India again won chasing. Well whats new in that you may ask given that (If I am right) they have consecutively won 17 matches chasing. This for a team that was labelled "Chokers" and was driven by the mantra " Put a score on the boards and then dive to protect every run ". I may not be accurate, but I am pretty close.
Most of the times we batted first if we won the toss. And especially in important matches. If we chose to field, the results were often disastrous. Rememeber India vs SriLanka in the '96 semifinal or India vs Aus in the super sixes in '99? We won the toss, fielded first and then did a poor job of chasing.
So Iam really glad that India have turned the tide (at least for now) . We have a decent batting line up. I will not say strongest or anything coz they have not been really tested on bouncy tracks. WI tour will really provide us a better idea.
Coming to the match, it was good to see the youngsters perform well, again. Sreesanth picked up 6 wickets. Debutant Robin Utthappa scored in the 80s, Yuvi and Raina then took the game beyond doubt by posting half centuries of their own. Utthappa played well and then got run out to some really poor cricket. But he has a lot of time to learn from such mistakes.
So well done team India, hope you continue the same form in other tours too.
-Vinayak
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