India made just
change to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu made way for Robin Singh.
The West Indies made one change to theirs as well – Ian Bishop made way for
Ottis Gibson.
On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India’s skipper, (Sach)inserted the hosts, whose openers put on 11. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who faced 24 balls, scored just five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Abey Kuruvilla.
Brian Lara ne 33 maara. His 38-ball innings included five boundaries. But it was Singh, who was born in Princes Town, who won the battle of the Trinidadians*, breaking the 60-run stand.
Jimmy Adams, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Rahul Dravid. David had a reason to be (No)elated – he broke the 15-run stand. Stuart Williams, the player of the match, scored 76. His 110-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by Singh. Tendulkar broke the 84-run stand.
Carl Hooper, whose 69-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 48. He was caught by Anil Kumble, who broke the 23-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on four. Gibson faced three balls, scoring as many. Tendulkar ran him out.
Roland Holder, who faced 17 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Saba Karim. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 17-run stand. Curtly Ambrose, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Prasad broke the 14-run stand.
Courtney Browne, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair put on 20. Franklyn Rose, who faced six balls, scored nine. Ajay Jadeja ran him out. Browne’s namesake (and the West Indies’ skipper), Courtney Walsh, faced three balls, but didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 27 extras. The West Indies scored 249 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as did Singh, who bowled seven overs, conceding 46.
Kumble and David bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 38. Kuruvilla bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Walsh broke the 27-run stand. Dravid, whose 105-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 74. Gibson broke the 130-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, whose 105-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 79. He was caught by Ambrose. Rose broke the 28-run stand. Jadeja, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Gibson broke the 16-run stand.
Singh, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. He was caught by Adams. Ambrose broke the 13-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. He was caught by Hooper. Gibson broke the three-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on just a couple. Kumble, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Browne ran him out. David, who faced eight balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Karim, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was caught by Lara. Gibson broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Kuruvilla, whose first name is something one in Mumbai – the city he represented in domestic cricket – would yell (exasperatedly), deserved it – he didn’t face a ball, and Adams ran him out.
The last-wicket pair put on just one. Prasad, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Browne ran him out. The West Indians conceded 18 extras. India, who were dismissed for 231 off 48.2 overs, lost by 18 runs.
Adams, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Hooper, who bowled eight overs, conceding 36.
Rose bowled eight overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket, as did Ambrose (who conceded 34 off nine overs, which included a maiden) and Walsh (who conceded 26 off 9.2 overs, which included a couple of maidens). Gibson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 61. He picked up four scalps.
The islanders led the four-match series 2-1.
(*Note: Lara was born in Santa Cruz.)
On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India’s skipper, (Sach)inserted the hosts, whose openers put on 11. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who faced 24 balls, scored just five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Abey Kuruvilla.
Brian Lara ne 33 maara. His 38-ball innings included five boundaries. But it was Singh, who was born in Princes Town, who won the battle of the Trinidadians*, breaking the 60-run stand.
Jimmy Adams, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Rahul Dravid. David had a reason to be (No)elated – he broke the 15-run stand. Stuart Williams, the player of the match, scored 76. His 110-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by Singh. Tendulkar broke the 84-run stand.
Carl Hooper, whose 69-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 48. He was caught by Anil Kumble, who broke the 23-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on four. Gibson faced three balls, scoring as many. Tendulkar ran him out.
Roland Holder, who faced 17 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Saba Karim. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 17-run stand. Curtly Ambrose, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Prasad broke the 14-run stand.
Courtney Browne, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair put on 20. Franklyn Rose, who faced six balls, scored nine. Ajay Jadeja ran him out. Browne’s namesake (and the West Indies’ skipper), Courtney Walsh, faced three balls, but didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 27 extras. The West Indies scored 249 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as did Singh, who bowled seven overs, conceding 46.
Kumble and David bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 38. Kuruvilla bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Walsh broke the 27-run stand. Dravid, whose 105-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 74. Gibson broke the 130-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, whose 105-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 79. He was caught by Ambrose. Rose broke the 28-run stand. Jadeja, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Gibson broke the 16-run stand.
Singh, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. He was caught by Adams. Ambrose broke the 13-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. He was caught by Hooper. Gibson broke the three-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on just a couple. Kumble, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Browne ran him out. David, who faced eight balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Karim, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was caught by Lara. Gibson broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Kuruvilla, whose first name is something one in Mumbai – the city he represented in domestic cricket – would yell (exasperatedly), deserved it – he didn’t face a ball, and Adams ran him out.
The last-wicket pair put on just one. Prasad, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Browne ran him out. The West Indians conceded 18 extras. India, who were dismissed for 231 off 48.2 overs, lost by 18 runs.
Adams, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Hooper, who bowled eight overs, conceding 36.
Rose bowled eight overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket, as did Ambrose (who conceded 34 off nine overs, which included a maiden) and Walsh (who conceded 26 off 9.2 overs, which included a couple of maidens). Gibson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 61. He picked up four scalps.
The islanders led the four-match series 2-1.
(*Note: Lara was born in Santa Cruz.)
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