Ravi,
I have completed playing the finals against SA using your updated odi_version patch. As you already know, I had gotten the first 7 wickets using your previous patch and score stood at 152/7 off 22 overs when I started.
Let me explain step-by-step what happened:
I started bowling with Dinesh Mongia and in the second ball, I got the wicket of Boje bowled. So, I thought the problem still remained and imagined that I will get them all out in another 20 to 30 runs. Then SOMETHING HAPPENED.
For those who have a brave heart, go further down
A. Hall and A. Dawson got together with the score at 152/8 and they batted really well together and put on a 93 run partnership in about 16 overs - a run-rate of approximately 6 per over. They batted really well, going for lofted drives very rarely but finding the gaps most of the time. I was simply amazed, to express my feeling lightly. Finally, I was able to break the partnership using A. Kumble with a ball that spun away from the batsman. A. Hall got stumped for this ball. The new batsman who replaced A. Hall was Ntini. He too batted well and Dawson and Ntini put on 30 runs in about 5 overs. I was able to then get Dawson out, and boy should I say I was relieved.
I cannot believe how well the CPU batsmen bat. I find it hard to imagine what would have happened if I used this patch from the start.
What else can I say other than: SUPERB & THANKS A LOT.
For your interest, the scorecard is attached: