Friday, 14 June 2013

Champions Trophy: Can India void a hat-trick of defeats to Pakistan?

ICC Champions Trophy 2013
India v Asian nation has long been seen because the mother of all cricket contests. each groups have engaged in some epic duels - World Health Organization will forget Javed Miandad's last-ball six? Or
Sreesanth's catch at fine leg? - however once it involves the independent agency Champions Trophy, its Asian nation World Health Organization have the favourable position. In 2 head-to-heads within the tournament termed because the mini tourney, they need crushed India each times.

At Edgbaston in 2004, India to lost to their arch-rivals Asian nation in an exceedingly game that saw the team bundled out for two hundred. Rahul Dravid, World Health Organization top-scored with sixty seven, had quite few confrontations with Shoaib Akhtar. defensive their total, India started off well as Irfan Pathan removed the primary 3 Asian nation batsmen with simply twenty seven on the board, so continued his wonderful kind against India's neighbours. Yousuf Youhana's unconquered eighty one together with Inzamam-ul-Haq's forty nine stable the innings and Asian nation reached won within the last over to bring down the curtains on India's campaign.

At warrior in 2009, India's initial game against Asian nation was a bitter disappointment. The bowlers were beat, and Harbhajan Singh and Yusuf Pathan went for 127 runs in twenty overs. Shoaib leader scored 128 off 126 deliveries and was supported vastly by Mohammed Yousuf (89). India started off the chase nicely with Gautam Gambhir going robust at the highest, however the remainder of the batting fragmented owing to some discipline bowling from Asian nation. Dravid (76) and Suresh Raina (46) tried however India eventually fell short by fifty four runs. On current kind, India look the superior facet. they need crushed African nation and archipelago to become the primary team to succeed in the semi-finals, whereas defeats to an equivalent 2 groups have eliminated Asian nation.

At Cardiff, India's openers Shikhar Dhawan (114) and Rohit Sharma (65) ordered a century platform and down the order Ravindra Jadeja's unconquered forty seven off twenty nine balls helped get the overall to 331 for seven. In response, African nation fell twenty six runs short. India's quicks came sure some faucet however Jadeja (2 for 31) and R Ashwin (0 for 47) helped place the brakes on the chase.

At The Oval, Dhawan (102*), Rohit (52) associated Dinesh Karthik (51*) hastened an eight-wicket win when Jadeja's maiden five-wicket haul restricted archipelago to 233 for nine. the large win secured India's place within the semi-finals.

Contrast that to Pakistan's performance. Against archipelago at The Oval, they were bowled out for a hundred and seventy. solely 2 batsmen reached double-figures - the opener Nasir Jamshed (50 off ninety three balls) and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (96* off 127). the remainder of the scores read: two, 4, 0, 0, 2, 6, 2, 0 and 2. Few groups can win matches when batting performances like that. As proficient as Pakistan's bowling attack is, it had been not enough to secure conclusion even supposing eight American wickets were taken.

Next, Asian nation were thrashed by sixty seven runs at Edgbaston. expulsion Wahab Riaz, every of the bowlers took a wicket as African nation were unbroken to 234 for nine however once more the batting came a sharecrop farmer. Once again, solely Jamshed (42) and Misbah (55) were left to do and revive a sorry record however even 235 tested not possible. The chase started poorly at eighteen for two (an improvement from fifteen for three against West Indies) and a gradual flow of wickets saw African nation simply overcome Asian nation.

Of course, everybody is aware of that past records matter very little on the day. Asian nation and India have met one another fourfold within the last 2 years, ripping the share of results. last, Asian nation won associate ODI series in India 2-1. For all sensible functions Saturday's fixture at Edgbaston may be a dead-rubber, however attempt telling that to the enthusiastic fans that may throng the bottom.

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