Published by Nanda on 30th November 2007
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Day 1 Report
Pakistan needed desperately to bounce back as this was a do-or-die match for them. They have to win no matter what. But considering the first day’s play that may seem too far fetched now. Kumble won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first. Despite an early hiccup losing Karthik cheaply, Jaffer and Dravid ensured that there would be no further mishaps. The two put on a valuable 136 run partnership for the second wicket before Dravid was unlucky to be given caught behind to Danish Kaneria. India were 138/2. In walks the little master. Who would have thought that the master blaster would be overshadowed by someone called Wasim Jaffer, but that’s exactly what happened.
Jaffer was in the Zone and his strokes were sublime and effortless. He caressed the ball to all sides of the park and soon reached his first test century against Pakistan. India were 206/2 at the tea break from 55 overs. The partnership was going at around 5 runs per over. The final session saw the floodgates opened up. India amassed 146 runs from 29.3 overs and finished the day at 352/3 with Jaffer unbeaten on 192 from only 255 balls. He could very well be the second Indian ever to reach a triple hundred at the test level. Tendulkar was the third wicket to depart falling for a googly from Danish Kaneria. A long day awaits Pakistan tomorrow with Ganguly, Laxman and Dhoni to bat and Jaffer looking in ominous form. India need to get to 600+ and then declare. The pitch has been predicted to slow down and crumble during the third day making Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh as key weapons in the host’s arsenal.
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Published by Nanda on 27th November 2007
The ICL will officially commence on the 30th of November. One wonders how much exposure it would get with the India-Pakistan series underway and the second test match commencing on the 30th as well. The full schedule for the inaugural tournament is as below. All matches will be played at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula which is a town near Chandigarh.
Nov 30
Chandigarh Lions v Delhi Jets -
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Chennai Superstars v Kolkata Tigers
Mumbai Champs v Hyderabad Heroes
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Published by Nanda on 27th November 2007
Hi to all my visitors,
I wanted to say thanks to all you guys who have been visiting “The Cricket blog”, posting your comments and also participating in the blogging competition. I wanted to take this opportunity to say that I am extremely grateful for the response that the website has received.
I started the blog before the 2007 Cricket World Cup and have been trying to keep the content coming in almost every day. It is really my passion for the game and the enormous response that the blog has received which keeps me going, I feel obligated to my visitors to provide rich quality content.
Since my first post (which was on the 16th of Feb), the blog has come a long way, both in functionality and the type of content that I post. I generally write my posts after doing a little bit of research as I don’t intend to provide incorrect info. For example, all the match/player stats are siphoned from Cricinfo.
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Published by Nanda on 24th November 2007
A very close finish as South Africa manage a victory with only 1 ball remaining and 3 wickets in hand. With results like this, T20 is definitely catching the imagination of the cricket fan.
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Published by Nanda on 23rd November 2007
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Day 1 ReportThe test series is finally here and Day 1 belonged to India and Kumble. Losing the toss, the home team was asked to field first. However, that turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the seamers ripped through the Pakistani top order with Zaheer Khan doing most of the damage and Munaf Patel providing able support.
After the Pakistanis were reduced to 83/5, there looked to be no recovery and the Indian bowlers continued to apply the pressure. A classy knock from Misba ul-Haq saved the day for the visitors as they managed to reach 210/8 in 85.4 overs with Mohammad Sami offering some resistance.
Before the day began, India were on the backfoot due to RP Singh and Sreesanth not being able to prove match fitness. India then had to go with Munaf Patel who was called in as replacement. I would have loved to see Irfan Pathan back in the team on the back of his terrific comeback into the ODI team. However, Munaf justified his inclusion by bowling a tight line and length and supported Zaheer Khan superbly.
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