| 4.3 : 4.3: S Cottrell to R Sharma, FOUR! First boundary off the game and it comes off the bat of Rohit Sharma. Cottrell is guilty of giving width outside off, Rohit lashes on it and cuts it through point for a boundary. The fielder from third man gives it a chase but can do nothing. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: K Roach to R Sharma, SIX! First six of the game and what a meaty blow this is. Back of a length ball on off, Rohit plays his trademark front foot pull over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. That blow came right off the middle of his bat. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: K Roach to KL Rahul, FOUR! Beautiful! Overpitched ball on middle, Rahul drives it through mid on. This too comes right off the middle and the ball goes onto race to the long on fence. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: K Roach to R Sharma, OUT! Caught! Brilliant review this from West Indies. It is a magnificent ball from Roach. Pitching on off, the ball nips in sharply. Rohit looks to defend but gets beaten by the inward movement. The ball goes between his bat and pad to the left of the wicket keeper. Shai Hope behind dives to that side and takes it on the full. West Indies players put in an appeal but it is turned down. They decide to go for the review. For the naked eye it looks to be missing the bat |
| 6.6: O Thomas to V Kohli, FOUR! Kohli is off the mark in style. Length ball outside off, Kohli picks it up early and cuts it through point for a boundary. If that stroke is anything to go by then Virat looks in the mood. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: O Thomas to V Kohli, FOUR! Class, absolute class! Back of a length ball outside off, Kohli was waiting for it. He picks it up early and smashes it over cover for a boundary. 50 comes up for India with that boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: O Thomas to KL Rahul, FOUR! Gorgeous! Full on off, Rahul gets on his front foot and plays a classical cover drive. The fielder had no chance to stop that ball. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: F Allen to V Kohli, FOUR! Slashed away! Landed outside off, Kohli looks to cut but the ball takes the outside edge and flies past slip and beats short third man! |
| 15.3 : 15.3: F Allen to KL Rahul, FOUR! Brilliant stroke! Flighted on off, Rahul looks to hit it towards cover but it goes off the outer half of his bat through point for a boundary. |
| 16.3: J Holder to KL Rahul, FOUR! First runs off Holders bowling and it is a boundary. What a gorgeous shot this is. Full on off and middle, Rahul nonchalantly flicks it past the diving mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: F Allen to KL Rahul, FOUR! Good shot but also a poor ball. Short and wide outside off, Rahul cuts it through point for a boundary. Brings up the 50-run stand between the two. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: F Allen to KL Rahul, FOUR! Smart this from Rahul. Floated on the pads, Rahul plays a brilliant paddle sweep fine down the leg side for a boundary. 8 runs off the over. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: J Holder to KL Rahul, OUT! Bowled 'em! Good length ball pitching around off, it comes in a bit after pitching. After two consecutive dots, which could have been a run. Rahul looks to play the on drive but the ball goes right between his bat and pad. It goes onto hit the off pole. Holder is ecstatic and once again Rahul throws away his good start. Jason has bowled really well here and now he has a well deserved wicket to his name. |
| 21.5 : 21.5: S Cottrell to V Kohli, IN THE AIR...FOUR! Short ball on the body. It is a well-directed one. Kohli looks to pull but does not time it well. The ball goes off the top edge towards the vacant fine leg region and he gets a boundary. Lucky one but he will take it. |
| 22.1 : 22.1: J Holder to V Shankar, FOUR! MAJESTIC! Half volley outside off, Shankar leans and drives it wide of mid off. Oshane Thomas runs to his left and just stretches out his leg but misses and the ball goes through! Lazy effort. |
| 22.6 : 22.6: J Holder to V Shankar, FOUR! Wrongly lined. Down the leg side, Shankar helps it to the fine leg fence! |
| 24.6: J Holder to V Shankar, FOUR! Beautiful! Full on off and middle, Shankar picks it up early and flicks it excellently through mid on for a boundary. |
| 25.4 : 25.4: S Cottrell to V Kohli, FOUR! Poor ball from Cottrell. It is short and on the body, on top of leg pole. Kohli shuffles across and pulls it fine down the leg side for a boundary. Moves to 42 with that. |
| 26.1 : 26.1: K Roach to V Shankar, OUT! Caught! Roach gets his second of the game. Good length ball pitching on off, the ball moves away after pitching. Shankar looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge due to the away movement. It goes to the right of the keeper. Hope dives on that side and takes a very good low catch. Bringing Roach back into the attack has worked for Holder. Shankar will be disappointed not to make the most of the opportunity today. |
| 27.1: O Thomas to V Kohli, FOUR! Excellently played! Overpitched on off, Kohli gets on his front foot and drives it with ease through covers for a boundary. He moves to 49 with that. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: K Roach to K Jadhav, FOUR! Pulled and pulled hard. Roach bowls a short ball on off, Kedar gets on his back foot and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: K Roach to K Jadhav, OUT! Another brilliant review from Holder. Once again the umpire has to reverse his decision. Good length ball outside off, it moves away just a hint after pitching. Kedar looks to run it down on the off side. He misses the ball but he straightaway looks behind as the ball goes straight to Hope behind the stumps. The West Indies players put an appeal but the umpire does not raise his finger. Holder signals the T to take it upstairs. Replays roll in and Ultra Edge show |
| 29.5: O Thomas to MS Dhoni, FOUR! First boundary for Dhoni and it is a classic Dhoni cut. Good length ball outside off, MS rocks onto his back foot and cuts it in his typical fashion through point for a boundary. |
| 33.5: F Allen to V Kohli, FOUR! Fractionally short outside off, Kohli goes back and cuts it behind point for a boundary! |
| 38.1 : 38.1: J Holder to V Kohli, FOUR! Brilliant from Kohli. Fuller around off, Kohli gets on his front foot and flicks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. |
| 38.2 : 38.2: J Holder to V Kohli, OUT! Caught! West Indies skipper gets the better of the Indian skipper. This has come against the run of play here. Back of a length ball on off, Kohli looks to pull but does not time it. The bat turns in his hand and the ball goes straight to Darren Bravo at short mid-wicket. Virat misses out on another opportunity to get his 100 in this World Cup. |
| 38.6 : 38.6: J Holder to H Pandya, FOUR! Hardik is off the mark in style. Back of a length ball on middle, Hardik pulls it towards square leg. The man from fine leg runs to his left and looks to stop it with a dive but misses. |
| 41.5 : 41.5: C Brathwaite to H Pandya, FOUR! Pulled and pulled with venom. Back of a length ball on off, Hardik plays a short arm pull between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: C Brathwaite to H Pandya, FOUR! Powerful! Back of a length ball on off. It is a slower one, Hardik flat-bats it through long on for a boundary. |
| 45.2: C Brathwaite to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Finally Dhoni has decided to let loose. Full on off, Dhoni smacks it over mid off and fetches a boundary. Only his second of the innings. |
| 46.3 : 46.3: S Cottrell to H Pandya, FOUR! Full on off, Hardik lofts it over mid off. The bat turns in his hand but there is no one in the deep there so he gets a boundary. |
| 47.6 : 47.6: O Thomas to H Pandya, FOUR! Crunched! Length ball outside off, Hardik cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 48.2 : 48.2: S Cottrell to H Pandya, OUT! Pandya holes out! Cottrell smartly bowls it full outside off. Forces Pandya to go on the off side. He obliges but ends up hitting it over covers and finding Fabian Allen in the deep. First wicket for Cottrell in the game. This wicket might have saved West Indies 15-20 runs. |
| 48.5 : 48.5: S Cottrell to M Shami, OUT! Caught! Back of a length ball on the leg side, Shami looks to pull but ends up gloving it behind to Hope. Cottrell brings out his trademark salute. Second wicket in the over and Shami walks back for a duck. |
| 49.1 : 49.1: O Thomas to MS Dhoni, SIX! That is out of here. Back of a length ball on off, Dhoni pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a 89m biggie. Perfect start to the final over for India. |
| 49.4 : 49.4: O Thomas to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Brute power! Back of a length ball on off, Dhoni flat-bats it towards long on. The fielder there puts a dive but the ball goes past him like a bullet. This also brings up Dhoni's 72nd ODI fifty. |
| 49.6 : 49.6: O Thomas to MS Dhoni, SIX! Dhoni finishes the innings in style. Thomas bowls a bouncer. Not the ball one should bowl in the final over. Thomas makes this blunder and Dhoni makes him pay with a huge six via a pull over the mid-wicket fence. INDIA FINISH WITH 268/7 OFF THEIR 50 OVERS. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: M Shami to C Gayle, EDGE AND FOUR! Shami bowls it fuller than the previous balls. It is closer to the off pole too. Gayle looks to tap it on the off side but ends up getting an inside edge. The ball misses the stumps and goes fine down the leg side for a boundary. Dhoni dives to his right but cannot stop the ball. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: M Shami to C Gayle, OUT! Caught! There goes the first wicket. India have prized out a big scalp. The short ball does the trick. It is landed outside off and it comes at a good pace. Gayle looks to pull but is cramped for room. He mistimes his shot and the ball lobs off the toe end of his bat. Short mid-wicket runs back while mid on runs to his left. The latter gets the ball as Kedar Jadhav takes a simple catch. With no Russell, would it be fair to say half the side is gone? 259 more needed |
| 6.4 : 6.4: M Shami to S Hope, FOUR! Excellent shot! Good length ball around off, Hope gets on his front foot and plays an excellent square drive. It goes past the diving Shankar there. It was timed well and it goes to the boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: M Shami to S Hope, OUT! Bowled 'em! Shami has the last laugh. What a ball this is! Good length ball pitching on off. It comes back in just a bit to trouble Hope. Shai goes for another drive but this time it goes right between his bat and pad onto the stumps. He was not expecting it the ball to swing as much as it did. Big wicket this for India. Hope is like a glue in this power-hitting West Indies batting line up. He fails to stay long here and West Indies' chase is now in trouble. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: H Pandya to S Ambris, FOUR! First one of the day for Ambris. This will give him a lot of confidence. Full outside off, Ambris drives it through point. The fielder at sweeper cover puts in a dive but it goes in vain. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: H Pandya to N Pooran, FOUR! Easy pickings this. Back of a length ball on the body, Pooran pulls it over square leg. There is no one in the deep there, so no risk and a boundary is fetched. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: H Pandya to S Ambris, FOUR! Pulled and pulled hard. Back of a length ball on off, Ambris pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: H Pandya to S Ambris, OUT! LBW! Hardik has the final say. The slower one does the trick here. It is on a length, Hardik rolls his finger on it. Ambris looks to flick but misses. The ball hits his front pad then the inside edge of his bat and later it hits the back pad. The Indian players put in a big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Ambris has a word with Pooran but they do not take the review. Ball Tracker shows the ball to be clipping the top of the stumps. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: K Jadhav to N Pooran, FOUR! Effortless! Short around off, Pooran taps it past the point fielder and fetches a boundary. |
| 20.2: K Yadav to N Pooran, OUT! Caught! Kuldeep strikes now. This was coming. Tossed up outside off, Pooran looks to go big but the away turn induces a massive miscue. The ball goes high in the air and Mohammed Shami takes a simple catch at long off. The chase is disintegrating big time now. 150TH INTERNATIONAL WICKET FOR KULDEEP! |
| 23.5 : 23.5: Y Chahal to J Holder, OUT! Caught! Chahal gets his first in his second over itself. Tossed up on off, Holder looks to play it with the spin over extra cover. He does not get the desired elevation and ends up hitting it straight to Kedar Jadhav there. One of the smallest men in the tournament takes the catch of the tallest player of the tournament. That's some irony. 171 more needed in 157 balls. |
| 25.5: Y Chahal to S Hetmyer, FOUR! This time he connects his cut and gets the desired result. Short around off, Hetmyer goes on his back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary. Much needed boundary this for West Indies. |
| 26.1 : 26.1: J Bumrah to C Brathwaite, OUT! Caught behind! Bumrah gets his first. Good length ball pitching on off, it moves away after pitching. Brathwaite looks to defend but the away movement does him. He gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes to the right of the keeper. There is a big gap between first slip and keeper. Dhoni dives to his right and takes an excellent catch. |
| 26.2 : 26.2: J Bumrah to F Allen, OUT! LBW! Umpire's call it is. West Indies don't lose the review but they lose their man here. This is a venomous ball from Bumrah. He comes steaming in and bowls it quicker than a train. Allen is beaten for the pace there. He looks to flick but misses. The ball hits him flush on the front pad. Bumrah goes up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Allen takes the review. Ball Tracker shows that the ball was clipping the leg pole. Allen goes for a golden duck. Bumr |
| 28.3 : 28.3: M Shami to S Hetmyer, OUT! Caught! The last recognised batsmen of this West Indies line up is out of here. Another inspired bowling change from Kohli. Shami gets his third of the game. Fuller outside off, Hetmyer's eyes lights up looking at that. He goes for a big drive. He cannot keep it down and the ball goes straight to KL Rahul. Hetmyer walks back dejected but the Indian players are up in joy. The crowd here is going absolutely bonkers. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: Y Chahal to S Cottrell, FOUR! Hello, Cottrell is not going to die without a fight. He clears his front leg and smacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 29.2 : 29.2: Y Chahal to S Cottrell, SIX! 10 runs off two ball. Chahal tosses it up on off, Cottrell clears his front leg and demolishes it over long on for a 95m maximum. |
| 29.5 : 29.5: Y Chahal to S Cottrell, OUT! Chahal ends Cottrell's fight. Googly around off, Cottrell looks to flick but misses. The ball hits him on the front pad. Chahal puts in an appeal along with his teammates. The umpire raises his finger and Sheldon's tiny cameo comes to an end. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: Y Chahal to O Thomas, FOUR! Swept away. Tossed up on the pads, Thomas sweeps it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 32.2 : 32.2: K Yadav to K Roach, FOUR! Floated on off, Roach smokes it over mid off. The ball bounces just in front of the ropes and it's been given as a boundary. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: Y Chahal to K Roach, FOUR! Flighted on off, Roach smashes it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 33.6 : 33.6: Y Chahal to K Roach, FOUR! Tossed up around off, Roach looks to go over mid off but gets a thick outside edge which goes over the fielder at first slip for a boundary. |
| 34.2 : 34.2: M Shami to O Thomas, OUT! Caught! That's it. Short ball on the body, Thomas looks to duck but he is slow in it. The ball lobs off his glove to first slip. Rohit Sharma there takes a dolly. The Indian players put in a confident appeal but the umpire turns it down. Virat Kohli takes the review and it shows the ball indeed lobbed off his glove. INDIA WIN BY 125 RUNS. |
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