5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

India win the toss and elect to bat

No score below 400 would be safe. Come to think of it, the South Africans once chased down 434…so make that 500

By the way, The average ODI score at Vadodra is 280

India’s tail is pretty long with 4 specialist (non-batsmen) bowlers : Zaheer, RP Singh, Harbhajan and Murali.

In ODI you are supposed to stuff your side with utility players, not fill it with barely-above-ordinary specialist bowlers esp on a dead track.

In the last match, this did not hurt India …let us see what happens here.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

And GANGULY GONE

Run Out for a duck

Since the wicket has nothng for the bowlers, I guess the batsmen had to find other ways to get out.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

And DRAVID GONE

LBW for Duck

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

Why did I create this thread....why---o----why ?

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

Two of the "SENIORS" gone for zero. One remains, in his 400th ODI.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

R u talking to me…?

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

kahaan mar gaye saare ke saare ?

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

Okay...it has just been announced that this was all just practice.
The match will start afresh.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

satyaanaash ho tumhara some1 bhai, bas yahi kahoonga philhaal...

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

i just hope the match gets over in 40 overs...

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

*Saalooon ne meraa record kharaab kar diyaa.....*Until this point,I had 100% success record with opening threads that resulted in either India's victory or Pakistani defeats.

btw, the long tail will haunt India today as I mentioned above. It should be a crime to have 4 not-so-great bowlers who cannot bat in an ODI.

After this, we have only one specialist batsman - Uthappa.
After that we have Dhoni and Pathan.
And then we are into Harbhajans and R P Singhs.

So my Hindustani friends - Its 3-1 Australia.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

And Yuvraj Gone

Ind 13/3

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

Moderator, please close this thread...delete it....cut it into pieces....put it into a thread shredder....burn it......whatever

I don't want to have anything to do with this match.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

ab aapke record ke bharose hi match dekhenge...

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

ajeee india ka Jaaanaaza nikaal raha hai kiaa bachooon?

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

pitch is crumbling like there is no tomorrow
so forget 500, i think 240 is a very competitive score
lets see what tendulkar does today

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

Forget about 240, I hope we survive 50 overs.
After this, we get into Dhoni and Pathan and thats about it.

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

aapke janaaze ke baad hi niklega...:D

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

any free stream link available

Re: 5th ODI - India v Australia Vadodra, 11th October 2007

And Uthappa OUT

Ind 33/4