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West Indies vs India, Only T20I at Port of Spain, , Jun 04 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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Only T20I, Port of Spain, June 04, 2011, India tour of West Indies
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159/6
(20 ov, T:160) 143/5

India won by 16 runs

Player Of The Match
43 (37)
s-badrinath
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WI
Full commentary
end of over 2014 runs
WI: 143/5CRR: 7.15 
Danza Hyatt14 (7b 1x4 1x6)
Chris Barnwell34 (16b 2x4 3x6)
Yusuf Pathan 4-0-22-0
Munaf Patel 4-0-35-1

Those fireworks from Barnwell in the end were light consolation for West Indies in a game won comfortably by the Indians. Sammy had them in trouble with his four-for, but Rohit and Badri helped them recover to what turned out to be a match-winning total. Samuels and Bravo should have taken off a lot earlier than they did, and there was too much left for those down the order in the chase, though Barnwell impressed. Join us in a bit for the presentation.

Meanwhile, Shane Shillingford, the offspinner, has been cleared by the ICC to resume bowling in international cricket.

Sammy: "We stuck at it to start with but we let them get 20 runs too many. We need to go back to the drawing board. I was a little surprised by the pitch, it was a good decision to field but we didn't restrict them to the total we wanted. Dot balls have been plaguing us and we left it a little too late in the end. But with people like Barnwell, we know we can chase big Twenty20 totals. The batsmen should play the spinners better come Monday."

Badrinath is the Man of the Match: "My form is good, and I'm happy to start the tour well. The track was a little similar to what we have back in India, so that helped. We initially thought of getting close to 140. It was tough to bat, and it was damp, but we played some shots in the end to get to 160."

Raina: "We played well, the bowlers executed the plans very well. This is the best fielding side we've had in the last four to five years. Our new coach Fletcher and Trevor Penny, the fielding coach, have helped us. Badri and Rohit set it up for us."

That's all we have from here, folks. Join us again in a couple of days for the first ODI. Until then, it's goodbye. Adios.

19.6
1lb
Pathan to Hyatt, 1 leg bye

fires it short on leg stump, misses out on the pull and is struck high on the thighs, a leg bye and the end of the game

19.5
6
Pathan to Hyatt, SIX runs

some late entertainment for the crowd here, Hyatt gets stuck into that length delivery, sending it into the stands behind long-on

19.4
1
Pathan to Barnwell, 1 run

makes a bit of room and Yusuf chases him, cracks it towards Kohli at long-on on the bounce

19.3
1
Pathan to Hyatt, 1 run

swept hard and on the bounce towards deep square leg for a single

19.2
4
Pathan to Hyatt, FOUR runs

short on the off, Hyatt's turn this time, waited for it to turn in and pulled it hard over midwicket for a boundary

19.1
1
Pathan to Barnwell, 1 run

just the single, mistimed it, was trying to clear deep midwicket but it got to that fielder on the bounce

Yusuf to finish the game, 30 needed off the final over. The surge has come a little too late it seems. But West Indies have the right man on strike

end of over 1913 runs
WI: 129/5CRR: 6.78 RRR: 31.00
Chris Barnwell32 (14b 2x4 3x6)
Danza Hyatt3 (3b)
Munaf Patel 4-0-35-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-30-1
18.6
1lb
Patel to Barnwell, 1 leg bye

Barnwell will feel he missed out there, a poor delivery on the pads, a full toss, he could have flicked it past short fine but only managed a leg-bye in the end

18.5
4
Patel to Barnwell, FOUR runs

Barnwell hasn't given up, he's striking them well, short ball bowled slow on middle, pulled away fiercely for a one bounce four over square leg

18.4
2
Patel to Barnwell, 2 runs

cracks it wide of Kohli at long-on, Barnwell runs back quickly to complete the second in time despite a good throw from the deep

18.3
Patel to Barnwell, no run

short of a good length, was targeting midwicket, slapped it straight back to the bowler, Munaf fielded well and could have run out the non-striker there but opted not to

18.2
Patel to Barnwell, no run

change in pace and Barnwell misses out there, tries to swing it away again but was into the shot too early, made no contact

18.1
6
Patel to Barnwell, SIX runs

it won't be if he continues like that for a short while more, a juicy full toss on middle, Barnwell stays his ground and hammers it over deep midwicket, Chris Gayle's on his feet in the stands

Munaf to finish off here. Still an uphill task for the hosts

end of over 1819 runs
WI: 116/5CRR: 6.44 RRR: 22.00
Chris Barnwell20 (8b 1x4 2x6)
Danza Hyatt3 (3b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-30-1
Praveen Kumar 4-1-27-1
17.6
1lb
Ashwin to Barnwell, 1 leg bye

the carrom ball again bowled slightly quicker, Barnwell had already turned the face on it and it spun past him, still squeezed a leg bye in the end to retain strike

17.5
6
Ashwin to Barnwell, SIX runs

Barnell's indulging in some powerplay here, he can clear it big time, flighted and full on middle, he launches into that one, sending it miles over the long-on boundary. Suddenly, there's some pressure on Ashwin

17.4
6
Ashwin to Barnwell, SIX runs

that's disappeared, flighted, bowled full on middle, gets forward, bends low and dispatches it over deep midwicket for a massive six

17.3
2
Ashwin to Barnwell, 2 runs

flicked uppishly wide of square leg for a brace

17.2
Ashwin to Barnwell, no run

appeal for lbw, the carrom ball, landed outside leg and turned in as he went for the sweep, struck on the pads, struck in line but it landed marginally outside leg stump

17.1
4
Ashwin to Barnwell, FOUR runs

bowls it full and wide down the leg side, Barnwell gets some bat on it as he tries to sweep it down fine, gets it past short fine leg

Ashwin to bowl now

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 97/5CRR: 5.70 RRR: 21.00
Chris Barnwell2 (2b)
Danza Hyatt3 (3b)
Praveen Kumar 4-1-27-1
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-25-2
16.6
1
Praveen to Barnwell, 1 run

full on middle, swung away on the bounce to deep midwicket for a single

16.5
1
Praveen to Hyatt, 1 run

the legcutter, shortish on the off, chops it to short third man for a single