that's it, all over, fullish outside off, steers it wide of point for a couple in the deep to make it 2-0
West Indies vs India, 2nd ODI at Port of Spain, Jun 08 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI, Port of Spain, June 08, 2011, India tour of West Indies
240/9
(33.4/37 ov, T:183) 183/3
India won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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West Indies were making a match of it at 175 for 2 but Amit Mishra and Munaf Patel combined to restrict West Indies to what turned out to be a below-par 240. Dhawan fell early, but Kohli and Parthiv batted well; Kohli was determined, Parthiv was the busier batsman and both forged a 120-run stand. Raina looked at ease in the middle and help finish off the game. West Indies haven't announced their squad for the next three games. Will Chris Gayle return? We'll wait and see. I'll get you the details from the presentation in just a bit.
Sammy: "We put ourselves in a good position but we didn't capitalise in the end. We were about 30 runs short. We rotated the strike better today, but we didn't get one of the top batsmen to bat through. We were on the back foot in the latter part of the overs, losing wickets at regular intervals. The intent from the batsmen was good initially. Samuels has been out for a while, but we saw how well he was batting. Sarwan is also stablising the middle order for us. We can't fault the effort of the bowlers, they've been doing their job. Hopefully, In Antigua, we'll have a better surface for us to play our style of cricket."
Raina: "Bowlers executed the plans very well. Amit Mishra bowled very well in the Powerplay. Munaf gave us breakthroughs as well, and Virat and Parthiv did well in the chase. Virat showed great responsibility."
Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match: "I was disappointed getting out in the last game, but did well today. Parthiv played amazingly and we had a good partnership up front. I spoke to seniors who suggested I use the pace of the ball, more than force the shots trying to hit the ball too hard. The last 18 months have gone well for me, I've started to enjoy the batting a lot more. It's a good feeling to get to 2000 runs and I'd like to take responsibility of the team if needed at any point of time."
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33.4
2
Rampaul to Raina, 2 runs
33.3
1
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
shortish outside off, cut down towards third man for a single
33.2
4
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs
picks it beautifully, the field is up on the leg side and he takes that from middle and launches it over midwicket, bounces a couple of times before rolling over the ropes
33.1
•
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, no run
short of a good length outside off, can't quite pierce the off-side field, plays it towards cover
end of over 331 run
IND: 176/3CRR: 5.33 • RRR: 1.75
Rohit Sharma2 (11b)
Suresh Raina24 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Devendra Bishoo 7-0-37-1
Ravi Rampaul 6-0-25-1
32.6
1
Bishoo to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
gets on the back foot and cracks it past extra cover for a single to keep strike
32.5
•
Bishoo to Rohit Sharma, no run
punched off the back foot wide of point, no single on offer
32.4
•
Bishoo to Rohit Sharma, no run
tries to sweep it square this time, struck on the thighs
32.3
•
Bishoo to Rohit Sharma, no run
lovely delivery, beaten completey, pitched on leg and turned away sharply, beating Rohit with the spin as he tried to open the face at the last moment, just missed off
32.2
•
Bishoo to Rohit Sharma, no run
played away off the back foot towards midwicket
32.1
•
Bishoo to Rohit Sharma, no run
short outside off, Rohit is made to reach for it as it turns away, punched to extra cover
end of over 322 runs
IND: 175/3CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 1.60
Rohit Sharma1 (5b)
Suresh Raina24 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Ravi Rampaul 6-0-25-1
Devendra Bishoo 6-0-36-1
31.6
1
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
turned away sweetly past square leg into the deep for a single
31.5
•
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, no run
short of a good length, tries to nudge it into the leg side, gets an inside edge onto his thigh
31.4
•
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, no run
short of a good length outside off, nips back in a hint, pushed straight to extra cover
31.3
•
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, no run
targeting the ribs, shortish on middle, turns it towards square leg
31.2
•
Rampaul to Rohit Sharma, no run
back of a length outside off, knocks it down in front of point
Rohit to face
31.1
1
Rampaul to Raina, 1 run
shortish from round the wicket on leg stump, pulled past square leg for a single
Rampaul returns
end of over 3113 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 173/3CRR: 5.58 • RRR: 1.66
Suresh Raina23 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Devendra Bishoo 6-0-36-1
Kieron Pollard 3-0-27-0
He made a forgettable error in the previous game, was a little fortunate early in the innings when put down by Sammy but has made amends to set up a successful chase here.
30.6
W
Bishoo to Kohli, OUT
holes out trying to finish it off quickly, comes down the track and hits that well but doesn't get enough elevation, cannot clear Pollard at long-off
Virat Kohli c Pollard b Bishoo 81 (103b 6x4 1x6 118m) SR: 78.64
30.5
6
Bishoo to Kohli, SIX runs
that's disappeared, Bishoo tossed it up, landed full on middle, Kohli made a bit of room, took it off a length and smashed it straight over the bowler's head, over the sightscreen for a maximum
30.4
1
Bishoo to Raina, 1 run
driven down the ground to long-off for a single
30.3
1
Bishoo to Kohli, 1 run
flighted outside off, makes room and drives it beautifully past extra cover in the deep, Edwards, I think it is, fields well in the deep, running to his right and returning a quick throw
30.2
4
Bishoo to Kohli, FOUR runs
finds the gap again, drops it really short, waits for it to turn away and rocks back to pull it hard over midwicket for a one bounce four
30.1
1
Bishoo to Raina, 1 run
slightly short on leg, tickles it behind square for a single
Bishoo is back
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