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
West Indies vs India, Only T20I at Port of Spain, Jun 04 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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.
some late entertainment for the crowd here, Hyatt gets stuck into that length delivery, sending it into the stands behind long-on
makes a bit of room and Yusuf chases him, cracks it towards Kohli at long-on on the bounce
swept hard and on the bounce towards deep square leg for a single
short on the off, Hyatt's turn this time, waited for it to turn in and pulled it hard over midwicket for a boundary
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
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
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
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
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
change in pace and Barnwell misses out there, tries to swing it away again but was into the shot too early, made no contact
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
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
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
that's disappeared, flighted, bowled full on middle, gets forward, bends low and dispatches it over deep midwicket for a massive six
flicked uppishly wide of square leg for a brace
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
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
full on middle, swung away on the bounce to deep midwicket for a single
the legcutter, shortish on the off, chops it to short third man for a single