It was a
49-overs-a-side match. India made three changes to their playing eleven – V V S
Laxman, Vijay Bharadwaj and Ajay Ratra made way for Virender Sehwag, Sachin
Tendulkar and One-day International debutant Tinu Yohannan.
The West Indies made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Daren Ganga, Marlon Samuels and Reon King made way for Brian Lara, Ryan Hinds and Cameron Cuffy.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Wavell Hinds – a Jamaican, unlike his namesake, who is Barbadian – scored 15. His 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Sixty-one balls into the match, Yohannan broke the 38-run stand.
Chris Gayle, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia, the player of the match. Needless to say, Yohannan – the first man from the southern state of Kerala to represent India – was in seventh heaven.
Lara, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Harbhajan Singh broke the eight-run stand. Carl Hooper, the West Indies' skipper, scored 76. His 75-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Ramnaresh Sarwan, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 44. Ninety-one balls later, Sehwag broke the 87-run partnership. The fifth-wicket pair put on 15.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who faced 16 balls, scored five. Twenty-four balls later, Sachin Tendulkar ran him out.
Ryan, who faced eight balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was stumped by Rahul Dravid. Needless to say, Sehwag was in seventh heaven.
Ridley Jacobs, who faced half-a-dozen balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Eight balls later, he was caught behind. Yohannan broke the two-run stand.
Mervyn Dillon had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Twenty balls later, Ajit Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Corey Collymore, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the four-run stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Cuffy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Agarkar.
India conceded 19 extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 186 off 44.5 overs. Mongia, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16.
Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Zaheer Khan bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31.
Harbhajan bowled seven overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets.
Agarkar bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up three wickets. Yohannan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Sixty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Sarwan. Dillon broke the 41-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 65-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 41. A hundred and four balls later, he was caught by Hooper. Gayle broke the 68-run partnership.
Mongia, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 74. Seventy balls later, he was caught by Chanderpaul. Ryan broke the 57-run partnership.
Tendulkar, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. He was unbeaten, as was Dravid, who scored nine. His 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
The West Indies conceded eight extras. India, who scored 187 for the loss of three wickets off 43.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 31 balls to spare.
Collymore bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 28. Cuffy and Hooper bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 25.
Ryan bowled 5.5 overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket. Gayle bowled eight overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket. Dillon bowled 10 overs, conceding 30. He picked up a wicket.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
The West Indies made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Daren Ganga, Marlon Samuels and Reon King made way for Brian Lara, Ryan Hinds and Cameron Cuffy.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Wavell Hinds – a Jamaican, unlike his namesake, who is Barbadian – scored 15. His 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Sixty-one balls into the match, Yohannan broke the 38-run stand.
Chris Gayle, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia, the player of the match. Needless to say, Yohannan – the first man from the southern state of Kerala to represent India – was in seventh heaven.
Lara, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Harbhajan Singh broke the eight-run stand. Carl Hooper, the West Indies' skipper, scored 76. His 75-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Ramnaresh Sarwan, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 44. Ninety-one balls later, Sehwag broke the 87-run partnership. The fifth-wicket pair put on 15.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who faced 16 balls, scored five. Twenty-four balls later, Sachin Tendulkar ran him out.
Ryan, who faced eight balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was stumped by Rahul Dravid. Needless to say, Sehwag was in seventh heaven.
Ridley Jacobs, who faced half-a-dozen balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Eight balls later, he was caught behind. Yohannan broke the two-run stand.
Mervyn Dillon had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Twenty balls later, Ajit Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Corey Collymore, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the four-run stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Cuffy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Agarkar.
India conceded 19 extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 186 off 44.5 overs. Mongia, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16.
Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Zaheer Khan bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31.
Harbhajan bowled seven overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets.
Agarkar bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up three wickets. Yohannan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Sixty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Sarwan. Dillon broke the 41-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 65-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 41. A hundred and four balls later, he was caught by Hooper. Gayle broke the 68-run partnership.
Mongia, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 74. Seventy balls later, he was caught by Chanderpaul. Ryan broke the 57-run partnership.
Tendulkar, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. He was unbeaten, as was Dravid, who scored nine. His 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
The West Indies conceded eight extras. India, who scored 187 for the loss of three wickets off 43.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 31 balls to spare.
Collymore bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 28. Cuffy and Hooper bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 25.
Ryan bowled 5.5 overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket. Gayle bowled eight overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket. Dillon bowled 10 overs, conceding 30. He picked up a wicket.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
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