http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 v England – 3rd ODI – Match Preview
With redemption firmly in sight, the Men In Blue will look to close in on a series win when they take on an under-fire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 Cricket Association Stadium, today, October 20, 2011.
The hosts have turned the tides after two convincing wins from the opening games of the series, with the team outplaying their opponents in every department. Their home form has always been their main strength and despite the team missing several of their
World Cup winning stars, they have still managed to come up trumps.
While the first match belonged to their skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s bludgeoned knock of 87, which propelled the team to a 126-run victory, the second game saw another master class from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, whose unbeaten 112 and a record third wicket partnership
with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, helped the team to take a crucial 2-0 lead in the series.
The performances of their bowlers have also come in for appreciation, which have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237 put the brakes on
the scoring rate in the second game with crucial breakthroughs.
Dhoni admitted that they are finally enjoying their cricket and it is hard to find a weak link in the team. With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 still waiting in the wings and the injury news on some of their player being positive, this will surely keep the team hungry
for success.
Still the task remains to ensure another perfect outing and given their recent record at home, it seems a matter of time before the Indians clinch the series.
The English are simply getting a taste of their own medicine. Having outperformed their hosts on their home turf, they now find themselves in a much familiar situation, and another loss will effectively seal their fate.
The lack of continuity in the batting has been their main issue, with players getting starts, however, failing to turn them into notable score. The skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 admitted that the team in under pressure but has backed them to turn around the deficit
in the remaining fixtures.
The bowlers have gone for plenty with no one stepping up to the mark and taking the added responsibility. Jade Dernbach’s variation has been impressive but it has earned him only a solitary wicket and an average of 99.
The situation with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362.
The key for them will be http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 but since then has failed to provide the team with a solid start. If he gets going, it will lift the whole team and the skipper will
be banking on him to deliver in a crucial game.
The pitch is a historic one for the Indians, where they beat old rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in a crucial World Cup semi-final game. It will offer assistance to bowlers, which a plus for the English contingent. With plenty to play for, one will expect another feisty
encounter between the two cricketing giants.
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