ICC Cricket World Cup, 28th Match, Pool B: India v West Indies at Perth, Mar 6, 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup, 28th Match, Pool B: India v West Indies at Perth, Mar 6, 2015

West Indies 182 (44.2 ov)   

India 185/6 (39.1 ov)

India won by 4 wickets (with 65 balls remaining)

India RR 4.72

Batting PP 21/0 (4.1) RR 5.04

Last 5 ovs 29/0 RR 5.80

West Indies RR 4.10 

Current partnership 51 runs, 9.4 overs, RR: 5.27 (Dhoni 29, Ashwin 16)

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Last bat RA Jadeja c Samuels b Russell 13 (31m 23b 2x4 0x6) SR: 56.52
Fall of wicket 134/6 (29.3 ov); Partnership: 27 runs, 6.4 overs, RR: 4.05 (Dhoni 11, Jadeja 13)

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Umpire reviews remaining India 0 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); West Indies 0 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)

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9.45pm That's India's eighth win in a row in World Cup matches. It equals their previous longest World Cup winning streak, achieved in 2003. In the end, bizarre tactics from Jason Holder. Plenty of overs left from his seamers, but he chose to bowl Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Smith with just 20-odd left to get. I don't know if that would have made any difference to the result, but it made things awfully simple for Dhoni and Ashwin. A few wobbles in India's chase, but Dhoni did what he does best, played the percentages, kept things simple, and carried India over the line.

39.1

Samuels to Dhoni, FOUR, tossed up outside off, and that is the win for India. Goes for a drive through cover, maybe, gets a thick outside edge that runs away towards the fine third man boundary

Malav: "That's because Holder has Smith and Samuels in his fantasy team! :P"

End of over 39 (8 runs) India 181/6 (2 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 4.64, RRR: 0.18)

• • MS Dhoni 41 (55b 2x4 1x6)
  • R Ashwin 16 (32b 0x4 0x6)
• • DR Smith 5-0-22-1
  • MN Samuels 3-0-6-0

38.6

Smith to Dhoni, 1 run, full on leg stump, clipped away to long leg

38.5

Smith to Dhoni, FOUR, short and wide and Dhoni gets on his toes to slap it away to the right of cover. He absolutely loves that shot, swivelling through his hips to get that power

38.4

Smith to Ashwin, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed away to third man

38.3

Smith to Ashwin, no run, back of a length, angling into off stump, defended back to the bowler

38.2

Smith to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length outside off, and Dhoni steers it away towards third man, maybe hit it a bit finer than he intended, off the outside half of the bat

38.1

Smith to Ashwin, 1 run, short, sits up at waist height, pulled away to deep square leg

Wajid Jawaid: "Smith and Samuels bowling with there still being a realistic chance to win! I am sorry Mr Holder, even being a young captain is not an excuse for this kind of mistake "

End of over 38 (2 runs) India 173/6 (10 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 4.55, RRR: 0.83)

• • MS Dhoni 35 (52b 1x4 1x6)
  • R Ashwin 14 (29b 0x4 0x6)
• • MN Samuels 3-0-6-0
  • DR Smith 4-0-14-1

37.6

Samuels to Dhoni, no run, tossed up outside off, gets his front foot across and nurdles it towards square leg

37.5

Samuels to Dhoni, no run, flighted outside off, presses forward to block it back to the bowler

37.4

Samuels to Dhoni, no run, tossed up outside off, plonks his front foot forward to push it to short midwicket

37.3

Samuels to Ashwin,

1 run, back of a length outside off, steered away to the left of short third man

37.2

Samuels to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length outside off, flat-batted down to long-on

37.1

Samuels to Dhoni, no run, tossed up on off stump, poked back towards the bowler, was in the air for a little bit

End of over 37 (5 runs) India 171/6 (12 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 4.62, RRR: 0.92)

• • MS Dhoni 34 (47b 1x4 1x6)
  • R Ashwin 13 (28b 0x4 0x6)
• • DR Smith 4-0-14-1
  • MN Samuels 2-0-4-0

36.6

Smith to Dhoni, 1 run, short outside off, sits up nicely for Dhoni to pull to deep midwicket

36.5

Smith to Ashwin, 1 run, full, down the leg side, clipped away to the right of fine leg

36.4

Smith to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length outside off, uses his wrists to work it away towards mid-on

36.3

Smith to Ashwin, 1 run, full on middle stump, tucked away through square leg

36.2

Smith to Ashwin, no run, full outside off, driven to mid-off

36.1

Smith to Ashwin, no run, short ball, Ashwin can't connect with the hook

36.1

Smith to Ashwin, 1 wide, starts with a poor ball, back of a length, angling down the leg side

The doctor returns. I'm quite bemused by this.

End of over 36 (2 runs) India 166/6 (17 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 4.61, RRR: 1.21)

• • R Ashwin 11 (24b 0x4 0x6)
  • MS Dhoni 32 (45b 1x4 1x6)
• • MN Samuels 2-0-4-0
  • KAJ Roach 8-1-44-1

35.6

Samuels to Ashwin, 1 run, tossed up outside off, gets forward to clip it down to long-on

35.5

Samuels to Ashwin, no run, back of a length outside off, shuffles across to defend back towards the bowler

35.4

Samuels to Ashwin, no run, length ball on middle and off, blocked back to the bowler

35.3

Samuels to Ashwin, no run, nice flight outside off, dips shorter than Ashwin would like, drives way out in front of his body, doesn't connect

35.2

Samuels to Ashwin,

no run, back of a length outside off, goes back and across to push it back to the bowler

35.1

Samuels to Dhoni, 1 run, tossed up outside off, gets his front foot across to clip it away wide of midwicket

Samuels continues
Ankit Kumar: "Last few overs, I have seen Dhoni, Jadeja and Ashwin just milk it for singles. Why dont fielding captains bring the field in when protecting such a low score - make the batting side take risks! Doesn't matter if you lose in the 40th over or 35th. Poor captaincy by Holder."

End of over 35 (9 runs) India 164/6 (19 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 4.68, RRR: 1.26)

• • R Ashwin 10 (19b 0x4 0x6)
  • MS Dhoni 31 (44b 1x4 1x6)
• • KAJ Roach 8-1-44-1
  • MN Samuels 1-0-2-0

34.6

Roach to Ashwin, no run, shortish outside off, defended towards short cover

34.6

Roach to Ashwin, 1 wide, bouncer, again it's over the head, Ashwin's semi-crouch was only a precautionary measure

34.5

Roach to Dhoni, 3 runs, short and wide, Dhoni loves it there, gets on top of the bounce and chops it down through cover point

34.4

Roach to Ashwin, 1 run, back of a length on off stump, shuffles across and tucks it away to deep backward square leg