The second semifinal between an in form India and hosts England is going to take place at The Oval! The first semifinal between Australia and New Zealand is going on right now at the Lords! This is going to be a very important match for both top class sides trying to prove that they are the best in the business! India have had a very good tournament so far only losing to champions Australia! England have had a not so great tournament but still they qualify for the semifinal based on merit!
The two captains are out there for the toss! Ganguly tosses the coin. Vaughan calls Tails and there it is! TAILS! Vaughan wins the toss and decides to bat first on this good batting track! Here is what he had to say!
Ganguly sounded optimistic of India winning the match today and entering the final! India goes into this match with 3 fast bowlers and a lone spinner in Harbhajan Singh. Balaji gets the nod instead of Ajit Agarkar! Here are the line ups of the two teams!
The commentators have occupied their respective positions and the match is scheduled for a rocking start! On the ESPN commentary box are Harsha Bhogle and Ravi Shastri!
New Zealand finally got a partnership going as McMillan and Marshall added 46 runs for the fifth wicket and took the New Zealand score 71/4 in 15 overs.
During this partnership all Aussies bowler got some hammering particularly Mcgrath. Mcgrath was looking good early on but later was way too expensive as his speed looked too easy for batsmen to hit despite of good accuracy. Gillespie was economical on other end. Since Gillespie and Mcgrath were not getting any success, Ponting introduced Brett Lee in 15th over.
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