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Neoprod said:
They can't afford to lose more wickets before the powerplay+last 10. They're gambling a bit but it's smarter than going for it now....I reckon Dhoni can get them 12-15 runs an over in the powerplay IF Aus start to feel the presssure and bowl like we did.
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Agree with this. Patience could do it for them. If they can just rotate the strike and get 1's / 2's for now, that's probably the best.
 
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Ho3n3r said:
167/4 after 34.3

Just FYI, Australia were 204/1 at the same stage.
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Did you notice how the Aussies went for grounded boundaries to start with? As long as it hits the ground nearby, hit as hard as you can. Clever start by Australia.
 
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India 170/4 (159 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 4.85, RRR: 10.60)
 
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Arietans said:
Did you notice how the Aussies went for grounded boundaries to start with? As long as it hits the ground nearby, hit as hard as you can. Clever start by Australia.
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Unfortunately for me, Cricinfo isn't THAT detailed. :crying:
 
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Bloody Smith, can do no wrong...they weren't interested from behind wicket at all, but he told them there was a feather.
 
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The South African bowlers like Steyn et al can learn from these youngsters like Starc and Hazlewood about line and length.
Totally different compared to the crap that a leader like Steyn dished up
 
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Starc to Rahane, OUT, Rahane plays with fire, fiddling at a length ball of the back foot... it slides past the outside edge. No one reacts but Australia then decide to review, seemingly on Haddin's prompting. Looks like a gamble, but... There's no visible deviation but a thin scrape on Snicko, that's enough for Erasmus, he tells Dharmasena to overturn his decision. Australia have rolled the dice and come up trumps! Quite what Rahane thought he was doing, I don't know, hugely risky and he walks off without a backward glance
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Jadeja & Dhoni need to fire now
 
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Badprop_za said:
What happened to walking when you know you knicked it? Looks like Rahane new.
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Professional sport happened. They're getting paid to push all the boundaries they can. If the umpire didn't see the nick, and the opposition wasted their review earlier on a 50/50, you're the last person to be blamed if you don't walk in that situation.

Luckily for Oz, they had a review left in this case.
 
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Badprop_za said:
What happened to walking when you know you knicked it? Looks like Rahane new.
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The same can be said about that dropped catch by the Aussie keeper earlier on in the innings. The Aussies are the ones who preach stand your ground until the umpire tells you to walk.
Unfortunately it's become the norm these days :(
 
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India 192/5 (137 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 4.92, RRR: 12.45)
 
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