India (Shar)made just one change to their playing eleven – Umesh Yadav made way for One-day International debutant Rahul. The West Indies made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Darren Bravo made way for Kieran Powell.
On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, India's skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 63 without the loss of a wicket.
India’s openers scored 50 off 8.2 overs (50 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 25.
India’s openers scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 49.
Sehwag's half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 41 balls.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16th and the 20th over. They had scored 41 without the loss of a wicket.
Gambhir’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 51 balls.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 123 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 52, Sehwag was batting on 63.
India’s openers scored 150 off 20.1 overs (121 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 64, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 78.
Sehwag's ton – which included 10 boundaries and five sixes – came off 69 balls.
India’s openers eventually put on 176. Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included 11 boundaries, eventually scored 67. A hundred and thirty-seven balls later, Marlon Samuels ran him out.
India scored 200 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
India scored 250 off 33.3 overs (201 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 255 for the loss of a wicket. While Sehwag was batting on 147, Raina was batting on 31.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36th and the 40th over. They had scored 48 without the loss of a wicket.
Sehwag's 150 – which included 16 boundaries and five sixes – came off 112 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 79 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 59, Raina’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
India scored 300 off 39.1 overs (235 balls). The West Indies had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Raina’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 42 balls.
The second-wicket pair eventually put on 140. Raina, whose 44-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 55. A hundred and five balls later, Andre Russell ran him out.
Sehwag’s double century – which included 23 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 140 balls.
Ravindra Jadeja, who faced 10 balls, scored as many. Eighteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Ravi Rampaul. Russell broke the 25-run stand.
India scored 350 off 44 overs (264 balls). The West Indies had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Sehwag, whose 149-ball (Mart)innings included 25 boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 219. Nineteen balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Anthony. Kieron Pollard broke the 35-run stand.
Rohit Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Nine balls later, Kemar Roach broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 400 off 48.3 overs (291 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Virat Kohli, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Parthiv Patel, who faced three balls, scoring as many.
The West Indies eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 418 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs.
Daren Sammy, the West Indies’ skipper, bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 30. Sunil Narine, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 46.
Samuels, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 59. Rampaul, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 66.
Pollard and Russell bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 65, the latter conceded 63. Roach, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 88. He picked up a wicket.
The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 64 for the loss of a couple of wickets.
The West Indies’ openers put on 13. Powell, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of overs into the chase, Rahul and Ashwin (Ravichand)ran him out.
The West Indies scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Lendl Simmons’ contribution to the partnership was 30, Samuels’ contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Simmons, whose 35-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 36. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Patel. Jadeja broke the 50-run partnership.
Samuels, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually conceded 33. Fifteen balls later, Rahul broke the 18-run stand.
Danza Hyatt, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. A dozen balls later, Rahul broke the nine-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16th and the 20th over. Ninety-five balls into the chase, they scored 100. India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The West Indies had scored 22 and lost a wicket during this Powerplay – that of Pollard, who faced three balls, scoring four. A couple of overs after Hyatt’s dismissal, Rahul broke the 10-run stand.
Eighteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 112 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Denesh Ramdin was batting on a dozen, Russell was batting on eight.
Russell, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 29. Forty-four balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was stumped by Patel. Raina broke the 40-run stand.
Sammy, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Abhimanyu Mithun. Ashwin broke the five-run stand.
The West Indies scored 150 off 27.1 overs (163 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Rampaul, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Manoj Tiwary. Jadeja broke the 23-run stand.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36th and the 40th over. They had scored 37 and picked up a wicket.
Ramdin’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 62 balls.
Thirty-eight overs into the match, the third drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 196 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. While Ramdin was batting on 54, Roach was batting on seven.
The West Indies scored 200 off 38.1 overs (229 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Roach, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-nine balls after Rampaul’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja, who broke the 33-run stand.
Ramdin, whose run-a-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, eventually scored 96. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit. Raina broke the 64-run partnership.
The West Indies scored 250 off 46.2 overs (278 balls).
The last-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Ramdin’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Narine's contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Narine, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies, who were dismissed for 265 off 49.2 overs, lost by 153 runs. Mithun and Kumar bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 34. Rohit, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 39.
Ashwin bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up a wicket. Raina bowled 6.2 overs, conceding 17. He picked up two wickets. Rahul, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps, as did Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 34.
India led the five-match series 3-1. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.
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