That's it. India wrap up the series with a comfortable win. Powell attempts to pull a slow delivery from Yuvraj, is too early into the stroke and skies it to for Raina to hold a simple catch at cover.
India vs West Indies, 4th ODI at Vadodara, Jan 31 2007 - Match Result
West Indies have surrendered rather meekly. The players, from both the teams, shake hands. And with the umpires. Greg Chappell is out there as well, greeting the players and the umpires. Smiles all around the Indian camp. So that's that. West Indies's tour of India is done and dusted. Brian Lara's last ODI innings in India ended up in tragic circumstances. Sachin Tendulkar had a great day though. Stroked a fine 100 before leading , after Dravid left the field due to cramps, the side to an easy win.
Man-of-the-Match Sachin Tendulkar . He has been nominated as the Man of the Series as well. "Ya. Much needed. I was playing well but not converting it. So this was pretty good.... I am quite happy. "
Arun Lal, the presenter, says something about how Tendulkar played like Tendulkar that we know and such stuff. Tendulkar looked grim and then said. :" I have always played the way I wanted to play according to the situation. I have been playing for a long while now,( read... I know what I am doing) so people should appreciate that." Ah! firm reply to the critics.
Lara has been awarded Rs 2 Lakh for playing his last ODI innings in Indian soil. Pity he had to go the way he did but that's that.
This is Sriram Veera, along with Sajan Nair, signing off. Ciao!
drifts on the off stump line, defended to the off side
on the middle stump line, worked to the on side
well outside the off stump, he reaches out for it but can't get to it
Agarkar tries his luck with short pitched stuff again but this time he is pulled to long leg
swinging yorker, on the middle stump line, almost beaten, pushes it out to midwicket
slides that one in with a round-arm action, on the off and middle, defended to the off side
attempts a yorker, outside off stump, stabbed away to the on side
Uthappa takes a very good catch. Agarkar bangs it short, at the off stump line and Emrit pulls weakly and it looks as if it would drop short of Uthappa at midwicket but he dives forward to take a neat catch
low full toss, outside off, steered to deep point
wide outside off, left alone
low full toss, comes down the track and drives to long on
slightly short of length, cut past point
tossed up, outside off, Bradshaw plays for the spin- Yuvraj rarely turns, only at the top of the run-up, and is beaten
driven to Ganguly at long on. He fires in a direct hit at the non-striker's end
swing and a miss. In the zone outside off stump, on a length, Emrit doesn't move his front foot, just has a swing and the ball shaves past outside edge
around the off stump line, driven to cover
Bradshaw shuffles across, and flicks a delivery from the middle stump line to behind square leg
Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara | |
Toss | West Indies, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2006/07 |
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Player Of The Series | |
Series result | India won the 4-match series 3-1 |
Match number | ODI no. 2493 |
Hours of play (local time) | 09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45 |
Match days | 31 January 2007 - day (50-over match) |
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