Harbhajan ends it with a quintessential hoick over deep square leg, was the slower one and he gave it a whack
West Indies vs India, 1st ODI at Port of Spain, Jun 06 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI, Port of Spain, June 06, 2011, India tour of West Indies
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A comfortable victory for India in the end, but it could have been closer had Rohit not survived some fortunate moments early in his innings and had Martin held on to that catch off Yusuf. The presence of Raina at the crease made a huge difference, as it was he who infused some fluency to the chase. Sid Monga is done with the bulletin, so please do read it. Do stay tuned in for the details from the presentation.
A preachy GPRAJ: "Its a young team which can be experimented with at this stage to identify ways to plug the holes once the THE Middle order of Indian Cricket bids adieu in near future. Unless exposed to the heat of international cricket, you cant expect a state of the art middle order. Winning is important, more important is learning at this stage. Nothing wrong if we lose one or two games, but the seriousness of getting dropped would do justice to this team. So, Relax you guys and enjoy the game of cricket!!!"
Anjali: "Really happy to see a controlled performance from Rohit Sharma, and good to see that he was patient and hung around to see his team home. Hopefully we'll see some good performances from the other 'young' Indian batsmen."
Some of the precognitions turned out to be woefully wrong in the end. But keep them coming through the series.
Sammy: "We didn't score enough runs, we kept taking wickets but the total wasn't big enough to put pressure on them. It's a turning track and we wanted to have the best of the conditions when batting first. Desmond Haynes, our batting consultant, has been doing a good job and we just need to execute our plans properly."
Raina: "The bowlers did a great job, followed by Rohit and Shikhar. The track wasn't good for batting, but we rotated the strike well. We can do better in the field, a couple need to show more intensity. It's looking good at the moment, I hope we do well in the next game."
Rohit Sharma is Man of the Match: "It was quite difficult initially because the track was turning. It was important to spend some time in the middle to play our shots. We are used to the workload, with the IPL and it depends on each individual. I just want to keep scoring runs and I'm happy to start the tournament on a good note. I'm very much hungry for runs."
That's all from us today, folks. Join us again in a couple of days time for the second ODI. Hope you enjoyed this one. Cheers
44.5
6
Sammy to Harbhajan, SIX runs
44.4
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Sammy to Harbhajan, no run
short of a good length on the off, Harbhajan moves back and knocks it towards cover
44.3
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Sammy to Harbhajan, no run
good length on the off, defended towards extra cover
44.2
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Sammy to Harbhajan, no run
fullish on middle, Harbhajan gets across and defends it back to the bowler
44.1
1
Sammy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
shortish on leg stump, turned away past square leg for a single
Harbhajan walks in. Sammy runs in
end of over 443 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 210/6CRR: 4.77 • RRR: 0.83
Rohit Sharma67 (74b 3x4 1x6)
Ravi Rampaul 10-0-58-2
Daren Sammy 9-0-45-0
India's victory delayed by a bit. Rampaul has walked off the field to nurse his fingers.
43.6
W
Rampaul to Pathan, OUT
excellent catch from Rampaul, does what Martin failed to do and this was a far more difficult chance, pitched on a length and Yusuf drives it back hard but Rampaul stays alert and pouches it well on his follow through, good stuff
Yusuf Pathan c & b Rampaul 10 (12b 0x4 1x6 19m) SR: 83.33
43.5
1
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
eased off the front foot wide of extra cover for a single
43.4
1
Rampaul to Pathan, 1 run
gets on the back foot and knocks it down into the leg side for a single
JP: "Why people are bashing Raina saying "part time captain"? Really, we all know why he is a captain now. Just relax, this is his first game. I would love to see more games and his bowling changes and fielding placements."
43.3
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Rampaul to Pathan, no run
short and wide, tries to slash that past point, makes no contact
43.2
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Rampaul to Pathan, no run
goodish length on the off, defended towards cover
43.1
1
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
short ball outside off, it's guided down to third man for a single
end of over 438 runs
IND: 207/5CRR: 4.81 • RRR: 1.14
Yusuf Pathan9 (8b 1x6)
Rohit Sharma65 (72b 3x4 1x6)
Daren Sammy 9-0-45-0
Ravi Rampaul 9-0-55-1
42.6
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Sammy to Pathan, no run
short of a good length, taps it towards cover, no single on offer there
42.5
6
Sammy to Pathan, SIX runs
length ball and Yusuf gives it the treatment, hammers it hard over the bowler's head for a flat six
42.4
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Sammy to Pathan, no run
good length on the off, defended towards cover, Yusuf wants the single but Rohit sends him back
42.3
1
Sammy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
slower one bowled short on the off, pushed wide of midwicket for a single
42.2
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Sammy to Rohit Sharma, no run
full outside off and Rohit wants to smash the daylights out of that one but misses and instead it is Baugh who gets hit
42.1
1
Sammy to Pathan, 1 run
slightly short on the off, defended into the off side for a single
Rohit has cramps and the physio's out helping him get back on his feet.
Chucky doll: "If I am the coach, I would give a loooong stare to Raina. Hopefully, he won't do something silly like this again. Ah... young blood, wanted to finish in heroic fashion and perished with job unfinished."
All's well now after a delay. Sammy runs in
end of over 4210 runs
IND: 199/5CRR: 4.73 • RRR: 2.00
Yusuf Pathan2 (4b)
Rohit Sharma64 (70b 3x4 1x6)
Ravi Rampaul 9-0-55-1
Anthony Martin 10-0-39-2
41.6
1
Rampaul to Pathan, 1 run
bowled full on the off, Yusuf gets that past square leg for a single to keep strike
41.5
1
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
Rohit is tiring now, pushed down the ground to long-on and appears in a bit of difficulty at the other end, is it cramps? We don't know yet
Sam: "This is exactly why Raina is only a part-time captain! Why throw away your wicket ? Can't you be satisfied running 10 or 15 times and make it home ? Immaturity shows."
41.4
2
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs
a couple more, low full toss again and Rohit helps that past square leg for another brace
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