India vs West Indies (Chennai) 20th March

ICC World Cup 2011 – 20^th March

42^nd Match – Group B     (day/night    50-over match)

Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai,

India won by 80 runs;

India won the toss and picked to bat first;

Scoreboard:

India            268/10    (49.1 over)

India Innings	50 over maximum	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
G Gambhir	c Russell b Rampaul	22	26	4	0	84.61
SR Tendulkar	c †Thomas b Rampaul	2	4	0	0	50.00
V Kohli	b Rampaul	59	76	5	0	77.63
Yuvraj Singh	c & b Pollard	113	123	10	2	91.86
MS Dhoni*†	st †Thomas b Bishoo	22	30	1	0	73.33
SK Raina	c Rampaul b Sammy	4	8	0	0	50.00
YK Pathan	b Rampaul	11	10	1	0	110.00
Harbhajan Singh	c Pollard b Russell	3	6	0	0	50.00
R Ashwin	not out	10	7	1	0	142.85
Z Khan	b Rampaul	5	3	1	0	166.66
MM Patel	b Russell	1	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, w 9)	16

Total (all out; 49.1 over) 268 (5.45 runs per over)

Did not bat: All batted;

Fall of wickets:

1-8 (Tendulkar, 0.6 over), 2-51 (Gambhir, 8.3 over), 3-173 (Kohli, 32.2 over), 4-218 (Dhoni, 41.4 over), 5-232 (Raina, 43.5 over), 6-240 (Yuvraj Singh, 44.6 over), 7-251 (Pathan, 46.4 over), 8-259 (Harbhajan Singh, 47.5 over), 9-267 (Khan, 48.5 over), 10-268 (Patel, 49.1 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
R Rampaul	10	0	51	5	5.10	(1w)
SJ Benn	4	0	32	0	8.00
AD Russell	9.1	1	46	2	5.01	(2w)
DJG Sammy	6	0	35	1	5.83	(1w)
D Bishoo	10	0	48	1	4.80
KA Pollard	10	0	49	1	4.90	(1w)

West Indies            188/10    (43 over)    (lost by 80 runs)

West Indies Innings	(target: 269 runs from 50 overs)	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
DS Smith	b Khan	81	97	7	1	83.50
KA Edwards	lbw b Ashwin	17	17	1	1	100.00
DM Bravo	c Harbhajan Singh b Raina	22	29	1	1	75.86
RR Sarwan	c Ashwin b Khan	39	68	3	0	57.35
KA Pollard	c Pathan b Harbhajan Singh	1	3	0	0	33.33
DC Thomas†	st †Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh	2	8	0	0	25.00
DJG Sammy*	run out (Raina/Patel)	2	4	0	0	50.00
AD Russell	c Pathan b Yuvraj Singh	0	5	0	0	0.00
SJ Benn	c Patel b Khan	3	12	0	0	25.00
D Bishoo	not out	6	11	1	0	54.54
R Rampaul	b Ashwin	1	4	0	0	25.00
Extras	(lb 8, w 6)	14

Total (all out; 43 over) 188 (4.37 runs per over)

Did not bat: All batted;

Fall of wickets:

1-34 (Edwards, 6.2 over), 2-91 (Bravo, 16.6 over), 3-154 (Smith, 30.3 over), 4-157 (Pollard, 31.5 over), 5-160 (Thomas, 34.2 over), 6-162 (Sammy, 35.3 over), 7-165 (Russell, 36.6 over), 8-179 (Benn, 39.6 over), 9-182 (Sarwan, 41.1 over), 10-188 (Rampaul, 42.6 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
R Ashwin	10	0	41	2	4.10	(1w)
Z Khan	6	0	26	3	4.33	(2w)
Harbhajan Singh	9	1	35	1	3.88	(1w)
YK Pathan	7	0	28	0	4.00
SK Raina	2	0	12	1	6.00
Yuvraj Singh	4	0	18	2	4.50
MM Patel	5	0	20	0	4.00	(1w)

Player of the match:    Yuvraj Singh (India)

Umpires:        SJ Davis (Australia) and SJA Taufel (Australia)

TV umpire:        BNJ Oxenford (Australia)

India sparked to second spot of Group B as they clinched an easy victory over West Indies before some inspired bowling from Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh could be made. Although some tedious cricket from the visitors while chasing 269, but Devon Smith assured some hopes for West Indies to win their final group match, all the hopes ruined when Smith bowled out by stand-out Zaheer Khan in 31^st over. Except first four batsmen nobody could touch the double figure line as they had a chase all wrapped up for the second match in a row. West Indies lost their eight wickets for just 34 runs.

Yuvraj secured his maiden century of World Cup 2011, he fought well although the first wicket of Sachin Tendulkar fell in very first over while facing Rampaul who achieved his 5-wicket haul in World Cup tournament. It was worse for West Indies when Darren Sammy dropped Yuvraj twice; chances were tough but not impossible for him, at 9 and 13. Virat Kohli stood by with his partner Yuvraj to make a vital 3^rd wicket 122-runs stand. India would play their quarter final with Australia in Ahmedabad on 24^th March while West Indies would face dangerous contender Pakistan in Dhaka on 23^rd of this month.