Monday, June 29, 2009
India vs West Indies 2009 2nd ODI - Indian wickets
Shameful batting by India
India vs West Indies (2009) 2nd ODI Scorecard
India vs West Indies
Played at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2009 (50-over match)
Result - West Indies beat India by 8 wickets
India innings (50 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
Dinesh Karthik | c D.Ramdin b J.Taylor | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | ||
Gautam Gambhir | c D.Ramdin b R.Rampaul | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rohit Sharma | c R.Morton b R.Rampaul | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Yuvraj Singh | c D.Ramdin b J.Taylor | 35 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 106.06 | ||
MS Dhoni (W) (C) | b J.Taylor | 95 | 130 | 6 | 2 | 73.08 | ||
Yusuf Pathan | c C.Gayle b D.Bravo | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ravindra Jadeja | c D.Ramdin b R.Rampaul | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | ||
Harbhajan Singh | c D.Ramdin b D.Bravo | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Parveen Kumar | c C.Gayle b R.Rampaul | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
RP Singh | c S.Benn b D.Bravo | 23 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 30.67 | ||
Ashish Nehra | Not Out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Extras | (lb 4, w 12) | 16 | ||||||
Total | (all out; 48.2 overs) | 188 | (3.89 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets: 1. Dinesh Karthik 4 (0.5), 2. Gautam Gambhir 6 (1.2), 3. Rohit Sharma 7 (1.4), 4. Yuvraj Singh 54 (12.1), 5. Yusuf Pathan 57 (14.2), 6. Ravindra Jadeja 70 (17.1), 7. Harbhajan Singh 81 (20.4), 8. Praveen Kumar 82 (21.3), 9. RP Singh 183 (47.3), 10. MS Dhoni 188 (48.2)
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
Jerome Taylor | 9.2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3.75 | (w 3) |
Ravi Rampaul | 10 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 3.70 | (w 2) |
Dwayne Bravo | 9 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2.89 | (w 2) |
Suleiman Benn | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 | (w 1) |
David Bernard | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5.14 | |
Chris Gayle | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | (w 2) |
Power Play: 1-10, 11-15, 23-27
West Indies innings (50 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
Chris Gayle (C) | c G.Gambhir b R.Sharma | 64 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 139.13 | ||
Runako Morton | Not Out | 85 | 102 | 6 | 1 | 83.33 | ||
Ramnaresh Sarwan | st M.Dhoni b R.Sharma | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88.24 | ||
Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Not Out | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 43.90 | ||
Dwayne Bravo | ||||||||
Darren Bravo | ||||||||
Jerome Taylor | ||||||||
Denesh Ramdin (W) | ||||||||
David Bernard | ||||||||
Sulieman Benn | ||||||||
Ravi Rampaul | ||||||||
Extras | (lb 5, w 4, nb 1) | 10 | ||||||
Total | (2 wickets; 34.1 overs) | 192 | (5.62 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets: 1. Chris Gayle 101 (15.2), 2. Ramnaresh Sarwan 132 (21.1)
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
Parveen Kumar | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 5.29 | (w 1) |
Ashish Nehra | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | (nb 1) |
RP Singh | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | |
Yusuf Pathan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | |
Harbhajan Singh | 8.1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.51 | (w 2) |
Rohit Sharma | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3.38 | (w 1) |
Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Power Play: 1-10
Man of the match: Ravi Rampaul
India vs West Indies 2009 : 2nd ODI - Yuvraj’s wicket
Bring back Sachin and Dravid?
Gambhir’s form seems to have deserted him, Rohit is a mystery, Raina and Dhoni just seem to be fraud batsmen. It maybe a backward step but it might be time to reinstate the masters Sachin and Dravid of winning matches for India.
India vs West Indies : Darren Bravo impresses on debut
“He didn’t show any form of nerves, being around his brother actually calmed him down a bit. He did well batting and in the outfield as well and hopefully he can get a bigger score if the opportunity comes across him again,” Gayle said of Darren Bravo.
Darren Bravo came in to bat following the dismissal of his half-brother Dwayne, and put on 36 in quick time with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was anchoring the run chase. But when Chanderpaul fell with the score on 224, the game swung decisively in India’s favour - though they did suffer a lower-order scare - and Darren Bravo followed soon after, miscuing a pull off Harbhajan Singh.
“He’s good. He will improve, the more international cricket he plays the better for him,” Dhoni said, suggesting that youngsters ought to be given more exposure at the international stage. “Most of the players who play at the international level have the talent - it’s just that some players get more backing than others. Some are considered match-winners and often match-winners are given more time compared to others.”
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2009 - Fixtures
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2009 Fixtures/Schedule | |
Date and Time | Match |
Mon Jun 29 - Wed Jul 1 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | Sri Lanka Cricket XI v Pakistanis Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo |
Sat Jul 4 - Wed Jul 8 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | 1st Test - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Galle International Stadium |
Sun Jul 12 - Thu Jul 16 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | 2nd Test - Sri Lanka v Pakistan P Sara Oval, Colombo |
Mon Jul 20 - Fri Jul 24 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | 3rd Test - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
Mon Jul 27 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | TBC v Pakistanis Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala |
Thu Jul 30 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | 1st ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
Sat Aug 1 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | 2nd ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
Mon Aug 3 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 10:00 IST | 3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
Fri Aug 7 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST | 4th ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Sun Aug 9 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST | 5th ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Wed Aug 12 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST | Only T20I - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Saturday, June 27, 2009
West Indies vs. India Match Time
28 Jun 2009
2nd One Day International, Sabina Park, Kingston
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India Tour of West Indies 2009 ( One Day International )
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West Indies vs India
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03 Jul 2009
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India beat West Indies in first ODI by 20 runs
The Indian batsmen scored an intimidating 339 for six after opting to bat at Sabina Park. The hosts responded with 319 in 48.1 overs.
For the West Indians, Shivnarain Chanderpaul top scored with 63, while wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin played a sparkling 29-run knock.
Earlier, Yuvraj treated the West Indian bowlers with utter disdain, clobbering them for seven huge sixes and 10 boundaries apart from sharing a crucial 135-run stand with Dinesh Karthik (67).
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (41), Yusuf Pathan (40 unbeaten) and Harbhajan Singh (21 not out) also chipped in with useful contributions.
With the wicket of Chanderpaul in the 36th over it looked all over for the hosts but their lower order batted with steely resolve and made it an edge-of-the-seat contest.
West Indies required 21 off the last two overs with one wicket in hand but Ashish Nehra removed Ramdin in the first ball of the 49th over to bring a huge relief for his side.
Ramnaresh Sarwan (45) and Runako Morton (42) did well and got the starts for the West Indies but could not convert those into big knocks.
Jerome Taylor (21) and David Bernard (19), batting at number seven and nine respectively did their best but their effort went in vain in the end.
For India, Nehra (3/49) and Yusuf Pathan (3/56) took three wickets each. It was raining sixes as 23 of them were hit in the match.
Yuvraj's 131 for India leaves Windies chasing 340

Yuvraj struck 10 fours and seven sixes from 102 balls to propel India to 339 for six from their 50 overs, after the visitors chose to bat at Sabina Park in the opener to their four-match series in the Caribbean.
When Yuvraj entered, India had stumbled to 32 for two in the eighth over, following the dismissals of Gautam Gambhir in the fifth over and Rohit Sharma in the eighth.
Gambhir was caught at mid-wicket for 13 when he miscued a hook at Jerome Taylor, and Sharma was caught at deep square leg for four when he top-edged a pull off Lionel Baker.
But Yuvraj joined Karthik, and the left-hander treated the modest crowd to a breath-taking array of strokes to reach his hundred from 88 balls, when he steered Taylor to third man for a single.
He added 135 for the third wicket with Dinesh Karthik, who was caught behind off Dave Bernard Jr for 67 from 77 balls, when he miscued a scoop shot in the 29th over.
Yuvraj reached 50 from 55 balls, when he turned a delivery from West Indies captain Chris Gayle into square leg for two, and then dominated an 86-run, fourth-wicket stand with India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Yuvraj indulged himself during the Batting Power Play that spanned the 34th and 38th overs, when he smashed two fours and six sixes, as India added 62 runs.
The 37th over was particularly memorable for Yuvraj, when he struck Taylor for two sixes - over mid-wicket and long-off - in an over that cost 21.
But Yuvraj was slightly hobbled by a Taylor yorker, and eventually tamely surrendered, when he was caught behind off Dwayne Bravo in the 39th over glancing a leg-side delivery.
After his dismissal, India made steady, if not spectacular progress in the closing overs, and left West Indies with a difficult assignment in the second half of the match.
Dwayne Bravo captured two wickets for 66 runs from his 10 overs to be the pick of West Indies' bowlers.
India vs WI 2009 : India draws first blood, courtsey Yuvraj
But all was not good for Yuvraj at the start of the innings. He started of slowly but at the other end Dinesh Karthik was scoring freely and that took the pressure of him. The story of Gambhir and Rohit was same as T20 World Cup, both got out to bouncers again. Dhoni batted slowly again, and it was left to Yusuf and Bhajji to up the ante in the death overs.
Another pleasing thing for India from this match was the ‘injured man’ Ashish Nehra. He bowled well and picked up 3 crucial wickets. In Zaheer’s absence he has to play the role of the experienced fast bowler and he did that nicely today.
India vs West Indies (2009) 1st ODI Scorecard
India in West Indies ODI Series 2009 - 1st ODI
India vs West Indies
Played at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, 26 June 2009 (50-over match)
India innings (50 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
Dinesh Karthik | c D.Ramdin b D.Bernard | 67 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 87.01 | ||
Gautam Gambhir | c D.Bravo b J.Taylor | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 92.86 | ||
Rohit Sharma | c D.Bravo b L.Baker | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Yuvraj Singh | c D.Ramdin b D.Bravo | 131 | 102 | 10 | 7 | 128.43 | ||
MS Dhoni (W) (C) | run out (D.Ramdin) | 41 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 89.13 | ||
Ravindra Jadeja | c D.Ramdin b D.Bravo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Yusuf Pathan | Not Out | 40 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 105.26 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | Not Out | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 161.54 | |
RP Singh | ||||||||
Ishant Sharma | ||||||||
Ashish Nehra | ||||||||
Extras | (b 1,lb 8, w 10, nb 3) | 22 | ||||||
Total | (6 wickets; 50 overs) | 339 | (6.78 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets: 1. Gautam Gambhir 25 (4.3), 2. Rohit Sharma 32 (7.2), 3. Dinesh Karthik 167 (28.4), 4. Yuvraj Singh 253 (38.1), 5. Ravindra Jadeja 253 (38.2), 6. MS Dhoni 298 (46.2)
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
Jerome Taylor | 10 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 7.40 | (nb 2, w 3) |
Lionel Baker | 9 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 6.89 | (nb 1, w 1) |
Dwayne Bravo | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 6.60 | (w 3) |
David Bernard | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 6.25 | (w 3) |
Suleiman Benn | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.00 | |
Chris Gayle | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
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I hope this revivs cricket in Pakistan which has been affected a great deal by terrorism and ICL. Razzaq is already back with more to follow, Pakistan team will soon be back to its full strength and with the confidence of winning a World Cup behind them they can scale new hieghts.
Afridi booms again!
54 runs from 40 balls chasing a low total is worth its weight in gold! Afridi has been sent on earth to play Twenty20. Two consecutive man of the series awards in the world cups! Amazing feat.
Boom Boom Afridi!