India V Australia, 2nd ODI @ Nagpur, Oct 28th

Punjabee in USA · Oct 27th, 2009, 05:12 PM

14:30 local
09:00 GMT

India: (probable) 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Ishant Sharma, 10 Praveen Kumar/Munaf Patel, 11 Ashish Nehra.
Australia: (probable) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Tim Paine (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Shaun Marsh, 5 Michael Hussey, 6 Adam Voges, 7 Cameron White, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz 10 Doug Bollinger/Ben Hilfenhaus, 11 Peter Siddle.
India have a few changes to ponder over. If Yuvraj returns, it will be at the expense of either Kohli or Jadeja. However, Yuvraj's return adding strength to the middle order could also result in India fielding the extra specialist spinner in Amit Mishra if the pitch is conducive for slow bowling. In that case, both Kohli and Jadeja could miss out. The other player likely to miss out could be Praveen Kumar, who leaked 77 runs off ten overs in the first game. Despite his success with the bat, his spot could go to Munaf Patel.

Assuming Johnson will be passed fit, Australia have to replace Lee and Hopes. The contenders are Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus, Jon Holland and Shaun Marsh. Either Bollinger or Ben Hilfenhaus is a certainty for the third fast bowler's spot, and considering Australia got by with Hopes bowling only two overs in the first game, they could strengthen their batting and give his spot to Shaun Marsh.

Pitch and conditions
Deciding what to after winning the toss in India is usually a no-brainer. Most teams prefer to bat, and take advantage of a slowing pitch as the game progresses. However, the decision in Nagpur may not be so clear cut. The pitch is expected to be flat and excellent for run-making but dew in the evenings could make captains think twice before batting first, especially if there are a few slow bowlers in the line-up. Dhoni said that one of the matches during the recent Challenger Trophy was severely affected by dew and he said the organisers were trying to minimize its effect on the game by spraying the ground with chemicals.

Go Team India

Arleitter · Oct 27th, 2009, 11:46 PM

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Arleitter · Oct 27th, 2009, 11:56 PM

Anyway India will win today

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 06:09 AM

India 98/3 off 15.3 overs.

Sehwag, Tendulkar and Yuvi back in the pavilion.

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 06:11 AM

I suppose India's big batting guns Harbhjan and Praveen Kumar yet to come.

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 07:24 AM

Siddle to Dhoni, OUT, almost caught and bowled and Gambhir is run out! Confusion there! It was the slower one and Dhoni was beaten by it and scooped it just over the leaping Siddle. Gambhir had rushed off ; Hauritz swooped on the ball from mid-off and threw in a direct hit at the non-striker's end to remove Gambhir. Australia continue to impress in the field.

G Gambhir run out 76 (80b 6x4 0x6) SR: 95.00

India 221/4 off 34.2 overs.

Partnership of 119 runs between Dhoni and Ghambir.

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 07:45 AM

242/4 off 39.4 overs.

Great recovery after being 89/3.

Should cross 300.

simplyme · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ehsan

I suppose India's big batting guns Harbhjan and Praveen Kumar yet to come.

India's real batting guns prove once again they can bat effectively and not rely exclusively on the tail enders.

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by simplyme

India's real batting guns prove once again they can bat effectively and not rely exclusively on the tail enders.

have to do it consistently though, something which has been lacking recently.

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:16 AM

323/4 off 46.3 overs

Dhoni 111 not out off 97 balls.

Lost souls · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:21 AM

MAHI KYA KAPDE DHONE AAYA HAI........
?

Lost souls · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:23 AM

SUPERB BOWLING BY HAURITZ , THOUGH

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:25 AM

349/4 off 49 overs.

This is India's match.

Lost souls · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:25 AM

RAINA ON FIRE......

Decent 6Chora · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:30 AM

Lat 5 overs 65 runs for 1 wicket. .... Aus bowlers getting the stick !

simplyme · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:37 AM

Great show India..Hope they go on to win the game...

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:54 AM

354/7 off 50 overs.

355 to win. India's highest ODI score against Australia. In fact it's the highest by any team batting first against Australia; India's 12th score of 350 or more in ODIs - they've won each of their previous 11 matches; Dhoni's 124 is the highest by a captain against Australia, going past Jayasuriya 122 in Sydney in 2003;
The highest Australia have successfully chased in ODIs is 326 against South Africa in 2002.

Punjabee in USA · Oct 28th, 2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Lost souls

MAHI KYA KAPDE DHONE AAYA HAI........
?

Aaj to Australia ko dho raha hai

Punjabee in USA · Oct 28th, 2009, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arleitter

^what????????????????????????????????????????????? ??? Kya jiiiiiiiiii ...You opened this thread????????????????????????????????????????????

You know I had bought right to to open threads for India-Aus matches on GS for a `trivial' 790897090289908698896286209 US $

Koi baat nahin...next time

ehsan · Oct 28th, 2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Punjabee in USA

Koi baat nahin...next time

Only if you want India to lose.

His record in this respect is legendary.