March 1, 2003
SORRY, ALI:
Tendulkar inspires India: Group A, Centurion Park: India 276-4 (45.4 overs) beat Pakistan 273-7 (50 overs) by six wickets (BBC, 3/01/03)Sachin Tendulkar battled through pain to propel India into the Super Six stage of the World Cup.Tendulkar passed 12,000 runs in one dayers with a majestic 98 off only 75 balls, despite straining a thigh.
A superior knock even by his glorious standards, Tendulkar gave India's run-chase the ideal springboard after Saeed Anwar's 101 saw Pakistan set a challenging target.
Tendulkar's dismissal in the 28th over gave Pakistan hope, but Yuvraj Singh (50) and Rahul Dravid (44) expertly guided India home with 26 balls to spare.
Pakistan, who are yet to beat India in four World Cup matches, must now beat Zimbabwe convincingly and hope Australia beat England to keep their hopes of progressing alive.
Reason enough to rent Lagaan tonight. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 1, 2003 4:31 PM
You really did not need to post this :)
Posted by: M Ali Choudhury at March 1, 2003 4:50 PMWe feel your pain.
Posted by: oj at March 1, 2003 5:47 PMCricket. My wife and I watched that whole damn movie and neither of us had a clue about what the rules of cricket are by the end of the show. This after spending two years in the Peace Corps getting my sports updates from the BBC.
Posted by: Jason at March 1, 2003 11:10 PM