India vs West Indies – Match 3
Toss: India chose to Fielding
| West Indies | 185/7 in 27 overs (RR:6.85) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Chris Gayle | c M Dhoni b A Nehra | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 192.86 |
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| Runako Morton | st M Dhoni b H Singh | 22 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 64.71 |
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| Ramnaresh Sarwan | runout ( M Dhoni ) | 62 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 106.90 |
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| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c A Nehra b Y Pathan | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 107.14 |
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| Dwayne Bravo | c M Dhoni b A Nehra | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 68.42 |
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| Darren Bravo | b A Nehra | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140.00 |
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| Denesh Ramdin | not out | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 233.33 |
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| Jerome Taylor | c I Sharma b H Singh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| Extras: (2 wd, 7 lb, 0 b, 1 nb) |
| Total: 185 / 7 in 27 overs (Run Rate: 6.85) |
| FOW: 1 / 27(Chris Gayle – 3.4),2 / 78(Runako Morton – 12.3),3 / 125(Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 18.3),4 / 135(Ramnaresh Sarwan – 20.5),5 / 169(Darren Bravo – 25.1),6 / 172(Dwayne Bravo – 25.6),7 / 185(Jerome Taylor – 26.6) |
| Bowler | 0 | M | R | W | Nb | Wb | Eco |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
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| Ashish Nehra | 5 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 |
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| Rudra Pratap Singh | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
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| Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
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| Yuvraj Singh | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.50 |
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| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
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| Yusuf Pathan | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
India needs 186 runs in 27 overs to win this match.
Another rain interruption.
Now, India needs 159 runs in 22 overs to win this match.
| India | 159/4 in 21.5 overs (RR:7.57) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Dinesh Karthik | runout ( R Rampaul ) | 47 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 109.30 |
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| Gautam Gambhir | c D Ramdin b S Benn | 44 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 115.79 |
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | not out | 46 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 135.29 |
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| Yuvraj Singh | c D Bernard b J Taylor | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
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| Rohit Sharma | c D Bernard b DJ Bravo | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 122.22 |
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| Yusuf Pathan | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| Extras: (3 wd, 4 lb, 0 b, 1 nb) |
| Total: 159 / 4 in 21.5 overs (Run Rate: 7.40) |
| FOW: 1 / 84(Dinesh Karthik – 12.1),2 / 108(Gautam Gambhir – 15.1),3 / 117(Yuvraj Singh – 16.6),4 / 148(Rohit Sharma – 20.5) |
| Bowler | 0 | M | R | W | Nb | Wb | Eco |
| Jerome Taylor | 4.5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10.22 |
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| Ravindranath Rampaul | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 |
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| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
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| David Bernard | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
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| Sulieman Benn | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
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| Chris Gayle | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
India win by 6 wickets to extend their lead to 2-1 in this series.
Phew! A superb game in the end after all those interruptions and frustrating delays. Dhoni’s six off the second ball proved decisive in the outcome, and they now stand a chance of completing a hat-trick of ODI series wins this year, all overseas with their previous two victories coming against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. West Indies fought hard, but the question will linger as to why the expensive Taylor was chosen ahead of Rampaul to bowl that last over. The gamble didn’t work, and with a game to play, the best they can have from here is a squared series. The teams go at each other again in St Lucia in a couple of days, and you can bet they’ll given it their all to make amends – India for their early exit from the World Twenty20 in England, and West Indies to improve upon their record in what has been a disappointing year in ODIs. Stay tuned, and we’ll get you the details from the presentation.
Presentation Ceremony
Gayle: “The weather played a part, but we can’t do much about that. They started off with a flier, but we tried to pull it back. Credit to Dhoni for the way he played in the last over. It was a pretty good wicket to bat on, and I’m disappointed I got out at an important stage. Sarwan was run-out at a crucial point in time. It was a fast outfield and Dhoni ran well to keep our fielders under pressure.”
Dhoni is the Man of the Match.
Dhoni: “The D-L method got us onto the back foot. We weren’t able to use the second powerplay. The openers started well, and the bowlers did a good job too. We rely on our openers to perform, and Gambhir was the sheet anchor today, playing the spinners well, over the covers and midwicket. He’s also a good runner between the wickets. We knew the last over would come from the end where a swing over the leg side would carry to the ropes with the help of the strong wind, and it worked.”
Thats all from the presentation ceremony
That’s all we have from here folks. Thanks a lot for your patience. It’s been a long, frustrating day and we’ve managed to see it through, thanks to some entertainment over the last few hours to make our wait worth its time. We’ll see you again in a couple of days for the final ODI, and lets hope the weather doesn’t get on our nerves the way it did today. Goodnight, sleep well, and we’ll see you again soon. Its Suryansh signing off, Adios!
