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Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s four for 31, following captain Virat Kohli’s 42nd century, set up his team’s 59-run (DLS) victory over the West Indies in a rain-hit second One-Day International at Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday.
Kohli’s 120 off 125 deliveries with 14 fours provided the base for India’s 279 for seven. Set a revised target of 270 off 46 overs when rain interrupted play during their chase, West Indies were on course at 179 for four in the 35th over but then crashed to 210 all out with four overs to spare as seamer Kumar triggered the slide with his superb spell.
Kumar’s first wicket was near the start of the innings when he removed Chris Gayle, the hard-hitting opener falling for just 11 although it was enough to take him past Brian Lara for the most runs in ODI cricket by a West Indian, a record which now stands at 10,409.
It was also Gayle’s 300th ODI, making him the first West Indian to reach that landmark.
Following a no-result from the rain-ruined first ODI in Guyana three days earlier, India will defend an unassailable 1-0 lead going into the final match, also at Queen’s Park Oval, on Wednesday.
Decisive slide
With the early loss of Gayle and then Shai Hope, West Indies relied on Evin Lewis to keep them in the hunt for the challenging target.
Despite wrenching an ankle and needing treatment on the field, the opening batsman kept his team up with the required rate in topscoring with 65.
However left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav dismissed the aggressive Shimron Hetmyer and then Lewis to tilt the balance in favour of India.
Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ outstanding batsman at the World Cup, stroked his way to 42 but it was his dismissal off Kumar which triggered the decisive slide as four wickets fell for just three runs in the space of three overs.
Fellow seamer Mohammed Shami claimed the last two wickets to leave the West Indies wondering what could have been if their talented young batsmen had matched their extravagant strokeplay with sensible shot-selection.
“We had the game in our hands,” said a disappointed Holder. “One of the main things our batsmen need to learn is that when they get in they need to carry through to the end. We’ve definitely got to take responsibility and ownership as batters.”ScoreboardIndia: 279 for seven
West Indies (Revised target 270 in 46 overs)
C. Gayle lbw b Kumar 11
E. Lewis c Kohli b Yadav 65
S. Hope b Ahmed 5
S. Hetmyer c Kohli b Yadav 18
N. Pooran c Kohli b Kumar 42
R. Chase c and b Kumar 18
J. Holder not out 13
C. Brathwaite c Shami b Jadeja 0
K. Roach b Kumar 0
S. Cottrell c Jadeja b Shami 17
O. Thomas lbw b Shami 0
Extras (b4, lb5, nb1, w11) 21
Total (all out, 42 overs) 210
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Gayle), 2-52 (Hope), 3-92 (Hetmyer), 4-148 (Lewis), 5-179 (Pooran), 6-179 (Chase), 7-180 (Brathwaite), 8-182 (Roach), 9-209 (Cottrell), 10-210 (Thomas)
Bowling: B. Kumar 8-0-31-4 (1w), M. Shami 8-0-39-2 (2w), K. Ahmed 7-0-32-1 (2w), K. Yadav 10-0-59-2, K. Jadhav 5-0-25-0 (1w), R. Jadeja 4-0-15-1 (1nb)
Result: India won by 59 runs on DLS method
Toss: India
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Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s four for 31, following captain Virat Kohli’s 42nd century, set up his team’s 59-run (DLS) victory over the West Indies in a rain-hit second One-Day International at Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday.
Kohli’s 120 off 125 deliveries with 14 fours provided the base for India’s 279 for seven. Set a revised target of 270 off 46 overs when rain interrupted play during their chase, West Indies were on course at 179 for four in the 35th over but then crashed to 210 all out with four overs to spare as seamer Kumar triggered the slide with his superb spell.
Kumar’s first wicket was near the start of the innings when he removed Chris Gayle, the hard-hitting opener falling for just 11 although it was enough to take him past Brian Lara for the most runs in ODI cricket by a West Indian, a record which now stands at 10,409.
It was also Gayle’s 300th ODI, making him the first West Indian to reach that landmark.
Following a no-result from the rain-ruined first ODI in Guyana three days earlier, India will defend an unassailable 1-0 lead going into the final match, also at Queen’s Park Oval, on Wednesday.
Decisive slide
With the early loss of Gayle and then Shai Hope, West Indies relied on Evin Lewis to keep them in the hunt for the challenging target.
Despite wrenching an ankle and needing treatment on the field, the opening batsman kept his team up with the required rate in topscoring with 65.
However left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav dismissed the aggressive Shimron Hetmyer and then Lewis to tilt the balance in favour of India.
Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ outstanding batsman at the World Cup, stroked his way to 42 but it was his dismissal off Kumar which triggered the decisive slide as four wickets fell for just three runs in the space of three overs.
Fellow seamer Mohammed Shami claimed the last two wickets to leave the West Indies wondering what could have been if their talented young batsmen had matched their extravagant strokeplay with sensible shot-selection.
“We had the game in our hands,” said a disappointed Holder. “One of the main things our batsmen need to learn is that when they get in they need to carry through to the end. We’ve definitely got to take responsibility and ownership as batters.”ScoreboardIndia: 279 for seven
West Indies (Revised target 270 in 46 overs)
C. Gayle lbw b Kumar 11
E. Lewis c Kohli b Yadav 65
S. Hope b Ahmed 5
S. Hetmyer c Kohli b Yadav 18
N. Pooran c Kohli b Kumar 42
R. Chase c and b Kumar 18
J. Holder not out 13
C. Brathwaite c Shami b Jadeja 0
K. Roach b Kumar 0
S. Cottrell c Jadeja b Shami 17
O. Thomas lbw b Shami 0
Extras (b4, lb5, nb1, w11) 21
Total (all out, 42 overs) 210
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Gayle), 2-52 (Hope), 3-92 (Hetmyer), 4-148 (Lewis), 5-179 (Pooran), 6-179 (Chase), 7-180 (Brathwaite), 8-182 (Roach), 9-209 (Cottrell), 10-210 (Thomas)
Bowling: B. Kumar 8-0-31-4 (1w), M. Shami 8-0-39-2 (2w), K. Ahmed 7-0-32-1 (2w), K. Yadav 10-0-59-2, K. Jadhav 5-0-25-0 (1w), R. Jadeja 4-0-15-1 (1nb)
Result: India won by 59 runs on DLS method
Toss: India
