It was a 45-overs-a-side
match. India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Venugopal Rao, Ramesh
Powar and Sreesanth (Moham)made way for Kaif, R P Singh and Munaf.
The West Indies made ten changes to the (Fid)eleven that last played the Indians – Xavier Marshall, Sylvester Joseph, Narsingh Deonarine, Omari Banks, Dwayne Smith, Ricardo Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Deighton Butler and Daren Powell made way for Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara (who was leading the team), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh, Dwayne Bravo, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor and Edwards.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the hosts, who scored 50 off 7.5 overs. While Gayle was batting on 28 at that point, Runako Morton was batting on 15. The Indians had conceded eight extras.
Gayle’s half-century – which included 11 boundaries – came off 46 balls. Thirteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 86 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gayle was batting on 53 at that point, Morton was batting on 23.
Morton, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Eighty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the 87-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sarwan, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the six-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 17.5 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 21st and the 23rd over.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to it was 30, Lara’s contribution to it was 14. The Indians had conceded eight extras at that point.
The West Indies scored 150 off 26.5 overs. India had conceded 20 extras at that point. Gayle’s century – which included 15 boundaries and a six – came off 116 balls.
Lara, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 35. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Patel broke the 82-run partnership.
The West Indies scored 200 off 36.3 overs. India had conceded 23 extras at that point. Gayle, whose 130-ball innings included 18 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 123. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Agarkar broke the 46-run stand.
Chanderpaul, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Irfan Pathan broke the 11-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 15. Samuels, who faced 13 balls, scored 10. A dozen balls later, Sehwag and Pathan ran him out. The West Indies scored 250 off 44.5 overs. India had conceded 27 extras at that point. Baugh, whose innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was unbea‘ten’. Bravo, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 28 extras. The West Indies scored 251 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 45 overs. Sehwag, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was R P, who bowled seven overs, conceding 45.
Pathan and Patel bowled nine overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 48. Harbhajan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India scored 50 off 7.3 overs. While Sehwag was batting on 20, Dravid was batting on 19. The West Indies had conceded 11 extras. The Indian openers put on 56. Sehwag, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-nine balls later, Samuels and Baugh ran him out.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Pathan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Morton. Bradshaw broke the six-run stand. Sixty-seven balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 62 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Dravid was batting on 27 at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 18th over. India scored 100 off 21.1 overs. The West Indies conceded 18 extras. Dravid’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Samuels. Bradshaw broke the 24-run stand.
Twenty-six overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 129 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Dravid was batting on 56 at that point, Kaif was batting on 18.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 66 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kaif’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to it was six.
India had scored 150 off 30.1 overs. The West Indies conceded 21 extras. The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 112 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 67, Kaif’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to it was six.
Dravid’s century – which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 99 balls. India had scored 200 off 37.5 overs. The West Indies conceded 21 extras. Dravid, whose 102-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 105. A hundred and twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Bravo broke the 123-run partnership.
Kaif’s half-century – which included a boundary – came off 75 balls. He eventually scored 66 off 91 balls, which included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Morton. Bravo broke the 24-run stand.
Suresh Raina, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten. India scored 250 off 44.4 overs. The West Indies conceded 23 extras, which was the number of extras they eventually conceded. India scored 254 for the loss of five wickets off 44.5 overs, winning by five wickets with one ball to spare.
Gayle bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Samuels bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 34. Taylor and Edwards bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 50.
Bravo bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 50. He picked up two scalps, as did Bradshaw, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
The West Indies made ten changes to the (Fid)eleven that last played the Indians – Xavier Marshall, Sylvester Joseph, Narsingh Deonarine, Omari Banks, Dwayne Smith, Ricardo Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Deighton Butler and Daren Powell made way for Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara (who was leading the team), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh, Dwayne Bravo, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor and Edwards.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the hosts, who scored 50 off 7.5 overs. While Gayle was batting on 28 at that point, Runako Morton was batting on 15. The Indians had conceded eight extras.
Gayle’s half-century – which included 11 boundaries – came off 46 balls. Thirteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 86 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gayle was batting on 53 at that point, Morton was batting on 23.
Morton, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Eighty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the 87-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sarwan, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the six-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 17.5 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 21st and the 23rd over.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to it was 30, Lara’s contribution to it was 14. The Indians had conceded eight extras at that point.
The West Indies scored 150 off 26.5 overs. India had conceded 20 extras at that point. Gayle’s century – which included 15 boundaries and a six – came off 116 balls.
Lara, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 35. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Patel broke the 82-run partnership.
The West Indies scored 200 off 36.3 overs. India had conceded 23 extras at that point. Gayle, whose 130-ball innings included 18 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 123. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Agarkar broke the 46-run stand.
Chanderpaul, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Irfan Pathan broke the 11-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 15. Samuels, who faced 13 balls, scored 10. A dozen balls later, Sehwag and Pathan ran him out. The West Indies scored 250 off 44.5 overs. India had conceded 27 extras at that point. Baugh, whose innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was unbea‘ten’. Bravo, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 28 extras. The West Indies scored 251 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 45 overs. Sehwag, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was R P, who bowled seven overs, conceding 45.
Pathan and Patel bowled nine overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 48. Harbhajan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India scored 50 off 7.3 overs. While Sehwag was batting on 20, Dravid was batting on 19. The West Indies had conceded 11 extras. The Indian openers put on 56. Sehwag, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-nine balls later, Samuels and Baugh ran him out.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Pathan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Morton. Bradshaw broke the six-run stand. Sixty-seven balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 62 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Dravid was batting on 27 at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 18th over. India scored 100 off 21.1 overs. The West Indies conceded 18 extras. Dravid’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Samuels. Bradshaw broke the 24-run stand.
Twenty-six overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 129 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Dravid was batting on 56 at that point, Kaif was batting on 18.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 66 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kaif’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to it was six.
India had scored 150 off 30.1 overs. The West Indies conceded 21 extras. The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 112 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 67, Kaif’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to it was six.
Dravid’s century – which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 99 balls. India had scored 200 off 37.5 overs. The West Indies conceded 21 extras. Dravid, whose 102-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 105. A hundred and twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Bravo broke the 123-run partnership.
Kaif’s half-century – which included a boundary – came off 75 balls. He eventually scored 66 off 91 balls, which included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Morton. Bravo broke the 24-run stand.
Suresh Raina, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten. India scored 250 off 44.4 overs. The West Indies conceded 23 extras, which was the number of extras they eventually conceded. India scored 254 for the loss of five wickets off 44.5 overs, winning by five wickets with one ball to spare.
Gayle bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Samuels bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 34. Taylor and Edwards bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 50.
Bravo bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 50. He picked up two scalps, as did Bradshaw, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
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