India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Hemang Badani and Harvinder Singh
made way for V V S Laxman and Zaheer Khan. The West Indies made a couple of
changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Neil McGarrell and Colin
Stuart made way for Marlon Samuels and Corey Collymore.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the West Indians, whose 50 came off 7.3 overs in 31 minutes. Chris Gayle, whose 45-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 43. Eighty-one balls into the match, he was caught by the substitute, Harvinder Singh. Harbhajan Singh broke the 86-run partnership.
The West Indies’ 100 came off 16.1 overs in 63 minutes. Daren Ganga, whose 62-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 71. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 39 balls in 59 minutes. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Reetinder Singh Sodhi broke the 34-ball stand.
Wavell Hinds, who faced 32 balls, scored 10. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Sodhi, who broke the 10-run stand.
While the West Indies’ 150 came off 28.4 overs in 109 minutes, their 200 came off 37.1 overs in 146 minutes. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 50. His half-century came off 62 balls in 71 minutes. A hundred and twelve balls later, Ashish Nehra broke the 108-run partnership.
Carl Hooper, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 66. His 63-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Khan broke the 14-run stand.
Ridley Jacobs, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten. Ramnaresh Sarwan, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-one balls later, Nehra broke the 33-run stand. Samuels, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded five extras. The West Indies scored 290 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded eight. Debasis Mohanty, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 43. Virender Sehwag, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 48.
Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of overs. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket. Sodhi, who bowled seven overs, conceded 31. He picked up two wickets, as did Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 60.
Tendulkar, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fifteen ballS(ach)into the chase, the player of the series was caught by Ganga. Collymore, the player of the match, broke the nine-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 28. Thirty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Collymore, who broke the 26-run stand.
Laxman, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Leon Garrick. Collymore broke the run-a-ball stand. Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Garrick. Mervyn Dillon broke the 16-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Sixteen balls later, Reon King broke the six-run stand. Sodhi, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 67. A hundred and thirty balls later, he was caught by Dillon. Collymore broke the 101-run partnership.
Sameer Dighe, whose 96-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 94. He was unbeaten. Harbhajan, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, Gayle broke the 28-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Gayle. Mohanty, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies conceded five extras. India, who scored 274 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 16 runs. Samuels bowled three overs, conceding 26. He was wicketless, as was Hooper, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63.
Dillon bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. The Guyanese paceman bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up a wicket. Gayle bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up two wickets. Collymore bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up four scalps.
The West Indies won the 2001 Coca-Cola Cup (in Zimbabwe).
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the West Indians, whose 50 came off 7.3 overs in 31 minutes. Chris Gayle, whose 45-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 43. Eighty-one balls into the match, he was caught by the substitute, Harvinder Singh. Harbhajan Singh broke the 86-run partnership.
The West Indies’ 100 came off 16.1 overs in 63 minutes. Daren Ganga, whose 62-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 71. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 39 balls in 59 minutes. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Reetinder Singh Sodhi broke the 34-ball stand.
Wavell Hinds, who faced 32 balls, scored 10. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Sodhi, who broke the 10-run stand.
While the West Indies’ 150 came off 28.4 overs in 109 minutes, their 200 came off 37.1 overs in 146 minutes. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 50. His half-century came off 62 balls in 71 minutes. A hundred and twelve balls later, Ashish Nehra broke the 108-run partnership.
Carl Hooper, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 66. His 63-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Khan broke the 14-run stand.
Ridley Jacobs, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten. Ramnaresh Sarwan, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-one balls later, Nehra broke the 33-run stand. Samuels, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded five extras. The West Indies scored 290 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded eight. Debasis Mohanty, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 43. Virender Sehwag, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 48.
Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of overs. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket. Sodhi, who bowled seven overs, conceded 31. He picked up two wickets, as did Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 60.
Tendulkar, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fifteen ballS(ach)into the chase, the player of the series was caught by Ganga. Collymore, the player of the match, broke the nine-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 28. Thirty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Collymore, who broke the 26-run stand.
Laxman, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Leon Garrick. Collymore broke the run-a-ball stand. Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Garrick. Mervyn Dillon broke the 16-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Sixteen balls later, Reon King broke the six-run stand. Sodhi, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 67. A hundred and thirty balls later, he was caught by Dillon. Collymore broke the 101-run partnership.
Sameer Dighe, whose 96-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 94. He was unbeaten. Harbhajan, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, Gayle broke the 28-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Gayle. Mohanty, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies conceded five extras. India, who scored 274 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 16 runs. Samuels bowled three overs, conceding 26. He was wicketless, as was Hooper, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63.
Dillon bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. The Guyanese paceman bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up a wicket. Gayle bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up two wickets. Collymore bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up four scalps.
The West Indies won the 2001 Coca-Cola Cup (in Zimbabwe).
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