http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 to chase 281 runs for victory on the fifth day of the match – Second Test vs. India
India sets a target of 281 runs for West Indies to win the second Test after declaring their innings for 269 runs for the loss of six wickets in 102 overs on the fifth and final day of the match.
The second Test of the three-match series is being played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, from June 28th to July 2nd, 2011.
India had scored 201 runs in their first innings with VV.S Laxman as the chief scorer, posting 87 runs as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 contributed 53 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Julius-Garvey-Sammy-c52468 claimed one wicket.
The Windies were bowled out at 190 runs while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390 scored 37 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 claimed one wicket each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abhinav-Mukund-c41758 giving a personal contribution of 48 runs.
VV.S Laxman and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 were unbeaten on 72 and 26 runs, respectively.
Rampaul took the 90th over and opened the attack for the Windies on the fifth day and gave away two runs.
Edwards shared the ball from the other end and got the immediate breakthrough on the last ball of the 91st over when Kohli was caught in the second slip by Sammy on 27 runs.
The fourth wicket contributed 78 runs when the wicket was lost at 232 runs and Suresh Raina came to the crease.
Laxman looked in a hurry and tried to accelerate and dispatched two boundaries in 95th and 96th over.
He was caught on the first ball of the 97th over by Sammy in the second slip off Edwards.
He missed his century again by 13 runs as the fifth wicket was lost at 247 runs and the Indian captain, M.S Dhoni, entered in for his turn.
His bad form with the bat continued when he was caught by Chanderpaul at mid-off on the bowling of Edwards again, after scoring just five runs.
The innings was declared at 269 runs for the loss of six wickets in 102 overs and a target of 281 runs was given to West Indies.
Edwards was the star performer with the ball by grabbing five wickets and Rampaul claimed one wicket.
West Indies have to put their heads down to save the match against the attacking bowling of India.
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