Know what i mean...its cricket ofcourse!!
Television has never been better, ofcourse other than the real thing...
Since the first ODI started, the smell of a fresh duce ball and red paint has been spreading around.
The series started off with the exhiliarating batting of the Pakistan team and amazing bowling, especially from Asif and all rounder Razzaq. The amzing duo put the Indians under a tremendous amount of pressure. India fought back, but couldn't reach the target, this was prevented by the bowlers mentioned above.The match came to an amazing end with Inzamam sent off for blocking a ball and result on the Duckworth and Lewis rule.Light was shed by Irfan Pathan on the Indian bowling, with his early wicket taking and credit goes also to R.P. Singh.On the go commentary by the former cricket legends ; Dean Jones,Michael Holding,Waqar Younis,Rameez Raja,S.Ramakrishnan juiced up the match with some rare facts.
The second match was another match that didnt let us down(i.e on excitement). Both teams outdoing the other, this time it was the Indians who got the lead ,as they chased a great but possible score set by their counterparts. We saw some amazing shots by some surprising players. More like it was a game for the tailenders rather than the openers. As the small indian crowds together with the pakistan fans cheered for their respective teams, the tension and sweat broke out as both fans cheered out their best and players played their best to stop their opponents. In the end, the target was achieved with much ease.
Arriving on the third day at the day/night match in the beautiful city of Lahore, Toss won by the visitors and decided to field. Allowed the home players to acheive a score of 288. A really good score but not an impossible one to beat. Wickets fell early for the Pakistanis as the Indian bowlers played their magic. The magic ran out though ,down the order of batsmen of Pakistan as the wicketkeeper and batsman, Kamran Akmal, showed his magic, and what an amzing show he pulled off. Making chocolate cake and sprinkling with frosting out of the the Indian bolwing and fielding was also to blame as there were more than three occasions where catches were dropped.
Walking back to the dressing room, both teams got ready to put thier master plan into fifth gear with turbo...and some high octane fuel.
Indians batted and fell quickly as Pakistani bowlers sent them walking over the boundary, tagging a new player to enter the battlefield arena.
Winds beagn to change as the sun began to set ,and the floodlights took over. The little master,Sachin Tendulkar played his game like his first match, partnering with Rahul who made runs and got run out.
The show was stolen by the aggresive partnership of M.S.Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh.
Whipping fours out of the balls. Dhoni couldn't have played his heart out at a better time. These two players took the match to a victory for India with over to spare and kept five other batsmen at bay.
The series is lead by the Indians at 2-1, with two more games to go....ANYTHING can happen.
With best wishes to both teams , hope for a another exciting match...
Check out cricinfo.com for more news and pictures of this match..
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