India won the One-day international cricket series against West Indies 2-1

shantanu — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:13:48 +0000

Gros Islet, St. Lucia: India clinched their fifth straight One-day International series, when rain forced the abandonment of the final ODI against West Indies on Sunday. India won the four-match series 2-1, after they won the high-scoring opening ODI by 20 runs two Fridays ago at Sabina Park in Jamaica, West Indies secured an eight-wicket victory in a low-scoring second ODI two days later at the same venue, and India won by six wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis Method.

India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named Man-of-the-Series.

Only 7.3 overs were possible at the Beausejour Cricket Ground before a torrential downpour forced a stoppage, after India won the toss, chose to field and West Indies had reached 27 for one.

The rain later stopped, but there was too much water on the outfield for play to continue, and after waiting about two hours, the umpires decided to abandon the match.

Play had started an hour later than scheduled, after overnight and morning showers had left parts of the outfield sodden, and there was seepage of water from the covers onto the pitch.

When play started, India had immediate success, when Ishant Sharma had Chris Gayle caught behind for a second-ball duck.

Sharma and new-ball partner Ashish Nehra bowled tightly, and did not allow the West Indies batsmen the leeway to get away to a flourishing start.

India thought they had made a second breakthrough, when Sharma appealed for a caught behind, after Sarwan essayed a hook at a short, rising delivery.

Just when it appeared things had reached a crescendo, the rain came down, and finished things off.

India’s players will now enjoy a much-anticipated two-month break from the game, and West Indies will get down to business in a series against Bangladesh which features two Tests, three ODIs, and a Twenty20 International.

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highlights and Scorecard of Ind v WI 2nd ODI

shantanu — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:22:56 +0000

Kingston, June 29: Following are statistical highlights of the second ODI between India and the West Indies played here.

Match Information
Umpires:	Nigel Llong (Eng) and Norman Malcolm (WI)
Third Umpire:	Clancy Mack (WI)
Match Referee:	Chris Broad (Eng)
Toss:	India (Elected to bat)
Match Status:	West Indies won by 8 wkts
Man of the Match:	Ravindranath Rampaul

Batting: India Innings

Batsmen	India (188/10 in 48.2 ovs)	Runs	Balls	4′s	6′s	SR
Dinesh Karthik	c D Ramdin b J Taylor	4	5	0	0	80.00
Gautam Gambhir	c D Ramdin b R Rampaul	0	2	0	0	0.00
Rohit Sharma	c R Morton b R Rampaul	0	2	0	0	0.00
Yuvraj Singh	c D Ramdin b J Taylor	35	33	5	1	106.06
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c) (wk)	b J Taylor	95	130	6	2	73.08
Yusuf Pathan	c C Gayle b DJ Bravo	0	9	0	0	0.00
Ravindra Jadeja	c D Ramdin b R Rampaul	7	12	1	0	58.33
Harbhajan Singh	c D Ramdin b DJ Bravo	7	14	0	0	50.00
Praveen Kumar	c C Gayle b R Rampaul	1	5	0	0	20.00
Rudra Pratap Singh	c S Benn b DJ Bravo	23	75	1	1	30.67
Ashish Nehra	not out	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras:	b – 0, w – 12, nb – 0, lb – 4	16
Total:(188 for 10 in 48.2 overs)		188	Run Rate: 3.89

Bowling: West Indies

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	ER
Jerome Taylor	9.2	0	35	3	0	3	3.8
Ravindranath Rampaul	10	2	37	4	0	2	3.7
Dwayne Bravo	9	0	26	3	0	2	2.9
Sulieman Benn	10	1	37	0	0	1	3.7
David Bernard	7	0	36	0	0	0	5.1
Chris Gayle	3	0	13	0	0	2	4.3

Batting: West Indies Innings

Batsmen	West Indies (192/2 in 34.1 ovs)	Runs	Balls	4′s	6′s	SR
Chris Gayle (c)	c G Gambhir b R Sharma	64	46	8	2	139.13
Runako Morton	not out	85	102	5	1	83.33
Ramnaresh Sarwan	st M Dhoni b R Sharma	15	17	1	0	88.24
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	not out	18	41	0	0	43.90
Dwayne Bravo
Darren Bravo
Denesh Ramdin (wk)
Jerome Taylor
Ravindranath Rampaul
David Bernard
Sulieman Benn
Extras:	b – 0, w – 4, nb – 1, lb – 5	10
Total:(192 for 2 in 34.1 overs)		192	Run Rate: 5.62

Bowling: India

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	ER
Praveen Kumar	7	1	37	0	0	1	5.3
Ashish Nehra	4	0	36	0	1	0	9.0
Rudra Pratap Singh	3	0	15	0	0	0	5.0
Yusuf Pathan	2	0	15	0	0	0	7.5
Harbhajan Singh	8.1	0	45	0	0	2	5.5
Rohit Sharma	8	0	27	2	0	1	3.4
Ravindra Jadeja	2	0	12	0	0	0	6.0

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highlights and Scorecard of Ind v WI 2nd ODI