Thursday, November 10, 2011

2011 West Indies Tour of India - 3 Tests and 5 ODI's (Nov6-Dec 11,2011)

West Indies to play 3 Test Matches and 5 ODI's between November 6 and December 5,2011
The venues for the ODI's are Cuttack, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Indore and Chennai.

Indian Skipper M S Dhoni and West Indies Skipper Darren Sammy

1st Test Match at Feroz Shah Kotla,New Delhi November 6-9,2011

West Indies Scored 304 and 180 and
Shiv Naraine Chanderpaul 118 and Kraigg Brathwaite 63 were the topscorers

Pragyan Ojha 6-72 and Ravichandran Ashwin 3-81 were the top wicket takers

Shiv Naraine Chanderpaul 47;Darren Sammy 42 and Kirk Edwards 33 were the topscorers
Ravichandran Ashwin 6-47;Umesh Yadav 2-49 were the top wicket takers

India Scored 209 and 279/5(80.4 Overs)
Virender Sehwag 55;Rahul Dravid 54 and Gautam Gambhir 41 were the topscorers
Darren Sammy 3-35;Ravi Rampaul 2-44 and Devendra Bishoo 2-55 were the top wicket takers
Virender Sehwag 55;Sachin Tendulkar 76 and VVS Laxman 58 Notout were the topscorers

Darren Sammy 2-56;Fidel Edwards 1-51;Marlon Samuels 1-57 and Devendra Bishoo1-56 were the wicket takers

Ravichandran Ashwin had the second best match figures on debut (9/128) by an Indian.
Pragyan Ojha had match figuresof 7/103

Sachin Tendulkar completes 15,000 Test runs

Playing in his 182nd match, Tendulkar reached the mark on the third day of the 1st Test against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, when he scored his 28th run in India's second innings with a single off leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.

Sachin Tendulkar raises his helmet after reaching 15,000 Test runs

Sachin Tendulkar acknowledges applause after reaching 15,000 Test runs

India wins the test match by 5 wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin - 'Man of the Mach' on his Test Debut

2nd Test Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkatta - November 14-17, 2011

India Scored 631 runs in 151.2 overs for 7 wickets declared in the 1st Innings

Gautam Gambir 65;Virender Sehwag 38;Rahul Dravid 119;Sachin Tendulkar 38;VVS Laxman 176 Notout and M S Dhoni 144 were the top scorers. Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman added 140 for the fourth wicket. MS Dhoni and VVS Laxman added 224 runs together for the 7th wicket

Darrnen Sammy 2-132;Kemar Roach 2-106;fidel Edwards 1-81;Devendra Bishoo 1-154 and Kraigg Brathwaite 1-43 were the wicket takers

West Indies scored only 153 in 48 Overs
Darren Bravo 30 and Marlon Samuels 25 were the top scorers
Ojha 4-64;Umesh Yadav 3-23 and Aswin 2-49 were the wicket takers

West Indies 2nd Innings Score(Follow-on) 463 in 126.3 Overs
Adrian Barath 62;Kirk Edwards 60;Darren Bravo 136 and Marlon Samuels 84 were the top scorers.

Kirk Edwards drives through the covers

Marlon Samuels drives through the covers

Darren Bravo Celebrates his Century

Umesh Yadav 4-80;Ishant Sharma 2-95;Ojha 2-104 and Aswin 2-137 were the wicket takers

India win by an innings and 15 runs

Man of the Match - VVS Laxman

3rd Test at Wankede Stadium,Mumbai - Nov 22-26,2011

West Indies scored 590 in 184.1 Overs in the ist Innings

Adrian Barath 62;Kraigg Brathwaite 68; Kirk Edwards 86;Darren Bravo 166;Kieran Powell 81 and Marlon Samuels 61 were the top scorers for West Indies

Darren Bravo

Kieran Powell

Kirk Edwards Kraigg Brathwaite

Adrian Barath

Ishant Sharma 1-84;Varun Aron 3-106;Ojha 1-126 and Aswin 5-156 were the top wicket takers for India

Aswin Varun Aron

India Scored 482 in 135.4 Overs in the 1st Innings
Gautam Gambir 55;Rahul Dravid 82;Sachin Tendulkar 94;Virat Kohli 52 and Aswin 103 were the top scorers

Rampaul 3-95;Sammy 2-90 and Marlon Samuels 3-74 were the top wicket takers
West Indies scored only 134 in 57.2 Overs in the 2nd Innnings setting a target of 243 to win for India
Kraigg Brathwaite 35 and Darren Bravo 48 were the top scorers
Ojha 6-47 and Aswin 4-34 were the wicket takers
India scored 242 for 9 in 64 Overs
Sehwag 60 and Virat Kohli 63 were the top scorers
Rampaul 3-56;Devendra Bishoo 2-65 and Marlon Samuels 2-93 were the top wicket takers for West Indies
Man of the match - Ravichandran Aswin
Player of the Series - Ravichandran Aswin on his Debut Test Series

The Test Match ended in a draw with India failing to score 243 runs to win
At the end of 3 Test Match Series, India won the Series 2-0

In the 3 Test Match Series,R.Aswin has claimed 22 wickets(3-81;6-47;2-49;2-137;5-156 and 4-34) and Ojha has claimed 20 wickets(6-72;1-31;4-64;2-104;1-126 and 6-47)

India Vs West Indies Airtel ODI Series

Indian Captain - Virender Sehwag and West Indies Captain Darren Sammy

1st ODI Barabati Stadium,Cuttack - Nov 29,2011

Darren Bravo 60 and Hyat 31 were the top scorers.

Umesh Yadav 2-33;Varun Aron 2-47 were the top wicket takers.

India Scored 213/9 in 48.5 Overs

Rohit Sharma 72 and Ravindra Jadeja 38 were the top scorers.

Roach 3-46;Russel 2-29 were the top wicket takers.

India Wins the 1st ODI by 1 Wicket

Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron are all smiles after guiding India to win Both remained on 6 Notout

Man of the Match - Rohit Sharma

2nd ODI in Visakhapatnam - Dec 02,2011

Virat Kohli(117) & Rohit Sharma 90 Notout take India to a 5 Wicket Victory

West Indies Scored 269/9 in 50 Overs

Simmons 78;Pollard 35 and Rampaul 86 were the topscorers for WI

Umesh Yadav 3-38;VinayKumar 2-43 & Ravindra Jadeja 2-39 were the top wicket takers for India

India Scored 270/5 in 50 Overs

Sehwag 26;Virat Kohli 117 and Rohit Sharma 90 Notout were the topscorers for India

Rampaul 2-62;Roach 2-40 and Marlon Samuels 1-40 were the wicket takers for WI

Man of the Match - Virat Kohli for his century knock(8th 100 in ODI)

West Indies' Ravi Rampaul created a new world record for the highest score by a No. 10 batsman in history of ODIs when he struck a magnificent unbeaten 86 against India.Rampaul created another record of most sixes by a number 10 batsman, clearing the ropes six times.

Ravi Rampaul becomes highest scoring No 10 batsman in ODI and creates world record

Rampaul, coming at the fall of Andre Russell's wicket when the West Indies were tottering at 149 for 8, surpassed the earlier record held by Pakistan's Mohammed Amir.Amir made 73 not out against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi in 2009.Rampaul, during his 66-ball stay at the crease, hit six fours and an equal number of sixes to lift the West Indies to 269 for nine in 50 overs.The 27-year-old Trinidadian also stitched an unbeaten 99-run partnership in 14 overs for the last wicket with Kemar Roach (24), the third highest 10th wicket stand in the history of the game.

The other two notable 10th wicket partnerships were -

1) Vivian Richards and Michael Holding - 106 runs against England at Manchester in 1984

2) Pakistan's Amir and Saeed Ajmal - 103 runs against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi in 2009

3rd ODI at Sardar Patel Stadium,Motera,Ahmedabad - Dec 05,2011

West Indies won by 16 runs

West Indies Scored 260/5 in 50 Overs

Marlon Samuels 58;Russel 40 Not out and Darren Sammy 41 Not Out were the top scorers

Vinaykumar 2-39;Umesh Yadav 1-75;A Mithun 1-47 and Aswin 1-33 were the wicket takers

India all-out for 244 in 46.5 Overs

Rihit Sharma 95 and Parthiv Patel 39 were the top scorers

Rampaul 4-57;Sunil Naraine 2-34;Roach 1-54 and Marlon Samuels 1-50 were the wicket takers

Man of the Match - Rampaul

4th ODI at Holkar Cricket Stadium,Indore,Madhya Pradesh - Dec 08,2011

Virender Sehwag's incredible 219 (which knocked out many records) wins ''AirtelODI Series'' and take 3-1 lead in the 5 Match ODI Series for India

India Scored 418/5 in 50 Overs
Gambhir67;Sehwag219 and Raina 55 were the top scorers for India
Roach 1-88;Russel 1-63 and Sammy 1-65 were the wicket takers for West Indies
West Indies all-out for 265 in 49.2 Overs
Simmons 36;Marlon Samuels 33;Ramdin 96 and Russel 29 were the top scorers for West Indies
Aswin 1-59;Ravindra Jadeja 3-34;Rahul Sharma 3-43 and Raina 2-17 were the wicket takers for India
Rahul Sharma on Debut ODI

India won by 153 runs and clinched the ''Airtel ODI Series'' and take a 3-1 lead in 5 match ODI Series.

Man of the Match - Virender Sehwag

5th ODI at M A Chidambaram Stadium,Chenna - Dec 11,2011

India Scored 267/6 in 50 Overs
Gambhir 31;Manoj Tiwary 104 Not Out and Virat Kohli 80 were the topscorers for India

Roach 2-46;Anthony Martin 2-47 and Sunil Naraine 1- 41 were the wicket takers for West Indies

West Indies all -out for 233 in 44.1 Overs
Kieron Pollard 119 and Andre Russel 53 were the top scorers for West Indies

Ravindra Jadja 3-62; Irfan Path 2-42 ;Mithun 2-32 ;Raina 1-24 and Rahul Sharma 1-45 were the wicket takers for India
India wins the match by 34 Runs
Man of the Match - Manoj Tiwary