India v West Indies – 1st Test – Complete Recap – Part 4
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, but they were bowled out for 262 on the fourth day’s play on Thursday, June 23, 2011.
They had plenty of time left in the match, however, it was not an easy task, as the Indian team had some quality bowlers in their line-up.
Batting fourth was not easy at the Sabina Park, as the wicket had variable bounce in it. The spinners were expected to dominate the proceeding, but the Windies gave a tough time to the opposition in the end.
The West Indian openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lendl-Mark-Platter-Simmons-c72458, gave a solid start to their team, as they collected 62 runs for the first wicket partnership. Barath was in an aggressive mood, as he scored his runs at more than a strike-rate of 100.
The 21-year-old opener was dismissed after adding 38 runs to the total from 36 deliveries. He smashed four fours and two sixes in his promising innings, but failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ramnaresh-Ronnie-Sarwan-c83880 was yet again disappointing in the match, as he was not able to trouble the scorers in his second outing of the match. He only managed three in his first innings and had a very bad game.
Simmons looked solid, but got a good delivery by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566, who cleaned the youngster up with a beautiful delivery. Simmons scored 27 runs with the help of three fours and one six and left his side 80/3 after being dismissed.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Michael-Bravo-c52477 knew that their partnership was crucial for the team. They played with responsibility and scored 68 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.
However, both left-handers failed to carry onto the start they got to their innings and were sent back to the pavilion after adding 30 and 41 runs to the total respectively. They were followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Carlton-Baugh-c49264, who got out for a duck and the hosts lost three
wickets in three runs.
The match seemed to be over for the Windies, but their lower-order offered some resistance in the end, making the game interesting. The team’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Julius-Garvey-Sammy-c52468, scored 25 runs off 11 balls before getting out.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 difference.
The last wicket to fall in the Windies’ innings was Devendra Bishoo, who scored 26 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MM-Patel-c1987 took three wickets each in the innings, guiding their side to a 63-run victory.
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