Dhoni-led India WIn; Level series

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Mohit (Shar)made way for Umesh Yadav.

The West Indies made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 37, and lost a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. Ten balls later, Jerome Taylor broke the four-run stand.

India scored 50 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored just a dozen. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies’ skipper. Daren Sammy broke the 46-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 56 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ambati Rayudu was batting on 28, Virat Kohli hadn’t opened his account.

Rayudu, whose 54-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 32. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Sammy. Sulieman Benn broke the 24-run stand.

India scored 100 off 22 overs (132 balls). The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 143 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 42, Raina was batting on 39.

India scored 150 off 31.2 overs (188 balls). The West Indies had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Raina’s run-a-ball half-century included five boundaries and a six.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 29, and lost a wicket.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 67 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 109 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Raina’s contribution to it was 60. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raina, whose 60-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 62. A hundred and fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Jerome Taylor broke the 105-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 78-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored just 62. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Marlon Samuels. Ravi Rampaul broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 200 off 41.4 overs (250 balls). The West Indies had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, Taylor broke the 23-run stand.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Pollard. Dwayne broke the 29-run stand.

India scored 250 off 49.2 overs (296 balls). The West Indies had conceded 18 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Mohammed Shami, the player of the match, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

India eventually scored 263 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.

Pollard, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10. Andre Russell, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14. Samuels bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21.

Sammy, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket. Dwayne and Rampaul bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 47. Benn, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket.

Taylor, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up three 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 45, without the loss of a wicket.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Dwayne Smith was batting on 30, Darren Bravo was batting on 20.

Darren, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Seventy-nine balls into the chase, Shami broke the 64-run partnership.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 72 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Smith was batting on 42, Pollard was batting on four.

Smith’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 57 balls.

The West Indies scored 100 off 22.4 overs (136 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 73 balls. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Pollard’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Pollard, whose 50-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 40. Ninety-four balls after Darren’s dismissal, Amit Mishra broke the 72-run partnership.

Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 142 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Smith was batting on 74, Samuels was batting on a run.

The West Indies scored 150 off 31.4 overs (190 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 26, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Smith, whose run-a-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 97. Forty-one balls after Pollard’s dismissal, Shami broke the 34-run stand.

Samuels, whose 38-ball innings included a six, scored 16. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Umesh Yadav broke the 13-run stand.

Denesh Ramdin had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Seven balls later, he was caught by Raina. Mishra broke the six-run stand.

Russell, who bowled half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Eleven balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the six-run stand.

Sammy, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Jadeja broke the four-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Dwayne, whose 15-ball included a boundary, scored 10. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhawan off the bowling of Shami.

The West Indies scored 200 off 43.4 overs (262 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Taylor, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls after Dwayne’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumar. Jadeja broke the two-run stand.

Rampaul, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Shami, who broke the 14-run stand.

Benn, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

The West Indies, who were dismissed for 215 off 46.3 overs, lost by 48 runs. Kohli, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Kumar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 32.

Yadav, who bowled nine overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket. Mishra bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40, picking up a couple of wickets. Jadeja, who bowled nine overs, conceded 44. He picked up three wickets. Shami, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 36. He picked up four scalps.

The five-match series was levelled 1-1.