Watch the full highlights of India vs England 1st ODI. Yuvraj smashed an unbeaten century. Sehwag and Gambhir got India to a flying start. Then Zaheer and Munaf bowled a terrific opening spell to get 4 England wickets before they could score 50. Hugely convincing and a completely one-sided game.
Short Highlights of First Inning
An easy win for the Aussies as they continue with their dominance in cricket. Ricky Ponting smashed his 24th ton in ODIs and guided Australia to a convincing 7 wicket win over arch-rivals New Zealand. Earlier the Kiwis had posted a respectable 254/7 in their 50 overs. Brendan McCullum was the top scorer from the Black Caps as he got 96. Ross Taylor got to his 50 from only 52 balls. The Kiwis lost wickets at crucial intervals towards the close and that ensured they were around 25-30 runs short.
However, even that would not have been able to stop the Australian juggernaut as Hayden and Gilchrist smashed the bowling to pulp in the first 5 overs. Gilly got 51 from only 29 balls and was clearly the master blaster of the day. Ponting and Michael Clarke then had a match-winning 135 run partnership. By the time Clarke got out, Australia were well and truly on their way to an easy win.
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Match Highlights
Lou Vincent Wicket
John How Wicket
Scott Styris Wicket
Ross Taylor Wicket
Matthew Sinclair Wicket
Daniel Vettori Wicket
Matthew Hayden Wicket
Adam Gilchrist Wicket
Well the first match was a damp squib considering the hype and hoopla before the start of the series. Pakistan were completely outmaneuvered by India in what should be described as a clinical performance. All the talk about missing Dravid in the middle order turned out to be just that - talk. A solid batting effort from the young guns - Dhoni, Yuvraj and Gambhir should keep the critics at bay.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. After the first three overs it seemed that this would be a big total chase. However, that was the only real challenge put forth by Pakistan. The Indian bowlers came back admirably and restricted the visitors to small, yet defendable, total on a pitch that was predicted to crack and turn in the second innings. Salman Butt started aggressively and was, perhaps, the only Pakistani batsman who looked like he had the better of the bowlers. Kamran Akmal was all over the place despite playing a couple of delectable strokes.
Irfan Pathan got the first breakthrough for India when he trapped Akmal LBW. Although the ball pitched just outside leg-stump the umpire had no doubts in giving Akmal out. Younis Khan walked in and the enormity of the situation/responsibility may have gotten to him. He was in his shell from the word go and just could not break the shakles. Butt on the other hand got himself run out to poor calling and his own mistake.
Loading ...I reckon I deserve a lot more now that we won it…. They’ve got me cheap!
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