Ashes 2009: 2nd Test: Flintoff's 5 wkts in 2nd Innings give England 1-0 Lead!

Flintoff's brilliant bowling performance in the 2nd innings of the 2nd test match in the Ashes 2009 has given England the 1-0 lead in the five test series with the first one drawn.

England have not beaten Australia since 1934 and this has become a relief for the entire English people.

Deciding to bat first, England started the attack with skipper Strauss leading from the front. Strauss made 161 but got out in the 2nd ball of the 2nd day's play. This was his 18th test century.

The first wicket partnership was 196 between Struass and Cook. The partnership was broken by Johnson trapping Cook leg before for 95. Aussies took 48 overs to taste the first blow.

The start was not well utilized by the rest of the players. Pietersen was the 3rd top scorer with 32.

England were in good position at the end of Day 1 with 364 for 6. They did not use the good first wicket star and the usual collapse ended their innings at 425.

Australia had a good chance of scoring more as they did in the first test. The four century makers--Katich, Ponting, North and Haddin, from the first test could not make contribution in the first innings. Hussey was the only half-century maker.

Anderson demolished the Australian batting order. Anderson had Hughes caught behind for 4 and Ponting followed him to the pavilion caught by Strauss for 2. Katich and Hussey added 93 for the 3rd wicket and took the score to 103. Australia were struggling at 156 for 8 at the end of day 2.

Harutiz and Siddle 44 for the 9th wicket and brought respect to the total. The last wicket added another 19 as Australia were bundled for 215.

England did not force the follow on though they had the right with a lead of 210 runs. England played sensibly and utilized the lead well. Strauss and Cook made 32 each and put 61 for the 1st wicket. Collingwood and Prior made half centuries which gave England a good lead. England declared at 311 for the loss of 6 wickets and set a target of 522.

Australia lost two wickets with just 34 on the board. Flintoff picked both the wickets. Ponting and Hussey added 44 for the 3rd wicket before Broad bowled skipper Ponting for 38. This opened the gate for England's victory.

Michael Clarke and Haddin stayed and delayed the defeat. Australia ended day 4 at 313 for 5 with Clarke scoring a fighting century. He was unbeaten on 125 and Haddin was at 80.

Day 5 resumed with Australia needing 209 runs and England needing 5 wickets.

Flintoff picked Haddin in the 2nd over caught by Collingwood. Johnson once again played useful innings but not good enough for Australia. Swann's flighted delivery beat Clarke who stepped out of the crease and hit the stumps. This assured victory for England. Johnson's half-century should have given him some confidence. He was the last batsman to get out bowled by Swann.

Flintoff picked 5 wickets and Swann had 4 for his account. England beat Australia by 115 runs.

Scoreboard:

Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 2
Date: July 16-20, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: Lord's, London
Result: England won by 115 runs
Series Result: England lead 1-0 (1st test drawn)
Man of the Match: Flintoff off England

England 1st Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	b Hilfenhaus	161	268	22	0
Cook	lbw b Johnson	95	147	18	0
Bopara	lbw b Hilfenhaus	18	19	4	0
Pietersen	c †Haddin b Siddle	32	42	4	0
Collingwood	c Siddle b Clarke	16	36	1	0
Prior	b Johnson	8	10	2	0
Flintoff	c Ponting b Hilfenhaus	4	10	1	0
Broad	b Hilfenhaus	16	26	2	0
Swann	c Ponting b Siddle	4	6	1	0
Anderson	c Hussey b Johnson	29	25	5	0
Onions	not out	17	29	2	0
Extras	(b 15, lb 2, nb 8)	25	-	-	-
Total	all out in 101.4 overs	425	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-196 (Cook, 47.5 ov), 2-222 (Bopara, 53.6 ov), 3-267 (Pietersen, 65.1 ov), 4-302 (Collingwood, 76.3 ov), 5-317 (Prior, 79.3 ov), 6-333 (Flintoff, 82.3 ov), 7-364 (Strauss, 90.2 ov), 8-370 (Swann, 91.5 ov), 9-378 (Broad, 92.6 ov), 10-425 (Anderson, 101.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Hilfenhaus	31	12	103	4
Johnson	21.4	2	132	3
Siddle	20	1	76	2
Hauritz	8.3	1	26	0
North	16.3	2	59	0
M Clarke	4	1	12	1

Australia 1st Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Hughes	c Prior b Anderson	4	9	1	0
Katich	c Broad b Onions	48	93	6	0
Ponting	c Strauss b Anderson	2	15	0	0
M Hussey	b Flintoff	51	91	8	0
M Clarke	c Cook b Anderson	1	12	0	0
North	b Anderson	0	14	0	0
Haddin	c Cook b Broad	28	38	3	0
Johnson	c Cook b Broad	4	11	1	0
Hauritz	c Collingwood b Onions	24	36	4	0
Siddle	c Strauss b Onions	35	47	5	0
Hilfenhaus	not out	6	14	1	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)	12	-	-	-
Total	all out in 63 overs	215	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Hughes, 2.3 ov), 2-10 (Ponting, 6.6 ov), 3-103 (Katich, 32.4 ov), 4-111 (Hussey, 35.6 ov), 5-111 (Clarke, 36.3 ov), 6-139 (North, 42.3 ov), 7-148 (Johnson, 45.5 ov), 8-152 (Haddin, 47.5 ov), 9-196 (Hauritz, 58.3 ov), 10-215 (Siddle, 62.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	21	5	55	4
Flintoff	12	4	27	1
Broad	18	1	78	2
Onions	11	1	41	3
Swann	1	0	4	0

England 2nd Innings: (lead by 210 runs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c M Clarke b Hauritz	32	48	4	0
Cook	lbw b Hauritz	32	42	6	0
Bopara	c Katich b Hauritz	27	93	4	0
Pietersen	c Haddin b Siddle	44	101	5	0
Collingwood	c Haddin b Siddle	54	80	4	0
Prior	run out (North)	61	42	9	0
Flintoff	not out	30	27	4	0
Broad	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(b 16, lb 9, w 1, nb 5)	31	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts decl in 71.2 overs	311	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-61 (Cook, 14.1 ov), 2-74 (Strauss, 16.2 ov), 3-147 (Bopara, 44.4 ov), 4-174 (Pietersen, 51.1 ov), 5-260 (Prior, 63.2 ov), 6-311 (Collingwood, 71.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Hilfenhaus	19	5	59	0
Johnson	17	2	68	0
Siddle	15.2	4	64	2
Hauritz	16	1	80	3
M Clarke	4	0	15	0

Australia 2nd Innings: (522 to win)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Hughes	c Strauss b Flintoff	17	34	2	0
Katich	c Pietersen b Flintoff	6	5	1	0
Ponting	b Broad	38	69	6	0
M Hussey	c Collingwood b Swann	27	63	3	0
M Clarke	b Swann	136	227	14	0
North	b Swann	6	25	1	0
Haddin	c Collingwood b Flintoff	80	130	10	0
Johnson	b Swann	63	75	9	0
Hauritz	b Flintoff	1	5	0	0
Siddle	b Flintoff	7	13	1	0
Hilfenhaus	not out	4	4	0	0
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 8)	21	-	-	-
Total	all out in 107 overs	406	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-17 (Katich, 3.1 ov), 2-34 (Hughes, 9.2 ov), 3-78 (Ponting, 23.4 ov), 4-120 (Hussey, 32.4 ov), 5-128 (North, 38.4 ov), 6-313 (Haddin, 87.4 ov), 7-356 (Clarke, 98.2 ov), 8-363 (Hauritz, 99.4 ov), 9-388 (Siddle, 103.6 ov), 10-406 (Johnson, 106.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	21	4	86	0
Flintoff	27	4	92	5
Onions	9	0	50	0
Broad	16	3	49	1
Swann	28	3	87	4
Collingwood	6	1	29	0

Ashes 2009: 1st Test: Collingwood saves test for England! Last Wicket Plays 11 overs!

Australia should blame themselves insted of blaming the delay tactic applied by England. The last wicket of England--Andreson and Panesar played 11.3 overs and saved their side from defeat in the first test of the Ashes 2009.

Struggling at 20 for 2 when play resumed on Day 5, England had to minimum of 95 overs. Australia had the chance of bringing the 2nd ball during the end of the day.

Pietersen fell in the morning for 8, bowled by Hilfenhaus. Six overs later, captain Strauss followed him. At one stage, England were 70 for 5, with Collingwood and Flintoff in the crease. England needed another 99 runs to avoid the follow on.

They added 57 for the 6th wicket, but the important aspect was that they played 23.1 overs. With 112 more runs needed to make Australia play again, the chances were dim as the tail had to play minimum of 52 overs.

Collingwood and Broad played 17 overs, added 32 to the total. Swann consumed 63 balls from his side playing along with Collingwood. Swann was trapped leg before off Hilfenhaus.

Anderson joined Collingwood and they played under tremendous pressure as the overs were reducing. They added 12 runs for the 9th wicket but eliminated 7.2 overs from the balance overs. Collingwood after playing for 344 minutes and 245 deliveries, got out at the crucial stage. He was caught by Hussey at point off Siddle.

Anderson and Panesar had the responsibility but no one expected them to play 10 overs, especially against Australia.

In the 98th over, Anderson hit two continuous boundaries which took England past the innings defeat mark.

England were 7 runs ahead but had to play 10 more minutes. The 12th man came in and gave a word to both the batsmen. With 4 more overs to be bowled and 11 minutes remaining, time was constraint for Australia.

In the next over, both Physio and the 12th man came into the ground again. Ricky Ponting was not happy. England were wasting time here!

At the end of 105th over, batsmen shook hands and England have successfully drawn the first test.

Earlier, England made 435 with Pietersen top scoring with 69. Collingwood and Prior scored half-centuries to give England a good total on the board.

Ponting scored 150 and Katich scored 122. They both added 239 for the 2nd wicket which gave Australia the solid foundation.

Later, North and Haddin scored centuries and took Australia past 600. With Haddin dismissed for 121, Australia declared the innings at 674.

Ponting was delcared man of the match and he rightly said that he would have exchanged it for a wicket.

Scoreboard:

Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 1
Date: July 8-12, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: Sophia Garderns, Cardiff
Result: Match Drawn
Series Result: 0-0
Man of the Match: Ponting off Australia

England 1st Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c M Clarke b Johnson	30	60	4	0
Cook	c Hussey b Hilfenhaus	10	25	0	0
Bopara	c Hughes b Johnson	35	52	6	0
Pietersen	c Katich b Hauritz	69	141	4	0
Collingwood	c Haddin b Hilfenhaus	64	145	6	0
Prior	b Siddle	56	62	6	0
Flintoff	b Siddle	37	51	6	0
Anderson	c M Hussey b Hauritz	26	40	2	0
Broad	b Johnson	19	20	4	0
Swann	not out	47	40	6	0
Panesar	c Ponting b Hauritz	4	17	0	0
Extras	(b 13, lb 11, w 2, nb 12)	38	-	-	-
Total	all out in 106.5 overs	435	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-21 (Cook, 7.6 ov), 2-67 (Strauss, 19.6 ov), 3-90 (Bopara, 24.4 ov), 4-228 (Collingwood, 65.3 ov), 5-241 (Pietersen, 70.5 ov), 6-327 (Flintoff, 86.4 ov), 7-329 (Prior, 88.3 ov), 8-355 (Broad, 93.5 ov), 9-423 (Anderson, 102.4 ov), 10-435 (Panesar, 106.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Johnson	22	2	87	3
Hilfenhaus	27	5	77	2
Siddle	27	3	121	2
Hauritz	23.5	1	95	3
M Clarke	5	0	20	0
Katich	2	0	11	0

Australia 1st Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Hughes	c Prior b Flintoff	36	54	5	0
Katich	lbw b Anderson	122	261	12	0
Ponting	b Panesar	150	224	14	1
Hussey	c Prior b Anderson	3	16	0	0
M Clarke	c Prior b Broad	83	145	9	1
North	not out	125	242	13	0
Haddin	c Bopara b Collingwood	121	151	11	3
Extras	(b 9, lb 14, w 4, nb 7)	34	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts decl in 181 overs	674	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-60 (Hughes, 14.6 ov), 2-299 (Katich, 84.6 ov), 3-325 (Hussey, 90.1 ov), 4-331 (Ponting, 94.5 ov), 5-474 (Clarke, 136.5 ov), 6-674 (Haddin, 180.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	32	6	110	2
Broad	32	6	129	1
Swann	38	8	131	0
Flintoff	35	3	128	1
Panesar	35	4	115	1
Collingwood	9	0	38	1

England 2nd Innings: (trail by 239 runs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c Haddin b Hauritz	17	54	1	0
Cook	lbw b Johnson	6	12	1	0
Bopara	lbw b Hilfenhaus	1	3	0	0
Pietersen	b Hilfenhaus	8	24	0	0
Collingwood	c Hussey b Siddle	74	245	6	0
Prior	c M Clarke b Hauritz	14	32	1	0
Flintoff	c Ponting b Johnson	26	71	3	0
Anderson	lbw b Hauritz	14	47	1	0
Broad	lbw b Hilfenhaus	31	63	4	0
Swann	not out	21	53	3	0
Panesar	not out	7	35	1	0
Extras	(b 9, lb 9, w 4, nb 11)	33	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 105 overs	252	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-13 (Cook, 4.3 ov), 2-17 (Bopara, 5.3 ov), 3-31 (Pietersen, 10.4 ov), 4-46 (Strauss, 16.6 ov), 5-70 (Prior, 26.3 ov), 6-127 (Flintoff, 49.4 ov), 7-159 (Broad, 66.4 ov), 8-221 (Swann, 86.1 ov), 9-233 (Collingwood, 93.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Johnson	22	4	44	2
Hilfenhaus	15	3	47	3
Siddle	18	2	51	1
Hauritz	37	12	63	3
M Clarke	3	0	8	0
North	7	4	14	0
Katich	3	0	7	0

4th ODI: Ind v. WI: Rain Abandons final ODI, India win ODI Series!

The fourth and final ODI match between India and West Indies in St. Lucia was abandoned due to rain. The match was delayed for few minutes due to rain and the overs were reduced to 49 overs a side.

It was a crucial match for West Indies as they were struggling 1-2 in the 4 match series. The rain played the spoil sport as the match did not continue after 7.3 overs.

This gave India 2-1 win in the series.

Scoreboard:

Match # 4
Date: Sunday July 5, 2009
Teams: India v. West Indies
Captains: Dhoni and Gayle
Toss: India, decided to field
Venue: Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Result: Match Abandoned due to Rain
Series Result: India win the series 2-1
Man of the Match: -
Man of the Series: MS Dhoni off India

West Indies Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Dhoni b I Sharma	0	2	0	0
RS Mortan	not out	12	22	0	0
R Sarwan	not out	12	22	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)	3	-	-	-
Total	for 1 wkts in 7.3 overs	27	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Gayle, 0.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Sharma	4	0	17	1
A Nehra	3.3	1	9	0

3rd ODI: Ind v. WI: Dhoni lead by Example, give India 2-1 lead!

In the last over thriller, a superb six by Dhoni over midwicket brought the equation from 10 in 5 balls to 4 in 4 balls.

Dhoni as said during the press meet earlier, took sometime to stay in the crease but finished well for India.

Frequent rain brought the match to 27 overs a side. The match started with 41 overs-a-side, but rain reduced it to 39 overs.

Rain again halted the match in the 10th over and reduced the game to 36 overs. In the same over, the match was redued to 27 overs.

Sarwan's innings gave West Indies the upper hand. He scored 62 in 59 balls with 5 fours and a six. West Indies finished with 186 in 27 overs.

The target was not easy to chase as the outfield was also slow due to rain. Based on duckworth-lewis method, the target was revised to 159 in 22 overs.

Karthick and Gambhir gave a good start with a 84-run partnership in 12 overs. Yuvaraj was out for 2. Dhoni then played a good innings and was not out with 46 in 34 balls.

He ensured that he stayed in the crease to ensure that he did not pass the pressure to the tail enders. India reached the victory target with a ball to spare.

Scoreboard:

Match: 3rd ODI
Date: Sunday July 3, 2009
Teams: India v. West Indies
Captains: MS Dhoni and C Gayle
Toss: India, decided to field
Venue: Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Result: India won by 6 wickets with 1 ball remaining
Series Result: India lead the series 2-1
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni off India

West Indies Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Dhoni b Nehra	27	14	6	0
R Morton	st Dhoni b Harbhajan	22	34	2	0
R Sarwan	run out (Gambhir/Dhoni)	62	59	5	1
Chanderpaul	c Nehra b Y Pathan	15	14	2	0
DJ Bravo	c Dhoni b Nehra	14	19	1	0
DM Bravo	b Nehra	21	15	3	0
Ramdin	not out	14	6	1	1
J Taylor	c I Sharma b Harbhajan	1	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 7, w 2, nb 1)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 27 overs	186	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-27 (Gayle, 3.4 ov), 2-78 (Morton, 12.3 ov), 3-125 (Chanderpaul, 18.3 ov), 4-135 (Sarwan, 20.5 ov), 5-170 (DM Bravo, 25.1 ov), 6-173 (DJ Bravo, 25.6 ov), 7-186 (Taylor, 26.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Sharma	5	0	35	0
A Nehra	5	1	21	3
RP Singh	5	0	34	0
Harbhajan	5	0	35	2
Yuvraj	2	0	19	0
R Sharma	1	0	7	0
Y Pathan	4	0	28	1

India Innings: (159 to win in 22 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Karthik	run out (Rampaul)	47	43	5	1
Gambhir	c Ramdin b Benn	44	38	2	0
Dhoni	not out	46	34	2	1
Yuvraj Singh	c DM Bravo b Bernard	2	6	0	0
R Sharma	c Bernard b DJ Bravo	11	9	0	0
Y Pathan	not out	1	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 3, nb 1)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 21.5 overs	159	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-84 (Karthik, 12.1 ov), 2-108 (Gambhir, 15.1 ov), 3-117 (Yuvraj Singh, 16.6 ov), 4-148 (RG Sharma, 20.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J Taylor	3.5	0	39	0
R Rampaul	4	0	26	0
DJ Bravo	4	0	27	1
Bernard	3	0	21	1
Benn	5	0	31	1
Gayle	2	0	11	0

2nd ODI: Ind v. WI: India meakly Surrender, WI come back!

Skipper Dhoni admitted the poor reading of the wicket for the loss of the match. For the second continuous match, he won the toss and decided to bat. The first 3 wickets were lost with just 7 on the board. Gambhir and Rohit Sharma fell for duck. Yuvaraj once again looked dangerous but fell at 35.

Dhoni stayed till the end was the last batsman to get out at 95. His innings gave India some respect to fight back. Rampaul picked 4 wickets while Taylor and Bravo picked 3 each.

West Indies completed the formatlities easily with a 101-run partnership for the first wicket between Gayle and Morton.

Scoreboard:

Match: 2nd ODI
Date: Sunday June 28, 2009
Teams: India v. West Indies
Captains: MS Dhoni and C Gayle
Toss: India, decided to bat
Venue: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Result: West Indies won by 8 wickets with 95 balls remaining
Series Result: Equal at 1-1
Man of the Match: R Rampaul off West Indies

India Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Karthik	c Ramdin b Taylor	4	5	0	0
Gambhir	c Ramdin b Rampaul	0	2	0	0
R Sharma	c Morton b Rampaul	0	2	0	0
Yuvraj Singh	c Ramdin b Taylor	35	33	5	1
Dhoni	b Taylor	95	130	6	2
Y Pathan	c Gayle b DJ Bravo	0	9	0	0
R Jadeja	c Ramdin b Rampaul	7	12	1	0
Harbhajan	c Ramdin b DJ Bravo	7	14	0	0
P Kumar	c Gayle b Rampaul	1	5	0	0
RP Singh	c Benn b DJ Bravo	23	75	1	1
A Nehra	not out	0	3	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 12)	16	-	-	-
Total	all out in 48.2 overs	188	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-25 (Gambhir, 4.3 ov), 2-32 (RG Sharma, 7.2 ov), 3-167 (Karthik, 28.4 ov), 4-253 (Yuvraj Singh, 38.1 ov), 5-253 (Jadeja, 38.2 ov), 6-298 (Dhoni, 46.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J Taylor	9.2	0	35	3
R Rampaul	10	2	37	4
DJ Bravo	9	0	26	3
Benn	10	1	37	0
Bernard	7	0	36	0
Gayle	3	0	13	0

West Indies Innings: (189 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Gambhir b R Sharma	64	46	8	2
R Morton	not out	85	102	5	1
R Sarwan	st Dhoni b R Sharma	15	17	1	0
Chanderpaul	not out	18	41	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 4, nb 1)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 2 wkts in 34.1 overs	192	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-101 (Gayle, 15.2 ov), 2-132 (Sarwan, 21.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	7	1	37	0
A Nehra	4	0	36	0
RP Singh	3	0	15	0
Y Pathan	2	0	15	0
Harbhajan	8.1	0	45	0
R Sharma	8	0	27	2
R Jadeja	2	0	12	0

1st ODI: Ind v. WI: Yuvaraj's fires! WI Come Closer!

India beat West Indies in the first ODI thanks to a wonderful century from Yuvaraj. He took 55 balls to score his first 50, but his second part of the fifty to reach hundred came in just 33 balls.

His knock had 10 fours and 7 sixes. Gambhir and Rohit Sharma failing to make the impression, Dinesh Karthick and Yuvaraj added 135 for the 3rd wicket. Karthick scored 68. Dhoni contributed 41 while Yousuf Pathan scored unbeaten 40. Harbhajan scored crucial 22 in 13 balls which had 2 sixes.

Chasing 340, West Indies had contributions from almost everyone. They were almost close to the target with last 10 overs requiring 88 runs with 3 wickets in hand. West Indies finished 20 runs short with 11 balls remaining.

Scoreboard:

Match: 1st ODI
Date: Friday June 26, 2009
Teams: India v. West Indies
Captains: MS Dhoni and C Gayle
Toss: India, decided to bat
Venue: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Result: India won by 20 runs
Series Result: India lead the series 1-0
Man of the Match: Yuvaraj Singh off India

India Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Karthik	c Ramdin b Bernard	67	77	0	1
Gambhir	c D Bravo b Taylor	13	14	0	1
R Sharma	c D Bravo b Baker	4	12	4	0
Yuvraj Singh	c Ramdin b D Bravo	131	102	3	7
Dhoni	run out (Ramdin)	41	46	2	1
R Jadeja	c Ramdin b DJ Bravo	0	1	0	0
Y Pathan	not out	40	38	0	2
Harbhajan	not out	21	13	0	2
Extras	(b 1, lb 8, w 10, nb 3)	22	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 50 overs	339	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-25 (Gambhir, 4.3 ov), 2-32 (RG Sharma, 7.2 ov), 3-167 (Karthik, 28.4 ov), 4-253 (Yuvraj Singh, 38.1 ov), 5-253 (Jadeja, 38.2 ov), 6-298 (Dhoni, 46.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J Taylor	10	1	74	1
L Baker	9	0	62	1
D Bravo	10	0	66	2
Bernard	8	0	50	1
Benn	10	0	50	0
Gayle	3	0	28	0

West Indies Innings: (340 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Harbhajan b Nehra	37	33	5	1
R Morton	c Dhoni b Y Pathan	42	51	4	1
R Sarwan	run out (RP Singh/Dhoni)	45	42	1	3
Chanderpaul	c R Jadeja b Y Pathan	63	59	3	3
DJ Bravo	c R Sharma b I Sharma	8	21	0	0
DM Bravo	c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh	19	16	2	0
J Taylor	lbw b Y Pathan	21	15	4	0
D Ramdin	c Harbhajan b Nehra	29	26	1	1
Bernard	c R Sharma b Nehra	19	20	1	0
Benn	b RP Singh	7	6	1	0
L Baker	not out	0	2	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 19, nb 2)	29	-	-	-
Total	all out in 48.1 overs	319	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-65 (Gayle, 9.3 ov), 2-100 (Morton, 15.5 ov), 3-151 (Sarwan, 24.6 ov), 4-188 (DJ Bravo, 31.5 ov), 5-224 (Chanderpaul, 35.4 ov), 6-241 (DM Bravo, 38.3 ov), 7-250 (Taylor, 39.3 ov), 8-294 (Bernard, 44.5 ov), 9-318 (Benn, 47.4 ov), 10-319 (Ramdin, 48.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
RP Singh	7	0	44	1
A Nehra	7.1	1	49	3
I Sharma	5	0	38	1
R Jadeja	7	1	34	0
Y Pathan	8	0	56	3
Harbhajan	10	0	56	1
Yuvraj	4	0	34	0

India in West Indies: 2009 Schedule

India play 4 ODI matches against the West Indies in West Indies. After the early exit from T20 World Cup in England, India reached West Indies much earlier than the home team West Indies.

It is going to be an interesting battle as India lost to West Indies their super 8 match. The Indian team performance in the T20 was very poor as they have lost all of their super 8 matches and exited without making an impression.

The tour program:

1st ODI: Friday, June 26: India v. West Indies: Sabina Park, Kingston Jamaica, 8:00 PM IST

2nd ODI: Friday, June 28: India v. West Indies: Sabina Park, Kingston Jamaica, 8:00 PM IST

3rd ODI: Friday, July 3: India v. West Indies: Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, 8:00 PM IST

4th ODI: Friday, June 5: India v. West Indies: Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, 8:00 PM IST