Yuvraj Singh snatched carrier best second position ICC rankingJuly 6th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Yuvraj Singh achieved a career-best second position in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council's rankings for ODI batsmen released Monday. Yuvraj jumped two places following his good performance against the West Indies that included a century at Kingston.
Scoreboard: India vs. West Indies, third ODIJuly 4th, 2009 St.LUCIA - The following is the scoreboard of the match between India and the West Indies in the rain marred third One-day international of the four-match series at the Beausejor Stadium here Friday.
West Indies innings: (27 overs maximum)
Chris Gayle c Dhoni b Nehra 27 (14 balls)
Runako Morton st Dhoni b Harbhajan 22 (34)
Ramnaresh Sarwan run out (Gambhir/Dhoni) 62 (59)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Nehra b Pathan 15 (14)
Dwayne Bravo c Dhoni b Nehra 14 (19)
Darren Bravo b Nehra 21 (15)
Denesh Ramdin not out 14 (6)
Jerome Taylor c Ishant b Harbhajan 1 (2)
Extras (lb 7, w 2, nb 1) 10
Total (seven wickets in 27 overs) 186
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Gayle, 3.4 overs), 2-78 (Morton, 12.3), 3-125 (Chanderpaul, 18.3), 4-135 (Sarwan, 20.5), 5-170 (Darren, 25.1), 6-173 (Dwayne, 25.6), 7-186 (Taylor, 26.6)
Bowling:
Ishant Sharma 5-0-35-0
Ashish Nehra 5-1-21-3
Rudra Pratap Singh 5-0-34-0
Harbhajan Singh 5-0-35-2
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-19-0
Rohit Sharma 1-0-7-0
Yusuf Pathan 4-0-28-1
India:
Dinesh Karthik run out (Rampaul) 47 (43 balls)
Gautam Gambhir c Ramdin b Benn 44 (38)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 46 (34)
Yuvraj Singh c Darren b Bernard 2 (6)
Rohit Sharma c Bernard b Dwayne 11 (9)
Yusuf Pathan not out 1 (2)
Extras (lb 4, w 3, nb 1) 8
Total (for four wickets in 21.5 overs) 159
Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Karthik, 12.1 overs), 2-108 (Gambhir, 15.1),
3-117 (Yuvraj, 16.6), 4-148 (Rohit, 20.5)
Bowling:
Jerome Taylor 3.5-0-39-0
Ravi Rampaul 4-0-26-0
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-27-1
David Bernard 3-0-21-1
Suleiman Benn 5-0-31-1
Chris Gayle 2 0 11 0 5.50
Toss: India, who chose to field
Result: India won by six wickets (DL method), led the 4-match series 2-1
Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)
India beat West Indies by six wicketsJuly 4th, 2009 St.LUCIA - A responsible knock of 46 from 34 balls by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to defeat West Indies by six wickets in the rain-affected third One-day international against India here Friday. Bating first West Indies made 185 for seven in 27 overs in the truncated match, but the target for India was adjusted to 195 on the Duckworth/Lewis method.
West Indies set 186-run target for IndiaJuly 3rd, 2009 St.LUCIA - Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a quick 62 as the West Indies made 185 for seven in 27 overs in the rain-affected third One-day international against India here Friday.
Ashish Nehra picked up three for 21 and Harbhajan Singh got two for 35 after India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni opted to bowl at the Beausejour Stadium.
West Indies thrash India in second ODI by eight wicketsJune 29th, 2009 JAMAICA - A skipper's knock of 95 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, could not prevent India from suffering a humiliating eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the West Indies in the second one-day international at Jamiaca's Sabina Park on Sunday. India were dismissed for 188 in 48.2 overs and in reply the West Indians romped to victory, powered by knocks of 64 and 85 by openers Chris Gayle and Runako Morton in 34.1 overs.
We erred in reading the pitch: DhoniJune 29th, 2009 KINGSTON - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that Indian batsmen erred in reading the pitch and that resulted in their poor batting display in the second ODI against the West Indies here Sunday. Dhoni (95) and Rudra Pratap Singh (23) added 101 runs for the ninth wicket to help India get to 188 after they were reduced to 82 for eight in the 22nd over.
India decide to bat against West IndiesJune 28th, 2009 KINGSTON - India won the toss and decided to bat against the West Indies in the second One-day International cricket at Sabina Park here Sunday. India lead 1-0 in the four-match series.
India beat West Indies by 20 runsJune 27th, 2009 KINGSTON - India defeated West Indies by 20 runs in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday. Brief Scores: India 339/6 in 50 overs (Yuvraj Singh 131, K.D.
Scoreboard: India vs. West Indies, first ODIJune 27th, 2009 KINGSTON - Scoreboard of the first one-day international between India and West Indies at Sabina Park here Friday. India:
K.D.
India beat West Indies in the first ODIJune 27th, 2009 KINGSTON - Powered by Yuvraj Singh's cracking 131 runs, India defeated West Indies in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday. Yuvraj smashed one of his typically dazzling centuries and comeback man Dinesh Karthik struck a solid 67 as India set the West Indies a stiff 340-run target.
Yuvraj, Karthik take India to 339 for six in the first ODIJune 26th, 2009 KINGSTON - Yuvraj Singh smashed one of his typically dazzling centuries and comeback man Dinesh Karthik struck a solid 67 as India set the West Indies a stiff 340-run target in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday. Yuvraj (131, 102 balls, 7 sixes, 10 fours) and Karthik (77b, 1x6, 6x4) set the Indians on course for a big total with their 135-run third-wicket partnership.
India opt to bat against West Indies in first ODIJune 26th, 2009 KINGSTON - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the first One-dayer of the four-match Digicel cricket series at Sabina Park here Friday. Teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, R.P.
England set 162-run target for West IndiesJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - England made 161 for six in 20 overs against the West Indies in a Group E match of the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 at The Oval here Monday. Brief scores: England 161/6 in 20 overs (Ravi Bopara 55, Kevin Pietersen 31; Dwayne Bravo 2/30).
Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, Super Eight, Group E, World Twenty20June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Scoreboard of the Group E World Twenty20 match betwen India and
West Indies at Lord's here.
India
Gautam Gambhir c Simmons b Bravo 14 (13)
Rohit Sharma c Simmons b Edwards 5 (3)
Suresh Raina c Ramdin b Edwards 5 (8)
Yuvraj Singh c & b Edwards 67 (43)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Fletcher b Bravo 11 (23)
Yusuf Pathan b Bravo 31 (23)
Irfan Pathan c Simmons b Bravo 2 (3)
Harbhajan Singh not out 13 (4)
Zaheer Khan not out 0 (0)
Extras: (lb-1, w-4) 5
Total: (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 153
Fall of wickets 1-12 (Sharma, 1.2 overs), 2-27 (Raina, 3.5), 3-29 (Gambhir, 4.2), 4-66 (Dhoni, 12.1), 5-130 (Yuvraj Singh, 17.4), 6-140 (YK Pathan, 19.1), 7-141 (IK Pathan, 19.3)
Bowling
Jerome Taylor 4-0-44-0
Fidel Edwards 4-0-24-3
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-38-4
Chris Gayle 3-0-13-0
Kieron Pollard 2-0-7-0
Sulieman Benn 3-0-26-0
West Indies (target: 154 in 20 overs)
Chris Gayle c Khan b Yusuf Pathan 22 (28)
Andre Fletcher c Yuvraj Singh b Irfan Pathan 0 (2)
Lendl Simmons c Irfan Pathan b Ojha 44 (37)
Dwayne Bravo not out 66 (36)
Shivnaraine Chanderpaul not out 18 (9)
Extras: (lb-3, w-3) 6
Total (for three wickets in 18.4 overs) 156
Fall of wickets 1-9 (Fletcher, 1.2 over), 2-42 (Gayle, 7.4), 3-100 (Simmons, 14.3)
Bowling
Zaheer Khan 2.4-0-26-0
Irfan Pathan 2-0-9-1
Yusuf Pathan 4-0-27-1
Harbhajan Singh 4-1-31-0
Ishant Sharma 3-0-31-0
Pragyan Ojha 3-0-29-1
Man of the Match: Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
West Indies beat India by seven wicketsJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - West Indies defeated India by seven wickets in a Group E Super Eight match of the World Twenty20 at Lord's here Friday. Brief scores: India 153/7 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 67, Yusuf Pathan 31; Dwayne Bravo 4-38, Fidel Edwards 3-24).