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India made just one change to their playing eleven – Ishant (Shar)made way for Praveen Kumar. The West Indies just one change to the (Lion)eleven that last played the Indians – Baker made way for Ravi Rampaul, the player of the match.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, chose to bat. Dinesh Karthik, who faced five balls, scored four. Five balls (Ramd)into the match, he was caught by Denesh. Jerome Taylor broke the four-run stand.

Gautam Gambhir, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Ramdin. Rampaul broke the two-run stand. Rohit Sharma, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Runako Morton. Rampaul broke the one-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. They scored 50 off 11 overs (69 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 33-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 35. Sixty-three balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Ramdin. Taylor broke the 47-run stand.

Fourteen balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 56 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on a dozen, Yusuf Pathan hadn’t opened his account.

Pathan, who faced nine balls, didn’t get off the mark. Thirteen balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Chris Gayle, the West Indies’ skipper. Dwayne Br(av)oke the three-run stand. Ravindra Jadeja, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, he was caught by Ramdin. Rampaul broke the 13-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, who faced 14 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 21 balls later, he was caught by Ramdin. Dwayne broke the 11-run stand. Kumar, who faced five balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Gayle. Rampaul broke the one-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 23^rd and the 27^th over. They scored 100 off 27 overs (167 balls). The number of extras West Indies had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Twenty-eight balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 101 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 40, R P Singh hadn’t opened his account. The former’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 87 balls.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off (Dho)ninety-seven balls. While Mahi’s contribution to the partnership was 38, R P’s contribution to it was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

India scored 150 off 42.3 overs (167 balls). West Indies had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 100 off 157 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 68, R P’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

R P, whose 75-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and fifty-six balls after Kumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Sulieman Benn. Dwayne broke the 101-run partnership.

The man from Ranchi, whose 130-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scoreD(ho)ninety-five. Five balls later, Taylor broke the run-a-ball stand. Ashish Nehra, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

The West Indies eventually conceded 16 extras. India were dismissed for 188 off 48.2 overs. Gayle bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 13. David Bernard bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 36. Benn bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.

Dwayne, who bowled nine overs, conceded 26. He picked up three wickets, as did Taylor, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceding 35. Rampaul bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 37, picking up four scalps.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Morton’s contribution to it was 14. Gayle’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

They put on 100 off 14.5 overs (91 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 63, Morton’s contribution to it was 30. Gayle’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

Gayle, whose 46-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 64. Ninety-two balls into the match, he was caught by Gambhir. Sharma broke the 101-run partnership.

Seventeen balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 109 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Morton was batting on 33, Ramnaresh Sarwan was batting on five. The former’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 67 balls.

Sarwan, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 15. Thirty-five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Rohit broke the 31-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 25.5 overs (159 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Morton’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Morton, whose 102-ball included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 85. He was unbeaten, as was Chanderpaul, who faced 41 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. The West Indies, who scored 192 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 34.1 overs, won by eight wickets with 95 balls to spare.

Pathan and Jadeja bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded 12. R P, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Nehra, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Kumar bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Harbhajan, who bowled 8.1 wicketless overs, conceding 45. Sharma, who bowled eight overs, conceded 27. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

The four-match series was level 1-1.