Famous India vs Pakistan 1999 Delhi Test Day 1
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00:00If you see here, hardly any grass on the surface, whatever grass there is has been rolled in.
00:06Though, there are a few damp patches as you can see here and here.
00:10And this will help the fast bowlers early on.
00:12Batting will not be easy in the first session of play because the odd ball might stop on the batsman,
00:17the ball might drip the surface and seem around a bit.
00:20But all in all, I do believe even though these cracks will come into play as the game progresses,
00:25it will be a huge gamble on the part of a captain that wins the toss to do anything else but bat.
00:30Yes, it looks a pretty good pitch, doesn't it?
00:32Now, the strategy in India is win the toss and bat first.
00:35So, let's see what happens with the toss.
00:37Down there are the two captains, Sunil Gavaskar.
00:41Azhar, the first question the whole of India wants to know is Sachin Tendulkar fit enough to play?
00:46Yeah, I think he's fit enough to play. He's playing in the 11th.
00:48And any other changes?
00:49We've got Harbhajan in place of Joshi.
00:51And what's the mood like in the team?
00:54I think it's good, you know, because whatever has happened is left behind now.
00:57So, we've got to really play positively and win the game and surprise the series.
01:01Good luck to you.
01:04Wasim, you must be very happy with that result in Chennai?
01:07Yeah, very relieved and happy.
01:09But I believe we really have to work more now, work hard more now in this game than we did in Chennai.
01:14Any problems about batting second?
01:16Not really. I think we try to contain in the first innings and try to get some runs in the second innings.
01:22The wives are here, so that must be a big plus as well.
01:24Yeah, I think so. Everybody's more relaxed. All the families are here. They can spend some time with the families now.
01:28And your team?
01:30The team is relaxed. They enjoyed their win in Chennai and they're looking forward to this game today.
01:34And you have Mushtaq in place of Nadeem.
01:36Yes, Mushi is back. His experience, I think, will do a lot of good to the team here in this game.
01:40He definitely has been doing well for us for the past two, three years.
01:44And it's nice to have him back in the side.
01:46Well, good luck to you. Thanks for speaking to us.
01:48The Indian captain, Mohammad Azharuddin, back to his winning ways with the toss.
01:52He's opted to bat. Will India win the test? That is the big question.
01:56Yes, we'll wait and see. But that was a big toss for India to win.
01:59And that's how the two teams line up. Lakshman and Dhromesh, Dravid, Tendulkar, Azharuddin and Ganguly, the batting for India.
02:04Munger, Kumble, Srinath and Prasad down the order. Harbhajan Singh, they're replacing Sunil Joshi.
02:09One change as well for Pakistan. Mushtaq Ahmed comes in for Nadeem Khan and completes that spin bowling trial with Saklayan Mushtaq.
02:16And Shahid Afridi would also open the batting with Saeed Anwar.
02:19Ejaz, Inzamam, Yusuf Yohanna and Salim Malik, that's their middle order core.
02:23Mohin, Wasim Akram and right down there, Waqar Yunus.
02:27As I said, a pretty cold morning here in Delhi. Let's catch the action with Wasim Akram bowling to Sadqopan Dhromesh.
02:39Sadqopan Dhromesh and India are off the mark.
02:47The Yorkers spot on. Not at full pace though.
02:58It's a good delivery to get first up. Lakshman was up to it. Did it quite nicely.
03:06It's a very good timer of the ball. Dhromesh, not much of footwork there but on a pitch where they'll not bounce like this one, you don't really need to get to the pitch of the ball.
03:26This was exquisitely timed. Hanging his back but middling it quite nicely.
03:33Not a lot of footwork, playing away from the body.
03:41But good beginning. You have the question of just timing the ball, middling it and run away.
03:50Oh, that's a gorgeous shot. Left handers are elegant alright. Definitely more elegant than right handers but this is a gorgeous shot.
04:03This was beautifully timed again. So very relaxed in his flow. Looked very natural hitting that ball.
04:13That was beautifully struck.
04:16This was the slower delivery.
04:20Dhromesh is taking his glove away at the last minute. Dropping the wrist down so that it doesn't go flying off to the slips.
04:29Now, what was that? What would you call it? A sorcery?
04:36A kheesi. Didn't get up in time.
04:39There you see it just moved away. It was a good delivery. There was hardly any bounce. It just went straight up.
04:46It was a good delivery.
04:48Now, what was that? What would you call it? A sorcery?
04:57A kheesi. Didn't get up in time.
05:03There you see it just moved away. It was a good delivery. There was hardly any bounce.
05:07It just went straight underneath the bat.
05:11And thankfully for Dhromesh it wasn't pitched within the stumps otherwise it would have been in trouble.
05:27Now, that ball has kept really low. This is a first day track.
05:33God help the batsmen on the 4th or 5th day.
05:37Well, that is what I was referring to. If that ball had been bowled wicket to wicket he certainly would have had a very good chance of getting a wicket.
05:43If it didn't get past the batsmen totally he would have had a good chance of hitting him on the pad.
05:48Getting an LBW shot because that ball kept extremely low.
05:52Right through the legs of the wicket keeper.
05:56Almost went under the bat.
05:59Straight away some turn.
06:03Didn't take him too long.
06:06And immediately Mourin Khan giving him whatever encouragement there is. Great ball Moushi.
06:12That was a good turn.
06:23That's nicely tied up.
06:26That's nicely timed.
06:28And placed.
06:30So welcome boundary here for Lakshman.
06:36That was a very good shot.
06:38When you are driving the leg spinner you have got to make sure you get right to the pitch of the ball.
06:43So that you cover whatever spin there is.
06:45And that was a beautiful shot.
06:47That was a beautiful shot.
06:52Left on the pads.
06:54Did that ball come back enough?
06:56And fire Jayaprakash took a good hard look.
07:00And decided to rule the decision in favour of the batsmen.
07:04There are going to be a lot of shots like before when the fast bowlers are bowling on this track.
07:10Well that one pitched in line and straightened.
07:12And I would think it pretty much hit him in line.
07:14Now that hit him just on the roll or perhaps the second part of that roll.
07:22Well it's pretty difficult to understand why that wasn't given out.
07:25That certainly would have gone on and hit the stumps.
07:27There was no bat involved. You can just see the off stump.
07:31So it certainly wasn't outside the line of off stump.
07:34And Wakar Younis is convinced that it's out.
07:37Only thing is the umpire isn't and he's the man that matters.
07:47That was a bit of length from Mushtaq.
07:49At least the ball had a chance of turning on that occasion.
07:53Still well played by Ramesh.
07:55Got far enough forward by Lachman Rada.
07:59Got enough far forward to smother the spin.
08:02But at least there was time for the ball to turn.
08:05That's again beautifully played.
08:07He covered the spin nicely.
08:09Again the weight forward.
08:11And the result another boundary.
08:18Excellent shot.
08:21Lachman really covering the spin.
08:23A lot of bottom hand in that shot.
08:25Easing it back onto the onside.
08:27Well played.
08:39That's a much better line and length.
08:44And again the ball was heading towards the stumps.
08:46But I think just on this occasion you might find that he had been hit just outside the line of off stump.
08:51Very close. Very close decision again.
08:54But once you're playing forward like that.
08:57Definitely pushing the bat towards the ball.
08:59Always a good chance of the umpire saying not good.
09:07He's really very very good when he gets a bit of width.
09:09And he's allowed to put that right foot down the track, Ramesh.
09:13He's really very very good when he gets a bit of width.
09:15And he's allowed to put that right foot down the track, Ramesh.
09:21Yes he's certainly moving his feet a lot better than he did in the first.
09:24Look the foot is now getting a lot closer to the ball.
09:28He's played it on the up so he didn't have to go right to the pitch of the ball.
09:31But look at the front foot.
09:34That's a good sign.
09:42Look at that. First morning of a test match.
09:44We've already seen one slip underneath the bat and pass the wicketkeeper for four byes this morning.
09:55Yes look at the height at which it's going past the batsman's pads.
09:58Below the knee roll.
10:00This might have been just a slower delivery but look.
10:02It's almost about to bounce a second time.
10:07It does just after it passes the stumps.
10:12Beautiful shot.
10:15Four runs to square leg.
10:17Really is very very good at the front foot is Ramesh.
10:2242 for no loss.
10:25We've seen Ramesh bat a lot like this in Indian domestic cricket.
10:29I think certainly the pitch is allowing him to bat a bit like that at a high level as well.
10:35Yes I think this suits what you would call a typical Indian pitch.
10:39Slow and low.
10:41And the batsman can really score off the quicker ball.
10:56The throw wasn't great and Mohin was saying a good throw might have got him.
11:00Not sure.
11:03The ball was hit firmly to Shahid Afridi's left.
11:07That was what allowed the batsman to think of going for the run.
11:11But Ramesh was a little slow in starting.
11:22That may have been a possible chance.
11:26The reaction of everybody there.
11:28Bat pad.
11:36He actually got hands to it.
11:38I thought I heard two sounds.
11:40And Siklain's reaction certainly suggests that.
11:44I think it was a chance. Yusuf Yohan at silly point.
11:55He's picked the gap.
11:57That's why he's such a good player Ramesh.
11:59Because he times the ball so well when he picks the gap he often gets four.
12:0350 on the board.
12:06I think that is important.
12:08This is in fact a pretty good delivery.
12:11But he's made a good delivery count for runs.
12:14Now that's a special ability.
12:25On the second attempt.
12:29Got the room there. The leg spinner does that sometimes.
12:32And I think Shahid Afridi made a sensational attempt to get there.
12:34Flying in the air.
12:36Got a hand to it.
12:38Tried it a second time.
12:40And down to earth.
12:42And he's disappointed.
12:44I hope it's disappointment that he's not hurt.
12:46We might just wonder if he stretched too hard on that muscle.
12:50He was flying for it.
12:55Well this is very cleverly bowled by Mustafa.
12:58Just giving the batsmen a little bit of work.
13:00Tempting him into going for the big drive.
13:02That's a superb effort by Shahid Afridi.
13:10This pitch will get slower and slower as the day progresses.
13:17Again a wristy stroke by Laxman.
13:19A chase for Inzamam.
13:24And another boundary for Laxman.
13:26Inzamam was contemplating diving there but he did the wise thing.
13:30And not attempting that.
13:39A loud shout here.
13:41The umpires are going to be tested in this game.
13:43Simply because the ball's not bouncing much.
13:46Plenty of appeals for leg before wicket.
13:49Laxman here on the front foot.
13:53And Bhatna deciding that it was doing a little too much to be given out leg before.
13:57Maybe just drifting down the leg.
14:00Again you saw the bounce there.
14:02Hardly any bounce for the bowler.
14:08That's another superb shot by Laxman.
14:10Picked the length early.
14:12Good footwork.
14:14To move his back foot right back and find the placement on the onside.
14:19So another boundary. 66 for no loss.
14:29A missed field by the Pakistan captain.
14:33And that'll allow Ramesh to come back for the second.
14:45In the air and just past the bowler.
14:50Just no pace on that delivery after pitching.
14:52I don't think Mushtaq anticipated it.
14:56Yes, Mushtaq going the other way.
15:00Stopped checking the shot for Laxman.
15:04Just held a little bit for the batsman.
15:07And thankfully for him it just avoided Mushtaq's diving hands there.
15:17Starts off with a full toss and that's put away by Laxman.
15:20Drifting on the leg stump.
15:23Laxman made no mistake.
15:26Yes, that was an easy gimme on the leg stump.
15:30Shahid Afridi bowling a real loosener there.
15:44He had VVS Laxman out in a similar manner in the first test.
15:50He'll get the ball to move in just a little bit to the right-hander.
15:56This is a good delivery from Wazim Akram.
15:59To be honest, if these aren't given out,
16:01it's pretty difficult to understand how they're going to be out on this pitch.
16:05Pitched in line, straightened, hit him in line, hit him below the roll.
16:09If those aren't out, he's not going to get too many wickets.
16:21That's a beauty. That's what he was trying for.
16:24Laxman, now this I think Michael was just a little lazy shot.
16:28I don't think he was quite there.
16:30Maybe the lunch was still settling in his tummy.
16:33But he's out.
16:35Excellent delivery again from Wazim Akram.
16:37A similar delivery to the one before,
16:39but this time missing the pad and cleaning up.
16:43That's what he was looking for.
16:45A bit of swing, pitching the lap board in line with the stump,
16:47swinging it back in.
16:49And an excellent delivery.
16:5188 for 1.
16:57Rahul Dravid, India's one-drop batsman.
17:01He's at the crease to replace previous Laxman.
17:11He had very little idea, Rahul Dravid,
17:15of this delivery.
17:21Ball certainly is swinging around quite a lot.
17:24Was trying to leave that ball alone, Rahul Dravid.
17:28Didn't take the bat far enough out of the line of the ball.
17:33Fortunately for him, it went all along the ground.
17:44Goes for the Yorker.
17:54Just slightly off line with that Yorker, Wazim Akram.
18:00Certainly a fair amount of swing there again.
18:02Ball from right by the edge of the crease.
18:05Slanting in, but slanting in a bit too much.
18:18He's had him playing outside the off stump,
18:19Rahul Dravid.
18:21Very good bowling from Akram.
18:26Look how low the ball has kept.
18:29Second bounce and almost a third bounce
18:31before it went to the wicked keeper.
18:50That was a risky way to get to his half century.
18:53He'd hit the ball firmly
18:55towards the throwing side of the fielder,
18:58but he's got there.
19:00Well played, Ramesh.
19:03And as you said, Sonny,
19:05importantly, he should recognize
19:07that that's not the end of it all.
19:09Half century, just the first landmark.
19:11He should be looking to go on,
19:13get to three-fifths,
19:15get to four-fifths,
19:16and then, mark, he should be looking to go on,
19:18get to three figures.
19:21That's a good start for the young man.
19:24Half century in his second test.
19:32With this now partially old ball,
19:34Waseem and Waqar will be able to do a lot more
19:37than they did with the new ball this morning.
19:39Absolutely right, yes.
19:41This is just a little testing time
19:43for the Indian batsman here.
19:44Waseem Akram
19:46can really make that ball talk
19:48when it's relatively old.
19:50Like that there.
19:54This is a wonderful delivery.
19:56From that angle,
19:58it's so very difficult
20:00for the batsman to reach an away swinger
20:02of a left-armer.
20:04There, the batsman thinks
20:06that it's coming in with the arm
20:08and then moves away just at the last moment.
20:10And you can't do nothing
20:12but to have a go at it.
20:15He's really mixing it up very well now
20:17with Waseem Akram.
20:19That one hit the deck
20:21and went the other way.
20:23Brings up 100, though,
20:25as Javid gets a single to a third man.
20:27Something for the crowd to cheer.
20:41Beautifully played.
20:43He really is such a good player
20:45of the front foot,
20:47is Sadgopan Ramesh.
20:49Should be looking for three over here.
20:56This was an excellent shot again,
20:58playing against the spin.
21:00Not an easy shot to play
21:02against an off-spinner.
21:04You have to make sure
21:06that your front foot is to the pitch
21:08so that there is no likelihood
21:10of hitting the ball in the air
21:13Just checking.
21:15Youn is just doing well there.
21:18I think the umpires just want to check.
21:20He's given it four.
21:25Tell you, Ramesh,
21:27let's take a look at it
21:29because I thought the danger area
21:31was after he'd stopped the ball
21:33and was picking it up again.
21:35Now take a look at this.
21:37He has tapped the ball back.
21:39It's not in his hands.
21:41That, I think, is a crucial frame.
21:46Good work there by the cameraman
21:48and the third umpire.
21:50It was a close decision
21:52and they were spot on with it.
21:58I think he got the edge.
22:00Seemed to hit something as it went.
22:02There was a noise.
22:04Take a look at this.
22:06This was an air escape.
22:08The closing fielders thought
22:10that Ramesh had edged it.
22:19In the air, but it's
22:21landed in an area
22:23where there is no field.
22:25Of course, it's pretty handy
22:27when you play the ball in the air.
22:29I don't think he looked in control of that shot.
22:38That's a good shot.
22:40He's taken his initial movement forward.
22:42This is outstanding footwork.
22:44He's walked back very quickly.
22:46That's another way of getting forward.
22:48This is a top shot.
22:52He's got him.
22:55Now, what was he doing here?
22:57He's just hit a lovely boundary
23:00and all of a sudden
23:02he's found himself cramped for room
23:04trying to hit over mid-wicket.
23:06That is the end of
23:08a very good innings.
23:11Yeah, it was
23:13a little up to him.
23:17And therefore
23:19turned out to be a bad shot in the end.
23:21But a good knock.
23:2360 of just 119 balls
23:25and he'll lose the second wicket for 113.
23:30Sachin Tendulkar has come out to the middle.
23:36And played away on the onside.
23:38That's beautifully timed.
23:40And the first boundary for Tendulkar.
23:47Come on, come on, Sakhlan.
23:55Oh, no!
23:57Oh, no!
23:59Oh, no!
24:01Oh, no!
24:03Oh, no!
24:05Oh, he's given him this time.
24:07Attempting the sweep.
24:09Sakhlan Mushtaq has dismissed him yet once again.
24:13Empire Jayaprakash reckoning
24:15that that would have hit like stump.
24:17So, big blow here for the Indians.
24:21Tendulkar on that occasion
24:23deceived on length.
24:25And the crowd here stunned into silence.
24:27That was what you might call
24:29a 50-50 decision.
24:31Unfortunately for Sachin Tendulkar
24:33it has gone against him.
24:36So, Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian captain
24:38is out there in the middle.
24:40India have lost a big wicket,
24:42that of Tendulkar.
24:44The interesting thing about this
24:46is to see exactly where Sakhlan
24:48is releasing the ball from.
24:50He's reasonably wide on the return crease there.
24:52And then the ball is released
24:54heading towards the leg side.
24:56That's why Sachin decided
24:58that he wanted a sweep.
25:00It straightens, but I'm not too sure
25:02it has straightened enough.
25:03Perhaps the leg stump,
25:05but you could never be absolutely sure
25:07that would have gone on and hit leg stump.
25:09Well, the umpire is sure
25:11that's the one that matters.
25:13And Sakhlan certainly is happy.
25:25Should get a couple here.
25:27He'll get off the mark.
25:29So, Cammy Smith,
25:31the match referee there
25:33with the third umpire.
25:35That's Mr. Sharma.
25:43This could be closed.
25:45Did Waqar Yunus get any hand to it?
25:47By a Buckner reckoning, he did.
25:49Dry smile from him.
25:51Still letting Waqar know,
25:53well, good attempt.
25:55I think, I think,
25:56I think what Steve Buckner is saying
25:58is that he was safely back.
26:00Definitely did touch a finger
26:02and he certainly was back.
26:04Steve Buckner there saying,
26:06well, I don't think we needed
26:08the third umpire for that one.
26:11That's a lovely shot.
26:14Waqar did manage to get the ball
26:16to swing in late,
26:18but it was pitched far too up.
26:20Boundary to end that over.
26:221.34 for three.
26:27Seclaine
26:30got two wickets
26:32after lunch.
26:39He's found the gap.
26:46Well, Azar has been
26:48looking to attack Seclaine.
26:50It was not,
26:52it had been successful,
26:54but this one was
26:56beautifully driven.
27:06On the pad,
27:08Libya boundary.
27:11Good to not pull
27:13to Mohammad Azaruddin on the pad
27:15without paying the price.
27:24He can't stop that.
27:27This was shorter,
27:29wider,
27:31and Mohammad Azaruddin says,
27:33thank you very much.
27:36This is not good stuff
27:38from Shahid Afridi.
27:40Brilliant stuff from Azaruddin.
27:42Played it late,
27:44but middled it nicely.
27:46Found the gap in the process.
27:54With umpire Buckner,
27:56I'm sure because he's one of those umpires
27:58who gives a decision
28:00very, very late.
28:02Absolutely right.
28:05But,
28:07here it's decided that it was not out.
28:09Azaruddin was a long way forward.
28:12Didn't offer any shot,
28:14so that is why Mushtaq and company
28:16went up in the air.
28:19Shot!
28:22And he's pulled it
28:24into the crowd.
28:26To bring the session between
28:28lunch and tea to a close.
28:30What a magnificent way to bring the session
28:32to a close as far as India is concerned.
28:45And he's dropped it.
28:50Straight back at Mushtaq Ahmad.
28:52And,
28:54such catches aren't often dropped.
28:57Such catches should never be dropped
28:59on surfaces like this
29:01against batsmen of this calibre.
29:05There is nothing difficult about
29:07that return catch.
29:09Went straight back.
29:11Didn't go back very hard.
29:13He got himself in position quite early.
29:15And yet it hit the dirt.
29:22So the 50 partnership has come up
29:24between these two.
29:26Come in pretty good time.
29:36Very ordinary bit of fielding there.
29:40Shahid Afridi able to do
29:42the backing up.
29:44And that's beautifully played away
29:46in the gap.
29:48He picked the length up very early
29:50there, Rahul Dravid.
29:53That's his first boundary of the team.
29:58Lots of time to play that shot.
30:01Bounce just high enough
30:03as to get the ball.
30:05And he's got it.
30:07He's got it.
30:09He's got it.
30:11He's got it.
30:13He's got it as well.
30:21And that's pulled away.
30:23That'll be four.
30:26So twice now,
30:28Dravid has picked the length up very quickly.
30:30Once to Sakle and Mushtaq.
30:32This time to Mushtaq Ahmed.
30:44That was a hopeful appeal
30:46more than a realistic one.
30:51Ball certainly drifting
30:53a long way down the left side.
30:56We keep a mind on
30:58heading in that direction as well.
31:03He wrapped up the pass.
31:05That's gone.
31:07That's beautifully bowled
31:09by Sakle and Mushtaq.
31:11Rahul Dravid was playing
31:14and he was caught plumb in front.
31:16Absolutely no doubt about this one.
31:19Just when Rahul Dravid
31:21seemed to be gaining in confidence,
31:23just when he started to play a few more shots,
31:25this happened.
31:27Played back and that was plumb in front.
31:29Putting him on the roll.
31:31He's right back on his stumps.
31:33Both feet inside the crease
31:35almost halfway back to the stumps.
31:37He's gone for 33.
31:39India won 9-1 for four.
31:43This is Saurabh Ganguly,
31:45the left-hander from Calcutta.
31:47He comes out to the middle.
31:49And this is why.
31:51Very good delivery again
31:53from Sakle and Mushtaq.
31:55Just that amount of turn
31:57to take it back onto the stumps.
31:59And this will show us
32:01exactly how far back he was.
32:03He went a fair way back.
32:05You can see there that
32:07he's halfway between
32:09the batting crease and the stumps.
32:13Oh, that's beaten Boyle.
32:17Four by, signalled by the umpire.
32:22It's 1.95 for four.
32:39Sakle and Mushtaq
32:41wasn't quite on the stumps.
32:44Saurabh Ganguly would have had his eyes
32:46on the fielder and the throw.
32:48So he wouldn't have seen
32:50where Sakle was.
32:52It was a fast throw
32:54and hit straight
32:56on the leg of Sakle.
33:03This would have hurt him badly.
33:05Fell down for a second or so.
33:11Yes, Mushtaq will be trying
33:13to pitch the ball
33:15in that rough area.
33:19There.
33:21He'll be trying to get
33:23as much spin
33:25from this roughed up area
33:27as possible.
33:29The left-hander to drive
33:31through the line.
33:33That would be close.
33:41This is top stuff.
33:43Didn't get the ball to turn too much
33:45but he's planted a seed of doubt
33:47in Saurabh Ganguly's mind
33:49whether to play for it or not.
33:51He normally wouldn't pad
33:53a leg spinner.
33:58Define sharpness
34:00from the Indian captain.
34:04Was he macro?
34:11Yes, Azhar making
34:13some room for himself.
34:16That's the 200 up for India.
34:18That is typical
34:20Saurabh Ganguly
34:22leaning into the drive
34:24on the offside
34:26making it look
34:28ridiculously easy.
34:30This is a great
34:32moment for the Indian
34:34team.
34:36This is a great
34:38moment for the Indian
34:40team.
34:42They're looking
34:44to get the ball
34:45making it look ridiculously easy
34:49this is where the ganguly is so good at timing the ball we flow of this bat beautifully hit
35:01so the fact that he does have come in to stop other from taking that single
35:10big shout
35:10out as there's a tall man he was well forward was it the wrong one it didn't bounce too much just
35:21kept low big stride forward again as a umpire steve buckner suggesting that
35:28uh it's too ambiguous to be given out
35:43that will bring up my mother's little beans half century
35:5851 runs from 91 balls
36:08and aggressive
36:14in every direction lbw asked again by mushtaq right smile on the face of hazard
36:22mama's other routines got no runs at all behind the wickets on the
36:29offside got a lot square of the wicket here on the offside
36:35this is the great quality of sort of ganguly
36:58when he gets the opportunity he seems so often to find the gap especially through the offside
37:05especially when he gets himself into good positions like he's got himself here
37:09nice and across with the back foot the head not falling away on top of it
37:17so often on this track you can make the mistake of trying to hit too hard
37:21and then what happens is your head falls away you don't get the timing right
37:25once again a general throwing up arms in that closing area
37:36yes clearly coming off the pad good stride forward by muhammad azruddin
37:40then he was struck outside the line
37:54so that must have hurt he's throwing wide trying to lure the baton into playing an airy shot
38:01that must have hurt he's a big man but he must have felt the pinch here this was well struck by
38:08azruddin got nicely low on it yes it must be pretty sore it's cold out here
38:19probably go and put some ice on it
38:24oh dear
38:32luckily for azruddin and he's casting a look back at ganguly
38:36and i think ganguly did very well to avoid azruddin's eye over there
38:40he sent it back just in time
38:44look through those lenses all day or so that have us believe
38:48there they go again full of concentration 51 have come in this session from 20 overs
38:54two and a half runs in over are they going to get something interesting on this ball
39:02i think they need a tape recorder more than a camera
39:10and we're going to see where that ball pitched it may have just pitched outside the leg stump
39:14and once it does that there's no way you can be given out leg before wicket
39:25oh that's the second time he's done it in a couple of overs but this time he's beaten him
39:30from around middle and off which makes it a better ball well that's the line he should
39:35be looking to bowl middle and leg he doesn't sweep too much ganguly he's getting the ball to turn
39:45so
39:52it's not just ganguly really if you look down the indian team very very few of the batsmen
39:56actually sweep we saw tenduka play the paddle shot which azruddin does sometimes
40:01this is the appeal very few indian batsmen actually play that sweep shot very often
40:14ah
40:16i'll tell you what that seemed like a high school party at one stage but it didn't impress umpire
40:19steve bucknorth but that might have been close very good shout here we'll have to see where the
40:25ball has hit let's hit the front leg or the back leg no it's hit the front leg
40:32maybe just pitched outside the off stump spun a little bit too much
40:45what a good shot that is a sensational shot because there was mid-off
40:50and he picked the gap so wonderfully
40:55yeah just watch how close his foot is to the pitch of the ball
41:00right on top of it it was tossed up a little higher by sakleen and azruddin
41:07put that away in style not a big gap between the bowler and mid-off it's not an easy gap
41:13to penetrate especially against an off spinner just 13 runs in the v yes this was a very lucky
41:21escape so straight away after t but just that phase they're just closing in his hand mustaq
41:27was surprised he put it down he's gone for the big hit couple of bounces and over the boundary ropes
41:43this was a beautiful hit came down the pitch didn't try to hit it too hard
41:55had the area in mind and just went through with the shot
42:02this has been a good bowling by saqlain mushtaq had tied saurav ganguly down
42:06this boundary of 25 balls you can just sum up how tight things have been out there
42:18saklain mustaq 3 for 86 wasima from 1 for 20 these have been the wicket takers for pakistan
42:25they've been well supported by wakar mustaq and afridi
42:31mustaq just a little bit unlucky had a catch missed out his bowling that of lakshman
42:37he hasn't lost heart he's kept going on
42:43this was a failed fiercely hit all along the ground
42:47mustaq had earlier missed a cotton ball that chance
42:52in spite of not having a wicket against his name mustaq knows he's bowled well he's had a couple
42:57of chances missed
43:08taking his time to give that decision
43:14there's two reasons that i think of uh that lbw won the ball kept low and ganguly was
43:22playing across the line there you see the bat coming over the front leg didn't bounce as well
43:32he's gone for 13 india lose their fifth pick 231
43:39then bongia coming in to replace saurav ganguly
43:45saurav ganguly given out like before by steve buck after a lot of thought look at that big
43:49stride it's outside the line of the off stump so i think saurav ganguly would have been okay
43:55till then because it's clearly going down outside the off time it didn't turn sharply
44:00then he tries to move his front foot just a little bit
44:06now he moves his foot you see he'll move it a little bit more
44:10and now he gets in front of the stumps now that's what did him in
44:14i think if he had stayed stuck he might have got away with it
44:20attacking field for nayan mongia
44:26and hito has got off the mark with that nudge past quailick
44:34the pakistanis would want to restrict india to less than 275
44:43and the one way to put pressure is to try and block the singles
44:49you should get a couple there mamad azharuddin the ball turn turning a bit and keeping low
44:58this one again just going down the leg
45:05this one off the pad
45:19half folly he's driven it through the covers bit of work there for lukai yunus
45:27but he won't be able to stop it
45:32you know as a reading the straighter one quite nicely there
45:36what a beauty of a delivery that spun and bounced and the indian captain who's been
45:50batting so well could do very little with it yes this was unplayable
46:00as i was batting so well
46:01had everything under control until he got this delivery he could do nothing about it bounced
46:11spun and was caught in the slips of his glove
46:17a very good knock from muhammad azharuddin and they lose their sixth wicket for 240.
46:22uh
46:47this was again excellent bowling by
46:52sir clarence stark drawing anil kumbhle into playing the drive went to a judge's right hand
47:00yes uh again anil kumbhle not reading sir clan one
47:12in the air and taken no doubt about that
47:16it came right off the bat empire jay prakash lifted his finger
47:22and uh suckling moustache very very good spell continues
47:30suckling moustache strikes again has been bowling almost the entire day
47:37and has bothered the batsmen throughout an excellent delivery again a bit of bounce a bit
47:42of turn and the forward short leg comes into play it's two four to three four seven
47:51so the indians in a spot of bother here as srinath comes out to the middle
47:54hey
48:16excellent delivery from moustaka a bit of bounce
48:20okay and also some turn but not the pace that he would like that ball hitting the
48:25edge of the bat and not enough pace to take it into the slip cordon slow pitch
48:51there certainly seems to be quite a lot of batting that
49:06bat was actually hitting the leg and the ball hitting the leg not ball hitting bat
49:11we're stuck again inviting the batsman to drive was upish but a little wide of that man that shot
49:19extra cover but he's a different bowler since he's taken his first wicket out of ganguly
49:26two balls remaining in this the first day's play in the second test match
49:31a finger went up srinath was showing his back but mpaja prakash knew what he was doing
49:39again beaten in flight box stranded in the crease well just when i would say he was
49:45desperately trying to come forward to all the delivery that he was getting
49:50he was trying to come forward to all the delivery that he was getting
49:56well just when i was saying he was desperately trying to come forward
50:00to all the deliveries he played back always dangerous playing back against this man and
50:07we can see why pitching outside off coming back quite sharply and plumb in front
50:14was quick to point the bat in the air i'm not too sure if he was swatting at something by his head
50:20the ball certainly didn't touch it gone for naught and apparently that's the end of the
50:26day's play rabbi yes another terrific day for pakistan could fight back india would be very
50:32disappointed at losing the toss this man another five wicket hole he's having a ball out here in
50:38india five wickets in the first league june 5 in the second and now he's got 15 wickets in the series
50:43so a flurry of wickets at the end meant india finished 247 for eight with really nine on nine