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India got off to a flying start thanks to their two senior batsmen Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar. Windies opening bowler Reon King was belted around for 29 runs off his first three overs, which included seven hits to the fence. The first wicket partnership yielded 133 runs in 26 overs and sealed the game in India's favour. Though there was a brief period of lull in the middle overs as Mervyn Dillon applied the brakes with a superb spell. Dillon went on to finish with the figures of 10-4-22-1.