http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 secures a narrow win against India – Cricket News
In the second match of the ongoing Tri-Nation series in West Indies, the hosts secured a win by just one wicket against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy winners India on Sunday, June 30, at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.
After winning the toss, West Indies chose to field first to give their bowlers a first go at the opposition. They made early inroads when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 were
on 25.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Karthik-c1780 then put the brakes on the West Indies bowling, as the two
batsmen led their side towards 98 runs before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kommu-Karthik-c71642 for 23.
Sharma and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 with 60 runs to his name.
Raina and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 continued the onslaught, taking the score to 182 before Raina was sent packing after scoring 44 runs off 55 deliveries.
On 197, the Indians lost their skipper for 27, followed by the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 (15) for 212. The Indians later finished with 229 runs on the board for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs.
The hosts had an unimpressive start to their run chase as they lost their first wicket with only 13 on the board when the hard hitting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 faltered after jabbing just 11 runs. With Gayle out of the way, the Indian bowlers
grew in confidence and struck again to nab the wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DS-Smith-c1403 (0) and Marlon Samuels (1), leaving West Indies with three wickets down for 26.
Just when India thought they had the match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386 crafted a fantastic partnership, turning the tables on the Indians. The two batsmen hammered their side towards 142, before this partnership was broken
by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228, who bagged Bravo’s (55) wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 were unimpressive as both fell after scoring four runs. These two wickets brought India back in the game.
Charles’ 97 and Sammy’s rapid-fire 29, followed by Roach’s unbeaten 14 helped the hosts cross the finish line in 47.4 overs.
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