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| India in West Indies, 2009 |
| West Indies vs India, 4th ODI |
| Run Rate : 3.6 |
| Last Wicket : Chris Gayle c M Dhoni & b I Sharma 0(2) - 0/1, 0.2 Ovs |
| Previous Overs : 1 . . 1 1 . | . . . . . . | 2 . . N | 1 |
| Hope you have enjoyed our coverage for this series too. Thanks for your company and we'll look forward to the same in the forthcoming games. Until then from all of us here in the comm box, (Nishant, Shirshendu and Mayank), it is good bye and good night. Adios... |
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| Dhoni, the Man of the Series: It's always nice to win a series away from home. Yuvraj is the backbone of our batting line-up, when he sets himself, he always scores big. The youngsters showed good character. |
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| Gayle: Rains are out of our control but congratulations to Dhoni and his boys. Not many positives from this series honestly, good to give Darren Bravo a chance at the International level. We are hoping to play some good cricket against Bangladeshis. |
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| However the Indians would not mind this, they would be happy for the fact that they have won yet another ODI series, their fifth in a row. Gayle on the other hand would be cursing his luck, weather interruptions can be the most frustrating way to lose a game or a series. |
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| Match abandoned due to incessant rain. |
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| Update 17:45 GMT: And the umpires have decided to call off this match. The cut off time is still one and a half hours away but the umpires after having a chat with the groundsmen have come to a conclusion that there won't be anymore play possible today. There's more rain heading towards the ground, the outfield can't be dried up before the cut off time. Disapppointing way to end the series but then we all were prepared for this, the forecast wasn't promising and it never looked like we will have a game today. |
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| Update 16:55 GMT: Not the best of news as the umpires have decided to come out for another inspection in an hour's time from now. The outfield has taken a lot of water and the groundsmen have a tough task ahead of them. |
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| Update 16:35 GMT: And some good news finally, it has stopped raining but the covers are still on. The outfield is very damp, no big puddles around though, that's good to know. |
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| Update 16:30 GMT: Still nothing positive from the ground. We can only wait as of now. |
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| The wind is so hard that the groundsmen are finding it tough to bring the extra covers on and keep the already positioned ones intact. This is a rare sight, what an awful combination, strong wind with torrential rains! |
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| Ohh dear, what a quick change in the weather. The sun was shining brightly moments back and now it's absolutely pelting down here at St.Lucia. It's coming down in buckets and alongwith it, the wind is blowing at a rampant pace. |
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| 7.3 Nehra to Sarwan, no ball, Nehra oversteps now, back of a length delivery and Sarwan looks to hammer that one, big inside edge onto the pads |
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| 7.3 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, angled across, Sarwan looks to punch it through the covers, not timed at all, there wasn't any room for that shot on that occasion |
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| 7.2 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, full on the middle and leg, Sarwan looks to work it away, not timed at all |
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| It's gotten very dark now, very very cloudy at the moment. |
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| 7.1 Nehra to Sarwan, 2 runs, full and wide outside the off stump, Sarwan reaches for it and looks to unleash a cracking cover drive, mistimed for a couple, not the prettiest of timings |
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| 6.6 Ishant to Morton, no run, another quickish bouncer, Morton toe ends a pull shot, very late into the shot |
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| 6.6 Ishant to Sarwan, no run, another quickish bouncer, Sarwan toe ends a pull shot, very late into the shot |
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| 6.5 Ishant to Sarwan, 2 runs, overpitched outside the off stump, Sarwan stretches out and drives it through the covers for a couple, not hit hard at all |
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| 6.4 Ishant to Sarwan, 2 runs, full on the middle and leg, Sarwan closes the face of the bat and clips it through mid wicket for a couple |
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| 6.3 Ishant to Morton, 1 run, Sharp bouncer and it skids through surprisingly, Morton is late into the pull shot, ends up top edging it, just about manages to clear a super-man dive from Yuvraj at mid on |
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| 6.2 Ishant to Morton, 2 runs, short and wide outside the off stump, Morton goes on the backfoot and opens the face of the bat, cuts it to square third man for a couple |
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| 6.1 Ishant to Sarwan, leg byes, 1 run, drifting in, Sarwan looks to work it away, off the pads for a single |
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| 5.6 Nehra to Morton, no run, angled away, Morton goes back to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pads again |
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| 5.5 Nehra to Morton, no run, and now the inswinger, jabs back in from a length spot, Morton goes back to defend, inside edge onto the pads |
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| 5.4 Nehra to Morton, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, skids through, Morton goes on the backfoot to pull, big under edge onto the pads, Nehra is testing the Windies here |
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| 5.3 Nehra to Morton, no run, punched off the backfoot into the covers |
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| 5.2 Nehra to Morton, no run, beautiful bowling from Nehra, angled across nicely and shoots up from a discoloured patch on the surface, Morton tries to defend and is beaten all ends up, close shave |
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| 5.1 Nehra to Morton, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Morton shuffles across to work it away, not middled at all |
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| 4.6 Ishant to Sarwan, no run, Sarwan looks to pull, some noise and the Indians go up with a loud appeal for a caught behind, umpire Clyde Duncan is not interested, that should be interesting! |
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| 4.5 Ishant to Morton, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Morton back cuts it to deep backward point for a single |
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| 4.4 Ishant to Sarwan, 1 run, skidding through from a back of a length spot, Sarwan shuffles across to work it away, inside edge onto the pads and off for a single |
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| 4.3 Ishant to Sarwan, no run, defended into the covers, straight to the fielder |
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| 4.2 Ishant to Sarwan, no run, length ball on the stumps, not enough room to free the arms, Sarwan can only defend it into the covers |
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| Revised Playing conditions: It is a 49-over-a-side game. Four bowlers will bowl 10 overs each and one will bowl 9 overs. Mandatory Powerplay lasts 10 overs, the bowling powerplay for 5 overs and the batting powerplay will be for 4 overs. |
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| 4.1 Ishant to Morton, 1 run, drifting in late, Morton closes the face of the bat and clips it behind square for a single |
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| 3.6 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, pushed tentatively into the covers, finds the fielder |
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| 3.5 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, angled across, left alone to the keeper this time |
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| 3.4 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Sarwan goes on the backfoot and opens the face of the bat, steers it to gully, straight to the fielder |
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| 3.4 Nehra to Sarwan, wide, slips down the leg side, wide signalled |
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| 3.3 Nehra to Morton, 3 runs, Fractionally short outside the off stump, Morton stands tall and stabs it through the covers for three runs, good placement and good running between the wickets |
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| 3.2 Nehra to Morton, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Morton shows the full face of the bat and defends it straight back to the bowler |
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| 3.1 Nehra to Sarwan, 1 run, angled in from outside off, Sarwan opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man for a single |
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| 2.6 Ishant to Morton, no run, length ball hitting the corridor of uncertainty, zips through as Morton lifts his bat and lets it go |
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