Object GK - Games and Sports

Object GK - Games and Sports

Objective General Knowledge
Q. 'Merdeka cup' is associated with 1 Badminton 2 Football 3 Hockey 4 Golf Ans: 2
Q. 'Prince of Wales Cup' is associated with the game of 1 Polo 2 Basketball 3 Golf 4 Volleyball Ans: 3
Q. The first Indian to win PGA title of golf is- 1 Arjun Atwal 2 Jeev Milkha Singh 3 Both Joint winners 4 None of the Above Ans: 1
Q. Who is the top run getter in Cricket World Cup 2011? 1 Kumar Sangakara 2 Sachin Tendulkar 3 TM Dilshan 4 Gautam Gambhir Ans: 3
Q. India won the Cricket World Cup 1983 by defeating - 1 Australia 2 England 3 West Indies 4 South Africa Ans: 3
Q. Which team posted highest team total in Cricket World Cup 2011? 1 South Africa 2 India 3 West Indies 4 Sri Lanka Ans: 2
Q. Who made the fastest hundred in Cricket World Cup 2011? 1 Virat Kohli 2 Sachin Tendulkar 3 K. J. O Brein 4 Jack Kallis Ans: 3
Q. Who has won the Australian Grand Prix this year? 1 Fernando Alonso 2 Sebastian Vettel 3 Lewis Hamilton 4 None of them Ans: 2
Q. The winner of Deodhar Trophy this year is 1 East Zone 2 South Zone 3 North Zone 4 West Zone Ans: 3
Q. In Cricket World Cup 2011 which team beat Kenya by 10 wickets (largest by wicket in this World Cup)? 1 India 2 New Zealand 3 Pakistan 4 Australia Ans: 2

Objective General Knowledge
Q. Which state is the winner of Vijay Hazare Trophy of cricket? 1 Bihar 2 Uttar Pradesh 3 Jharkhand 4 Tamil Nadu Ans: 3
Q. The highest paid footballer of the world is - 1 Cristino Ronaldo 2 Roni 3 Lionel Messi 4 Kaka Ans: 3
Q. Who emerged as the top wicket taker in the Cricket World Cup 2011? 1 Shahid Afridi 2 Zaheer Khan 3 Lasith Malinga 4 Both Zaheer and Afridi Ans: 4
Q. In Cricket World Cup 2011 which team beat Netherlands by 231 runs (largest by runs) inCricket World Cup 2011? 1 South Africa 2 India 3 Bangladesh 4 Pakistan Ans: 1
Q. Who among the following won the Australian Open Women's Singles title 2011? 1 Li Na 2 Gisela Dulko 3 Flavia Pennetta 4 Kim Klijsters Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following Trophies is related to the game of 'football'? 1 Mumbai Gold cup 2 Everest Cup 3 Merdeka Cup 4 V.C.C. Cup Ans: 3
Q. Where is the Wanderers Test Cricket ground located ? 1 Colombo 2 Melbourne 3 Auckland 4 Johannesburg Ans: 4
Q. Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following? 1 Swimming 2 Sprint 3 short activities 4 Shot put Ans: 1
Q. Bull Fighting is the national game of- 1 Italy 2 Poland 3 Spain 4 Sudan Ans: 3
Q. The term 'Bishop' in sports is related to-

Q. Ryder Cup associated with 1 Hockey 2 Tennis 3 Golf 4 Badminton Ans: 3

Q. The top sports award of India is 1 Arjun Award 2 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 3 Dronacharya 4 Padmashree Ans: 2

Q. Which country clinched the Women Hockey World Cup in 2010? 1 India 2 England 3 Australia 4 Argentina Ans: 4

Q. The new president of BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) is 1 Sharad Power 2 Rajiv Shukla 3 N. Srinivasan 4 K. Muthaia Ans: 3

Q. Obaidullah Khan Cup is associated with 1 Football 2 Cricket 3 Hockey 4 Badminton Ans: 3

Q. Maradona is a Famous Football Player of Which Country? 1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Spain 4 Italy Ans: 1

Q. "Queensberry Rules" is the name given to the rules in 1 Hockey 2 Cricket 3 Tennis 4 Boxing Ans: 4

Q. Which country led a boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games held in Moscow? 1 Great Britain 2 China 3 The United States of America 4 South Korea Ans: 3

Q. Jesse Owens Global Award is given in the field of 1 Literature 2 Journalism 3 Science 4 Sports Ans: 4

Q. "Irani Trophy" is associated with which of the following games? 1 Badminton 2 Golf 3 Cricket 4 Football Ans: 3

Q. Sayali Gokhale who won an international title recently is associated with of the following games / sports? 1 Lawn Tennis 2 Badminton 3 Golf 4 Chess Ans: 2 Q. "Federation Cup" in India is associated with which game? 1 Badminton 2 Football 3 Hockey 4 Basketball Ans: 2 Q. The 2012 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in 1 London 2 Delhi 3 Beijing 4 Paris Ans: 1 Q. The first World Cup in cricket was held in 1 1975 2 1976 3 1983 4 1980 Ans: 1 Q. Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India? 1 Ajit Pal Singh 2 Milkha Singh 3 Joginder Singh 4 Moninder Singh Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following cricketers holds the record of highest individual score in One-Day Internationals(ODIs)? 1 Saeed Anwar 2 Brian Lara 3 Sachin Tendulkar 4 Viv Richards Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following terms is not related with the game of Hockey? 1 Short grip 2 Hook 3 Slice 4 Short Corner Ans: 4 Q. The Hockey World Player for 2009 is 1 Rajpal Singh 2 Jamie Dwyer 3 Grant Shubert 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Which Indian golf player has been named Rookie of the year 2009? 1 Rashid Khan 2 Anirban Lahiri 3 Gaganjeet Bhullar 4 C.Muniyappa Ans: 4 Q. B.C.Roy Trophy is associated with 1 Cricket 2 Football 3 Chess 4 Hockey

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following Won Women's hockey Gold in Olympic Game 2008? 1 Holland 2 Australia 3 Germany 4 USA Ans: 3

Q. What is the distance of running in a marathon race? 1 26 miles 385 yards 2 26 miles 405 yards 3 26 miles 180 yards 4 26 miles Ans: 1

Q. FIFA is an organization working in the field of 1 Banking 2 Textiles 3 Power Generation 4 Sports Ans: 4

Q. Olympic Games are organised after a gap of every 1 two years 2 three years 3 four years 4 five years Ans: 3

Q. How may squares are there in a Chess Board? 1 36 2 48 3 64 4 72 Ans: 3

Q. The term Grand Slam is associated with 1 Billiards 2 Chess 3 Cricket 4 Bridge & Tennis Ans: 4

Q. The term 16 yards hit is associated with 1 Polo 2 Hockey 3 Baseball 4 Badminton Ans: 2

Q. The Paralympic Games 2008 were held in 1 Tokyo 2 Madrid 3 Stockholm 4 Beijing Ans: 4

Q. Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket? 1 Vinu Mankad 2 C. K. Naidu 3 Lala Amarnath 4 Pankaj Roy Ans: 3

Q. With which game is the Double Fault associated? 1 Lawn Tennis 2 Football 3 Cricket 4 Hockey Ans: 2

Q. In cricket the length of pitch between the two wickets is - 1 24 yards 2 23 yards 3 22 yards 4 21 yards Ans: 3

Q. The 2022 Cricket World Cup shall be co-hosted by 1 India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh 2 India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh 3 Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 4 Bangladesh, Pakistan and India Ans: 2

Q. The final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2009 was played between 1 India and Malaysia 2 India and Pakistan 3 Pakistan and Malaysia 4 Malaysia and Japan Ans: 1

Q. The "Emerging Player of the Year 2008" award was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer? 1 Ajantha Mendis 2 Muttiah Mulitharan 3 C. Kapugedera 4 M. Mahroof Ans: 1

Q. In the FIFA World Cup Football event in the year 2002, the number of goals scored by Ronaldo of Brazil was 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 Ans: 3

Q. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments? 1 Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open 2 Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open 3 Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open 4 Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ? 1 Rahul Dravid 2 Sachin Tendulkar 3 Sunil Gavaskar 4 Virender Sehwag Ans: 4

Q. Who broke Pete Sampras's record of maximum Grand Slams in tennis ? 1 Rafael Nadal 2 Roger Federer 3 Andy Roddick 4 Novak Djokovic Ans: 2

Q. Merdeka Cup is associated with 1 Cricket 2 Football 3 Ragbi 4 Hockey Ans: 2

Q. Wasim Akram of Pakistan is associated with 1 Politics 2 Martial law 3 Nuclear tests 4 Cricket Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy cricket championship for the first time 1 Kerala 2 Bengal 3 Delhi 4 Utter Pradesh Ans: 4

Q. Indian Sports Research Institute is located at 1 Patiala 2 Delhi 3 Cochin 4 Poona Ans: 1

Q. Makers of which tyres sponsor Indian ace Narain Karthikeyan 1 JK 2 MRF 3 Dunlop 4 Modi Ans: 2

Q. Who is the first India to take a hat trick in an international test 1 Kapil Dev 2 Jasu Patel 3 Harbhajan Singh 4 B.S. Chandrasekhar Ans: 3

Q. Which game is Ian Thorpe associated with 1 Badminton 2 Chess 3 Swimming 4 Squash Ans: 3

Q. Which city hosted the First Afro-Asian games? 1 Lucknow 2 Hyderabad 3 Allahabad 4 Chennai Ans: 2

Q. The first one-day Cricket World Cup tournament was held in 1 Australia 2 England 3 New Zealand 4 West Indies Ans: 2

Q. Annika Sorenstam, a famous sportsperson, is known as a professional 1 Chess Player 2 Golfer 3 Swimmer 4 Table Tennis player Ans: 2

Q. Who is Paradorn Srichaphan? 1 A Sri Lankan cricketer 2 A Thai tennis player 3 An Indonesian badminton player 4 A Malaysian golfer Ans: 2

Q. Arjuna Award was introduced in 1 1961 2 1969 3 1972 4 1995 Ans: 1

Q. Who has won the maximum grand slam in mens tennis? 1 Rojer Federar 2 Rod Lever 3 Pit Sampras 4 Andre Agasi Ans: 3

Q. Asafa Powell, the 100 meters race world record holder is from which country? 1 Jamaica 2 U. S. A. 3 Canada 4 Nigeria Ans: 1

Q. Amelie Mauresmo, who won the Wimbledon. Tennis Women's Singles Title 2006, is from which country? 1 Belgium 2 France 3 Germany 4 Slovakia Ans: 2

Q. With which one of the following sports is Jayanta Talukdar associated? 1 Golf 2 Snooker 3 Archery 4 Shooting Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following trophies/cups is associated with the game of Golf? 1 Iran Cup 2 Panmavati Trophy 3 Topolino Trophy 4 None of These Ans: 3

Q. Which of the foolowing terms is associated with the game of Football? 1 Scissor Kick 2 Follow on 3 Slice 4 Short Corner Ans: 1

Q. M. S. Dhoni is the first wicket-keeper to make two centuries in One-Day International Cricket in India. he made these centuries while playing against - 1 Sri Lanka and Pakistan 2 Pakistan and Bangladesh 3 Bangladesh and New Zealand 4 Australia and Sri Lanka Ans: 1

Q. The 19th Commonwealth Games will be held in 2010 in - 1 Jaipur 2 Kolkata 3 New Delhi 4 Mumbai Ans: 3

Q. Tiger woods is a - 1 Golfer 2 Leader 3 Bank 4 Company Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following is full form of ICC? 1 International Cricket Council 2 Indian Cricket Council 3 International Cost Camp 4 Indian Coast Cup Ans: 1

Q. With which game is Bully associated? 1 Cricket 2 Football 3 Golf 4 Hockey Ans: 4

Q. Saina Nehwal is related with which among the following sports? 1 Badminton 2 Tennis 3 Chees 4 Table Tennis Ans: 1

Q. Which among the following is not among the venues for the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup to be held in 2007 in South Africa? 1 Cape Town 2 Durban 3 Johannesburg 4 Pretoria Ans: 4

Q. Ranji Trophy is associated with 1 Hockey 2 Cricket 3 Foortbal 4 Tennis Ans: 2

Introduction to Indian Constitution

Introduction to Indian Constitution
The Constitution of India is the world's lengthiest written constitution with 395 articles and 8 schedules. It contains the good points taken from the constitution's of many countries in the world. It was passed on 26 Nov 1949 by the 'The Constituent Assembly' and is fully applicable since 26 Jan 1950. The Constituent Assembly had been elected for undivided India and held its first sitting on 9th Dec.1946, re-assembled on the 14th August 1947, as The Sovereign Constituent Assembly for the dominion of India. In regard to its composition the members were elected by indirect election by the members of The Provisional Legislative Assemblies (lower house only). At the time of signing 284 out of 299 members of the Assembly were present. The constitution of India draws extensively from Western legal traditions in its outline of the principles of liberal democracy. It follows a British parliamentary pattern with a lower and upper house. It embodies some Fundamental Rights which are similar to the Bill of Rights declared by the United States constitution. It also borrows the concept of a Supreme Court from the US. India is a federal system in which residual powers of legislation remain with the central government, similar to that in Canada. Theconstitution provides detailed lists dividing up powers between central and state governments as in Australia, and it elaborates a set of Directive Principles of State Policy as does the Irish constitution. The constitution has provision for Schedules to be added to the constitution by amendment. The ten schedules in force cover thedesignations of the states and union territories; the emoluments for high-level officials; forms of oaths; allocation of the number of seats in the Rajya Sabha. A review of the constitution needs at least two-thirds of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to pass it. The Indian constitution is one of the most frequently amended constitutions in the world. Infact the first amendment to it was passed after only a year of the adoption of the constitution and instituted numerous minor changes. Many more amendments followed, a rate of almost two amendments per year since 1950. Most of the constitution can be amended after a quorum of more than half of the members of each house in Parliament passes an amendment with a two-thirds majority vote. Articles pertaining to the distribution of legislative authority between the central and state governments must also be approved by 50 percent of the state legislatures.
Preamble of The Constitution
We, The people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICand to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do hereby Adopt, Enact and give ourselves this Constitution.
The Union and Its Territory
Article 1: Name and territory of the Union India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule. The territory of India shall comprise: The territories of the States The Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and such other territories as may be acquired. Article 2: Admission or establishment of new States Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. Article 3: Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States Parliament may by law: Form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State Increase the area of any State Diminish the area of any State Alter the boundaries of any State Alter the name of any State [Provided that no Bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either House of Parliament except on the recommendation of the President and unless, where the proposal contained in the Bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the States, the Bill has been referred by the President to the Legislature of that State for expressing its views thereon within such period as may be specified in the reference or within such further period as the President may allow and the period so specified or allowed has expired.] Article 4: Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters Any law referred to in article 2 or article 3 shall contain such provisions for the amendment of the First Schedule and the Fourth Schedule as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the law and may also contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions (including provisions as to representation in Parliament and in the Legislature or Legislatures of the State or States affected by such law) as Parliament may deem necessary. No such law as aforesaid shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368.
Citizenship
Article 5: Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution At the commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and Who was born in the territory of India; or Either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or Who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement, shall be a citizen of India. Article 6: Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan Notwithstanding anything in article 5, a person who has migrated to the territory of India from the territory now included in Pakistan shall be deemed to be a citizen of India at the commencement of this Constitution if: He or either of his parents or any of his grand-parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 (as originally enacted); and In the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since the date of his migration, or In the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by the Government of the Dominion of India on an application made by him therefor to such officer before the commencement of this Constitution in the form and manner prescribed by that Government: Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application. Article 8: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan: Notwithstanding anything in articles 5 and 6, a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be deemed to be a citizen of India: Provided that nothing in this article shall apply to a person who, after having so migrated to the territory now included in Pakistan, has returned to the territory of India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the authority of any law and every such person shall for the purposes of clause (b) of article 6 be deemed to have migrated to the territory of India after the nineteenth day of July, 1948. Article 8: Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India Notwithstanding anything in article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grand-parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 (as originally enacted), and who is ordinarily residing in any country outside India as so defined shall be deemed to be a citizen of India if he has been registered as a citizen of India by the diplomatic or consular representative of India in the country where he is for the time being residing on an application made by him therefor to such diplomatic or consular representative, whether before or after the commencement of this Constitution, in the form and manner prescribed by the Government of the Dominion of India or the Government of India. Article 9: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State. Article 10: Continuance of the rights of citizenship Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the foregoing provisions of this Part shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen. Article 11: Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / Scorecard-2nd quarter final

ICC Cricket World Cup - 2nd quarter final

India v Australia

India won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

• ODI no. 3143 | 2010/11 season
• Played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
• 24 March 2011 - day/night (50-over match)

	Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	SR Watson	b Ashwin	25	39	38	5	0	65.78
	9.6 90.2 kph, the man from Chennai has struck, Watson went for the slog sweep, this one was slower through the air, tossed up, and turned in to strike the off stump, even as Watson missed it completely, did not get too far across to pick it from outside off, played a bit early too 40/1
	BJ Haddin†	c Raina b Yuvraj Singh	53	95	62	6	1	85.48
	22.5 83.6 kph, Yuvraj's golden arm strikes again. Raina takes a smart low catch tumbling forward. Haddin was clearly looking to make things happen against Munaf and Yuvraj, and he may have chanced his arm once too often. Yuvraj slows this one up in the air, tosses it up on off and gets it to break away. Haddin looks to power the cover drive with the spin, but once again goes in the air. It is dying on Raina, but he's alert enough to tumble forward and pouch it. 110/2
	RT Ponting*	c Khan b Ashwin	104	172	118	7	1	88.13
	48.3 Ponting lines up for the reverse hit, a rarity, but ends up hitting it straight to Zaheer at short third man, end of a magnificent innings from the Australia captain, raises his bat as he walks back 245/6
	MJ Clarke	c Khan b Yuvraj Singh	8	30	19	0	0	42.10
	30.4 81.3 kph, uhoh, Clarke has played the worst shot of the day. India's best spinner in this World Cup has taken another wicket. Flighted ball on leg stump, Clarke looks to play an ugly slog-swipe, across the line and completely out of character, against the spin, and indeed the run of play. He got the front foot across, was inside the line and then top-edged the shot since it was very full. He was probably looking for the gap between long on and midwicket. Zaheer takes it in the outfield at midwicket. Nicely judged running take. 140/3
	MEK Hussey	b Khan	3	15	9	0	0	33.33
	33.3 118.8 kph, Zaheer does it again. It's again that mystery bare-knuckle slower ball. It's the latest invention from the Zaheer labs. Instead of getting fore-finger and middle-finger behind the seam, he gets the middle finger alone behind the ball and pushes it through with the knuckle of the fore-finger, which is to the right of the ball. Hence, there is a subtle change in pace, that the batsman can't read out of the hand unless he has binoculars. Hussey doesn't. The knuckle ends up pushing the ball in and also helps it move in after landing on the turf. Devon Smith got it the other day, and played all over it. Exactly how Mr. Cricket just did. 118 kph, flummoxes the batsman all ends up and castles him as he heaves the flick and misses. Zaheer spreads his arms on either side, breaks into a smile and trots along as his team-mates converge. Motera loves it. 150/4
	CL White	c & b Khan	12	36	22	0	0	54.54
	41.2 127.2 kph, and the man has struck again, 127.6 kph length delivery that seemed to stop on him from round the stumps, he had a feeble push at it for Zaheer to take the dolly as it looped back to him, he throws it in the air and takes off on a run, White's horror run continues 190/5
	DJ Hussey	not out	38	44	26	3	1	146.15
	MG Johnson	not out	6	7	6	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(lb 2, w 9)	11
	Total	(6 wickets; 50 overs; 220 mins)	260	(5.20 runs per over)

Did not bat B Lee, JJ Krejza, SW Tait

Fall of wickets1-40 (Watson, 9.6 ov), 2-110 (Haddin, 22.5 ov), 3-140 (Clarke, 30.4 ov), 4-150 (MEK Hussey, 33.3 ov), 5-190 (White, 41.2 ov), 6-245 (Ponting, 48.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	R Ashwin	10	0	52	2	5.20	(1w)
	9.6 to Watson, 90.2 kph, the man from Chennai has struck, Watson went for the slog sweep, this one was slower through the air, tossed up, and turned in to strike the off stump, even as Watson missed it completely, did not get too far across to pick it from outside off, played a bit early too 40/1 48.3 to Ponting, Ponting lines up for the reverse hit, a rarity, but ends up hitting it straight to Zaheer at short third man, end of a magnificent innings from the Australia captain, raises his bat as he walks back 245/6
	Z Khan	10	0	53	2	5.30
	33.3 to MEK Hussey, 118.8 kph, Zaheer does it again. It's again that mystery bare-knuckle slower ball. It's the latest invention from the Zaheer labs. Instead of getting fore-finger and middle-finger behind the seam, he gets the middle finger alone behind the ball and pushes it through with the knuckle of the fore-finger, which is to the right of the ball. Hence, there is a subtle change in pace, that the batsman can't read out of the hand unless he has binoculars. Hussey doesn't. The knuckle ends up pushing the ball in and also helps it move in after landing on the turf. Devon Smith got it the other day, and played all over it. Exactly how Mr. Cricket just did. 118 kph, flummoxes the batsman all ends up and castles him as he heaves the flick and misses. Zaheer spreads his arms on either side, breaks into a smile and trots along as his team-mates converge. Motera loves it. 150/4 41.2 to White, 127.2 kph, and the man has struck again, 127.6 kph length delivery that seemed to stop on him from round the stumps, he had a feeble push at it for Zaheer to take the dolly as it looped back to him, he throws it in the air and takes off on a run, White's horror run continues 190/5
	Harbhajan Singh	10	0	50	0	5.00	(4w)
	MM Patel	7	0	44	0	6.28
	Yuvraj Singh	10	0	44	2	4.40
	22.5 to Haddin, 83.6 kph, Yuvraj's golden arm strikes again. Raina takes a smart low catch tumbling forward. Haddin was clearly looking to make things happen against Munaf and Yuvraj, and he may have chanced his arm once too often. Yuvraj slows this one up in the air, tosses it up on off and gets it to break away. Haddin looks to power the cover drive with the spin, but once again goes in the air. It is dying on Raina, but he's alert enough to tumble forward and pouch it. 110/2 30.4 to Clarke, 81.3 kph, uhoh, Clarke has played the worst shot of the day. India's best spinner in this World Cup has taken another wicket. Flighted ball on leg stump, Clarke looks to play an ugly slog-swipe, across the line and completely out of character, against the spin, and indeed the run of play. He got the front foot across, was inside the line and then top-edged the shot since it was very full. He was probably looking for the gap between long on and midwicket. Zaheer takes it in the outfield at midwicket. Nicely judged running take. 140/3
	SR Tendulkar	2	0	9	0	4.50
	V Kohli	1	0	6	0	6.00

	India innings (target: 261 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	V Sehwag	c MEK Hussey b Watson	15	46	22	2	0	68.18
	8.1 124.2 kph, Sehwag is gone. He hasn't looked his best through this innings. Watson has got him with a bouncer that wasn't very high on pace, but was spot on with its direction. It angled in from outside off, cramping Sehwag for room as it came in, but he still looked to pull. The top edge ballooned up and landed in Hussey's hands at square leg, running back inside the circle. Huge wicket for Australia. I reckon, the huger one is at the other end though. 44/1
	SR Tendulkar	c †Haddin b Tait	53	93	68	7	0	77.94
	18.1 138.3 kph, Sachin is gone, or is he, is that a back foot no-ball, it was a length ball outside off stump, and he nibbled it on its way to Haddin, it was very close to being a no-ball, but Tait got away with it, he hadn't grounded the back heel on the line, Sachin has to walk back 94/2
	G Gambhir	run out (White/DJ Hussey)	50	116	64	2	0	78.12
	33.2 DJ Hussey to Yuvraj Singh, infantile running. Gambhir is gone. That was even more horrendous. Not sure what was happening there again. Yuvraj guides a ball outside off backward of square, very fine on the off side. The ball went nowhere, and first slip was after it. Gambhir wants a single and runs three-fourths of the way down the track. Yuvraj hasn't budged. Not sure what Gambhir was thinking. He turned and then gave up, he didn't have a chance anyway. Gambhir just looks miffed with Yuvraj, as he bad-mouths on the way back. The fault was entirely his. 168/4
	V Kohli	c Clarke b DJ Hussey	24	38	33	1	0	72.72
	28.3 86.6 kph, Kohli has thrown it away totally against the run of play, full toss on the stumps, he threw his bat wildly at it, but only found the man at midwicket, David cannot believe it, he is smiling wildly, Virat is disappointed but he has to go 143/3
	Yuvraj Singh	not out	57	90	65	8	0	87.69
	MS Dhoni*†	c Clarke b Lee	7	19	8	1	0	87.50
	37.3 140.2 kph, Dhoni has perished. He's not been in great form, and clearly that's affecting his thinking. After the last two balls, you'd have expected better than a wild airy cut to a short ball. That was again pacy from Lee, got it to bounce extra and Dhoni had no control on the cut. Seemed like he wanted to hit it right through Clarke at point. Pup keeps his cool and holds a blinder as the ball buzzes away to his right. India are throwing this away. 187/5
	SK Raina	not out	34	48	28	2	1	121.42
	Extras	(lb 3, w 16, nb 2)	21
	Total	(5 wickets; 47.4 overs; 232 mins)	261	(5.47 runs per over)

Did not bat R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, MM Patel

Fall of wickets1-44 (Sehwag, 8.1 ov), 2-94 (Tendulkar, 18.1 ov), 3-143 (Kohli, 28.3 ov), 4-168 (Gambhir, 33.2 ov), 5-187 (Dhoni, 37.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	B Lee	8.4	1	45	1	5.19	(3w)
	37.3 to Dhoni, 140.2 kph, Dhoni has perished. He's not been in great form, and clearly that's affecting his thinking. After the last two balls, you'd have expected better than a wild airy cut to a short ball. That was again pacy from Lee, got it to bounce extra and Dhoni had no control on the cut. Seemed like he wanted to hit it right through Clarke at point. Pup keeps his cool and holds a blinder as the ball buzzes away to his right. India are throwing this away. 187/5
	SW Tait	7	0	52	1	7.42	(2nb, 6w)
	18.1 to Tendulkar, 138.3 kph, Sachin is gone, or is he, is that a back foot no-ball, it was a length ball outside off stump, and he nibbled it on its way to Haddin, it was very close to being a no-ball, but Tait got away with it, he hadn't grounded the back heel on the line, Sachin has to walk back 94/2
	MG Johnson	8	0	41	0	5.12	(2w)
	SR Watson	7	0	37	1	5.28	(1w)
	8.1 to Sehwag, 124.2 kph, Sehwag is gone. He hasn't looked his best through this innings. Watson has got him with a bouncer that wasn't very high on pace, but was spot on with its direction. It angled in from outside off, cramping Sehwag for room as it came in, but he still looked to pull. The top edge ballooned up and landed in Hussey's hands at square leg, running back inside the circle. Huge wicket for Australia. I reckon, the huger one is at the other end though. 44/1
	JJ Krejza	9	0	45	0	5.00
	MJ Clarke	3	0	19	0	6.33
	DJ Hussey	5	0	19	1	3.80
	28.3 to Kohli, 86.6 kph, Kohli has thrown it away totally against the run of play, full toss on the stumps, he threw his bat wildly at it, but only found the man at midwicket, David cannot believe it, he is smiling wildly, Virat is disappointed but he has to go 143/3

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to bat Series India advanced

Player of the match Yuvraj Singh (India)

Umpires M Erasmus (South Africa) and IJ Gould (England) TV umpire RA Kettleborough (England) Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire Asad Rauf (Pakistan)

Match notes

Australia innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 1 wicket) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 30 runs, 0 wicket) Australia: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 1 Drinks: Australia - 86/1 in 18.0 overs (BJ Haddin 38, RT Ponting 20) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (BJ Haddin 30, RT Ponting 21, Ex 2) Australia: 100 runs in 20.6 overs (126 balls), Extras 3 BJ Haddin: 50 off 57 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6) Over 27.2: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - RT Ponting (Struck down) RT Ponting: 50 off 67 balls (3 x 4) Australia: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (199 balls), Extras 5 Drinks: Australia - 150/4 in 33.3 overs (RT Ponting 56) Over 37.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - CL White (Struck down) Powerplay 3: Overs 43.1 - 48.0 (Batting side - 44 runs, 0 wicket) Australia: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 5 RT Ponting: 100 off 113 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (RT Ponting 17, DJ Hussey 32, Ex 1) Australia: 250 runs in 49.0 overs (294 balls), Extras 11 Innings Break: Australia - 260/6 in 50.0 overs (DJ Hussey 38, MG Johnson 6) India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket) Over 0.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - V Sehwag (Struck down) India: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (61 balls), Extras 6 Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 26 runs, 0 wicket) Drinks: India - 67/1 in 13.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 44, G Gambhir 1) SR Tendulkar: 50 off 61 balls (7 x 4) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (SR Tendulkar 30, G Gambhir 16, Ex 4) India: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (118 balls), Extras 11 Drinks: India - 143/3 in 28.3 overs (G Gambhir 40) India: 150 runs in 29.2 overs (178 balls), Extras 11 G Gambhir: 50 off 63 balls (2 x 4) India: 200 runs in 39.4 overs (240 balls), Extras 14 Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 54 balls (7 x 4) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (Yuvraj Singh 26, SK Raina 18, Ex 6) Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 22 runs, 0 wicket) India: 250 runs in 46.1 overs (279 balls), Extras 19