India have finally beaten one of the top teams in the World Cup. West Indies go into the quarters without a single win. Straight armer from Ashwin, slips past the ugliest of leg-side heaves and crashes into the furniture. Great World Cup debut for Ashwin, one of the things that went right for India today. In the end, they have managed to pull off a rather convincing win.
India vs West Indies, 42nd Match, Group B at Chennai, Mar 20 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
42nd Match, Group B (D/N), Chennai, March 20, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup
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end of over 432 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 188/10CRR: 4.37 • RRR: 11.57
Devendra Bishoo6 (11b 1x4)
Ravichandran Ashwin 10-0-41-2
Zaheer Khan 6-0-26-3
On behalf of Sriram Veera and the rest of the crew, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. It's sudden death from now on, seven cracking games ahead of us. Join us for the fun. See you all, there!
That's about it then for tonight. After all that fuss, we have narrowed down from 14 teams to eight. How many predicted that these very teams would make the knockouts? Here's the QF line-up just to reiterate - Pak-WI, Mirpur, 23rd | Ind-Aus, Motera, 24th | NZ-SA, Mirpur, 25th | SL-Eng, Colombo, 26th. Here is Sid Monga's bulletin, it's getting updated at the moment.
Yuvraj is the Man of the Match. Three MoMs in one World Cup. I doubt if that's been done before. "It's been good, I went in and was middling the ball, so happy with the way it went. When you lose early wickets, you need a partnership going. Me and Virat took us to 220, very happy with the way it went. I was getting stomach cramps, but wanted to bat till the end. Very happy with the team effort today. We have our batting plans. Our batting is going well, once we get the bowling and fielding going we should be ok. Looking forward to the Aussies."
Dhoni: "It's a pleasure playing in Chennai .. Whole 50 overs are important, until the 50th over you got yo be at your best. The game really changed once Zaheer gave us the breakthrough, until then Devon was batting really well. After that we could put pressure on both sides, and got more wickets than we needed. There is a gradual improvement (from 7 for 29 to 7 for 51) I am sure we will be at our best in the quarters. That's the positive I will take out of this. Being in the present is a better option that thinking of the past or worrying about the future." Dhoni at his philosophical best there.
Sammy: "Rampaul was really good in his first game ... but we could not find our A game. Hope to do that in Dhaka against Pakistan."
QF line-up: 24th - Ind v Aus in Ahd, 26th - Eng v SL in Colombo, WI-Pak and SA-NZ will play in Mirpur, one of them on 23rd and other on 25th. Still not sure which of those two games will be played on which day.
Zaheer, probably said this unintentionally: "As a bowling unit, I think I am doing well." But he gets it right. If not for Zaheer, India would have capsized today. The Smith dismissal changed the course of this game completely.
Nishu: "West indies returned the favour to india by giving 3 more wicket... india 28 runs 5 wicket and west indies 28 runs 8 wickets."
42.6
W
Ashwin to Rampaul, OUT
Ravi Rampaul b Ashwin 1 (4b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 25
42.5
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Ashwin to Rampaul, no run
back of a length on middle and leg, dabbed to the leg side
42.4
1
Ashwin to Bishoo, 1 run
fuller on middle and off, driven wide of extra cover
42.3
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Ashwin to Bishoo, no run
whoa, that's worth a review? No, too high. Bishoo looks to reverse sweep and misses, but is hit above the pad
42.2
1
Ashwin to Rampaul, 1 run
on the pads, tapped to the leg side for a single
42.1
•
Ashwin to Rampaul, no run
grips and turns from leg stump line, Rampaul prods forward and defends
end of over 424 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 186/9CRR: 4.42 • RRR: 10.37
Devendra Bishoo5 (9b 1x4)
Ravi Rampaul0 (0b)
Zaheer Khan 6-0-26-3
Ravichandran Ashwin 9-0-39-1
41.6
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Khan to Bishoo, no run
yorker on the toes to end the over, Bishoo can't get it away and plays to the leg side
41.5
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Khan to Bishoo, no run
fuller from Zaheer, Bishoo digs it out from the crease to the off side
41.4
4
Khan to Bishoo, FOUR runs
interesting shot from the small-built Bishoo. Stands up to the bounce of a hustling short ball and politely opens the face to upper cut rather well, almost all the way to third man
41.3
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Khan to Bishoo, no run
still can't get the single away, squeezing the steer past point but not for runs
41.2
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Khan to Bishoo, no run
back of a length on off stump, Bishoo gets behind the line and defends
You have to feel for Ravi Rampaul. He deserved to be in the winning team today. He's out there at No. 11.
41.1
W
Khan to Sarwan, OUT
Sarwan came in to an even game, has seen the pressure mount around him, and has now exited in a whimper. Back of a length from Zaheer, angling the slower ball across at 119 kph, Sarwan tries to stay back on the crease and manufacture a carved boundary over the off side. Ashwin, was however, placed on the cover boundary and easily ran across to pouch the uppish slap.
Ramnaresh Sarwan c Ashwin b Khan 39 (68b 3x4 0x6 111m) SR: 57.35
end of over 413 runs
WI: 182/8CRR: 4.43 • RRR: 9.66
Ramnaresh Sarwan39 (67b 3x4)
Devendra Bishoo1 (4b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 9-0-39-1
Zaheer Khan 5-0-22-2
kamal, tongue in cheek - "Munaf doing a Jonty!!! I cant believe my eyes.India's fielding is at its best today."
40.6
1
Ashwin to Sarwan, 1 run
tossed up on the pads, flicked straight to deep midwicket for a single
40.6
1w
Ashwin to Sarwan, 1 wide
Ashwin slides one down the leg side and to rebowl this ball.
40.5
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Ashwin to Sarwan, no run
back of a length on off stump from over the wicket and turning in. Sarwan just blocks.
40.4
1
Ashwin to Bishoo, 1 run
over-pitched and driven straight to Raina whose enthusiasm gives away an overthrow. He has a shy at the bowler's end and misses.
40.3
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Ashwin to Bishoo, no run
sharp turn, Bishoo is left prodding away as it breaks away from him and he gets it away to slip
40.2
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Ashwin to Bishoo, no run
back of a length, Bishoo still got forward and defended
40.1
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Ashwin to Bishoo, no run
back of a length from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot.
Bishoo comes in. Ashwin gets a second spell. Slip, silly point and short leg.
end of over 405 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 179/8CRR: 4.47 • RRR: 9.00
Ramnaresh Sarwan38 (65b 3x4)
Zaheer Khan 5-0-22-2
Harbhajan Singh 9-0-35-1
39.6
W
Khan to Benn, OUT
A sight for the ages. Munaf has taken a tumbling catch. He did not have to tumble, but that's alright I guess. Slower ball from Zaheer, comes much after Benn got into his on-side chip. He ended up looping it gently to the left of mid-on. Munaf moves across, goes down on his knees as he completes the catch. West Indies have put the 'plod' in 'implode' here.
Sulieman Benn c Patel b Khan 3 (12b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 25
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