Bravooooo! Whaddaaplayaaaaa! Low full toss on the middle, he moved outside leg and hit it gorgeously inside-out over extra cover for the match-winning six. What a stylish finish. Fabulicous shot to win the game. Bravo is hugged by Chanders. The West Indian fans in the crowd jump for joy.
India vs West Indies, 16th Match, Group E at London, Jun 12 2009 - Match Result
Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo's 56-run partnership is WI's highest for the 4th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 38 between Dwayne Bravo and Fletcher
Yuvraj Singh has broken the record for most catches by a fielder (5) in T20Is for IND, going past Yusuf Pathan's 4
West Indies win a very entertaining game. It was really enjoyable to watch. The teams shake hands with each other. Gayle is as emotionless as well. Mr Cool! Bravo has been accused in the past of playing pretty 30's and 40's and not finishing the job. Today, he made sure he wouldn't hear that complaint against him. Hang on for the post-match quotes.
Dhoni: "It was disappointing to lose. We didn't get a good start, me and Yuvraj tried to turn it around. I should have stayed for the slog. The batting didn't work today. Hopefully, it will come good for the next game. Hopefully we won't collapse and put a big score on the board."
Gayle: I am very pleased about how we performed. We took lots of catches. The credit to the guys. Yuvraj played a good innings to pull it back for India. Superb innings from Bravo. I must really commend him. "
Man of the Match: Bravo: "It's a great feeling to do it at Lord's. It started on the field. We restricted them. I got an opportunity to bat up the order. Now we play against one of the better teams in the tournament - South Africa."
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Chanderpaul tries to swing a length delivery across the line but edges it to the off side
Chanderpaul leans forward to chip it over mid-on
yorker on the middle and leg stump, ends up as a low full toss, flicked to deep square leg
Just 8 runs now. Surely Windies will do it? Harbhajan didn't try a doosra against Bravo. He must have been worried about the big inside-out shot but he should have tried it as his last dice at least. .
Oh beauty! The reverse sweep. Chanderpaul tried it before but didn't strike well. Not this time, though. He smacked it to deep backward point boundary.
Thick fat edge but Chanders would take it without any complaint. It was off break outside off stump and Chanderpaul went for the off drive and got a profitable edge
almost a run out. Bravo drives another quick delivery to mid-off, Yuvraj with the throw, Harbhajan didn't collect it cleanly and failed to break the stumps. It would have been touch and go.
charges down the track and flicks the fast full toss to right of long leg
Bravo moves outside leg, Harbhajan fires it quick and full, Bravo square drives it through backward point and the ball tips over the boundary. Bravo is da maan.
yorker on the middle stump, Bravo was looking to come down and digs it out. 104.7 kmph delivery!
Chanders gets into the act. Ishant is bleeding here. Full and outside off, Chanders waited before square driving it past the diving point fielder.
And now that Lara-like pull. The front leg hops in the air and the bat comes down and under as he pulls it past square leg
reaches his fifty with a drive towards long-off. The game hangs on a knife's edge here.
Bravo you beauty! What a innings under pressure.Gem. It was the slower one, Bravo went for the big lofted shot over long-off and it hung in the air for a long time before dipping just over the boundary.
short in length on the middle stump line, Bravo is cramped up but some how manages to flat-bat a pull to left of long on. Surely a four? No, as Raina rushes to his left and makes a diving stop . The crowd roar.
Bravo and Chanders have a chat.
from round the stumps, 138 kmph full delivery outside off, square driven to point
Ishant Sharma to bowl. 39 from 24.
moves down the track to flick it to deep backward square leg
flighted full from round the stumps around the off stump line, Chanderpaul tries to reverse sweep but is hit on the pad
top spinner outside off stump, Bravo had moved outside leg, he reached out to carve it to deep point
fullish, on the middle, on driven to wide long-on for couple of runs.
Lord's, London | |
Toss | India, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | T20I no. 105 |
Hours of play (local time) | 17.30 start, First Session 17.30-18.50, Interval 18.50-19.10, Second Session 19.10-20.30 |
Match days | 12 June 2009 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | West Indies 2, India 0 |