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So that finishes things off in the first game of the double-header. Still another game to go and do hop tabs to follow all the action from Bangalore versus Delhi. The news from that game is that the toss has been delayed due to a slight drizzle, but the good news is that the covers have been taken off. Until next time, see ya from the entire team!
Ravindra Jadeja: "I like to play on this ground. Whenever I come to Ranchi, I do something special for my team. It is a good wicket to bowl on. Dhoni keeps on telling me that we can do it if we take it to the last over."
Ravindra Jadeja is the MoM
Dhoni: "What we wanted to do was to take it to the end. They bowled well in the last couple of overs. The big shot of Jadeja helped us. The effort was good overall. It was a wicket where it was slightly difficult to hit. We gave more runs in a couple of overs and that put pressure on us. Ashwin has the batting ability. We wanted to give him more responsibility. To some extent it paid off . We have played one or two international games, World T20 League and the Indian T20 League as well at Ranchi. It is one of the beautiful stadiums here in India."
Watson: "That (148) was a par score or just above par. The wicket was low and slow. We knew if we bowl well we could defend it. MS Dhoni has done it all through this tournament and all through his career. My batting position depends upon the conditions and situation. I still feel we put in a good performance. Dhoni and Jadeja made it tough for us. We fought till the end."
Even though Kevon Cooper bowled a very good 19th over, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's running between the wickets, ensured that he wasn't run out. Few batsmen in the world would've made that 2nd, when he beat the direct hit from the deep and that turned out to be the turning point. Even then it wasn't an easy task to take 12 off the final over off Faulkner, but Dhoni with one huge swing of the bat hit a biggie and from then on in it was sensible cricket that would win the game. And with Dhoni at the crease, there was no chance that he would've messed it up. Eventually and fittingly he finished it off with two balls to spare and this win takes Chennai to the top of the table. Do stay tuned for the presentation...
The game followed a familiar script much like Chennai's previous games in the competition. They got off to a good start with Dwayne Smith again batting well, Ankit Sharma pegged them back with the wickets of McCullum and Raina and it was a struggle in the middle overs on a slow pitch against a bowling attack that concentrated on taking the pace off the ball. Things got worse for Chennai when Dwayne Smith got out and Dhoni pulled off another surprise by promoting Ashwin at the fall of Smith's wicket. The move worked well as Ashwin played a cameo, gently finding the gaps and stroking the occasional boundary. du Plessis was struggling with a damaged left leg, and that hampered his timing. It looked at that stage, that Rajasthan would win, but they hadn't reckoned with one man - Mahendra Singh Dhoni.19.4
Faulkner to Dhoni, 3 runs, Chennai win and Ranchi's much loved Dhoni has finished it off. Plays the slower delivery into the off-side, towards sweeper cover and it's only a couple, but Cooper's throw was way over the head of Faulkner, who couldn't collect cleanly. So that allowed the extra run. One has to look at the reactions of both batsmen. Dhoni - stoic, while Ravindra Jadeja - had his arms aloft as if he had won the game. Just saying how both react in the same situation, not taking a dig at Ravindra Jadeja or anything of that sort. The Chennai dug-out erupt, while Rajasthan are crest-fallen. Another last over finish from Chennai and invariably it is Dhoni who is there at the end to see things off. What an unbelievable finisher Dhoni is - best of all-time? Certainly in my book, he is, there is no close competitior in sight. But that is a debate for another day.19.3
Faulkner to Dhoni, 2 runs, picks the full toss and dabs it towards sweeper cover, it is placed in the gap and they hare back for the 2nd. Cooper's throw wasn't good enough to test either Dhoni or Ravindra Jadeja19.2
Faulkner to Dhoni, SIX, you bet ya he will try his best! What a shot that is! Ranchi crowd go nuts. Picks the slower delivery and heaves it over wide long-on. Lots of bottom-hand in that shot and the critical thing about that shot was that Dhoni was waiting for the slower delivery, by hanging deep in his crease. What will Faulkner do now?19.1
Faulkner to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, dabbed down to point, a good start from Faulkner, but that brings Dhoni on strike. Will Ranchi's favorite son win it for his side again?18.6
K Cooper to Dhoni, 2 runs, magnificent yorker on middle and leg, Dhoni digs it out, does so extremely well as he had to be quick to bring his bat down. And as the ball rolled towards mid wicket, they run back for the 2nd, this time easily done. So that will leave 12 for the last over18.5
K Cooper to Dhoni, 2 runs, what a moment in the game! Dhoni has made it and the third ump's decision draws a maddening cheer from the crowd. Even Dhoni thought he was gone, he was beginning to walk back to the dug-out. An inside-edge ran behind square, the fielder was quick and fired a direct hit at the striker's end, but Dhoni beat the throw and did so really well. The Rajasthan side thought they had their man, but he is like a panther between the wickets. What does he drink and eat every day I would be very interested in knowing18.4
K Cooper to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, so nearly dragged on. The slower delivery again, Ravindra Jadeja's turn to leg misses leg by inches and Dhoni beats the throw from the keeper. He is lightning between the wickets, is that man Dhoni18.3
K Cooper to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, what if Dhoni hasn't put it away to the fence, Ravindra Jadeja will. That's what he seems to say after dancing down the wicket and smashing the slower delivery way back into the stands at long-off. Picked the slower ball really well and that is a very crucial hit in the circumstances. Will Cooper continue with the slower deliveries?18.2
K Cooper to Dhoni, 1 run, Ravindra Jadeja is home and that draws a huge cheer from the crowd. Full and fast down leg, Dhoni flicked it through his legs, but straight to the fielder at short fine, inside the ring, a direct hit from Bhatia, but Jadeja has beaten the throw, just. The third ump confirms the same. Meanwhile, Dhoni was very disappointed that he didn't put that away to the fence18.1
K Cooper to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, there comes the slower delivery, Ravindra Jadeja is early into the shot, perhaps wanting to play the big stroke, the ball isn' there for the shot, so Jadeja has to check his stroke to the off-side
Watto is having a chat with Cooper. Chat about field placings. Also perhaps where to bowl to Dhoni. 25 off 12. It's very tense out there at Ranchi. The match is on a knife-edge. Expect a lot of slower deliveries from the Trinidadian, mixed with the fast yorker.17.6
Faulkner to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, dabbed to short third and retains the strike with that run
What has happened there? Ravindra Jadeja has pulled out of that delivery even as Faulkner delivers. It misses the stumps. It would've been interesting had the ball hit the stumps. I'm sure the Rajasthan side would've appealed. Since it missed the stumps, the umpire can signal it as a dead ball. Not sure why Jadeja pulled out. Maybe something moved behind Faulkner just as the bowler was ready to release the ball.17.5
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, one hand came off the bat handle as Dhoni dabbed it into the point region. Faulkner is mixing the yorkers with these slower deliveries well17.4
Faulkner to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, flicked to deep square, is off the mark straightaway
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease17.3
Faulkner to du Plessis, out Bowled!! That is the perfect yorker. If you want to see a pin-point yorker, you have to watch this dismissal. Full, fast and aiming at the base of middle, du Plessis could do nothing as the ball crashed into the stumps, after squeezing under his bat. Faulkner is pumped. A vital blow in the context of the game. du Plessis b Faulkner 38(39) [4s-2]
Faulkner to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!17.3
Faulkner to du Plessis, wide, well outside off, there was no way du Plessis could've reached that. Even if he wanted to. Wide called
After that both Dhoni and du Plessis have a chat. A breather for both as they try to get some oxygen back into their lungs. Both take a minute to regroup and now we are ready to go again.17.2
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, du Plessis has to run and dive back in to make it. Dhoni didn't want to risk the second as Steven Smith was the fielder, but du Plessis even with a damaged left leg wants it. Dhoni sent him back in time and the South African too makes it, as he beats the throw with a desperate dive17.2
Faulkner to Dhoni, wide, way outside off and that will be a wide. The slower delivery gone wrong that time17.1
Faulkner to du Plessis, 1 run, off the toe-end of the bat and that means it drops well in front of Steven Smith running in from long-on
James Faulkner [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
32 off 18 and it will be Faulkner to bowl now. With Dhoni at the crease, never count Chennai out. He invariably takes his side through, even though it may come off the last ball of the match16.6
K Cooper to du Plessis, 1 run, gently works the slower delivery to square leg, retains the strike with that run16.5
K Cooper to Dhoni, 1 run, Cooper is a lucky man. A horrid loopy full toss down leg, Dhoni flicks it straight to the fielder at short fine. Either side of that man inside the ring and it would've been a boundary16.4
K Cooper to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, huge shout for lbw, but that was sliding down leg. Too much tail on that delivery as Cooper speared it full, du Plessis missed the flick and they cross over a leg-bye. Oxenford got it right16.3
K Cooper to du Plessis, no run, too early into the shot, too early, du Plessis slogs and misses. Luckily it bounced over the off-stump16.2
K Cooper to Dhoni, 1 run, misfield from Watto at cover and that gives away the single. Driven straight to him and he has let it through his grasp16.1
K Cooper to du Plessis, 1 run, slower off-cutter from Cooper, du Plessis dabs it softly in front of point, gives the strike back to Dhoni
Kevon Cooper [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack15.6
Tambe to Dhoni, FOUR, Tambe spoils a very good over until then with a terrible delivery, short and down the leg-side, all it needed was some bat and Dhoni plays the vertical bat sweep past the keeper15.5
Tambe to Dhoni, no run, bowled from about 24 yards, driven back to Tambe. Another dot15.4
Tambe to Dhoni, no run, skidding on flat outside off, chopped without any timing to cover, du Plessis is sent back15.3
Tambe to du Plessis, 1 run, comes down the track and bunts it down to long-off
What a reception Mahendra Singh Dhoni got when he walked out to bat. The entire stadium were on their feet, cheering their favorite son on. Goosebump moment that!15.2
Tambe to Dhoni, 1 run, on the back foot and turned down to fine leg15.1
Tambe to Dhoni, no run, ripper from Tambe. Nearly gets the hometown lad out. Fizzing leggie from Tambe, Dhoni was hanging back and nearly edged it behind. Not far away from the off stump as well. Tambe thought he had his man
Pravin Tambe [3.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack14.6
R Bhatia to Dhoni, 1 run, gently turns this slower delivery on middle and leg into the vacant short mid wicket area, takes the quick single and is off the mark to raucous cheers from his hometown crowd
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease14.5
R Bhatia to Ashwin, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. The slowness of Bhatia deceiving Ashwin there. Came on very slowly, Ashwin - as have so many batsmen before him today - played the slog too early, the ball came much later and knocked out the leg stump. Ashwin b R Bhatia 14(16) [4s-1]
R Bhatia to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Ian Bishop on air says that 'even the limping du Plessis has outrun Ashwin, on one leg'. That was epic from Bish!14.4
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, down the track and bunted to long-on14.3
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 2 runs, Ashwin is haring around for the 2nd. And he makes it again. du Plessis flayed that on the off-side and by the time sweeper came around, they made it easily14.2
R Bhatia to Ashwin, 1 run, a mistimed cut wide of point. No pace on that delivery from R Bhatia at all14.1
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, punched to long-off
During the break, du Plessis was receiving treatment on his left leg. The physio - Tommy Simsek was seen stretching that leg of du Plessis. While turning back for the 2nd in one of the overs, he had landed awkwardly and that caused the problem. A lot of strapping done on the injured leg. From a Chennai viewpoint, they will hope that it's nothing serious. For the moment he is up now. Meanwhile, the iceman Mahendra Singh Dhoni is as cool as ever in the dug-out. He remains as stoic as ever. Will he finish the match off tonight as he does so often? Remains to be seen.13.6
Faulkner to du Plessis, 1 run, full and on off, driven down to long-off. That brings us to the final timeout of the game13.5
Faulkner to Ashwin, 1 run, backs away and though the slower delivery followed him, dabs it down to short third, a quick single taken13.4
Faulkner to du Plessis, 1 run, a gentle tuck to deep square leg, du Plessis is playing this well, looks like he wants to be there at the end13.3
Faulkner to Ashwin, 1 run, good that Ashwin didn't time that well, if he had done so, he would've holed out to the man at long-on. Right off the toe end as he aimed to loft over long-on, bounces well in front of the man13.2
Faulkner to du Plessis, 1 run, back-of-the-hand slower delivery, du Plessis shuffles across and works it to square leg, a single taken13.1
Faulkner to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, punched to cover, straight to the fielder. Starts with a dot
James Faulkner [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack12.6
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, du Plessis makes room and slices it to sweeper cover, keeps the strike12.5
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 2 runs, the entire Chennai dug-out are laughing and the reason? Ashwin has just dived back in to make it back for the 2nd. And he has done so successfully. du Plessis came down and flicked it into the deep mid wicket region, Ashwin isn't the swiftest of runners, has to hare back and dive in to make it. Beats the throw and that effort from him brings smiles on the faces of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, RJ and Steve Rixon and a whole lot of claps. Must say that is a first!12.4
R Bhatia to Ashwin, 1 run, shuffles across a tad and works it gently to the mid wicket region12.3
R Bhatia to Ashwin, FOUR, Ashwin gets a boundary. And a vital one for Chennai needed that. Down on one knee and slogs the slower delivery to the deep mid wicket fence. Connected that really well12.2
R Bhatia to Ashwin, no run, again it is Tambe who makes a mess of what could've been a run out chance. The yorker was dug out to him on the on-side, du Plessis was down and had to dive back in to make it. A better throw than the weak under-arm flick that Tambe managed might have got du Plessis in trouble12.1
R Bhatia to Ashwin, no run, slower delivery outside off, Ashwin completely mistimes the drive, the ball rolls to cover, straight to the fielder11.6
Tambe to Ashwin, leg byes, 1 run, down the track, not to the pitch of the ball so he has to defend with the pad, a quick leg-bye taken as the ball went to the right of the bowler. If Tambe had been quick, he could've run Ashwin out, but no damage done in the end11.5
Tambe to du Plessis, 1 run, use of the feet and works it into the mid wicket region, in fact du Plessis edged that onto the pad as he tried to flick11.4
Tambe to Ashwin, 1 run, opens the face of the bat slightly and dabs it wide of cover. Rotates the strike well11.3
Tambe to Ashwin, 2 runs, comes down the track and takes it on the full, a wristy flick wide of long-on, that's placed in the gap and that will be a couple of runs11.2
Tambe to du Plessis, 1 run, very full on the stumps, driven to long-on11.1
Tambe to Ashwin, 1 run, comes down the track and eases the off-drive to long-off
Pravin Tambe [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack10.6
R Bhatia to Ashwin, 1 run, shuffles across a bit and punches it with a straight bat towards long-on. Was in the air, but nowhere near anyone10.5
R Bhatia to Ashwin, no run, nearly a caught and bowled. Ashwin was early into the flick, the leading edge doesn't carry to the bowler though10.4
R Bhatia to Ashwin, no run, slower delivery outside off, pushed straight to the fielder at cover10.3
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, flicked from the stumps to mid wicket, another single10.2
R Bhatia to Ashwin, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Ashwin flicks it to the mid wicket region, is off the mark10.1
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched through cover for a single
Rajat Bhatia [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease9.6
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by Yagnik!! That's a big wicket. It's the West Indian who gets his countryman. The slower delivery on the stumps, Dwayne Smith was early into the pull, that meant that he could only tamely top-edge it behind the stumps, where the keeper runs forward to grab an easy catch. Replays show that it came right off the toe end of the bat. Dwayne Smith c Yagnik b K Cooper 44(35) [4s-5 6s-2]
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, THATS OUT!! Caught!!9.5
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, no run, play and a miss! Full and wide outside off, Dwayne Smith throws his bat at it and doesn't connect9.4
K Cooper to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis shuffles across to off, and has to fetch the pull from outside off, dragged down to deep mid wicket9.3
K Cooper to du Plessis, no run, slower delivery on off, du Plessis gets forward to defend it in front of short cover, wants the single, but the bowler is quick to run forward and stop it9.2
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, now follows up the slower delivery with a yorker length delivery on off, Dwayne Smith is good enough to squeeze it out to point for a single9.1
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, no run, well bowled! Clever slower delivery outside off, Dwayne Smith is early into the slog and misses
Kevon Cooper [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
Tambe to du Plessis, FOUR, a reverse scoop and du Plessis reaps rewards for intent. Floated close to the off-stump, du Plessis connects the shot well enough now as he places it over short third man8.5
Tambe to du Plessis, no run, seeing du Plessis step out, Tambe pulls his length back, beats du Plessis' punch and hits him high on his thigh pad8.4
Tambe to du Plessis, 2 runs, tossed up on off, this one grips in the pitch, du Plessis scoops it over the keeper towards fine leg, he did not connect it as well as he would have wanted to8.3
Tambe to du Plessis, 2 runs, du Plessis uses his feet, Tambe is aware of that as he fires it on du Plessis' pads, the latter manages to work it away to backward square leg8.2
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, much fuller, Smith drills it down to long on for a single8.1
Tambe to du Plessis, 1 run, lovely loop on middle, Plessis snaps his wrists and flicks it to deep mid wicket
Pravin Tambe [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack7.6
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, streaky but four. Full and outside off, keeps low, Smith flails at it, the ball grazes the under-edge, evades the keeper and runs away to the deep third man fence. With Yagnik up to the stumps he had nil chance7.5
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, another floaty full ball on the stumps, eased to long off7.4
R Bhatia to du Plessis, no run, cutter on off, stops on the batsman, check-driven in front of cover7.3
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, Dwayne Smith eases a full one down to long on7.2
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Bhatia dishes out another slower ball, this one is short, Smith rocks back and short arm jab pulls it between midwicket and long on. I thought he had muscled that but it actually went off the toe-end of the bat. How much power is packed in his bottom hand?7.2
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, wide, Bhatia sprays it down leg, Smith's sweep has no chance of connecting it7.1
R Bhatia to du Plessis, 1 run, Bhatia starts off with a slower cutter on off, du Plessis turns it to long on
Rajat Bhatia, right-arm medium, comes into the attack6.6
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, Ankit Sharma gives this more air on the off-stump, drawing Smith into a soft forward defensive push. End of an impressive spell from Ankit. His returns: 4-0-20-26.5
Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, 1 run, Ankit Sharma digs it in short and offers room, du Plessis cracks it to sweeper cover6.4
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, leg byes, 1 run, angling down leg, Smith misses the sweep but gets it off his pads towards fine leg6.3
Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, 1 run, dropped short and on the stumps, punched away to mid wicket as Chennai reach 506.2
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, Ankit Sharma sustains the spin into the batsman, Smith is still happy to stay back and push it down to long on6.1
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, turning in, Smith stays back and defends it back to Ankit Sharma5.6
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, darted onto the pads, nudged away to square leg5.5
K Cooper to Dwayne Smith, no run, low full toss on middle and leg, Smith does not cash in as he flicks it to the man at mid-wicket5.4
K Cooper to du Plessis, 1 run, worked away off the pads to short fine leg5.3
K Cooper to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis steps out, looks to whip it to the leg-side but is duped by the lack of pace on this. The ball whizzes past the leg-stump5.2
K Cooper to du Plessis, FOUR, Faf has nailed this. Tad overpitched and on the stumps, du Plessis drills it straight down the ground, past the bowler to the fence5.1
K Cooper to du Plessis, no run, Cooper strikes with his first ball, Oh no, the bails have not come off the groove. Faf is riding his luck. This skidded off the pitch and kept low, du Plessis stoops low, tries to keep it out, he only gets a thick inside edge, the ball goes back hits the turf and bounces high, rolls on and hits the timber but the bails refuse to get disturbed. Cooper is half-way through his celebration before realising his ill-luck
Kevon Cooper, right-arm medium, comes into the attack4.6
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, picked away off the pads behind square leg but can't beat the fielder4.5
Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, 1 run, sliding in on the leg-stump, du Plessis whips it past mid wicket4.4
Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, no run, a bit quicker, pushed back to Ankit Sharma4.3
Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, no run, an appeal for lbw, the inside edge saves Faf. This was tossed up on middle, du Plessis inside-edges the defensive push onto his pads
Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease4.2
Ankit Sharma to Raina, out Caught by R Bhatia!! Harmless delivery and a soft dismissal. Ankit Sharma has his arms stretched in delight. This was sliding down leg, Raina bends down in an attempt to paddle-sweep it away, he does not bother to keep it down as the ball loops to short fine leg, where Bhatia takes a fairly simple catch. Raina c R Bhatia b Ankit Sharma 2(3)
Ankit Sharma to Raina, THATS OUT!! Caught!!4.1
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, arm ball curving in, Smith stays back and whisks it to mid wicket3.6
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flat and on the stumps, Smith drills it to long on3.6
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, wide, has Dwayne Smith been strangled down leg? Tossed up and turning down leg, Smith misses the sweep, the ball sits snugly in the keeper's gloves. Yagnik goes up for an appeal straightaway but the umpire shoots the appeal down3.5
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, no run, sliding on off, Smith pushed to cover from the crease3.4
Tambe to Raina, 1 run, Tambe is firing darts here, Raina stays back and offers a solid punch to long on3.3
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, pushed through short again and outside off, Smith stands tall and punches it down to long off3.2
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, floated on off now, Smith lofts it through the line and nonchalantly so as the ball soars over long off3.1
Tambe to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, crunched! Hello Tambe says Dwayne Smith. This was pushed short and outside off, Smith punches it off the back foot, threading the gap between extra-cover and mid-off
Pravin Tambe, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack2.6
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, pushed through short, not all that short, back of a length, Smith whiplashes it to deep mid wicket2.5
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, sliding onto the pads, worked off the back foot to backward square leg for a brace2.4
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Smith drags it mid-way down the pitch, it sat up to be hit, Smith latches onto it as he pulls it away, pinging the deep mid wicket fence2.3
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, drifting onto the pads, Smith flicks it to square leg, Smith hunts for a quick single but is sent back2.2
Ankit Sharma to Raina, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, worked away to mid wicket for a single
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease2.1
Ankit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Nair!! Ankit Sharma has prised out the early wicket for Rajasthan. This was pushed through on the pads, McCullum bends down, sweeps it hard but picks out Nair at backward square leg, who hangs onto a fine catch, for this ball was travelling. Make that a top overhead catch. Brendon McCullum c Nair b Ankit Sharma 6(3) [6s-1]
Ankit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, THATS OUT!! Caught!!1.6
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, no run, Faulkner shortens his length, close to the off-stump, no room for Smith to free his arms, he chops it to the right of the keeper1.5
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, no run, another floaty slower cutter outside off, creeps under Smith's attempted cut to the off-side1.4
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, no run, Faulkner takes some pace off this one and directs it wide outside off, Smith looks to force it through cover but the lack of pace foils his timing1.3
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, SIX, second six of the over. This was a length delivery on off, Smith shimmies forward and dispatches it over long off with another lofted drive1.2
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, no run, full and outside off, Smith drives it to the off-side1.1
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, SIX, cracking shot! This was on a good length and on off, Smith lofts it over the bowler's head, clearing long-on. Crisp, clean strike. He is right to hold his pose after that shot1.1
Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, wide, inauspicious start for Faulkner as he sprays this wide outside off, Smith cannot reach out and cut it away as he is beaten
James Faulkner, comes into the attack0.6
Ankit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, SIX, nimble footwork as McCullum gets up and revving with a biggie. McCullum dashes down the track, meets the pitch of the ball and lofts it handsomely, clearing the long on fence0.5
Ankit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, no run, flat and angling in on middle, McCullum works it away off the back foot but cannot beat short fine leg0.4
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, third straight ball drifting onto the pads, gently nudged away to mid wicket now as Smith opens his account0.3
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, similar delivery, skidding onto the pads, Smith still cannot connect the whip0.2
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, darted in on the pads at 92kph, Smith misses the whip and wears it on his pads0.1
Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, a bit of slow turn on off, Smith covers for it and taps it to cover
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Ankit Sharma will open the attack
Welcome back..Baz and Smith stride out to the middle. Ankit will open the bowling as well.
Early on, Watto enjoyed a fruitful promotion scoring a brisk fifty. Ankit performed the pinch-hitter role reasonably well. Rajasthan have variety in their bowling to test any batting department. Join us back for the chase in about few minutes.
Having got off to a fine start, Rajasthan would have eyed something more than 150. The Chennai bowlers bounced back with Mohit emerging the pick of the bowlers with a 3-wicket haul. Samuel Badree and Jadeja got the ball to skid off the pitch while Ashwin was off-colour. Rajasthan could only squirt out 49 runs whilst losing 6 wickets in the last 45 balls. Could it turn out to be decisive?19.6
Mohit Sharma to Yagnik, 1 run, pushed mighty full outside off, close to a yorker, Yagnik clears his front leg and drills it down to long off19.5
Mohit Sharma to Yagnik, no run, good length delivery angling in, Yagnik looks to slog it away, the ball kisses his pad, eludes the stumps on it's way to MS
Kevon Cooper, right handed bat, comes to the crease19.4
Mohit Sharma to R Bhatia, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! Mohit Sharma gives Bhatia a dose of his own medicine. Slower one outside off, Bhatia early into the big blow, he looks to go over the off-side after stepping out, Smith jogs forward from long-off, steadies himself and snaffles the take. Bhatia completely miscued it, the ball skewed off the base of the bat to the West Indian.R Bhatia c Dwayne Smith b Mohit Sharma 7(4) [4s-1]
Mohit Sharma to R Bhatia, THATS OUT!! Caught!!19.3
Mohit Sharma to R Bhatia, 2 runs, top fielding from Faf now. This was on a length and right in the slot, Bhatia bashes it straight down the ground, Faf runs across from long-off, makes a valiant diving stop and relays it to Smith19.2
Mohit Sharma to R Bhatia, FOUR, it's real teaser for Vijay Shankar, he runs back, slides but only deflects it to the backward square leg fence. This was a length delivery on middle and leg, Bhatia charges down the track and slogs it away between backward square leg and short fine leg19.1
Mohit Sharma to Yagnik, byes, 1 run, hurled in very full and wide outside off, this one keeps alarmingly low, Yagnik cannot connect the wild swing, Dhoni is beaten by the lack of bounce as well, a leg-bye is eked out18.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Yagnik, 1 run, pre-meditates the reverse sweep, a bit risky that, takes it right from middle and gets it down to the sweeper cover man. 4 runs and the two wickets off the over. Excellent stuff from Ravindra Jadeja.18.5
Ravindra Jadeja to R Bhatia, 1 run, on off, worked through mid wicket, just the single18.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Yagnik, 1 run, a top-edged sweep, but it lands in front of the man running in from deep backward square leg
Rajat Bhatia, right handed bat, comes to the crease18.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Binny, out Caught by du Plessis!! Ravindra Jadeja has his second of the over. Binny came down the track, wasn't to the pitch and his big shot, results in a tame mishit, which du Plessis grabs running in from long-on. Jadeja does the double fist pump. Binny c du Plessis b Ravindra Jadeja 22(17) [6s-2]
Ravindra Jadeja to Binny, THATS OUT!! Caught!!18.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Yagnik, 1 run, turns back in and cramps Yagnik for room, he was making room to cut, eventually dabs it down to cover-point
Dishant Yagnik, left handed bat, comes to the crease18.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Faulkner, out Bowled!! Clean-up job from Ravindra Jadeja. Quicker from Ravindra Jadeja, gripped on the surface and beat Faulkner's attempted whip to leg. The batsman was early into the shot, off the pad and uproots leg stump. Jadeja has his arms stretched in joy. Faulkner b Ravindra Jadeja 1(4)
Ravindra Jadeja to Faulkner, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!17.6
Mohit Sharma to Binny, 2 runs, picks the slower delivery, but his hoick results in a thick inside edge as the ball dribbles to wide long-on for a couple of runs17.5
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, 1 run, length ball on off, blasted down to long-off. Just a single as the ball went straight to the fielder. Mohit Sharma did well to duck as the ball was aimed right at his head. That could've been nasty had the ball hit the bowler17.4
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, no run, pitched up on middle, driven back to Mohit Sharma who fields. That's two dots in a row17.3
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, no run, pacy good length delivery on off, Faulkner defends cautiously, a good diving stop from Mohit Sharma on his followthrough
James Faulkner, right handed bat, comes to the crease17.2
Mohit Sharma to S Smith, out Bowled!! Mohit Sharma again comes back well and dismisses a batsman after getting hit for a boundary off the previous delivery. Must say Smith dug his own grave there, tried to reverse paddle after making room, exposed his leg stump and Mohit hit the stump with uncanny precision. S Smith b Mohit Sharma 9(8) [4s-1]
Mohit Sharma to S Smith, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!17.1
Mohit Sharma to S Smith, FOUR, too many slower balls from Mohit Sharma and Smith has picked it. Opens the face and goes over cover
Mohit Sharma [2.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack16.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Binny, no run, a huge shout for lbw first up, Oxenford negates the appeal, it looked close though as Binny missed the sweep and was hit on the back leg, he had strayed too far down the wicket, had to rush back and just about beats point's throw to Mahendra Singh Dhoni16.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Binny, SIX, over cover and that is a fine shot. Uses his feet and goes over the infield, hit really well and there is enough on that to carry it all the way16.4
Ravindra Jadeja to S Smith, leg byes, 1 run, this one darts back in to Smith who tried to make room and slog, is hit on the pad, sliding down though and they take a leg bye16.3
Ravindra Jadeja to S Smith, no run, fired down leg, Smith had pre-meditated the reverse sweep, misses and is hit on the pad16.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Binny, 1 run, stopped on Binny a bit, who drives uppishly through cover16.1
Ravindra Jadeja to S Smith, 1 run, isn't to the pitch, bunted to long-on
Ravindra Jadeja [2.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack15.6
Ashwin to S Smith, 1 run, down leg from round the wicket - that atrocious line again, but it has been swept away to backward square leg, for just the single. Ashwin gets away15.5
Ashwin to Binny, leg byes, 1 run, tries to reverse sweep and misses, is hit on the body and they take a leg bye15.4
Ashwin to S Smith, 1 run, now reverse paddles it to short third man15.3
Ashwin to S Smith, 2 runs, uses his feet and works it to deep mid wicket, excellent placement and it's a couple of runs. Smith is off the mark with that clever shot15.2
Ashwin to Binny, 1 run, nudged off the pads to short fine leg15.1
Ashwin to Binny, no run, steps out and defends it to cover
Ravichandran Ashwin [3.0-0-34-1] is back into the attack14.6
Badree to Nair, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Badree is too quick to be attempting the cut, it skidded on quickly and the drag-on clatters onto the off-stump. Badree ends his spell with a wicket. Nair b Badree 8(11) [4s-1]
Badree to Nair, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!14.5
Badree to Nair, no run, plays the slog-sweep too early, bottom-edges it onto the boot. The ball rolls to the off-side14.4
Badree to Binny, 1 run, initially I thought that throw from Raina was a waste, but replays show that he would've got Nair out with a direct hit. They take the single after the throw missed the stumps14.3
Badree to Binny, SIX, seeing Binny use his feet, Badree drags it mid-way down the pitch, Binny still manages to pull it between midwicket and long on for a maximum14.2
Badree to Binny, no run, a confident appeal for LBW but the umpire in non-plussed. Pushed through on the leg-stump, Binny is late onto the defensive push, does not connect, the ball may have been sneaking down leg14.1
Badree to Nair, 1 run, skidding off the pitch on middle, Nair camps on the back foot and punches it down to sweeper cover
Samuel Badree [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack13.6
I Pandey to Binny, no run, Pandey reverts to the short one outside off, good lift there, Binny chops it to the man at point, cannot get hold of the cut again13.5
I Pandey to Nair, 1 run, Pandey hurls in the yorker, Nair manages to squirt it to mid on, they hustle through for a single as well13.4
I Pandey to Binny, 1 run, good length ball angling in, Binny taps it to short cover and sets off. The fumble there allows the duo to complete the single without much trouble13.3
I Pandey to Binny, no run, Pandey persists with the shortish length of the spectrum, Binny connects the cut but hits it straight to the fielder at point, he forgets about placement13.2
I Pandey to Nair, 1 run, shortish and angled across, Nair arches back and guides it down to deep third man now. He exploited the pace of Nair to good effect there13.1
I Pandey to Binny, 1 run, Pandey also hits the back of a length and keeps it on the off-stump, Binny now employs an open face and dabs it to cover point for a convincing run
Ishwar Pandey [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack12.6
Mohit Sharma to Binny, 3 runs, nearly chopped on! The ball evades Dhoni as well. This was pushed at back of a length again, close to the off-stump, Binny committs to a cut, all he manages is an inside-edge that dribbles away, beating both the off-stump and the dive of Dhoni. Lucky three runs for Binny12.5
Mohit Sharma to Binny, no run, fraction back of a length and decking in, Binny looks to cut it, but is cramped for room, he manages an inside edge onto the pad
Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Mohit Sharma to Watson, out Bowled!! Mohit Sharma comes back and shatters Watto's middle stump. Ashwin applauds Mohit's effort. This was fired in full, Watson waits on the back foot, he was perhaps waiting for the slower one. He looks to slog it away to the leg-side but misses as Mohit Sharma rattles the timber. That is a crucial breakthrough for Chennai as Watto was looking in ominous touch. Watson b Mohit Sharma 51(36) [4s-3 6s-4]
Mohit Sharma to Watson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!12.3
Mohit Sharma to Watson, SIX, slammed! Watto gets to his fifty in style. Mohit Sharma strays in length as he dishes out a high-ish full toss, Watson smashes it over deep backward leg12.2
Mohit Sharma to Watson, no run, another cutter outside off, Watson heaves and misses. The slower ones have been working well for Mohit Sharma12.1
Mohit Sharma to Watson, no run, slower cutter outside off, Watson is duped by the lack of pace. He is palpably early into the shot as he looks to force it through the off-side, misses
Mohit Sharma [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
Mohit replaces Shankar..11.6
Ashwin to Nair, no run, seeing Nair walk into the drive, Ash loops it up and pulls his length back as well, in the end Nair has to contend with a check-push back to Ashwin11.5
Ashwin to Nair, no run, tossed up on off, Nair drives it nicely but cannot beat cover11.4
Ashwin to Watson, 1 run, flat and tucking Watson up for room, close to the off-stump, Watson chops it down to short third man and sets off11.3
Ashwin to Nair, 1 run, Ashwin gives this more air, turning in as well, Nair manoeuvres it to deep square leg11.2
Ashwin to Nair, FOUR, fizzer sliding down leg, Nair hunts for a reverse-sweep, does not get any bat onto it but the umpire disagrees, the ball runs away to the deep fine leg fence11.1
Ashwin to Watson, 1 run, Ashwin darts another one on the pads, Watson whips it away to backward square leg with no fuss
Ravichandran Ashwin [2.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack10.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Nair, no run, driven straight to the fielder at cover10.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Nair, no run, turn for Ravindra Jadeja, draws Nair into the stroke, the spin takes the ball away. MS is very quick, but Nair had his foot grounded, though momentarily it was up
A stumping chance sent upstairs against Karun. Is the foot in the air? Looks like Karun is safe and he is.
Karun Nair, right handed bat, comes to the crease10.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahane, out Rahane Run Out!! Watson has sold Rahane a dummy. It was pushed towards cover, Rahane immediately set off, probably the sight of Baz swooping on the ball put off Watson, who sent Rahane back, even with a dive, Rahane wasn't going to make it. A relay throw and MS does the rest. That is a wicket gifted away. Rahane run out (Brendon McCullum/Dhoni) 4(7)
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!10.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Watson, 1 run, a rank bad ball - short and wide outside off, flat-batted straight to the fielder at long off, Ravindra Jadeja is lucky to get away there10.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Watson, no run, skidding on, cramps Watson for room on the cut, a bottom-edge onto the pads. That so nearly went through Watson's defences10.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahane, 1 run, whipped off the pads to backward square leg9.6
V Shankar to Watson, SIX, this is a slog, but that will be another six. Wanted to go on-side and it is deep mid wicket this time as Watson picks the leg-cutter and slogs with brute force. That will be 19 runs off the debutant's opening over9.5
V Shankar to Watson, SIX, that is into the second tier. Right in the slot for the loft and boy does Watson nail this or what. Got forward and smashed it way back into the stands at long-on. The white ball soared and soared9.4
V Shankar to Watson, 2 runs, tries the slower delivery this time, it is well outside off, Watson lashes it to sweeper cover, who keeps it to a couple9.3
V Shankar to Watson, FOUR, how good is the timing on that! It was a low full toss, Watson threaded the gap with a superb cover drive that beat sweeper to his right. Beautifully hit9.2
V Shankar to Rahane, 1 run, punched off the back foot to cover9.1
V Shankar to Rahane, no run, was there an edge on that? Rahane was through with the whip to leg very early, the ball came on slower than he anticipated, even if there was an edge, Mahendra Singh Dhoni fluffed it, so it wouldn't have mattered anyway
Vijay Shankar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack8.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Watson, no run, a fine stop from a diving short mid wicket keeps it to a dot. Ravindra Jadeja goes up to the fielder to pat him for that stop8.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahane, 1 run, an easy drive through cover8.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahane, no run, slower and looped up on off, driven back to Ravindra Jadeja8.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Watson, 1 run, steers it to backward point, takes the single on offer8.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and works it wide of the bowler, is off the mark8.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Watson, 1 run, shortish outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack7.6
Ashwin to Watson, 1 run, whipped off the pads
Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease7.5
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! See, if you flight the ball, that is the reward you get, Ash! Lovely loop on that, dropped on Ankit Sharma who was looking for the slog to cow corner, the drop at the last moment, meant there was no timing on the shot and it nearly carried all the way, but Smith settled himself and caught the high ball at long-on. The sun must have been right in Smith's eyes, but he is a smart guy - wearing the floppy, that helps. Ankit Sharma c Dwayne Smith b Ashwin 30(27) [4s-4 6s-1]
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!7.5
Ashwin to Watson, 2 wides, and again. Mahendra Singh Dhoni must be livid with this. He can't glove it properly and that is an extra run as well. Very poor bowling from India's No. 1 spinner7.4
Ashwin to Watson, FOUR, I don't understand this leg-side theory from Ashwin at all. Atrocious bowling it must be said. That too from round the wicket and he has a short fine in as well, at this level that is begging to be hit, Watson says thank you very much and sweeps it powerfully to the deep backward square fence. Get back to over the wicket, Ashwin!7.4
Ashwin to Watson, wide, this is horrid bowling. Way down leg and beats Watson on the sweep7.3
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, 1 run, quicker and skidding on middle, Ankit Sharma flat-bats it to long-off7.2
Ashwin to Watson, 1 run, low full toss, Watson advances and works it to long-on7.1
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, 1 run, Ankit Sharma was aiming for the big hit, was setting himself up for the shot, but Ashwin bowled it slower and that forced the batsman to guide it wide of point
I Pandey to Watson, 2 runs, that's a cracking off-drive, nearly took out Pandey in his followthrough. Mohit does well at long-off, to get to the ball quickly and keep it to a couple6.5
I Pandey to Ankit Sharma, 1 run, a slower short delivery, pulled to mid wicket. No timing on that shot as well6.4
I Pandey to Watson, 1 run, was in the air, but goes past Pandey's right-hand, a straight drive on-the-up, and du Plessis is there on the fence to keep it to a single6.3
I Pandey to Watson, no run, angling in, Watson tries to go big on the on-side, mistimes it to mid wicket6.2
I Pandey to Watson, FOUR, Intentionally square driven in the air. Full and wide outside off, played with an open face and it beats point to his right. No chance for sweeper to cut it off as well
Ankit Sharma liked that slog-swept six off Ashwin. As soon as he hit that, he sported a huge smile on his face.6.1
I Pandey to Watson, no run, short of length outside off, Watson cuts without any timing to point
Ishwar Pandey [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack5.6
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, SIX, make that 17 off that over. A lovely slog sweep from Ankit Sharma to end it. Went down on his knees and picked the full one from middle, went through with the shot and found the crowd at deep mid wicket5.5
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, no run, fired in on off, defended with bat and pad close together to cover5.4
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, FOUR, now a deft touch. Fired down leg, a faint tickle and that is enough to get him back-to-back boundaries. Short fine was inside and Ankit Sharma beat him easily5.3
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, FOUR, tossed up outside off, slogged over mid-on, that was a good hit. Knew the fielder was inside and went over him5.2
Ashwin to Ankit Sharma, 2 runs, Watson was struggling and if Ashwin had collected the ball, the Rajasthan skipper would've been in trouble. Tried to take on Jadeja's arm and that wasn't a good idea, a rocket throw came from the deep, luckily for Watson, Ashwin didn't collect5.1
Ashwin to Watson, leg byes, 1 run, from round the wicket and speared down leg, off the pad and they take a leg bye
Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack4.6
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, fraction short outside off, cut well, but straight to the fielder at point4.5
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, that stopped on Ankit Sharma a bit again, the batsman gets forward to defend and does so not too well, it runs off the outside half of the bat, was in the air, but doesn't carry to anyone in the ring on the off-side4.4
Badree to Watson, 1 run, flicked in the air and wide of mid wicket4.3
Badree to Watson, no run, Watson is itching to go big, but Badree has kept him quiet, a big hit attempted, but it skews off the inside half to short mid wicket4.2
Badree to Watson, no run, Watson was winding up for the big shot, but the length wasn't there, defended to point with an open face4.1
Badree to Watson, no run, that stopped on Watson a little, a cautious push towards mid-off3.6
Mohit Sharma to Ankit Sharma, no run, after playing such a delightful shot earlier in the over, he tries an awful slog, doesn't connect and though Dhoni fumbled as he tried to stop it with his pads, they don't take a bye3.5
Mohit Sharma to Ankit Sharma, no run, Mohit Sharma comes back well, pacy delivery on the stumps, forces Ankit Sharma to defend3.4
Mohit Sharma to Ankit Sharma, FOUR, that is a seriously good cricketing shot. A beautiful back foot punch wide of cover and beats mid-off to his right. Beat du Plessis at mid-off - which shows what timing there was on that shot. Found the gap to perfection there. Ankit Sharma looked so good when he played that
Now Mohit Sharma has decided to change his angle, he is coming from round the wicket3.3
Mohit Sharma to Ankit Sharma, FOUR, finally Ankit Sharma nails one. A flat-batted whack over mid-off. Wanted to play it in the air and did so easily. The length too was right for the shot - as it was on a short of length and well outside off3.2
Mohit Sharma to Ankit Sharma, no run, a mistimed slog to mid-on, the batsman wanted a run, even Watson did, but they decide against it in the end3.1
Mohit Sharma to Ankit Sharma, no run, short of length outside off, punched to cover
Mohit Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack2.6
Badree to Ankit Sharma, 1 run, tucked off the pads to mid wicket2.5
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, beaten on the cut again, slid on quickly and goes under the bat2.4
Badree to Watson, 1 run, goes on the back foot and whips it to deep mid wicket2.4
Badree to Watson, 5 wides, down leg and that beats Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he moved to his left, but it went through his legs and to the fence. Bonus runs for the opposition2.3
Badree to Ankit Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and wrists it through mid wicket2.2
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, was there an inside edge onto the pads? If not, that looked very out. Pitched in line and beat the attempted sweep of Ankit Sharma, no real appeal from the Chennai side. A good stop at slip as the fielder dived to his right and fielded. Otherwise it would've been runs2.1
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, again skids on, pulled without any timing to square leg1.6
I Pandey to Watson, SIX, cracking pull shot. It was on a good length and on off, Watson was eyeing the wide long-on/deep mid wicket boundary, latches on and thumps it off the front foot over the boundary. He is so good with the pull shot. That spoils what was a very good over until then1.5
I Pandey to Watson, no run, tries to pull off the front foot, no timing at all as he mistimes the shot to mid-on. The dot balls are building up1.4
I Pandey to Watson, no run, back of a length on off, forces Watson to defend off the back foot1.3
I Pandey to Watson, no run, short of length outside off, steered straight to the fielder at point1.2
I Pandey to Watson, no run, good delivery. Pitches on a short of length and rears up on Watson. The extra bounce surprised Watson who tried to take the bat way, but couldn't. So nearly nicked it. Lovely line from I Pandey as well
Now Mahendra Singh Dhoni goes back. That experiment lasted just one ball1.1
I Pandey to Watson, no run, good stop by Ravindra Jadeja diving to his right at point. That was cut firmly in the air and it just bounced in front of him, he snaffled it with no fuss. Saved a boundary. Interestingly Mahendra Singh Dhoni was up to the stumps to that delivery
Ishwar Pandey, right-arm medium, comes into the attack0.6
Badree to Watson, 1 run, he gets forward and eases an on-drive towards long-on to keep the strike
The slip stays for Watson as well0.5
Badree to Ankit Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and turns it wide of the bowler and takes the single. Is off the mark and that gets Rajasthan underway as well0.4
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, that one kept low and went under the attempted cut shot of Ankit Sharma. So that's 4 dots in a row0.3
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, fullish and draws Ankit Sharma forward, he gets forward and defends it towards mid-off0.2
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, a stifled shout for lbw from Dhoni, but that was sliding down leg, short and down leg, Ankit Sharma pulls and misses. That skidded on very quickly0.1
Badree to Ankit Sharma, no run, slow turn and Ankit Sharma decides to defend off the back foot
Ankit Sharma and Watson are at the crease. Ankit Sharma is on strike. Badree will open the attack
A surprise as Ankit Sharma is seen walking out with Shane Watson. Will the move to promote Ankit work? We will know very shortly. Badree has the ball. A slip in place for him
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Faf du Plessis, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Samuel Badree
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Shane Watson(c), Dishant Yagnik(w), Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, Kevon Cooper, James Faulkner, Pravin Tambe, Rajat Bhatia, Ankit Sharma
MS Dhoni: "We wanted to bat first also. The wicket is dry and it is a 4pm game as well. Well, we respect all sides. We worry more about our side and the areas to improve on. Most of us have played against them. They are a fantastic side. They contribute as a team which is their strength. We have one change with Vijay Shankar coming in place of Mithun Manhas."
Watson: "We are going to have a bat. It is a little bit dry. It will probably change a little bit later in the game. It was a great performance from Smith and Faulkner. It certainly gives us a lot of confidence. I have to step up with the batting. We have three changes. We have Yagnik for Samson. Ankit Sharma replaces Tewatia and Kevon Cooper comes in for Richardson."
Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to bat
Toss and team confirmation heading your way in a brief while. Do stay with us..
Meanwhile, Chennai have signed up David Hussey as a replacement for the injured Dwayne Bravo. Well as you all know, Mike Hussey is with Mumbai now. His younger brother, David Hussey, who voiced commentary starting with the Indian leg of the tournament, will sport the yellow jersey. I am not sure if he will play today though.
The last time these two sides met in this season Chennai prevailed but not before surviving a late scare. With the Ranchi pitch assisting spin expect Samuel Badree to keep his berth in the XI despite being a bit pricey on his Indian T20 League debut for Chennai. Two former champions are ready to roll. You can't afford to miss this one. Greetings and welcome to Match 37 of the Indian T20 League.
Chennai and Punjab have the same number of points but the latter sit on top of the table by virtue of a better net run rate. Rajasthan are placed third with 2 points shy of Chennai and Punjab. MS Dhoni and his boys will target the top spot when they collide with Rajasthan today. The mood in both the camps is upbeat with Chennai finally conquering the Wankhede while Smith and Faulkner pulled off an incredible heist in Bangalore. With both the batting line-ups oozing confidence this game might just boil down to which bowling attack stays alive at the death.
Preview by Gokul Gopal
Having pulled off a stunning chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB), the buoyant Rajasthan Royals team will be in search of their 7th win when they take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the latter's home game in Ranchi. Rajasthan, who are currently in the third position with 12 points from 9 matches, will be up against the two-time IPL champions, who just recently ended Mumbai's winning streak at home. Chennai are comfortably placed second with 14 points and will be eager to register their second win of the tournament against Rajasthan, which will take them to the top spot.
Chennai Super Kings:
The were made to work hard by the Mumbai Indians but the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side were up to the task as they brought to an end the defending champs' 10-match victorious streak at the Wankhede stadium. Chennai have been well-served by the overseas opening duo of Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum, who have scored 396 and 327 runs respectively and have 8 half-century scores between them. Smith, who scored a crucial fifty against MI - his fifth in this edition - will be hoping to extend his form while McCullum, who has fallen after getting starts in the past few matches, will be eager to make a big contribution. Suresh Raina has looked good but have not scored big yet, which he will be keen to do. Faf du Plessis struggled for a few matches but found form with knocks of 52 against KXIP and 31 against Mumbai, which will give him a lot of confidence. Skipper Dhoni has lived up to his role as a finisher on quite a few occasions this season, including the game against MI, and Chennai can count on him to deliver again.
In the bowling department, Mohit Sharma and Ben Hilfenhaus have been doing their seam-bowling duties well, while the R Ashwin-Ravindra Jadeja spin combo has been consistently firing, much to the delight of CSK. Ishwar Pandey too has done a good job, keeping things tight although he does not have too many wickets to show for his efforts. Mohit, Ashwin and Jadeja all enjoy economy rates below 8, which is not quite the case with Hilfenhaus, and Chennai will be hoping that he shows some improvement on that front. Samuel Badree, in the only game so far, went for 34 runs in his four overs against Mumbai, and the West Indian leggie picked up only one wicket. Using part-timers such as Smith and Raina has not worked to Chennai's liking as they have gone for runs.
Rajasthan Royals:
Chasing 191 and being reduced to 106/5 in the 14th over, most teams would have lost hope, but not Rajasthan Royals as they came up with a scintillating effort to overhaul Royal Challengers Bangalore's score in their last game with 1.1 overs to spare. Steven Smith and James Faulkner were the architects of the victory as they came up with superb knocks to stun RCB in the Chinnaswamy stadium. Rajasthan will be hoping that the pair can do the job again if required, although they will be hoping for the top-order to pull up their socks. Karun Nair did well to score a half-century against RCB - his second in the 2014 IPL - but that apart, there wasn't any other substantial contribution from the top five. Ajinkya Rahane fell after getting to a start while Shane Watson, Stuart Binny and Sanju Samson fell cheaply. What will worry Rajasthan is that the top order failure against Bangalore was not a one-off affair as they had previously failed in the chase of 135 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Going up against the quality Chennai attack, skipper Watson and the team management will be hoping that the top order batsmen can play more responsibly.
Barring the game against Royal Challengers, the Rajasthan bowlers have been on the mark. Watson has been delivering with the ball, Pravin Tambe has done a superb job while Rajat Bhatia too has contributed. Kane Richardson and James Faulkner have not done badly either as they Australian quick-bowling pair has been amongst the wickets, although the latter has been a touch expensive. The stand-out bowler has been the 42-year-old Tambe, who has troubled the opposition batsmen with his impressive spin bowling. The leg-spinner though had an off-day against RCB as he went for a few, and he will be hoping to get back into his groove. The rest of the bowlers too will be keen to put behind them their poor showing against the team in red, and come up with a disciplined effort against Chennai.
Head to head:
Chennai and Rajasthan have played against each other 14 times so far in the Indian Premier League. The odds are slightly in favour CSK as the Dhoni-led team have a win percentage of 64.28% (9 wins) against the Royals. In their previous meeting at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Chennai had emerged victorious, defending a total of 140 by bowling out Rajasthan for 133.
Team News:
Chennai brought in Badree at the expense of Hilfenhaus against Mumbai but the move did not quite pay off as the West Indian had a slightly expensive outing. Hilfenhaus though might have to wait a bit longer to get back into the eleven as CSK are likely to give Badree another opportunity, considering that the game is in Ranchi, where the spinners performed brilliantly the last time. Leg-spinner Rahul Tewatia, who replaced Dhawal Kulkarni against Bangalore, bowled impressively and he was the only bowler to concede less than six an over. Rajasthan will most definitely give him another opportunity, which means both sides are likely to remain unchanged.
Pitch and Weather:
The pitch at the JSCA International Stadium Complex is known to assist the slower bowlers, as was the case in the game between Chennai and Kolkata. Ravindra Jadeja and Shakib-Al-Hasan did most of the damage in that game and it will be no surprise if the spinners come to the party again in the 37th match of IPL 2014. As far as the weather is concerned, clear skies are predicted.
There have been times when I have walked out to bat and there are three or four overs left, which is not something I am used to. But I feel the more I play in this new role, the more I will get accustomed to it: Faf du Plessis.
All we are concerned about is to play cricket for each other. We haven't got many superstars and that adds to the beauty of how we coordinate and complement each other on the field: James Faulkner.
Rajasthan Royals (From): Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson(w), Shane Watson(c), Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, James Faulkner, Rajat Bhatia, Kane Richardson, Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Brad Hodge, Abhishek Nayar, Ben Cutting, Tim Southee, Unmukt Chand, Ankush Bains, Kevon Cooper, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Amit Mishra, Deepak Hooda, Ankit Sharma
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Footballers' initiation ceremonies tend to be severe and as he prepared for his international bow at the team hotel 12 years ago, Gerrard's was no exception.
His debut under Kevin Keegan – a 2-0 win over Ukraine on May 31, 2000 – arrived a day after his 20th birthday. His present involved a frantic effort to relocate the belongings mercilessly tipped into the bath while the taps were running. The words "Happy Birthday you soft a---" were smeared on the bedroom wall.
"Toothpaste was everywhere, over the mirror, my bed, the table," Gerrard recalled in his autobiography. "If I was a betting man, I would have put good money on Robbie Fowler as the mastermind and Steve McManaman as chief accomplice. One day, Fowler's conscience will get to him and he will confess."
Call it a gift to mark the England captain's landmark appearance against Sweden – he was cleared to travel to Stockholm on Monday night following a scan on a knee injury sustained against Chelsea on Sunday – but that confession seems to have arrived.
"I can't remember exactly, but it probably was me," says Fowler. "You'd only do those kind of things to the lads you knew and liked and, in Stevie's case, who you knew was going to be around for a long, long time. So yeah, I think that was the kind of initiation ceremony we'd have got up to."
Fowler, one of England's goalscorers in the subsequent friendly, a warm up before Euro 2000, recalls that Gerrard's potential to become a fixture in England colours was obvious from the moment he emerged on to the senior scene at Liverpool.
"When Stevie first joined the first team training at Liverpool he was a small, quite skinny lad," recalls Fowler. "He shot up in size just before he got into the Liverpool first team and he had a few muscle injuries which stopped him making his debut sooner.
"If I'm honest, apart from his obvious ability, the first thing I can remember about Stevie when he joined us was that horrendous fringe he had. It was shocking. Fortunately it looks as if he's got a stylist since those days, but those photographs are still out there to remind everyone.
"What really stood out even then was how nothing would ever faze him, whether making his debut for Liverpool and then England.
"It's a well-deserved honour for him to get to 100 caps. He's been Liverpool's best player for many, many years, and alongside John Terry I'd say he's been England best over the same period.
"He should have been England's captain a long, long time ago. He can come across to people who don't know as a bit surly at times, but he's the perfect captain for his club and his country.
"He controls that dressing room, and looks after his team-mates the way you would want a captain to.
"I don't remember too much about his first game against Ukraine, but I know it was clear to everyone who saw Stevie play he was going to have a long career at the very highest level. I'm proud to be able to say I scored in Steven Gerrard's first international."
Some of those involved in those early England training sessions attest to Gerrard's impeccable first impression.
Goalkeeper Nigel Martyn said: "You quickly saw what a class player he was. He had that drive and determination even at that young age and a hunger about him that said he wanted to win football matches.
"If that meant going into a tackle with Alan Shearer or Tony Adams, who were big, big players for England, then so be it."
Gareth Southgate, who also played in that debut match, said: "The thing that sticks in my mind about him is how crisp a passer of the ball he was. He really rapped passes to you in training."
As with Liverpool, Gerrard's ultimate international ambitions remain unfulfilled. At Anfield, only a Premier League winners' medal has eluded him. For England, he has been unable to sustain a serious challenge in an international tournament. He has been an extraordinary player during an ordinary era for the national team.
There were times when he could justifiably feel misused by his country. When he was considered by many to be the most complete central midfielder in Europe between 2004-2008, England managers opted to send him to either the left or right of midfield. Too often, natural versatility ensured he was compromised.
The belated awarding of the captaincy was also absurd, with Fabio Capello wrongly misinterpreting Gerrard's quiet, confident authority as inhibition and Stuart Pearce preferring Scott Parker in the role prior to Roy Hodgson's appointment.
Today, Gerrard is the perfect ambassador for English football, the prototype captain who will feel as much pride for what leading his country on his 100th appearance means to his father, Paul, as himself.
He will seek to celebrate the landmark in typically conspicuous style on the park by leading the side to victory in Sweden, and discreetly off it with a family meal this weekend.
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Lady Falcons win opener in 5
WALKERTON — On a cold evening in Walkerton, John Glenn's bats got hot quick. The Lady Falcons' hitting cooled off in the third inning, but their initial outburst was more than enough.
Glenn put up 10 runs over the first two innings and backed up a strong start at the plate with five frames of shutout softball to lift the team to a five-inning, 10-0 win over visiting Caston in the Falcons' season-opener Friday.
Facing a Caston squad that had opened the season with an 11-6 win over Northern State Conference-foe Knox the night before, Glenn softball coach Jon Banks told his players to be ready.
"That was our plan — I told them before the game, I said 'Hey, Caston took out one of our conference teams last night, and they're coming in here and they don't care who you are, they're going to take a win.' And I told them we're not losing on this field; we have to take it to them," he said.
The Falcons obliged, jumping on Caston early and scratching out three runs on the strength of three hits — including back-to-back home runs from Aubry Banks and Koral Mendenhal — following a three up, three down top of the inning by Caston.
Banks' long ball, a two-run shot that scored Josie Jankowski following the latter's one-out single into shallow center, went straight out to center and banged hard off the scoreboard to put Glenn up 2-0. Mendenhal followed up with a solo shot out to left-center to push the advantage to 3-0 before a pair of fly-outs ended the inning.
For Banks, the home run was something of a family affair. Not only is she the daughter of Glenn coach Jon Banks, but her sister, former Lady Falcons standout Rosemarie Banks, was also on hand to watch her little sister go yard.
"Aubrey, that hit the first home run, her sister was in the dugout, and her sister used to hit the home runs when she was here for us, so it's really nice to see it kind of runs in the family," said Jon Banks. "Koral has always had it, it's just now she's staying with it. I expect those two, and I've got a couple more that every time they step up to the plate they've got potential power to put it out."
Banks' and Mendenhal's homers seemed to demoralize the Comets, who went down in order again in the second, and the Falcons kept the pressure on batting through the order in the second as they scored seven runs off five hits, two errors and a hit batter.
Macy Jankowski led off the frame with a flare into shallow right, and Stephanie Dreessen advanced her to third with a long fly over Caston center fielder Jordan Moss' head, narrowly beating out the throw to second to put two runners in scoring position with none out.
Brittany Snoddgrass' blooper straight up in front of the plate landed in the middle of a campfire between Caston pitcher Tori Rentschler, catcher Tierney Rentschler and third baseman Marli Leazenby to load the bases, and Jankowski scored on a wild pitch. Brea Klingerman reached on a fielder's choice when she slapped the ball back to Tori Rentschler and Dreessen beat out her throw to third to pack the bags once again.
Carah Ochs was hit by a pitch, scoring Dreessen, and Snoddgrass scored and Klingerman and Ochs both advanced on a wild pitch. Josie Jankowski drove them both home with a liner into right, and she scored in turn when a Banks grounder to third was overthrown, allowing her to reach all the way to third. She later scored on a wild pitch to give Glenn a 10-0 cushion, a margin that would prove to be the final score.
Banks went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs, and Dreessen was also 2-for-3 with a run. Josie Jankowski finished a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base batting in the second spot in Glenn's lineup.
"Hitting, we've worked on a lot," said Jon Banks. "I brought a guy in, Coach Mike Traub — he used to be a Glenn guy — and he's come in and helped with the girls. The girls have really taken off with him. Just the way he explains it is different than what I was doing, but if they actually look at it, it means the same thing. He works with a lot of our younger girls, and they've really caught on."
While the Falcons poured on nine hits — including eight over the first two innings alone — Holly Adams was in command inside the circle Friday. The sophomore hurler struck out eight while giving up just one walk and one hit for the shutout.
"Holly really pitched a good game today making them hit the ball. She moves it around a lot, so that's a big plus — she can hit her spots," said Banks.
"She and Macy Jankowski, I just rotate them back and forth, and there's really not a number one. If Holly's on and Macy's not, Holly's throwing. If Macy's on, she's throwing. Other than that we'd have to take our catcher out from behind the plate to throw, and I don't think that's going to happen. We also have another pitcher, Brittany Snoddgrass, who is playing third, so if we have to use three pitchers we have the potential to throw three."
Adams was backed up by an errorless Glenn defense in the win.
With eight strikeouts in 16 at-bats, Caston didn't challenge the Falcons frequently in the field, but Glenn's defense looked solid the few times it was put to the test in the opener.
In one highlight, Banks picked off Caston right fielder Taylor Smith — who had the lone hit for the Comets at the game — as she tried to steal second in the top of the third. And Mendenhall recorded three assists after moving in from left in the fourth inning, the last two for the game's final two outs.
"I think we weren't really tested on the short game. I want the girls to be solid everywhere," said Jon Banks. "I think our outfield looks solid; I've got six girls I can put out there at any time, and we would be really good. The infield, they're getting tight, and I told them that's what we've got to have. I told them if I take somebody out and put somebody in for you that kid's got to be just as good."
While Caston slips to an even 1-1 with its first loss, Glenn opens at 1-0. The Falcons will try to keep the good times rolling as they travel to Westview for a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. EST today.
At Walkerton
Caston: 000 00 — 0 1 3
Glenn: 370 00 — 10 9 0
Holly Adams (W) and Aubry Banks; Tori Rentschler (L) and Tierney Rentschler.
2B: Stephanie Dreessen (G)
HR: Banks, Koral Mendenhal (G).
Records: Glenn 1-0, Caston 1-1


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She has a reputation of knowing every person's destiny, but never unveils it. As the mother of Balder, she tried to prevent his death by extracting oaths from every object in nature, but forgot the mistletoe. And by a fig made from mistletoe Balder died. Her hall in Asgard is Fensalir ("water halls"). Frigg's messenger is Gna, who rides through the sky on the horse Hofvarpnir. In some myths she was rumored to have had love affairs with Odin's brothers Ve and Vili.


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Who are the ancestors of William and Jane (nee heenan) hatch son robert born newry down ireland 1805
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Ancestors of Hatch ireland to australia william 1780? and wife jane heenan 1779?, chn were william 1828, sophia 1830, mary 1832,teresa (1834-82)James(1837-96 ),robert 1839- -1916, jane 1843-1913 ellen 1845-1913 and john 1848-1905
ROBERT HATCH 1839 MARRIED 3 WIVES MARY KINGSTON, MARY ANN DWYER AND CATHERINE MARY SMITH Information on these helpful
Catherine Mary Smith 1858 my line bn Billabong believed to have aboriginal blood 9very intereste din this ) mother jane fallon and john darcy smith
Ancestors of Donald forbes (donald forbes and ann) born February 1819-23 Ross and cromarty or inverness?? Bn 1821-23 married elizabeth mary griffiths 1831 pontpool wales came to oz in 1857-8 lived in maldon victoria owne dpub an dpost office with mccay brother in law
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Noelle Pikus-Pace finished her final run at the skeleton world championships on Friday, hopped off her sled and thrust her arms skyward.
She knew the title was out of her reach. But after sitting out for two years, trying to convince herself that she was retired, a silver medal was certainly worth savoring.
Pikus-Pace further established herself as an Olympic medal favorite - again - with a second-place finish at worlds, finishing only behind Britain's Shelley Rudman on the historic track in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Rudman finished the four-run, two-day competition in 4 minutes, 38.60 seconds, with Pikus-Pace winding up 0.57 seconds off that pace.
Canada's Sarah Reid won the bronze, another 0.84 seconds behind Pikus-Pace.
"What a great day," Pikus-Pace said. "I felt so much better today and I am excited to be on the medal stand. This has already been such an amazing year."
And now, it's off to Sochi, site of the 2014 Olympic Games. The World Cup season ends there in two weeks, but training days there will be more about sliders figuring out the fastest way down the new track and putting together tons of data to take into the Olympic season.
"I'm really pleased with my results and I know I can be competitive with the best in the world," Pikus-Pace said. "I've raised the bar for myself at this point and expect to be at the top."
Britain's Elizabeth Yarnold was fourth, 1.54 seconds behind Rudman. Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth was fifth, Australia's Michelle Steele took sixth and 2012 world champion Katie Uhlaender of the U.S. was seventh in 4:40.56.
After that, no one else was within 3.39 seconds of the winning time.
Rudman entered the final two runs at St. Moritz on Friday morning with a lead of exactly one second over Pikus-Pace, a massive cushion in sliding. And while Pikus-Pace made a significant dent into that deficit, there really was no way that she would grab the lead unless the British star made a big mistake.
That simply didn't happen. Playing with a huge lead, Rudman was slightly cautious, but close to flawless in her final two runs.
"I was a bit more relaxed coming into today," Rudman said. "But I still didn't expect to win until it was over. Things went well, so I'm happy."
So was Pikus-Pace.
She felt confident entering the final day that she, at minimum, would hang on to the second spot. The resident of Eagle Mountain, Utah, said she had a bit of trouble at the top of the track, yet more than made up for that with steady acceleration as she got deeper into her runs.
"I felt I got in my own way yesterday," Pikus-Pace said. "And today I was able to come in with a clear mind. I felt great, laid down two good runs and it's been just a great race with these women."
Pikus-Pace now has a gold, two silver and two bronze medals from her last five starts on the top international circuit.
A year or so ago, she would have dismissed that as impossible.
She would have been the gold-medal favorite at the 2006 Turin Olympics, if a bobsled driver had not lost control of his sled and smashed into her at the end of a training run, shattering her right leg and nearly ending her career. A year later, at St. Moritz, she won the world championship, and eventually finished fourth at the 2010 Vancouver Games, a mere one-tenth of a second away from a bronze medal.
Pikus-Pace insisted to all her close friends and family at the time that she was retiring after those Olympics, saying time and again that she wasn't bothered by leaving the sport without an Olympic medal.
Many of those people didn't believe that she was done. They were right.
Pikus-Pace announced her return to the sport last August, doing so, perhaps not coincidentally, during the London Olympics. She's been on a quest to raise about $150,000 in sponsorship money to allow her family to travel with her on the international circuit, saying she would not compete if she couldn't have her husband and children along for the ride.
The sponsorship attempts continue, and will likely pick up some speed now that she's added a world championship silver medal to her collection.
"I know what I'm capable of now," Pikus-Pace said. "And it just makes me even hungrier to win next time."


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University of Hawaii announces 2009 Governor's Award nomineesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi — The University of Hawaiʻi has nominated Brian Bushe of the Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Associate Vice President for Administrative Affairs Michael Unebasami and the team members of The Coral Relocation Team at UH Mānoa for the 2009 Governor's Awards.
Bushe was nominated for the Distinguished State Service award. For 25 years, he has been identifying insects and nematodes, and diagnosing plant diseases for the Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center in Hilo, a satellite clinic with the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Operating the one-person clinic, Bushe spends hundreds of hours identifying tolerance and resistance to chemical control in newly discovered disease organisms. He volunteers as a "plant doctor" at open houses, plant sales events, and other university and industry functions and also educates and recommends solutions to appreciative farmers, landscapers and home gardeners. Bushe is a model employee who discovers creative solutions to difficult problems through ingenuity and hard work.
With over 40 years of state service, including 37 years at the University of Hawaiʻi, Unebasami has been nominated for the State Manager of the Year award. As associate vice president for administrative affairs for the community college system, Unebasami manages a multi-million dollar budget and oversees every aspect in the smooth operation of seven community college campuses. The work environment that he has created in the community college system is one of integrity, trust and respect. He takes the time to talk and listen, to support and encourage, to keep employees informed and included and to make sure employees know how valuable they are to the organization. Unebasami is a formidable leader who inspires legions of employees to take pride in their work and to make a difference in the workplace.
The team members of The Coral Relocation Team, affiliated with the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa, was nominated for the Team of the Year award. For the past five years, the collaborative team effort of Dr. Paul Jokiel, Dr. Kuulei Rodgers, James Lakey, and volunteer Fred Farrell; Marine Option Program students Eric Moennich and Louise Giuseffi; and U.S. Army representatives Major Scott Miller and Captain George Metroka has been to diligently work to restore the coral reef in Kāneʻohe Bay. The goals of the project were to remove large coral heads that had grown to the point of blocking the boat channel to the makai lagoon at Moku O Loʻe, and to relocate the coral heads to an adjacent reef that had been severely damaged during World War II. The coral heads could have been removed from the boat channel, broken up and left to die. However, the team chose to go through the lengthy permit process and labor-intensive removal and relocation of the coral heads to save and restore the coral reef ecosystem.
The three awards — Distinguished State Service, Manager of the Year and Team of the Year — are designed to honor the state's executive branch employees and managers who exemplify the highest caliber of public service and dedication to serving the people of Hawaiʻi. The nominees will be recognized at the Governor's Award Ceremony to be held in the fall.


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I don't like to talk about crying.
Here's the thing. I feel like I cry too much. I don't know who set that mark for me, the mark that says "this amount of crying is allowed, but THIS is too much."
But I worry it's too much.
I just FEEL so many things. And when I feel, I cry.
As for the poor souls who have to deal with my crying, they are almost certainly confused by it. But for me, personally—I know what my tears are saying.
Sometimes, they are saying I am tired. (But also, dear friend, let's quit using that as a coverup for our emotions. Just a thought. Moving on…)
Sometimes, my tears tell me what hurts.
Sometimes, my tears are because I'm angry.
But a lot of times, my tears tell me what matters.
Author Emily P. Freeman says to listen to your tears—instead of feeling ashamed of them—because they tell you where your heart is:
"Tears are tiny messengers sent from the deepest part of who we are. They whisper – here is where your heart beats strong. This is a hint as to what makes you come alive."
When I look at this moment when Esther approached the king, I wonder if she knew how much that conversation mattered to her before she began to cry. Or, did her tears do for her what they do for me? Did they indicate to her how deeply her heart was affected?
Sure, there was fear (What if the King gets angry and kills me?), but more than that, I think she may have realized right there in that moment that God had done a deep work in her heart on behalf of her people.
Remember, it wasn't that long ago that she was telling Mordecai she surely wasn't the right gal for the job. And now here she is, weeping it says, concerned for the Jewish people.
Esther cried because her heart was moved. According to what we know in Scripture, Esther made the obedient choice first, and then her heart followed. And it followed in a way that most women can relate to—in tears. Her heart followed her into a moment that required courage, knelt down with her in front of the King, and spoke through her tears.
Esther wasn't ashamed of her tears, at least as far as we know in the Bible. She wept. Openly. She wasn't afraid of what her heart needed to express because she believed that God had made her on purpose, for THIS purpose.
Maybe instead of feeling embarrassed by my tears, I should start to trust them. Maybe my heart needs more permission to speak. Maybe my tears are signals to me of what matters most. Maybe teary moments on behalf of others is exactly what God uses to soften hearts. Just like an old dried out sponge, nothing brings softness and usability like a little water.
Jesus cried because He trusted what moved His heart. He cried when Lazarus died because pain and death and loss matter. And it is Jesus's favor before God that gives us permission to do the same—permission to have soft hearts that speak up for others.
When she let her heart speak, when she wasn't afraid of her tears, when she wasn't ashamed to feel, Esther helped rescue her people.
Freedom came at the cost of her tears.
I don't ever want to forget that.


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