Friday, January 05, 2007

Ha!!!

As if things could not get any worse, they just did!!!

63.7 Steyn to Patel, OUT

MM Patel c Pollock b Steyn 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Sreesanth stood his ground after Kallis claimed the catch, the umpires had a chat but they never asked for the replay and went Kallis' word. Replays confirms that the catch was taken cleanly.

Karthik is on 38 and he is running out of partners, Munaf Patel is the last man in.

They are getting ready for another ball from Steyn but the over has been already bowled!

Good length delivery, close to the off stump line. Munaf Patel backs away and drives it straight to Pollock at mid-off. India fold up for 169. Done and dusted in 63.7 overs!
63.6 Steyn to Sreesanth, OUT, short of a good length delivery, in the channel and shaping away. Perfect line and length to the number ten batsman. Sreesanth had no option but to play at it and the edge goes low towards the slip cordon. Kallis at second slip swoops low to his left and takes it as clean as a whistle. India nine down.

S Sreesanth c Kallis b Steyn 4 (5m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 80.00
63.5 Steyn to Sreesanth, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump and Sreesanth has a go at it, ball clips the outside edge and goes just wide of Kallis at second slip
63.4 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, fuller length delivery, drilled straight to the fielder at mid-off
63.3 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, left alone outside the off stump
63.2 Steyn to Sreesanth, no run, short of a good length delivery, in the channel outside the off stump and the ball goes past the outside edge
Karthik had made up his mind that he was going to settle for just a single and was not even looking to turn back but Zaheer Khan kept running.
63.1 Steyn to Karthik, 1 run, OUT, believe it or not the Indians have managed to pull off another run out! good length delivery outside the off stump and Karthik drives it past the fielder at cover. Zaheer Khan takes off for the second run but Karthik stands his ground. In the end it's a big mix-up. Harris fires in the throw at the striker's end, ball comes in at a nice height and Boucher drags it on to the stumps. Zaheer is well short of his crease.

Z Khan run out 1 (20m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
Steyn to continue

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