Virat-led India WIn rain-hit match

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Mohammed Shami made way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Devon Smith made way for Dwayne Bravo, who was leading the team, and chose to field on winning the toss.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 39, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 25.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 71 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rohit was batting on 29, Dhawan was batting on 33.

India’s openers put on 100 off 21.3 overs (129 balls). The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 48.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 69 balls. He eventually scored 69 off 77 balls, which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. A hundred and thirty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Darren Bravo. Kemar Roach broke the 123-run partnership.

Rohit, whose 78-ball (Ramd)innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 46. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Denesh. Tino Best broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 150 off 30.2 overs (182 balls). The West Indies had conceded 16 extras at that point.

Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 156 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli, India’s skipper and the player of the match, was batting on 15, Suresh Raina was unbea‘ten’.

Raina, whose 14-ball innings included a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-one balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Daren Sammy. Marlon Samuels, who broke the 15-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 42, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Although his seven-ball innings included a boundary, Dinesh Karthik wasn’t in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Ramdin. Best broke the 12-run stand.

India scored 200 off 38.5 overs (233 balls). The West Indies had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Murali Vijay, whose 18-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 27. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Johnson Charles. Kieron Pollard broke the 42-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 55 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 11. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, Devon Smith and Dwayne Bravo ran him out.

India scored 250 off 44.5 overs (269 balls). The West Indies had conceded 21 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Ravichandran Ashwin’s contribution to it was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

India scored 300 off 48.4 overs (292 balls). The West Indies had conceded 24 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli’s ton – which included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 81 balls. He eventually faced 83 balls, scoring 102. Fifty balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by Sammy. Dwayne Bravo broke the 90-run partnership.

Ashwin, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten.

India scored 311 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Sunil Narine bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35. Sammy bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28.

Pollard bowled a couple of overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket. Dwayne Bravo bowled seven overs, conceding 57. He picked up a wicket. Samuels bowled eight overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Roach bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 69, picking up a wicket.

Best, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 56, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

The second over of the West Indies’ innings – which was bowled by Umesh Yadav – was a seven-ball over, called by Trinidadian umpire Peter Nero.

Chris Gayle, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Karthik. Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Darren Bravo had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Kumar broke the 11-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 9.1 overs (56 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. The West Indies had scored 56 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Charles was batting on 33, Samuels had scored five.

The West Indies’ target was revised to 274 off 39 overs.

Samuels, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored half-a-dozen. Seven overs later, he was caught by Karthik. Ishant Sharma broke the 39-run stand.

Pollard, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Kumar broke the one-run stand.

Charles, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 45. Five balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ishant broke the four-run stand.

Ramdin, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty balls later, he was caught by Kumar. Yadav broke the 22-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 21 overs (127 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Dwayne Bravo, whose 29-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yadav, who broke the 17-run stand.

Sammy, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yadav, who broke the five-run stand.

A hundred and forty-seven balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 113 without the loss of eight wickets at that point. Kumar hadn’t opened his account.

The West Indies scored 150 off 31.1 overs (188 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Roach’s contribution to the partnership was 32, the Trinidadian’s contribution to it was N(ar)ineteen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Narine, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 21. Fifty-six balls after Sammy’s dismissal, he was caught by Ishant. Jadeja broke the 58-run partnership.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Roach, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 34. The next ball, he was dismissed by Jadeja.

Best, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 19 extras. The West Indies, who were bundled out for 171 off 34 overs, lost by 102 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Jadeja and Ishant bowled seven overs, including a maiden, each, picking up two wickets apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 30. Yadav and Kumar bowled eight overs, including a maiden, each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 29.