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Unit 6: Practising Listening Skills

Exercises Notes

1. Summarise the above given commentary.
2. Listen to some more commentaries on Bhagvad-Gita and take notes.

2. Cricket Commentary

Excerpt from India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 Finals (Indian Innings- 40th over onwards)

End of over 40 (11 runs) India 221/3 (54 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 5.52, RRR: 5.40)
G Gambhir 96* (117b 9x4) M Muralitharan 8-0-39-0
MS Dhoni 59* (58b 5x4) SL Malinga 7-0-28-2
Randiv wipes the ball with his towel. I remember Ranatunga used to always keep a short towel in his
behind.
40.1 Randiv to Dhoni, no run, goes back to push this off break, delivered from round the stumps, to
cover
40.2 Randiv to Dhoni, 1 run, around the off stump line. pushed out to long-off for a single
40.3 Randiv to Gambhir, no run, leans forward to defend this to the off side.
40.4 Randiv to Gambhir, no run, tossed up on the middle, from round the stumps, driven back to the
bowler
40.5 Randiv to Gambhir, 1 run, gets back to work this behind square-leg for a single. On 97 now
40.6 Randiv to Dhoni, no run, low full toss, driven back to the bowler.
End of over 41 (2 runs) India 223/3 (52 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 5.43, RRR: 5.77)
MS Dhoni 60* (61b 5x4) S Randiv 7-0-35-0
G Gambhir 97* (120b 9x4) M Muralitharan 8-0-39-0
41.1 Perera to Gambhir, no run, fullish, slightly slow through the air, pushed out to the off
41.2 Perera to Gambhir, OUT, No 100. “Needless shot,” says Ravi Shastri on air and you can’t argue
with that. It was the shot for the crowds. He rushed down the track, got outside leg and went for
the slog. Misses. Clatter! What a knock it has been so far, though. Under pressure, Gautam has
delivered. BUt has he let the door slightly ajar now with that shot? He had the chance to slam it
shut on the opposition but he has given them a whiff now. Wankhede crowd stands to applaud this
knock in a World-cup fi nal chase.
G Gambhir b Perera 97 (187m 122b 9x4 0x6) SR: 79.50
One slip in
41.3 Perera to Yuvraj Singh, no run, Oh that Wahab Riaz trick! A swinging full toss! This one curved
away from Yuvraj who managed to stab it to the off side
41.4 Perera to Yuvraj Singh, no run, stays back to defend to the off side of the pitch
41.5 Perera to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short of length, just outside off, Yuvraj works it back to the bowler
41.6 Perera to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, Dhoni smiles. It was a short delivery and Yuvraj blasts it through
wide midwicket. Pulled away in style. Shastri screams on air. Dhoni smiles in the middle.
End of over 42 (4 runs) India 227/4 (48 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 5.40, RRR: 6.00)
Yuvraj Singh 4* (4b 1x4) NLTC Perera 8-0-47-1
MS Dhoni 60* (61b 5x4) S Randiv 7-0-35-0
Ball is being changed again
42.1 Randiv to Dhoni, no run, from round the stumps, defended towards square-leg
42.2 Randiv to Dhoni, 1 run, pushes this to long-on for a single
42.3 Randiv to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, leans forward to unfurl the off drive to long-off for a single
Contd....

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