India made three changes to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.
The West Indies made just one change to the (Migu)eleven
that last played the Indians – Cummins made way for Alzarri Joseph.
(Jas)On winning the toss, Holder, the West Indies’
skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat.
Owing to rain, the ground was wet at the start of the
hosts’ innings.
The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings –
which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th
over. They scored 31, without the loss of a wicket.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings –
which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th
over. They scored 126, for the loss of five wickets.
The West Indies scored 50 off 15.2 overs (92 balls).
India had conceded four extras at that point. While Evin Lewis’ contribution to
the partnership was 17, Kyle Hope’s contribution to it was 29.
Kyle, whose 63-ball innings included four balls,
eventually scored 35. A hundred and four balls into the match, he was caught by
Kedar Jadhav. Hardik Pandya broke the 57-run partnership.
It was at that point that the first drinks break was
taken. Lewis was batting on 17.
Lewis, whose 60-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. Twenty-seven balls after
Kyle’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India’s skipper. Kuldeep Yadav
broke the 23-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 26.2 overs (158 balls).
The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be
in seventh heaven.
Roston Chase, whose 34-ball innings included a couple
of boundaries, scored 24. Fifty-seven balls after Lewis’ dismissal, Kuldeep broke
the 41-run stand.
Shai Hope, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 25. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Kuldeep Yadav broke the 15-run stand.
It was at that point that the second drinks break was
taken. The West Indies had scored 135 for the loss of four wickets at that
point. Jason Mohammed was batting on eight.
The West Indies scored 150 off 37.3 overs (225 balls).
India had conceded nine extras at that point.
Holder, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 11. (Dho)Nineteen balls after Shai’s dismissal, he was caught behind.
Umesh Yadav broke the 18-run stand.
Two hundred and thirty-seven balls into the match, the
West Indies sought a batting review. Rovman Powell was the batsman. It was upheld
by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney.
The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings –
which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th
over. They scored 32, for the loss of four wickets.
Powell, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Sixteen
balls after Holder’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Needless to say, Pandya
was in seventh heaven.
Mohammed, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary,
eventually scored 20. Three balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Pandya broke
the one-run stand.
Ashley Nurse, who faced a dozen balls, scored just four.
Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Yadav, who broke the 17-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on five. Devendra Bishoo,
who faced 30 balls, scored just 15. Eight balls later, Jadeja ran him out.
Joseph, who scored five, had a reason to be in seventh
heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Kesrick Williams, who faced three balls,
scoring a couple.
India eventually conceded 11 extras. The West Indies
scored 189 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Each of the five bowlers bowled 10 0vers apiece.
Jadeja and Shami were wicketless. While the former
conceded 48, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 33.
Kuldeep, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31.
He picked up a couple of wickets.
Pandya and Umesh picked up three scalps apiece. While
the former conceded 40, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 36.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They
scored 33, for the loss of a couple of wickets.
Shikhar Dhawan had no reason to be in seventh heaven –
he scored just five. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Holder.
Joseph broke the 10-run stand.
Kohli, who faced a dozen balls, scored just three.
Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Shai. Holder broke the 15-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th
over. They scored 94, for the loss of three wickets.
Karthik, who faced 19 balls, scored just a couple.
Forty balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Shai. Joseph broke the
22-run stand.
India scored 50 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). The West Indies
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break
was taken. India had scored 53 for the loss of three wickets at that point.
While Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 36, Dhoni was batting on four.
Rahane’s half-century – which included seven
boundaries – came off 72 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 101 balls. While
Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Dhoni’s contribution to it was
24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 100 off 30.1 overs (181 balls). The West Indies
had conceded five extras at that point.
A hundred and eighty-five balls into the match, India sought
a batting review. Rahane, the batsman, eventually scored 60 off 91 balls, which
included seven boundaries. It was struck down by Trinidadian umpire Joel Wilson.
A hundred and nine balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Shai.
Bishoo broke the 54-run partnership.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks
break was taken. India had scored 106 for the loss of four wickets at that
point. While Dhoni was batting on 30, Jadhav had scored a run.
Jadhav, who faced 14 balls, scored 10. Twenty-nine balls
after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Shai. Nurse broke the 15-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th
over. They scored 51, for the loss of five wickets.
India scored 150 off 44 overs (264 balls). The West Indies
had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Pandya, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and
a six, scored 20. Fifty-seven balls after Jadhav’s dismissal, Holder broke the
43-run stand.
Jadeja, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 11. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Powell. Holder broke the
run-a-ball stand.
Dhoni’s half-century – which included a boundary –
came off 108 balls.
He eventually conceded 54 off 114 balls, which included
the aforementioned boundary. Nine balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught
by Joseph. Williams broke the three-run stand.
Kuldeep, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a
couple. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Umesh,
who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by
Holder.
Shami, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run.
Three balls later, he was caught by Chase. Holder broke the two-run stand.
The West Indies eventually conceded 10 extras. India,
who were dismissed for 178 off 49.4 overs, lost by 11 runs.
Chase bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16.
Bishoo, Williams and Nurse bowled 10 overs each,
picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell including a maiden,
conceded 31, the others conceded 29 apiece.
Joseph bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He
conceded 46, picking up two wickets.
Holder bowled 9.4 overs, including two maidens. He
conceded 27, picking up five scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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