India vs Australia 2nd Quarter Final at Ahmedabad, 24 Mar, 2011

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
Australia 260/6 (50)
India 261/5 (47.4)
India won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
  • Suresh Raina 34 * (28)
  • Yuvraj Singh 57 * (65)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to V Sehwag, moves back and punches it to straight mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to V Sehwag, looks to flick it off his pads and gets a leading edge which rolls back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to V Sehwag, frees his arms and thrashes the wide one through extra covers to get a boundary!


Over 0.3 B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to V Sehwag, misses his glance down the legside and the Umpire turns down a caught behind appeal and signals it a wide.

Over 0.4B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to V Sehwag, goes back and flicks it straight to mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery at 146 kmph to V Sehwag, attempts an upper cut and is beaten but the away movement and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to V Sehwag, goes back in defence and is beaten by the late away movement and survives a caught behind appeal and that is a dot ball. Oh no a review has been asked and there is no evidence that there was any nick in that. But the ball had just shaved past the off stump. Review wasted!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to SR Tendulkar, goes back and sweetly steers that away past backward point and that races away because of Tait's extra pace for a boundary!

Over 1.2SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Tendulkar, goes for an upper cut and the ball flies just over the top of second slip for a one bounce boundary!


Over 1.2 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Tendulkar, leaves that alone down the legside and the Umpire signals it a wide.

Over 1.3SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery at 148 kmph to SR Tendulkar, goes back for a cut shot and is beaten this time and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.4SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, who gets forward and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.


Over 1.4 SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, looks like Tait tried for the extra yard of pace but only to spray it wide outside off. Wide.

Over 1.5SW Tait bowls a bouncer at 148 kmph to SR Tendulkar, who sways away from the line of that outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Tendulkar, reaches out to that and bottom edges his cut shot safely to square thirdman and gets a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1B Lee bowls a short of length delivery at 143 kmph to SR Tendulkar, defends it softly to extra covers and steals a single.

Over 2.2B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to V Sehwag, whips that off his pads to square fine leg and gets a single.

Over 2.3B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Tendulkar, strides forward and drags his drive back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery at 144 kmph to SR Tendulkar, cuts that away to square thirdman and gets a single.

Over 2.5B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to V Sehwag, hops up and tucks it past the backward squareleg fielder and gets a single.

Over 2.6B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Tendulkar, leaves the widish outswinger outside off to the keeper and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery to V Sehwag, stays rooted in the crease and drives it straight to extra covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2SW Tait bowls a bouncer to V Sehwag, backs away and ducks under that around middle and that is a dot ball.


Over 3.2 SW Tait bowls a bouncer at 154 kmph to V Sehwag, ducks under that around middle and leg and it has been given as a no-ball because Tait had touched the return crease with his backleg.

Over 3.3SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to V Sehwag, goes back and flicks the loose ball off his pads through backward squareleg and gets a boundary!


Over 3.3 SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to V Sehwag, misses his flick down the legside and it will be another Wide.

Over 3.4SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery at 150 kmph to V Sehwag, goes back and punches it to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery at 146 kmph to V Sehwag, drives that attempted yorker straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to V Sehwag, climbs the steep bounce and pushes it down to covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Tendulkar, tucks that uppishly off his rib cage towards fine leg and gets a single.

Over 4.2B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery at 137 kmph to V Sehwag, gets up on his toes and tucks it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 4.3B Lee bowls a good length delivery at 143 kmph to SR Tendulkar, gets forward and punches it on the up to mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4B Lee bowls it short and wide outside off to SR Tendulkar, punches the indipper between covers and extra covers and gets no runs.

Over 4.5B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Tendulkar, doesn't quite come forward and drives it straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to SR Tendulkar, moves back and glides it away to deep backward point and picks up a couple of runs.

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