After defeat in the test series, West is on the verge of loosing the one day series against India as well. To keep their chances in the series West Indies need to win the third ODI match that will be played at Ahmedabad.
For India it's time to keep the momentum going and carry on the series win with a clean sweep. Let see what happens tomorrow, we will bring you updates from the match :).
For West Indies team the matter of worry is that they are unable to finish the match on winning end, both the ODI matches they lost were close matches and had the West Indies bowler been able to keep the pressure on the strong middle order batting line.
To win the third ODI west Indies strongly need a very good score to defend and make sure they can build pressure on the batsmen and not give easy singles that became the main cause of loosing the match.
One man who I think can help WI win the match in K Pollard, he definitely need to get a good start to finish the game for his team.
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India look for Test Series Clean sweep against West Indies
India have won the test series against West Indies by wining the second test match and Eden gardens Kolkata. However for both the teams it is a right opportunity to improve the performance levels and go to test series with a positive frame of mind.
Specially West Indies need a draw or win in the third and the final test match that begins 22-Nov at Mumbai. We can hope to see a completely different West Indies team in the ODI series with players like K. Pollard joining the team. Yes I must mention that India will not play Yuvraj Singh in the final test match. Thus a setback for Yuvraj who wants to establish himself as a test cricketer. Perhaps he can focus on domestive test cricket for some time. He is a wonderful player for shorter version and theres no doubt about it.
For India I am not sure but a clean sweep can be little helpful for them to improve the test rankings. Still getting back the Numero Uno position is very far and difficult journey.
Now a quick summary of cricket from other parts of the world:
Specially West Indies need a draw or win in the third and the final test match that begins 22-Nov at Mumbai. We can hope to see a completely different West Indies team in the ODI series with players like K. Pollard joining the team. Yes I must mention that India will not play Yuvraj Singh in the final test match. Thus a setback for Yuvraj who wants to establish himself as a test cricketer. Perhaps he can focus on domestive test cricket for some time. He is a wonderful player for shorter version and theres no doubt about it.
For India I am not sure but a clean sweep can be little helpful for them to improve the test rankings. Still getting back the Numero Uno position is very far and difficult journey.
Now a quick summary of cricket from other parts of the world:
- South Africa Vs Australia: Match is going in interesting phase on day 4 with Australia picking 4 quick wickets and mark a comeback in the test match. Still South Africa lead by 264 runs and have 3 wickets in hand which means if they manage to take the lead for more than 300 runs match will be evenly balanced.
- Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka need to win the match number 4 of the series to stay alive in the series. Let wait and watch all the live action from few hours from now.
India Vs West Indies Test Match Series - First Test Match
West Indies finished the first day day of first test match against India at Delhi with socreboardh reading 256/5. Indian bowlers did a good job getting 5 wickets on the track and have it one wicket more the days was for India. However splendid century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul made sure that West Indies have the upper hand at the end of day. Chanderpual is still not out and it'd be interesting to see if West Indies manage a big first Innings score OR if India can turn things dramatically taking quick wickets.
Keep on watching the live action of the match tomorrow and we can have a clear picture after the morning session.
Another test match going on between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is all set for a draw with Sri Lanka leading by 237 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at stumps day 4.
Keep on watching the live action of the match tomorrow and we can have a clear picture after the morning session.
Another test match going on between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is all set for a draw with Sri Lanka leading by 237 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at stumps day 4.
Day 4, Third Test Match - India vs West Indies
Though rain ruined the the play for almost 1.5 days, the third test match stil looks moving towards a dicisive end. and in case there is no result for this match then definitely it would be an interesting draw. I how rain will not play spoilsport here. At stumps on day three India have took lead of 104 runs. India still have 4 wickets in hand and captain M S Dhoni is batting alongwith Harbhajan Singh.
India would like to bat for two session on day 4 however for West Indies target would be to restrict India as quick as possible and dont get the lead past 200. In case Indian team takes a lead of more than 200 runs Match will be over for West Indies no matter how many sessions are left for them to play. Under that cirsumstances they can only play ofr a draw and for which they have to bat also one and half day ( a troublesome task).
Even if West Indies manage to restric team India early within a lead of 150 runs then also they have to bat really really well and at least few good partnership, in case they can manage to loose less than 5 wickets today they will be in a position to take the match to draw. Winning from here for West Indies look one in a million chance.
However cricket is a game of uncertainities anything can happen in this game. Just wait and watch the live 4th day score of the match to see where game progresses from here now on.
India would like to bat for two session on day 4 however for West Indies target would be to restrict India as quick as possible and dont get the lead past 200. In case Indian team takes a lead of more than 200 runs Match will be over for West Indies no matter how many sessions are left for them to play. Under that cirsumstances they can only play ofr a draw and for which they have to bat also one and half day ( a troublesome task).
Even if West Indies manage to restric team India early within a lead of 150 runs then also they have to bat really really well and at least few good partnership, in case they can manage to loose less than 5 wickets today they will be in a position to take the match to draw. Winning from here for West Indies look one in a million chance.
However cricket is a game of uncertainities anything can happen in this game. Just wait and watch the live 4th day score of the match to see where game progresses from here now on.
West Indies Target to Draw Series - India Vs West Indies Test Match 3
Third and the final test of the three match test series between India and West Indies will be played tomorrow. And Its pretty much sure that West Indies will get on the field to level the series 1-1 and repeat what they managed to achieved in the last series against West Indies few week back.
If West Indies can manage to win the last test match then it'd definitely be an achievement to draw a series against the number one team in the world. For India it can be another chance to win the series by 2-0 and earn more points to strengthen there position in the points table. Also if India win the series they can go to England with a positive node.
Series begin tomorrow and it'd be interesting to see what combinations are picked by both the teams.
If West Indies can manage to win the last test match then it'd definitely be an achievement to draw a series against the number one team in the world. For India it can be another chance to win the series by 2-0 and earn more points to strengthen there position in the points table. Also if India win the series they can go to England with a positive node.
Series begin tomorrow and it'd be interesting to see what combinations are picked by both the teams.
India vs West Indies Test Match 4th and decisive day Live score
Today is the fourth day of the first test match between India and West Indies and 90% chances are there that results of the match will be concluded today. Match can go in the favor of any team from here now on, but its for sure that match will not go into the 5th day of play.
Today West Indies need another 196 odd runs to win the match with 7 wickets in hand and the team will mostly rely on S. Chanderpaul, if he manages to play a big score chances are there West Indies will win the match. On the other had India just need 7 wickets in a day and given the nature of the pitch here this doesn't seem to be a difficult task.
Let watch all the live action of the match and see the result today :)
Today West Indies need another 196 odd runs to win the match with 7 wickets in hand and the team will mostly rely on S. Chanderpaul, if he manages to play a big score chances are there West Indies will win the match. On the other had India just need 7 wickets in a day and given the nature of the pitch here this doesn't seem to be a difficult task.
Let watch all the live action of the match and see the result today :)
Crucial Day of first Test - India Vs West Indies
West Indies bowled out India on the first day of first test match at the score of 246 and in return India managed to restrict West Indies at 173 taking first innings lead of 173 runs. Now today is the third and the most important day of the test match. Though Indian team looks is a little comfortable situation with a lead of 164 runs still there is lot of cricket left to be played in the match.
In case West Indies bowler restrict India cheaply they will have plenty of time to chase the total. India on the other hand need to bat well till the lunch session tomorrow if they want to fancy their chances of winning the first test match.
In case West Indies bowler restrict India cheaply they will have plenty of time to chase the total. India on the other hand need to bat well till the lunch session tomorrow if they want to fancy their chances of winning the first test match.
India Win Series but Loose Points
So called inexperienced Indian team started well by winning the only T20 match and then first three matches of the 5 Match ODI series, but they lost the remaining two matches of the series and thus it cost one point to the ODI rankings as well.
India currently ranks second in the ICC one day international team rankings and this ranking can be further pushed down to number three if Sri Lanka manages to win the ODI series against England. Both Sri Lanka and England are ranked below India in the ODI team rankings of ICC.
The three test match series starts from 20th June at Kingston. India is the number one test team but this time like ODI team test team is also little inexperienced. West Indies on the other hand managed to draw the test series against Pakistan and they have won last two ODI against India as well.
It'd be interesting to see the competition between both the team. Will bring you all the live action of the first test match between both the team from Kingston, West Indies.
Other match to watch far:
Sri Lanka vs England 3rd NPPower Test, Rose Bowl, 1st day
India Vs West Indies Match 2 live
Lots of improvement areas for both the teams. Though Indian team managed to win the T20 match and the first ODI, the team top order (opening batsmen specially) failed on both the occasion. It was depth in the batting that saved the team along with the bowling. But think of the scenario when West Indies team post a competitive total then a top order disaster will be enough for the defeat.
West Indies team is bowling well but they need to learn the art of playing spin and for that they need specialist like Chris Gayle and Pollard to strengthen the batting line up.
The second ODI will be enough to tell us what the result of the ODI series would be.
West Indies team is bowling well but they need to learn the art of playing spin and for that they need specialist like Chris Gayle and Pollard to strengthen the batting line up.
The second ODI will be enough to tell us what the result of the ODI series would be.
India Vs West Indies - First One Day Match Live
India won the first match and will be looking forward to success in their first series after world cup win. But if we go by the stats from the last match then it won't be easy for team India to win today's match and series easily. Batting which has been strength of team India looks little inexperienced and as we have seen in the T20 match between India and West Indies the top order didn't gave an expected start.
However in bowling team India can rely on the spin attack which is a weak point of West Indies batting. They never look comfortable playing spinners. Good news for West Indies team is that players like Bravo, Pollard and Chanderpaul are back in the team which will add to the experience of the team.
Lets catch all the action from few minutes from now.
However in bowling team India can rely on the spin attack which is a weak point of West Indies batting. They never look comfortable playing spinners. Good news for West Indies team is that players like Bravo, Pollard and Chanderpaul are back in the team which will add to the experience of the team.
Lets catch all the action from few minutes from now.
India Vs West Indies T20 Match
Indian team has arrived to compete West Indies in T20 and one day matches with a new coach and New captain. Duncan Fletcher is the new coach of Indian cricket team who took the charge after Gary Kristen resigned immediately following the Indian team world cup win whereas Suresh Raina who has been part of the Indian cricket team from some time is the new captain. Raina has been in and out of the team and almost a surprise for me to see him as a captain.
The first choice was Gautam Gambhir but he had been forced to take his name out of the tournament due the shoulder injury he received during the IPL matches. It'd be interesting to see if team India can win the T20 and one day series as most of the player are not the ones who have been playing for team India from long time. Many seniors players have either rested from the tournaments or are out due to the injuries.
The first T20 match will begin withing 2 hours time from now and it'd be interesting to see who will be in the playing 11 for both the teams.
Below may be the probables for team India:
1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Parthiv Patel (wk), 3 Suresh Raina (capt), 4 Virat Kohli, 5 & 6 two out of S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwary, 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Munaf Patel, 11 R Ashwin/R Vinay Kumar/Amit Mishra/Ishant Sharma
Twenty 20 World Cup Match - India Vs West Indies Live
Todays mathc in T20 is crucial for both the teams they must win this match to survive in the tournament. The team whic loose todyas match will be out of the tournament and will have to play the one more formality match left. where India will play Sri Lanka and West Indies will play Australia. for any of the today's winner wining the next game will also be crucial. I am sure net run rate will come to play in deciding who moves to next round.
In another match today Australia will play Sri Lanka both the teams have won one match in the super eight league and will look forward to win this one also to make sure they move to te next round .
Results of yesterdays matches:
1. England 168 for 7 (Pietersen 53, Botha 2-15) beat South Africa 129 (Duminy 39, Sidebottom 3-23) by 39 runs
2. New Zealand 133 for 7 (Vettori 38, B McCullum 33) beat Pakistan 132 for 7 (Butt 67*, Butler 3-19) by one run
The New Zealand and Pakistan match was a close thriller and it reminded me of ICC T20 world cup final where India beat Pakistan in tha last ball of the tournament. Till the 4th ball of the last over Pakistan was looking strong and it seem they will win the match but last 2 balls changes the face of the match.
In another match today Australia will play Sri Lanka both the teams have won one match in the super eight league and will look forward to win this one also to make sure they move to te next round .
Results of yesterdays matches:
1. England 168 for 7 (Pietersen 53, Botha 2-15) beat South Africa 129 (Duminy 39, Sidebottom 3-23) by 39 runs
2. New Zealand 133 for 7 (Vettori 38, B McCullum 33) beat Pakistan 132 for 7 (Butt 67*, Butler 3-19) by one run
The New Zealand and Pakistan match was a close thriller and it reminded me of ICC T20 world cup final where India beat Pakistan in tha last ball of the tournament. Till the 4th ball of the last over Pakistan was looking strong and it seem they will win the match but last 2 balls changes the face of the match.
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