Cricket Highlights - England tour of India 2012-13 India vs. England Jan 27, 2013

Highlights

England tour of India 2012-13

India vs. England, 5th ODI

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, Jan 27, 2013

India
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England
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Batting: India

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.5	FOUR	Finn to Gambhir, FOUR, Finn drifts on the middle and leg, Gambhir flicks it neatly through backward square leg and picks up his first boundary	5/0
2	FOUR	Bresnan to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, Sharma gets off the mark with a boundary too, a glorious one at that. It was in the slot for the drive, overpitched and outside off. Sharma leans forward and creams it nicely through point and cover	9/0
2.5	FOUR	Finn to Gambhir, FOUR, a much better shot from Gambhir now. It was only slightly short but there was a lot of width. Gambhir leans back and cuts it nicely over point for a boundary	13/0
3.3	OUT	Bresnan to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Tredwell!! A very sharp catch at 2nd slip. Sharma went very hard at a full away swinger. The thick edge flew high and to the right of Tredwell, he takes it with both hands and just above his shoulder. Bresnan is ecstatic and rightly so. Rohit Sharma c Tredwell b Bresnan 4(9) [4s-1]	13/1
3.4	OUT	Bresnan to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Tredwell!! Tredwell almost made a complete mess of this one. He juggles four times before finally latching on. It was a nicely pitched up outswinger again. Kohli drives hard at it without much footwork. The thick outside edge flew very quickly to 2nd slip. Bresnan on a hat-trick now. Virat Kohli c Tredwell b Bresnan 0(1)	13/2
5.2	FOUR	Bresnan to Gambhir, FOUR, Gambhir finds some room outside off and does not miss out. He leans back and cuts it square past the man at point for another boundary. Neatly done	18/2
5.4	FOUR	Bresnan to Gambhir, FOUR, he is looking in terrific touch already. Nice and full on the off. Gambhir leans forward and drives it straight down the ground for a glorious boundary. Top shot	22/2
6.5	OUT	Finn to Yuvraj, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! A well deserved wicket for Finn. It was a short of length delivery on the off, Yuvraj hops up and tries to turn it on the onside but it gets big on him. The leading edge flies straight to backward point. Morgan takes the simple chance and India in tatters now. Yuvraj c Eoin Morgan b Finn 0(3)	24/3
7.2	FOUR	Woakes to Gambhir, FOUR, slightly fuller from Woakes. Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and opens the face to get the drive between cover and point. Morgan gives it a good chase and slides but the ball still trickles into the ropes	28/3
8	FOUR	Woakes to Raina, FOUR, on the middle and leg, Raina flicks it hard and firmly through backward square leg for his first boundary. Fine way to get off the mark	33/3
10	DROPPED	Woakes to Raina, no run, catch dropped by Tredwell at 2nd slip. A very tough chance though. It was full and swinging away,. Raina goes for the drive and gets a thick outside edge. It goes low and to the left of Tredwell at 2nd slip, he gets a hand to it but drops as he falls down	35/3
11.1	FOUR	Woakes to Raina, FOUR, on the leg now from over the wicket. Raina glances it very fine and picks up his 2nd boundary. Very neatly done	39/3
11.2	FOUR	Woakes to Raina, FOUR, Raina is growing in confidence. Nice and full outside off, Raina leans forward and creams it all along the ground and right in the gap through extra cover	43/3
11.4	OTHER	Woakes to Raina, 2 runs, on the middle and leg now, Raina turns it through backward square leg, picks up a couple and brings up his 4000th ODI run. He's the 13th Indian to get to this landmark	45/3
12	FOUR	Woakes to Raina, FOUR, full and a lot of width outside off, Raina reaches out and smashes it hard past point for the 3rd boundary of the over	49/3
12.2	OUT	Tredwell to Gambhir, out Caught by Ian Bell!! Tredwell strikes with just his second ball and off a rank long hop too. A short delivery outside off, Gambhir leans back and cuts it uppishly. Bell dives low to his left and takes it superbly with both hands. Yet another false start for Gambhir. No end to his woes. Gambhir c Ian Bell b Tredwell 24(42) [4s-5]	49/4
13.1	FOUR	Bresnan to Dhoni, FOUR, a very confident shot that. He used his feet quite superbly too. He made it a full delivery by walking down the track and drives it superbly past point for his first boundary	54/4
18.5	SIX	Tredwell to Raina, SIX, excellent footwork from Raina. He dances down the track, gets to the pitch and lofts it cleanly straight down the ground for maximum, top shot that	71/4
20	FOUR	Finn to Dhoni, FOUR, big gap on the offside and Dhoni pierces it with ease. It was pitched up and well outside off, Dhoni leans into the drive and gets nicely between point and cover	77/4
21.1	OUT	Finn to Dhoni, out Lbw!! No doubt in the umpire's mind at all. He raised the finger very quickly. It did look plumb at first sight. It was pitched up and angled in, Dhoni was walking across the stumps and is hit high on the front pad and in front of middle and leg. That would have gone on to hit some part of the leg stump. A big wicket that and Finn gets a deserving 2nd wicket. Dhoni lbw b Finn 15(23) [4s-2]	79/5
24.2	FOUR	Root to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, edged but past the man at first slip. It was given some flight, turned away and the thick edge goes well to the left of Cook and into the boundary	88/5
26.3	OTHER	Root to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, pitched up, Jadeja punches it down to long on and brings up his 1000th ODI run	93/5
26.4	SIX	Root to Raina, SIX, Raina moves on with a superb hit. He danced down the track early, did not get to the pitch but still launches high and handsomely into the crowd over long on	99/5
29.5	SIX	Samit Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, excellent hit that from Ravindra Jadeja. He comes down the track to a flat delivery and lofts it into the sight-screen for maximum	116/5
31.4	FOUR	Root to Raina, FOUR, superb shot to bring up his 28th ODI fifty. It's also his 4th of this series. He gets there by dancing down the track and lofting it inside out over cover. This has been a solid knock under testing conditions and pressure	125/5
33.5	SIX	Root to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, very cleanly struck once more. That brings up the fifty run stand as well. A flat delivery from round the wicket, Jadeja skips down, gets to the pitch and hits it well into the crowd over long on. Top shot once again	134/5
35.4	FOUR	Bresnan to Raina, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Raina reaches out and cuts it hard to the right of backward point and well wide of third man for another boundary	143/5
36.1	DROPPED	Tredwell to Raina, 2 runs, looks like a catch dropped. The skipper, Cook, was the culprit. A short delivery from Tredwell. Raina pulled but did not keep it down. Cook moves across to his right, gets both hands to it but does not latch on	147/5
38.4	OUT	Tredwell to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Ian Bell!! Rush of blood from Ravindra Jadeja. The powerplay had not yielded a lot of boundaries. Jadeja dances down the track and tries to hoick a tossed up delivery over mid wicket, gets a thick leadin edge and presents an easy catch to backward point. That ends the 78 run stand. Ravindra Jadeja c Ian Bell b Tredwell 39(65) [4s-1 6s-2]	157/6
40.2	FOUR	Samit Patel to Raina, FOUR, floated up by Samit Patel, Raina dances down the track and swings it with the turn through mid wicket. He did very well to get it wide of Root at deep mid wicket	166/6
40.3	FOUR	Samit Patel to Raina, FOUR, exquisite placement once again from Raina. He comes down the track again and hits right between deep mid wicket and long on now. Neither had a chance of getting to it	170/6
41.4	OUT	Woakes to Raina, out Caught by Ian Bell!! End of a very fine innings from Raina. He pulls a short, slower delivery straight into the hands of Bell, standing at the edge of the circle, at mid wicket. Raina c Ian Bell b Woakes 83(98) [4s-8 6s-2]	177/7
43.3	FOUR	Woakes to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, banged in short and given a lot of width outside off. Bhuvneshwar stays back and cuts it in the air, past backward point for a boundary	185/7
45.4	FOUR	Woakes to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, short and a lot of width provided. Bhuvneshwar stays in the crease and plays a full-blooded cut over the man at point	195/7
46.1	FOUR	Samit Patel to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar gets his third boundary. This was an even better shot than the previous ones. He comes down the track and lofts it superbly over the man at cover	200/7
46.4	SIX	Samit Patel to Ashwin, SIX, catch dropped but it was a very difficult one. Ashwin danced down the track, got well under the ball and lofted it very high up. Tredwell, at long on, was just inside the ropes. He managed to get a hand to it but drops and it lands on on the ropes	207/7
46.5	FOUR	Samit Patel to Ashwin, FOUR, flat and on the middle and leg, Ashwin sweeps it well and in the gap through square leg for another boundary	211/7
47	OUT	Samit Patel to Ashwin, out Caught by Finn!! Some respite for Samit Patel finally. Ashwin tries to pull a short of length delivery through square leg but gets a top edge. Finn runs across to his left and takes it at backward square leg.Ashwin c Finn b Samit Patel 19(21) [4s-1 6s-1]	211/8
47.1	FOUR	Bresnan to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar is showing a lot of promise. He backs away a touch to a good length delivery and smacks it straight down the ground for a boundary	215/8
49	DROPPED	Finn to Shami Ahmed, no run, catch dropped and they've not run as well. Shami Ahmed skied a wild slog, Samit raced in from cover, git bith hands to it but somehow puts it down	221/8
49.2	FOUR	Bresnan to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, banged in short, Bhuvneshwar backs away and slaps it hard over the long on fence. One bounce and over the ropes	225/8
49.3	OUT	Bresnan to Bhuvneshwar, out Caught by Finn!! Excellent catch by Finn. Bhuvneshwar was done in by the slower one and was too early into the shot. It hits the bottom of the bat and lobs up in front of Finn. The big bowler, slides forward and takes it superbly with both hands. Bhuvneshwar c Finn b Bresnan 31(30) [4s-5]	225/9
49.4	OUT	Bresnan to Shami Ahmed, out Caught&Bowled!! Bresnan finishes things off with a nice short delivery. It was too quick for Shami Ahmed. The top edge pings Shami Ahmed's helmet before lobbing up. Bresnan comes in to take the simple catch Shami Ahmed c and b Bresnan 1(6)	226/10

Batting: England

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.3	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Alastair Cook, FOUR, a healthy edge but not enough people in the slip cordon to take that. Raina was standing very close to Ashwin at 2nd slip, a 3rd slip would have held it easier. the delivery was angled across and Cook was caught in the crease as he poked out	4/0
3.4	FOUR	Shami Ahmed to Ian Bell, FOUR, close call for Ian Bell. He tries to cut a delivery outside off, gets a thick inside edge that shoots past the off stump and down to the boundary	11/0
4.2	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Ian Bell, FOUR, the feet are starting to move. Ian Bell sees the pitched up delivery, moves towards it and drives it gracefully past point for a boundary	16/0
5.2	FOUR	Shami Ahmed to Alastair Cook, FOUR, Shami Ahmed drifts onto the pads. Cook gets back and turns it firmly through square leg for a boundary	20/0
6	FOUR	Shami Ahmed to Alastair Cook, FOUR, another boundary off the over. This time it was full and well outside off, Cook reaches out and drives it hard in the gap between cover and point	24/0
6.2	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Ian Bell, FOUR, that's the shot of the innings so far. This was short of length and outside off, Bell gets up on his toes and drives it on the up between cover and point. No fielder even made a move to stop that	28/0
7.4	FOUR	Ishant to Alastair Cook, FOUR, Ishant is still fuming. This was a good length delivery, Cook presses back and drives it square on the offside for a boundary.	34/0
8.3	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Ian Bell, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar gives some width outside off, Bell goes for the hard cut but gets a thick outside edge. It flies quickly and well wide of third man	38/0
9	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Ian Bell, FOUR, excellent shot from Ian Bell once again. It was not too short this time, Bell gets up tall and punches it on the up through extra cover. Gambhir sprinted after it but the ball kept going further away	42/0
10.3	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Alastair Cook, FOUR, another edge and another boundary results. This has got to frustrate the Indians. It was a good length delivery outside off, Cook went hard at it and the thick edge flew past 2nd slip	47/0
10.5	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Alastair Cook, leg byes, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar drifts onto leg stump. It flicks Cook's thigh on the way back. Dhoni made a vailant effort to get to it but does not latch on	51/0
11.5	OUT	Ishant to Alastair Cook, out Bowled!! Ishant finally gets his man. He wanted that wicket desperately. It was a straight delivery, Cook misses it completely and does not get the bat down in time. It hits top of middle and off. Ishant gives India the much needed breakthrough. Alastair Cook b Ishant 22(40) [4s-5]	53/1
15.5	FOUR	Ishant to Pietersen, FOUR, very poor fielding from Rohit Sharma and that lets some pressure off. It was pitched up, Pietersen drove it really hard. Sharma, at mid off, dives over the ball and lets it go through	63/1
18.1	OUT	Shami Ahmed to Pietersen, out Caught by Ravindra Jadeja!! Terrific catch that from Jadeja. It looked like a ploy to KP. Shami Ahmed banged it in short and KP mistimed the pull. Jadeja was placed at deep mid wicket and he wastes no time in racing across to his left to cling on to a tough chance. Shami Ahmed strikes the big blow. Pietersen c Ravindra Jadeja b Shami Ahmed 6(12) [4s-1]	64/2
18.3	FOUR	Shami Ahmed to Ian Bell, FOUR, Shami Ahmed drifts onto the thigh now. Bell glances it very fine and picks up another boundary. Easy pickings these	70/2
22.2	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Root, FOUR, superb placement from Root. It was short and outside off, Root cuts it nicely between two men manning the point area close in and a man at the boundary	83/2
22.5	FOUR	Bhuvneshwar to Root, FOUR, width outside off again, Root goes for the cut and the thick outside edge flies through the vacant slip cordon to the third man fence	87/2
25.3	FOUR	Yuvraj to Ian Bell, FOUR, to deep mid wicket	97/2
25.5	FOUR	Yuvraj to Root, FOUR, slightly short and outside off, Root cuts it nicely and very fine to pick up yet another boundary	102/2
27.5	OTHER	Yuvraj to Ian Bell, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Bell drives it down to long off for a single to bring up 25th ODI fifty. Its also his 6th against Indi	108/2
29.2	FOUR	Ashwin to Root, FOUR, slightly short and turning down the legside. Root gets right back and pulls it hard to the fine leg fence	116/2
33.2	SIX	Ashwin to Ian Bell, SIX, superb batting from Ian Bell. This will release a lot of pressure. He comes down the track and lofts it straight over Ashwin's head for maximum	133/2
35.4	OUT	Ravindra Jadeja to Root, out Bowled!! Ravindra Jadeja does the trick for India. Big wicket and just at the right moment too. The 79 run stand has been broken. Very slow through the air from Ravindra Jadeja. Root was looking to sweep it hard through mid wicket but misses and the off stump is pegged back. Trumpets blow as the crowd comes back to life. Root b Ravindra Jadeja 31(49) [4s-4]	143/3
37	FOUR	Ishant to Ian Bell, FOUR, full and on the leg, Bell flicks it hard and past the man at short fine leg for a boundary. That spoils what should have been a good over for India	151/3
39	FOUR	Ishant to Ian Bell, FOUR, superb batting from Ian Bell. He sees a slightly overpitched delivery and does not shy away from going over the top. Mid off was up in the circle and Bell lofts it cleanly to the long off fence.	163/3
42.1	FOUR	Ashwin to Ian Bell, FOUR, excellent shot from Ian Bell. He picks this one on the full and plays the reverse sweep to perfection. It was right in the gap too and picks up a much needed boundary	178/3
43.1	OTHER	Ishant to Ian Bell, 1 run, pitched up delivery outside off, Bell walks down the track and laces the drive to cover, Jadeja fires a throw at the bowler's end and the ricochet results in a run in the end	185/3
43.5	FOUR	Ishant to Ian Bell, FOUR, Ian Bell brings up his 3rd ODI hundred in style. He walks down the track, picks the ball on the full and flicks it neatly along the ground to the deep mid wicket fence. It is also his 2nd against India	192/3
44.1	SIX	Ashwin to Eoin Morgan, SIX, England are beginning to cruise along now. Lovely hit from Eoin Morgan. It was tossed up from round the wicket. Morgan leaned forward and smokes it over the man at long on	198/3
45.2	SIX	Shami Ahmed to Eoin Morgan, SIX, overpitched by Shami Ahmed. Morgan comes on the frontfoot, gets under it and launches it way over the long off boundary	207/3
45.5	SIX	Shami Ahmed to Eoin Morgan, SIX, This is turning out to be a huge over. Slightly short from Shami Ahmed and Morgan wastes no time in pulling it flat and hard over the square leg fence. Top shot that	215/3
46.2	FOUR	Ishant to Ian Bell, FOUR, full and on the middle and leg, Bell takes a few paces down and flicks it superbly through mid wicket for another boundary. Just 6 more needed now to win.	221/3
47.1	FOUR	Ravindra Jadeja to Ian Bell, FOUR, floated up and very full, Bell drills it hard through cover for a boundary. Scores are level now.	226/3