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Loading ...It was quite edge-of the seat stuff. And Mcgrath was virtually unplayable. He was repeatedly pitch the ball in that proverbial area of doubt bang in the downtown of the corridor uncertainty, so to speak. He hit Sachin flush on the helmet, then bowled some outswingers, a nasty leg-cutter and then a massive off-cutter. It was almost a travesty of justice that Mitchell Johnson got 4 wickets and not Mcgrath. Johnson did allright, but he got his wickets after the rain interval when India sudden;y came back to the knowledge that their required run-rate had inflated to ~6.5 from the original 4.9 or so. Dravid virtually threw his wicket going for a wide one, no credit to the bowler, but he got Pathan with a good ball. After that, the other edged good balls in the corridor of uncertainty but McGrath was streets apart bowling unbelievable balls to Dravid and Sachin when they weren’t looking to attack. Johnson sprayed the ball around a bit too but no such luck with McGrath. Both the masters are officially back, Sachin and McGrath.
McGrath v Tendulkar
By Will 4 years ago, mid-September Add your comment below
2.6 McGrath to Dravid, no run, this time it’s the offcutter and it threads the gap between Dravid’s bat and body.
2.5 McGrath to Dravid, no run, left alone outside the off stump
2.5 McGrath to Dravid, 1 wide, wide outside off stump and moves wider after pitching.
2.4 McGrath to Dravid, no run, good length on off stump, Dravid gets forward and plays it back to the bowler
2.4 McGrath to Dravid, 1 no ball, McGrath oversteps, that pitched outside off and moved away from Dravid who lets it go
2.3 McGrath to Tendulkar, 1 run, worked through midwicket for a single
2.2 McGrath to Tendulkar, no run, beaten by a unplayable ball. That pitched on middle, opened up Tendulkar, and moved a touch away to beat the outside edge
2.1 McGrath to Tendulkar, no run, bang on the helmet, McGrath digs it in short and the ball doesn’t get up as much as Tendulkar thought it would. He ducks into it and the ball crashes into the helmet. What a start to the McGrath-Tendulkar battle
The McGrath-Tendulkar battle has resumed. India are chasing 245 to win.
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