Rampaul top edges a pull, Shami calls for it, and runs towards square leg to hold on to the skier, Dhoni jumps with delight, and plucks out a stump
India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI at Delhi, Oct 11 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That is all from this game. Good night
Mohammed Shami is the Man of the Match.
MS Dhoni: "Quite difficult (to get 263), but quite a few batsmen got off to a decent start (and got out), we lost two wickets close to the 40th over. That was very crucial. We were short by 20 runs because of that. Virat is an important character in our team the way he bats, he got runs today which will definitely help him. Raina batted excellently, has carried his form from the Champions League. They have to convert these starts into bigger innings. Shami bowled really well. There was a bit of reverse swing, he got us vital breakthroughs. Mishra was crucial again, he was willing to flight the ball. Once the ball gets wet or there is no turn, Jadeja does not flight the ball. That is why I used Mishra more. I feel quite a few things are missing. We have to pull our socks up. We have not played to our potential. This game is a crucial eye opener for us. We are on the winning side, but we could have lost this."
Dwayne Bravo: "Thought at one point we had it in the bag. Give credit to India. Jaddu. Mahi and the boys put pressure on us. Very small ground, we batted well upfront. Losing wickets at crucial times, lost our way in the middle. Definitely have to work on that. At CSK he (Dhoni) says he always hit my slower balls out of the ground. So I am still waiting."
West Indies collapsing from 170 for 2 to 215 all out. Smith and Pollard were in control when Mishra removed the latter, and then strangled Samuels long enough for the chase to lose steam. West Indies were 189 for 4 when the ball was changed in the 41st over. They needed 75 from 59, but Mishra removed Ramdin first delivery with the dry ball, and Jadeja took two in the next over from that end. Game over.
Jadeja says it was difficult to grip the ball because of dew. Still, he and Mishra have taken 5 for 84 in 19 overs between them.
full delivery, and this has been slammed in the gap between extra cover and mid off
full toss flayed to mid off, where Mishra misfields
pushes a length ball to point
tries to work it off the pads but misses
drives a full delivery to extra cover
follows him as he backs away to leg, Rampaul jabs it back to the bowler
tries to push off the back foot, inside edges on to pad
Adarsh: "170 for 2 to 201 for 9!! That's the most dramatic collapse I've ever seen!"
leans forward and defends it back to the bowler
fires it in full into the pad, Rampaul whips it in the air on the bounce to deep midwicket
that is a clean, powerful strike, as Rampaul fetches it from outside off and mows it way over long on
straighter one beats him just outside off, Dhoni can't collect
nine down, and Jadeja has his third, Taylor slogs, doesn't get much distance on it, Bhuvneshwar comes in from long on to take it
takes it from way outside off and slogs it to wide long on
Errol Erskine: "Things are back to normal with the usual WI collapse and that's why when a batter is settled he needs to carry on to the end."
very full around off to end the over, dug out to extra cover
swings and misses a short of a length ball that almost takes out off stump
Waqar: "This match is perfect example of why WI are 8 in ODIs. They just cannot win."
backs away a bit to leg and drags a short of a length ball to deep midwicket
Anglophile: "The West Indies are once again engaged in doing what they do best - snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Let's have some character please, my dear Caribbeans."
freefall for West Indies now, Bravo goes after this pitched up delivery, and slices it tamely to long off