India made one
change to their playing eleven – Jai Prakash Yadav made way for Javagal
Srinath. The West Indies made no changes to the eleven that last played India.
On winning the toss, Carl Hooper, the latter’s skipper, inserted the hosts.
Virender Sehwag, who faced five balls, scoreD(ill)one. Seven balls later, he was caught by Mervyn. Vasbert Drakes broke the three-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Dillon broke the 17-run stand.
While India’s 50 came off 10.3 overs in 50 minutes, their 100 came off 17.4 overs in 99 minutes. Ninety-seven minutes into the match, there was a crowd interruption. India had scored 90 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. The match, originally 48-overs-a-side, was further reduced to a 47-overs-a-side match.
Sourav Ganguly scored 78. His 99-ball innings included nine boundaries. His 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 51 balls in 68 minutes. A hundred and thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Vasbert Drakes. Mahendra Nagamootoo broke the 128-run partnership.
The Indian skipper and V V S Laxman put on 50 off as many balls in 36 minutes and 100 off 104 balls in 81 minutes for the third wicket.
India’s 150 came off 27.5 overs in 133 minutes. Harbhajan Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored (Ricar)do. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Powell. Nagamootoo broke the seven-run stand.
While India’s 200 came off 35.5 overs in 167 minutes, their 250 came off 42.1 overs in 191 minutes. The fifth-wicket pair put on 105. Rahul Dravid, whose 42-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 51. His 50 came off 39 balls in 51 minutes. Eighty-five balls later, Chris Gayle, the player of the match, ran him out.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Laxman, whose 110-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 99. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 66 balls in 116 minutes. A couple of balls later, he was stumped by Ridley Jacobs off the bowling of Gayle.
Laxman and Dravid put on 50 off 47 balls in 28 minutes and 100 off 80 balls in 51 minutes for the fifth wicket.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Drakes broke the two-run stand. Mohammad Kaif, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Srinath, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Four balls later, Chanderpaul and Jacobs ran him out. Anil Kumble, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Drakes had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the five-run stand. Ashish Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies conceded 23 extras. India scored 279 for the loss of nine wickets off 47 overs. Corey Collymore, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He was wicketless, as was Carl Hooper, the West Indies’ skipper, who bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.
Gayle, who bowled five overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Dillon, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. Nagamootoo, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up a couple of wickets. Drakes, who bowled nine overs, conceded 55. He picked up three scalps.
Wavell Hinds, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 27. Forty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Agarkar. Srinath broke the 42-run stand.
While the West Indies’ 50 came off 9.2 overs in 51 minutes, their 100 came off 16.3 overs in 87 minutes and their 150 came off 25.4 overs in 118 minutes.
Marlon Samuels, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 52. His 50 came off 61 balls in 84 minutes. A hundred and thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Sehwag broke the 134-run partnership.
Gayle and Samuels put on 50 off as 45 balls in 36 minutes and 100 off 103 balls in 69 minutes for the second wicket.
The West Indies’ 200 came off 34.5 overs in 158 minutes. Gayle, whose 116-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 103. While his 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls in 99 minutes, his 100 came off 111 balls in 165 minutes. Fifty balls later, Srinath broke the 45-run stand.
The West Indies’ 250 came off 42.5 overs in 192 minutes. Sarwan and Chanderpaul put on 59 off as 48 balls in 39 minutes. The fourth-wicket partnership was unbroken. While the former – whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries – scored 39, the latter – whose 32-ball innings included seven boundaries – scored 39.
India conceded 20 extras. The West Indies, who scored 280 for the loss of three wickets off 46.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare (under the Duckworth-Lewis method). Kumble and Harbhajan bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 35.
Agarkar bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 47. Nehra bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 67. Sehwag bowled eight overs, conceding 51. He picked up a wicket. Srinath bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up two scalps.
The West Indies led the seven-match series 2-0.
Virender Sehwag, who faced five balls, scoreD(ill)one. Seven balls later, he was caught by Mervyn. Vasbert Drakes broke the three-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Dillon broke the 17-run stand.
While India’s 50 came off 10.3 overs in 50 minutes, their 100 came off 17.4 overs in 99 minutes. Ninety-seven minutes into the match, there was a crowd interruption. India had scored 90 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. The match, originally 48-overs-a-side, was further reduced to a 47-overs-a-side match.
Sourav Ganguly scored 78. His 99-ball innings included nine boundaries. His 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 51 balls in 68 minutes. A hundred and thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Vasbert Drakes. Mahendra Nagamootoo broke the 128-run partnership.
The Indian skipper and V V S Laxman put on 50 off as many balls in 36 minutes and 100 off 104 balls in 81 minutes for the third wicket.
India’s 150 came off 27.5 overs in 133 minutes. Harbhajan Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored (Ricar)do. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Powell. Nagamootoo broke the seven-run stand.
While India’s 200 came off 35.5 overs in 167 minutes, their 250 came off 42.1 overs in 191 minutes. The fifth-wicket pair put on 105. Rahul Dravid, whose 42-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 51. His 50 came off 39 balls in 51 minutes. Eighty-five balls later, Chris Gayle, the player of the match, ran him out.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Laxman, whose 110-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 99. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 66 balls in 116 minutes. A couple of balls later, he was stumped by Ridley Jacobs off the bowling of Gayle.
Laxman and Dravid put on 50 off 47 balls in 28 minutes and 100 off 80 balls in 51 minutes for the fifth wicket.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Drakes broke the two-run stand. Mohammad Kaif, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Srinath, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Four balls later, Chanderpaul and Jacobs ran him out. Anil Kumble, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Drakes had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the five-run stand. Ashish Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies conceded 23 extras. India scored 279 for the loss of nine wickets off 47 overs. Corey Collymore, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He was wicketless, as was Carl Hooper, the West Indies’ skipper, who bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.
Gayle, who bowled five overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Dillon, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. Nagamootoo, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up a couple of wickets. Drakes, who bowled nine overs, conceded 55. He picked up three scalps.
Wavell Hinds, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 27. Forty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Agarkar. Srinath broke the 42-run stand.
While the West Indies’ 50 came off 9.2 overs in 51 minutes, their 100 came off 16.3 overs in 87 minutes and their 150 came off 25.4 overs in 118 minutes.
Marlon Samuels, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 52. His 50 came off 61 balls in 84 minutes. A hundred and thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Sehwag broke the 134-run partnership.
Gayle and Samuels put on 50 off as 45 balls in 36 minutes and 100 off 103 balls in 69 minutes for the second wicket.
The West Indies’ 200 came off 34.5 overs in 158 minutes. Gayle, whose 116-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 103. While his 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls in 99 minutes, his 100 came off 111 balls in 165 minutes. Fifty balls later, Srinath broke the 45-run stand.
The West Indies’ 250 came off 42.5 overs in 192 minutes. Sarwan and Chanderpaul put on 59 off as 48 balls in 39 minutes. The fourth-wicket partnership was unbroken. While the former – whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries – scored 39, the latter – whose 32-ball innings included seven boundaries – scored 39.
India conceded 20 extras. The West Indies, who scored 280 for the loss of three wickets off 46.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare (under the Duckworth-Lewis method). Kumble and Harbhajan bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 35.
Agarkar bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 47. Nehra bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 67. Sehwag bowled eight overs, conceding 51. He picked up a wicket. Srinath bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up two scalps.
The West Indies led the seven-match series 2-0.
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