India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Vikram Rathour, Sourav Ganguly and Dodda
Ganesh made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rahul Dravid and debutant Abey
Kuruvilla.
The West Indies made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sherwin Campbell, Richie Richardson, Roger Harper and Ottis Gibson made way for Stuart Williams, Carl Hooper, Jimmy Adams and debutant Franklyn Rose.
On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. India’S(ach)innings was reduced to a 49-overs-a-side match. Sidhu, who faced 16 balls, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Curtly Ambrose, who broke the 40-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 43-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 44. He was caught by Courtney Browne. Ambrose broke the 25-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 12 balls, scored three. Rose broke the six-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Hooper. Rose broke the 15-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was caught by Browne. Rose broke the 33-run stand.
Robin Singh, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Williams. Ian Bishop broke the four-run stand. Anil Kumble, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was caught by Hooper. Adams broke the 31-run stand. Sunil Joshi, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. Ambrose broke the 17-run stand.
Nayan Mongia, who faced 75 balls, scored 29. Ambrose broke the one-run stand. Kuruvilla, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced seven balls, scored five. Adams ran him out.
The West Indies conceded 31 extras. India were dismissed for 179 for 48.3 overs. Courtney Walsh, the West Indian skipper, bowled eight overs, conceding 34. He was wicketless, as was Hooper, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33.
Adams bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight, picking up a wicket. Bishop, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Rose bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up three wickets. Ambrose, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 36. He picked up four scalps.
Owing to several rain interruptions, the hosts’ target was revised to 146 off 33 overs. Williams, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the 42-run stand.
Shivnarine, the (Chander)p(au)layer of the match, scored 83. His 88-ball innings included 12 boundaries. He was caught by Kuruvilla. Prasad broke the 90-run stand. Brian Lara, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Hooper, who faced 11 balls, scoring nine.
India conceded 18 extras. The West Indies, who scored 149 for the loss of two wickets off 27.5 overs, won by eight wickets with 31 balls to spare. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 11. Joshi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19.
Kuruvilla, who bowled 4.5 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Singh, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 25. The (Kumb)leggie bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up a scalp, as did Prasad, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
The West Indies led the four-match series 1-0.
The West Indies made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sherwin Campbell, Richie Richardson, Roger Harper and Ottis Gibson made way for Stuart Williams, Carl Hooper, Jimmy Adams and debutant Franklyn Rose.
On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. India’S(ach)innings was reduced to a 49-overs-a-side match. Sidhu, who faced 16 balls, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Curtly Ambrose, who broke the 40-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 43-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 44. He was caught by Courtney Browne. Ambrose broke the 25-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 12 balls, scored three. Rose broke the six-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Hooper. Rose broke the 15-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was caught by Browne. Rose broke the 33-run stand.
Robin Singh, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Williams. Ian Bishop broke the four-run stand. Anil Kumble, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was caught by Hooper. Adams broke the 31-run stand. Sunil Joshi, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. Ambrose broke the 17-run stand.
Nayan Mongia, who faced 75 balls, scored 29. Ambrose broke the one-run stand. Kuruvilla, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced seven balls, scored five. Adams ran him out.
The West Indies conceded 31 extras. India were dismissed for 179 for 48.3 overs. Courtney Walsh, the West Indian skipper, bowled eight overs, conceding 34. He was wicketless, as was Hooper, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33.
Adams bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight, picking up a wicket. Bishop, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Rose bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up three wickets. Ambrose, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 36. He picked up four scalps.
Owing to several rain interruptions, the hosts’ target was revised to 146 off 33 overs. Williams, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the 42-run stand.
Shivnarine, the (Chander)p(au)layer of the match, scored 83. His 88-ball innings included 12 boundaries. He was caught by Kuruvilla. Prasad broke the 90-run stand. Brian Lara, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Hooper, who faced 11 balls, scoring nine.
India conceded 18 extras. The West Indies, who scored 149 for the loss of two wickets off 27.5 overs, won by eight wickets with 31 balls to spare. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 11. Joshi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19.
Kuruvilla, who bowled 4.5 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Singh, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 25. The (Kumb)leggie bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up a scalp, as did Prasad, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
The West Indies led the four-match series 1-0.
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