It was a
48-overs-a-side match. India made just one change to their playing eleven – Ashish
Nehra made way for One-day International debutant Lakshmipathy Balaji. The West
Indies made (Ricar)do changes to the eleven that last played the Indians
– Mervyn Dillon and Mahendra Nagamootoo made way for Powell and Corey
Collymore.
On WInning the toss, Carl Hooper, the skipper of the visiting team, inserted the hosts. Virender Sehwag, whose 39-ball innings included nine boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. Sixty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Collymore broke the 88-run partnership.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, scored 53. His 55-ball innings included eight boundaries. Sixty-six balls later, Hooper broke the 46-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. Eighty-six balls later, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Marlon Samuels broke the 78-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Pedro Collins broke the 11-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 101-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 71. Ten balls later, he was caught by Hooper. Collins broke the nine-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hooper. Collymore broke the 22-run stand. Murali Kartik, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ridley Jacobs. Collins broke the 31-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Sanjay Bangar, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Three balls later, Hooper ran him out. Javagal, who faced five balls, scored (Srina)three. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.
The West Indies conceded 20 extras. India scored 290 for the loss of eight wickets off 48 wickets. Wavell Hinds, the player of the match, bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16. Vasbert Drakes, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Gayle, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Samuels, who bowled eight overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Hooper bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Collymore, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets. Collins, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up three scalps.
Hinds, whose 61-ball innings included 10 boundaries and five sixes, scored 80. Ninety-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Sehwag broke the 132-run partnership. Samuels, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Harbhajan broke the three-run stand.
Sarwan, whose 55-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 34. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Kartik broke the 83-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on 21. Chanderpaul, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls later, Kaif and Harbhajan ran him out.
The fifth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Gayle, whose 107-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, scored 101. The next ball, he was caught by the wicketkeeper off the bowling of Harbhajan.
Powell, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Hooper, who scored 21. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. India conceded 16 extras. The West Indies, who scored 291 for the loss of five wickets off 46.5 overs, won by five wickets with seven balls to spare.
Laxman and Bangar bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded half-a-dozen. Ganguly bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 24. Yuvraj bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 18. Balaji bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 44.
Srinath bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 44. Kartik bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket. The 34th over of the innings – his sixth – was a seven-ball over. Sehwag, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53, picking up a couple of scalps.
The West Indies led the seven-match series 3-2.
On WInning the toss, Carl Hooper, the skipper of the visiting team, inserted the hosts. Virender Sehwag, whose 39-ball innings included nine boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. Sixty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Collymore broke the 88-run partnership.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, scored 53. His 55-ball innings included eight boundaries. Sixty-six balls later, Hooper broke the 46-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. Eighty-six balls later, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Marlon Samuels broke the 78-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Pedro Collins broke the 11-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 101-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 71. Ten balls later, he was caught by Hooper. Collins broke the nine-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hooper. Collymore broke the 22-run stand. Murali Kartik, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ridley Jacobs. Collins broke the 31-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Sanjay Bangar, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Three balls later, Hooper ran him out. Javagal, who faced five balls, scored (Srina)three. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.
The West Indies conceded 20 extras. India scored 290 for the loss of eight wickets off 48 wickets. Wavell Hinds, the player of the match, bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16. Vasbert Drakes, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Gayle, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Samuels, who bowled eight overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Hooper bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Collymore, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets. Collins, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up three scalps.
Hinds, whose 61-ball innings included 10 boundaries and five sixes, scored 80. Ninety-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Sehwag broke the 132-run partnership. Samuels, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Harbhajan broke the three-run stand.
Sarwan, whose 55-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 34. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Kartik broke the 83-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on 21. Chanderpaul, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls later, Kaif and Harbhajan ran him out.
The fifth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Gayle, whose 107-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, scored 101. The next ball, he was caught by the wicketkeeper off the bowling of Harbhajan.
Powell, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Hooper, who scored 21. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. India conceded 16 extras. The West Indies, who scored 291 for the loss of five wickets off 46.5 overs, won by five wickets with seven balls to spare.
Laxman and Bangar bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded half-a-dozen. Ganguly bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 24. Yuvraj bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 18. Balaji bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 44.
Srinath bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 44. Kartik bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket. The 34th over of the innings – his sixth – was a seven-ball over. Sehwag, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53, picking up a couple of scalps.
The West Indies led the seven-match series 3-2.
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