6th Match: India v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), 7 Aug 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 2.30pm local time (8.30am GMT)
Hello and welcome to Cricinfo's live coverage of the Indian Oil
Cup, 2005.
Today India take on West Indies in the final league match of the
tournament, Venue - R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo.
I am Sajan Nair, and i will be your commentator for the day.
Last night West Indies pulled off a shock win over Sri Lanka and
they have set this match up quite nicely, it's effectively a semi-
final now and the winner will meet Sri Lanka in the final.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid has won the toss and elected to bat
first.
India have made three changes, Suresh Raina, Balaji and Harbhajan
Singh are out, in come Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble
Chanderpaul is injured and Sylvester Joseph will lead West Indies
in this crucial encounter
Weather looks good, it's bight and sunny at the moment and the
forecast for the day is promising.
Sehwag and Ganguly will open the innings.
And it will be Deighton Butler to start the bowling attack
Here we go!
Ganguly to take strike, just the one slip in place.
0.1 Butler to Ganguly, no run, short of a good length delivery, moving
away from the left-hander, Ganguly carefully pushes it away
straight to the point fielder
0.2 Butler to Ganguly, one run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Ganguly drives it away in air, well wide of the Powell at backward
point. Ganguly and India off the mark
0.3 Butler to Sehwag, no run, angling across the right-hander, Sehwag
leaves it for the keeper
0.4 Butler to Sehwag, one run, off the mark, pitched up on the pads and
Sehwag flicks it away to the fine leg region for a single
0.5 Butler to Ganguly, no run, nicely swinging away from the left-
hander, Ganguly offers no shot
0.6 Butler to Ganguly, no run, drifting back in and Ganguly defends on
the back-foot, Butler starts off with a decent over
End of over 1 (2 runs) India 2/0 (RR: 2.00)
DC Butler 1-0-2-0 - Khettarama End
V Sehwag 1* (2b) SC Ganguly 1* (4b)
Powell to share the new ball with Butler
1.1 DB Powell to Sehwag, wide: no run, short of a good length and
swinging away from the right-hander, Sehwag goes after it away
from his body and gets beaten by a long way, no foot work
whatsoever
1.1 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run, drifting down the leg side and the
ball roll away after hitting the pad
1.2 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Sehwag leaves it for the keeper
1.3 DB Powell to Sehwag, wide: no run, no run, way outside the off
stump and swinging away further, umpire Harper not happy with the
width
1.3 DB Powell to Sehwag, wide: no run, another wide, again bowled from
wide of the crease and ball was out of reach
1.3 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run
1.4 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run, better delivery, good length and close
to the off stump line, Sehwag defends
1.5 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run, angling in and probably drifting down
the leg side, Sehwag gets hit on the pad trying to work it away on
the leg side, loud appeal for lbw turned down
1.6 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run, excellent ball to end the over, short
of a good length, pitched close to the off stump line and moving
away late, Sehwag beaten trying to force it away on the off side
End of over 2 (3 runs) India 5/0 (RR: 2.50)
DB Powell 1-0-3-0 (3w) - Scoreboard End
SC Ganguly 1* (4b) V Sehwag 1* (8b)
2.1 Butler to Ganguly, no run
2.2 Butler to Ganguly, no run, nicely timed drive but straight to the
fielder at cover
2.3 Butler to Ganguly, no run, angling in from outside the off stump
and Ganguly plays it down to the mid-on region
2.4 Butler to Ganguly, one run, bit of width outside the off stump and
Ganguly flashes it away in the air, "catch it" was the call but
the ball was well wide of the fielder at backward point
2.5 Butler to Sehwag, no run, on the middle and leg stump line, Sehwag
tries to turn it away off the back-foot but fails to make contact,
loud appeal for lbw turned down, probably bit high
2.6 Butler to Sehwag, no run, on the stumps and Sehwag is made to
defend, end of a good over
End of over 3 (1 run) India 6/0 (RR: 2.00)
DC Butler 2-0-3-0 - Khettarama End
SC Ganguly 2* (8b) V Sehwag 1* (10b)
Powell to continue, one slip and a gully catching
3.1 DB Powell to Ganguly, no run, pitched in line and angling across
the left-hander, Ganguly defends on the back-foot and the ball
rolls away towards cover
3.2 DB Powell to Ganguly, no run, again angling away, Ganguly forces it
away off the back-foot, straight to the fielder at point
3.3 DB Powell to Ganguly, no run, surprises Ganguly with a short ball,
was drifting down the leg side and Ganguly get hit on the thigh
pad
3.4 DB Powell to Ganguly, no run, another good bouncer and Ganguly is
late on it, gets hit on the arm and it looks like he is in
trouble.
help comes out, Ganguly seems to be in a lot of pain.
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and sadly Ganguly walks back to the pavilion, Laxman comes out in
his place - hopefully it's nothing serious.
SC Ganguly retired hurt 2 (12b 0x4 0x6)
3.5 DB Powell to Laxman, no run, outside the off stump and Laxman
leaves it for the keeper
3.6 DB Powell to Laxman, no run, defended to point
End of over 4 (maiden) India 6/0 (RR: 1.50)
DB Powell 2-1-3-0 (3w) - Scoreboard End
V Sehwag 1* (10b) VVS Laxman 0* (2b)
4.1 Butler to Sehwag, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and off stump line, no room there and Sehwag is made to
defend down the track
4.2 Butler to Sehwag, legbye: two runs, drifting down the leg side,
ball clips the pad and rolls away to the fine leg region, Sehwag
runs hard and comfortably comes back for the second
4.3 Butler to Sehwag, (noball) no run, oh dear! on the middle and off
stump line, Sehwag swings across the line and gets beaten, ball
hits the off stump but it's a no-ball!
4.3 Butler to Sehwag, no run
4.4 Butler to Sehwag, one run, played away to long-leg for an easy
single
4.5 Butler to Laxman, FOUR, drifting down the leg side and all Laxman
had to do was get bat on ball, that he does perfectly and the ball
races away to the fine leg fence
4.6 Butler to Laxman, one run, on the middle and leg stump line and
Laxman flicks it away to the fine leg region, this time it's lot
squarer and the fine leg fielder catches up
End of over 5 (9 runs) India 15/0 (RR: 3.00)
DC Butler 3-0-10-0 (1nb) - Khettarama End
VVS Laxman 5* (4b 1x4) V Sehwag 2* (15b)
5.1 DB Powell to Laxman, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended watchfully
5.2 DB Powell to Laxman, no run, pitched up and angling in sharply,
Laxman has no other option but to defend
5.3 DB Powell to Laxman, one run, another fuller length delivery, this
time it's wide outside the off stump and Laxman steers it down to
the third man region
5.4 DB Powell to Sehwag, no run, short rising delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, Sehwag defends it standing tall on
the back-foot, well played in the end
5.5 DB Powell to Sehwag, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven down to the mid-off region, mis-field there allows the
batsmen to cross over
5.6 DB Powell to Laxman, no run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Laxman cuts hard but fails to beat the fielder at cover point
End of over 6 (2 runs) India 17/0 (RR: 2.83)
DB Powell 3-1-5-0 (3w) - Scoreboard End
V Sehwag 3* (17b) VVS Laxman 6* (8b 1x4)
6.1 Butler to Sehwag, no run, angling in from outside the leg stump,
Sehwag defends, presented the full face of the bat there
6.2 Butler to Sehwag, one run, short and angling across the right-
hander, Sehwag goes after it and the ball flies away to third man
after clipping the outside edge
6.3 Butler to Laxman, no run, pitched touch outside the leg stump and
swinging back in, Laxman gets hit on the pad, half hearted appeal
for lbw turned down
6.4 Butler to Laxman, no run, angling across and Laxman leaves it for
the keeper
6.5 Butler to Laxman, one run, on the pads and Laxman works it away
behind square on the leg side
6.6 Butler to Sehwag, two runs, bit of width outside the off stump and
Sehwag steers it away well wide of the gully fielder, runs hard
and comes back for the second
End of over 7 (4 runs) India 21/0 (RR: 3.00)
DC Butler 4-0-14-0 (1nb) - Khettarama End
VVS Laxman 7* (11b 1x4) V Sehwag 6* (20b)
News comes in that Ganguly has gone off to the hospital to have a
precautionary check up
7.1 DB Powell to Laxman, OUT: gone! good length delivery, Laxman pushes
for to defend, ball swings away just enough to gets a feather
edge, Ramdin dives across to his right and takes a good low catch
- India one down!
India 21/1, Partnership of 21
VVS Laxman c Ramdin b DB Powell 7 (12b 1x4 0x6)
V Sehwag 6* (20b) DB Powell 3.1-1-5-1 (3w)
Laxman played at it away from his body with no real foot work and
pays the price, West Indies off to a good start here!
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
7.2 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
7.3 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery,
Dravid takes it on the back-foot
7.4 DB Powell to Dravid, no run
7.5 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, cut away straight to the point fielder
7.6 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, wicket maiden! drifting down the leg
side, turned away behind the stumps on the leg side
End of over 8 (maiden) India 21/1 (RR: 2.62)
DB Powell 4-2-5-1 (3w) - Scoreboard End
V Sehwag 6* (20b) R Dravid 0* (5b)
8.1 Butler to Sehwag, no run
8.2 Butler to Sehwag, no run, drifitng down the leg side, Sehwag fails
to make contact, ball clips the pad and runs away on the leg side
8.3 Butler to Sehwag, OUT: got'm! Butler joins the party! good length
delivery, pitched in line with the leg stump and held its line,
Sehwag gets hit on the pad trying to turn it away on the leg side,
loud appeal and the finger goes up, India in trouble here!
India 21/2, Partnership of 0
V Sehwag lbw b Butler 6 (23b 0x4 0x6)
R Dravid 0* (5b) DC Butler 4.3-0-14-1 (1nb)
Sehwag was up on his toes when he got hit and at first look it
seemed a bit high but umpire Wijewardene was convinced, took his
time to make his decision though - another Bucknor style decision
8.4 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
8.5 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
8.6 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 9 (maiden) India 21/2 (RR: 2.33)
DC Butler 5-1-14-1 (1nb) - Khettarama End
R Dravid 0* (5b) Yuvraj Singh 0* (3b)
9.1 DB Powell to Dravid, wide: no run, wide outside the off stump,
Dravid goes after it and gets beaten
9.1 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, defended outside the off stump
9.2 DB Powell to Dravid, no run
9.3 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, defended to gully
9.4 DB Powell to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Dravid drives it away stretching well forward
9.5 DB Powell to Dravid, one run, steered away behind point, easy
single
9.6 DB Powell to Yuvraj Singh, one run, angling across, Yuvraj pushes
it away to the point region
End of over 10 (3 runs) India 24/2 (RR: 2.40)
DB Powell 5-2-8-1 (4w) - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 1* (4b) R Dravid 1* (10b)
10.1 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
10.2 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended to point
10.3 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, way down the leg side, Ramdin
had to dive across a long way to collect it, saves few runs there
10.3 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
10.4 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, slightly short and outside the off
stump, Yuvraj stands tall on the back-foot and punches it away
through cover, excellent timing and placement
first positive stroke from the Indians!
10.5 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, four more! drifting onto the stumps
from outside the off stump and Yuvraj drives it away into the gap
between mid-on and midwicket
10.6 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 11 (9 runs) India 33/2 (RR: 3.00)
DC Butler 6-1-23-1 (1w 1nb) - Khettarama End
R Dravid 1* (10b) Yuvraj Singh 9* (10b 2x4)
Tino Best into the attack now
11.1 Best to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
defended
two slips in place
11.2 Best to Dravid, FOUR, short ball and bang! pulled away in style,
ball races away to the midwicket fence, top shot!
11.3 Best to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump and Dravid plays it
away behind point, not a well timed shot
11.4 Best to Dravid, no run, this one is angled into the right-hander,
Dravid moves across a bit and defends it on the leg side
11.5 Best to Dravid, no run, pitched up on the pads and Dravid turns it
away straight to the fielder at square leg
11.6 Best to Dravid, no run, short of a length delivery, makes Dravid
hop to play it off the middle of the bat
End of over 12 (4 runs) India 37/2 (RR: 3.08)
TL Best 1-0-4-0 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 9* (10b 2x4) R Dravid 5* (16b 1x4)
Just the one boundary in that Tino Best over
12.1 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, one run, short of a length delivery, Yuvraj
plays the square drive off the back foot, was in the air for quite
some time, just managed to fall wide of Ricardo Powell, and speed
away to the sweeper cover region
12.2 Butler to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, outside off, and no
room to play an attacking stroke, Dravid pushes it to the off side
12.3 Butler to Dravid, (noball) FOUR, first mistake by Butler was to
overstep the popping crease, the second was the offer Dravid
width, and Dravid obliges by cutting it away to the point fence
12.3 Butler to Dravid, no run
12.4 Butler to Dravid, no run
12.5 Butler to Dravid, no run, short of length ag ain, Dravid stands
tall and punches it to the fielder at mid off
12.6 Butler to Dravid, no run, shortish delivery again, Dravid plays the
backfoot defence, close to his body
End of over 13 (6 runs) India 43/2 (RR: 3.31)
DC Butler 7-1-29-1 (1w 2nb) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 10* (11b 2x4) R Dravid 9* (22b 2x4)
Best will continue
13.1 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short delivery, Yuvraj stays tall and
defends it to the off side
13.2 Best to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, on the pads of Yuvraj, and as they say
'dont bowl on the pads of the batsmen from the sub-continent',
Yuvraj Singh flicks it wonderfully well to the mid wicket fence
13.3 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good come back by Best, this time
finds his line and length, Yuvraj Singh allows it to sail through
to the wicket keeper
Best decides to come round the wicket
13.4 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, sharp delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, Yuvraj leans back and avoids it well
13.5 Best to Yuvraj Singh, one run, follows up the short ball with a
pitched up quicker delivery, Yuvraj is bit late and the ball races
away to the fine leg region after clipping the inside edge, just
missed the leg stump there, close call
13.6 Best to Dravid, no run
End of over 14 (5 runs) India 48/2 (RR: 3.43)
TL Best 2-0-9-0 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 15* (16b 3x4) R Dravid 9* (23b 2x4)
14.1 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run, fraction short outside the off
stump and Yuvraj drives standing tall on the back-foot, cover
fielder moves across and cuts off the single
14.2 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run
14.3 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played down to the mid-off region
14.4 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, no run, outside the off stump and Yuvraj
plays it away toward cover
14.5 Butler to Yuvraj Singh, one run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, hint of away swing, Yuvraj stands tall on
the back-foot and drives it away wide of the fielder at backward
point, took it on the top of bounce and played it into the ground
14.6 Butler to Dravid, no run
End of over 15 (1 run) India 49/2 (RR: 3.27)
DC Butler 8-1-30-1 (1w 2nb) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 16* (21b 3x4) R Dravid 9* (24b 2x4)
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Tino Best to continue, coming round the stumps to the left-hander
15.1 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short ball, angling in from outside
the off stump, Yuvraj awkwardly plays it away to the gully region
15.2 Best to Yuvraj Singh, one run, drifting onto middle and leg, Yuvraj
moves across and works it away to the fine leg region, 50 comes up
for India
15.3 Best to Dravid, one run, turned away behind square on the leg side,
Dravid was looking for the second there but the fielder in the
deep moves across quickly and cuts it off
15.4 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump, Yuvraj
leaves it for the keeper, Best gets away with it
15.5 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, sharp bouncer, angling in from
outside the off stump, Yuvraj loses his footing trying to avoid it
15.6 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended outside the off stump
End of over 16 (2 runs) India 51/2 (RR: 3.19)
TL Best 3-0-11-0 - Scoreboard End
R Dravid 10* (25b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 17* (26b 3x4)
this partnership is now worth 30 runs and counting
yesterday's hero Omari Banks comes into the attack
16.1 Banks to Dravid, OUT: bowled'm! well flighted delivery, Dravid gets
forward and looking to drive it away on the leg side, ball clips
the inside edge, crashes into the pad and then rolls behind to hit
the stumps, Banks strikes first ball!
India 51/3, Partnership of 30
R Dravid b Banks 10 (26b 2x4 0x6)
Yuvraj Singh 17* (26b 3x4) OAC Banks 0.1-0-0-1
Banks continues from where he left off yesterday - India in deep
trouble now
Kaif is the next man in
16.2 Banks to Kaif, no run
16.3 Banks to Kaif, no run, defended on the front-foot
16.4 Banks to Kaif, no run
16.5 Banks to Kaif, one run, turned away off the back-foot, ball rolls
away towards the vacant square leg region, Kaif off the mark with
an easy single
16.6 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, tossed up outside the off stump, in
the slot and Yuvraj drives through cover, end of an exciting over
!
End of over 17 (5 runs) India 56/3 (RR: 3.29)
OAC Banks 1-0-5-1 - Khettarama End
M Kaif 1* (4b) Yuvraj Singh 21* (27b 4x4)
17.1 Best to Kaif, (noball) no run
17.1 Best to Kaif, three runs, drifting down the leg side and Kaif turns
it away nicely to the deep midwicket region, wrong line and Best
pays the price
17.2 Best to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fraction short, Yuvraj stands up
tall and punches it down the track to the mid-off region, quick
single taken, fielder at mid-off fails to hit the stumps at the
bowler's end
17.3 Best to Kaif, no run, defended on the back-foot
17.4 Best to Kaif, no run, short rising delivery outside the off stump,
Kaif stands tall and steers it away straight to the fielder behind
point
17.5 Best to Kaif, no run, angling in from outside the off stump, Kaif
plays it down to the mid-on region
17.6 Best to Kaif, no run, short of a good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven off the back-foot to the mid-off region
End of over 18 (5 runs) India 61/3 (RR: 3.39)
TL Best 4-0-16-0 (1nb) - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 22* (28b 4x4) M Kaif 4* (10b)
18.1 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended watchfully
slip in place for Banks
18.2 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, drifting onto the pads and Yuvraj
turns it away to the vacant midwicket region, easy single
18.3 Banks to Kaif, no run, tossed up and turning in, Kaif stretches
forward, get to the pitch of the delivery and defends carefully
18.4 Banks to Kaif, no run, comes down the track and works it away
towards midwicket
18.5 Banks to Kaif, no run, flighted delivery outside the off stump and
Kaif drives it back, Banks dives across to his left and saves runs
18.6 Banks to Kaif, one run, fraction short and Kaif plays it down to
long-on for a single
End of over 19 (2 runs) India 63/3 (RR: 3.32)
OAC Banks 2-0-7-1 - Khettarama End
M Kaif 5* (14b) Yuvraj Singh 23* (30b 4x4)
Dwayne Smith into the attack now, one slip in place
19.1 Smith to Kaif, no run, starts off with a probing delivery outside
the off stump, Kaif beaten trying to defend it, excellent start
19.2 Smith to Kaif, no run, on the stumps and Kaif defends
19.3 Smith to Kaif, no run, angling in, Kaif watchfully plays it away on
the leg side, mid-on moves in and fields
19.4 Smith to Kaif, no run, driven away behind point, diving stop from
Joseph there saves runs
19.5 Smith to Kaif, no run, another good delivery, Kaif plays it down to
the mid-off region
19.6 Smith to Kaif, one run, pushed away on the off side, gets it wide
of the fielder at cover and they sprint across for a single
End of over 20 (1 run) India 64/3 (RR: 3.20)
DR Smith 1-0-1-0 - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 6* (20b) Yuvraj Singh 23* (30b 4x4)
20.1 Banks to Kaif, one run, comes down the track and chips it over the
midwicket fielder, risky shot for just one run
20.2 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned away to the midwicket
region, easy single
20.3 Banks to Kaif, one run, on the middle and leg stump line, Kaif
turns it away behind point, short fine leg moves across and keeps
it down to just one
20.4 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, tossed up on the middle and off
stump line, Yuvraj pushes it away on the off side, was interested
in going for a single but Kaif turns him down
20.5 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven away through cover, looked
like a leading edge
20.6 Banks to Kaif, one run, fuller on the pads and Kaif drives down to
the long-on region, easy single to end the over
End of over 21 (5 runs) India 69/3 (RR: 3.29)
OAC Banks 3-0-12-1 - Khettarama End
M Kaif 9* (23b) Yuvraj Singh 25* (33b 4x4)
21.1 Smith to Kaif, one run, drifting down the leg side, turned away to
the fine leg region
21.2 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, angling across and Yuvraj leaves it
for the keeper
21.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, again left alone outside the off
stump
21.4 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Yuvraj drives it down to mid-off, straight to the fielder
21.5 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, good delivery and Yuvraj ends up
with a thick edge, ball races away to the third man region,
fielder moves across quickly and cuts off the second run
21.6 Smith to Kaif, two runs, bit of width outside the off stump and
Kaif cuts it away behind point, sweeper moves across in the deep
and fields
End of over 22 (4 runs) India 73/3 (RR: 3.32)
DR Smith 2-0-5-0 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 26* (37b 4x4) M Kaif 12* (25b)
22.1 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Yuvraj drives with the spin and gets it away to the deep cover
region
22.2 Banks to Kaif, no run, turning in and Kaif defends it on the back-
foot
22.3 Banks to Kaif, no run, nicely flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended
22.4 Banks to Kaif, one run, fulltoss on the pads and Kaif turns it away
in front of square leg, missed out there
22.5 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended outside the off stump
22.6 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning away, not the big spinner, Yuvraj leaves it to the keeper
End of over 23 (2 runs) India 75/3 (RR: 3.26)
OAC Banks 4-0-14-1 - Khettarama End
M Kaif 13* (28b) Yuvraj Singh 27* (40b 4x4)
23.1 Smith to Kaif, no run, once again excellent line and leg, Kaif
punches it back down the pitch
23.2 Smith to Kaif, no run, close to the off stump line, forced away to
the point region, not powerful enough to beat the fielder
23.3 Smith to Kaif, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
played down to mid-off
it's a well spread out field now
23.4 Smith to Kaif, no run, drifting onto middle and leg, turned away
straight to the fielder at midwicket, Kaif struggling to finds the
gaps here
23.5 Smith to Kaif, no run, another good delivery, outside the off stump
and Kaif plays down to mid-off
23.6 Smith to Kaif, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off stump and
finally Kaif finds the gap, ball races away to the cover boundary,
fielder in the deep had no chance of cutting it off
End of over 24 (4 runs) India 79/3 (RR: 3.29)
DR Smith 3-0-9-0 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 27* (40b 4x4) M Kaif 17* (34b 1x4)
24.1 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, three runs, turned away fine, runs hard and
gets back for the third, excellent use of the wrist
24.2 Banks to Kaif, one run, played down the ground to the long-on
region
24.3 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, in the slot outside the off stump
and Yuvraj drives it away wide of the diving cover fielder, Kaif
slips going for the second and they decide not to run
24.4 Banks to Kaif, no run
24.5 Banks to Kaif, no run, on the middle and off stump delivery, the
one that goes straight after pitching, Kaif had to hurry, in the
end manges to play it back to the bowler
24.6 Banks to Kaif, no run
End of over 25 (5 runs) India 84/3 (RR: 3.36)
OAC Banks 5-0-19-1 - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 31* (42b 4x4) M Kaif 18* (38b 1x4)
half way through - India still struggling here, current run rate is
3.40
this partnership is now worth 34 runs
25.1 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and off stump line, makes Yuvraj defend
25.2 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, driven away hard, Morton at extra
cover dives across and saves runs
25.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run
25.4 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, short and angling across, Yuvraj
goes back and cuts it away to deep point for a single
25.5 Smith to Kaif, no run, good length delivery close to the off stump
line and Kaif defends on the front-foot
25.6 Smith to Kaif, two runs, genuine edge but there is no slips in
place and Kaif survives, ball races away to the third man boundary
and a good diving effort in the deep saves
End of over 26 (3 runs) India 87/3 (RR: 3.35)
DR Smith 4-0-12-0 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 32* (46b 4x4) M Kaif 20* (40b 1x4)
26.1 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run
26.2 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, overpitched and Yuvraj smashes it to
the cover fence, welcome boundary for India
26.3 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, three runs, paddles it down to fine leg,
runs hard and comes back for the third
26.4 Banks to Kaif, no run
26.5 Banks to Kaif, one run, comes down the track and drives to long-on
26.6 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 27 (8 runs) India 95/3 (RR: 3.52)
OAC Banks 6-0-27-1 - Khettarama End
M Kaif 21* (42b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 39* (50b 5x4)
27.1 Smith to Kaif, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
defended
27.2 Smith to Kaif, two runs, bit of width outside the off stump and
Kaif steers it away to the third man region, takes on the fielder
in the deep and comes back for the second, well run
27.3 Smith to Kaif, no run, edge away to the point region, Kaif was
looking to turn it away on the leg side!
27.4 Smith to Kaif, no run, driven to mid-off
27.5 Smith to Kaif, no run, another good delivery, close to the off
stump line and angling in, Kaif defends it on the front-foot
27.6 Smith to Kaif, no run, forced away on the off side, cover fielder
moves in quickly and takes it on the bounce, end of another fine
over for West Indies
End of over 28 (2 runs) India 97/3 (RR: 3.46)
DR Smith 5-0-14-0 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 39* (50b 5x4) M Kaif 23* (48b 1x4)
Best is back
28.1 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Yuvraj drives but once again fails to the beat the fielder at
extra cover
28.2 Best to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, short ball and Yuvraj dismisses it to
the midwicket fence, perfect pull shot that
28.3 Best to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, down the leg side, Ramdin dives
across and saves runs, looked like the ball clipped the pad but
the umpire signals wide
28.3 Best to Yuvraj Singh, no run
28.4 Best to Yuvraj Singh, one run, inside edge and the ball races away
to the fine leg region
28.5 Best to Kaif, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Kaif plays
it down to the mid-off region
28.6 Best to Kaif, FOUR, shot! fulltoss on the pads and Kaif chips it
away over the midwicket fielder, beautifully played
End of over 29 (10 runs) India 107/3 (RR: 3.69)
TL Best 5-0-26-0 (1w 1nb) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 44* (54b 6x4) M Kaif 27* (50b 2x4)
29.1 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pushed back down the pitch, bowler
cleans it up on his follow through
29.2 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, low fulltoss outside the off stump and
Yuvraj drives through covers, India moving along nicely here now!
29.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, cut away hard to the deep cover
region
29.4 Smith to Kaif, one run, steered away behind point
29.5 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played down to the mid-off region,
easy single takes Yuvraj to fifty! excellent innings under
pressure
29.6 Smith to Kaif, one run, played away on the off side
End of over 30 (8 runs) India 115/3 (RR: 3.83)
DR Smith 6-0-22-0 - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 29* (52b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 50* (58b 7x4)
News just filters in that Ganguly is back in the pavilion after a
precautionary check-up
Deonarine into the attack now
30.1 Deonarine to Kaif, no run, played back to the bowler
30.2 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, driven straight back down the pitch and
gets it past the diving bowler
30.3 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fulltoss, Yuvraj sweeps hard
but the shot is not time well enough, ball rolls away behind
square leg and they take a single
30.4 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, driven down to long-on
30.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
30.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Yuvraj slices it away in the air, luckily for him the ball
falls just shot of the fielder at short third man
30.6 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, again short and wide outside the
off stump and this time Yuvraj manages to get it past the fielder
at short third man, there is no protection in the deep and the
ball races away to the fence
End of over 31 (8 runs) India 123/3 (RR: 3.97)
N Deonarine 1-0-8-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
M Kaif 31* (55b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 55* (61b 8x4)
31.1 Banks to Kaif, no run, tossed up outside the off stump, defended
back to the bowler
31.2 Banks to Kaif, no run, short and outside the off stump, Kaif
looking to steers it down to third man fails to make contact,
close
31.3 Banks to Kaif, one run, played down to the long-on region for an
easy single
31.4 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, tossed up, pitched outside the off
stump and turning away, no shot offered
31.5 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, in the slot outside the off stump
and Yuvraj for the n'th time finds the fielder at extra cover!
31.6 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fraction short and Yuvraj cuts it
away to the deep cover region
End of over 32 (2 runs) India 125/3 (RR: 3.91)
OAC Banks 7-0-29-1 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 56* (64b 8x4) M Kaif 32* (58b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
32.1 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, starts off with a delivery on
the pads of Yuvraj, played away to deep mid wicket, past a diving
fielder
32.2 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, driven away through the line to long
off for a single
32.3 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, drop and run, with the man
standing back at the edge of the circle, Yuvi drops it and takes a
quick single
32.4 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, driven away to long on to make it four
singles in four balls
32.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, this time, bowling round the
stumps, he bowls it outside leg, Yuvi sweeps it fine and collects
two runs
32.6 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned to the on for a single
off the last ball, 7 runs came off the over
End of over 33 (7 runs) India 132/3 (RR: 4.00)
N Deonarine 2-0-15-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 61* (68b 8x4) M Kaif 34* (60b 2x4)
33.1 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, Banks bowls one that goes straight
on with the arm, Yuvraj equal to the task, defends it off the
front foot
33.2 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, swept away to the backward square
leg region, fantastic diving save by Butler saves two runs, pulled
the ball in sliding full length and the fielder backing up
cleaned-up
33.3 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run
33.4 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run
33.5 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, turning in from outside the leg
stump, Yuvraj gets hit on the pad and the appeal for lbw is turned
down and rightly so
33.6 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven away through cover
End of over 34 (3 runs) India 135/3 (RR: 3.97)
OAC Banks 8-0-32-1 - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 64* (74b 8x4) M Kaif 34* (60b 2x4)
34.1 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, no run
34.2 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, tossed up outside the off stump
and Yuvraj drives it down to long-off for a single
34.3 Deonarine to Kaif, no run, good delivery, close to the off stump
line and Kaif pushes it away towards point'
34.4 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, drifting onto the pads and Kaif drive
it away to the wide long-on region for an easy single
34.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, goes back and plays it away
into the gap between cover and mid-off, yet another easy single
added to the total
34.6 Deonarine to Kaif, no run, played down to mid-off, another quiet
over goes by
End of over 35 (3 runs) India 138/3 (RR: 3.94)
N Deonarine 3-0-18-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 66* (77b 8x4) M Kaif 35* (63b 2x4)
35.1 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, punched down to the mid-off region,
fielder moves across quickly and cuts off the single
35.2 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, pushed away on the off side with
soft hands, well judged single added to the total
35.3 Banks to Kaif, one run, on the middle and leg stump line, driven
down to long-on, easy single
35.4 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, in the slot and Yuvraj drive down
the ground, long-off moves across and kicks the ball back from
right in front of the ropes, saved two runs there
35.5 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
35.6 Banks to Kaif, one run, played down to long-off
End of over 36 (6 runs) India 144/3 (RR: 4.00)
OAC Banks 9-0-38-1 - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 37* (65b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 70* (81b 8x4)
36.1 Deonarine to Kaif, wide: no run, down the leg side, wasted delivery
36.1 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, tossed up, Kaif leans forward and
drives it down to long-on for a single
36.2 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, drifting onto the pads and
Yuvraj turns it away in front of square on the leg side
36.3 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, turning in and drifting down the leg
side, Kaif goes back and works it away on the leg side, no fielder
in sight and they strolls across for a single
36.4 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, driven away hard and wide of
the fielder at extra cover, gets it wide for the fielder in the
deep and comes back for the second
36.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, another drop and run outside
the off stump, excellent cricket this from these two
36.6 Deonarine to Kaif, one run
End of over 37 (8 runs) India 152/3 (RR: 4.11)
N Deonarine 4-0-26-0 (2w) - Khettarama End
M Kaif 40* (68b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 74* (84b 8x4)
37.1 Banks to Kaif, no run, played away on the leg side, midwicket moves
across and fields
37.2 Banks to Kaif, no run
37.3 Banks to Kaif, one run, driven down to long-on, easy single
37.4 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, no run, Yuvraj fails to make contact trying
to sweep it away, ball hits the pad and rolls away behind the
stumps on the off side, appeal for lbw turned down
37.5 Banks to Yuvraj Singh, one run
37.6 Banks to Kaif, one run
End of over 38 (3 runs) India 155/3 (RR: 4.08)
OAC Banks 10-0-41-1 - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 42* (72b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 75* (86b 8x4)
38.1 Smith to Kaif, one run, turned away to the deep midwicket region
38.2 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended outside the off stump
38.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, width outside the off stump and
Yuvraj goes hard at it,Kaif calls for the second and makes it
across safely
38.4 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run
38.5 Smith to Kaif, one run, turned away to the fine leg region
38.6 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, three runs, edged and the ball races away to
the third man region, Ricardo Powell sprints across in the deep
and uses his football skills to stop the ball from rolling over
the ropes, excellent effort
End of over 39 (8 runs) India 163/3 (RR: 4.18)
DR Smith 7-0-30-0 - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 81* (90b 8x4) M Kaif 44* (74b 2x4)
39.1 DB Powell to Yuvraj Singh, one run, short of a good length delivery
angling across the left-hander, Yuvraj stands tall and punches it
down to the long-off region for a single
39.2 DB Powell to Kaif, no run, outside the off stump, Kaif ends up with
an inside edge onto his pad, bowler follows it up and cuts off the
single
39.3 DB Powell to Kaif, FOUR, drifting down the leg side and Kaif gets
bat on bat, fine leg fielder had no chance whatsoever, excellent
touch shot that
39.4 DB Powell to Kaif, no run, played down to the mid-on region
39.5 DB Powell to Kaif, one run, slower ball, on the middle and off
stump line, Kaif picks it up early and drives down to the long-off
region
39.6 DB Powell to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, cracking shot! pitched up outside
the off stump and Yuvraj smashes it straight down the ground,
there was a fielder at long-off but he hardly got any time to
move!
End of over 40 (10 runs) India 173/3 (RR: 4.32)
DB Powell 6-2-18-1 (4w) - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 49* (78b 3x4) Yuvraj Singh 86* (92b 9x4)
40.1 Smith to Kaif, one run, Kaif adds himself to the list, on the
middle and leg, driven down to long-on, easy single takes Kaif to
fifty, excellent innings
40.2 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run
40.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, low fulltoss, Smith was looking for
the yorker there, Yuvraj takes it on the full and turns it away
through midwicket
40.4 Smith to Kaif, no run, driven straight to the fielder at extra-
cover
40.5 Smith to Kaif, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
40.5 Smith to Kaif, one run, pitched up and angling in, Kaif moves
forward and across and drives it down to long-on
40.6 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, pushed away to the long-on region,
easy single to end the over
End of over 41 (5 runs) India 178/3 (RR: 4.34)
DR Smith 8-0-35-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 88* (95b 9x4) M Kaif 51* (81b 3x4)
9 overs left in the innings - six an over will take them to 232 and
to reach 250 they need to score at 8 runs per over
41.1 DB Powell to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, MAXIMUM! short and Yuvraj pulls it
away handsomely, ball sails over the midwicket fence, top shot
that!
Yuvraj goes down after playing that shot, looks like cramps, help
comes out
play held up
with that six Yuvraj moves to 94!
41.2 DB Powell to Yuvraj Singh, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, pushed away on the off side and they sprint across
41.3 DB Powell to Kaif, FOUR, more runs! drifting down the leg side,
Kaif moves across, gets well inside the line and flicks it away to
the fine leg fence, this is turning out to be a good over for
India
41.4 DB Powell to Kaif, one run, sensible cricket this! good length
delivery outside the off stump and Kaif drives down to long-off
for a single
41.5 DB Powell to Yuvraj Singh, one run, defended back, bowler just
manages to get a touch on it, eventually they cross over
41.6 DB Powell to Kaif, FOUR, and the nightmare continues! this time it
is a fulltoss on the pads and Kaif flicks it away through
midwicket, what an over for India - 17 runs taken off it
End of over 42 (17 runs) India 195/3 (RR: 4.64)
DB Powell 7-2-35-1 (4w) - Scoreboard End
Yuvraj Singh 96* (98b 9x4 1x6) M Kaif 60* (84b 5x4)
42.1 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
and Yuvraj inch closer to the landmark!
42.2 Smith to Kaif, one run, chips it down to the long-on region for an
easy single
42.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, forced away in front of point, yet
another easy single added to the total
42.4 Smith to Kaif, no run, this time Kaif misses out, was a juicy
fulltoss on the pads but Kaif finds the fielder at midwicket
42.5 Smith to Kaif, one run, another fulltoss and this time Kaif gets it
past the fielder at midwicket
42.6 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven down towards mid-on, diving
effort from the fielder moving across from midwicket saves runs
but fails to prevent the single
End of over 43 (5 runs) India 200/3 (RR: 4.65)
DR Smith 9-0-40-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 99* (101b 9x4 1x6) M Kaif 62* (87b 5x4)
Deonarine is back, Yuvraj on 99!
43.1 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, no run, left alone outside the off stump
43.2 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played back down the pitch,
awkward looking shot that
43.3 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, that's it! width outside the
off stump and Yuvraj cuts it away behind point, huge cheers all
around
43.4 Deonarine to Kaif, legbye: one run
43.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven down to the ground to
the long-off region
43.6 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, drifting down the leg side and Kaif
plays it away well wide of the fielder at short fine leg
End of over 44 (4 runs) India 204/3 (RR: 4.64)
N Deonarine 5-0-29-0 (2w) - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 63* (89b 5x4) Yuvraj Singh 101* (105b 9x4 1x6)
6 overs left in the innings
this partnership is now worth 153 runs!
44.1 Smith to Kaif, one run, fulltoss on the pads and Kaif lofts it away
to the deep midwicket region, straight to the fielder on the
bounce
44.2 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, swing and a miss outside the off
stump
44.3 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the man at mid-off
44.4 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, legbye: one run, down to the short fine leg
region, Kaif calls for the single and sprints across
44.5 Smith to Kaif, one run, driven down the ground to wide long-off,
slight fumble in the deep but they decide not to run
44.6 Smith to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played down to long-on for an easy
single, fairly good over for West Indies comes to an end
End of over 45 (4 runs) India 208/3 (RR: 4.62)
DR Smith 10-0-43-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
Yuvraj Singh 102* (109b 9x4 1x6) M Kaif 65* (91b 5x4)
45.1 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, shot! short and outside the off
stump, Yuvraj gets all the time in the world to get into position
and pull it away to the midwicket fence, hit that well wide of the
fielder in the deep
45.2 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, Yuvraj on the rampage now! short
and once again Yuvraj makes perfect contact with the pull shot,
deep midwicket fielder had no chance, bad bowling to say the least
45.3 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, no run, comes down the track looking for
the big one but fails to make contact, under pressure Ramdin
messes up a simple stumping chance
45.4 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, no run
45.5 Deonarine to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: that the end of that! goes for the
reverse sweep and finds Best at short third man, tired looking
shot that
India 216/4, Partnership of 165
Yuvraj Singh c Best b Deonarine 110 (114b 11x4 1x6)
M Kaif 65* (91b 5x4) N Deonarine 5.5-0-37-1 (2w)
Dhoni is the next man in
45.6 Deonarine to Dhoni, one run, driven away on the leg side, Dhoni off
the mark
End of over 46 (9 runs) India 217/4 (RR: 4.72)
N Deonarine 6-0-38-1 (2w) - Scoreboard End
MS Dhoni 1* (1b) M Kaif 65* (91b 5x4)
Best is back
46.1 Best to Dhoni, two runs, pitched up and Dhoni drive it down to the
long-off region, takes on the fielder in the deep and gets back
for the second, excellent running between the wicket
46.2 Best to Dhoni, one run, punched away on the off side, diving stop
by the cover fielder saves runs but fails to prevent the single
46.3 Best to Kaif, no run, sharp bouncer and Kaif ducks under it
46.4 Best to Kaif, one run, pitched up outside the off stump and Kaif
drives it in the air and past the bowler, long-off fielder moves
in quickly and cuts of the second run
46.5 Best to Dhoni, one run, angling in from outside the off stump,
Dhoni plays across the line and ends up with an inside edge onto
the pad, ball rolls away on the off side and they steal a single,
half hearted appeal for lbw turned down
46.6 Best to Kaif, no run, excellent yorker length delivery outside the
off stump, Kaif ends up pushing it back to the bowler, end of a
good over
End of over 47 (5 runs) India 222/4 (RR: 4.72)
TL Best 6-0-31-0 (1w 1nb) - Khettarama End
MS Dhoni 5* (4b) M Kaif 66* (94b 5x4)
47.1 Deonarine to Dhoni, one run, comes down the track looking for the
big one but only manages to get it away as far as midwicket, quick
single taken
47.2 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, driven down to mid-on
47.3 Deonarine to Dhoni, SIX, mighty six! comes down the track and
swings across, gets in on the middle and the ball sails over the
midwicket fence, good clean hit
47.4 Deonarine to Dhoni, one run, pushed away in the air on the off
side, easy single
47.5 Deonarine to Kaif, FOUR, four more! tossed up, Kaif goes down on
one knee and slogs it away in front of square leg, valuable runs
being added here
47.6 Deonarine to Kaif, three runs, on the middle and off, Kaif goes for
the reverse sweep and makes contact, ball rolls away fine and the
batsmen get enough time to come back for the third, massive over
for India
End of over 48 (16 runs) India 238/4 (RR: 4.96)
N Deonarine 7-0-54-1 (2w) - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 74* (97b 6x4) MS Dhoni 13* (7b 1x6)
48.1 Best to Kaif, two runs, chipped in the air towards long-on, ball
falls safely in the deep and they run two
48.2 Best to Kaif, one run, again hit in the air towards long-on, once
again the ball falls safely but just a single on this occasion
48.3 Best to Dhoni, FOUR, amazing shot! fuller and on the middle and off
stump line, Dhoni moves across and long away and dabs it away well
wide of the fielder at short fine leg
48.4 Best to Dhoni, no run, finds the fielder at short fine leg
48.5 Best to Dhoni, one run, played away on the leg side, quick single
taken
48.6 Best to Kaif, one run, short of a good length delivery outside the
off stump, Kaif plays across the line and gets it away to the mid-
on region, just a single
End of over 49 (9 runs) India 247/4 (RR: 5.04)
TL Best 7-0-40-0 (1w 1nb) - Khettarama End
M Kaif 78* (100b 6x4) MS Dhoni 18* (10b 1x4 1x6)
this is now the highest total of the tournament - last over coming
up
49.1 Deonarine to Kaif, two runs, driven down the track to the long-on
region, get it wide of the fielder in the deep and comes back for
the second
49.2 Deonarine to Kaif, two runs, tossed up on the pads and Kaif lofts
it down to long-on, 250 comes up for India!
49.3 Deonarine to Kaif, one run, again played in the air, not timed well
and it goes only as far as mid-off, falls safely and they cross
over for a single, was a tired looking shot, Kaif struggling here
49.4 Deonarine to Dhoni, two runs, pushed to mid-on, fielder fails to
pick it up cleanly and they steal an extra run
49.5 Deonarine to Dhoni, two runs, short of a good length delivery,
Dhoni tries to play it away off the back-foot, ball clips the
inside edge and races away to the fine leg region
49.6 Deonarine to Dhoni, SIX, comes down the track and lofts it cleanly
over the midwicket fence, fantastic shot to end the innings!
End of over 50 (15 runs) India 262/4 (RR: 5.24)
N Deonarine 8-0-69-1 (2w) - Scoreboard End
M Kaif 83* (103b 6x4) MS Dhoni 28* (13b 1x4 2x6)
India end up with 262 on the board - highest total of the
tournament so far
we will be back with the West Indies reply in 30 minutes time (at
6:05 IST) - be sure to join us then
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Match State: Innings Break
Welcome back
263 is the target for West Indies, can they pull off another shock
win here ?
It's not an easy target to get given the condition of the pitch,
and with the likes of Pathan, Zaheer, Nehra and Kumble in the
bowling line-up it is going to be an up hill task for the West
Indian batsmen.
It's not an easy target to get given the condition of the pitch,
and with the likes of Pathan, Zaheer, Nehra and Kumble in the
bowling line-up it is going to be an up hill task for the West
Indian batsmen.
Lights are on here and the weather looks good.
Indian team is out in the middle - a last minute chat from the
captain and they spread out.
Xavier Marshall and Runako Morton will open the innings for West
Indies
Pathan is at the top of his run-up, two slips in place - here we
go!
0.1 Pathan to Marshall, no run, starts off with an in swinging good
length delivery, Marshall offers no shot thinking that the ball
will angle away, ball hits the pad well outside the line of the
off stump and rolls away
0.2 Pathan to Marshall, one run, played down to the mid-off region,
gets it wide of the fielder and they sprint across for a single,
Marshall and West Indies off the mark
0.3 Pathan to Morton, no run, left alone outside the off stump
0.4 Pathan to Morton, no run, defended on the front-foot
0.5 Pathan to Morton, two runs, angling across and Morton steers it
away well wide of the gully fielder, runs hard and gets back for
the second
0.6 Pathan to Morton, no run, swinging in from outside the off stump
and Morton drives it hard into the ground, ball rolls away to the
mid-off region
End of over 1 (3 runs) West Indies 3/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 260/49 = 5.31)
IK Pathan 1-0-3-0 - Khettarama End
XM Marshall 1* (2b) RS Morton 2* (4b)
Zaheer Khan to share the new ball with Pathan
1.1 Khan to Marshall, wide: no run, swinging away down the leg side,
Dhoni had to dive across
1.1 Khan to Marshall, no run, excellent yorker and Marshall brings his
bat down at the last possible moment
1.2 Khan to Marshall, FOUR, pitched up and Marshall drives it hard into
the pitch, gets enough bat behind it and the ball rolls away to
the long-off fence
1.3 Khan to Marshall, FOUR, steps forward, takes it on the half volley
and drives down to the long-on boundary, fantastic shot!
1.4 Khan to Marshall, no run, driven back to the bowler and Khan has a
go at the stumps
1.5 Khan to Marshall, two runs, short and angling across, ball stopped
a bit after pitching and Marshall pulls it away through the vacant
midwicket region
1.6 Khan to Marshall, no run, again angling across but not as short as
the previous delivery, Marshall forces it away straight to the
fielder at point, end of a good over for West Indies
End of over 2 (11 runs) West Indies 14/0 (RR: 7.00 RRR: 249/48 = 5.19)
Z Khan 1-0-11-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 2* (4b) XM Marshall 11* (8b 2x4)
2.1 Pathan to Morton, one run, inside edge on the pad and the ball
falls dead on the track, Marshall calls and they sprint across for
a single, good positive cricket
2.2 Pathan to Marshall, no run, driven down to the mid-off region
2.3 Pathan to Marshall, wide: no run, short of a good length delivery,
drifting down the leg side and the umpire is not happy
2.3 Pathan to Marshall, no run, angling in from outside the leg stump,
Marshall presents the full face of the bat and the ball rolls back
to the bowler
2.4 Pathan to Marshall, FOUR, shot! bit of width outside the off stump
and Marshall punches it away off the back-foot, right into the gap
between the cover fielders and the ball races away, long chase and
a sliding effort from Raina ends in vain
2.5 Pathan to Marshall, no run
2.6 Pathan to Marshall, no run, pushed away on the off side, not a well
timed shot
End of over 3 (6 runs) West Indies 20/0 (RR: 6.67 RRR: 243/47 = 5.17)
IK Pathan 2-0-9-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
RS Morton 3* (5b) XM Marshall 15* (13b 3x4)
positive start this by the West Indians!
3.1 Khan to Morton, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and angling
across, ball hits the pad and rolls away behind point, appeal
turned down, Morton takes off for a single and is send back but
slips while turning, Raina had all the time in the world but
failed to hit the stumps
Morton survives
3.2 Khan to Morton, no run
3.3 Khan to Morton, FOUR, another fantastic drive down the ground, this
time down to the long-off boundary
3.4 Khan to Morton, one run, steered away to the third man region
3.5 Khan to Marshall, no run, edged but the ball falls well short of
the slip fielder
3.6 Khan to Marshall, no run, on the middle and leg stump line,
Marshall moves across and turns it away on the leg side, much
better over this from Zaheer
End of over 4 (5 runs) West Indies 25/0 (RR: 6.25 RRR: 238/46 = 5.17)
Z Khan 2-0-16-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 8* (9b 1x4) XM Marshall 15* (15b 3x4)
4.1 Pathan to Morton, no run, short and angling across the right-
hander, Morton leaves it to the keeper
4.2 Pathan to Morton, three runs, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line and Morton punches it down the ground, beats
Sehwag at mid-on but he chases it down, excellent diving effort
saves one run, third umpire confirms
4.3 Pathan to Marshall, no run
4.4 Pathan to Marshall, FOUR, Marshall comes down the track and Pathan
bangs it in, in the the end the ball clips the edge and lobs up
over the keeper
4.5 Pathan to Marshall, no run, driven away on the off side, excellent
diving effort from Kaif saves runs
4.6 Pathan to Marshall, no run, hit on the pad trying to defend
End of over 5 (7 runs) West Indies 32/0 (RR: 6.40 RRR: 231/45 = 5.13)
IK Pathan 3-0-16-0 (1w) - Khettarama End
RS Morton 11* (11b 1x4) XM Marshall 19* (19b 4x4)
5.1 Khan to Morton, three runs, pitched up on the middle and leg stump
line, was the slower one and Morton goes over the top of the mid-
off fielder, good positive shot that
5.2 Khan to Marshall, no run, played down to the mid-on region, Morton
slips but Sehwag fails to hit the stumps at the bowler's end
5.3 Khan to Marshall, no run, walks down the track and cramps himself,
in the end had to push it away on the off side
5.4 Khan to Marshall, wide: one run, way down the leg side making life
hard for the keeper, Dhoni fails to stop it cleanly and they steal
a run
5.4 Khan to Morton, no run, short and angling across, Morton goes hard
at it and hits it on the bounce to the point fielder
5.5 Khan to Morton, no run, angling across, Morton beaten trying to
drive through the off side, good ball
5.6 Khan to Morton, no run
End of over 6 (5 runs) West Indies 37/0 (RR: 6.17 RRR: 226/44 = 5.14)
Z Khan 3-0-21-0 (2w) - Scoreboard End
XM Marshall 19* (21b 4x4) RS Morton 14* (15b 1x4)
6.1 Pathan to Marshall, no run, driven straight back to the bowler,
presented the full face of the bat
6.2 Pathan to Marshall, OUT: Pathan strikes for India! good length
delivery, pitched on middle and leg and swinging in, Marshall is
late and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps, loud
appeal and the dreaded finger goes up, West Indies one down
West Indies 37/1, Partnership of 37
XM Marshall lbw b Pathan 19 (23b 4x4 0x6)
RS Morton 14* (15b 1x4) IK Pathan 3.2-0-16-1 (1w)
a classic Pathan dismissal, swinging it back into the right-hander
and trapping the batsman right in front of the stumps
Joseph is the next man in
6.3 Pathan to Joseph, no run
6.4 Pathan to Joseph, no run, driven down to the mid-off region
6.5 Pathan to Joseph, no run
6.6 Pathan to Joseph, no run
End of over 7 (maiden) West Indies 37/1 (RR: 5.29 RRR: 226/43 = 5.26)
IK Pathan 4-1-16-1 (1w) - Khettarama End
RS Morton 14* (15b 1x4) SC Joseph 0* (4b)
7.1 Khan to Morton, no run, drifting down the leg side and the ball
hits the pad
7.2 Khan to Morton, wide: no run, wide outside the off stump and
angling away further
7.2 Khan to Morton, one run, driven away to the cover region
7.3 Khan to Joseph, no run
7.4 Khan to Joseph, no run
7.5 Khan to Joseph, no run
7.6 Khan to Joseph, no run, beaten outside the off stump
End of over 8 (2 runs) West Indies 39/1 (RR: 4.88 RRR: 224/42 = 5.33)
Z Khan 4-0-23-0 (3w) - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 15* (17b 1x4) SC Joseph 0* (8b)
8.1 Pathan to Morton, one run, pushed away to the point region, quick
single taken, Raina misses the stumps at the striker's end and
Joseph survives but looks like in the process Raina has injured
himself
play held up
8.2 Pathan to Joseph, no run, outside the off stump, defended on the
back-foot
8.3 Pathan to Joseph, FOUR, angling across, Joseph goes across the line
and gets it past the fielder at mid-on, good shot
8.4 Pathan to Joseph, no run
8.5 Pathan to Joseph, OUT: .;short of a good length delivery, angling
across and Joseph goes after it, ball takes the top edge and
balloons up towards mid-off, Harbhajan gets under it and makes no
mistake, second wicket for Pathan, West Indies in a spot of bother
here!
West Indies 44/2, Partnership of 7
SC Joseph c sub (Harbhajan Singh) b Pathan 4 (12b 1x4 0x6)
RS Morton 16* (18b 1x4) IK Pathan 4.5-1-21-2 (1w)
Deonarine is the next man in
8.6 Pathan to Morton, no run, driven straight to the cover fielder, end
of a successful over
End of over 9 (5 runs) West Indies 44/2 (RR: 4.89 RRR: 219/41 = 5.34)
IK Pathan 5-1-21-2 (1w) - Khettarama End
N Deonarine 0* (0b) RS Morton 16* (19b 1x4)
9.1 Khan to Deonarine, no run, good length delivery, outside the off
stump and swinging away, Deonarine leaves it for the keeper
9.2 Khan to Deonarine, no run, this one is angled back into the left-
hander and Deonarine is beaten all ends up
9.3 Khan to Deonarine, no run, fraction short, wide outside the off
stump and Deonarine goes after it but fails to make contact
9.4 Khan to Deonarine, no run
9.5 Khan to Deonarine, FOUR, take that! short and wide outside the off
stump and Deonarine flays it away to the cover fence, no stopping
that
9.6 Khan to Deonarine, no run, good length delivery, swinging away and
Deonarine plays inside the line
End of over 10 (4 runs) West Indies 48/2 (RR: 4.80 RRR: 215/40 = 5.38)
Z Khan 5-0-27-0 (3w) - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 16* (19b 1x4) N Deonarine 4* (6b 1x4)
10.1 Pathan to Morton, two runs, steered away to the third man region,
gets it wide of the fielder in the deed and sprints across for the
second, Zaheer Khan with the throw in from the deep
50 comes up for West Indies
10.2 Pathan to Morton, FOUR, pitched up and Morton drives straight down
the pitch, almost hit the stumps at the other end! lovely shot
that
10.3 Pathan to Morton, no run
10.4 Pathan to Morton, no run, bouncer on the middle and off, Morton
goes after it and gets beaten, was in no position to play that
shot
10.5 Pathan to Morton, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended to the silly mid-off region, Pathan follows it up and
cuts off the single
10.6 Pathan to Morton, no run, played away on the leg side, fielder bu
the man at short midwicket
End of over 11 (6 runs) West Indies 54/2 (RR: 4.91 RRR: 209/39 = 5.36)
IK Pathan 6-1-27-2 (1w) - Khettarama End
N Deonarine 4* (6b 1x4) RS Morton 22* (25b 2x4)
11.1 Khan to Deonarine, one run, punched away wide of the mid-off
fielder, quick single taken
11.2 Khan to Morton, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, Morton turns it away off the back-foot
11.3 Khan to Morton, no run, angling across and Morton pushes it away
wide of the fielder at cover, seeing that it is Kaif they decide
not to run
11.4 Khan to Morton, no run, good length delivery in line with the
stumps, Morton puts his foot outside the line of the leg stump and
drives it to cover, a diving stop by Kaif there prevents a single
11.5 Khan to Morton, two runs, on the legs of Morton, flicks it off his
thighs to backward square leg, strong though from JP Yadav (sub),
but cant prevent the second run
11.6 Khan to Morton, no run, yorker kind of delivery, not quite that
full though, gets the bat down in time
End of over 12 (3 runs) West Indies 57/2 (RR: 4.75 RRR: 206/38 = 5.42)
Z Khan 6-0-30-0 (3w) - Scoreboard End
N Deonarine 5* (7b 1x4) RS Morton 24* (30b 2x4)
Bowling change, Indian captain Dravid hands over the ball to Ashish
Nehra
Left armer replacing another left arm bowler
12.1 Nehra to Deonarine, no run, starts off with a good delivery, bang
on target, Deonarine plays it watchfully
Yuvraj Singh now comes onto the field, after having stayed off it
to rest his tired feet till now
12.2 Nehra to Deonarine, one run, turned away to the onside side and
take a single before Venugopal Rao can field it and relay a throw
to the bowler
12.3 Nehra to Morton, legbye: one run, pitched outside leg, Morton gets
hit on the pads, a huge appeal by Nehra but the Umpire nods his
head to signal that it wasn't out
12.4 Nehra to Deonarine, no run
12.5 Nehra to Deonarine, no run, nice looking cover drive, but cant
pierce the infield
12.6 Nehra to Deonarine, OUT: good length delivery, and Deonarine tries
to clear the fielder at mid on, hoping to get four, but ends up
hitting the ball in the air, Kumble moves across from mid off, and
times his jump to perfection, comes up with a good catch
West Indies 59/3, Partnership of 15
N Deonarine c Kumble b Nehra 6 (12b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 13 (2 runs) West Indies 59/3 (RR: 4.54 RRR: 204/37 = 5.51)
A Nehra 1-0-1-1 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 24* (31b 2x4)
Deonarine didn't get the kind of elevation he would have wanted,
there was not much footwork on that occasion too
Nehra continues to impress, yet again amongst the wickets
After having pouched a catch, Kumble now comes on to do his job
with the ball
13.1 Kumble to Morton, no run
13.2 Kumble to Morton, no run, good delivery, punched back to the bowler
13.3 Kumble to Morton, no run, good delivery outside off, and turning
away, Morton has a close look at it and decides to let it through
to the keeper
13.4 Kumble to Morton, no run, delivery on the stumps again, plays the
forward defensive with pad as first line of defence
13.5 Kumble to Morton, no run, quicker and flatter delivery from Kumble,
Morton plans to play back, but has to readjust at the last moment
13.6 Kumble to Morton, FOUR, tossed up delivery, and full in length,
Morton gets inside it, and drives it straight down the ground for
a boundary to end the over
End of over 14 (4 runs) West Indies 63/3 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 200/36 = 5.56)
A Kumble 1-0-4-0 - Scoreboard End
OAC Banks 0* (0b) RS Morton 28* (37b 3x4)
14.1 Nehra to Banks, no run, angling across, defended on the front-foot
14.2 Nehra to Banks, no run, again angling in, excellent line and length
this from Nehra, Banks defends on the front-foot
14.3 Nehra to Banks, two runs, steered away to the third man region,
they take on Zaheer in the deep and comfortably completes the
second
14.4 Nehra to Banks, no run, on the middle and off, defended with a
straight bat
14.5 Nehra to Banks, no run, angling across, Banks plants his front-foot
and drives it away towards cover
14.6 Nehra to Banks, no run, short rising delivery on the middle and
off, Banks defends it standing tall on the back-foot, yet another
impressive over from Nehra comes to an end
End of over 15 (2 runs) West Indies 65/3 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 198/35 = 5.66)
A Nehra 2-0-3-1 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 28* (37b 3x4) OAC Banks 2* (6b)
15.1 Kumble to Morton, no run, outside the off stump, Morton leaves it
for the keeper
15.2 Kumble to Morton, no run, edged away to the gully region
15.3 Kumble to Morton, one run, played down to long-on, easy single
slip and a silly point in place
15.4 Kumble to Banks, FOUR, lofted straight back over the bowler's head,
gave it all and Kumble had no chance
15.5 Kumble to Banks, no run
15.6 Kumble to Banks, OUT: straighter one does the trick! full and on
the stumps, Banks gets hit on the pad looking to defend, loud
appeal and umpire Harper is convinced - West Indies four down and
looking right down the barrel
West Indies 70/4, Partnership of 11
OAC Banks lbw b Kumble 6 (9b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 16 (5 runs) West Indies 70/4 (RR: 4.38 RRR: 193/34 = 5.68)
A Kumble 2-0-9-1 - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 29* (40b 3x4)
That was quick and full, and even though Banks got a good strike
forward that looked out. Kumble joins the list
Dwayne Smith is the next man in
Dwayne Smith is the next man in
16.1 Nehra to Morton, no run
16.2 Nehra to Morton, no run, played away on the leg side
16.3 Nehra to Morton, no run, short ball, pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, Morton goes after it but fails to make contact and
the ball crashes into the chest! that hurts!
16.4 Nehra to Morton, no run, swinging in from outside the leg stump,
Morton gets hit on the pad trying to turn it away on the leg side
16.5 Nehra to Morton, one run, on the stumps and Morton punches it down
the ground to the long-on region, easy single
16.6 Nehra to Smith, FOUR, that's four! angling across, Smith drives on
the up and smashes it past the fielder at point, off the mark in
style
End of over 17 (5 runs) West Indies 75/4 (RR: 4.41 RRR: 188/33 = 5.70)
A Nehra 3-0-8-1 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 30* (45b 3x4) DR Smith 4* (1b 1x4)
17.1 Kumble to Morton, no run, on the middle and off and Morton plays it
back down the pitch, Kumble moves across and fields
17.2 Kumble to Morton, no run, quicker and Morton drives it away
straight to the fielder at short midwicket
17.3 Kumble to Morton, no run, turning away, defended watchfully
17.4 Kumble to Morton, no run, pushed away towards point
17.5 Kumble to Morton, one run, inside edge onto the pad and the ball
pops up on the leg side, easy single
17.6 Kumble to Smith, one run, tossed up and Smith lofts it down to the
long-on region, one bounce and straight to the fielder in the deep
End of over 18 (2 runs) West Indies 77/4 (RR: 4.28 RRR: 186/32 = 5.81)
A Kumble 3-0-11-1 - Scoreboard End
DR Smith 5* (2b 1x4) RS Morton 31* (50b 3x4)
18.1 Nehra to Smith, no run
18.2 Nehra to Smith, SIX, Smith at his best! fraction short, Smith leans
back and pulls it away high over the midwicket fence, that went
miles!
18.3 Nehra to Smith, two runs, turned away through square leg
18.4 Nehra to Smith, two runs, flicked away to the fine leg region,
Smith calls for the second and makes it across safely
18.5 Nehra to Smith, SIX, what a shot! pitched up on the pads, was the
slower one and Smith flicks it away high and handsomely over the
midwicket fence
18.6 Nehra to Smith, one run, played away behind square, end of an
expensive over
End of over 19 (17 runs) West Indies 94/4 (RR: 4.95 RRR: 169/31 = 5.45)
A Nehra 4-0-25-1 - Khettarama End
DR Smith 22* (8b 1x4 2x6) RS Morton 31* (50b 3x4)
19.1 Kumble to Smith, no run, defended back to the bowler
19.2 Kumble to Smith, FOUR, on the rampage now, on the middle and leg,
Smith backs himself and slogs it away to the fine leg fence,
comfortably beats the fielder in the deep
19.3 Kumble to Smith, no run
19.4 Kumble to Smith, OUT: Kumble strikes back! on the middle and leg,
was the straighter one, Smith swings across the line and gets hit
on the pad right in front of the stumps, looked bit high but
umpire Harper quickly raises his finger
West Indies 98/5, Partnership of 28
DR Smith lbw b Kumble 26 (12b 2x4 2x6)
RS Morton 31* (50b 3x4) A Kumble 3.4-0-15-2
Smith bit unlucky there, West Indies struggling here - what they
need now is a long solid partnership, just like the one from
Yuvraj and Kaif that saved India early on
19.5 Kumble to RL Powell, no run, hit on the pad, appeal turned down
19.6 Kumble to RL Powell, no run
End of over 20 (4 runs) West Indies 98/5 (RR: 4.90 RRR: 165/30 = 5.50)
A Kumble 4-0-15-2 - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 31* (50b 3x4) RL Powell 0* (2b)
20.1 Nehra to Morton, FOUR, good length delivery on the stumps and
Morton drives straight down the ground, Nehra continues to go for
runs
20.2 Nehra to Morton, no run, on the middle and off, defended watchfully
20.3 Nehra to Morton, two runs, width outside the off stump and Morton
smashes it into the gap between the cover fielders, Sehwag sprints
across in the deep and cleans-up
20.4 Nehra to Morton, one run, short delivery down the leg side, pulled
away to the fine leg region
20.5 Nehra to RL Powell, one run, driven away wide of the cover fielder,
easy single
20.6 Nehra to Morton, two runs, flicked away off the pads to the deep
square leg region, gets it between the fielders in the deep and
comfortably comes back for the second
End of over 21 (10 runs) West Indies 108/5 (RR: 5.14 RRR: 155/29 = 5.34)
A Nehra 5-0-35-1 - Khettarama End
RL Powell 1* (3b) RS Morton 40* (55b 4x4)
21.1 Kumble to RL Powell, no run, tossed up outside the off stump and
Powell ends up driving it back to Kumble
21.2 Kumble to RL Powell, no run, quicker and full outside the off
stump, makes Powell hurry, defended towards point
21.3 Kumble to RL Powell, no run, fraction short but close to the off
stump line, Powell rocks back and cuts hard but fails to get it
past Yuvraj at backward point
21.4 Kumble to RL Powell, one run, defended to the off side and they go
for a dangerous single, Kaif moves in quickly and in a flash the
ball comes to the keeper, stumps are disturbed and they go
upstairs - touch and go decision, Morton gets the benefit of doubt
that was close - a direct hit was what India needed there
21.5 Kumble to Morton, no run, beaten by the googly, excellent bowling
this from Kumble
21.6 Kumble to Morton, no run
End of over 22 (1 run) West Indies 109/5 (RR: 4.95 RRR: 154/28 = 5.50)
A Kumble 5-0-16-2 - Scoreboard End
RL Powell 2* (7b) RS Morton 40* (57b 4x4)
Nehra is out of the attack, Zaheer Khan is back
22.1 Khan to RL Powell, two runs, edged away past the diving keeper,
Powell was looking to run it down to third man
22.2 Khan to RL Powell, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Powell
drives hard but fails to make contact
22.3 Khan to RL Powell, no run, this time gets bat on ball but the shot
is not timed properly, ball goes away to the mid-off region
22.4 Khan to RL Powell, no run, slower ball, excellent change of pace
there, Powell beaten outside the off stump
22.5 Khan to RL Powell, no run, angling in from outside the leg stump,
Powell gets hit on the pad trying to turn it away on the leg side,
half hearted appeal for lbw turned down
22.6 Khan to RL Powell, no run, angling across and driven hard but
straight to the cover fielder
End of over 23 (2 runs) West Indies 111/5 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 152/27 = 5.63)
Z Khan 7-0-32-0 (3w) - Khettarama End
RS Morton 40* (57b 4x4) RL Powell 4* (13b)
23.1 Kumble to Morton, one run
23.2 Kumble to RL Powell, no run, googly, Powell goes for the cut but
fails to make contact, completely foxed Powell there
23.3 Kumble to RL Powell, OUT: got'm! wrong'un and Powell is clueless,
ball clips the inside edge and goes straight to Venugopal Rao at
short fine leg, as easy as it get
West Indies 112/6, Partnership of 14
RL Powell c sub (Y Venugopal Rao) b Kumble 4 (15b 0x4 0x6)
RS Morton 41* (58b 4x4) A Kumble 5.3-0-17-3
Ramdin walks in
23.4 Kumble to Ramdin, no run, quicker delivery and Ramdin gets hit on
the pad, looked pretty close but umpire Harper was not happy,
Kumble on fire here
23.5 Kumble to Ramdin, no run
23.6 Kumble to Ramdin, no run, defended on the front-foot, bat and pad
together
End of over 24 (1 run) West Indies 112/6 (RR: 4.67 RRR: 151/26 = 5.81)
A Kumble 6-0-17-3 - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 41* (58b 4x4) D Ramdin 0* (3b)
Sehwag into the attack now
24.1 Sehwag to Morton, no run, tossed up and driven straight back to the
bowler
24.2 Sehwag to Morton, no run, turning in from outside the off stump,
Morton goes back and turns it away on the leg side
24.3 Sehwag to Morton, one run, turned away in front of square for a
single
24.4 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run, tossed up and turning in, Ramdin moves
forward and drives it down the track to the long-on region
24.5 Sehwag to Morton, no run, turning in from outside the off stump,
Morton fails to get bat on ball, impact was outside the line of
the off stump there
24.6 Sehwag to Morton, no run, pushed to covers
End of over 25 (2 runs) West Indies 114/6 (RR: 4.56 RRR: 149/25 = 5.96)
V Sehwag 1-0-2-0 - Khettarama End
D Ramdin 1* (4b) RS Morton 42* (63b 4x4)
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required run rate - 5.96
25.1 Kumble to Ramdin, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Ramdin gets
hit on the pad trying to defend on the front-foot, loud confident
appeal for lbw turned down
25.2 Kumble to Ramdin, one run, turned away on the leg side
25.3 Kumble to Morton, no run, pushed away in front of point
25.4 Kumble to Morton, no run, wrong'un, turning in from outside the off
stump, Morton goes back and plays it away towards cover
25.5 Kumble to Morton, two runs, turned away behind square, runs hard
and gets back for the second, throw comes in at the bowler's end
25.6 Kumble to Morton, two runs, turned away to the fine leg region
End of over 26 (5 runs) West Indies 119/6 (RR: 4.58 RRR: 144/24 = 6.00)
A Kumble 7-0-22-3 - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 2* (6b) RS Morton 46* (67b 4x4)
26.1 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, defended outside the off stump
26.2 Sehwag to Ramdin, two runs, turning in and Ramdin works it away
fine, easy two
26.3 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, fraction short and outside the off stump,
Ramdin goes for the cut but fails to make contact
26.4 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, turned away to the square leg region
26.5 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, quicker delivery outside the off stump,
makes Ramdin hurry into the shot, in the end pushed away to the
point region
26.6 Sehwag to Ramdin, FOUR, tossed up and Ramdin hits with the spin,
ball races away to the midwicket fence, good shot under pressure
End of over 27 (6 runs) West Indies 125/6 (RR: 4.63 RRR: 138/23 = 6.00)
V Sehwag 2-0-8-0 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 46* (67b 4x4) D Ramdin 8* (12b 1x4)
27.1 Kumble to Morton, FOUR, fifty! flighted delivery on the middle and
leg stump line, Morton drives down the ground and beats the
fielder at long-on
27.2 Kumble to Morton, no run, pushed away on the off side
27.3 Kumble to Morton, no run, genuine leg-break, turning away from the
right-hander, Morton is beaten trying to drive it away and Dhoni
quickly disturbs the stumps, third umpire is called in - green
light flashes, foot went out but Dhoni was not quick enough
27.4 Kumble to Morton, three runs, glided down to the third man region
27.5 Kumble to Ramdin, no run, right through, turning back into the
right-hander! Ramdin fails to make contact, ball goes over the
stumps, excellent bowling this from the master
27.6 Kumble to Ramdin, one run, driven down to long-on
End of over 28 (8 runs) West Indies 133/6 (RR: 4.75 RRR: 130/22 = 5.91)
A Kumble 8-0-30-3 - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 9* (14b 1x4) RS Morton 53* (71b 5x4)
28.1 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run, tossed up outside the off stump, driven
away to the deep cover region, Kumble is the fielder there
28.2 Sehwag to Morton, no run, tossed up and turning in, defended on the
front-foot
28.3 Sehwag to Morton, no run, turning in, Morton goes back and looking
to runs it down fine but only manages to find the fielder at gully
28.4 Sehwag to Morton, bye: two runs, down the leg side and Dhoni is
late to move across
28.5 Sehwag to Morton, one run, lofted down to long-on, one bounce and
straight to the fielder in the deep
28.6 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, turned away straight to the fielder at
short midwicket
End of over 29 (4 runs) West Indies 137/6 (RR: 4.72 RRR: 126/21 = 6.00)
V Sehwag 3-0-10-0 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 54* (75b 5x4) D Ramdin 10* (16b 1x4)
required run rate is now exactly six an over, this game is slowly
but steadily slipping away from West Indies
29.1 Kumble to Morton, no run, outside the off stump and Morton pushes
it away towards cover
slip in place for the right-hander
29.2 Kumble to Morton, no run, tossed up outside the off stump, defended
watchfully
29.3 Kumble to Morton, two runs, quicker delivery, Morton quickly goes
back and turns it away to the fine leg region, runs hard and comes
back for the second, excellent running between the wickets there
29.4 Kumble to Morton, two runs, steps out and drives through midwicket,
gets it wide of the fielder in the deep and comes back for the
second
29.5 Kumble to Morton, no run, steered away well but fails to beat the
fielder at gully
29.6 Kumble to Morton, no run, on the middle and off and turning away,
Morton pushes forward to defend and gets hit on the pad, loud
appeal for lbw turned down
End of over 30 (4 runs) West Indies 141/6 (RR: 4.70 RRR: 122/20 = 6.10)
A Kumble 9-0-34-3 - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 10* (16b 1x4) RS Morton 58* (81b 5x4)
Yuvraj Singh into the attack now
30.1 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, no run, tossed up outside the off stump and
Ramdin goes after it, but misses the target by miles
30.2 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, no run, defended on the front-foot
30.3 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, no run, Ramdin comes down the track even
before the ball is bowled and Yuvraj holds it back a bit, makes
Ramdin defend
30.4 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, one run, turned away to long-leg, easy
single
30.5 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, no run, good arm ball outside the off
stump, Morton defends
30.6 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away off the back-foot to the deep cover region
End of over 31 (2 runs) West Indies 143/6 (RR: 4.61 RRR: 120/19 = 6.32)
Yuvraj Singh 1-0-2-0 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 59* (83b 5x4) D Ramdin 11* (20b 1x4)
31.1 Kumble to Morton, one run
31.2 Kumble to Ramdin, no run
31.3 Kumble to Ramdin, no run
31.4 Kumble to Ramdin, two runs
31.5 Kumble to Ramdin, one run
31.6 Kumble to Morton, no run
End of over 32 (4 runs) West Indies 147/6 (RR: 4.59 RRR: 116/18 = 6.44)
A Kumble 10-0-38-3 - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 14* (24b 1x4) RS Morton 60* (85b 5x4)
32.1 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, one run, cut away point
32.2 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, three runs, lofted away to the third man
region
32.3 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, no run, bottom edged to cover
32.4 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, one run, flicked away to short fine leg
32.5 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, no run, hit on the pad
32.6 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, SIX, lofted over the long-on boundary
End of over 33 (11 runs) West Indies 158/6 (RR: 4.79 RRR: 105/17 = 6.18)
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-13-0 - Khettarama End
D Ramdin 16* (27b 1x4) RS Morton 69* (88b 5x4 1x6)
Match State: Drinks
change of ends for Sehwag
33.1 Sehwag to Ramdin, two runs, tossed up outside the off stump, driven
away to deep cover
33.2 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run, flighted delivery, swept away to the
square leg region
33.3 Sehwag to Morton, one run
33.4 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, defended on the back-foot
33.5 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, fraction short and outside the off stump,
cut away to the gully region
33.6 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run
End of over 34 (4 runs) West Indies 162/6 (RR: 4.76 RRR: 101/16 = 6.31)
V Sehwag 4-0-14-0 - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 70* (89b 5x4 1x6) D Ramdin 19* (32b 1x4)
34.1 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, one run, flicked away to the fine leg
region
34.2 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, FOUR, in the slot and Ramdin slogs it away
to the fence, this is not over yet!
34.3 Yuvraj Singh to Ramdin, bye: one run, Ramdin comes down the track
and gets beaten in the air but Dhoni messes up the stumping, was a
let off
34.4 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, no run, driven away to the cover region
34.5 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, two runs
Morton on a roll here, India desperate for a wicket now
34.6 Yuvraj Singh to Morton, one run, width outside the off stump and
Morton cuts it away in front of point
End of over 35 (9 runs) West Indies 171/6 (RR: 4.89 RRR: 92/15 = 6.13)
Yuvraj Singh 3-0-21-0 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 74* (93b 5x4 1x6) D Ramdin 23* (34b 2x4)
35.1 Sehwag to Morton, one run, turned away to the fine leg region
35.2 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run
35.3 Sehwag to Morton, no run
35.4 Sehwag to Morton, wide: no run
35.4 Sehwag to Morton, one run
35.5 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run
35.6 Sehwag to Ramdin, two runs
End of over 36 (6 runs) West Indies 177/6 (RR: 4.92 RRR: 86/14 = 6.14)
V Sehwag 5-0-20-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
RS Morton 76* (96b 5x4 1x6) D Ramdin 26* (37b 2x4)
36.1 Nehra to Morton, one run
36.2 Nehra to Ramdin, no run, beaten outside the off stump
36.3 Nehra to Ramdin, no run, driven down to mid-off
36.4 Nehra to Ramdin, no run
36.5 Nehra to Ramdin, no run
36.6 Nehra to Ramdin, two runs
End of over 37 (3 runs) West Indies 180/6 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 83/13 = 6.38)
A Nehra 6-0-38-1 - Khettarama End
RS Morton 77* (97b 5x4 1x6) D Ramdin 28* (42b 2x4)
37.1 Sehwag to Morton, no run
37.2 Sehwag to Morton, one run
37.3 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, inside edge
37.4 Sehwag to Ramdin, two runs, glanced down to fine leg
37.5 Sehwag to Ramdin, FOUR, swept away nicely to the midwicket fence
37.6 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run
End of over 38 (8 runs) West Indies 188/6 (RR: 4.95 RRR: 75/12 = 6.25)
V Sehwag 6-0-28-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 35* (46b 3x4) RS Morton 78* (99b 5x4 1x6)
38.1 Nehra to Ramdin, one run, driven down to mid-on
38.2 Nehra to Morton, no run, short ball, Morton goes for the pull but
fails to make contact
38.3 Nehra to Morton, FOUR, flicked away off the pads to the midwicket
fence, great shot
38.4 Nehra to Morton, no run, pushed to mid-off
38.5 Nehra to Morton, two runs, driven down to long-on, fumble in the
deep by Zaheer Khan and they steal an extra run
38.6 Nehra to Morton, OUT: flicked straight to Dravid at midwicket,
that's the wicket that India so badly needed! sad end to a fine
innings
West Indies 195/7, Partnership of 83
RS Morton c Dravid b Nehra 84 (104b 6x4 1x6)
End of over 39 (7 runs) West Indies 195/7 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 68/11 = 6.18)
A Nehra 7-0-45-2 - Khettarama End
D Ramdin 36* (47b 3x4)
Tino Best is the next man in
39.1 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, defended on the front f-oot
39.2 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run, pushed to midwicket, easy single taken
39.3 Sehwag to Best, one run, comes down the track and drives down to
long-on
39.4 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run, pushed wide of the fielder at extra
cover
39.5 Sehwag to Best, no run
39.6 Sehwag to Best, no run, beaten outside the off stump
End of over 40 (3 runs) West Indies 198/7 (RR: 4.95 RRR: 65/10 = 6.50)
V Sehwag 7-0-31-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 38* (50b 3x4) TL Best 1* (3b)
40.1 Pathan to Ramdin, FOUR, drifting down the leg side and Ramdin turns
it away fine, Pathan under pressure straightaway
40.2 Pathan to Ramdin, no run, driven straight back to the bowler
40.3 Pathan to Ramdin, no run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Ramdin driven it down to mid-off
40.4 Pathan to Ramdin, no run, chopped away to the point region
40.5 Pathan to Ramdin, no run, bouncer, Ramdin goes for the hook but
fails to make contact
40.6 Pathan to Ramdin, no run, driven away hard but straight to the
fielder at point
End of over 41 (4 runs) West Indies 202/7 (RR: 4.93 RRR: 61/9 = 6.78)
IK Pathan 7-1-31-2 (1w) - Khettarama End
TL Best 1* (3b) D Ramdin 42* (56b 4x4)
Sehwag to continue
41.1 Sehwag to Best, no run, driven back to the bowler
41.2 Sehwag to Best, no run, comes down the track and pushes it away
behind point, mix-up going for the single but eventually they make
it back safely
41.3 Sehwag to Best, no run
41.4 Sehwag to Best, one run
41.5 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, played away on the leg side, brilliant
driving effort by Kaif saves runs
41.6 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run
End of over 42 (2 runs) West Indies 204/7 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 59/8 = 7.38)
V Sehwag 8-0-33-0 (1w) - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 43* (58b 4x4) TL Best 2* (7b)
required run rate is now 7.50 - West Indies need few good overs and
they need it quick
42.1 Pathan to Ramdin, one run, edged away to the third man region
42.2 Pathan to Best, no run, bouncer and Best ducks under it
42.3 Pathan to Best, no run, makes room and tries to cut on the off side
but fails to make contact
Ramdin walks down and has a word with Best
42.4 Pathan to Best, no run, another sharp bouncer, right on target and
Best ducks under it, one for the over signalled
42.5 Pathan to Best, one run, on the middle and off, Best makes rooms
and cuts it away to the third man region, just a single
42.6 Pathan to Ramdin, one run, on the pads and Ramdin turns it away
towards square leg, quick single taken
End of over 43 (3 runs) West Indies 207/7 (RR: 4.81 RRR: 56/7 = 8.00)
IK Pathan 8-1-34-2 (1w) - Khettarama End
D Ramdin 45* (60b 4x4) TL Best 3* (11b)
West Indies require another 56 runs with 3 wickets and 42 balls
remain
Sehwag to continue, into his 9th over now
43.1 Sehwag to Ramdin, one run, fraction short and turning in, Ramdin
goes back and punches it down to the long-on region, easy single
43.2 Sehwag to Best, OUT: turning in from outside the off stump, Best
comes down the track looking for the big one but fails to make
contact, ball crashes into the wood work, Sehwag strikes - West
Indies eight down!
West Indies 208/8, Partnership of 13
TL Best b Sehwag 3 (12b 0x4 0x6)
D Ramdin 46* (61b 4x4) V Sehwag 8.2-0-34-1 (1w)
Best departs trying to force the pace, India well and truly on top
now
play held up as the West Indian Physio is attending to Ramdin
Butler is the next man in
43.3 Sehwag to Butler, no run, tossed up outside the off stump, driven
away to the cover region
43.4 Sehwag to Butler, no run, fraction short and turning in from
outside the leg stump, Butler goes for the sweep but fails to make
contact
43.5 Sehwag to Butler, legbye: two runs, again turning in from outside
the leg stump, fuller on this occasion, ball clips the pad and
rolls away to the third man region, appeal for lbw turned down
43.6 Sehwag to Butler, no run
End of over 44 (3 runs) West Indies 210/8 (RR: 4.77 RRR: 53/6 = 8.83)
V Sehwag 9-0-34-1 (1w) - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 46* (61b 4x4) DC Butler 0* (4b)
West Indies require another 53 runs with 2 wickets and 36 balls
remaining
44.1 Khan to Ramdin, no run, angling across, defended on the front-foot
44.2 Khan to Ramdin, no run, yorker on the middle and leg stump line,
well bowled and equally well bowled
44.3 Khan to Ramdin, (noball) no run, high fulltoss and Ramdin swings
across, not a well timed shot and the ball lobs back to the
bowler, no-ball signalled for height there
44.3 Khan to Ramdin, two runs, another fulltoss, played down to long-on
44.4 Khan to Ramdin, one run, again played down to long-on, single takes
Ramdin to his first fifty in ODIs
44.5 Khan to Butler, one run, pitched up and driven wide of the mid-off
fielder, quick single taken, required run rate is shooting up like
a rocket, they need boundaries!
44.6 Khan to Ramdin, no run, on the stumps and Ramdin only manages to
play it back to the bowler
End of over 45 (5 runs) West Indies 215/8 (RR: 4.78 RRR: 48/5 = 9.60)
Z Khan 8-0-37-0 (3w 1nb) - Khettarama End
DC Butler 1* (5b) D Ramdin 50* (67b 4x4)
West Indies require another 48 runs with 2 wickets and 30 balls
remaining
Sehwag into his last over now
45.1 Sehwag to Butler, one run, driven down to long-on and Ramdin is
back on strike
45.2 Sehwag to Ramdin, wide: no run, short and way down the leg side
45.2 Sehwag to Ramdin, no run, swings across but fails to time it
properly, ball rolls away on the leg side and Dhoni moves forward
and fields
45.3 Sehwag to Ramdin, three runs, edged away to the third man region,
Ramdin was looking to drive it away on the off side, runs hard and
comes back for the second
45.4 Sehwag to Butler, no run, cut away towards point, no room for a
single there
45.5 Sehwag to Butler, no run, hit on the pad trying to sweep, appeal
turned down
45.6 Sehwag to Butler, FOUR, this time the sweep shot makes perfect
contact and the ball flies away to the backward square leg fence,
excellent shot that!
End of over 46 (9 runs) West Indies 224/8 (RR: 4.87 RRR: 39/4 = 9.75)
V Sehwag 10-0-43-1 (2w) - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 53* (69b 4x4) DC Butler 6* (9b 1x4)
West Indies require another 39 runs with 2 wickets and 24 balls
remaining
46.1 Khan to Ramdin, one run, angling across, Ramdin ends up with a
bottom edge and the ball rolls back to the keeper, Butler calls
for the single and somehow manages to make it across safely
46.2 Khan to Butler, two runs, fulltoss and Butler lofts it down to
long-off, runs hard and gets back for the second
46.3 Khan to Butler, legbye: one run, Butler swings across the line and
gets beaten, ball hits the pad and rolls away on the off side
46.4 Khan to Ramdin, one run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Ramdin drives straight back down the pitch, Khan dives across and
gets a touch on it taking the power out of the shot
46.5 Khan to Butler, one run, driven hard into the ground and ball
bounces over the bowler's head
46.6 Khan to Ramdin, one run, lofted away to the midwicket region, not a
pretty looking shot but Ramdin retains the strike
End of over 47 (7 runs) West Indies 231/8 (RR: 4.91 RRR: 32/3 = 10.67)
Z Khan 9-0-43-0 (3w 1nb) - Khettarama End
D Ramdin 56* (72b 4x4) DC Butler 9* (12b 1x4)
West Indies require another 32 runs with 2 wickets and 18 balls
remaining
this is getting out of reach for West Indies now
Nehra back into the attack for India
47.1 Nehra to Ramdin, FOUR, that's what they need! angling across,
Ramdin makes room and smashes it into the gap between mid-off and
cover, Nehra under pressure here
47.2 Nehra to Ramdin, FOUR, oh boy! this is getting interesting! pitched
up outside the off stump, Ramdin moves across a long way and dabs
it past the fielder at short fine leg, Ramdin on a roll here
47.3 Nehra to Ramdin, no run, swing and a miss outside the off stump
47.4 Nehra to Ramdin, one run, RUN OUT! played down to the long-on
region and Butler takes on Kaif in the deep who scores a direct
hit at the bowler's end with a gem of a throw, West Indies nine
down!
West Indies 240/9, Partnership of 32
DC Butler run out (Kaif) 9 (12b 1x4 0x6)
that was a fantastic piece of fielding from Kaif, India just one
wicket away from victory
Warren Powell is the next man in
47.5 Nehra to Ramdin, one run, driven away through cover, Powell in the
hot seat now!
47.6 Nehra to DB Powell, one run, angling across and Powell pushes it
away on the off side, they go for the single, not sure if that is
the right thing to do
End of over 48 (11 runs) West Indies 242/9 (RR: 5.04 RRR: 21/2 = 10.50)
A Nehra 8-0-56-2 - Scoreboard End
DB Powell 1* (1b) D Ramdin 66* (77b 6x4)
West Indies require another 21 runs with 1 wicket and 12 balls
remaining
48.1 Khan to DB Powell, one run, driven down to the mid-off region,
diving stop by Sehwag saves runs, 20 more needed now
48.2 Khan to Ramdin, FOUR, Ramdin continues to impress! lofted away to
the midwicket fence, excellent placement and this match is not
over yet
48.3 Khan to Ramdin, one run, bottom edge and the ball rolls away behind
the stumps, quick single taken
15 more needed now
48.4 Khan to DB Powell, legbye: one run, Powell fails to make contact,
ball clips the pad and runs down to the third man region, was
pitched well outside the leg stump and the umpire rightly turns
down the appeal
48.5 Khan to Ramdin, one run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Ramdin glides it down to the third man region
a four of this ball will turn things around for West Indies - can
Powell do it
48.6 Khan to DB Powell, one run, just a single there, fulltoss on the
stumps and Powell plays it down to the long-off region
End of over 49 (9 runs) West Indies 251/9 (RR: 5.12 RRR: 12/1 = 12.00)
Z Khan 10-0-51-0 (3w 1nb) - Khettarama End
DB Powell 3* (4b) D Ramdin 72* (80b 7x4)
West Indies require another 12 runs with 1 wicket and 6 balls
remaining
India goes through to the final if it is a tie!
Nehra to bowl the all important over!
49.1 Nehra to DB Powell, one run, pitched up outside the off stump and
Powell steers it down to third man, just single there - 11 more
needed
49.2 Nehra to Ramdin, no run, oh boy! short ball, angling across the
right-hander, Ramdin swings across but fails to make contact -
tension mounts
49.3 Nehra to Ramdin, one run, again just a single! inside edge onto the
pad and the ball rolls away on the off side
49.4 Nehra to DB Powell, no run, well bowled Nehra! Powell makes room
even before the ball is bowled, Nehra follows him with a yorker
length delivery and gets it through to the keeper
49.5 Nehra to DB Powell, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, hit
straight to the fielder at gully
9 runs needed - just 1 ball left, unless Nehra bowls a wide or a
no-ball it's is all over for West Indies!
49.6 Nehra to Ramdin, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, edged
away to the third man region
End of over 50 (4 runs) West Indies 255/9 (RR: 5.10 RRR: 8/0 = 0.00)
A Nehra 9-0-60-2 - Scoreboard End
D Ramdin 74* (83b 7x4) DB Powell 5* (7b)
India win by 7 runs and book a place in the final!
It was a spirited effort form the West Indian batsmen, especially
Morton and Ramdin
but sadly for the West Indies fans they end up on the losing side
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