India comfortably beat England in today's T20 encounter in Pune, chasing 158 with 5 wickets and 13 balls to spare... small consolation, but one nevertheless, after a disastrous Test series. Yuvi played a dashing innings before being caught in the deep, after contributing with 3 wickets in the first innings. And Dhoni finished off in style in the company of Suresh Raina.
Interestingly, the stadium was just about 70% full, which is very surprising considering how cricket-starved this city has been when it comes to international fixtures. The stadium was chok-a-block full during every IPL match, but today, there were huge patches of empty seats except in the cheapest stands. A combination of very expensive tickets, and a below par performance by the Indians in the last few weeks definitely contributed to it.
SRK and Deepika were at the stadium, adding a special dash of glamour. SRK was seen explaining the nuances of the game to a keen Deepika... although, one wonders if she needed the lessons! :)
The stadium itself came for huge praise from the commentators, especially for the weather, the looks, and the quality - the commentators mentioning how every care was taken down to the tiniest detail, and highest quality fixtures and materials used. Sahara and Pune should be very proud!
And I missed going for the match.
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