Impact player Sehwag proves his worth once again
In the 6th One Day International match of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 romped to a 105 run win over the Kiwis.
No one had an inkling this match would be so mismatched when India won the toss and chose to bat first at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. The Kiwis thought they were in the ascendency when Kyle http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028’s guidance. Dhoni made an invaluable 38 off 75 to bring stability to the innings. Dhoni curbed his natural attacking instincts to provide a captain's role in this situation. On the other hand, his stability provided Sehwag the platform to launch into a savage attack on the hapless Kiwi bowlers.
Sehwag brought up his century and then continued on until he was dismissed for an aggressive 110 off only 93 deliveries. His sparkling innings provided 16 fours and one magnificent six. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravindra-c84236 Jadeja also scored a useful 17 runs at the bottom of the innings in order to give some sort of respectability to the Indian total. The Indians were dismissed for 223 in only 46.3 overs. For the Kiwis, Southee was the main destroyer as he picked up 4 wickets while McCullum had 3 and Mills chipped in with 2 wickets.
If the Kiwis thought they would have an easier time on the crease, they had another thing coming. They got off to a disastrous start and were reduced to 4 for 22. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 were the only players who reached double figures.
The Indian bowling card was pretty impressive. Kumar picked up 3 wickets, Nehra had 2 while Patel ended up with 3 wickets as well. In addition to that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566 and Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with a wicket each.
Unsurprisingly, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 was adjudged to be the man-of-the-match on a pitch which massively favoured the seamers. He was the only batsman to fight fire with fire as he negated the bowlers' advantage by taking the battle to them. Sehwag was relentless and destroyed the confidence of the Kiwi bowlers. It was for his unique performance on a very difficult pitch that the Indian blaster was duly awarded the mantle of the man-of-the-match.
This victory will also give India a huge boost ahead of tougher battles ahead. Indian fans will be hoping that Sehwag keeps his form and continues his blistering batting form.
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