India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sachin Tendulkar and Ishant
(Shar)made way for Dinesh Karthik and Abhishek Nayar.
The West Indies made ten changes to their playing eleven – Chris Gayle, Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the Bravos (Dwayne and Darren), Denesh Ramdin, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn and Ravi Rampaul made way for Andre Fletcher, Kieran Powell, Devon Smith, Travis Dowlin, Floyd Reifer (who was leading the team), Daren Sammy, One-day International debutant Royston Cranston, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach and Gavin Tonge.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's skipper, inserted the West Indies, whose openers failed to get off the (Ku)mark. Fletcher, who faced half-a-dozen balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. An over into the match, he was caught by Rahul off the bowling of Praveen.
Powell, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Forty balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ashish Nehra broke the 26-run stand. Smith, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Nehra broke the one-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies' innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Reifer, who faced five balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Kumar broke the four-run stand.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 49 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dowlin was batting on six, David Bernard was batting on 11.
Karthik kept wickets in place of Dhoni from the 17th over, which the latter bowled. The West Indies scored 50 off 16.1 overs (101 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.
Dowlin, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 14. Thirty-eight balls after Reifer's D(hon)ismissal, the man from Ranchi broke the 26-run stand.
Bernard, whose 46-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 22. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Amit Mishra broke the 32-run stand.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies' innings was between the 28th and the 32nd over. Sammy, who faced 38 balls, scored 23. Thirteen balls after Bernard's dismissal, he was caught by Mishra. Nehra broke the 10-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 29.1 overs (181 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. Crandon, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, Harbhajan Singh broke the three-run stand.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 122 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. While Miller was batting on 15, Roach was batting on four.
Roach, who faced 10 balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand. Tonge, whose six-ball innings including a boundary, scored five. Nine balls later, Kumar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off his own bowling.
Miller, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, eventually scored 17. He was unbeaten. India eventually conceded a dozen extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 129 off 36 overs. Nayar bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 17.
Dhoni, who bowled two overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket, as did Mishra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 27.
Harbhajan bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 14, picking up a couple of wickets. Nehra bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up three wickets. Kumar bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.
Gambhir, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the chase, Roach had a reason to be in seventh heaven. The second-wicket pair put on five. Dravid, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, Smith ran him out.
Ten overs into the chase, the dinner break was taken. India had scored 34 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Karthik was batting on 10, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was batting on 14.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.2 overs (75 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 90 balls. While Karthik's contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli's contribution to it was 30. Extras' contribution to the partnership was four.
Kohli's half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 80 balls. Twenty-seven overs into the match, the only drinks break was taken. India had scored 98 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Karthik was batting on 29, Kohli was batting on 53.
India scored 100 off 27.2 overs (170 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Karthik, whose 79-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 34. A hundred and forty-six balls after Dravid's dismissal, he was caught by Dowlin. Tonge broke the 92-run partnership.
Kohli, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries and the only two sixes of the innings, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Nayar, who had a reason to be in seventh heaven, despite failing to open his account.
The number of extras the West Indies eventually conceded gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 130 for the loss of three wickets off 32.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 107 balls to spare.
Bernard bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Miller bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceding 20. Sammy bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25.
Roach bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket. Tonge bowled 10 overs, conceding 36. He picked up a scalp.
Neither India nor the West Indies advanced.
The West Indies made ten changes to their playing eleven – Chris Gayle, Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the Bravos (Dwayne and Darren), Denesh Ramdin, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn and Ravi Rampaul made way for Andre Fletcher, Kieran Powell, Devon Smith, Travis Dowlin, Floyd Reifer (who was leading the team), Daren Sammy, One-day International debutant Royston Cranston, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach and Gavin Tonge.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's skipper, inserted the West Indies, whose openers failed to get off the (Ku)mark. Fletcher, who faced half-a-dozen balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. An over into the match, he was caught by Rahul off the bowling of Praveen.
Powell, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Forty balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ashish Nehra broke the 26-run stand. Smith, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Nehra broke the one-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies' innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Reifer, who faced five balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Kumar broke the four-run stand.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 49 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dowlin was batting on six, David Bernard was batting on 11.
Karthik kept wickets in place of Dhoni from the 17th over, which the latter bowled. The West Indies scored 50 off 16.1 overs (101 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.
Dowlin, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 14. Thirty-eight balls after Reifer's D(hon)ismissal, the man from Ranchi broke the 26-run stand.
Bernard, whose 46-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 22. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Amit Mishra broke the 32-run stand.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies' innings was between the 28th and the 32nd over. Sammy, who faced 38 balls, scored 23. Thirteen balls after Bernard's dismissal, he was caught by Mishra. Nehra broke the 10-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 29.1 overs (181 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. Crandon, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, Harbhajan Singh broke the three-run stand.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 122 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. While Miller was batting on 15, Roach was batting on four.
Roach, who faced 10 balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand. Tonge, whose six-ball innings including a boundary, scored five. Nine balls later, Kumar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off his own bowling.
Miller, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, eventually scored 17. He was unbeaten. India eventually conceded a dozen extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 129 off 36 overs. Nayar bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 17.
Dhoni, who bowled two overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket, as did Mishra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 27.
Harbhajan bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 14, picking up a couple of wickets. Nehra bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up three wickets. Kumar bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.
Gambhir, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the chase, Roach had a reason to be in seventh heaven. The second-wicket pair put on five. Dravid, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, Smith ran him out.
Ten overs into the chase, the dinner break was taken. India had scored 34 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Karthik was batting on 10, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was batting on 14.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.2 overs (75 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 90 balls. While Karthik's contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli's contribution to it was 30. Extras' contribution to the partnership was four.
Kohli's half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 80 balls. Twenty-seven overs into the match, the only drinks break was taken. India had scored 98 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Karthik was batting on 29, Kohli was batting on 53.
India scored 100 off 27.2 overs (170 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Karthik, whose 79-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 34. A hundred and forty-six balls after Dravid's dismissal, he was caught by Dowlin. Tonge broke the 92-run partnership.
Kohli, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries and the only two sixes of the innings, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Nayar, who had a reason to be in seventh heaven, despite failing to open his account.
The number of extras the West Indies eventually conceded gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 130 for the loss of three wickets off 32.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 107 balls to spare.
Bernard bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Miller bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceding 20. Sammy bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25.
Roach bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket. Tonge bowled 10 overs, conceding 36. He picked up a scalp.
Neither India nor the West Indies advanced.
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