India made just
one change to their playing eleven – R P Singh made way for Ramesh Powar. The
West Indies made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Chris Gayle, who faced eight balls, D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Ajit Agarkar broke the one-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Runako Morton, who faced four balls, scored just a ball. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan.
Thirty-five balls later, Pathan bowled a ball to Ramnaresh Sarwan, the player of the match. Billy Doctrove, the square-leg umpire, wasn’t in position at that point. The batsman pushed one to the on-side, and the batsmen went through for a quick run. Suresh Raina, who was fielding at short mid-wicket, came in and threw the stumps down.
It was only when the Indian fielders appealed for a run out that they realised that Doctrove wasn’t in position. He was at the square-leg fence, attending to some side-boards that were causing sighting problems for the batsmen. Doctrove and Asad Rauf, after consultations, decided to call and signal ‘dead ball’, returned the batsmen to their respective ends, and had that ball bowled again.
Sarwan, whose 138-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 98. He was unbeaten. Brian Lara, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 14. His 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Fifty-one balls after Morton’s dismissal, he was caught by Dravid. Pathan broke the 23-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break of the West Indies’ innings was taken. They had scored 28 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sarwan was batting on seven, Shivnarine Chanderpaul hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Chanderpaul, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Harbhajan Singh broke the 19-run stand.
The West Indies scored 50 off 19.3 overs. The Indians had conceded seven extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Sarwan was batting on 46 at that point, Marlon Samuels was batting on 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break of the West Indies’ innings was taken. They had scored 95 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Sarwan was batting on 46, Samuels was batting on 14. Sarwan’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 92 balls.
The West Indies scored 100 off 34 overs. The Indians had conceded eight extras at that point. Samuels, whose 53-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nineteen. Sixteen balls later, he was caught behind. Yuvraj Singh broke the 60-run partnership.
Dwayne, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was caught by Raina. Powar Br(av)oke the two-run stand. Carlton Baugh, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Powar broke the 38-run stand.
The West Indies scored 150 off 44.1 overs. The Indians had conceded 11 extras at that point. Ian Bradshaw, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Pathan broke the 20-run stand.
Jerome Taylor, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught behind. Agarkar broke the 34-run stand. Fidel Edwards, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 13 extras. The West Indies scored 198 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 wickets. Munaf Patel bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 32.
Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a couple of wickets. Pathan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 45, picking up three scalps.
Virender Sehwag, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. (Smi)Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Dwayne. Bradshaw broke the 25-run stand. Dravid, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Baugh. Bradshaw broke the 12-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.3 overs. The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Pathan, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Samuels. Edwards broke the 14-run stand.
Fourteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Yuvraj was batting on eight. The third Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Kaif, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Three overs after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Taylor broke the nine-run stand. India scored 100 off 28.5 overs. The West Indies had conceded nine extras at that point.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 108 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 40, Raina was batting on 17.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 93 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Raina’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. Yuvraj’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 86 balls.
Raina, whose 55-ball innings included a boundary, scored 27. A hundred and ten balls later, he was caught by Chanderpaul. Samuels broke the 64-run partnership. Dhoni had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Thirteen balls later, Taylor broke the six-run stand.
Agarkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Bradshaw, who broke the four-run stand. India scored 150 off 41.1 overs. The West Indies conceded 13 extras.
Powar, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Samuels broke the 43-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Gayle, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
Yuvraj, whose 121-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 93. Nine balls later, Bravo broke the 10-run stand. Patel, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies eventually conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 197 off 49.4 overs, lost by one run. Bravo bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket. Edwards bowled seven overs, including two maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket.
Gayle bowled 10 overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket. Taylor bowled nine overs, conceding 49. He picked up two wickets, as did Samuels, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 30. Bradshaw, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up three scalps.
The West Indies levelled the five-match series 1-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Chris Gayle, who faced eight balls, D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Ajit Agarkar broke the one-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Runako Morton, who faced four balls, scored just a ball. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan.
Thirty-five balls later, Pathan bowled a ball to Ramnaresh Sarwan, the player of the match. Billy Doctrove, the square-leg umpire, wasn’t in position at that point. The batsman pushed one to the on-side, and the batsmen went through for a quick run. Suresh Raina, who was fielding at short mid-wicket, came in and threw the stumps down.
It was only when the Indian fielders appealed for a run out that they realised that Doctrove wasn’t in position. He was at the square-leg fence, attending to some side-boards that were causing sighting problems for the batsmen. Doctrove and Asad Rauf, after consultations, decided to call and signal ‘dead ball’, returned the batsmen to their respective ends, and had that ball bowled again.
Sarwan, whose 138-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 98. He was unbeaten. Brian Lara, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 14. His 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Fifty-one balls after Morton’s dismissal, he was caught by Dravid. Pathan broke the 23-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break of the West Indies’ innings was taken. They had scored 28 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sarwan was batting on seven, Shivnarine Chanderpaul hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Chanderpaul, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Harbhajan Singh broke the 19-run stand.
The West Indies scored 50 off 19.3 overs. The Indians had conceded seven extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Sarwan was batting on 46 at that point, Marlon Samuels was batting on 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break of the West Indies’ innings was taken. They had scored 95 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Sarwan was batting on 46, Samuels was batting on 14. Sarwan’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 92 balls.
The West Indies scored 100 off 34 overs. The Indians had conceded eight extras at that point. Samuels, whose 53-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nineteen. Sixteen balls later, he was caught behind. Yuvraj Singh broke the 60-run partnership.
Dwayne, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was caught by Raina. Powar Br(av)oke the two-run stand. Carlton Baugh, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Powar broke the 38-run stand.
The West Indies scored 150 off 44.1 overs. The Indians had conceded 11 extras at that point. Ian Bradshaw, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Pathan broke the 20-run stand.
Jerome Taylor, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught behind. Agarkar broke the 34-run stand. Fidel Edwards, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 13 extras. The West Indies scored 198 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 wickets. Munaf Patel bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 32.
Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a couple of wickets. Pathan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 45, picking up three scalps.
Virender Sehwag, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. (Smi)Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Dwayne. Bradshaw broke the 25-run stand. Dravid, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Baugh. Bradshaw broke the 12-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.3 overs. The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Pathan, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Samuels. Edwards broke the 14-run stand.
Fourteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Yuvraj was batting on eight. The third Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Kaif, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Three overs after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Taylor broke the nine-run stand. India scored 100 off 28.5 overs. The West Indies had conceded nine extras at that point.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 108 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 40, Raina was batting on 17.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 93 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Raina’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. Yuvraj’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 86 balls.
Raina, whose 55-ball innings included a boundary, scored 27. A hundred and ten balls later, he was caught by Chanderpaul. Samuels broke the 64-run partnership. Dhoni had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Thirteen balls later, Taylor broke the six-run stand.
Agarkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Bradshaw, who broke the four-run stand. India scored 150 off 41.1 overs. The West Indies conceded 13 extras.
Powar, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Samuels broke the 43-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Gayle, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
Yuvraj, whose 121-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 93. Nine balls later, Bravo broke the 10-run stand. Patel, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies eventually conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 197 off 49.4 overs, lost by one run. Bravo bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket. Edwards bowled seven overs, including two maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket.
Gayle bowled 10 overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket. Taylor bowled nine overs, conceding 49. He picked up two wickets, as did Samuels, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 30. Bradshaw, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up three scalps.
The West Indies levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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