2.25pm Ratty from St Kitts and Nevis sends an all-caps mails demanding Kieran Powell's inclusion.

Joy Bajaj: "WI need to think out of the box. Sammy must send Andre Russell in at no. 3 as a surprise pinch-hitter. He's a useful batsman who won't get to contribute much at no. 8." Not a bad idea.

And see whether this Queensland v Victoria scorecard from the Shield game today remind you of any other game.

2.20pm Arun Shankar: "Is playing Abhimanyu Mithun a sign of his inclusion in the tour to Australia? Has the selectors played a hand in today's XI." 'We'll know in a few hours, Arun.

Rahul Paharia: "West Indies now have seven players who are capable of bowling 10 overs each. Very very strange that they decide to drop a batsman to bring in a new bowler."

"Are we open to discussing the inclusion of Agarkar as a replacement for PK?" Prat and others who sent in similar mails - NO.

Puneet Barjatya: "@kanishka , forget ramdin at 6 !! pollard is at 5 , thinner than paper this batting line-up."

2.10pm Qasim Anwar: "Why is Aaron out? Thought he was doing good." Sehwag says they wanted to give him a break, and the management probably wanted to give Mithun a game as well.

Ranjit: "Why is Sehwag obsessed with bowling first?Why why why??" Sehwag might reply, "It's not me, it's dew" - incidentally the title of an old Aakash Chopra article on dealing with dew.

Kanishka: "West Indies look very thin on batting..Ramdin at 6!! They are kidding themselves." Fear not, when Rampaul is at hand. But, on a more serious note, their top-order needs to click today. Ramdin at No. 6 and Sammy at 7 doesn't inspire much confidence.

2.00pm Toss Sehwag spins it, and he wins the toss. A huge roar from the stands, India will bowl. He cites the dew as one of the reasons for choosing to chase. One change for India: Abhimanyu Mithun in for Varun Aaron.

Sammy says it's about seizing the moment after creating opportunities to go on top. Much talked-about mystery spinner Sunil Narine will make his debut. For more about him, read this story from a couple of months ago, when Narine was bamboozling batsmen in the Champions League T20.

West Indies have included Narine at the expense of opener Adrian Barath. Interesting move that.

1.55pm West Indies have some decisions to make. How can they fit in a spinner in their line-up, surely they won't go in again with Marlon Samuels as their lone tweaker.

Talking of decisions, India's selectors will pick the replacement for the injured Praveen Kumar for the Australia Tests. Who will they go for? Kanishkaa Balachandran looks at the contenders.

1.50pm Large crowds turned up for the first two one-dayers but today's match is at one of the bigger cricket centres in India, and it is blazing hot. Will the fans turn up? Read Tariq Engineer's story on crowds in the series so far.

Parthiv Patel will finally get a chance to play an ODI at his hometown today, but this is probably his last chance. One more failure and he may not make the cut for the remainder of the series.

Sunil Gavaskar says the pitch is a batting beauty, and that he wouldn't be surprised if 600 runs are scored today.

1.40pm It's game three of the one-day series between India and West Indies. Can the visitors finally win a match on this tour? Defeat today in Ahmedabad will give India their 12th straight one-day home win.

There's still 20 minutes to go for the toss, time you could spend reading the preview to the game, Tony Cozier's thoughts on the series and Sidharth Monga's take on the race between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the only spot remaining in the Test middle order.

0.1

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, no run, Vinay Kumar gets things going, short of length ball that stayed a touch low, Simmons defends off the back foot, hit low on the bat

Two slips in place

0.2

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, no run, length ball on the pads, clipped towards midwicket

0.3

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, no run, length ball heading for middle and off, off the inside-half of the bat towards square leg

0.4

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, 1 run, another length ball on off stump, tucked towards midwicket

0.5

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, nice and tight from Vinay, just outside off, punched off the front foot towards cover

0.6

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, 1 run, shorter this time, same line around off, defended towards off stump, the crowd gets a bit excited as Raina scores a direct hit

Narendra: "It was on this ground in 1983 that the great Kapil Dev picked up 9-83 vs Clive Lloyd's West Indies. I recall hearing that match live. Only other wicket was claimed by Sandhu." Were you there for his record-breaking 432nd Test wicket as well?

1.1

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, Umesh begins his spell with a short of length ball moving a touch away after pitching outside off, left alone

1.2

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, stands tall and punches this length ball towards cover

1.3

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, gets nicely forward and blocks a delivery that swings a bit away, fielded at point

1.4

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, Hyatt goes for the drive and he is beaten, pitched up by Umesh and gets the ball to move away a bit., nicely done

1.5

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, shorter this time but the result is the same, Hyatt looks to drive through the off and is beaten, this time he attempted the shot off the back foot

1.6

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, length ball on middle and leg, defended towards midwicket to complete a maiden

2.1

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, no run, Vinay hasn't got the ball to jag around but he has kept it around off every time, this time Simmons defends back to the bowler

2.2

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, no run, pitched up, again not much width, Simmons leans across and drives towards cover

2.3

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, no run, a wild shot from Simmons, looks to muscle the ball down the ground, mistimes it towards mid-on

2.4

Vinay Kumar to Simmons, OUT, the end of Simmons? the umpires are conferring about a caught-behind chance, they want the third umpire to confirm the edge carried to the keeper, it was a short of length ball that is a slightly wider than the previous two deliveries, Simmons fishes at it outside off, definite edge, many replays needed here, on the first replay I thought it landed on Parthiv's fingers, the third umpire wants about a dozen replays to be sure, and he finally decides that carried, a rare ODI failure for Simmons this year

LMP Simmons c †Patel b Vinay Kumar 1 (12m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.50

West Indies may have made the bold decision to drop Barath, but there is no move to have a pinch-hitter at No. 3, Samuels walks out

2.5

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, short of length and outside off and that is left alone by Samuels

2.6

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, on the bounce to second slip, it was just outside off, Samuels pushed at it late, off the face off the bat, bravely trying to steer it past second slip, can't

3.1

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, blocked solidly down the track

3.2

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, more defence, this time towards cover off the front foot, 14 balls since a run was scored

3.3

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, make that 15, short of length round middle, pushed towards mid-on without much power

3.4

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, the fuller one from Umesh, gets the ball to swing in a touch, the bat face was open as Hyatt played that, he managed to keep it out though

3.5

Yadav to Hyatt, no run, gets movement again, a length ball, Hyatt is chest-on as he defends that one

3.6

Yadav to Hyatt, FOUR, a wonderful shot to end the dot-ball streak, short of length and outside off, hangs back and chops that in front of point for four, nicely done by Hyatt

4.1

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, 1 run, played down towards third man for an easy single

Amit Patel asks: "What is Rahul Sharma doing in the squad? If you want to check out the talent then include him in the XI. Mind you, he can be very economical with his style of bowling." yup, he's been with the squad a long time now without getting a game.

4.2

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, off the inside-half of the bat as Hyatt looks to punch this back of length delivery off the back foot, the ball dribbles towards mid-on

4.3

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, length ball just outside off, driven towards point off the front foot

4.4

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, solidly defended off the front foot, back towards the bowler

Kapil Batra: "I would consider Simmons a bit unfortunate. The ball definitely touched grass before Parthiv's gloves, may be just a fraction of it. " I think the right decision was made, the ball was dipping but seemed to land in Parthiv's gloves.

4.5

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, punched towards cover off the front foot this time

4.6

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, the final ball of the over is a touch sort, guided towards backward point, vinay's figures are now 3-1-3-1

5.1

Yadav to Samuels, no run, a low full toss on off stump, bunted back towards the bowler

5.2

Yadav to Samuels, no run, length ball outside off, Samuels is happy to allow that to the keeper

5.3

Yadav to Samuels, no run, tapped towards point by Samuels, but there's no run to be had

5.4

Yadav to Samuels, no run, that slower one swings in for Umesh, pitched up on middle and leg, defended from the crease by Samuels

5.5

Yadav to Samuels, no run, well outside off, Samuels patiently watches it go through to the keeper

5.6

Yadav to Samuels, 1 run, squeezes this one down to third man for a single and keeps the strike

6.1

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, throws his bat at that one though there isn't oo much width available, powerfully slapped towards point, but the placement isn't very good

6.2

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, beaten, that stayed lower than Samuels expected, a length ball that Samuels decides to play by staying on the crease without moving forward or back, pokes his bat at it, doesn't connect

6.3

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, mild appeal for lbw, as Samuels strides forward and edges the ball on to his pads

6.4

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels likes the third man area, backs away to make room and opens the face to guide the ball for a single

6.5

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, 1 run, pushed to the left of mid-off and the batsmen scamper a single

6.6

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, length ball on off stump, defended off the front foot to the off side, another quiet over comes to an end

Mithun given the ball now

7.1

Mithun to Hyatt, 1 leg bye, a muted appeal for lbw, the ball snakes down the leg side, takes the pad towards fine leg

Scott: "Could someone be so kind as to inform me as to why (Hotel) Hyatt is in WI's team? He's opening with an average of 13.66 and hasn't bowled in international cricket. Is he a specialist fielder?!" Anyone?

7.2

Mithun to Samuels, no run, full ball just outside off, a mistimed drive towards mid-off, Mithun can't stop it as he tries to field

7.3

Mithun to Samuels, 1 run, length ball outside off, guided down to third man once again for a single

7.4

Mithun to Hyatt, 1 run, punched towards mid-off this time, another dot ball

Junad: "sid , no hotel jokes please !!" Okay.

7.5

Mithun to Samuels, FOUR, a boundary, Samuels is tired of waiting and watching, he nearly lost his wicket there, he wanted to loft it over the infield, and just about manages to do that, the ball lobs over mid-off lands just outside the inner circle before racing for four

7.6

Mithun to Samuels, FOUR, two in a row, stands tall and lashes that in front of point, played on the up that shot, 11 off the over, more than doubles the total, not a good start for Mithun

8.1

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, 3 runs, a length ball on middle stump, punched towards deep midwicket for three, not much power behind that stroke from Hyatt

8.2

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, short of length ball outside off, Samuels looks to glide it past backward point but Kohli dives to his left to stop that

8.3

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, bottom hand comes off the bat as he defends a middle stump ball towards the off side, played from within the crease

8.4

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, 2 runs, powerfully struck by Samuels, a misfield by Gambhir at mid-on, the ball dribbles towards the boundary and mid-off has to field

8.5

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, 1 run, length ball outside off, batsman opens the face to guide the ball towards backward point

8.6

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, 1 run, glides it down to third man for a single to end the over

Stats Madhu has unearthed this: "The most ODI centuries scored at a venue in India is in Ahmedabad (14) followed by Jaipur (13). Kolkata and Bangalore are joint-third with 11 centuries each."

Last over the first Powerplay

9.1

Mithun to Hyatt, no run, back of length ball on offstump, fended towards cover by Samuels

9.2

Mithun to Hyatt, no run, a length ball outside off, a crisp drive towards cover where Raina dives to the right to cut it off

9.3

Mithun to Hyatt, 1 run, back of a length ball on off stump, pushed towards mid-off, batsman calls early for the single and they take it easily

9.4

Mithun to Samuels, no run, length ball slides in towards legstump, defended to the leg side

9.5

Mithun to Samuels, 1 run, slides it on to the pads once again, clipped towards square leg

9.6

Mithun to Hyatt, no run, on middle and leg, the batsman looks to whip it towards midwicket but edges it on to his pads

10.1

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, 1 run, on middle stump, batsman shuffles across and tucks it towards square leg

10.2

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, switches to an outside-off line, pushed towards the off side from the crease

10.3

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, SIX, hello hello, where did that come from? Hyatt muscles a pull over midwicket for six, it was a short ball from Vinay, not the best move at his pace, Hyatt swatted it away easily

10.4

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, no run, that stays low outside off, Hyatt has to adjust late to poke it to the off side

10.5

Vinay Kumar to Hyatt, 1 run, pushes hard at the ball and gets an edge past his pads and down to fine leg for a single

10.6

Vinay Kumar to Samuels, no run, right on off stump, steered towards backward point, Samuels wanted one and set off, Hyatt didn't and stayed put, a moment of misunderstanding, but Samuels returns back to his crease well in time

11.1

Mithun to Hyatt, no run, length ball on middle, Hyatt moves across and defends to the leg side

anand MS: "We're reading too much into Mithun's inclusion on the 11 as a possible pre-cursor to him being picked to go to Australia. Poor fellow Vinay Kumar has been in the playing 11 throughout and nobody is talking about his chances! But I reckon it'll be Irfan. More as a back-up for Zak than a PK replacement." The most-debated topic in Indian cricket at the moment.

11.2

Mithun to Hyatt, 1 leg bye, looks to glance this delivery down to fine leg but is struck on the pads outside leg stump

11.3

Mithun to Samuels, no run, the two-eyed stance from Samuels, he defends the ball towards midwicket

11.4

Mithun to Samuels, no run, length ball outside off, played behind point, and again there is confusion in the running, again they realise early enough to return back to the crease

11.5

Mithun to Samuels, 1 run, whipped off the pads towards deep midwicket

11.6

Mithun to Hyatt, no run, short of a length and in the channel outside off, pushed towards cover to end the over

Jadeja is on. One slip for the left-arm spinner

12.1

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, big appeal for lbw, but the inside-edge saves him, Samuels looks to defend out the front foot, bat a little away from his pad

Satheesh JM on India's most loved cricketer, if the volume of mails backing him are to be believed: "I would love to see Irfan Pathan given a chance to prove himself.I can't understand why he is being completely ignored. He is only 27. It's not as if we have plenty of established pacers as well."

12.2

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, much more solid defence from Samuels this time

12.3

Jadeja to Samuels, 1 run, gets nicely forward and drives towards mid-off for a single

12.4

Jadeja to Hyatt, no run, slapped hard towards short cover, where Raina is lurking

12.5

Jadeja to Hyatt, no run, drops it short but gets away with it, carefully pushed back towards the bowler

12.6

Jadeja to Hyatt, 1 run, strays on to the pads, batsman glances it down towards fine leg for a single

Sriram puts a new spin on the debate: "VK, PK, IP all bowl 125, so why not pick a fastish spinner as replacement may be Iqbal, Rahul, Appanna???"

13.1

Mithun to Hyatt, OUT, looked like a gutterball but has turned into a strike, Mithun slides it down the leg side, Hyatt shuffles across and looks to send that to fine leg, gets a thin edge, Parthiv gets a second catch, Hyatt should be furious with himself for getting out in this fashion, especially with the thin West Indian batting, a first ODI wicket for Mithun

DP Hyatt c †Patel b Mithun 20 (56m 39b 1x4 1x6) SR: 51.28

13.2

Mithun to Bravo, no run, short of length ball around middle and off, defended off the front foot towards cover

Southpaw: "This is crazy. Why are people talking about a tested and failed Irfan as a backup for a half-fit (more unfit) Zaheer? We should move on and look at young talents like Mithun and Vinay. My vote is for Vinay - because he is in the same mould as PK"

13.3

Mithun to Bravo, no run, keeps bat and pad close together as he defends that down the track

Replays show Parthiv nearly fluffed that simple chance, nearly letting the ball slip before controlling it.

13.4

Mithun to Bravo, no run, outside off, and Bravo is happy to leave

13.5

Mithun to Bravo, 2 runs, length ball on the pads, tucked past midwicket for a couple, Bravo is on his way

13.6

Mithun to Bravo, no run, a full delivery that Bravo defends solidly off the front foot

14.1

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, just outside off, Samuels stretches forward and blocks it

14.2

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, tossed up and more defence from Samuels

14.3

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, gets on the back foot and defends it towards backward point

14.4

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, pushed towards point by Samuels

14.5

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, massive appeal for caught-behind, it was the arm ball, Samuels was on the back foot looking to cut, that sneaks past, Samuels was quite late playing that, Parthiv and Jadeja bring the house down with the appeal, umpire's finger stays down as well

14.6

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, blocked towards point to end the over

A large crowd in today as well, though it isn't quite a full house. Bowling Powerplay taken

15.1

Mithun to Bravo, no run, on middle and off, blocked towards midwicket

15.2

Mithun to Bravo, no run, punches this one on the up, can't get it past the man at extra cover

15.3

Mithun to Bravo, 1 run, gets inside the line and guides the ball towards third man for a single

15.4

Mithun to Samuels, no run, homing in on offstump, length ball, Samuels pushes the ball back towards the bowler

15.5

Mithun to Samuels, 2 runs, short of length ball, Samuels backs away and carves it towards sweeper cover for a couple, not the most well-timed of strokes

15.6

Mithun to Samuels, no run, back of a length ball, blocked back to the bowler

Harit Gautam: "Spare a thought for one Aashish Nehra, who just does not know what to do to earn his cap back." Anyone remember his last ODI in Mohali?

Umesh is back

16.1

Yadav to Bravo, 1 run, starts with a delivery down the leg side, helped along towards fine leg for a single

16.2

Yadav to Samuels, no run, Samuels backs away, exposing all three stumps, bottom hand comes off as he defends that middle stump delivery to the off side

The unstoppable Madhu: "The number of runs in first 15 overs (44) is the second-lowest at this venue since 2000. Sri Lanka scored the lowest (37) against South Africa in the Champions Trophy in 2006."

16.3

Yadav to Samuels, no run, fuller delivery from Umesh, Samuels looks to hammer that one, connects well but can't place it past mid-off

16.4

Yadav to Samuels, FOUR, this time he gets it past mid-off, a fuller ball is driven to the left of a diving mid-off for a boundary, Samuels doesn't care too much about getting his feet in the right place, just goes with his hands and connects well this time

16.5

Yadav to Samuels, no run, a slightly slower one from Umesh, Samuels manages to keep that out

16.6

Yadav to Samuels, no run, Samuels has been itching to back away to make room and slash the ball through the off side, bottom-edges this one on to his pads, and that's drinks

Shubham: "@Southpaw - Sometimes you have to give it to tested and failed guys because they have that special talent which may not be given justice the first time. That ellusive second chance is worth the risk. Check new ESPN Cricinfo XI for those who made the second time around. "

Srinivas: "@Sriram: Austrailian pitches are bouncy pitches and offer no help to spinners.There is no point playing a 2nd spinner in the playing eleven.So there is no discussion needed about playing a fast spinner."

Blake from Australia: "Irfan Pathan just turned 27, should be at his peak not being cast aside for age."

17.1

Mithun to Bravo, no run, no room at all for Bravo, this time it's on off stump, Bravo defends

17.2

Mithun to Bravo, FOUR, flat-batted by Bravo for four, does Lara play that shot? it was played uppishly and past mid-off for a boundary, a length ball outside off, not much wrong with it

17.3

Mithun to Bravo, no run, on middle and leg this, careful defence

17.4

Mithun to Bravo, no run, on middle stump, opens the face to play that towards point

17.5

Mithun to Bravo, 2 runs, short of length and on the pads, easy runs for Bravo, moves across and nudges the ball towards square leg for a couple

Ajinkya Rahane has been on the field for Gautam Gambhir for about 10 overs now

17.6

Mithun to Bravo, no run, defended to the off side off the front foot

Gambhir is back on the field now

18.1

Yadav to Samuels, SIX, Samuels gets hold of this one, a short of length ball, Samuels gets the front leg well out of the way and clouts the ball over long-on for six

18.2

Yadav to Samuels, FOUR, swings this to the square leg boundary for four, it was short from Umesh and it sat up for Samuels, so that's 10 off the first two deliveries

18.3

Yadav to Samuels, no run, a fuller ball that Samuels wants to dispatch over mid-on, played uppishly but lands sort of the fielder at mid-on

18.4

Yadav to Samuels, FOUR, Samuesl has decided everything-must-go, it was slow and short, well outside off stump, samuels cracks that past point for a boundary, 14 off the over

18.5

Yadav to Samuels, 1 run, just outside off, Samuels guides it towards third man for a single

18.6

Yadav to Bravo, 1 run, length ball on the pads, clipped to square leg for a single

MuchMore makes the case for Irfan: "Talking of second chances, Rohit Sharma is one such story. After wasting his initial chances, he has come back strong and is fighting neck-to-neck with Kohli even when the latter has been flawless in last couple of years. So Irfan should get one more chance."

19.1

Ashwin to Bravo, 1 wide, Ashwin starts with a wide down the leg side

Kameshvk: "This innings from Samuels reminds me of his another special innings in Vizag 2002, he smashed Srinath and Nehra over the side screen for many sixes." It was Vijaywada

19.1

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, blocked down the track

19.2

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, once again it is defended back towards the bowler

19.3

Ashwin to Bravo, 1 run, clips this towards midwicket for a single

19.4

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels stays back though the length isn't too short, gets it away towards cover for a single

19.5

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, punched towards mid-on by Bravo

19.6

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, off the pads and towards short fine, Jadeja has a direct hit as Bravo plonks his bat in the crease after deciding there's no run, Gavaskar would have gone ballistic if he was on TV commentary, replays show Bravo has brought his bat down in time

Bravo getting some treatment for a problem with his left hamstring

20.1

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, first ball of the over is pushed towards cover

More from Madhu: "Australia and Pakistan have scored over 300 on six occasions in ODIs against India in India. West Indies are next with five 300-plus scores. While Australia and Pakistan have not lost a single match after scoring 300, West Indies have won two and lost three. Sri Lanka is the only other team to have a win percentage under 50 after scoring 300."

20.2

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, an appeal for lbw, but that was solidly defended

20.3

Jadeja to Samuels, 1 run, spins away after pitching outside off, Samuels taps it behind point and takes a quick single, that can't be good for Bravo's hamstring

20.4

Jadeja to Bravo, 1 run, rocks back and chops the ball towards point, Bravo is struggling here, hobbling as he takes the single, no runners

20.5

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, a big appeal for lbw, but there was a big inside edge there

20.6

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, no appeal, no inside-edge, that was off the middle of the bat as he defended

21.1

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, stays on the back foot and looks to punch the ball towards cover, bottom-edges it towards the off side

21.2

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, makes better contact this time, sends it behind point

21.3

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, comes forward and defends back to the bowler

21.4

Ashwin to Bravo, 1 run, tossed up, length delivery that is driven down to long-off, Bravo limps a single

21.5

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, run-out missed, Samuels stands tall and punches the ball, Ashwin fields behind the stumps, Bravo was yards down the ground and even if he was fully fit, he would have never made it back, Ashwin misses by a big margin as he tries to throw down the stumps, Ashwin perhaps had time to wait for Jadeja to come to the stumps, and then attempting the run-out

21.6

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, blocks the last ball of the over towards point

22.1

Jadeja to Bravo, no run, solidly defended by Bravo

22.2

Jadeja to Bravo, FOUR, Bravo has had enough of running, smacks a full ball to long-on for four

22.3

Jadeja to Bravo, 1 run, played towards mid-on for an easy single

22.4

Jadeja to Samuels, 2 runs

22.5

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, Samuels gets well forward and defends to the off side

22.6

Jadeja to Samuels, no run, shows the full face of the bat as he blocks

23.1

Ashwin to Bravo, 1 run, helped to sweeper cover for a single

23.2

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, on middle and leg, clipped to square leg

23.3

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, length ball on legstump, defended towards the leg side

23.4

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, why are they attempting these sharp singles when Bravo is clearly struggling to run between the wickets? Samuels clips it to short midwicket and sets off

23.5

Ashwin to Bravo, 1 run, Bravo is looking for the boundaries now, he goes for a big heave, sends the ball towards long-on

23.6

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, Samuels gets well forward and blocks the final ball of the over

The physio is back on to tend to Bravo

24.1

Jadeja to Bravo, no run, just outside off, Bravo rocks back and carves it to backward point

24.2

Jadeja to Bravo, no run, on the pads, whipped to short midwicket

24.3

Jadeja to Bravo, 1 run, just outside off, squeezed to short third man for a single

24.4

Jadeja to Samuels, 1 run, the 50 partnership comes up, Samuels eases the ball towards long-on for a single

24.5

Jadeja to Bravo, no run, length ball, Bravo looks to drive, mistimes it back to the bowler

24.6

Jadeja to Bravo, 1 run, Jadeja drops it short, Bravo looks to club that over midwicket, doesn't connect too well, gets the ball away to deep square leg

25.1

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, length ball on middle and leg, a line Ashwin has adopted against Bravo, pushed back to the bowler

Nick: "A more interesting debate would be the replacement for Parthiv Patel for the 2 remaining ODIs. I suggest Saha gets a look in. No Dinesh Karthick or Uthhapa for me."

25.2

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, backs away and punches the ball towards extra cover, where Raina makes a smart stop

25.3

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, well outside off, Bravo can't capitalise, he's looking for the booming shot but misses

25.4

Ashwin to Bravo, 2 runs, stands tall and punches the ball towards long-off to get a couple

25.5

Ashwin to Bravo, 1 run, length ball around off, Bravo stays on the back foot, plays with a flat bat, sends the ball towards long-off again

25.6

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, gently done by Samuels, leaning forward and guiding the ball in front of point for a single

DM Bravo retired hurt 26 (48m 41b 2x4 0x6) SR: 63.41

Bad news for West Indies Bravo retires hurt. Just as his partnership with Samuels was blossoming

Ramdin comes in at No. 5, ahead of Pollard. He needs some runs, as do West Indies. Raina comes on to bowl

26.1

Raina to Samuels, no run, a length ball outside off, defended off the front foot

26.2

Raina to Samuels, 1 run, slaps it in front of point for a single

26.3

Raina to Ramdin, no run, a length ball spinning towards off, solid forward defence

26.4

Raina to Ramdin, no run, and again, Raina being accurate here, driven towards short midwicket

26.5

Raina to Ramdin, FOUR, Ramdin gets going with a boundary, he was given a bit of room, chops it past deep point for a boundary, playing it late to get the placement right

26.6

Raina to Ramdin, no run, reverts to forward defence to end the over

27.1

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, whips this off the pads towards midwicket

27.2

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, a length ball, Samuels stands tall and pushes the ball back to the bowler

27.3

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, more forward defense from Samuels

27.4

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, on middle stump, keeping Samuels quiet again

27.5

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, tossed up, slightly shorter, gets the ball to turn a bit, clipped to midwicket

27.6

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, punched towards long-off for a single

28.1

Raina to Ramdin, no run, driven off the front foot, Raina moves to his right to cut it off

28.2

Raina to Ramdin, no run, looking to cut the ball though the ball was turning in a touch, bottom-edged to the leg side

28.3

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, makes room and stabs this towards backward point

28.4

Raina to Samuels, no run, defended towards midwicket

28.5

Raina to Samuels, no run, full ball on the pads, nudged to midwicket

28.6

Raina to Samuels, 1 run, there's his fifty, eased down to long-off for a single, Samuels reaches half-century No. 22

29.1

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, length ball on middle, defended to the leg side

29.2

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, outside off this time, steps forward and gets it away towards point for one

29.3

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, pushed off the front foot towards point for a single

Narayan: "Useless Fact # 1 - India has the highest totals over 350. Period. " More useless facts please

29.4

Ashwin to Samuels, 2 runs, length ball outside off, drives firmly to the right of sweeper cover, enough time to get two

29.5

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, round the wicket, that's on the pads, blocked to the leg side

29.6

Ashwin to Samuels, no run, length ball on middle and leg, defended down the track

30.1

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, length ball is punched towards long-on for a single

30.2

Raina to Samuels, no run, driven to mid-on, no run this time

30.3

Raina to Samuels, no run, fuller ball, on middle and leg, tucked to midwicket

30.4

Raina to Samuels, 1 run, Jadeja dives to his left at short cover after Samuels crashes the ball off the back foot, keeps them to a single

30.5

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, worked to deep midwicket for a single

30.6

Raina to Samuels, 1 run, pushed towards long-off for a single to end the over, India getting through their overs quickly here

31.1

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, round the wicket, on the pads, helped towards mid-on for one more

31.2

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, shorter this time, again driven to the leg side, long-on this time

31.3

Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, tossed up, full and on middle and off, eased towards long-off for one more, no risks from the West Indians at this stage

31.4

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, solid forward defensive this time

31.5

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, down the leg side, nudged towards square leg, there's a quick call of 'No'

31.6

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, pitched up just outside off, guided towards backward point to end the over

32.1

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, driven just past the bowler, who gets a hand on it but can't stop it completely

32.2

Raina to Samuels, no run, short of length ball just outside off, Ramdin was rushing out for a single, had to rush back to beat the throw as Samuels wasn't interested

32.3

Raina to Samuels, 1 run, whips it in front of square leg

32.4

Raina to Ramdin, no run, pushed to the right of the bowler, Raina gets across to stop that

32.5

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, pitched up, on middle stump, easy single to long-on

32.6

Raina to Samuels, no run, short of length, on middle and off, punched off the back foot towards extra cover

Previous two overs have taken less than four minutes

Rahane is back on the field, as Sehwag goes off. Batting Powerplay taken. This should be interesting.

33.1

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin continues with his length ball aournd leg, carrom ball this time, off the leading edge to the off side

33.2

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, defended to the leg side by Ramdin

33.3

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, Ashwin keeps it on the pads, worked towards deep square leg

33.4

Ashwin to Samuels, OUT, Samuels is gone, making room early on to go for the expansive drive, Ashwin skids it through and the off stump is pegged back, once again the Batting Powerplay proves dangerous to the batting team

MN Samuels b Ashwin 58 (112m 93b 5x4 1x6) SR: 62.36

Pollard in the Powerplay

33.5

Ashwin to Pollard, no run, over the wicket now, a length ball on the pads,defended

Ram: "Rayadu gets my vote to replace Parthiv. Saha had a brief exposure to international cricket, and has been below ordinary. Time for Rayadu to be introduce to big time cricket and see how he goes. "

33.6

Ashwin to Pollard, 1 run, fuller and around off, pushed towards cover, Gambhir fumbles and Mithun has to change direction to try stop the ball, Mithun seems to have hurt himself while fielding that, some problem with his leg, the physio comes out

Some problem with the left hamstring I think. Mithun is limping off the ground, hope it's not too bad a problem.

34.1

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, Jadeja returns, Pollard reaches for a length ball and drives it to the right of Jadeja

One slip in place

34.2

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, not the best of shots that, a length ball that Pollard threw his bat at, inside-edged towards midwicket, he wanted to hammer that one

34.3

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, pushed off the front foot towards wide mid-on, Jadeja has to run across to field

34.4

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, quicker one heading for off and middle, blocked to the leg side

34.5

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, helped towards long-on for a single

34.6

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, slides on with the arm towards leg, pushed towards long-on for a single to end the over

35.1

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin round the wicket, keeps attacking the pads, clipped towards midwicket

Dan from South Africa: "I'm bemused at the Windies selection policy; their batsmen have failed for the last 2 games, so they've dropped one, promoted a guy with little or no experience (and from his domestic record not enough talent) to open, and picked an extra bowler?? Totally bizarre"

35.2

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery, spins in after pitching outside off, defended off the front foot

35.3

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, the carrom ball, defended down the track by the batsman

35.4

Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, length ball on middle stump, whipped towards square leg

35.5

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, another easy single, guided towards long-on

35.6

Ashwin to Pollard, 1 wide, too far down the leg side from Ashwin

35.6

Ashwin to Pollard, no run, length ball on the pads, defended to the leg side, just two off the over, not much of a 'power'play this for West Indies

36.1

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, long-on has been kept busy when the spinners are bowling, another single there

Vikram: "@Ram: Rayudu's keeping is sub par. It is ok for T20s and IPL. Definitely not for ODIs."

36.2

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 wide, arm ball goes down the leg side

36.2

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, length ball, flat and around off and middle, defended off the front foot

36.3

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, bit of an inside-edge as Pollard attempts the forward defensive

36.4

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, a touch shorter from Jadeja, heading for middle stump, punched towards long-on

36.5

Jadeja to Ramdin, FOUR, on the pads again, Ramdin shuffles across and manages to get it fine, beats Ashwin at short fine leg, Ashwin gives chase but the ball wins the race

36.6

Jadeja to Ramdin, no run, off the pads and just behind the keeper

Final drinks break of the innings.

David Mammen sends in a mail I completely agree with: "People need to understand that wicket keepers are in the side predominantly for their batting! Stop calling for Uthappa and Rayadu to keep wickets for the national side. They are called part time wicket keepers. They dont even keep wickets for the state side. Just because they kept wickets in the IPL it doesnt make them good wicket keepers. If you analyse their wicket keeping performance in the 20 overs they make too many mistakes. Example of that is Rayadu, last champions league t20"

Sumith: "Dinesh Kartik !! The man deserves a slot in the team. He has more experience than any of the keepers and is a solid bat. I wonder why he's ran out of contention !" He did get quite a few chances, and never did enough to become a permanent member of the side.

Nitin: "the value of Parthiv is outside sub-continent on the bouncy pitches, as he can handle short pitch stuff really well. In subcontinent, take your pick it does not matter..."

37.1

Raina to Pollard, no run, Raina round the wicket, flat and full outside off, Pollard can't connect

37.2

Raina to Pollard, 1 run, on the pads this time, clipped towards midwicket

37.3

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, short from Raina, Ramdin stays back and slaps the ball to long-on

37.4

Raina to Pollard, no run, short of length ball on middle and leg, Mithun (who has just returned to the field), dives and stops it at mid-off

37.5

Raina to Pollard, 1 run, and the familiar single to long-on once again

37.6

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, on the pads, tucked towards square leg for one more

38.1

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, Jadeja spears it in towards middle and leg, turned to the leg side

Rgk: "Rayudu, Saha, Parthiv (how on earth he got back in to the side) aren'yt good enough. They should get Karthik in and let him bat down the order. That would give him confidence, his keeeping has always been tidy, streets ahead of the aforementioned anyhow.. "

38.2

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, Gambhir drops it at midwicket, he's had a poor day in the field, this was sitter, Pollard wanted to club that one, can't get hold of it, a thick inside-edge, and it comes to Gambhir chest high, not too fast either, how did he drop that one?

38.3

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, nearly a run-out now after Pollard pokes the ball towards point for a tight single

38.4

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, works it down to fine leg for a single

38.5

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, Pollard looking for a big hit over midwicket again, another mishit, wide of Gambhir though this time

38.6

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, eased towards long-on for a single

39.1

Raina to Ramdin, no run, slides this across from round the wicket, Ramdin goes for the off drive off the front foot and is beaten

39.2

Raina to Ramdin, no run, length ball on middle and off, pushed back towards the bowler

39.3

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, punched towards long-off for an ambled single

39.4

Raina to Pollard, 1 run, manages to chip that over the bowler's head, Pollard can't time it all all here, no footwork as he swings his bat at that

39.5

Raina to Ramdin, 1 run, the cut is a shot Ramdin is very comfortable playing, he backs away and chops it towards deep backward point for a single

39.6

Raina to Pollard, SIX, at long last success for Pollard, after many mistimed shots, he finally gets hold of one, stays back and clouts a shortish ball from Raina over midwicket for six, the 150 comes up

40.1

Jadeja to Ramdin, no run, driven towards short extra cover by Ramdin

40.2

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, slaps this one towards sweeper cover for a single

Sehwag is back on the field

40.3

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, flat delivery, length and just outside off, poked to the off side

40.4

Jadeja to Ramdin, no run, more flight this time, another length ball, pushed back to the bowler

40.5

Jadeja to Ramdin, no run, hangs back and looks to slug it to long-off, can't beat a diving Jadeja

40.6

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, another flat delivery to end the over, slaps it towards deep point for a single

Umesh Yadav is back

41.1

Yadav to Ramdin, no run, looks to pull that one, bottom-edges it to the leg side

Guruprasad L: "As long as the selectors don't ask Dravid to come out of retirement to don the gloves, I am fine with anyone!"

41.2

Yadav to Ramdin, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, flies off the bat towards third man for a single

41.3

Yadav to Pollard, no run, where was Pollard going? he drops the ball towards the bowler and sets off for a run, has to turn around and race back as Umesh was on to the ball quickly

41.4

Yadav to Pollard, no run, that would have gone out of the stadium if he connected, instead Pollard fresh-airs it, and the ball goes through to the keeper

41.5

Yadav to Pollard, FOUR, short of a length and on the pads, cleverly done by Pollard, the big hit didn't come off but he just worked that wide of a diving short fine leg for a boundary, hardly any effort behind that stroke

41.6

Yadav to Pollard, 1 run, full and well outside off, helped towards point for a single to end the over

Sherry: "Dan, there is certainly a method to the WI team composition madness. They acknowledge there isn't much they can do about their batting - and in any case they have a batter in ampaul whom the Indians couldn't dismiss last time. They've invested in their strength - bowling - rather. Mark these words - if WI crosses 215 today, they're gonna be a handful "

42.1

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, Jadeja's last over, a full, flat ball outside off, jabbed towards short third

42.2

Jadeja to Pollard, 2 runs, length ball on the pads, clipped towards midwicket and sprints two

42.3

Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, length ball on offstump, poked towards cover for a single

42.4

Jadeja to Ramdin, no run, a bit of flight to Ramdin, who look to carve the ball through off, bottom-edges it towards cover

42.5

Jadeja to Ramdin, 1 run, length ball angling into the pads, nudged towards square leg

42.6

Jadeja to Pollard, no run, flat and short, heading for middle, Pollard stretches his giant leg forward and shows off a tight front-foot defense

43.1

Yadav to Ramdin, FOUR, the cut is productive once again for Ramdin, width from Umesh, slashes wide of deep backward point for four

43.2

Yadav to Ramdin, 1 run, length ball closer to the stumps, pushed towards point for only a single, 50 stand comes up, partnerships haven't been the problem for them, it's the run-rate

43.3

Yadav to Pollard, FOUR, bangs in the bouncer, Pollard goes for the pull, top-edge well over the keeper, bounces once before going for four

43.4

Yadav to Pollard, 1 run, a yorker just outside off, nicely negotiated by Pollard, guides it down to third man for a single

43.5

Yadav to Ramdin, OUT, third catch for Parthiv, Ramdin is gone, Umesh rolls the fingers to take off the pace, again it is a little wide outside off, Ramdin looks to slash it through the off, nicks it to Parthiv

D Ramdin c †Patel b Yadav 38 (59m 52b 3x4 0x6) SR: 73.07

May not be too bad this wicket for West Indies. Gives time for either Andre Russell or Darren Sammy to get a few sixes away

43.6

Yadav to Russell, FOUR, short of length ball outside off, Umesh gets the outside edge, would have been gobbled up if there was a first slip, there isn't one, and Russell is off the mark with a boundary, 14 off the over

Vinay Kumar has shown a tendency to get hit late in the innings after bowling well with the new ball. How will he fare today?

44.1

Vinay Kumar to Pollard, no run, almost a yorker, just outside off, Pollard opens the face but can't get bat on ball, through to the keeper

Dan: "@Sherry, while I agree its a decent bowling attack, its not as good as any of SA, Aus or Eng's...yet none of those teams would expect to win with a total of less than 250. Windies have just one extra bowler today, yet they couldnt defend 270 last game (not 215). If you cant score 275+ in India regularly it doesnt matter how good your bowling attack is, you will not win regularly. India to win by 5 wickets today with at least 8 overs to spare"

44.2

Vinay Kumar to Pollard, OUT, Jadeja has pulled off a blinder here!, the end of Pollard, it was a poor delivery from Vinay, a length hit-me delivery, Pollard hits it, but not flat enough to clear the ropes, it goes miles high, and then drops towards the deep extra cover boundary, Ravindra Jadeja runs towards it from long-off, had plenty of ground to make but manages to cover it and latches on to it, tumbling over as he completes the catch, outstanding effort that

KA Pollard c Jadeja b Vinay Kumar 29 (44m 32b 2x4 1x6) SR: 90.62

44.3

Vinay Kumar to Russell, no run, blocked off the front foot by Russell

44.4

Vinay Kumar to Russell, 1 run, short of length ball on off stump, pushed towards cover for a single

44.5

Vinay Kumar to Sammy, FOUR, a low full toss is clouted over cover for four, Sammy is off the mark

44.6

Vinay Kumar to Sammy, 1 run, sweeper cover has to do the fielding after Sammy punches the ball

Ashwin round the wicket

45.1

Ashwin to Sammy, 1 run, short of length ball, heading outside off, slapped towards midwicket

45.2

Ashwin to Russell, FOUR, plenty of width there, Russell slaps it over backward point for four, that's the first boundary off Ashwin's bowling today

45.3

Ashwin to Russell, 1 run, looks to clear deep midwicket here, but the big hit doesn't go all the way, lands short of the fielder

45.4

Ashwin to Sammy, 1 run, the paddle-sweep goes awry, the ball trickles towards cover instead as Sammy attempts the shot too early

45.5

Ashwin to Russell, no run, full ball just outside off, Russell is beaten as he looks to drive

45.6

Ashwin to Russell, 1 run, a muscular sweep as Ashwin's final delivery is on the leg stump

46.1

Vinay Kumar to Russell, 1 run, short of length ball angling in, inside-edged on to his right knee by Russell, who is hobbling as takes the single, just above the knee actually

46.2

Vinay Kumar to Sammy, FOUR, crisp strike that, brings up the 200, a full toss outside off, Sammy powers it to the deep extra cover boundary

46.3

Vinay Kumar to Sammy, 1 run, muscles this down the ground, towards long-off

46.4

Vinay Kumar to Russell, 1 wide, comic cricket this! Russell jumps across the crease very very early and then goes back to his normal stance, Vinay tries to bowl it wide of offstump but the attempted slower ball goes completely wrong, barely on the pitch as it bounces through to the keeper

46.4

Vinay Kumar to Russell, 1 run, top fielding from Rohit at long-on, clouted down the ground by Russell, plenty of power on that shot

46.5

Vinay Kumar to Sammy, FOUR, slow and wide outside off, Sammy waits on it and steers the ball to the deep backward point boundary, a productive over this, third man can't come across to stop that

46.6

Vinay Kumar to Sammy, 1 run, guides the final ball of the over to third man for a single

Umesh is back

47.1

Yadav to Sammy, no run, length ball that is sweetly timed by Sammy, can't beat Gambhir at extra cover though

Santhosh: "I think this wicket keeper situation is something for the selectors to think about seriously. Dhoni is not going to be there forever and its important to groom someone to replace him. The current replacements look sub-standard to say the least."

47.2

Yadav to Sammy, 1 run, slower ball, short of length ball outside off, Sammy is forced to delay his shot, slaps it to backward point would have been tight if there was a direct hit at the keeper's end, the throw from Rohit is wide though

47.3

Yadav to Russell, 1 run, full ball on the pads, chipped towards short midwicket

47.4

Yadav to Sammy, 1 run, a high full toss, too high? no say the umpire, Sammy adjusts to that, slams it towards deep midwicket for a single, it was lower than the waist

47.5

Yadav to Russell, no run, another slower ball from Yadav, short of length and outside off, Russell goes for the powerful cut but misses

47.6

Yadav to Russell, SIX, Russell finally gets hold of one, and boy can he hit them, are the IPL scouts watching? he murders this length ball into the stands beyond wide long-on, nice way to end the over for WI

Last five overs have yielded 50 runs

Mithun to bowl, this will be a challenge for him

48.1

Mithun to Sammy, 1 wide, he starts with a wild delivery well outside off

48.1

Mithun to Sammy, FOUR, how did Sammy manage to get that away for four, it was full and very very wide, somehow Sammy didn't just reach it, he managed to get enough power on it to chop it past deep backward point for four

48.2

Mithun to Sammy, FOUR, another length ball, another swat, another boundary, wide of long-on this time, not the best length from Mithun here

48.3

Mithun to Sammy, no run, Sammy taking guard outside off, he wanted to launch this dot ball out of the park, doesn't connect and the ball goes through to the keeper

48.4

Mithun to Sammy, SIX, what a shot that is from Sammy! outstanding, again Mithun puts it on a length, width as well, pummelled over cover for six, this is an incredible hit from Sammy

48.5

Mithun to Sammy, SIX, and another one, West Indies building up a decent total here, a full toss on the pads, clubbed over midwicket for six more, lost count of the number of runs this over

48.6

Mithun to Sammy, 2 runs, another swing, gets the ball to midwicket, should have only been a single, Kohli fields and throws at the non-striker's end, giving away an overthrow

23 off that over, are the selectors watching? and will this influence their Australia decision?

Umesh to bowl the final over

49.1

Yadav to Russell, FOUR, brilliant hit this, Umesh bowls a full delivery, Russell can't get under it but somehow manages to get enough power as he whacks that dead straight, long-on and long-off converge but not quick enough to stop the ball

49.2

Yadav to Russell, FOUR, four more, carnage here, and this was a poor delivery, a nice full toss on leg stump, clubbed past long-on for four

49.3

Yadav to Russell, 2 runs, gets the front leg out of the way and swings hard at it, a top edge and that swirls over the infield and towards deep backward point

49.4

Yadav to Russell, SIX, ten overs ago we were headed for a low-scoring one-sided match, not anymore, thrashes this one towards the commentary box, straight and powerful hit

49.5

Yadav to Russell, 2 runs, not a boundary this time, another muscular hit down the ground, Umesh gets a bott in the way, the ball ricochets toward mid-on, Russell scampers through for two

49.6

Yadav to Russell, 2 runs, a near yorker to finish, the best delivery he's bowled this over, slapped towards midwicket for two

Last seven overs 93 runs. West Indies have reached 260, a score which looked way out of their reach not too long ago. Well, that was breathtaking stuff from Sammy and Russell, exposing what has traditionally been a problem for India - the death overs.

Every batsman except Simmons got a start for West Indies, but they couldn't get out of first gear for much of the innings. Even during the batting Powerplay they couldn't get going, getting only 19 runs in those five overs. Then their chances dimmed further as they lost both their set batsmen, Ramdin and Pollard, before the Sammy-Russell show. The inexperience of the Indian quicks showed, offering too many length deliveries, or flinging in full tosses.

260 is a decent total, but is it enough? The Indian chase starts around 6.30pm. See you then.