India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag and Ashish Nehra
made way for Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin (the former a ‘hometown hero’
by virtue of his Indian Premier League feats for the Chennai Super Kings, and
the latter a local lad).
The West Indies made nine changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andre Fletcher, Kieran Powell, Travis Dowlin, Floyd Reifer, David Bernard, Royston Crandon, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach and Gavin Tonge made way for One-day International debutant Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas, Andre Russell, Sulieman Benn, Devendra Bishoo and Ravi Rampaul.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. An over (Sach)into the match, he was caught by Thomas. Rampaul broke the eight-run stand.
Gautam Gambhir, who faced 26 balls, scored 22. His innings included four boundaries. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Russell. Rampaul broke the 43-run stand. Virat Kohli faced 76 balls, scoring 59. Rampaul broke the 143-ball stand, which was worth 122.
Dhoni, who faced 30 balls, scored 22. His innings included a boundary. Fifty-six balls later, he was stumped by Thomas. Bishoo broke the 45-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, faced 123 balls, scoring 113. His innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Pollard was in seventh heaven, because he broke the eight-run stand with a catch off his own bowling.
Yusuf Pathan, who faced 10 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. Ten balls later, Rampaul broke the 11-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced six balls, scored three. Seven balls later, he was caught by Pollard. Russell broke the eight-run stand.
Zaheer Khan faced three balls, scoring five. His innings included a boundary. Six balls later, Rampaul broke the eight-run stand. Munaf Patel, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Two balls later, Russell broke the one-run stand.
The West Indians conceded 16 extras. India were dismissed for 268 off 49.1 overs. Benn bowled four overs, conceding 32. He was wicketless.
Edwards scored 17. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Thirty-eight balls into the chase, Ashwin trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 34-run stand.
Smith, who faced 97 balls, scored 81. His innings included seven boundaries and a six. Eighty-one balls later, Khan broke the 63-run stand.
The sixth-wicket partnership was worth two. Sammy faced four balls, scoring just a couple. Raina and Patel were in seventh heaven, because they ran him out. Russell, who faced five balls, did not open his account. Nine balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Yuvraj broke the three-run stand.
Benn faced a dozen balls, scoring three. Three overs later, he was caught by Patel. Khan broke the 14-run stand. Sarwan faced 68 balls, scoring 39. His innings included three boundaries. Seven balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Khan broke the three-run stand.
Bishoo, who faced 11 balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten. Rampaul, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eleven balls after Sarwan’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the last-wicket stand, which was worth six.
India conceded 14 extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 188 off 43 overs, lost by 80 runs. Patel bowled five overs, conceding 20. He was wicketless, as was Pathan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 28.
Raina, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
India made the quarter-finals.
The West Indies made nine changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andre Fletcher, Kieran Powell, Travis Dowlin, Floyd Reifer, David Bernard, Royston Crandon, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach and Gavin Tonge made way for One-day International debutant Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas, Andre Russell, Sulieman Benn, Devendra Bishoo and Ravi Rampaul.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. An over (Sach)into the match, he was caught by Thomas. Rampaul broke the eight-run stand.
Gautam Gambhir, who faced 26 balls, scored 22. His innings included four boundaries. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Russell. Rampaul broke the 43-run stand. Virat Kohli faced 76 balls, scoring 59. Rampaul broke the 143-ball stand, which was worth 122.
Dhoni, who faced 30 balls, scored 22. His innings included a boundary. Fifty-six balls later, he was stumped by Thomas. Bishoo broke the 45-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, faced 123 balls, scoring 113. His innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Pollard was in seventh heaven, because he broke the eight-run stand with a catch off his own bowling.
Yusuf Pathan, who faced 10 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. Ten balls later, Rampaul broke the 11-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced six balls, scored three. Seven balls later, he was caught by Pollard. Russell broke the eight-run stand.
Zaheer Khan faced three balls, scoring five. His innings included a boundary. Six balls later, Rampaul broke the eight-run stand. Munaf Patel, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Two balls later, Russell broke the one-run stand.
The West Indians conceded 16 extras. India were dismissed for 268 off 49.1 overs. Benn bowled four overs, conceding 32. He was wicketless.
Edwards scored 17. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Thirty-eight balls into the chase, Ashwin trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 34-run stand.
Smith, who faced 97 balls, scored 81. His innings included seven boundaries and a six. Eighty-one balls later, Khan broke the 63-run stand.
The sixth-wicket partnership was worth two. Sammy faced four balls, scoring just a couple. Raina and Patel were in seventh heaven, because they ran him out. Russell, who faced five balls, did not open his account. Nine balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Yuvraj broke the three-run stand.
Benn faced a dozen balls, scoring three. Three overs later, he was caught by Patel. Khan broke the 14-run stand. Sarwan faced 68 balls, scoring 39. His innings included three boundaries. Seven balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Khan broke the three-run stand.
Bishoo, who faced 11 balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten. Rampaul, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eleven balls after Sarwan’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the last-wicket stand, which was worth six.
India conceded 14 extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 188 off 43 overs, lost by 80 runs. Patel bowled five overs, conceding 20. He was wicketless, as was Pathan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 28.
Raina, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
India made the quarter-finals.
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