Tri-series, highlights: India vs West Indies - match as it happened

Virat Kohli-led India hammered West Indies by 102 runs to win with a bonus point. India totaled 311-7 off 50 overs and West Indies, chasing a revised target of 274 off 39 overs, were bowled out for 171 in 34 overs. Virat Kohli top scored for India with 102, while Tino Best bagged two wickets for West Indies. In reply, Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine did show some fight but Indian pace troika of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma rattled the West Indies batting line-up. (Match Scorecard | Commentary)

Quotes:

Virat Kohli: I am really happy that the team won with the bonus point. We got off to a good start. It was a tricky situation as to how to play my game. I told Ashwin to stay till the 50th over and we managed to score 40 more runs. One team is going to outplay the other in a given day and when you have three quality sides. It gives me great pleasure to get a century in my second game as skipper.

Dwayne Bravo: Credit goes to Indian batsmen. We need to improve our performance for the next game against Sri Lanka. Chasing 300 was never easy and rain too spoilt momentum. The tournament is wide open and we will go out for the win on Sunday and qualify for the final.

03:30 (IST): Ravindra Jadeja picks up the last two wickets to help India (311/7) hammer West Indies (171 all out in 34 overs) by 102 runs via D/L method to earn a bonus point.

03:26 (IST): Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine have added 56 runs for the 9th wicket. WI 169/8 (33 overs) in reply to India's 311/7.

02:51 (IST): Umesh Yadav gets his third wicket. Darren Sammy (12) out leg before wicket, beaten by a slower one. WI 113/8 (24.3 overs) in reply to India's 311/7. Sunil Narine joins Kemar Roach.

02:41 (IST): Umesh Yadav gets his second wicket and it's that of skipper Dwayne Bravo (14). Bravo looks to flick, but misses it completely. WI 108/7 (22.3 overs) in reply to India's 311/7.

02:29 (IST): Change in bowling does the trick. Umesh Yadav gets the breakthrough. Denesh Ramdin (9) looks to play it on the on side, opens the face of the bat quite too early and ends up getting a leading edge that flies straight to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at extra cover. WI 91/6 (20.1 overs) in reply to India's 311/7.

02:03 (IST): The in-form batsman Johnson Charles departs after scoring 38-ball 45. Looks to pull a short one by Ishant Sharma but top edges to square leg where Suresh Raina makes no mistake. West Indies 69/5 after 13.3 overs in reply to India's 311/7.

01:58 (IST): The local lad Kieron Pollard is out. It was a rising delivery by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pollard gets the outside edge straight to R Ashwin at first slip. West Indies 65/4 after 12.4 overs in reply to India's 311/7.

01:54 (IST): Ishant Sharma strikes and Marlon Samuels walks back to the pavilion. West Indies 64/3 after 12 overs in reply to India's 311/7.

01:45 (IST): The play has resumed after a long delay. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts after break. West Indies 61/2 after 11 overs in reply to India's 311/7.

01:24 (IST): Sun is out and the covers are off. The revised target is 274 in 39 overs. India will have to restrict West Indies to 219 or less to earn a bonus point. West Indies 56/2 after 10 overs in reply to India's 311/7.

00:36 (IST): Rain has stopped and the covers are coming off now. West Indies 56/2 after 10 overs. India 311/7.

00:28 (IST): It's till raining at the moment and more covers are being put. If we do not complete 20 overs, the play will resume from where it was left on Saturday. West Indies 56/2 after 10 overs. India 311/7.

00:11 (IST): It's raining at the moment and the players are asked to leave the field. Johnson Charles started to play his shots when rain came in. He hammered a couple of sixes and a four. West Indies 56/2 after 10 overs. India 311/7.

23:53 (IST): Bhuvneshwar Kumar's double strike has put West Indies on backfoot. West Indies 25/2 after 5 overs. India 311/7.

23:41 (IST): India need to restrict West Indies to 248 or less to win with a bonus point. It's drizzling but no sign of heavy rain. West Indies 19/1 after 4 overs. India 311/7.

23:36 (IST): Bhuvneshwar Kumar draws first blood. Chris Gayle edges a rising delivery to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. Gayle out after scoring 10. West Indies 14/1 after 3 overs. India 311/7.

22:53 (IST): Skipper Virat Kohli (102) takes India to 311/7 in 50 overs against West Indies. The 49-ball 90-run stand between Kohli and R Ashwin lifted India from 221/6 to a challenging total. R Ashwin remained not out on 25 off 18 balls. Kohli was the seventh wicket as he fell on the final ball.

22:49 (IST): Virat Kohli scores his 14th century in ODIs.

22:38 (IST): India need Virat Kohli to stay at the crease till the end of the innings. India 273 for 6 after 47 overs.

22:23 (IST): Virat Kohli has been absolute beauty as he scores his 24th half-century in ODIs. Ashwin is the new man in. India 228 for 6 after 42.2 overs.

22:16 (IST): Ravindra Jadeja run out after scoring just 2. Virat plyed it to cover but was not sure of a single but the fielder Devon Smith was pretty sure about his job. He picks it up quickly and throws it stright to bowler Dwayne Bravo, who makes no mistake at non-striker's end. Jadeja was about a yard outside crease. India 221/6 after 41.3 overs.

22:03 (IST): Murali Vijay departs after scoring 27 off just 18 deliveries. He tries to go over point but fails to clear Johnson Charles. Kieron Pollard was the bowler. India 210 for five after 39.5 overs. Ravindra Jadeja is the new man.

21:58 (IST): Murali Vijay playing risk-free shots. He is playing with a free mind. India 200 for 4 after 39 overs.

21:44 (IST): Tino Best bags his second wicket. Dinesh Karthik (6) given out caught behind. However, it was unlucky for Karthik as there was no clear edge. India 168/4 after 35.1 overs. Murali Vijay joins skipper Virat Kohli in the middle.

21:32 (IST): Another one bites the dust. Suresh Raina's (10) poor form continues. He opens the face of his bat against Marlon Samuels and finds Darren Sammy at first slip. India 156/3 after 32.4 overs. Dinesh Karthik is the new man in.

21:22 (IST): 150 comes up for India. Suresh Raina looking in good touch and scoring run-a-ball. Virat Kohli has started to open up now. India 156 for 2 after 32 overs.

21:11 (IST): India lose their second wicket and it's Rohit Sharma this time. Tino Best comes in as a bowling change and delivers for his team. Rohit (46) edges to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin. Suresh Raina joins Virat Kohli. India 141/2 after 29.1 overs.

21:06 (IST): Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have slowly started to rebuild Indian innings. India 138 for 1 after 28 overs.

20:51 (IST): Kemar Roach finally gives West Indies a breakthrough. Shikhar Dhawan (69) flicks to deep square leg where Darren Bravo makes no mistake. India 123 for 1  after 23.1 overs. Skipper Virat Kohli joins Rohit Sharma in the middle.

20:46 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan takes on Sunil Narine and hammers him for 2 consecutive sixes and a four. India 123 for no loss after 23 overs.

20:41 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan scores his third ODI fifty as Indian openers bring up a century-run stand. India 104/0 (22 overs).

20:34 (IST): West Indies needing a breakthrough deperately. Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are solid. India are 97 for no loss after 20 overs.

20:20 (IST): Spinner Sunil Narine has been introduced straight after the drinks break. But Indian openers going strongly. India 76 for no loss after 17 overs.

20:13 (IST): Indian team for the Zimbabwe tour was announced on Thursday with Parvez Rasool becoming the first player to earn a place in the national team. Skipper MS Dhoni has been rested and Virat Kohli will lead the team in his absence.

20:05 (IST): India have started strongly and are 65 for no loss after 15 overs with Shikhar Dhawan 29* and Rohit Sharma 28* at the crease. West Indies have used four pacers so far.

19:55 (IST): Fifty up for India. Shikhar Dhawan 25*, Rohit Sharma 19*. Tino Best bowling tight line. India 50/0 after 12 overs.

19:42 (IST): Ten overs gone and India are steadily placed at 39 for no loss. Both Dhawan and Rohit are playing themselves in quite solidly here.

 

19:30 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan at his very best - crunches Kemar Roach for two fours - one a square drive past cover point and one an orthodox cover drive. The Indian openers are looking a lot assured of themselves today.

 

19:14 (IST): After three quiet overs, Rohit Sharma pulls Kemar Roach for the first four of the innings through mid-wicket.

 

19:01 (IST): Surprise surprise, Darren Sammy is taking the new-ball, probably to make use of the early swinging conditions at Port-of-Spain.

 

18:40 (IST): Playing XIs:

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli(c), Dinesh Karthik (w),Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

 

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo(c), Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach, Tino Best

 

18:30 (IST): West Indies win toss and have opted to field against India. Fit-again Dwayne Bravo is leading the home team. Bhuvneshwar Kumar replaces Mohd Shami Ahmed as the lone change in the Indian eleven.

 

18:10 (IST): The latest news from Trinidad is that West Indies skipper Dwayne Bravo is fit and ready to lead the side at his home ground Port of Spain, Trinidad. Bravo had missed the previous game against India, which the hosts won by one run at Kingston.

 

17:50 (IST): Scenarios - West Indies are best placed so far with nine points, courtesy two wins from as many matches while Sri Lanka are second with five points. Both the teams have managed to win a bonus point.

A victory on Friday will keep India alive in the competition. Their defeat would send the hosts into the final and from there, India's chances to qualify for the final will depend on a lot of ifs and buts.

First and foremost, India would need a favour from the West Indies that the hosts beat Sri Lanka in their final league match on Sunday and then India will have to beat the Asian neighbours on Tuesday in a certain number of overs to make it to the summit clash.

India's victory will keep the tournament open as all three teams will have a chance to book a place in the title clash.

 

17:32 (IST): Who made it to the India's ODI squad for the tour of Zimbabwe? Read here

 

17:25 (IST): FACTOIDS:

West Indies vs India in ODIs - Head to Head

Played:                 108
Won by W.Indies:  58  (winning % 55.18)
Won by India:        47  (winning % 44.81)
NR:                       2
Tied:                     1
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Last seven India vs West Indies ODIs


Won by India:             5
Won by W.Indies:        2


The two teams in ODIs in 2013

Played        Won  Lost   NR   Tied   Winning per cent

West Indies   13     6     6    -    1    50.00
India             14     9     5    -    -    64.28

West Indies vs India in ODIs in the Caribbean - Head to Head

Played:                30
Won by W.Indies: 19  (winning % 65.51)
Won by India:       10  (winning % 34.48)
NR:                      1

WI vs India at Port of Spain

Played:                     11
Won by West Indies;  7
Won by India:            4

The last two games have been won by India (vs WI) at this venue - by 4 wickets on June 6, 2011 and by 7 wickets on June 8, 2011.

 

Match Preview:

Their campaign in tatters after two consecutive defeats, India need to regroup quickly as they go into a must-win match against hosts West Indies in the cricket tri-series here on Friday.

The Champions Trophy winners have suddenly looked vulnerable as the young Indian players found it tough to come to terms with the challenging conditions.

As if the two-paced Caribbean wickets were not enough to trouble the Indians, injury to charismatic skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has only made the job tough for them.

Friday's contest comes as a huge challenge and test for the leadership quality of Virat Kohli, who is being considered as a future captain of the country.

Kohli's tactics during the big-defeat against Sri Lanka did not work and it will be interesting to see how he leads the young pack in the pressure match, where a defeat will virtually ensure their elimination.

West Indies are best placed so far with nine points, courtesy two wins from as many matches while Sri Lanka are second with five points. Both the teams have managed to win a bonus point.

A victory on Friday will keep India alive in the competition. Their defeat would send the hosts into the final and from there, India's chances to qualify for the final will depend on a lot of ifs and buts.

First and foremost, India would need a favour from the West Indies that the hosts beat Sri Lanka in their final league match on Sunday and then India will have to beat the Asian neighbours on Tuesday in a certain number of overs to make it to the summit clash.

India's victory will keep the tournament open as all three teams will have a chance to book a place in the title clash.

Considering the grim situation, India need stroke-maker Shikhar Dhawan to yet again provide a solid opening along with Rohit Sharma, who is the only one so far from the side to score a half-century.

In the first two matches, their partnership has not gone beyond five overs. It's crucial that the two batsmen click as India thrives on good starts.

The players are in form and they need to apply better acording to conditions. The bowlers struggled to find length against Sri Lanka and repeat of the same will be suicidal against the big-hitting Caribbean players.

Chris Gayle is always a big threat and his opening partner Johnson Charles has also given a good account of himself. Kieron Pollard in the middle and Darren Sammy in the lower order are also capable of taking the game away from the opposition on their day.

India may leave out Shami Ahmed and bring back Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. It is also unlikely that Ambati Rayudu will get his debut match in the crucial game.

For West Indies, captain Dwayne Bravo is likely to come back to side, having missed the India match due to a groin strain.