India made one
change to their playing eleven – Venugopal Rao made way for Yuvraj Singh. The
West Indies made (Smi)three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Runako Morton, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Jerome Taylor made way for Wavell
Hinds, Dwayne and Corey Collymore.
On winning the toss, Brian Lara, the local hero and the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the Indians. Virender Sehwag, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Ian Bradshaw broke the 13-run stand.
Suresh Raina, who faced 22 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 33 balls later, he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Bradshaw broke the 15-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 42 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rahul Dravid, their skipper, was batting on 11 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on eight.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Dravid, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-eight balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sarwan. Collymore broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 50 off 16 overs. The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Mohammad Kaif’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
India scored 100 off 25,2 overs. The West Indies had conceded 11 extras at that point. Thirty overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 119 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 47 at that point, Kaif was batting on 27.
The Punjab southpaw’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 75 boundaries. He faced 78 balls, eventually scoring 52. Ninety-eight balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Carlton Baugh. Fidel Edwards broke the 80-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 38.1 overs. The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point. Kaif’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 73 balls. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 80 balls. While Kaif’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
Kaif, whose 84-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 62. Eighty-eight balls later, Dwayne, the player of the match, Br(av)oke the 62-run partnership. Dhoni, whose 58-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. He was unbeaten.
India scored 200 off 48 overs. The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Although his innings included a boundary, Irfan Pathan, who scored eight, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls after Kaif’s dismissal, he was caught by Collymore. Bravo broke the 18-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajit Agarkar, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was B(rav)owled. Ramesh Powar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
The West Indies eventually conceded 16 extras. India scored 216 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Smith, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Gayle, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 28. Marlon Samuels bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.
Edwards bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. Collymore bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Bradshaw, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of wickets. Bravo, who bowled five overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.
Samuels, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the run-a-ball stand. Sarwan, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 21-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. The West Indies scored 50 off 10.4 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 65 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gayle was batting on 32 at that point, Lara was batting on nine.
Gayle, whose 70-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 46. Eighty-five balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. The Mumbai offie broke the 42-run P(ow)artnership.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 24th and the 28th over. The West Indies scored 100 off 25.4 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 136 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Lara was batting on 41 at that point, Bravo was batting on 21.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Lara’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Bravo’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
The West Indies scored 150 off 34.5 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Lara’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 81 balls, Bravo’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 54 balls.
Lara, whose 97-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 69. A hundred and one balls after Gayle’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Powar broke the 91-run partnership.
The West Indies scored 200 off 41.2 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Bravo, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 61. He was unbeaten, as was Hinds, who scored 13. His 15-ball innings included three boundaries.
India eventually conceded 14 extras. The West Indies, who scored 218 for the loss of four wickets off 44 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with half-a-dozen overs to spare. Raina, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.
Sreesanth bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42. Pathan, who bowled five overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24. Powar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The West Indies led the five-match series 3-1, winning the series.
On winning the toss, Brian Lara, the local hero and the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the Indians. Virender Sehwag, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Ian Bradshaw broke the 13-run stand.
Suresh Raina, who faced 22 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 33 balls later, he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Bradshaw broke the 15-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 42 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rahul Dravid, their skipper, was batting on 11 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on eight.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Dravid, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-eight balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sarwan. Collymore broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 50 off 16 overs. The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Mohammad Kaif’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
India scored 100 off 25,2 overs. The West Indies had conceded 11 extras at that point. Thirty overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 119 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 47 at that point, Kaif was batting on 27.
The Punjab southpaw’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 75 boundaries. He faced 78 balls, eventually scoring 52. Ninety-eight balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Carlton Baugh. Fidel Edwards broke the 80-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 38.1 overs. The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point. Kaif’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 73 balls. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 80 balls. While Kaif’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
Kaif, whose 84-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 62. Eighty-eight balls later, Dwayne, the player of the match, Br(av)oke the 62-run partnership. Dhoni, whose 58-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. He was unbeaten.
India scored 200 off 48 overs. The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Although his innings included a boundary, Irfan Pathan, who scored eight, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls after Kaif’s dismissal, he was caught by Collymore. Bravo broke the 18-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajit Agarkar, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was B(rav)owled. Ramesh Powar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
The West Indies eventually conceded 16 extras. India scored 216 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Smith, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Gayle, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 28. Marlon Samuels bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.
Edwards bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. Collymore bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Bradshaw, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of wickets. Bravo, who bowled five overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.
Samuels, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the run-a-ball stand. Sarwan, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 21-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. The West Indies scored 50 off 10.4 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 65 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gayle was batting on 32 at that point, Lara was batting on nine.
Gayle, whose 70-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 46. Eighty-five balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. The Mumbai offie broke the 42-run P(ow)artnership.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 24th and the 28th over. The West Indies scored 100 off 25.4 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 136 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Lara was batting on 41 at that point, Bravo was batting on 21.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Lara’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Bravo’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
The West Indies scored 150 off 34.5 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Lara’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 81 balls, Bravo’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 54 balls.
Lara, whose 97-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 69. A hundred and one balls after Gayle’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Powar broke the 91-run partnership.
The West Indies scored 200 off 41.2 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Bravo, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 61. He was unbeaten, as was Hinds, who scored 13. His 15-ball innings included three boundaries.
India eventually conceded 14 extras. The West Indies, who scored 218 for the loss of four wickets off 44 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with half-a-dozen overs to spare. Raina, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.
Sreesanth bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42. Pathan, who bowled five overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24. Powar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The West Indies led the five-match series 3-1, winning the series.
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