Ganguly and Sehwag put together a mammoth 196 runs in 26.4 overs before the partnership was broken as the former spooned a catch to Chanderpaul at mid-off. But the stand was an exhibition in clinical hitting, full of delightful strokes from either end. It was also, by some distance, India's best stand for the first wicket against the West Indies. Which made it all the more puzzling that with 100 runs to get in 23 overs and Sehwag all set to bludgeon those runs down, the crowd started to act up.