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00:30Well, a very warm welcome to Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
00:33It's the World Championships of Legends.
00:35Ease My Trip, WCL.
00:37First game, what a cracking ten days we have in store.
00:41England Legends versus India Legends.
00:44Well, the toss came down in favour.
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01:52Peterson against RP Singh.
01:58Respect.
02:00A little bit of gentle in-swing.
02:05That's out, that's out.
02:06I'm sure he's caught that in his follow-through.
02:08Brilliant.
02:10Absolutely sensational catch in your follow-through.
02:15Kevin Peterson again trying to force the ball on the onside.
02:19The ball sticking in the pitch, holding a little bit.
02:22And great experience from a young fast bowler.
02:26And a wonderful catch.
02:28He's young, he's still playing cricket.
02:30And that's a beautiful catch in his follow-through.
02:33And that's a massive wicket for India.
02:35Kevin Peterson gone for four is five for one.
02:40In the gap and will get the boundary.
02:44And it's come after 32 deliveries.
02:46That must definitely give Ian Bell some sort of confidence.
02:51And the England dugout will be happy.
02:56Short and straight to Yuvraj Singh.
03:00Fumble and will take that boundary.
03:02England, Ian Bell especially.
03:05Not looking very happy, Yuvraj Singh.
03:10Nicely timed up, finds the gap and will also get a boundary.
03:15England making a move, back-to-back boundaries for Ian Bell.
03:21Down the left side and will take that boundary.
03:24Ian Bell all of a sudden getting those couple of boundaries in the previous over.
03:28Previous over.
03:34Goes big on the offside and scores it.
03:38Takes it.
03:39He's looking at Naman Ojha that maybe you should have been calling.
03:42But Hanuman Singh straight into the act.
03:45Picks it up for Phil Mustard.
03:47A wicket on your birthday, budgie.
03:50Again, nice.
03:52Bit of flight.
03:53Mustard looking to go leg side.
03:54Held in the surface a touch.
03:58Naman Ojha went and said, why didn't you keep coming?
04:01Doesn't matter.
04:02He took the catch.
04:04And the end of Phil Mustard.
04:06He's gone for 13.
04:07It is 42 for 2.
04:14That's really well played.
04:15Through the line, inside out, over covers.
04:18Will take that six.
04:23Yeah, turned a little bit, held in the surface.
04:25But he just freed the arms.
04:28Ravi Bhopal.
04:33Finds the gap, plays it late.
04:35And will pick up that boundary as well.
04:39Ian Bell.
04:42Find the gap to perfection on that occasion.
04:49This is in the air.
04:50Should be taken.
04:52Is taken.
04:53Low down in the end.
04:54RP Singh takes it.
04:56Harbhijan has his second wicket.
05:00Huge moment.
05:01Bhopal has been in good form domestically for North Hans.
05:04Only down the M6.
05:07Looking to go big.
05:08Looking to go leg side.
05:11It's a really good catch, RP Singh.
05:12Just have a look at that.
05:14Makes his way around 10, 15 yards.
05:16Harbhijan, can you?
05:17Yes, he can.
05:19Birthday boy's got a second.
05:20Bhopal has got to go for 10.
05:2210.
05:25Samir Patel with all his experience.
05:27Him and Ravi Bhopal are two of the most experienced T20 cricketers around in the world.
05:36Goes leg side.
05:37Picks the gap.
05:38Very good.
05:39Samir Patel.
05:40Korki mentioned.
05:41He knows the surface well.
05:42Looking good.
05:44RP Singh back into the attack.
05:46Wow.
05:47Beautiful timing.
05:49More impressive was the placement from Samir Patel.
05:54Who picks up his third boundary.
05:59Pumped.
06:00Short.
06:02Bell rocks back and smokes him into the fence.
06:06And how many times have we seen that through Ian Bell's career?
06:10Lovely shot.
06:11Lovely chip.
06:12Couple of bounces.
06:13Much needed boundary for Ian Bell.
06:19A bit harder through the offside.
06:21Straight to the man.
06:22But it's a little misfeel.
06:24Just burst through the hands.
06:27Double Kulkarni.
06:33And he's got it.
06:34He's got it.
06:35He's got it.
06:36He's got it.
06:38Samir goes over.
06:40A wide-ish third for six.
06:43Went all the way.
06:44Shortish boundaries.
06:45But he's picked that up cleanly enough for half a dozen.
06:51Yeah.
06:52Just opened the face.
06:54Good timing.
06:55He's still playing as well.
06:56Samir Patel.
06:58New county side this year.
06:59He's gone to Derbyshire.
07:00Straight over.
07:01Point for six.
07:03Timing again from Samir Patel.
07:06England on the charge.
07:09Just waited.
07:11A touch longer.
07:13Giving himself a little room.
07:15Outside the leg stump.
07:17Samir Patel.
07:18He loves going through.
07:19Throwing through covers.
07:23There again.
07:24Timing again.
07:26Samir Patel.
07:27England on the charge.
07:29There again.
07:30Timing.
07:31And this time along the ground for four.
07:34This is high-quality stuff from Samir Patel.
07:42Leg side.
07:43It might be a half century for Ian Bell.
07:45And it is.
07:47Prior to today, he'd scored 8,673 runs at this ground.
07:51He could add 50 more to it.
07:54Fine half century for Ian Bell.
07:59Full toss.
08:00And punished over.
08:01A wide-ish long on for six more.
08:0350 for Samir Patel.
08:05In very quick time.
08:08He was hitting the good balls away.
08:10And then you offer him a full toss.
08:12He's not going to let go of those.
08:13Brilliant.
08:20Oh, a little inside edge.
08:21Slower ball.
08:22Samir Patel looking to go big.
08:24And Vinny Kumar picks up the wicket.
08:27And that's exactly what Vinny has done here.
08:31Again, a piece of delivery.
08:32Back of the hand.
08:33Samir trying to hit it too hard.
08:35Losing his shape.
08:38And Samir is going to go back after wonderful innings.
08:4251 of 2,533 for four.
08:47Oh, hit very hard indeed.
08:49Didn't have far to go at long off.
08:53And first boundary for Ayesha.
08:57Towards that gap at deep mid wicket.
09:01And four to finish the 19th over for Ian Bell.
09:05147 for four.
09:06One to go.
09:11Oh, timing from Ayesha.
09:13And placement as well.
09:21And four more as well.
09:23Just slightly leg side.
09:25And turns it around the corner.
09:29Last ball.
09:31Oh, huge is it?
09:33Yes, it's up into the bleachers.
09:36Plenty of that, Ayesha.
09:38What a way to finish.
09:39That is terrific from England.
09:42They've started this Ease My Trip World Championship of late.
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10:2420 overs and just over eight runs per over to win this opening game.
10:45Should been there, should have had him there, it's gonna race away from four,
10:48isn't it?
10:50Are you playing for Yorkshire in 2009 or Sussex in 2010?
10:59Flick-leck side, just as you mentioned Dominic Coop angles the ball in but starts too straight.
11:05Naman Ojia does not miss out.
11:11Change of pace, down the ground, belted, all the way for six, first six of the chase.
11:20Naman Ojia.
11:21A little bit ominous this for England because it took them a while to get to grips with
11:27this surface.
11:28Pace off from Ryan's side bottom and it's just dealt with by Ojia.
11:36Up and over the offside, lovely hands, excellent, short boundaries here in Birmingham, profitable
11:42over it.
11:43This for the Indian champions, beautiful, lovely, lovely, delicate, flick over it,
11:5445, Ravi Uthappa joins the party, well it's a poor ball but it's a really good shot, advancing
12:03down the pitch, Ravi Uthappa pumps one over extra for six, it's all India at the moment.
12:11A little bit too different lengths, this is a full delivery, he's not looking to do
12:15that, he's trying to get it into that hole, that Yorker length but because Uthappa comes
12:21down and gets it on the full, flies it all the way.
12:25Oh, beauty, down the pitch, slices for six, back to back maximums.
12:35This one is a little bit shorter, oh lovely, on the up, through extra cover, you need good
12:48hand speed for paddle, you need it for cricket.
12:53Boundaries of good deliveries as well, that's our over square leg, one bounce four, finish
13:00to the over, back to back boundaries, 54 without loss after the power play.
13:05Yeah, there it is, there it is, and Mika, no, great effort, great effort Stuart Mika
13:15but it was always just a little bit too far out of his reach.
13:19It was the knuckle ball but it was also in the slot as well, great effort there by Mika.
13:28Straight up, straight up, it's a freebie, it's gone straight to O.A. Shah, the legs
13:37done full toss, Naman Hoja would have been looking at deep square leg, probably somewhat
13:41in the stands but gets the top edge, an easy catch by O.A. Shah, Ravi Gopal, finally the
13:49slow ball, working ender, the England side getting a breakthrough, Naman Hoja gets out
13:54for 25, 6-2, 4-1.
14:00Lovely great use of the feet and punished over extra cover for four, trying to make
14:09sure that he gets all the players that he's looking for, as Robin Hoja comes down, dancing,
14:15picks up a boundary, he's picking the gap on the onside as well.
14:20He would have played a little bit with Chris Schofield, played a little bit with Chris
14:25Schofield, yeah, 50 up for Robin Utapa, 50 from 31, really good innings from the opening
14:33batter for the Indian champions.
14:37Spawned him, flighted, a little bit of turn, pitched outside leg, a turn back onto leg
14:47stump, a massive blow.
14:50Spawned as well, look at, a little bit of drift, look where it spins from, outside leg
14:56stump, beautiful delivery from Chris Schofield and sees the end of a good innings from Robin
15:05Utapa, 50 from 32, Indian champions 89-2.
15:10Pull away, leg side, taken, Saj Mahmood in the deep, excellent catch, get your tall men
15:22on the rope in the deep, England did that and they've got a lifeline.
15:27Second ball, just doesn't get enough of it, Reiner, big tall, former fast bowler Saj Mahmood
15:34in the deep, he's happy with that, Chris Schofield, bright and breezy from Reiner, 16 from 17,
15:40Indian champions 96-3.
15:46Down the ground, Stuart Meeker, safely pouched, now then, back to back wickets for the England
15:54champions.
15:56Juvraj tries to go to that short boundary straight, just slices it a bit, simple catch
16:01for Stuart Meeker, 3 for 5 for Chris Schofield at the moment, Juvraj gone for 2, Indian
16:11champions 97-4.
16:16Chris Schofield's been excellent, oh I mentioned Gurukul Ipman is so good behind point on the
16:22offside, watch how he uses those hands and wrists to manipulate the ball in the gap.
16:30Pull away, poor ball, drag down, left side, 4, now then, Indian, and this man who may
16:42have another chance of a wicket taken, put down, should have been taken from Ryan's side
16:49bottom.
16:54What about this one, this is going over the top, that's the 6, they need a couple of them,
16:59those big heads to just get going.
17:01It was in the slot, going with the spin, it was in his arc, free-throwing arms, finds
17:08the middle of the bat, really well timed over long on, back 6, that's going to help Team
17:15India's cause and Samit Patel knows that you can't be looking to ball in the slot for Irfan
17:19Pathan, because he'll keep dispatching you, in style once again, high and handsome by
17:25Irfan Pathan.
17:27How big was that, after the boundary, so that was a mammoth hit, in the slot again, oh that
17:38one kept low and through, everything, this might race away for 4, important runs, another
17:45boundary, and could that be the other one as well, he likes it on the pads, does Irfan
17:54Pathan, 11 from the over so far, one delivery left, looks to go big, didn't time it as well,
18:04Ryan's side bottom, takes it, could there be another twist in the tale, got the splice
18:12of the bat, and really well caught by Ryan's side bottom, yeah he dropped the easy one
18:18earlier, straight away the head gone down, Irfan Pathan knew that he didn't time it and
18:23how good was that catch, he had to run about 20 meters and then also bring his dive in,
18:30Pathan who batted superbly gone for 22, it's 1.39 to 5, inside out and will take that,
18:42it's one of his favorite shots against a wrist spinner as well as a left arm spinner, looks
18:51to go big down the ground, times it beautifully, in the stands an opportunity for all those
18:58fans to take a catch, yes, that's what they've been here for, Gurkirath doesn't want to take
19:04this game into the last over, he wants to wrap it up, what another brilliant shot, no
19:15he can't, no at all, wonderful strike, another six, 11 to win now from 15 deliveries,
19:29could that be Schofield's comeback, yes, he's brought Indian champions back in the game and
19:39almost winning the game, couldn't really finish it, little over ambitious ball, bouncing a little
19:46more than usual and lovely catch taken by Ravi Bupara at mid-off, he had to run in,
19:5311 required of 14, wonderful knock by Singh, gone for 33, it's 1.55 for Singh,
20:03oh did he get a hand on it, did he get a hand on it,
20:08if he got a hand on it, I feel Vinay Kumar was sure he's given him out,
20:12a little bit of fortune going in champions way, yeah, Vinay Kumar not on the crease,
20:21got those fingertips on the ball, Vinay Kumar departs for naught, it's 155 for six,
20:30that's the gap he was looking for and will carve out that boundary
20:36and release some sort of nerves for the India champions,
20:42there you go, there you go, there you go, that's birthday for you, beautiful strike,
20:55saw the ball in his zone, he plays that shot so well, crowd's happy, owners are happy,
21:03we all are happy, the India champions win this game by three wickets, the birthday boy,
21:10what a finish, they played really well in the end, the India champions chasing down 165,
21:16started off really well, Robert Nuttapa 50 of 32, Naman Hoja 25 from 20 odd,
21:22Raina Yuvraj, two left-handers getting out quickly, Gurkirath played a cameo of an inning,
21:2633 of 17, just set the game for the India champions, Irfan Pathan as well, 22 from just 15 and then
21:33Harbhajan Singh, six needed and one ball, hitting that six and winning the game for team India.
21:43Well, the bowling, I don't think they've done a bad job, they've done a
21:47fantastic job, it's the catching which has let England champions down, two wickets for Bupara,
21:55four wickets for Schofield who was wonderful, there's one over which was little expensive,
22:00otherwise he was the best out of the lot, 166 for seven, Indian champions
22:08managed to win this game, match summary 165 in the first inning by England.
22:3033 of 17, man of the moment.