India v West Indies – 1st One Day International – Match Recap
India 213 v West Indies 211 - India won by 1 wicket (with 7 balls remaining)
Hosts India grabbed a 1-0 lead in the five-match One Day International (ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 by securing a thrilling win by one wicket in the first match on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 this year at home.
On the other hand, West Indies who are undergoing a rebuild phase are looking to secure victories against top teams in the world to inject the winning spirit in the upcoming players.
India decided to rest regular skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739.
After winning the toss, the hosts chose to field first to give their bowlers an opportunity to restrict the batting side on a small total.
The Indians drew first blood in the fifth over when West Indies opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-Barath-c886 was dismissed after scoring 17 runs.
Then in the 9th over, West Indies suffered the loss of their second wicket as number-three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 departed after scoring 10 runs. At the time of this wicket, the tourists had managed to post 46 runs on the board.
Star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625.
With three wickets down for 52 runs, West Indies desperately needed a solid batting from their batsmen in order to put the Indians under pressure.
Bravo once again rose to the occasion and batted his way to domination by clobbering the Indian bowlers all around the park.
The partnership between Bravo and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danza-Pacino-Hyatt-c52396 proved fruitful for the tourists as they amassed 75 runs together, running panic within the Indian camp as the Indians could see the game slipping out of their hands.
Hyatt departed after smashing 31 runs while Bravo fell after playing an astounding knock of 60 runs on 74 deliveries.
In the end, West Indies posted 211 run on the board in 50 overs, giving India an easy total to chase.
India openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159 and Sehwag failed to give their side a solid start as the first wicket fell with only 37 runs on the board.
While West Indies bowlers gave the Indian batsmen a tough time, it was the nifty innings of 72 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 that saved the day for India as they were nearly out of the game had Sharma failed to play a commendable knock.
However, the game once against almost slipped out of India’s clutches in the dying moments right after the demise of Sharma as West Indies grabbed a couple of wickets in quick succession and in the end needed only a wicket to win the match, however, the Indian batsmen kept their nerve and reached the required tally in 48.5 overs.
Sharma was named as the Player of the Match for his remarkable innings.
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