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Preview: India in West Indies – ODI Match 2

Match Details

India in West Indies 2009| ODI #2

Date: 28 Jun, 2009

Time: 08:00 PM IST

TV Coverage: On Ten Sports in India

Venue: Kingston, Jamaica

Series Status: India leads the four match series by 1-0

Playing Conditions

Weather: High: 33°C, Low: 25°C, Mostly cloudy, Rainfall expected, Humidity: 64%

Teams Form

In chronological order from left to right

India: NWWLW

India won the opening match of the four match series on Friday by 20 runs and has a one match advantage when they face West Indies in the second tie of the series.

West Indies: LNLLL

West Indies started the first match well with their bowlers doing well with short balls against the Indians. But, once Yuvraj got in to the gear, they could not stop the proceedings. They did pretty well chasing the big total in their innings. They nearly won the match as they approached the final overs but fell short of the wickets. They would definitely like to improve on their performance in this match and register a win.

Team News

India

Dinesh and Ashish came out well in the middle and impressed with their performance. There seem no brainers in picking up the team for the second match. However, Indians need to make sure they keep their socks up throughout the match. Dhoni has expressed that they got little relaxed after the fall of seventh West Indian wicket in the first match and managed a victory of only 20 runs after posting 329.

Possible Eleven

The Indian team would be going in with the same combination that won the first match. There is a possibility that Dinesh could keep the wickets instead of Dhoni, as he looked a bit tired behind the stumps and hurt himself on a couple of occasions. There is a slight possibility that Praveen gets a chance instead of Ishant.

India

  1. Gautam Gambhir
  2. Dinesh (/wk)
  3. Rohit Sharma
  4. MS Dhoni (Capt./wk)
  5. Yuvraj Singh
  6. Yusuf Pathan
  7. Ravindra Jadeja
  8. Harbhajan Singh
  9. Ishant Sharma / Praveen Kumar
  10. RP Singh
  11. Ashish Nehra

Review – ODI Match 1: India defeat West Indies by 20 runs

Match Details

India in West Indies 2009| ODI #1

Date: 26 Jun, 2009

Venue: Kingston, Jamaica

Toss: India won the toss and elected to bat first.

First Inning (Max: 50 overs)

India score 339 for a loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs.

  • Low: Indians, who opened with Dinesh and Gambhir, were 32 for 2 in 7.2 overs with the loss of Gambhir and Rohit’s wickets. Both exposing the inability to handle the short balls with perfection.
  • High: 135 runs partnership in 128 balls between Yuvraj and Dinesh for the third wicket.
  • High: 86 runs partnership in 57 balls between Yuvraj and Dhoni for the fourth wicket.
  • High: 131 (102) by Yuvraj, 67 (77) by Dinesh, 41 (46) by Dhoni, 40 (53) by Yusuf and a handy 21(13), including 2 sixes, by Harbhajan in the end.

Second Inning (Max: 50 Overs)

West Indies got out scoring 319 runs in 48.1 overs, falling short of the target by 21 runs.

  • High: Balanced start, posting 65 runs before Gayle was out by Nehra in the tenth over.
  • High: All 4 batsmen at the top of the order: Gayle – 37, Mortaon – 42, Sarwan -45, Chanderpaul- 63, kept the chase alive till the loss of Chanderpaul’s wicket, at the score of 224 (5th Wicket) in 35.4 overs.
  • Low: The score read 250/7 in 39.3 overs and it looked like Indians were heading for an easy victory, but it was still not all over.
  • High: The addition of 68 runs in the next 48 balls for the loss of only one wicket.
  • Low: Loss of the ninth wicket at 318 in the 48th over.

End

West Indies required 21 runs in the last 12 balls with one wicket in hand. After a long discussion, Nehra was handed over the ball and got the required wicket on the first ball of the over, leaving West Indies with 20 runs trail.

Dhoni was not very excited over the victory that the team should have gotten easily and did not miss to mention that the players got too relaxed after the fall of the seventh West Indian wicket. He also praised Yuvraj’s knock and his consistency in last two years.

Result

India defeated West Indies by 20 runs

Man of the match: Yuvraj Singh

Series Status: India leads the 4-ODI series by 1-0

Preview: India in West Indies – ODI Match 1

Match Details

India in West Indies 2009| ODI #1

Date: 26 Jun, 2009

Time: 08:00 PM IST

TV Coverage: On Ten Sports in India

Venue: Kingston, Jamaica

Playing Conditions

Weather: High: 33°C, Low: 25°C, Partly Cloudy, Rainfall expected, Humidity: 52%

Teams Form

In chronological order from left to right

India: WNWWL

India has won their last 5 bi-lateral series. They would like to continue their good form in ODI this season. In the last series, India defeated New Zealand by 3-1 in their home.

West Indies: LLNLL

West Indies have played their last 5 ODIs against England and could not win any. They are counting on their recent form in T20WC and promise to present a tough competition to Indian team in their home.

Team News

India

Indian team needs to forget their bad performance in WCT20 and start the series afresh. Some of the big names like Sachin, Sehwag and Zaheer are missing from the squad. Jadeja, Badrinath, Vijay and Nehra should monetize this opportunity by performing up to the expectations.

It would be interesting to see who opens with Gambhir. Will it be Rohit again or will any one from Dinesh and Vijay will get a chance?

Possible Eleven

Seems like only one from Vijay, Dinesh or Badrinath will be selected for the playing eleven. Dinesh or Vijay could be a good choice for the opening slot and Rohit may come back to the middle order.

India

  1. Gautam Gambhir
  2. Vijay / Dinesh / Badrinath
  3. Rohit Sharma
  4. MS Dhoni (capt./wk)
  5. Yuvraj Singh
  6. Yusuf Pathan
  7. Ravindra Jadeja
  8. Harbhajan Singh
  9. Ishant Sharma
  10. RP Singh
  11. Ashish Nehra / Praveen Kumar

India Vs West Indies 2009 [Schedule]

Indian team is flying directly from England to West Indies to play a four ODI match series. Surely, there was no breathing time in between the WT20 and this tour, although the Indian team has found some time to re-assemble after their early exit from WT20.

This will be the last leg of the 2008-2009 season that started in October with Australian visiting India. The team gets a considerable break before they play in the Champions Trophy in September later this year.

The Schedule

The Schedule of the West Indies tour is:

Date Time Match Venue
Fri, Jun 26 08:00 PM IST 1st ODI – West Indies vs India Kingston, Jamaica
Sun, Jun 28 08:00 PM IST 2nd ODI – West Indies vs India Kingston, Jamaica
Fri, Jul 3 07:00 PM IST 3rd ODI – West Indies vs India Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun, Jul 5 07:00 PM IST 4th ODI – West Indies vs India Gros Islet, St Lucia

Live Broadcast

List of TV channels broadcasting India Vs West Indies 2009 live:

Country Broadcaster
Bangladesh Ten Sports
Europe Ten Sports
Hong Kong Ten Sports
India Ten Sports
Indonesia Ten Sports
Japan Ten Sports
Middle East Ten Sports
Maldives Ten Sports
Nepal Ten Sports
Pakistan Ten Sports
South Africa Super Sports
UK Sky Sports

Indian Squad for the WI Tour

The Indian squad for the Caribbean tour has been announced. Fatigue and injuries playing a big role in the selection is very evident, while, individual performances in IPL also get due recognition.

In or Out?

Let us have a look who gets in and who gets out comparing it with the WT20 squad:

In Out Stays out
M Vijay Zaheer Khan Sachin Tendulkar
S Badrinath Suresh Raina Virender Sehwag
Abhishek Nayar Irfan Pathan Munaf Patel
Ashish Nehra

If we compare it with the ODI squad that toured New Zealand earlier this year, then Ashish Nehra, Abhishek Nayar, RP Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, S Badrinath and M Vijay get the place into the side.

Selected or Dropped?

Let us try to see why few of the players were selected or dropped?

Selected

  • M Vijay: His performance in Ranji trophy gets him in to the squad. Moreover, he is an opener, so he could release Rohit from the extra responsibility and allow him to strengthen the middle over.
  • S Badrinath: He had a good Ranji season and gets a well deserved selection.
  • Abhishek Nayar: All round performance during Ranji and IPL this season helps him get into the 16-member squad.
  • Ravindra Jadeja: Selectors continue with their faith, after WT20, on this young boy with a promising future.
  • Ashish Nehra: Comes back to the side after 4 years. His performance in IPL and past international experience gets him the ticket.
  • RP Singh: The highest wicket taker in the IPL makes a comeback riding on his success during the league.

Dropped

  • Sachin Tendulkar: Opted to rest due to the finger injury that he got during the IPL.
  • Virender Sehwag: Continues his medical leave because of the shoulder injury.
  • Suresh Raina: He needs time to get over with the hairline fracture in his thumb.
  • Irfan Pathan: He was not selected for the final two matches in the WT20 and could not find a place for himself in the squad. He was part of the successful team that went to New Zealand.
  • Munaf Patel: He was part of the team to New Zealand, but did not have a good show during the tour. Though he had a good show during the IPL, while bowling for RR, but still could not impress the selectors.
  • Zaheer Khan: Rested because of the shoulder injury he earlier had.

The 16 Member Squad

  1. MS Dhoni (Captain)
  2. Yuvraj Singh (Vice Captain)
  3. Gautam Gambhir
  4. Rohit Sharma
  5. Yusuf Pathan
  6. Ravindra Jadeja
  7. Harbhajan Singh
  8. Pragyan Ojha
  9. RP Singh
  10. Praveen Kumar
  11. Ishant Sharma
  12. Dinesh Karthik
  13. S Badrinath
  14. Abhishek Nayar
  15. Ashish Nehra
  16. M Vijay
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