West Indies beat India by 8 wickets in the second one-day international to level the series 1-1 at Sabina Park on Sunday.
The game was dominated by West Indies from the beginning. A gritty 95 from skipper MS Dhoni and his defiant 101-run ninth-wicket stand with RP Singh helped pull India out of a rut and reach a decent 188 after being 82/8.
On a pitch that produced more than 600 runs barely 2 days ago, the Windies new ball bowlers looked a lot more dangerous with recalled Ravi Rampaul (4/37), Jerome Taylor (3/35),and Dwayne Bravo (3/26) hitting the deck to make the ball bounce.
On a pitch that produced more than 600 runs barely 2 days ago, the Windies new ball bowlers looked a lot more dangerous with recalled Ravi Rampaul (4/37), Jerome Taylor (3/35),and Dwayne Bravo (3/26) hitting the deck to make the ball bounce.
The three bowlers ran amok and the Indian innings never looked like taking off. Yuvraj showed some heroics for a brief period. But he was dismissed for 35 runs off 33 balls.
Dhoni, playing a real captain's innings, inspired RP Singh (23 runs) to stay with him and the two gave their side something to bowl at and save them from an embarrassing collapse. He batted purposefully, protecting RP Singh to start with and then allowed him to gain in confidence. India finished at 188.
West Indies replied stronglt with Gayle scoring 64 off 46 balls. Morton scored 85 runs. The openers scored a century-run partnership for the opening wicket.
Ravi Rampaul, who took 4 wickets for 37 runs, was declared Man of the Match.
Brief scores
India: 188 in 48.2 overs (Dhoni 95, Yuvraj 35, RP Singh 23, Rampaul 4/37, Taylor 3/35, Dwayne Bravo 3/26).
West Indies: 192/2 in 34.1 overs (Chris Gayle 64, Runako Morton 85, Rohit Sharma 2/27).
Source - http://www.india-server.com
Source - http://www.india-server.com
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