Perfect batting from India
Posted on Sep 23, 2007 at 01:17 | Updated Sep 23, 2007 at 02:41
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New Delhi: It was the day everything clicked for the Indian batting as they gave a show even more convincing than the one they had given against England, considering the quality of the bowling and fielding they faced.
When Yuvraj, along with Uthappa, was proving all his critics wrong and in such a style, Gambhir during mid-match interview said that India had two objectives - not to lose any wicket in first few overs and go after the fifth bowler. Both the missions were accomplished and it showed in India’s progress. At the end of the fifth over India had not lost an early wicket, which means initial blues were taken care of and it bore fruits in the final 10 overs.
| India's progress | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overs | Runs | Economy |
| 1-5 | 26-0 | 5.2 |
| 6-10 | 34-2 | 6.8 |
| 11-15 | 67-1 | 13.4 |
| 16-20 | 61-2 | 12.2 |
The last ten overs saw India adding a huge 128 runs, which showed the policy
of targeting fifth and sixth bowler was successful. Fifty runs in four overs of Symonds and Michael Clarke beautifully set the stage for the final assault.
Bracken and Stuart Clark, the Australian bowling heroes so far, were a big disappointment. Their economy of 9.5 (both gave away 38 runs each) was far cry from less than six in the tournament and that made the vital difference.
The third wicket partnership kick-started by Yuvraj, with Uthappa too
joining the party once the Australians had been rattled, was simply breathtaking. The bowlers were contemptuously hit to the onside fence with unerring regularity. Otherwise known for their discipline, they simply lost all their line and length in face of such brutal assault. As many as 51 runs of the partnership came from the twin areas of mid-wicket and square-leg.
| Wagon Wheel of the Third wicket partnership
(84 runs off 39 balls, 2 extras) |
|
|---|---|
| Position | Runs |
| Thirdman | 1 |
| Point | 7 |
| Cover | 11 |
| Long-off | 9 |
| Long-on | 1 |
| Mid-wicket | 34 |
| Square leg | 17 |
| Fine leg | 2 |
But the Uthappa-Yuvraj partnership was not just brute power. The fact that during the partnership, 14 singles were stolen off 39 balls showed that the Australian in-field was well and truly rattled and found it difficult to keep them on one end. In all, eleven shots to the boundary (four fours and seven sixes), started a carnage, which ended in a total which has been overtaken only once in this tournament.
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Posted By Rahul Lala
This new Team India actually signifies the new Incredible India. We are bold, young, fearless and ready to take on
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Posted By abhishek
chak de india dikha de pakistan ko hum hai hindustani
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Posted By vinoth
hii yuva
your performance is too good.... maintain tis forever u ill get wat u need in whole life.....cheers
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Posted By thresa
You guys are doing great.congrats on winning the semi-finals.All of us are really proud of you.yuvraj singh completly rocks!!!All the
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Posted By satinder johar
yuvi......u r a real hero.We all indians are proud of u and the whole team...well done indian tiger\''s.....now all the
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