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 1.1SW 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 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 2.3B 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 2.6B 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 4.1B 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 4.3B 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.

There is a hold up in play because Tendulkar has complained about a TV Screen somewhere inside a room next to the sightscreen.

Over 5.5MG Johnson bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Tendulkar, goes back and punches it to straight mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 5.6MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, resists the temptation of playing a flashy drive and cautiously watches it go to the keeper outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 6.2SR Watson bowls a short of length delivery to SR Tendulkar, goes back and punches it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 6.3SR Watson bowls a pitched up delivery at 126 kmph to SR Tendulkar, strides forward and drives it uppishly towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 6.4SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, attempts an expansive drive on the up and gets a thick edge which finds nobody in the slips to take it and instead runs away to thirdman for a boundary!

Over 6.5SR Watson bowls a good length delivery at 136 kmph to SR Tendulkar, flicks that off his pads straight to mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 6.6SR Watson bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Tendulkar, climbs the bounce and flays it away to square thirdman and gets a single.

Over 7.1MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Tendulkar, strides forward and drives the wide one to the diving short point and that is a dot ball.

Over 7.2MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery at 134 kmph to SR Tendulkar, gets behind the line and punches it to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 7.3MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, goes back for a cover drive and is beaten by the low bounce and that is a dot ball.

Over 7.4MG Johnson bowls a short and rising delivery at 146 kmph to SR Tendulkar, picks the length early and pulls it down in the gap through mid wicket and gets a boundary!

Over 7.5MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery at 134 kmph to SR Tendulkar, who gets forward and defends it towards short point and that is a dot ball.

Over 7.6MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery at 144 kmph to SR Tendulkar, plays a mistimed drive towards mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 8.2SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, gets forward and steers it to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 8.3SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to SR Tendulkar, makes up slightly for the Sehwag dismissal with a glorious drive on the up past the diving covers for a boundary!

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