http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 helps India beat West Indies by 80 runs – ICC World Cup 2011
India beat the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the quarter-finals in Ahmedabad.
Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 elected to bat first after winning the toss, as batting second in Chennai has proved to be difficult for the batsmen in some of the previous World Cup games.
Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar opened the innings with a new partner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 wasn’t fit to represent his team. However, the master blaster failed to get going and was dismissed in the very first over of
the innings after scoring just two runs.
Gambhir got a good start to his innings but failed to capitalise. The left-handed batsman was sent back to the pavilion after adding 22 runs to the total. This brought Yuvraj Singh to the middle, who joined http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424.
The pair batted sensibly and guided their team to a very good position, as they put together 122 runs for the third wicket. Kohli was cleaned-up after playing a brilliant knock of 59 runs from 76 balls. His wicket brought the Indian captain Dhoni to the
crease, who looked good for his 22 runs but got out at a crucial stage.
Suresh Raina had an opportunity to prove his worth to his captain. However, the aggressive left-hander failed to make most of the chance given to him, as he was out after scoring just four runs.
The constant fall of wickets didn’t bother Yuvraj, as the star middle-order batsman scored a terrific 113 runs off 123 balls. He struck ten fours and two massive sixes in his innings, but the lower middle-order wasn’t able to take advantage of the platform
he laid.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 weren’t able to bat out their complete overs, as they were bowled out for 268 runs in 49.1 overs. The main reason for that was a tremendous spell of bowling from Ravi Rampaul, who took five wickets in the match.
In reply, the visitors got off to a decent start. They lost debutant Kirk Edwards early, who scored a run-a-ball 17. However, Darren Bravo and Devon Smith batted well to take their total to 91. Bravo then got out after scoring 22 runs off 29 balls and veteran
Ramnaresh Sarwan walked out to bat.
The stylish player batted steadily and guided his team over the 150-run mark along with opener Smith. The left handed-opener got out after scoring 81 runs from 97 balls and that triggered a batting collapse for the West Indies.
Apart from the top four, none of the lower-order batsmen managed to score in double figures, and with the departure of Sarwan who scored 39 off 68, the team was certain to be on the losing side.
The Windies were eventually bowled out for 188 in 43 overs, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zaheer-Khan-c98451 took three wickets for the home team. Yuvraj was good with the ball as well, as he scalped two wickets and was declared the player-of-the-match.
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