, he has done it again, this time not only with the bat but also with the ball.India are in the final, Sehwag is now the most feared player in the world, an absolute master blaster.
India are now right at the top, go India go, let TM2 guide u to CT victory
yeah guys, he has done it again, this time not only with the bat but also with the ball.India are in the final, Sehwag is now the most feared player in the world, an absolute master blaster.
India are now right at the top, go India go, let TM2 guide u to CT victory
Well, my semi-final lineup prediction came true although it really didn't take a genius to figure that out. Now, India has squeaked through to the finals. Great show from them! I have this sneaking suspicion that Australia will be stopped in its tracks by SL in the other semi-final. The final should be an absorbing affair whether it is Aus or SL.
TendulkarMark2
Banned
If Aus fails top make it to the final then India have a greater chance of winning the cup.If India face Aus, then the chances are even!
Lets hope that it will be a great final:wow:
Lets hope that it will be a great final:wow:
jaspalsinghrana
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Well the fav's gottabe the England's first choice 11 that the English fans have been talking about!
Thats a different thing that the FIRST CHOICE 11 will never turn up in a match
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
I wouldn't be so sure, Australia would be favourites going into the final because of their form (unless they have to rely on Jayasuriya retiring hurt to win the semi that is) and also their record in the real pressure games (1 win in 10 finals for India isn't it)
The one real advantage India will have is having had 2 extra days rest prior to the final.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Nothing like going over the top is there?Originally posted by TendulkarMark2
HATS OFF TO TENDULKARMARK2!!
yeah guys, he has done it again, this time not only with the bat but also with the ball.India are in the final, Sehwag is now the most feared player in the world, an absolute master blaster.
India are now right at the top, go India go, let TM2 guide u to CT victory
Until Gibbs retired you were being hammered!
aussie_beater
State Vice-Captain
No doubt about that.
If its a Aus-India final, then Aus are the favourites.If its a India-SL final, then I would say the odds are even.
full_length
U19 Vice-Captain
absoultely everything BUT cricket
Nothing new.
So now SA is a one man team. When Gibbs retired, they had 8 wickets in hand. They were pretty much on track. Now rewind and revisit SA's WC matches against Aus. In one match Mark Waugh got away with murder (of the art of offspin that is) as they let him complete 6 easy overs. It looks like they now panicked against Sehwag and Harbhajan.
Nothing new.
If Gibbs had stayed, SA might have won comfortably. He is about the only player(other than maybe, Klusener) with some sort of flair in a largely mechanical SA side. However, SA is never a one man team and the 11 players play as a unit which is their strength.
India were lucky that Gibbs retired when he did because he was going great guns. However, even after he went, SA still had 9 healthy players to depend on, a lot of overs and an eminently reachable target. The Indians were up against it still. The way they fought back and restricted them in the final overs was highly impressive and representative of a kind of grit which we don't normally associate with the Indians. Getting a break is one thing, using it to one's advantage is an entirely different thing and India got the smallest of breaks. There were atleast 4-5 other players who might have won the match for SA had the Indians let their heads hang. So, when Mark insinuates that it was pure luck which got India into the final, it sounds like the sore loser syndrome.
Also, the elimination of SA leaves the field with the richest talent available in cricket right now in SL, Aus and India. Matches are always exciting with these teams because of their exceptional skills, the electric atmosphere they bring to the ground and the flair and dynamism they display.
India were lucky that Gibbs retired when he did because he was going great guns. However, even after he went, SA still had 9 healthy players to depend on, a lot of overs and an eminently reachable target. The Indians were up against it still. The way they fought back and restricted them in the final overs was highly impressive and representative of a kind of grit which we don't normally associate with the Indians. Getting a break is one thing, using it to one's advantage is an entirely different thing and India got the smallest of breaks. There were atleast 4-5 other players who might have won the match for SA had the Indians let their heads hang. So, when Mark insinuates that it was pure luck which got India into the final, it sounds like the sore loser syndrome.
Also, the elimination of SA leaves the field with the richest talent available in cricket right now in SL, Aus and India. Matches are always exciting with these teams because of their exceptional skills, the electric atmosphere they bring to the ground and the flair and dynamism they display.
full_length
U19 Vice-Captain
I have come to associate these qualities and a few others like teamwork, and an intense desire to win, with this team.
One couldn't have used those adjectives for Azhar's eleven- any of them. This team is a whole lot different from the earlier team though, strangely, the core of the team is the same from four or five years back. Suddenly the 'guys with potential' are realising their potential on the field, and winning regularly.
It looks like they don't give up now the way they used to earlier.
Well, the Indian fans deserve this!! We've watched so many matches where we would be where SA is today- losing after a good fight.
On the downside, they need to develop their bowling the way the batting has gone. Flair and potential is great, but they also need some discipline. Zaheer and Harbhajan have got there. Others have to join them.
I'm waiting for the finals. Hope that it's a good cricket match
aussie_beater
State Vice-Captain
I think the correct statement is "If Gibbs had remained fit and stayed..." then SA might have won, but with Gibbs getting drained out like he was, I think if he had stayed by mustering the last bits of his energy also he wouldn't have made a difference and would have been out pretty soon. He just didn't have it in him towards the end when he went off the field.
full_length
U19 Vice-Captain
Most teams are used to playing back to back matches nowadays anyway. I don't understand how this is a big factor.
Two less days to recover is usually pretty much inconsequential for a team that's been winning. India didn't have much time before the Zimbabwe match either. If they'd been the team of two years earlier they'd have lost. It wont make a difference to Australia. The guys who are losing generally tend to feel tired, the umpires are all biased, the injured players are missed so much more, and the opposition players are always cheating. There's got to be a medical term for that....
Two less days to recover is usually pretty much inconsequential for a team that's been winning. India didn't have much time before the Zimbabwe match either. If they'd been the team of two years earlier they'd have lost. It wont make a difference to Australia. The guys who are losing generally tend to feel tired, the umpires are all biased, the injured players are missed so much more, and the opposition players are always cheating. There's got to be a medical term for that....