India Won an Awesome Match TO Remain In Series
India Fought back in a fighting spirits in the sixth one day of the Natwest series, between India and England.
The game was on from the toss as India has to win the match to be in the series and it was very much important from the point of view that they have to play well in this match.
The game started as England batted first and made 316 on the board. Indian innings were equally started in a well placed manner as the lion (Sachin Tendulkar) has its major share of the runs in the opening wicket, however the tension comes in the end over as India need a hefty amount of runs in the final over.
2 over India need 23 runs and there was only one recognized batsmen Robin Uthappa.
Uthappa played well on the very first ball of the over he drive it to 4.
Now 19 needed from 11, Anderson bowled well and uthappa just got 1 from it and India still need 18 from 10, tension had arrived and nail biting had just started as the match was on the live wire.
Agarkar was on the other end and who has to face the England’s James Anderson, he smartly drive the ball deep square leg and chased it to 1.
Scores needed 17 from 9, tensions were really high and Anderson came with the delivery, uthappa magic’s worked ball gone for 4. It was electrifying atmosphere as the Indian started believing themselves that they can do it!
5th ball of the over Anderson came with the fire and uthappa just got 2 runs to retain the strike for the final ball. Scores needed were 11 from 7. The match was coming really close.
6th ball of the 49th over was resulted a run out as uthappa strike the ball to the long on and got the first run, agarkar wants second (God knows why) he ran himself out.
50th over, India needs 10 runs from 6 balls the match was not that easy,. Chris broad was the bowler who never had considered more than 5 runs an over through out the match.
49.1, played the risky shot by kindaa sweep got 2 runs, India need 8 out of 5.
49.2 Chris broad swung the ball into the block hole and batsman played back to the bowler and resulted out, a run out as Zaheer was out of the crease. All the people the people were tensed. Most of them were Indians.
49.3 India need handsome 8 runs from 4 deliveries tension all around, uthappa stroke it to 4 same kinds of shot that he had played on the first ball, kind of sweep. Very risky shot for the batsman.
49.4 India need 4 from 3 balls and everybody were looking for close finish, uthappa has something different things going in mind, it hit that ball for 4 so that he can seal the victory and can make his teammates and Indian all over the world proud what he had done.
Cool match – India won by 2 wickets and with 2 balls to spare… isn’t a cool match and with the nail biting finish.
September 05 2007 11:32 am | Cricket
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