Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 287/8 | RR: 5.74

  • Deepak Chahar6 (8b)
  • Mohammed Shami0 (1b)
  • Keemo Paul7-0-40-2
  • Sheldon Cottrell10-3-46-2

5.45 pm: Some great batting by Iyer and Pant, and a great revival by India after losing their top three relatively cheaply. Good bowling by West Indies at the end too, but they have a tough chase on their hands you'd think, with the slow pitch. Karthik will be back for the second innings, which will start shortly.

Shreyas Iyer: I feel it's a good achievement with me, I should continue with my form and see to it that I make my team win everytime. I was really tempted between the 15th to 35th over when the offie came on (to hit in the air) but we needed a partnership. After the 35th over when I saw the ball was in my slot, I went for it and hit a six (off Chase). Pant is the kind of batsman who can change the momentum of the game and that's what he did today. I just told him to try and hit straight because you'll get to know the wicket and know how you can play. I feel the pitch will turn more. If we bowl our spinners at the right time, we'll be on top. It's slow and as the game goes on it'll get more slow. The dew factor will come, so it's difficult to say.

5.40 pm: West Indies have gone way above the time limit. But all the talk will be about the umpiring decision that sent Jadeja back. Ultimately, the right decision was made, so perhaps that's what matters. But it does open up questions about how these decisions will be made in the future.

49.6
1
Paul to Chahar, 1 run, yorker outside off, he was moving across, drives it to extra cover and they'll end only with a single
49.5
2
Paul to Chahar, 2 runs, leg cutter on leg stump, mistimes his pull to deep midwicket but gets enough on it to get a couple
49.4
1b
Paul to Mohammed Shami, 1 bye, well bowled, going across him and on a yorker length and he misses it. But they take the bye, even though it's gone to the keeper

Free hit

49.4
1nb
Paul to Chahar, 1 no ball, full toss on off, smears it from deep within his crease but straight to Cottrell at deep square leg. Chahar thinks that was above waist height and is looking displeased it wasn't called. they belatedly go up to the third umpire who confirms, it was above the waist. Chahar survives.

V SIDDHESH: "India stuttering through a combination of events, but major credit to WI bowlers for being spot on with their yorkers and slower balls.That has forced the batsmen to either dig out the ball or given then no room to work with. Batsmen also not helping their chances by wildly swinging at every slower delivery and missing. "

49.3
W
Paul to Dube, OUT, length ball on the stumps, Dube clears his front leg and swipes across the line. Doesn't get hold of it. Slower ball that stuck in the pitch and he gets more height than distance, holes out to long-off

S Dube c Holder b Paul 9 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

49.2
2
Paul to Dube, 2 runs, full outside off, Dube uses his power to drive this over extra cover. But Pollard's at wide long-off and runs across to tumble and save the ball

Aumkar : "Shivam Dube looks like a mix of Klusener and Yuvi batting..."

49.1
1
Paul to Chahar, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, he's moving across and bunts it square to give the strike to Dube

sravan: "Umpires these days go up for run-out decisions, even for cases where the batsman is clearly in. If this one didn't, then the main question is did WI even appeal? If they did, but not before seeing the replay on the big screen, then that's out of spirit. But if they did before, and if the umpire went up after seeing the replay, then that's a grey area about which I guess we need new rules now."

END OF OVER:
49 | 9 Runs | IND: 279/7 | RR: 5.69

  • Deepak Chahar2 (4b)
  • Shivam Dube7 (4b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell10-3-46-2
  • Keemo Paul6-0-33-1
48.6
1
Cottrell to Chahar, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, pulled to midwicket

So Chase made more of a polite enquiry than an appeal. But he definitely asked a question, even if gently, to the umpire when the direct hit was effected.

48.5
0
Cottrell to Chahar, no run, normal pace bouncer that flies through, past his attempted wild slog
48.4
1
Cottrell to Dube, 1 run, length ball, swipes across the line to deep midwicket
48.3
4
Cottrell to Dube, FOUR, shot!. Full ball tailing into him, doesn't have too much room, but the power he generates is enormous, and he punch-drives tthis through midwicket
48.3
1w
Cottrell to Dube, 1 wide, slower ball on a length, too far down leg. Wide
48.2
1
Cottrell to Chahar, 1 run, yorker length outside off, swipes at it, wanted to go in the direction of cover but takes a thickish edge to short third man
48.1
1
Cottrell to Dube, 1 run, length ball outside off, chopped to short third man

Vamsi: "Had any of the fielders appealed? " - Our scorer Thilak spotted Roston Chase appealing as soon as the direct hit was effected.

Chetan: "This is absolutely bizzare, it's like you have already given not out to caught behind, ball is dead, but replays show edge and then you call third umpire to rule batsman out, weird weird weird"

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West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11SW AmbrisSD Hope
2nd218SD HopeSO Hetmyer
3rd62SD HopeN Pooran