Sehwag-led India aren’t the WInners

India made one change to their playing eleven – Varun Aaron made way for Abhimanyu Mithun. The West Indies made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Adrian Barath made way for One-day International debutant Sunil Narine.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They had scored 30 and lost a wicket – Lendl Simmons,who faced eight balls, scored a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by the local boy, Parthiv Patel. Vinay Kumar broke the two-run stand.

Danza Hyatt, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Patel. Mithun broke the 40-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They had scored 33 without the loss of a wicket.

The West Indies scored 50 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had conceded 52 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Marlon Samuels was batting on 25, Darren Bravo was batting on four.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Samuels’ contribution to the partnership was 27, Bravo's contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Twenty-six overs into the match, Bravo, who was batting on 26, retired hurt. His 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. The West Indies had scored 97 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point.

The West Indies scored 100 off 26.5 overs (161 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Samuels’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 78 balls.

The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 34^th and the 38^th over. They had scored 19 for the loss of a wicket – that of Samuels, who eventually scored 58. His 93-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Forty-six balls after Bravo retired hurt, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 25-run stand.

Thirty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had conceded 136 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Denesh Ramdin was batting on 22, Kieron Pollard was batting on four.

The West Indies scored 150 off 40 overs (240 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 58 balls. While the contributions of both Ramdin and Pollard to the partnership was 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Ramdin, whose 52-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 38. Sixty-one balls after Samuels’ dismissal, he was caught by Patel. Umesh Yadav broke the 55-run partnership. Pollard, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of wickets and a six, eventually scored 29. Three balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Kumar broke the four-run stand.

The West Indies scored 200 off 46.2 overs (278 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Andre Russell’s contribution to the partnership was 16, the contribution of Daren Sammy, the West Indies’ skipper, to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The West Indies scored 250 off 49.3 overs (297 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Russell, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Sammy, who eventually scored 41. His 17-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes.

The West Indies scored 260 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Suresh Raina, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He was wicketless, as was Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.

Mithun, who bowled seven overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Yadav bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 75, picking up a wicket. Ashwin, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket. Kumar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They had scored 49 and lost three wickets.

Sehwag, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls into the match, he was caught by Ramdin. Ravi Rampaul, the player of the match, broke the eight-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Gautam Gambhir, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Rampaul.

Virat Kohli, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Narine, who broke the 35-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They had scored 24 and lost a wicket – that of Patel, who scored 39. His 35-ball innings included seven boundaries. Forty balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Samuels broke the 36-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced three balls, scored a couple. An over later, he was caught by Ramdin. Rampaul broke the five-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 84 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Rohit Sharma was batting on 20.

India scored 100 off 20 overs (122 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point.

Jadeja, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-nine balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Ramdin. Rampaul broke the 21-run stand.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 64 balls.

India scored 150 off 32 overs (194 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 71 balls. While Sharma's contribution to the partnership was 30, Ashwin’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Thirty-four overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 159 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Sharma was batting on 62, Ashwin was batting on 20.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They had scored 33 and lost a wicket – that of Ashwin, who eventually scored 31. His 64-ball innings included a boundary. A hundred and fifteen balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Narine, who broke the 91-run partnership.

India scored 200 off 41 overs (248 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Kumar, who faced eight balls, scored three. Nine balls after Ashwin’s dismissal, Kemar Roach broke the four-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 16. Sharma, whose 100-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 95. Thirteen balls later, Sammy ran him out.

Mithun, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 23. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rampaul, who broke the 28-run stand. Yadav, whose innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was unbea‘ten’.

The West Indies eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 244 off 46.5 overs, lost by 16 runs. Sammy and Pollard bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded seven, the latter conceded four.

Simmons bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 10. Russell bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Roach and Samuels bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 50. Narine, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Rampaul bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 57, picking up four scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-1.