Game 37A: West Indies '75 vs India '11
West Indies '75 XI: R Fredericks, G Greenidge, A Kallicharran, R Kanhai, C Lloyd*, V Richards, B Julien, D Murray+, K Boyce, A Roberts, V Holder
India '11 XI: V Sehwag, S Tendulkar, G Gambhir, V Kohli, M Dhoni*+, Y Singh, S Raina, H Singh, Z Khan, M Patel, S Sreesanth
India '11 won the toss and elected to bat.
India '11
S Tendulkar 84(99), G Gambhir 49(67)
B Julien 4-63, V Holder 2-36
9-224 (50 overs)
West Indies '75
G Greenidge 60(59), A Kallicharran 57(55)
Z Khan 1-27, H Singh 1-43
3-225 (36.3 overs)
West Indies '75 won by 7 wickets
G Greenidges was awarded Man of the Match.
A typical innings over the last few rounds sees teams scoring at a slow rate for the first 30 or so overs before putting the foot down to score above 300 runs. It looked like India was aiming to do the same thing but instead lost six wickets in the final ten overs without scoring many runs during the collapse. Julien spearheaded the attack with four wickets. The Windies barely broke a sweat while chasing down the target. Greenidge and Kallicharran each scored half-centuries.
Game 37B: India '11 vs West Indies '75
India '11 XI: V Sehwag, S Tendulkar, G Gambhir, V Kohli, M Dhoni*+, Y Singh, S Raina, H Singh, Z Khan, M Patel, S Sreesanth
West Indies '75 XI: R Fredericks, G Greenidge, A Kallicharran, R Kanhai, C Lloyd*, V Richards, B Julien, D Murray+, K Boyce, A Roberts, V Holder
West Indies '75 won the toss and elected to bowl.
India '11
V Kohli 80(104), G Gambhir 57(63)
A Roberts 4-56, K Boyce 2-45
9-276 (50 overs)
West Indies '75
R Kanhai 90(80), G Greenidge 55(58)
M Patel 3-40, S Sreensanth 2-36
8-279 (46.3 overs)
West Indies won by 2 wickets
R Kanhai was awarded Man of the Match.
India's innings was similar to their last with a slow and steady start but they held it together in the middle overs and produced a decent total on a tricky pitch thanks to some wagging from the tail. Kohli and Rain steadied the ship with 50s but it was Khan's tail-end 36 not out which saved them from disaster. Once again, it was Roberts tearing through top-order batsmen with four wickets. Kanhai along with Greenidge, Kallicharran, Richards and Murray almost took West Indies to victory within 35 overs. A late string of wickets from Patel swung momentum back in India's favour until a steely Roberts hit back-to-back boundaries to give West Indies a second straight win and one more sniff at the finals.
West Indies '75 XI: R Fredericks, G Greenidge, A Kallicharran, R Kanhai, C Lloyd*, V Richards, B Julien, D Murray+, K Boyce, A Roberts, V Holder
India '11 XI: V Sehwag, S Tendulkar, G Gambhir, V Kohli, M Dhoni*+, Y Singh, S Raina, H Singh, Z Khan, M Patel, S Sreesanth
India '11 won the toss and elected to bat.
India '11
S Tendulkar 84(99), G Gambhir 49(67)
B Julien 4-63, V Holder 2-36
9-224 (50 overs)
West Indies '75
G Greenidge 60(59), A Kallicharran 57(55)
Z Khan 1-27, H Singh 1-43
3-225 (36.3 overs)
West Indies '75 won by 7 wickets
G Greenidges was awarded Man of the Match.
A typical innings over the last few rounds sees teams scoring at a slow rate for the first 30 or so overs before putting the foot down to score above 300 runs. It looked like India was aiming to do the same thing but instead lost six wickets in the final ten overs without scoring many runs during the collapse. Julien spearheaded the attack with four wickets. The Windies barely broke a sweat while chasing down the target. Greenidge and Kallicharran each scored half-centuries.
Game 37B: India '11 vs West Indies '75
India '11 XI: V Sehwag, S Tendulkar, G Gambhir, V Kohli, M Dhoni*+, Y Singh, S Raina, H Singh, Z Khan, M Patel, S Sreesanth
West Indies '75 XI: R Fredericks, G Greenidge, A Kallicharran, R Kanhai, C Lloyd*, V Richards, B Julien, D Murray+, K Boyce, A Roberts, V Holder
West Indies '75 won the toss and elected to bowl.
India '11
V Kohli 80(104), G Gambhir 57(63)
A Roberts 4-56, K Boyce 2-45
9-276 (50 overs)
West Indies '75
R Kanhai 90(80), G Greenidge 55(58)
M Patel 3-40, S Sreensanth 2-36
8-279 (46.3 overs)
West Indies won by 2 wickets
R Kanhai was awarded Man of the Match.
India's innings was similar to their last with a slow and steady start but they held it together in the middle overs and produced a decent total on a tricky pitch thanks to some wagging from the tail. Kohli and Rain steadied the ship with 50s but it was Khan's tail-end 36 not out which saved them from disaster. Once again, it was Roberts tearing through top-order batsmen with four wickets. Kanhai along with Greenidge, Kallicharran, Richards and Murray almost took West Indies to victory within 35 overs. A late string of wickets from Patel swung momentum back in India's favour until a steely Roberts hit back-to-back boundaries to give West Indies a second straight win and one more sniff at the finals.
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