Virender Sehwag 146 vs SriLanka 1st ODI Rajkot 2009

Anay Berwer

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00:00This time it's through and Sehwag on his way, he played it little bit early this time, see

00:21how early he's played it and he made sure that this time the ball was hit away from

00:27the fielder at backward point, beautiful, elegant, he's standing tall, he'll get his

00:48second boundary, no problems whatsoever, this one was pitched little further up, within

00:58range and Sehwag wouldn't miss out on that opportunity, this is a lovely drive, one day

01:12your time will come and you'll pick five more, that will run away to the boundary, no half

01:21measures when Sehwag is out in the centre, well the ball swung in a little bit late,

01:28he was looking to hit it over mid wicket, the late swing took it to square leg, trying

01:35to loft it over mid wicket and the late swing, you can see that the intention was to hit

01:41it, flick it over mid wicket, nevertheless it's got the desired result, a boundary, through

01:53the infield, just pushed it, not hit it very hard and it's a very quick outfield, well

02:02he's got a strong bottom end, holds the bat near the shoulder blade of the bat, just like

02:09Tendulkar does and therefore he's able to play these shots very well, very easily, look at that,

02:15see how strong the bottom end is as it makes contact, that's cracked away through the offside

02:25for another boundary, 31 for Nolos

02:404

02:44well he's made this shot his own, Virender Sehwag, the way he clears that front leg out of the way

02:50so that he can free his arms, it's not something you'll see in a coaching manual

02:55he created that, another batsman you'd see get on the back foot, maybe let it go through or

03:03just defend, but not Sehwag

03:17over the top

03:20it's gone the distance for 6

03:24and it brings up the 50 for India

03:33it's been an area where we've seen lots of 6s from Sehwag

03:39very comfortable with that, didn't need too much in his arc

03:51tremendous blow, another 6

04:02again picking up length quickly, this time he goes onside, really flat bats it over mid-wicket

04:08he enjoyed that, it was as if he expected it

04:13that was a top shot

04:14Sehwag

04:19was flat too, so much power from Sehwag, again off the front foot though

04:32one bounce over the rope, again on the shorter side, well they get there and he gets the treatment

04:39he's picking up length quickly Sehwag

04:48that was asking for trouble, he's got no protection there, Sehwag knows that

04:58yeah it's sitting up nicely now, I do believe this is an easy pace track now

05:03we will get a little slower as the game progresses

05:07so this is an ideal start

05:212 is the call

05:232 is the call

05:33they were looking for 3, deciding against it

05:37Sehwag in his career, 270 innings, 6,776

05:5720 times he's been out around this area

06:00Sehwag

06:04nicely picked up, another boundary to end the over

06:09and it's a blistering half century for Birendra Sehwag, 50 of 34 balls, it's 71 for no loss

06:2136th one day international, 50 for Birendra Sehwag

06:25another heavy over, 11 runs of it

06:30wrist free batting from India

06:4835 runs have come in the last 3 overs

06:52and you can see a power play being taken

06:55this is the bowling power play being taken

07:04this is the boundary in the last over, Belagirdar running the fingers over

07:08but landing it wide, allowing Sehwag to free his arms and also reach his 50

07:18nicely placed on the onside, it's a quick outfield

07:25that's what compounds the problems for the bowlers

07:27when you have a good surface and you have an outfield like this

07:30margin for error very little

07:33it might be a smallish ground, I do believe spinners will come into play in this game

07:41in spite of it being an excellent track for batting

07:44not a big boundary

07:49take that

07:51might be referred, is it 4, is it 6

07:57one bounce into the boundary

08:02first ball from Matthews, no respect whatsoever from Sehwag

08:06just launched into it

08:11Midov was up, so straight away a change in the field

08:15Midov has gone all the way back

08:18just hitting it on the up

08:20giving himself some room to swing the bat

08:24good strike again from Sehwag falling just inside

08:33down the ground

08:35and it's out of here

08:38not going to hold back, Virender Sehwag

08:41third six for him

08:50pitched up to him, Angelo Matthews pitching it right up

08:53and Sehwag once again

08:56what he does so very well

08:58getting the front foot out of the way

09:00puts the front foot around leg stump

09:02giving himself room to free his arms

09:05almost pitched just outside of stump

09:08and he's just smashed it over long off

09:13oh ho ho, it's getting better and better, it's on the roof

09:1818 of the over, it's 1.25 for none

09:21and it's going to be drinks

09:37that's gone, he's had enough of singles

09:41fifth six for Virender Sehwag

09:43well this is a gift

09:46a short ball from the off spinner

09:48very short, Sehwag taking full toll of it

09:52and giving it the deserved treatment

09:54hitting it right out of the park

10:08that should be a hundred, it is

10:13hundred number twelve for Virender Sehwag

10:18the first at home after four and a half years

10:20the last century he got at home

10:22in one day internationals was in 2005

10:24and Harbhajan Singh paying obeisance

10:27to Virender Sehwag

10:31just astonishing batting

10:3366 balls for that hundred

10:36it's just amazing

10:38how he scores so freely, so quickly

10:42got the pitch delivery full

10:44got the outside edge

10:46there's a plenty gap down there

10:50and another hundred to Sehwag

10:54and he continues his domination against Sri Lanka

11:02down the track, six

11:06over the side screen

11:08and very close to the Indian dressing room

11:11sixth, sixth off the ceilings for Sehwag

11:17once again as it was in the previous over from Kandambi

11:20a sixth off the first delivery

11:23this time Sehwag

11:26and another huge one going

11:30leading edge and will be taken

11:34was on the leg stump

11:36looking to close to face the bat

11:38and he did that pretty early

11:41leading edge easily taken but what a fabulous innings

11:44this has been from Virender Sehwag

11:47the crowds loved it

11:49that's been fantastic to watch

11:55Sehwag got it right, he got the area right

11:57but just played just a wee bit too early

12:00an easy catch to the offside

12:02against the run of play

12:06plenty of time for him to go

12:08and get two hundred runs

12:11Belgedere's first wicket in One Day International

12:13Sehwag out for 146 of 102

12:16India two down for 309

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