Friday, July 09, 2010England cruise to comfortable winA Clinical English side bowled brilliantly restricting Bangladesh to 250 and followed it up by a classical batting performance as they thumped Bangladesh by 6 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. After opting to bat first on a beautiful deck, Bangladesh got off to a rollicking start as Tamim Iqbal went berserk from the word go. Once he departed, Bangladesh’s run-rate dropped considerably and they managed to score only 47 runs in the Quick Start Overs, followed by 25/1 in the Bowling Power Play. After that we witnessed two successive partnerships of 66 and 50 which brought Bangladesh in a comfortable position at 186/3 in the 40th over. But the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan at a crucial juncture started the downslide as the visitors scored 63/5 in the Extreme Performance Overs, of which just 28/4 came in Batting Power Play. Raqibul Hasan was the top scorer for Bangladesh, scoring 76, his 7th ODI Fifty, earning a Batting Momentum of 91 while Tim Bresnan who gave away just 40 runs in his 10 overs and picked up two wickets, finished with a Bowling Efficiency of 150 and though James Anderson claimed three wickets, he was on the expensive side.
Without any doubt, England overwhelmed Bangladesh with an overall Castrol Index of 178 in comparison to Bangladesh’s 125. Ian Bell bagged the Man-of-the-Match for his lovely unbeaten knock of 84, finishing with an Overall Castrol Index of 140. Bangladesh have to pick themselves up to try and level the series while England, on the other hand will be looking to take an unassailable 2-0 lead. Both the sides now collide on Saturday, the 10th of July, 2010, at Bristol at 0945 GMT for the second ODI.
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010Pakistan sweep series with thrilling winMohammad Aamer’s successive three-wicket haul helped Pakistan to defend a total above 160 for the second time in a row as Aussies suffered yet another middle-order collapse going down by 11 runs. After opting to bat first, Pakistan once again lost Shahzaib Hasan for a duck in the first over but this time Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal prevented the Aussies from picking any further wickets and smashed 50 runs in the Quick Start Overs. After sharing 61 runs for the second wicket, both these batsmen departed within a space of three overs but the middle-order didn’t let the run-rate decline and kept on scoring at a brisk rate. A late cameo of 21 runs off 11 balls from Mohammad Aamer helped Pakistan to score 56 runs in the Extreme Performance overs. Dirk Nannes and debutant Stephen O’Keefe picked up three wickets each and finished with Bowling Efficiencies of 124 and 120 respectively.
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Chasing 251 for a win, England got off to a splendid start with Andrew Strauss and Craig Kieswetter sharing 75 runs for the opening wicket, thereby scoring 66 runs in the Quick Start Overs. But just when the partnership was looking threatening to take the game away, Strauss got run-out. Bangladesh took Bowling Power Play after this wicket and England managed to add only 23 runs during that period, losing Kieswetter. After that Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell joined forces and stitched a stand of 80-run for the third wicket to completely shut down the doors of any chance for Bangladesh to come back. England scored 33 runs in the Extreme Performance Overs. Ian Bell was the pick of the batsman for the hosts, scoring an unbeaten 84, earning a Batting Momentum of 104 while Shakib Al Hasan earned the best Bowling Efficiency of 171 as he took 2 wickets for 35 in his 10 overs. 
Chasing 163 for a win, Australia needed to get a positive start, but that wasn’t to be as they were pegged down by two early blows. Skipper Michael Clarke looked in ominous touch, smashing 30 runs from 17 balls. Australia added 47 runs in the Quick Start Overs but lost three crucial wickets in the process. James Hopes and David Hussey fought for a while and shared a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket, the only notable partnership of the innings. Once these two batsmen got out, Australia’s hope started to fade and when Cameron White and Michael Hussey departed, the writing was on the wall. Aussies scored 41 runs in the Extreme Performance Overs and lost five wickets as Aamer and his colleagues picked up wickets at regular intervals. Mohammad Aamer was the pick of the bowlers as he gave just 27 runs in his 4 overs and picked up 3 wickets, finishing with a Bowling Efficiency of 133. 
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