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| Dhoni: 'We are playing well. Our bowling has been tested. Our batting, not so far. In the coming matches the other batsmen will get a chance to bat. Most of the other sides have a death bowling specialist but we will choose bowlers, depending on the conditions. It was important for Rohit to bat through. He has shots all around the wicket. This will give him confidence. We want to take it one game at a time. We would have liked to finish the game earlier. Ultimately, it was up to the two batsmen in the middle.' | |
| Sammy: 'We knew India were playing a spin heavy attack. We were late to respond. The bowlers though did well to drag the game till the final over. The net run rate could be crucial in tournaments like these. Rohit and Kohli took the game away from us but the bowlers made a fight of the target. We still have three games to go, we are still confident. We will regroup and comeback to play Bangladesh'. | |
| Mishra: 'I am really happy in getting back-to-back Man of the Match awards. It is good to contribute to the win. I am enjoying myself and I am happy with my bowling. I have done a lot of hard work in the nets and all my variations are working.' | |
| Mishra is the Man of the Match for his impressive bowling figures of 4-0-18-2. | |
| Much like the first win, this one too was set up by the spinners. West Indies' performance was far from their best. Their batsmen froze against turn, the bowling was not up to the mark either. India though inch closer towards punching their ticket to the knockout round. | |
| Raina does a Ross Taylor with that tongue out celebration. The players shake hands. There was a mini meltdown at the door step of victory but Raina completed the honors. Kohli and Rohit championed the chase with a 106 stand highlighted by some lovely strokeplay. | |
| 19.4 | Samuels to Raina, 1 run, dug in short and outside off, Raina moves deep in the crease and slaps it to deep backward point. Barring the late jitters, this has been a facile win for India |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni has his pads on now. No need for Dhoni's services as Raina finishes it for India. India win by 7 wickets | |
| Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease | |
| 19.3 | Samuels to Yuvraj, out Caught by Gayle!! Mishra has his hands on his head as Yuvi throws it away. This was tossed up and outside off, Yuvraj opens the face of the bat again and dabs it to first slip where Gayle snaffles it. The ball looped to Gayle off the ricochet from Ramdin's gloves. Yuvraj c Gayle b Samuels 10(19) [4s-1] |
| Samuels to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Caught!! | |
| 19.2 | Samuels to Yuvraj, no run, looped up on middle, tapped in front of point |
| 19.1 | Samuels to Yuvraj, no run, slower through the air outside off, Yuvraj steers it down towards short third man |
| Dhoni and Raina shake hands by the boundary line. | |
| 18.6 | Santokie to Yuvraj, 1 run, scores are level now. Length ball outside off, Yuvraj employs soft hands and glides it to backward point |
| 18.5 | Santokie to Rohit, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Rohit lifts it inside out and aerially over cover but there is protection in the deep |
| 18.4 | Santokie to Rohit, no run, fuller and outside off, Rohit looks to smoke it out of the park but makes no contact |
| 18.3 | Santokie to Yuvraj, 1 run, fuller and zeroed in on off, Yuvraj opens the face and dabs it wide of cover |
| 18.2 | Santokie to Rohit, 1 run, slow back of a length ball on middle, Rohit half-swats, half-pulls it to deep backward square leg |
| 18.1 | Santokie to Rohit, no run, Rohit backs away and guides this short one outside off to short third man |
| Krishmar Santokie [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack | |
| India are almost home and dry. Just 5 runs neeed from 12 balls. | |
| 17.6 | Samuels to Rohit, 1 run, sliding down leg, Rohit rides the angle and helps it to fine leg for a simple single |
| 17.5 | Samuels to Rohit, no run, turning in on middle, Rohit comes down the track and plays it to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder |
| 17.4 | Samuels to Yuvraj, 1 run, a tad short and just outside off, chopped to point |
| 17.3 | Samuels to Rohit, 1 run, quicker on the pads, worked to backward square leg |
| 17.2 | Samuels to Rohit, 2 runs, darted in straight, Rohit clips it away to backward square leg. The throw from the deep is off-direct, it goes to short third man. Sammy was the fieldsman there and he manages a smile as well |
| 17.1 | Samuels to Yuvraj, 1 run, tossed up on middle, nudged to point via an open face |
| Marlon Samuels [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack | |
| India need just 11 runs from 18 balls. | |
| 16.6 | A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit shows Yuvi how to play the flick. This was fullish and on the pads, Rohit cashes in as he rolls his wrists and hits it away past mid-wicket |
| 16.6 | A Russell to Rohit, wide, full toss ill-directed down leg, Rohit cannot get any bat onto that one |
| 16.5 | A Russell to Yuvraj, 1 run, A Russell persists with the fullish length of the spectrum on off, Yuvraj loft-drives it to long on |
| 16.4 | A Russell to Yuvraj, no run, fullish and sprayed on the pads again, Yuvraj's flick does not come to pass again |
| 16.3 | A Russell to Yuvraj, no run, slowish fuller one on off, Yuvraj dabs it late but straight to the fielder at point |
| Sammy has a few words with A Russell. | |
| 16.2 | A Russell to Yuvraj, no run, shortish and outside off, Yuvraj pulls it on the bounce to the fielder at mid-wicket |
Match Info
India Squad:
Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
Bench: Ajinkya Rahane, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny
Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
Bench: Ajinkya Rahane, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny
West Indies Squad:
Playing XI: Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Krishmar Santokie
Bench: Sheldon Cottrell, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Ravi Rampaul
Playing XI: Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Krishmar Santokie
Bench: Sheldon Cottrell, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Ravi Rampaul
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