WI beat M S-led India

India (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav made way for Amit Mishra and Mohit.

The West Indies made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Johnson Charles, Kieran Powell, Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Vaeerasammy Permaul and Jason Holder made way for Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sulieman Benn and Jerome Taylor.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, 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 scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 17 off 24 balls, which included four boundaries. Forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Mohammed Shami broke the 34-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Darren Bravo’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 92 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Smith was batting on 40, Darren was batting on 20.

Smith, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Sixty-one balls later, Ravindra Jadeja broke the 64-run partnership.

The West Indies scored 100 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Darren, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Mishra broke the 22-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 29.5 overs (179 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. While the contribution of Marlon Samuels, the player of the match, to the partnership was 34, Ramdin’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Samuels’ half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 58 balls.

Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 188 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Samuels was batting on 60, Ramdin was batting on 20.

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 52, without the loss of a wicket.

The West Indies scored 200 off 35.5 overs (216 balls). India had conceded 18 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 96 balls. While Samuels’ contribution to the partnership was 57, Ramdin’s contribution to it was 43. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The West Indies scored 250 off 41.1 overs (248 balls). India had conceded 28 extras at that point.

Samuels’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 52 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 150 off 128 balls. While Samuels’ contribution to the partnership was 85, Ramdin’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a dozen.

Ramdin, whose 59-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 61. A hundred and thirty-nine balls after Darren’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Shami broke the 165-run partnership.

Samuels’ ton – which included eight boundaries and three sixes – came off 99 balls.

Pollard, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, Shami broke the run-a-ball stand.

Russell, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Shami broke the two-run stand.

The West Indies scored 300 off 48.3 overs (292 balls). India had conceded 30 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Samuels, whose 116-ball innings included 11 boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 126. He was unbeaten.

Daren Sammy, whose six-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

The West Indies scored 321 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs.

Suresh Raina, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Mohit, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 61. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden.

Mishra and Jadeja bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 72, the latter conceded 58. Shami bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 66, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 55, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 49. Anjinkya Rahane, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Fifty-two balls into the chase, Smith, Ramdin and Ravi Rampaul ran him out.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

Kohli, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Sammy. Taylor broke the six-run stand.

Thirteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 67 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Dhawan was batting on 30, Ambati Rayudu was batting on five.

Rayudu, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Benn. Russell broke the 27-run stand.

Raina, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Dwayne broke the one-run stand.

India scored 100 off 20 overs (120 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 71 balls.

Dhoni, who faced 21 balls, eventually scored eight. Fifty-three balls after Raina’s dismissal, Sammy broke the 31-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

Twenty-eight overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 132 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Dhawan was batting on 67, Jadeja was batting on eight.

Dhawan, whose 92-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 68. Twenty-one balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Samuels broke the 20-run stand.

Kumar, who faced 10 balls, scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Sammy. Samuels broke the four-run stand.

Mishra, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored just five. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Dwayne, who broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 150 off 34.4 overs (208 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 39, for the loss of a wicket.

Although Mohit’s runs came by way of boundaries, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored eight. Nine balls after Mishra’s dismissal, he was caught by Taylor. Ravi Rampaul broke the run-a-ball stand.

Shami, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Five overs later, Rampaul broke the 42-run stand.

The West Indies eventually conceded 15 extras. India, who were dismissed for 197 off 41 overs, lost by 124 runs. Benn, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 16.

Russell, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Sammy, who bowled five overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket. Taylor bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket.

Samuels, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dwayne, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of wickets. Rampaul, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The West Indies led the five-match series 1-0.