MOHAMMAD KAIF & RAHUL DRAVID_ 129_ RUNS PARTNERSHIP VS NEW ZEALAND @ CENTURION IN 2003.
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00:00Roll drive at next man in, lots of responsibility on his shoulders, wickets are falling consistently here
00:06The last one to go was Sachin Tendulkar, just slashed this one to Jacob Orr
00:10Not bad for a bloke who's 6 foot 6 to get down there and take that catch
00:13That's brilliant stuff, and then Tuffy
00:16Has eventually had the last laugh here, he got pasted to the first 3 balls of the over, came back and got a wicket
00:23Tell you what, this is another difficult catch made to look easy
00:26Normally when you're at point, catches that are to your left or to your right are the easier ones
00:31This was right down on his right leg, those are the difficult ones to go down on
00:36Whenever he's bowled fuller, he's created problems for the Indian batsman
00:56This is over pitch and wide, and that's the reason Dravid went after it
01:00Just got the impression he was grabbing at it
01:07He knew that was a big one, that would have been the 4th for New Zealand
01:12Just maybe hard hands on that one, Dravid should consider himself very very fortunate, keepers gobbled those
01:25Through the gap, forget about chasing that, that's beautifully timed
01:30It's 27 for 3
01:36That was the Yorker, just a little full
01:40Just too full and too wide
01:47Well he's got to go for wickets Shane Bond, there's no doubt about it, and I just got the feeling Dravid was expecting it
01:53Bat coming down in good time, slicing it away, pass point
02:01That's the problem Fleming will have, he has to attack, he has to try and pick up wickets
02:06Which means as a batsman if you play the waiting game, you will have the opportunities to get the boundary
02:19Over the top of Harris, only just, and Bond is a tad unlucky again
02:27It's 40 for 3 after 10
02:34He hit that over the top of Chris Harris and did he get a finger to that?
02:39Got a feeling he might have, I thought it cleared initially
02:45Must have been a faint touch but very difficult, Bond unlucky, in fact getting a good finger to it
02:58That's a handy shot, smashing clever drive
03:07That should do his confidence no harm whatsoever, that's the most confident shot he's played
03:15Shane Bond over pitching, but what is good to see here with this shot was the stride from Mohamed Kev
03:22Nice stride down the track, just freeing his arms and finding the gap on the offside
03:27That was powerfully struck
03:33So the target for the Indians now less than 100, 98 to be exact
03:39Good shot, through the covers of the runaway for 4
03:44Harris gives up on it already
03:47Once again beautifully executed by Mohamed Kev, he's looking a million dollar out there
03:53He's finding the gaps, the timing is there and importantly the approach is really to look for runs
03:59And then coming down heavily on that delivery, a little short in link also
04:12That's it, flashed away, if you're going to play the shot, play it hard, top edge and it's flown away for 4
04:20And the other thing just to think about is the fact that Raul Dravid is keeping wicket
04:26So maybe that's a factor, but if you're going to flash, flash hard, he's got a lot of bat on that
04:32It's flown over slip
04:35And perilously close to gully once again
04:38Nearly New Zealander going through a torrid time
04:42We've had an orthodox catch, an ordinary catch go down
04:45We've had two fingertip touches, one in the gully, one at cover
04:48This is so close to the gully fielder
04:51Scott Styrus is the man
04:54And we're away from him
04:57Had to be a miracle catch
05:00But New Zealander in need of a miracle out there
05:03Scott Styrus inches away from that
05:06Darrell Tuffy thought it was very close
05:14Good shot, beautiful stroke
05:17Mohamed Kaif, just in time
05:21Good shot, beautiful stroke
05:24Mohamed Kaif just oozing with confidence now
05:33This is a lovely cover drive
05:36Punched it beautifully, it was not a hard hit from Mohamed Kaif, just pure timing
05:42And the great thing about that shot was the placement
05:47Sweating the ball in that fashion
05:50Finding that acute gap through the cover
05:53Really a master shot
06:01That's the 50 partnership
06:04The first 50 partnership of the game
06:0871 balls, so it's coming at a good rate as well
06:11Without it having to
06:17Oh!
06:20It's put away, and we'll go for 4
06:23A lovely way for India to finish the over
06:2679 now for 3
06:39He makes no secret of the fact he's going to try and bounce this guy out
06:43Chip away at him, he'll smile away
06:46And Rahul Dravid's coming straight down the wicket to Mohamed Kaif
06:49And said don't be sucked in by this stuff
06:52We've done all the hard work, we can win this game ourselves
06:56Don't get into a battle with him
06:59Good partnership so far, 58 runs, 87 balls
07:03Another bounce up, well directed
07:06It's just a question of, from a batting point of view
07:09Whether you're prepared to weather the storm
07:12And see, he's starting to lose the battle because he's talking back to the bowler
07:16And you don't want that, Dravid should step in again
07:19Yes there's quite a bit of chat there wasn't there
07:22And Peter Willey also getting a little bit concerned
07:25A bit of chat between Dravid and Kaif, McMillan and Kaif
07:28And I think every man in black out there in the field was having a go
07:31Now that one's pitched up and caught him on the back foot
07:34Expecting a shorter one again
07:43He'll soon step in if it gets out of hand
07:48McMillan having a go and Mohamed Kaif just saying the odd word
07:53And look at the scoreboard I think might have been the call
07:56There we go, it's on here in the middle
07:59It's on for young and old in fact
08:02Now Peter Willey's decided he's having a go
08:06He's stepping in, he's a tough man Peter Willey
08:09It's all happening in the middle now
08:16There's Peter Willey just having a...
08:22Peter Willey just applying a bit of masking tape there
08:25Brilliant stuff, nice humour from Peter Willey
08:32Looking for two, should be able to pick up two
08:35Nathan Astle is down there
08:38And they stroll back comfortably for the second
08:51Great running, Chris Keynes is not the fittest man in the outfield
08:56And Mohamed Kaif is certainly the fittest
09:01Brings up the hundred
09:03Which means India just need 47 now to win
09:09It's a 50 for Mohamed Kaif
09:12Another valuable innings for his team
09:17What a shot to bring up your 50
09:21Lovely stroke play from Mohamed Kaif
09:24Very good in defence and very good when he's attacking through the offside
09:31That's a splendid cover drive
09:33Darryl Tuffy, just a little shot and he played it on the up
09:40He's played it fine, he'll look for the second
09:42There's a third man there
09:46And eventually makes it, oh no
09:48The third umpire has been called for, Peter Willey
09:51Asking the question, Darryl Tuffy's got the ball
09:54And he's got it
09:56The third umpire has been called for, Peter Willey
09:58Asking the question, Dravid thinks he's made it
10:02There isn't too much excitement in the New Zealand camp
10:06Well I thought it was touch and go
10:08Good flat throw from the deep
10:11Shane Bond was the fielder
10:14Rahul Dravid quickly across for the second
10:18And yes, got there in the end
10:20Stretched really well, extended his arms to ground the bat
10:27And yes, couple of frames in
10:31This is absolutely brilliant running from Rahul Dravid
10:35Must be tired and knocked out is the call from the third umpire
10:42Indians looking for the pull and he'll get the boundary
10:46Not from the meat of the bat
10:48But there was a lot of vacant space in that area
10:51And the partnership is now a hundred runs
10:57That was a good shot from Rahul Dravid in the end
11:00Because he rigged the length really well
11:02Chris Harris knocked very quick
11:04So Dravid had plenty of time to go back
11:09Beautiful stroke
11:12Obviously, for all games when needed
11:15Shots in the game, the on drive
11:17Knight down the ground
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12:32Boom
12:34Yeah
12:36Steve
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