Power-hitting beats fast running
India v West Indies, World T20 2016, semi-final, Mumbai
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© Getty ImagesRohit Sharma started swiftly after India were inserted by West Indies in their bid to join England in the final
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© IDI/Getty ImagesRohit attacked West Indies' pacers and spinners alike as he helped India reach 55 in the Powerplay
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© IDI/Getty ImagesHe was eventually removed by Samuel Badree in the eighth over for a 31-ball 43
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© Getty ImagesVirat Kohli was given two reprieves off the same free-hit - the fourth ball of his innings - when he tried to steal a bye to the wicketkeeper
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© Getty ImagesKohli, though, made the most of it and added 66 with Ajinkya Rahane - a stand built on plenty of twos into the outfield
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© IDI/Getty ImagesRahane holed out in the 16th over - for 40 - with India's score at 128
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© IDI/Getty ImagesHowever, Kohli continued to succeed for India, bringing up his 16th T20I fifty, his second in succession
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© Associated PressHe added 64 off 27 balls with MS Dhoni in the slog overs to provide the required impetus and lift India to a strong 192
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West Indies' chase of 193 is the highest in the knockouts of a World T20. Australia previously held the record - 192 against Pakistan in the semi-finals of the 2010 edition
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Kohli notched up his 16th score in excess of 50 - the most by any batsman in T20Is. He went past Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum, who have 15 such scores
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© IDI/Getty ImagesWest Indies suffered a huge blow in the chase when Gayle was bowled for 5 in the second over
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© Associated PressAshish Nehra got Marlon Samuels in the next over as West Indies were reduced to 19 for 2 in three overs
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© Associated PressJohnson Charles steadied West Indies with a 36-ball 52
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© IDI/Getty ImagesHe found support in Lendl Simmons and the pair's brisk 97-run partnership put West Indies on course
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© IDI/Getty ImagesKohli, though, broke the stand by removing Charles with his first delivery
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© Getty ImagesSimmons, however, carried on to make a fifty of his own, keeping his side's asking rate under check. He eventually ended on 82 not out off 51 balls
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© Associated PressAndre Russell smashed three fours and four sixes in his 20-ball 43 to help West Indies reach the target with two balls to spare, and join England in the final
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© Getty ImagesSimmons, who was playing his first match in the tournament, received a hero's welcome in the West Indies camp
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© IDI/Getty ImagesWhile Kohli, who had a magical tournament, was visibly emotional as he walked off the field
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West Indies cricket team have got best cricketers. It is their cricket board that jeopardizes the things. And it wouldn't be surprising if it starts again after this mega event. This team is low in rankings majorly not because of failing to perform but because of Management. Best of luck to West indies for the Final. Wish they win it and prove a point which actually is the matter with this team.
It is amazing reading the comments and I don't get it why people were not considering the West Indies for the title, they are a team of T20 guns, every single one of them and the best in the world with batting all the way down to 11, and bowling all the way back to the openers, and many power hitters back here can't make this team, for those reasons we have all match winners on their day, people think we are done because Gayle got out cheaply, they are then shocked when another power hitter rips their bowling apart, we in the Caribbean expected both our teams to make the finals, and it has happened, keep referring to the opposing team as the favourite...WE LOVE IT!!!
Yes. We had enough runs on the board, no balls cost us big time but i still feel we didn't bat that well considering pitch and ground size as it was a six hitting ground and we were running singles & doubles, if it was big ground then it would've made a lot of sense but the lack sixes in depth overs cost us the match.
To me, it was a foregone conclusion. West Indies was too good. The better team won. But, well played India, all along. Kohli was fantastic, as everybody will agree. However, there's one man who has done equally well. It is not Ashwin. He is really an unsung hero. It is Nehra. His consistency has been one of the two reasons (the other reason is obvious) why India have done really well in this tournament. It was a master selection to bring back the veteran into the scheme of things. The hallmark of his bowling is how well he regains composure after being hit for a boundary. He seems to believe in himself so well that he knows that the batsmen can't keep on hitting him if he does what he does well. He knows the game too well.
WINDIES rollover to Final came from nowhere - they were not even considered to be the favorite to be in the Final. However, their team spirit and can-do attitude moved them forward. WAY TO GO! Two best teams are in FINAL!
@jimmyvida - really. do you really think WI expect it to be a walkover. England come hard, WI will respond hardest. may the best team win
My bet still on England. Bowling, fielding and batting are well balanced. WI will not find it easy this time around. I expect England to rollover WI in the same manner as they did NZ.
Congrats WI.Hard luck India.India will now support the WI in the final.
Good effort by both sides. Balance is going WI's way at the moment with WI at 104/2 in 12 overs chasing 193. May the best win!
West Indies cricket team have got best cricketers. It is their cricket board that jeopardizes the things. And it wouldn't be surprising if it starts again after this mega event. This team is low in rankings majorly not because of failing to perform but because of Management. Best of luck to West indies for the Final. Wish they win it and prove a point which actually is the matter with this team.
It is amazing reading the comments and I don't get it why people were not considering the West Indies for the title, they are a team of T20 guns, every single one of them and the best in the world with batting all the way down to 11, and bowling all the way back to the openers, and many power hitters back here can't make this team, for those reasons we have all match winners on their day, people think we are done because Gayle got out cheaply, they are then shocked when another power hitter rips their bowling apart, we in the Caribbean expected both our teams to make the finals, and it has happened, keep referring to the opposing team as the favourite...WE LOVE IT!!!
Yes. We had enough runs on the board, no balls cost us big time but i still feel we didn't bat that well considering pitch and ground size as it was a six hitting ground and we were running singles & doubles, if it was big ground then it would've made a lot of sense but the lack sixes in depth overs cost us the match.
To me, it was a foregone conclusion. West Indies was too good. The better team won. But, well played India, all along. Kohli was fantastic, as everybody will agree. However, there's one man who has done equally well. It is not Ashwin. He is really an unsung hero. It is Nehra. His consistency has been one of the two reasons (the other reason is obvious) why India have done really well in this tournament. It was a master selection to bring back the veteran into the scheme of things. The hallmark of his bowling is how well he regains composure after being hit for a boundary. He seems to believe in himself so well that he knows that the batsmen can't keep on hitting him if he does what he does well. He knows the game too well.
WINDIES rollover to Final came from nowhere - they were not even considered to be the favorite to be in the Final. However, their team spirit and can-do attitude moved them forward. WAY TO GO! Two best teams are in FINAL!
@jimmyvida - really. do you really think WI expect it to be a walkover. England come hard, WI will respond hardest. may the best team win
My bet still on England. Bowling, fielding and batting are well balanced. WI will not find it easy this time around. I expect England to rollover WI in the same manner as they did NZ.
Congrats WI.Hard luck India.India will now support the WI in the final.
Good effort by both sides. Balance is going WI's way at the moment with WI at 104/2 in 12 overs chasing 193. May the best win!
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Good effort by both sides. Balance is going WI's way at the moment with WI at 104/2 in 12 overs chasing 193. May the best win!
Congrats WI.Hard luck India.India will now support the WI in the final.
My bet still on England. Bowling, fielding and batting are well balanced. WI will not find it easy this time around. I expect England to rollover WI in the same manner as they did NZ.
@jimmyvida - really. do you really think WI expect it to be a walkover. England come hard, WI will respond hardest. may the best team win
WINDIES rollover to Final came from nowhere - they were not even considered to be the favorite to be in the Final. However, their team spirit and can-do attitude moved them forward. WAY TO GO! Two best teams are in FINAL!
To me, it was a foregone conclusion. West Indies was too good. The better team won. But, well played India, all along. Kohli was fantastic, as everybody will agree. However, there's one man who has done equally well. It is not Ashwin. He is really an unsung hero. It is Nehra. His consistency has been one of the two reasons (the other reason is obvious) why India have done really well in this tournament. It was a master selection to bring back the veteran into the scheme of things. The hallmark of his bowling is how well he regains composure after being hit for a boundary. He seems to believe in himself so well that he knows that the batsmen can't keep on hitting him if he does what he does well. He knows the game too well.
Yes. We had enough runs on the board, no balls cost us big time but i still feel we didn't bat that well considering pitch and ground size as it was a six hitting ground and we were running singles & doubles, if it was big ground then it would've made a lot of sense but the lack sixes in depth overs cost us the match.
It is amazing reading the comments and I don't get it why people were not considering the West Indies for the title, they are a team of T20 guns, every single one of them and the best in the world with batting all the way down to 11, and bowling all the way back to the openers, and many power hitters back here can't make this team, for those reasons we have all match winners on their day, people think we are done because Gayle got out cheaply, they are then shocked when another power hitter rips their bowling apart, we in the Caribbean expected both our teams to make the finals, and it has happened, keep referring to the opposing team as the favourite...WE LOVE IT!!!
West Indies cricket team have got best cricketers. It is their cricket board that jeopardizes the things. And it wouldn't be surprising if it starts again after this mega event. This team is low in rankings majorly not because of failing to perform but because of Management. Best of luck to West indies for the Final. Wish they win it and prove a point which actually is the matter with this team.