After swinging in their innings, India recovered to post a challenging 159 / 6 before restricting the Windies to score 16 runs in the only Twenty20 match of the tour. Subramaniam Badrinath India's top scorer for his team with 43 off 37 balls, while Parthiv Patel (26 off 20 balls), Rohit Sharma (26 off 23 balls) and Quickfire 15s from Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh took India to their total competitive. This despite the fact that Windies captain Darren Sammy hooked back guests taking 4 / 16 in his four overs. In their reply, the Windies were slow and shaky off obstacles 3 / 88 in 15.3 overs. Then a late flourish by newcomer Christopher Barnwell was not enough to overcome the tight Indian bowling.
Being put into bat, India has not had an easy time at first. The first three overs yielded no boundaries and the Fall of wicket Shikar Dhawan for 5 off 11 balls as the score reading 13 / 1 to 3 over. Parthiv Patel then knocked a four each off Ravi Rampaul and Darren Sammy in the next two acquisitions, first Virat Kholi slapped Andre Russell for two boundaries of the 6th. In the same, Parthiv hit the first six of the innings.
However, in the next, there was double trouble as Sammy removed Kohli for 14 off 12 balls and Parthiv for 26 off 20 balls. India has fallen to 48 / 3 in 7 overs. Suresh Raina took India to 50, but Sammy died soon after, for two off six balls. Then Rohit Sharma and Badrinath consolidated time. In more than 16, the duo beat smashed a four and a six off Rampaul to take the score past 100 / 4.
Badrinath went after leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, striking two boundaries off and later ended after Christopher Barnwell brought Sharma for a six, he was bowled for 26 off 23 balls as India moved to 128 / 4 in 17.4 overs. However, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh made the most of the past 2 1 / 2 off, knocking off three six four between them as India wrapped up their innings at 159 / 6 in 20 overs.
The Windies' chase started slowly as well. Lendl Simmons hit the first four in the 3rd off Praveen Kumar, before Fletcher's lofted off-break Ashwin R for a six. But how often this happens bowler, Ashwin returned to remove Simmons for 9 off 9 balls before Munaf Patel dismissed Fletcher 11off 16 balls. But Marlon Samuels tried to wrest back the initiative with two four for the fifth round in more than 30 seconds.
Several quiet overs followed as Samuels and Darren Bravo took the score past 50 in the 9th over. In more than 15, Bravo smacked Praveen for two boundaries as the score moved to 85 seconds. Then Harbhajan responded with a double attack, sending back Samuels for 27 off 29 and Bravo for 41 off 41 balls.
Almost immediately, Praveen Sammy removed for a duck as the score reading 93 / 5 in 16.2 overs. Christopher Barnwell tried to keep alive the flame with three six two four, and Danza Hyatt helped with a four and six in the last over. But this was just enough for the Windies reach 143 / 5, 16 short-run score of India.
Being put into bat, India has not had an easy time at first. The first three overs yielded no boundaries and the Fall of wicket Shikar Dhawan for 5 off 11 balls as the score reading 13 / 1 to 3 over. Parthiv Patel then knocked a four each off Ravi Rampaul and Darren Sammy in the next two acquisitions, first Virat Kholi slapped Andre Russell for two boundaries of the 6th. In the same, Parthiv hit the first six of the innings.
However, in the next, there was double trouble as Sammy removed Kohli for 14 off 12 balls and Parthiv for 26 off 20 balls. India has fallen to 48 / 3 in 7 overs. Suresh Raina took India to 50, but Sammy died soon after, for two off six balls. Then Rohit Sharma and Badrinath consolidated time. In more than 16, the duo beat smashed a four and a six off Rampaul to take the score past 100 / 4.
Badrinath went after leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, striking two boundaries off and later ended after Christopher Barnwell brought Sharma for a six, he was bowled for 26 off 23 balls as India moved to 128 / 4 in 17.4 overs. However, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh made the most of the past 2 1 / 2 off, knocking off three six four between them as India wrapped up their innings at 159 / 6 in 20 overs.
The Windies' chase started slowly as well. Lendl Simmons hit the first four in the 3rd off Praveen Kumar, before Fletcher's lofted off-break Ashwin R for a six. But how often this happens bowler, Ashwin returned to remove Simmons for 9 off 9 balls before Munaf Patel dismissed Fletcher 11off 16 balls. But Marlon Samuels tried to wrest back the initiative with two four for the fifth round in more than 30 seconds.
Several quiet overs followed as Samuels and Darren Bravo took the score past 50 in the 9th over. In more than 15, Bravo smacked Praveen for two boundaries as the score moved to 85 seconds. Then Harbhajan responded with a double attack, sending back Samuels for 27 off 29 and Bravo for 41 off 41 balls.
Almost immediately, Praveen Sammy removed for a duck as the score reading 93 / 5 in 16.2 overs. Christopher Barnwell tried to keep alive the flame with three six two four, and Danza Hyatt helped with a four and six in the last over. But this was just enough for the Windies reach 143 / 5, 16 short-run score of India.
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