Friday, January 25, 2008

113.6 Johnson to Kumble, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, angling into the right hander, Kumble comes on the frontfoot and leans into the shot, drives it to cover point for a single, retains strike
113.5 Johnson to Harbhajan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, angling into the right hander, Harbhajan comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover for a quick single, gets off strike now
113.4 Johnson to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, angling into the right hander, Harbhajan comes on the frontfoot and shows the full face of the bat, plays it back to the bowler
Third man in place for Harbhajan Singh now
113.3 Johnson to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, angling into the right hander, Harbhajan gets right behind and defends it solidly on the off side with a dead straight bat
113.2 Johnson to Harbhajan, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, angling into the right hander, Harbhajan comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms
113.1 Johnson to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, short and wide outside the off stump, slanting into the right hander with some extra bounce, Harbhajan goes on the backfoot and slashes it to square third man for four, the ball goes flying over gully for four, what a way to greet Johnson to the crease!
20.6 Kumble to Jaques, no run, delivery looped up on the off, angling away from the left hander and then spins back into him sharply at the last moment, Jaques gets right behind and defends it solidly on the off side
20.5 Kumble to Jaques, no run, flat and quick on the stumps, hurrying onto the left hander, Jaques goes on the backfoot and defends it straight back to the bowler
20.4 Kumble to Jaques, no run, delivery looped up on the off, angling away from the left hander and then spins back into him with some sharp bounce, Jaques gets forward and defends it on the off side, straight to the fielder at silly point
20.3 Kumble to Hayden, 1 run, Kumble angles it across the left hander, Hayden reaches for it and drives it to cover point for a single only
20.2 Kumble to Hayden, no run, flighted delivery on the off, spins back into the left hander fractionally, Hayden gets right behind and defends it on the leg side
20.1 Kumble to Hayden, 2 runs, delivery looped up on the middle and leg, curving into the left hander, Hayden closes the face of the bat and clips it between midwicket and long on for a couple
19.6 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, plays it back to the bowler
19.5 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, defends it on the off side again
19.4 Harbhajan to Hayden, 1 run, flighted delivery outside the off stump, slanting away from the left hander, Hayden comes on the frontfoot and drives it to mid off for a single
19.3 Harbhajan to Jaques, 1 run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Jaques shuffles across and glances it to backward square leg
19.2 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jaques goes on the backfoot and defends it straight to the fielder at point
19.1 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, Harbhajan tosses it up on the off, that's the doosra, spins back into the left hander sharply, Jaques comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms, rapped on the pads and a huge appeal, turned down by umpire Billy Bowden, the impact was well outside the off stump on that occasion!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

16.6 Kumble to Jaques, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jaques goes on the backfoot and shoulders arms
16.5 Kumble to Jaques, no run
16.4 Kumble to Hayden, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Hayden kneels down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single
16.3 Kumble to Hayden, no run, that is a peach of a delivery, that's the wrong un from Kumble, pitches on the off, spins away from the left hander, Hayden gets forward and looks to defend it, beats the outside edge by just a kitten's whisker, close shave, that almost kissed the outside edge on it's way to the gloves of the keeper
16.2 Kumble to Hayden, no run, Kumble tosses it up on the off, spins back into the left hander this time, Hayden gets right behind and defends it solidly on the off side
16.1 Kumble to Hayden, no run, delivery looped up on the stumps, angling away from the left hander, Hayden gets right behind and defends it straight back to the bowler
15.6 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, delivery looped up outside the off stump, spins away a mile from the left hander, Jaques comes on the frontfoot and pads it away, hit outside the line again!
15.5 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, delivery looped up outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jaques kneels down and looks to slog sweep, hits it straight on the backside of Ganguly, that must have hurt, real stinger this!
15.4 Harbhajan to Jaques, no run, delivery looped up on the off, curving away from the left hander sharply with some sharp bounce, Jaques gets forward and looks to defend it, does well in the end
15.3 Harbhajan to Hayden, 1 run, delivery looped up on the middle and leg, straying on the pads, Hayden kneels down and sweeps it to backward square leg for a single only
15.2 Harbhajan to Hayden, no run, that's the quicker delivery from Harbhajan, straightens a lot after pitching, Hayden gets forward and looks to defend it, misses, rapped on the pads and a stifled appeal, turned down
A leg gully in place now
15.1 Harbhajan to Hayden, no run, delivery looped up outside the leg stump, spins back into the left hander sharply, Hayden gets a big stride down the pitch and looks to slog sweep it away, misses it completely, hit on the shoulder
14.6 Ishant to Jaques, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jaques comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms
14.5 Ishant to Jaques, no run, good length delivery on the off, angling away from the left hander and then jabs back into him at the last moment, came back in very very sharply with some sharp bounce, Jaques goes on the backfoot and looks to defend it, doesn't get any wood on it, hit high on pads, Ishant is asking a few questions now
14.4 Ishant to Jaques, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jaques comes on the frontfoot and watches it closely, lifts his bat and lets it go
14.3 Ishant to Jaques, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Jaques shuffles across and looks to flick it away, inside edge onto the pads
14.2 Ishant to Hayden, 3 runs, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, drifting into the pads, Hayden shuffles across and flicks it to mid wicket for three runs, long chase for Ganguly there and he can't stop the third
14.1 Ishant to Hayden, no run, good length delivery on the off, angling away from the left hander, Hayden gets right behind and defends it solidly on the off side
14.1 Ishant to Hayden, no ball, Ishant oversteps this time