2006-Sep-12 - DLF CUP

Played at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur (neutral match), on 12 September 2006 - day/night (50-over match)

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)			R	B	4s	6s	SR
	PA Jaques	b Edwards	2	10	0	0	20.00
	SM Katich	c Bravo b Bradshaw	36	69	4	0	52.17
	RT Ponting	lbw b Bradshaw	56	54	9	0	103.70
	MJ Clarke	b Bravo	81	79	9	0	102.53
	MJ Cosgrove	c Lara b Smith	34	38	5	0	89.47
	SR Watson	c Sarwan b Smith	2	15	0	0	13.33
	BJ Haddin	b Taylor	24	19	3	0	126.31
	MG Johnson	b Taylor	15	8	1	1	187.50
	NW Bracken	b Taylor	1	3	0	0	33.33
	DJ Cullen	not out	2	3	0	0	66.66
	GD McGrath	not out	1	3	0	0	33.33
	Extras	(lb 8, w 17)	25
	Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	279

Fall of wickets1-9 (Jaques, 3.2 ov), 2-106 (Ponting, 20.6 ov), 3-122 (Katich, 24.1 ov), 4-191 (Cosgrove, 36.2 ov), 5-205 (Watson, 40.5 ov), 6-258 (Clarke, 46.6 ov), 7-258 (Haddin, 47.1 ov), 8-260 (Bracken, 47.5 ov), 9-276 (Johnson, 49.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	IDR Bradshaw	10	0	36	2	3.60	(3w)
	FH Edwards	6	0	38	1	6.33	(2w)
	CH Gayle	8	1	37	0	4.62
	DR Smith	9	1	41	2	4.55	(3w)
	JE Taylor	10	0	59	3	5.90	(4w)
	DJ Bravo	7	0	60	1	8.57	(5w)

West Indies innings (target: 280 runs from 50 overs)			R	B	4s	6s	SR
	CH Gayle	not out	60	49	7	2	122.44
	S Chanderpaul	not out	65	62	8	3	104.83
	Extras	(lb 2, w 6, nb 3)	11
	Total	(0 wickets; 17.6 overs)	136

To bat DR Smith, CS Baugh, IDR Bradshaw, DJ Bravo, JE Taylor, WW Hinds, BC Lara, RR Sarwan, FH Edwards

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	GD McGrath	4	0	15	0	3.75	(6w)
	NW Bracken	5	2	43	0	8.60
	MG Johnson	4	0	39	0	9.75
	SR Watson	3.6	0	26	0	6.50	(3nb)
	DJ Cullen	1	0	11	0	11.00

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first Player of the match tba Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire MR Benson (England) Match referee BC Broad (England)

Match notes

Australia innings Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 Australia: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (72 balls), Extras 7 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (SM Katich 17, RT Ponting 33, Ex 2) Australia Innings: 15th over - 7 balls; (DR Smith, called by Umpire Asad Rauf) Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 Drinks: Australia - 83/1 in 16.0 overs (SM Katich 28, RT Ponting 40) RT Ponting: 50 off 49 balls (8 x 4) Australia: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (128 balls), Extras 16 Australia: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (192 balls), Extras 19 Drinks: Australia - 165/3 in 33.0 overs (MJ Clarke 33, MJ Cosgrove 19) 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (MJ Clarke 30, MJ Cosgrove 20, Ex 0) Australia: 200 runs in 39.3 overs (253 balls), Extras 22 MJ Clarke: 50 off 57 balls (5 x 4) Australia: 250 runs in 46.3 overs (296 balls), Extras 23 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (MJ Clarke 29, BJ Haddin 24, Ex 0) West Indies innings West Indies: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 8 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (CH Gayle 8, S Chanderpaul 34, Ex 8) Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 S Chanderpaul: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6) West Indies: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (95 balls), Extras 10 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 95 balls (CH Gayle 35, S Chanderpaul 57, Ex 10) Drinks: West Indies - 109/0 in 15.0 overs (CH Gayle 36, S Chanderpaul 63) CH Gayle: 50 off 43 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)

WHAT A ROCKING START BY WEST INDIES, BY REPLYING TO AUSTRALIA'S TOTAL 279 ?

AUS 279/9 (50 OWERS)

WI - 136/0 (18 OWERS) 

WI NEEDS MORE 144 RUNS TO WIN FROM 32 OWERS...

2006-Sep-2 - How Ganpati saves farmers' money

Nestled deep in Belapur sitrict of Maharashtra, Agroli is a part of a developing city of Navi Mumbai and a modern village of sorts.

But it reveals a constant in these times of change - celebrating the Ganesh Utsav collectively, by installing just one idol of the deity in the village.

This unique way of going economoic was an idea mooted by Bhaurao Patil, the then village head in 1961.

The concept received overwhelming support back in those traditional times and continues to be followed religiously 46 years hence.

"In those days everyone came together and collected Rs five to celebrate this festival. The objective was to spend minimum amount and we still follow it," says President of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Namdeo Bhau Patil.

A land of farmers who go neck-deep in debt in times of crises have taken very well to this revolutionary tradition of `One Village, One Ganapati' that saves them a lot of money too.

"The villagers including women gather in large numbers twice daily for the aarti. There are several cultural programmes as well," says villager Sumitra Ashok Patil

The budget remains rather simple. Rs 301 is collected from each house in the village, while Rs 401 is collected from the business community.

Total collection adds up to nearly Rs 50,000 and the idol is always around five-feet high, unlike its ostentatious city-cousins.

This idol despite not being bedecked in expensive clothes and jewelry sure bears the stamp of simplicity.