Afghanistan vs India 3rd Match at St Lucia, 01 May, 2010

Toss: India, who chose to bowl first
Afghanistan 115/8 (20)
India 116/3 (14.5)
India won by 7 wkts
Man of the Match: Ashish Nehra
  • MS Dhoni 15 * (6)
  • Yuvraj Singh 23 * (22)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No ball + Single. Dawlat Ahmadzai to G Gambhir, short and wide, dabs it away to square thirdman for a single. Freehit coming up!

Over 0.1: Boundary! Dawlat Ahmadzai to M Vijay, pitched up delivery, belts that flat through straight mid off for a boundary.

Over 0.2: No runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, plays it down to backward point.

Over 0.3: Single. Dawlat Ahmadzai to M Vijay, short of length delivery, tucks it through squareleg for a single.

Over 0.4: Single. Dawlat Ahmadzai to G Gambhir, short and wide, cuts it away to square thirdman for a single.

Over 0.5: Sixer! Dawlat Ahmadzai to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, picks the length early and deposits his pull over deep wide mid wicket for a six!

Over 0.6: Two runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, makes room and pulls it flat and wide of mid on and gets away with a couple.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Single. Shapoor Zadran to G Gambhir, short and rising delivery, tucks it behind squareleg for a single.

Over 1.2: Beaten! Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, pitched up delivery, attempts an off drive and is beaten by the away movement.

Over 1.3: No runs. Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, short of length delivery, pushes it down to covers.

Over 1.4: Single. Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, tucks it towards mid wicket and steals a quick single.

Over 1.5: Single. Shapoor Zadran to G Gambhir, short and rising delivery, tucks it through squareleg for a single.

Over 1.6: No runs. Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, short of length delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, cuts it straight to the man at backward point.

Over 2.2: He is Caught! Dawlat Ahmadzai to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, gives the charge and cuts it flat in the air and straight into the hands of Nabi at cover point!

Over 2.3: No runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to SK Raina, short and wide, punches it straight to square covers.

Over 2.4: No runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to SK Raina, pitched up delivery, drives the slower one straight to the bowler.

Over 2.5: Two runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to SK Raina, good length delivery, stays back and drives it square to deep point and the fielder from thirdman does well to save the boundary.

Over 2.6: Three runs. Dawlat Ahmadzai to SK Raina, full toss, drives that wide one to deep covers and the ball fails to reach the boundary on the slow outfield, Raina has to run three.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Wide Ball. Shapoor Zadran to SK Raina, short of length delivery, sprays that down the legside, wide given.

Over 3.1: Single. Shapoor Zadran to SK Raina, short and rising delivery, opens the face and plays it down to thirdman for a single.

Over 3.2: No runs. Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, gets behind the line and pushes it to cover point.

Over 3.3: No runs. Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, short of length delivery, gets behind the line and pushes it to covers.

Over 3.4: Single. Shapoor Zadran to M Vijay, good length delivery, goes back and pushes it to straight mid off and takes a high risk single.

Over 3.5: Beaten! Shapoor Zadran to SK Raina, short of length delivery, looks to run it down to thirdman and is beaten.

Over 3.6: No runs. Shapoor Zadran to SK Raina, short of length delivery, gets behind the line and pushes it defensively to extra covers.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. Mohammad Nabi to M Vijay, flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 4.2: Single. Mohammad Nabi to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and pushes it to mid off for a quick run.

Over 4.3: No runs. Mohammad Nabi to SK Raina, flighted delivery, blocks it defensively to the onside.

Over 4.4: No ball + Boundary! Mohammad Nabi to SK Raina, flighted delivery, steps out and whacks it flat in the air over mid wicket and the ball somehow reaches the boundary.

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