that shall do it for West Indies, Darren Sammy gets under this pitched up delivery and lifts it over the infield, there is deep midwicket, but a single is all West Indies need, and Sammy strolls to the other end with a smile on his face
India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI at Visakhapatnam, Nov 24 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd ODI (D/N), Visakhapatnam, November 24, 2013, West Indies tour of India
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That is all from this game. The series is alive for the final match in Kanpur. It is a day game on Wednesday. Abhishek Purohit signing off till then. Good night.
Darren Sammy is the Man of the Match. Sammy: "I must thank my team-mates for giving me another opportunity. It must have been difficult to do that, seeing how the series has gone for me. Simmons and I communicated well. We backed ourselves to get 90-odd in the last ten overs. Once I am hitting the ball nicely, it was always good for me. Good to contribute in a crucial game."
Dwayne Bravo: "Great team effort. Holder and Rampaul gave us a good start, can't forget young Permaul. Once we got the Indians under 300, we backed ourselves to chase. We planned very well. It was a must-win game for us. We communicated well on the field. The bowlers executed. We fielded well. Bowling to MS, the best player in the world, is always difficult. Well done to young Powell, Simmons and Darren Sammy. Myself getting out at a crucial time. Our aim was for one of the top five batters to bat through the innings. We had four half-centuries today, so that was good."
MS Dhoni: "There was a lot of dew, was difficult for bowlers to even grip the ball, let along putting it in right areas. Toss was crucial. To take it to the last over was a superb bowling effort. The spinners did really well. When we went into bowl, there was plenty of dew, and it kept getting worse. It was very difficult to score runs and rotate strike. We saw that when they batted as well. If there was no dew, 289 was 400-odd on this pitch with so much turn and bounce."
Not often can you accuse him of not throwing his wicket away, but for once, Darren Sammy has done exactly the same. He came in at 185 for 5. There was extra responsibility as West Indies were playing an extra bowler. They needed 22 more when Simmons fell but Sammy wasn't going to give it away tonight. This is as sensible a finishing innings as you'll ever see, and he's still managed a strike-rate of 140. He's led West Indies to their fourth-highest successful chase
Catches galore going down this game. West Indies put down a couple, but India outdid them by dropping at least five chances, including Darren Bravo thrice in four balls. Yuvraj put down Simmons on 43. West Indies were 215 for 5 then.
Lendl Simmons [on what he and Sammy were thinking]: "Just knock it around, keep rotating the strike, build a partnership, bat till the end. Sammy batted well. We stuck to our gameplan and executed it well." Simmons adds it was difficult to bowl. The ball was changed twice when West Indies batted, there was so much dew around.
Kamal: "I'm looking for the guy who sent that feedback saying Sammy's been in the team only to take good catches. #MotherOfJinxes"
49.3
1
Mohit to Sammy, 1 run
49.2
1lb
Mohit to Permaul, 1 leg bye
Mohit goes up in appeal for lbw, this cut in and hit him too high, Sammy and Permaul kept their cool to sneak in the leg bye as the ball rolls square on the off side
All men saving the single in the circle
49.1
1
Mohit to Sammy, 1 run
Sammy was winding up, but he saw this bowled slow, and reined himself in to tap it into the off side for a single
Second bat change for Sammy. Mohit Sharma will bowl the last over
end of over 493 runs • 2 wickets
WI: 286/8CRR: 5.83 • RRR: 3.00
Daren Sammy61 (43b 4x4 4x6)
Veerasammy Permaul0 (0b)
Mohammed Shami 7-0-55-2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9-1-56-2
48.6
1
Shami to Sammy, 1 run
Sammy goes for glory off the short ball and swipes hard, it flies in the air, Yuvraj at midwicket puts in a theatrical dive, but it eludes him, there is a man in the deep though, and Sammy keeps strike for the last over
48.5
W
Shami to Narine, OUT
oh dear, another one throws it away, Narine tries an almighty pull, he is hurried for pace on the short ball, and the top edge ends in square leg's hands, they cross over, and Sammy will be on strike next ball
Sunil Narine c sub (AT Rayudu) b Mohammed Shami 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0
48.4
•
Shami to Narine, no run
mistimes a drive and the ball rolls to extra cover
48.3
•
Shami to Narine, no run
on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
48.2
W
Shami to Holder, OUT
Holder gives it away with a skip down the track and a swing of the bat, thick edge settles into Dhoni's gloves, quite needless
Jason Holder c †Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 7 (5b 1x4 0x6 7m) SR: 140
48.1
2
Shami to Holder, 2 runs
flicked elegantly in the air off the pad and Holder comes back for a couple
end of over 4816 runs
WI: 283/6CRR: 5.89 • RRR: 3.00
Daren Sammy60 (42b 4x4 4x6)
Jason Holder5 (3b 1x4)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9-1-56-2
Ravindra Jadeja 10-1-44-1
47.6
6
Bhuvneshwar to Sammy, SIX runs
that should do it, Sammy receives another high full toss and smashes it in the same region, this time it clears deep midwicket past the desperate, futile attempt from the fielder
47.5
4
Bhuvneshwar to Sammy, FOUR runs
Sammy is sealing this for West Indies, a full toss around off stump, he swings it right between deep midwicket and long on
47.4
1
Bhuvneshwar to Holder, 1 run
pushed down to long off for a single
47.3
4
Bhuvneshwar to Holder, FOUR runs
this drive hits the gap between short third man and backward point, and Holder releases a lot of pressure with this boundary
47.2
•
Bhuvneshwar to Holder, no run
that is another chance, albeit a tough one, there is a sound as the ball passes Holder's bat on the attempted drive, but Dhoni is standing up, and this one does no stick
Keeper standing up
47.1
1
Bhuvneshwar to Sammy, 1 run
a low full toss driven wide of long off, but they'll get only a single, and that brings up a sensible, vital half-century for the West Indies Test captain
Bhuvneshwar to bowl
end of over 474 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 267/6CRR: 5.68 • RRR: 7.33
Daren Sammy49 (39b 3x4 3x6)
Ravindra Jadeja 10-1-44-1
Mohammed Shami 6-0-52-0
46.6
W
Jadeja to Simmons, OUT
that's a goner, with the last ball of his spell, Jadeja keeps India alive, this comes in with the angle, Simmons is caught on the crease, misses the whip and is hit low on the pad in front of middle and leg
Lendl Simmons lbw b Jadeja 62 (74b 5x4 1x6 116m) SR: 83.78
46.5
1
Jadeja to Sammy, 1 run
drills a full delivery out to wide long off
46.4
1
Jadeja to Simmons, 1 run
Simmons goes a long way outside leg but ends up choppingthe cut, short third man fields to his right
46.3
1
Jadeja to Sammy, 1 run
Sammy defends, a thick inside edge rolls to vacant midwicket, and another single is on
46.2
1lb
Jadeja to Simmons, 1 leg bye
Simmons tries the slog sweep, does not connect, is hit on the body, and takes the leg bye
46.1
•
Jadeja to Simmons, no run
backs away and cuts hard, finds backward point
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