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October 11, 2011
India Red 152 for 2 (Mukund 61, Gambhir 57) beat India Green 170 (Uthappa 56, Yusuf 4-25) by eight wickets by VJD method
India Red chased successfully for the second night on the trot to become the first team to book their place in the final of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. India Green made their job easier with a spineless batting performance, as they crumbled from 100 for 0 at better than a run-a-ball, to 170 all out in the 38th over.
The collapse was made possible by a spell of strong Yusuf Pathan, who shattered clever lines to a place that helped to turn. Aided by Saxena and TP Sudhindra Jalaja, he made the fatal cut across India Green line-up, to create an easy hunt. The target was reduced to 152 from 42 overs after a correction method VJD for rain, but the result was a foregone conclusion, after Gautam Gambhir and Abhinav Mukund put on the stand of the opening of the Second Century of party.
Unilateral end seemed very far when Robin Uthappa and S Anirudh was rattling the new red ball for India elected to bowl. Uthappa looked of a sort to the remains of the early years, but then opened with a series of generally emphatic blow to the opening bowlers. Anirudh second violin in the 100-run stand that works in Six Fours 51 off 37 balls, while Uthappa grew briskly past his half-century, with eight four and six.
Uthappa threw the advantage of a bad shot, throughout miscuing Sudhindra on, and that opened the floodgates. T Suman, who had a forgettable Champions League, Yusuf was the first victim, as he passed a offbreak to zero. Anirudh left in the next over to leave India Green panting, Yusuf and drove home the advantage with gate Mohnish Mishra to make 114 for the fourth
Mohammad Kaif, Gautam and CM has tried to correct the inning with a 36-run association that lasted nine overs, Piyush Chawla Gautam first gate was missing. Harbhajan Singh bagged a duck, then, when it was exposed. Yusuf and Saxena quickly dismantled the lower order, to go to India Red faces easier to sleep.
Abhinav Gambhir and ran to 45 in eight overs before lunch. They returned to their domain after a period of brief rain interval duration. It is unlikely that India reached the green after Gambhir Kaif fell early, and the captain scored with an aggressive half century. Abhinav was more controlled in the crease as he followed his century in the opening match with another breathtaking view. Both batsmen perished after the start, but India Red won the game with time to spare.
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