India scored 290/8 from their 50 overs, a very formidable total. Laxman scored 71 and both Shewag and Ganguly scored 50.
Another exciting match in prospect.
West Indies 132/1 off 16.3 overs
16.2 Sehwag to Hinds, OUT: trying to sweep the ball over square leg,
Hinds gets the edge that balloons high up in the air behind the
keeper, and Ganguly at slip has to move just a few steps to take
an easy catch
Hinds 80 off 61 balls.
The match is 48 overs per side.
wow,,,,,,,, WI were playing too fast...
both HInds and Gayle,
but since Hinds went,, game become too sloww :(
way to go WI
Windies 237/3 of 38 overs. Gayle 100 off 105 balls.
Batsmen: R B 4s 6s S/R
S Chanderpaul (LHB) 7 6 1 0 116.67 Striker
CH Gayle (LHB) 100 105 10 3 95.24 Non-striker
Windies win the match easily. This match shows how much we miss zaheer khan, the only quality seamer in Indian team.
Well played windies. The upcoming matches would be even better.
C Gayle c Dravid b H Singh 101 107 10 3
W Hinds c Ganguly b Sehwag 80 61 10 5
M Samuels c Ganguly b H Singh 1 6 0 0
R Sarwan c Ganguly b Kartik 34 55 1 1
S Chanderpaul run out (Kaif) 8 10 1 0
R Powell not out 30 26 2 1
C Hooper not out 21 21 1 0
Extras : b:0 lb:3 w:9 nb:4 16
FOW Total : 291-5 (46.5)
Hinds (132-1, 16.2), Samuels (135-2, 17.4), Sarwan (218-3, 35.2), Chanderpaul (239-4, 38.5), Gayle (239-5, 39).
Once again slow and pathetic pitches, I watched most of the match and I have to say, it was exciting to see Ganguly and Sehwag hit some boundries but after that it got very boring!
So basically, the team who bats 2nd wins the match.
So next time you only have to watch the toss to find out the result of the match.
WI won by 5 wicketz
India
Runs Balls 4 6 S.Rate
1 * SC Ganguly b Hooper 53 55 8 0 96
2 V Sehwag c Chanderpaul b Collymore 52 39 9 1 133
3 VVS Laxman c Hooper b Collins 71 101 4 0 70
4 + R Dravid c Gayle b Samuels 33 36 3 0 91
5 M Kaif c Sarwan b Collins 4 11 0 0 36
6 Yuvraj Singh c Hooper b Collymore 15 12 2 0 125
7 SB Bangar run out (Hooper) 27 20 2 0 135
8 M Kartik c Jacobs b Collins 11 12 1 0 91
9 J Srinath not out 3 5 0 0 60
10 Harbhajan Singh not out 1 2 0 0 50
11 L Balaji
Extras b - 2 ,w - 6 ,nb - 5 ,lb - 7 20
TOTAL (in 48 overs, for 8 wickets) 290
Current Run Rate 6.04
Fall of Wickets
1 - 88
(Sehwag) 2 - 134
(Ganguly) 3 - 212
(Dravid) 4 - 223
(Kaif) 5 - 232
(Laxman)
6 - 254
(Yuvraj Singh) 7 - 285
(Kartik) 8 - 286
(Bangar)
Bowling Analysis
O M R W
wd nb Eco.Rate
1 Collins 9 0 60 3
2 3 6.67
2 Drakes 3 0 17 0
0 0 5.67
3 Collymore 10 0 56 2
3 2 5.60
4 Hinds 1 0 16 0
0 0 16.00
5 Hooper 9 1 41 1
0 0 4.56
6 Gayle 8 0 44 0
0 0 5.50
7 Samuels 8 0 47 1
1 0 5.88
West Indies
Runs Balls 4 6 S.Rate
1 CH Gayle c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 101 107 10 3 94
2 WW Hinds c Ganguly b Sehwag 80 61 10 5 131
3 MN Samuels c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh 1 6 0 0 16
4 RR Sarwan c Ganguly b Kartik 34 55 1 1 61
5 S Chanderpaul run out (Kaif) 8 10 1 0 80
6 RL Powell not out 30 26 2 1 115
7 * CL Hooper not out 21 21 1 0 100
8 PT Collins
9 CD Collymore
10 + RD Jacobs
11 VC Drakes
Extras b - 0 ,w - 9 ,nb - 4 ,lb - 3 16
TOTAL (in 46.5 overs, for 5 wickets) 291
Current Run Rate 6.21
Fall of Wickets
1 - 132
(Hinds) 2 - 135
(Samuels) 3 - 218
(Sarwan) 4 - 239
(Chanderpaul) 5 - 239
(Gayle)
Bowling Analysis
O M R W
wd nb Eco.Rate
1 Srinath 6 0 42 0
0 0 7.00
2 Balaji 4 0 44 0
2 2 11.00
3 Bangar 1 0 6 0
0 0 6.00
4 Harbhajan Singh 10 1 53 2
2 0 5.30
5 Sehwag 9.5 0 55 1
0 0 5.59
6 Kartik 10 0 38 1
1 2 3.80
7 Yuvraj Singh 3 0 18 0
0 0 6.00
8 Laxman 1 0 8 0
0 0 8.00
9 Ganguly 2 0 24 0
0 0 12.00
Congrats to Windies, well played.
Windies lead the series 3/2 with two matches to go.
well like i said its the direct competition between two really strong batting line-ups and two extremely weak bowling line-ups so whoever wins the shoot-out wins the match:hehe:
I thought india is a strong contender for the worldcup but i am beginning to revise it as their bowling is very weak indeed!
Well Played West Indies. :k:
This Gayle guy again performed a wonderful inning. I’m beginning to compare him with Mathew Hayden.
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Gayle has scores of 103, 140 and 101 in the series
**Chris Gayle hit his third century as West Indies took a 3-2 lead over India with a five-wicket victory in Baroda.
In another thrilling finish, the tourists passed India’s 290 for eight with seven balls remaining after a questionable umpiring decision led to Gayle’s dismissal for 101 and forced the team to rebuild. **
Captain Carl Hooper and Ricardo Powell, though, added 52 in eight overs to steer the Caribbean side home.
Hooper hit a single boundary in his run-a-ball 21 not out, while Powell hit two fours and a six in his unbeaten 30.
The match was curtailed to 48 overs after a late start because of heavy dew.
Left-hander Gayle, who hit 103 in the second match of the series and 140 in Friday’s losing effort in Ahmedabad, reached three figures off just 105 balls, with 10 fours and three sixes.
But two wickets in successive balls in the 39th over upset an apparent cruise to victory.
A misunderstanding between Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul saw the Guyanese batsman sacrifice his wicket for eight.
And Gayle was given out by umpire Asoka de Silva caught behind off Harbhajan Singh even though wicket-keeper Rahul Dravid did not appeal.
Gayle has been joined by Wavell Hinds in an opening stand of 132, Hinds smashing 80 from 61 deliveries with 10 fours and five sixes.
But India fought back through their spinners with two wickets in consecutive overs, removing Hinds and the in-form Marlon Samuels for one make it 135 for two in the 18th over.
Ramnaresh Sarwan was caught off spinner Murli Kartik for 34, bringing an end to an 83-run stand with Gayle in the 36th over.
Openers Set Tone
Earlier, VVS Laxman top-scored with 71 after swift half-centuries from openers Sehwag and Ganguly, lifting India to an imposing total after they were asked to bat first Hooper.
Sehwag lashed 52 from 39 balls in his 88-run partnership with Ganguly, who weighed in with 53 from 55 balls for his 50th one-day half-century.
But both batsmen fell soon after reaching their half-centuries as West Indies fought back.
Left-arm fast bowler Pedro Collins recovered from Sehwag’s early assault to finish with three for 60.
Laxman and Dravid shared 78 runs for the third wicket but struggled to find boundaries before Sanjay Bangar made a cameo 27 from 20 balls.
I think even Mansoor Akhtar, on his off day, will get a substantial score against the Indian bowling attack 
Dont underestimate the power of fiery and fearsome Indian bowling ATTACK!!
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Are you kidding me?