Revenge is sweet. That’s what most of the Indian cricket fans would be thinking. The wounds of the world cup drubbing at the hands of the Bangla tigers was still afresh and some of it would have healed yesterday. When India thrashed Bangladesh with a comprehensive victory, Pakistanis would have been relieved as this loss provides them the gate pass for the final show down against India on Saturday.
The Indian youths were upto the mark yet again on a good batting pitch. Making the Bangladesh tremble with accuracy and perseverance was Praveen Kumar, the emerging hero. He came up with yet another miserly spell and at one stage had given away just 8 runs off 7 overs. Have we found a replacement for Srinath? Time will tell.
Once again Bangladesh was in trouble with their openers doing nothing except to frighten the rest of the batsmen, making the pitch look like hell. Credit has to go to Praveen and Rp though. Chawla once again impressed with some sharp bowling. Ashraful the usually aggressive batsman was made to till hard for runs and as long as he was out there, it was a test match going on. Hasan managed to put in a decent show to save the blushes for the home team. But soon the Tigers ran out of gas.
Well the Indian chase was short and quick. The dashing duo of Gambhir and Viru were on song yet again. These two do play well together complementing each other and matching each other shot for shot. Gambhir is a much improved batsman mixing dare devil stuff along with some sharp singles and looks to be the light at the end of the tunnel for India, his 5th ODI hundred coming in quick time. Once Viru departed, Gauti began to open up and Rohit and Yuvi did their bit to match him. That meant an early end at the office.
The Indians are well set to claim the Kitply cup without much trouble. The youths are gelling well even in the absence of the seniors. Sachin Tendulkar would be a welcome addition to this sharp unit.
The Indian youths were upto the mark yet again on a good batting pitch. Making the Bangladesh tremble with accuracy and perseverance was Praveen Kumar, the emerging hero. He came up with yet another miserly spell and at one stage had given away just 8 runs off 7 overs. Have we found a replacement for Srinath? Time will tell.
Once again Bangladesh was in trouble with their openers doing nothing except to frighten the rest of the batsmen, making the pitch look like hell. Credit has to go to Praveen and Rp though. Chawla once again impressed with some sharp bowling. Ashraful the usually aggressive batsman was made to till hard for runs and as long as he was out there, it was a test match going on. Hasan managed to put in a decent show to save the blushes for the home team. But soon the Tigers ran out of gas.
Well the Indian chase was short and quick. The dashing duo of Gambhir and Viru were on song yet again. These two do play well together complementing each other and matching each other shot for shot. Gambhir is a much improved batsman mixing dare devil stuff along with some sharp singles and looks to be the light at the end of the tunnel for India, his 5th ODI hundred coming in quick time. Once Viru departed, Gauti began to open up and Rohit and Yuvi did their bit to match him. That meant an early end at the office.
The Indians are well set to claim the Kitply cup without much trouble. The youths are gelling well even in the absence of the seniors. Sachin Tendulkar would be a welcome addition to this sharp unit.
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