India v West Indies – 2nd One Day International – Match Recap
West Indies 269 v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 270 - India won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
India secured a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day series against West Indies after defeating the tourists by five wickets at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on Friday, December 02, 2011.
India grabbed an emphatic win by chasing a humongous total of 269 runs, posted by the Windies while batting first.
After winning the toss, India invited the visiting team to bat first in a bid to restrict them on a small total.
The home side made early inroads by grabbing the wicket of opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 had posted only three runs on the board.
With only 25 runs on the board, the Windies lost their ace middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, who walked back to the pavilion after putting four runs on the board.
It was then time for West Indies batting sensation, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LMP-Simmons-c1843.
The duo posted 30 runs on the board, before India struck again by grabbing the prized wicket of Bravo, who departed after bolstering 13 runs.
Meanwhile, on the other end, Simmons was batting impressively and required a solid partnership from fellow batsmen to subdue India on home ground.
Middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 (2) then departed quickly, which put enormous pressure on Simmons, who not only needed to score runs, but also had to protect his wicket to stay on the crease for as long as possible.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, then joined Simmons as both batsmen tried to get their side out of the horrible situation that they were caught in. They managed to post 56 runs together in the 6th wicket partnership.
The duo took the score to 119 runs by batting splendidly against the Indian bowlers, who were bowling exceptionally well, but were naturalized by the two West Indians.
However, India struck once again by dismissing Pollard in the 24thover as the batsman lost his wicket after posting 35 runs on the board.
Later, Simmons, departed after playing an astounding knock of 78 runs, as he lost his wicket in the 36th over. At the time of his demise, West Indies had managed to post 170 runs on the board.
When everyone thought that West Indies were out cold in the match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 clobbered a resilient 10th wicket partnership of 99 runs to leave the Indians flabbergasted.
Rampaul knocked 86 runs while Roach amassed 24 runs to help the side post 269 runs on the board.
With a daunting total ahead, India began their innings, aiming to secure their position in the ongoing tournament by humiliating the tourists in the second encounter.
After losing three quick wickets, India’s middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 clobbered 117 and 90 runs to put their team on a winning track as India reached the required target of 270 runs in 48.1 overs with only five wickets down.
Kohli was named as the Player of the Match for his match winning performance in the clash.
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