It was all over in just 12 overs. It began with a terrible umpiring decision, which was followed by another poor judgment by the umpire. Then came the tragi-comic run out of Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly.
And when VVS Laxman too fell, one could hear the collective silence of nearly thirty thousand people inside the stadium. They had come expecting a miracle but instead got to see a submissive, meek surrender. What a let down!
Much as one would want to make of the shocking lbw verdict Virender Sehwag got from umpire Billy Bowden (the ball hit the bat and then the pads) and the doubtful lbw decision which Aakash Chopra suffered (the ball may have been going down the leg side), there is probably no point in defending a side that has played very poor cricket and thoroughly deserves a drubbing. Luck, they say, always favours the brave and here, on Saturday, it was also favouring the better side.