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Bangladesh vs India, 7th Match, Super Four at Karachi, , Jun 28 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
7th Match, Super Four (N), Karachi, June 28, 2008, Asia Cup
(43.2/50 ov, T:284) 284/3

India won by 7 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
116* (107)
suresh-raina
New
IND
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Stay on for the quotes from the post-match ceremony.

Ash: "I would like to congratulate Alok Kapali for his brilliant hundred and also Tamim. Gambhir and Raina played well." On dropped catches: "They are trying their best and I think it's part of the game."

Man of the Match: Suresh Raina "I am really happy the way I have played these three matches. Gautham was playing very well out there and I just wanted to stay there and give him company. I decided to play my shots when the ball is in my slot."

Dhoni: "It was a tough game the moment we started as in the last 84 hours we have played 36 hours of cricket. I was disappointed some what with the fast bowlers as they bowled too full or too short. The spinners bowled very well. Raina's back to back centuries is some achievement." On dropped catches: "It's not only my team as you see most teams are dropping catches on this ground! Perhaps, it's because of playing back to back games. Ojha bowled really well, flighted and varied his pace. A very good debut. It's good sign that Sehwag, Gambhir and Raina have got runs but we need to keep it going and score in the final."

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43.2
1
Razzak to Raina, 1 run

quicker, on the middle and leg, turned to fine leg for the single that does the job for India. Raina has hit 300-run mark in this tournament and India have registered yet another emphatic victory.

43.1
2
Razzak to Raina, 2 runs

slower through the air, turning in from outside off stump, Raina goes back to push it through extra cover for couple of runs

43.1
1w
Razzak to Raina, 1 wide

wide down the leg side

end of over 4312 runs
IND: 280/3CRR: 6.51 RRR: 0.57
Yuvraj Singh36 (35b 2x4 2x6)
Suresh Raina113 (105b 11x4 3x6)
Shahadat Hossain 9-0-60-2
Abdur Razzak 9-0-55-0
42.6
Shahadat to Yuvraj, no run

on a length, around off stump, guided to backward point. He was looking to have a go at anything full or short, was in to his position but saw that this was a good length delivery and tried to take a single to third man but couldn't beat the backward point fielder

42.5
1
Shahadat to Raina, 1 run

bangs it short, on the middle and off, Raina doesn't do his half-duck, half-sway routine this time but stays adjacent to the line, gets on his toes and steers to third man

42.4
1
Shahadat to Yuvraj, 1 run

outside off stump, punched to the off side

42.3
6
Shahadat to Yuvraj, SIX runs

Magnificent blow over midwicket. It was short of length and moving towards off stump but Yuvraj pulled it violently over midwicket boundary. Six no 96 in ODIs for Yuvraj.

42.2
Shahadat to Yuvraj, no run

fuller, on a length, slanted across Yuvraj who tries to lift it over covers but can't get wood on leather

42.1
4
Shahadat to Yuvraj, FOUR runs

hurls across a bouncer on leg and middle line, Yuvraj pulled it very well to deep backward square leg boundary. He got top of it really well and hit it to the ground

end of over 4211 runs
IND: 268/3CRR: 6.38 RRR: 2.00
Yuvraj Singh25 (30b 1x4 1x6)
Suresh Raina112 (104b 11x4 3x6)
Abdur Razzak 9-0-55-0
Shahadat Hossain 8-0-48-2
41.6
1
Razzak to Yuvraj, 1 run

leans forward to drive a single down to long-on.

41.5
1lb
Razzak to Raina, 1 leg bye

floated full on the leg stump line, Raina doesn't connect with the swing across the line and they will take the leg bye

41.4
Razzak to Raina, no run

inside edges a pull to short fine-leg region

41.3
6
Razzak to Raina, SIX runs

waltzes down the track and scythes a lofted delivery over long-off

41.2
1lb
Razzak to Yuvraj, 1 leg bye

shaped to slog sweep but saw the fuller length, tried to adjust by paddling it away, missed and it bobbed off his pad over Rahim's head

41.2
1w
Razzak to Yuvraj, 1 wide

wide down the leg side

41.1
1
Razzak to Raina, 1 run

floated outside off, slog swept to deep midwicket where Reza fumbles but recovers quickly

end of over 416 runs
IND: 257/3CRR: 6.26 RRR: 3.00
Yuvraj Singh24 (28b 1x4 1x6)
Suresh Raina105 (100b 11x4 2x6)
Shahadat Hossain 8-0-48-2
Abdur Razzak 8-0-46-0
40.6
Shahadat to Yuvraj, no run

on a length, around off stump, slanting away from Yuvraj who pushes it to point

40.5
1lb
Shahadat to Raina, 1 leg bye

The bouncer hits him on the back. Knowing that Raina likes to sway towards off, Shahadat hurled the short one towards middle and off and Raina ducked and swayed but obviously was not enough to wriggle away from that bouncer.

40.4
Shahadat to Raina, no run

fuller on the legs, turned to the on side

40.3
4
Shahadat to Raina, FOUR runs

dropped by Reza at deep cover. It was supremely timed from Raina - who went back to smoke a full delivery - and Reza palmed it over his head like a football goalkeeper. Too much Euro 2008 on the telly these days.

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