As It Happened - India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI at Delhi
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the 2nd One-Day match between India vs and West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on Saturday.
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- Updated: October 12, 2014 12:25 am IST
Indian bowlers, led by pacer Mohammed Shami, came back strongly from the hammering they received from the West Indies batsmen in the first One-Day International (ODI) cricket match at Kochi to turn the match on Saturday around for the home side and help them win by 48 runs to level the five-match series 1-1. Catch all the highlights of the cricket match here (SCORECARD | SCHEDULE)
Chasing India's competitive total of 263/7, the West Indies were well on their way at 170/2 in the 36th over when Shami clean bowled opener Dwayne Smith (97), triggering a collapse for the Windies side at the Ferozeshah Kotla. The visitors were eventually bowled out for 215 in 46.3 overs. (India vs West Indies 2014, 2nd ODI: Key Clashes)
Shami's career-best figures of 4/36 earned him the man of the match award and the fast bowler was well supported by left-armer Ravindra Jadeja (3/44) and leg spinner Amit Mishra (2/40) with Umesh Yadav also picking up a wicket.
The third ODI will be played at Visakhapatnam Tuesday.
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The Man of the Match award goes to Mohammed Shami. He picked up four wickets, conceding just 36 runs. He doesn't have a chat at the presentation.
In the first innings, Raina and Kohli kept India in the hunt for a decent total and the man who can be trusted always to finish, MS Dhoni completed the innings in fine fashion. The West Indies bowling was quite good for most part of the innings but lacked lethality. The series has got more interesting with the current status being 1-1.
India have fought back hard and clawed their way back in the series. They batted well on a wicket that was constantly slowing down and put up 263 on the board. West Indies began their chase very well. Smith and Pollard took West Indies to a winning position by laying the foundation in the chase. Pollard's promotion to number three nearly helped. The Indian spinners were taken to the cleaners early on but came back hard by crushing the middle order. Some of the batsmen threw their wickets away playing some irresponsible shots.
OUT! Rampaul is out and INDIA LEVEL THE SERIES 1-1! Banged in short on middle, Rampaul goes for the pull but top edges the ball to the mid-wicket region. Shami calls for the catch, asks the others to stay away and completes the catch with ease to give India the win.
FOUR! Slammed! Back of a length around off, Rampaul backs away and slaps the ball through cover for a boundary.
Bad misfield from Mishra! Length around off, punched straight to Mishra, he charges at the ball but doesn't stop it. Then gives a chase and the batsmen return for the second.
Shortish around off, cut away to point.
Benn shuffles across to flick but misses and is struck on his pads. Benn wanted a single but can't get one.
Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Rampaul defends it from within the crease.
Back of a length outside off, Rampaul looks to steer this through the off side but misses.
Rampaul looks to punch this through the off side but gets an inside edge on to the pads.
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Full again, slogged towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
SIX! Boom! That is massive. Full outside off, Rampaul gets underneath this and sends this hugely over mid-wicket!
Nearly... a slower ball outside off, spinning in, Rampaul pushes inside the line and gets beaten.
SULIEMAN BENN takes a long time to make his way to the middle.
OUT! Number 9 down. West Indies have found out a good way of wishing India a good night and a weekend. Full outside off, Taylor swings this hard and high but the ball does not have any distance. Simple catch for Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep mid-wicket.
Full outside off, slogged wide of Virat Kohli at long on for a single. Told you, tail-enders can be fun to watch.
Full and outside off, driven straight to Ajinkya Rahane at short extra cover.
A short ball again, outside off, a wild pull and a miss from Taylor. Tail-enders can be fun to watch.
A short ball outside off, pulled all along the ground through mid-wicket for a single.
On a good length outside off, angling in, Rampaul looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his body.
Jerome Taylor walks in at number 10, replacing Bravo.
OUT! Caught. This is a brain implosion. Full outside off, Bravo lofts this inside out and lofts it straight down the throat of Shikhar Dhawan at wide long off. Oh dear... sorry state of West Indies.
On a good length outside off, cutting in, Bravo is caught in his crease as he looks to defend and gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
RAVI RAMPAUL walks in next at number 9.
OUT! That is a poor shot and it means that game over for West Indies. Another arm ball from outside off, skidding in, Sammy blindly swings the bat and misses. The ball crashes into the off stump and pegs it back. Sorry state for the Windies. Did they watch the Pakistan-Australia ODI yesterday? Pakistan collapsed in a similar fashion at Dubai.
Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
The arm ball, hurrying in, Darren pushes it to long off for a single.
Full outside off, Sammy defends.
DARREN SAMMY walks out now. Last ray of hope for the visitors.
OUT! STUMPED! Jadeja strikes straightaway! West Indies choking big time now. Beautifully tossed up outside off, spinning away, Russell comes forward to defend but is beaten. Dhoni takes the bails off and appeals confidently. Russell starts to walk even before the umpire signals upstairs. Replays confirm the worst for him, as his right leg is in the air. 69 needed from 47 balls!
RAVINDRA JADEJA (7-0-32-0) replaces Mishra.
On middle and off, played straight to short mid-wicket.
Full and outside off, driven down to long on for a run.
On middle and off, Russell flicks it behind square leg for a couple.
Full and wide outside off, Bravo slashes hard and gets a thickish outside edge through third point for a run.
IN THE AIR... just over! On off, angles in, Russell chips it uppishly and just eludes short mid-wicket. A single taken.
Full and straight, watchfully defended.
Another forward defense to end the over. A great spell from Mishra, figures of 10-2-40-2.
On middle and off, watchfully defended.
Another brilliant delivery! Second googly on the trot, spinning in from wide outside off, Bravo looks to power that through the off side but is comprehensively beaten and nearly loses his off stump!
The wrong 'un, stays extremely low and hits Russell on the pads as he looks to play that off the back foot. The ball deflects down the leg side and the batsmen take a single. Leg bye taken.
ANDRE RUSSELL walks in at number 7, replacing Ramdin. Two slips in place.
OUT! That is a ripper of a delivery and a brilliant catch! Tossed up on middle, Ramdin looks to play that from the crease but the ball spins away, squares his up, takes the outside edge and goes behind. Suresh Raina at slip, alert as ever, dives to his right and takes a wonderful catch. This is a massive blow. Ramdin departs and West Indies' underbelly is exposed. 75 needed from 58 balls.
Some issue with one of the balls. It seems to have gone out of shape. Time for a change and out comes the box of balls.
Tossed up outside off, Bravo leans and drives it down to long off for a single.
Outside off, steered to third man for a single to end the over. Just 26/2 in the Batting Powerplay.
Cover drops back now...
FOUR! Great shot! Back of a length outside off, Bravo just punches it through the gap between cover and point and finds the fence.
On a good length outside off, Bravo works it wide of mid on, sets off for the single but then changes his mind.
A touch short outside off, Dwayne looks to thrash it through the off side but is beaten.
Fullish outside off, 130.9 kph, driven flamboyantly towards extra cover.
Meanwhile, Dwayne Bravo has walked out to bat.
DRINKS BREAK as well.
OUT! Caught! Straight to the man! India are right back in this. It was a nothing ball, short and wide outside off, Samuels smashed it hard but straight to Virat Kohli at cover! There is a big smile on Kohli's face. Umesh will not mind. This is a big wicket. The centurion from the previous game is gone.
UMESH YADAV (6-0-31-0) is back on.
Full and down the leg side, Samuels flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.
Goes straight back in his crease and punches it straight back to the bowler.
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
SIX! Bludgeoned! That will take some pressure off. Tossed up, down the track comes Samuels and sends this flying over long on.
Drills it down to long off for a quick run.
Flighted outside off, Samuels jumps down the track and eases it down to long off for a single.
Punched off the back foot by the batsman.
Pushes this to point for a single.
The batsman manages only a bottom edge on that one.
A touch short outside off, Samuels slashes but misses.
Short outside off, punched off the back foot for a single to point.
Good running. Full outside off, Ramdin pushes it towards mid off, takes Rayudu on and makes it at the non-striker's end.
Full and outside off, driven down the ground for a single.
Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single. The string of dot balls has been broken, finally.
Down the leg side, flicked towards square leg.
The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Landed outside off, driven straight back to the bowler.
Full outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Fullish on off stump, Ramdin crouches as he defends. The ball hardly got up there.
Good length delivery on off stump, defended off the back foot.
Denesh Ramdin is the new man in.
OUT! Smith misses out on a century! This one goes off the pads and Smith will be utterly disappointed! Fullish on middle, seams in and Smith is late to flick the ball. It hits his pads and goes on to hit the stumps thereafter. Smith is distraught and Shami was appealing, once again not realising that he was bowled. Smith goes three short of his century.
SIX! Well picked up! Pitched up at slower pace around 121 kph. Smith waits for the ball to land and blasts it over the long on fence. This is now Smith's highest List A score, forget ODIs.
Good stop by Jadeja! Shortish outside off, Samuels rocks back and cuts nicely. Jadeja dives to his left at point and prevents the boundary, saves three for his team.
Fullish on middle and off, driven slightly uppishly to long on for a single.
Batting Powerplay enforced on the West Indians.
Samuels tries to get down the track but inside edges the ball awkwardly to mid-wicket.
Quick arm ball on middle, inside edged to mid-wicket for a single.
Slightly short outside off, punched away to deep point for one.
Flat and quick on middle, Smith stays back and punches quite late to long on for a single.
Tossed up on off, Smith gets forward and defends off the outside half of the bat to point.
Flat on middle and off, punched to long off for a single.
Jadeja back on now.
Shortish on off, Smith rocks back to pull the ball but misses and is hit on his right shoulder. He probably played it too early.
Shortish around off, Samuels goes back to pull but mistimes the ball just wide of mid on for a single.
Fullish around off, Samuels pushes the ball to cover. He is playing way too slowly.
Banged in short on off, Samuels drops his wrists and allows the ball through.
Short but slow on off, Samuels goes back on his toes and defends.
Full on off stump, Smith drives straight down the ground for a single.
Shami back into the attack.
Flat around off, Samuels goes back and opens the face of his bat to guide the ball to slip. Back to back maidens for Mishra, both against Samuels.
Samuels has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Samuels stays back and defends back to the bowler.
Loopy on middle and leg, Samuels gets forward to defend for the turn but plays down the wrong line and is struck on the pads. There is an appeal but this was perhaps not that close. Now, there was an inside edge and the catch was taken by silly point, nobody thought about that.
Slow and flat on middle and leg, nudged away to mid-wicket.
Tossed right up on middle, pushed away to cover.
FOUR! Third one of the over, some misfielding here! Length on middle and off, worked away to backward square leg where Shami dives to his left, gets a hand to the ball and it goes to the square leg fence. He should have stopped that, Kohli isn't pleased!
Pitched up around off stump, Smith gets forward to drive but inside edges the ball on to his pads.
FOUR! That's unfortunate for Kohli! Bowls a good length ball around off. Smith stays back to punch but edges the ball past Dhoni, to the third man fence.
FOUR! Fine shot! Full outside off, Smith gets his bat down with an open face and goes inside out over cover for a boundary.
Full on off stump, Samuels drives straight down to long off for a single.
Fullish around off, driven to long off for a single.
Once again Samuels stays back and defends. It's a maiden, Samuels has played each ball of this over off the back foot.
Somehow, Samuels gets his bat down on time. The skidder on middle, Samuels stays back and gets his bat down on time. The ball goes off the bottom end to the off side.
Samuels stays inside the crease and inside edges the ball on to his toes.
Floated up on middle, pushed away to cover.
Flighted on leg stump, spins a lot and Samuels stays in the crease and blocks.
Flighted on middle, Samuels goes back and defends.
Drinks break!
FOUR! Disastrous ball! A rank long hop, Smith goes back and plays a 'help yourself' pull shot to the deep backward square leg fence.
Pitched up and nips in as well towards off stump. Smith gets a thick inside edge as he looks to drive. The ball goes to square leg.
Short and slow outside off, punched to deep point to get off the mark.
Flat outside off, punched to long off for a single.
Fullish on middle, worked away to mid-wicket.
Length ball around off, pushed away to cover.
<B> Virat Kohli </B> has been given the ball.
Mishra bowls the googly outside off, Samuels goes back and punches it off the stumps.
MARLON SAMUELS is the new man in.
OUT! MISHRA YELLS! Fuller outside off, Pollard is over ambitious and looks to drag it over mid-wicket. The ball goes off the toe end of the bat onto the stumps. Mishra screams and that is a much, much, much needed wicket for India and Mishra! 128 needed in 127 balls.
Floated on middle, Pollard comes down to hit out but misses.
SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Fuller on middle, Pollard comes down the wicket and slams it over long on fence for a maximum.
Tossed up on off, Pollard comes forward and defends it towards covers.
Floated on off, Pollard comes forward and defends it.
Flatter on off, Smith comes forward and defends it. 134 needed in 132 balls. West Indies' game to lose with 9 wickets in hand.
Smith comes forward and pushes it to covers.
Pollard slams this down the ground for a single.
Turns it through long on for a single. This is now the highest ODI score for Smith!
Pollard turns it through mid-wicket for a single.
Fuller outside off, Smith drives it through covers where Ajinkya misses and allows the single.
SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Fuller outside off, Pollard gets under it and sends it packing over long off for a maximum.
Pollard comes forward and defends it.
Pollard comes forward and defends it back down the wicket.
Smith heaves it through mid-wicket for a single.
Smith looks to drive but mistimes it.
Pollard pulls it through mid on for a single.
Flatter on middle, Smith comes forward to defend but misses. The ball hits him plumb in front but the umpire says no thinking there is an inside edge. The replay shows there was no edge and that was plumb.
Shorter on off, Pollard punches it through mid off for a single.
WIDE! Flatter down the leg side, a wide signaled.
Smith comes forward to defend but gets an edge to the on side for a single.
Smith drives it to mid off.
50-run stand between Pollard and Smith!
FOUR! Fired on the pads, Smith tucks it fine into the fine leg fence for a boundary. Dhoni screams 'No!' to Jadeja to not bowl on the pads.
Shorter on off, Smith plays it back to the bowler.
Change in bowling, Dhoni brings JADEJA back onto bowl.
Smith hits this fuller one towards wide long on for a single.
Shorter on off, turned through mid on for a single.
Floated on off, Pollard defends it.
Silly point in now.
Tossed up outside off, Pollard comes down to play that one but edges it towards vacant silly point.
Floated on middle, Pollard comes forward to defend but misses. Mild appeal turned down.
Smith goes back and punches it through covers for a single.
Pollard comes forward and pushes it towards point.
Full on off, Pollard mistimes his drive back to the bowler.
Fuller on off, Pollard heaves it towards mid on but not for any runs.
Fuller on off, Smith drives it through long off for a single.
Smith gets across and tucks it to the on side off his pads.
Good length on off, Pollard tucks it towards Raina at mid-wicket but misses. They take a single.
Floated on middle, Smith comes forward and defends it.
SIX! Slanted on off, Smith gets under it and deposits it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
Pollard shimmies down the wicket and hits it to long on on the bounce for a single.
Pollard comes forward and defends it to covers.
Floated on off, Pollard comes forward to defend with his bat and pad together but misses. Pollard is hit on his pads and the players appeal long and hard but the umpire says no. The replay shows that was probably out.
Shorter on off, played down to long on for a single.
Smith pushes it through mid on for a single.
Fuller outside off, Smith defends it coming forward.
Fuller on off, Pollard turns it through the on side for a single.
Fuller outside off, Pollard comes forward and defends it.
Good length on off, Pollard tucks it to the on side.
FOUR! Heaved! Fuller outside off, Pollard heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Rayudu is very slow at deep mid-wicket to get across.
KUMAR back on for a spell.
Drifts it on middle, Smith is right forward and defends it.
Fuller outside off, pushed into the covers by Smith.
Short on off, Pollard takes a single down the ground.
7th ODI fifty for Dwayne Smith.
FIFTY! Shorter on off, Smith plays it down the ground for a single. Smith gets to his fifty but he knows he needs to carry on there.
Floated on off, Smith defends it with his bat and pad together. Mishra is the lone man appealing.
Shorter on off, Pollard plays it down the ground for a single.
AMIT MISHRA into the attack. India need him to strike.
Pollard tucks this shorter one through square leg for a single.
Good length outside off, Smith pulls it through square leg for a single.
Fuller on off, goes away a touch, Smith defends it back down the wicket.
Smith tucks this one through the on side but not in the gap.
FOUR! SHOT! Shortish outside off, Smith punches it off his back foot for a boundary through point.
Shortish outside off, Smith cuts it towards point but not in the gap.
SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Floated on off, Pollard comes down and swings it high over mid-wicket for a maximum. Just kept flying over the ropes despite not coming off the middle of the bat.
Flatter on outside off, Pollard defends it off his back foot.
Tossed up on off, Pollard comes forward and defends it.
Floated on off, pushed into covers for a single.
Shorter on off, Smith pushes it towards the bowler.
Floated on off, Pollard slams it down to long on for a single.
Pollard comes down and turns it through long leg for a single.
Good length outside off, Pollard feels for it and dabs at it coming down the wicket but misses.
Fuller outside off, Pollard walks down the wicket and defends it to the bowler.
Good length outside off, Pollard comes across and defends it.
Slower ball on the pads, tucked to square leg for a single.
Fuller on middle, Pollard clips it through mid-wicket for a single.
DRINKS BREAK! A good period of play for India after the wicket of little Bravo. India though know that they need to keep the pressure up to stand a chance here as the ground is a small one and the visitors bat deep with a lot of power hitters.
Fuller on off, Pollard drives it through mid off for a single.
Smith drives it through covers where Kohli misfields and allows the single.
Floated on off, Smith comes forward and defends it.
Pollard leans forward and turns it through mid on for a single.
Smith heaves it through mid on for a single.
Shorter outside off, Smith edges his cut onto the pitch.
Shorter outside off, Smith slashes it over the point for a single.
Fuller outside off, Smith hits it hard but finds the fielder at mid off.
Good length on off, Smith defends it to the on side.
Shorter outside off, Smith mistimes his smash towards mid off. That came off the toe end of the bat.
Shorter outside off, Smith lets it go through getting out of the way.
Fuller on off, Smith turns it towards mid-wicket but not in the gap.
Tossed up on off, Pollard lunges forward and defends it.
Pollard comes forward and defends it.
Fuller on off, Pollard hits it hard back towards the bowler. Jadeja is quick and he holds onto the ball.
Rahane getting ready to field at silly point. The pads and guards are coming on.
Floated on off, bounces more and hits hit on Smith's bat who is coming forward to defend. They take a single.
Fuller on off, Smith comes forward and prods it to the on side.
Floated outside off, Pollard comes forward and pushes it to covers for a single.
Back of a length on off, Pollard comes down and tucks it through long leg for a single to get off the mark. Good over for India.
Fuller on off, Pollard comes down and defends it to the on side.
On a back of a length outside off, Pollard is beaten as he plays inside the line of the ball.
Fuller on off, Pollard comes forward and turns it towards mid-wicket.
Expected shorter ball outside off, Pollard gets across and lets it go.
KIERON POLLARD is the new man in at number three. Both teams have surprised with their number 3s today.
OUT! TIMBER! Good length outside off, Bravo plays inside the line and is beaten. The ball just kisses the off stick. Shami is appealing but Dhoni points out that Bravo is bowled and Darren has to go. Finally a wicket for India.
Floated on off, Smith comes forward but defends with an edge onto the on side.
Flatter on the pads, Bravo tucks it long leg for a single.
Shorter on off, pushed into point by Bravo as Dhawan dives and stops the ball.
Floated on off, Bravo comes across and defends it.
Fuller outside off, Smith pushes it towards mid off for a single.
Fuller on off, Bravo drives it through mid on for a single.
RAVINDRA JADEJA into the attack.
Shorter length outside off, Smith gets out of the way in time to allow it through.
Bravo waits for this one and dabs it down to third man for a single.
Fuller on off, Bravo drives it towards covers off the crease.
Fuller outside off, Bravo drives and misses. That was close to the off stick.
Good length on off, Bravo turns it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Good length outside off, Smith guides it towards point for a single.
Smith turns it through mid on for a single.
FOUR! IMMACULATE! Fuller outside off, Smith just presents the full face of the bat and creams it past mid off for a boundary. Bravo at the non-striker is also happy with that shot.
Fuller outside off, Bravo drives it through the covers for a single.
NOT OUT! Smith tucks it towards mid on for a single. Bravo gets into his crease but loses his bat as the throw hits the target at the non-striker's end. Bravo did lose his bat but he had his foot in his crease and also had his feet on the bat. That saves him. Some close running!
A strange dismissal appeal referred upstairs.
FOUR! SLAMMED! Shorter outside off, Smith gets under it and pummels it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
CHANCE MISSED! Bravo pushes it towards point and takes off. Jadeje again fires the throw from point at the striker's end but doesn't hit the stumps as Smith makes it into his crease.
YADAV back on.
Fuller on off, Bravo turns it through mid on for a single. A good Mandatory Powerplay for West Indies. 45/0!
Fuller outside off, driven towards mid off by Bravo.
Smith pushes it towards mid on and takes a quick single. Shami dives to stop the ball but misses. Kohli comes across and fires the throw and just misses the stumps and the head of Shami.
Smith fails to clip it off his pads. That was a length ball onto the pads.
FOUR! SHOT! Fuller on off, Smith just drives it through mid on. The timing is really good and he gets a boundary.
Fuller outside off, Smith comes forward and drives it towards mid off.
Fuller on off, coming in, Bravo pushes it towards mid on.
Bravo works it towards mid on off his crease.
Fuller outside off, left alone by Bravo.
On a length on off, Bravo defends it back down the wicket.
Fuller on off, Bravo plays it back to the bowler.
FOUR! Nealty done! Fuller outside off, Bravo just steers it past first slip fielder for a boundary.
Smith drives it through mid on.
Bravo pushes it past point for a single as Jadeja misfields to allow the ball through.
FOUR OVERTHROWS! POOR WORK JADEJA! Good length outside off, Bravo pushes it towards point. Jadeja spots Smith very short of the crease at the non-striker's end. The throw is way off the target and beats Mishra backing up. The ball runs away for a boundary as overthrows. Had he even handed it over to Mishra, they would have had Smith as he was way, way down the track.
Tight length on off, Bravo can only push it back towards mid off.
Good length on off, Bravo comes forward and pushes it into covers where Dhawan dives to stop the ball.
Shami goes round the wicket.
Fuller on middle, Bravo defends it back to the bowler.
MOHAMMED SHAMI brought into the attack.
Bravo tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Good length on the pads, Umesh dives across at fine leg as Bravo flicks it fine towards fine leg. He releases the throw very quickly. Couple taken.
Good length, comes in a long way, Bravo is hit hard on his bat as he looks to tuck it to the on side.
Fuller outside off, left alone by Bravo. Kumar went round the wicket.
Fuller on off, Bravo comes forward and defends it coming forward.
Good length on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket for a single.
Fuller on the pads, turned through mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! BANG BANG! Shorter outside off, Smith just gets under it and dispatches it hard and flat over the bowler for a boundary down the ground.
Fuller outside off, pushed into covers by Smith.
Smith stands tall and defends this one back to the bowler.
Fuller outside off, Smith sits down and throws his bat at it. The keeper appeals along with the first slip fielder. The bowler does not appeal and the umpire says no. Oh dear, the replays show that there was a noise there. Will it cost?
Shorter on the body, Smith gets it off his hips towards long leg for a couple of runs.
Good length on middle, Smith tucks it through square leg for a single.
Fuller on the pads, Smith clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
FOUR! POWER! Shorter outside off, Smith gets under it and smashes it over the head of the bowler for a boundary down the ground.
In the gap! Good length outside off, Smith is early on his shot and punches it in the air just past covers where Rayudu dives. Dhawan gives chase from extra cover and keeps them to a couple.
CHANCE! On the pads, Bravo tucks it towards mid-wicket for a quick single. Rayudu gets to the ball, fires the throw at the striker's end but misses. Had that hit, that could have been close.
Fuller on the pads, Bravo flicks it down to long leg for a couple of runs as Umesh returns the throw while being in the slide.
Good length on off, Smith tucks it to square leg for a couple of runs.
Fullish outside off, Smith is laden footed and drives at it. The ball beats the outside edge and lot of ooohs and aahs follow.
Good length on off, Smith punches it back down the wicket.
Touch fuller on off, Smith pushes it towards covers.
Fuller outside off, Smith pushes it to point.
Good length on off, Smith pushes it back to the bowler.
Fuller on off, turned towards mid on.
Fuller on off, Bravo comes forward and defends it.
Slanted fuller outside off, left alone by Bravo.
Good length on off, Bravo punches it towards mid off.
Fuller on off, Smith works it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Good length on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket for a single.
Back of a length outside off, pushed into off side.
Good length on off, Smith defends it towards the off side.
Pitched up outside off, Bravo drives it towards covers and takes a quick single.
Fuller outside off, Bravo looks to go after it at first but then lets it go through.
On a length on off, Bravo pushes it towards covers.
Good length on off, pushed into covers by Bravo off his crease.
UMESH YADAV to bowl with the second new ball from the other end.
Fuller on middle, Bravo pushes it wide of mid on for a single. He too is off the mark.
Fullish on middle, turned towards mid-wicket.
Fuller on off, comes in, Bravo defends it towards the covers.
Fuller length on off, going slightly away, Bravo is patient and lets it go through.
Angling into the pads, Smith works it to long leg for a single to get off the mark.
Fuller outside off, Smith drives it sweetly through mid off but not in the gap.
We're back for the chase! The chase may not be an easy one, with the pitch slowing down. The West Indians will want a good start with the bat. DWAYNE SMITH and DARREN BRAVO are the two openers for the Windies. Dhoni has a pep talk with his team in a huddle. BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR to bowl first up with the first new ball for India.