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India vs West Indies, 4th ODI at Vadodara, , Jan 31 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
4th ODI, Vadodara, January 31, 2007, West Indies tour of India
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341/3
(41.4/50 ov, T:342) 181

India won by 160 runs

Player Of The Match
100* (76)
sachin-tendulkar
Player Of The Series
191 runs • 3 wkts
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West Indies have surrendered rather meekly. The players, from both the teams, shake hands. And with the umpires. Greg Chappell is out there as well, greeting the players and the umpires. Smiles all around the Indian camp. So that's that. West Indies's tour of India is done and dusted. Brian Lara's last ODI innings in India ended up in tragic circumstances. Sachin Tendulkar had a great day though. Stroked a fine 100 before leading , after Dravid left the field due to cramps, the side to an easy win.

Man-of-the-Match Sachin Tendulkar . He has been nominated as the Man of the Series as well. "Ya. Much needed. I was playing well but not converting it. So this was pretty good.... I am quite happy. "

Arun Lal, the presenter, says something about how Tendulkar played like Tendulkar that we know and such stuff. Tendulkar looked grim and then said. :" I have always played the way I wanted to play according to the situation. I have been playing for a long while now,( read... I know what I am doing) so people should appreciate that." Ah! firm reply to the critics.

Lara has been awarded Rs 2 Lakh for playing his last ODI innings in Indian soil. Pity he had to go the way he did but that's that.

This is Sriram Veera, along with Sajan Nair, signing off. Ciao!

41.4
W
Yuvraj to Powell, OUT

That's it. India wrap up the series with a comfortable win. Powell attempts to pull a slow delivery from Yuvraj, is too early into the stroke and skies it to for Raina to hold a simple catch at cover.

Daren Powell c sub (SK Raina) b Yuvraj Singh 1 (8b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 12.5
41.3
Yuvraj to Powell, no run

drifts on the off stump line, defended to the off side

41.2
Yuvraj to Powell, no run

on the middle stump line, worked to the on side

41.1
Yuvraj to Powell, no run

well outside the off stump, he reaches out for it but can't get to it

end of over 412 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 181/9CRR: 4.41 RRR: 17.88
Daren Powell1 (4b)
Ian Bradshaw14 (16b 2x4)
Ajit Agarkar 9-0-40-2
Yuvraj Singh 4-0-17-0
40.6
1
Agarkar to Powell, 1 run

Agarkar tries his luck with short pitched stuff again but this time he is pulled to long leg

40.5
Agarkar to Powell, no run

swinging yorker, on the middle stump line, almost beaten, pushes it out to midwicket

40.4
Agarkar to Powell, no run

slides that one in with a round-arm action, on the off and middle, defended to the off side

40.3
Agarkar to Powell, no run

attempts a yorker, outside off stump, stabbed away to the on side

40.2
W
Agarkar to Emrit, OUT

Uthappa takes a very good catch. Agarkar bangs it short, at the off stump line and Emrit pulls weakly and it looks as if it would drop short of Uthappa at midwicket but he dives forward to take a neat catch

Rayad Emrit c Uthappa b Agarkar 13 (33b 1x4 0x6 34m) SR: 39.39
40.1
1
Agarkar to Bradshaw, 1 run

low full toss, outside off, steered to deep point

end of over 402 runs
WI: 179/8CRR: 4.47 RRR: 16.30
Rayad Emrit13 (32b 1x4)
Ian Bradshaw13 (15b 2x4)
Yuvraj Singh 4-0-17-0
Ajit Agarkar 8-0-38-1
39.6
Yuvraj to Emrit, no run
39.5
Yuvraj to Emrit, no run

wide outside off, left alone

39.4
1
Yuvraj to Bradshaw, 1 run

low full toss, comes down the track and drives to long on

39.3
Yuvraj to Bradshaw, no run

slightly short of length, cut past point

39.2
Yuvraj to Bradshaw, no run

tossed up, outside off, Bradshaw plays for the spin- Yuvraj rarely turns, only at the top of the run-up, and is beaten

39.1
1
Yuvraj to Emrit, 1 run
end of over 393 runs
WI: 177/8CRR: 4.53 RRR: 15.00
Rayad Emrit12 (29b 1x4)
Ian Bradshaw12 (12b 2x4)
Ajit Agarkar 8-0-38-1
Yuvraj Singh 3-0-15-0
38.6
1
Agarkar to Emrit, 1 run

driven to Ganguly at long on. He fires in a direct hit at the non-striker's end

38.5
Agarkar to Emrit, no run

swing and a miss. In the zone outside off stump, on a length, Emrit doesn't move his front foot, just has a swing and the ball shaves past outside edge

38.4
Agarkar to Emrit, no run

around the off stump line, driven to cover

38.3
1
Agarkar to Bradshaw, 1 run

Bradshaw shuffles across, and flicks a delivery from the middle stump line to behind square leg

38.2
Agarkar to Bradshaw, no run

full, right up there, pushed to Tendulkar at mid-on. The pain on right shoulder returns for Bradshaw but he continues to bat on

Irfan Pathan didn't have a great day today. Didn't look too impressive but atleast he has clocked some miles under his belt.

38.1
1
Agarkar to Emrit, 1 run

banged in short, chest-high, pulled to Harbhajan Singh at deep square leg

Now it will be Ajit Agarkar who will have a bowl

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