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Old 01-02-2008, 08:28 PM in reply to sanketh84's post "Was MCG the right venue for T20 match???"
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Gilchrist didn't hesitate about playing expansive shots... and I count at least 12 attempts at big shots from the 22 balls he faced:
Code:
0.4 Pathan to Gilchrist, no run, headrush outside off, Gilchrist playing and missing a wide one  
0.5 Pathan to Gilchrist, FOUR, stroked through the covers, glorious shot on the top of the bounce  
2.5 Pathan to Gilchrist, no run, wide outside off, driven hard to cover where Harbhajan stops it well and is naturally booed for his efforts  
2.6 Pathan to Gilchrist, FOUR, on off, and oh hello, that's a lovely piece of timing as Gilchrist stands and delivers the sweetest drive through mid-on. He made that look too easy  
3.3 Sreesanth to Gilchrist, 2 runs, a huge outside edge as Gilchrist tries to drive out over covers and the ball goes aerial, landing just short of third man  
3.4 Sreesanth to Gilchrist, 1 run, short and cut down behind point  
4.3 Kumar to Gilchrist, 2 runs, short ball moving away from the left-hander outside off, cut high through the gully region  
4.5 Kumar to Gilchrist, no run, driven into the off-side ring where it's cut off at cover  
4.6 Kumar to Gilchrist, no run, outside off, cut into the covers and Gilchrist nearly puts his fellow batsman in danger with a late call of "No!" ... as he was talking to Nine. That would have been an interesting, not to say rare, dismissal  
6.3 I Sharma to Gilchrist, 1 run, outside off, cut down through third man  
7.2 Kumar to Gilchrist, SIX, outside off and Gilchrist booms that through fine leg with a huge hook which came right of the middle and flew five rows back  
7.3 Kumar to Gilchrist, OUT, he goes for the big one again, holing out at long-on, and is well caught, low in front
If you like the big hitting... that should have satisfied you: a big hit is still a big hit even if it doesn't clear the rope!
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