West Indies in India ODI Cricket Series 2006-07
India vs West Indies Third ODI at Chennai
INDIA WEST INDIES Third ODI Chennai : Comfortable win for West Indies; IND leads 2-1 (4 matches)
Jan 27, 2007
On a wicket with good pace and bounce, West Indies overtook India's 268 inside 44 overs. Samuel hit 98 and Lara 83 for West Indies and victory came with 3 wickets in hand in 43.4 overs. Earlier, after being asked to bat first, opener Robin Uthappa smashed 70 from 41 balls, Sachin Tendulkar (60) and Rahul Dravid (57) hit fifties, but India were bowled out for 268 with two overs left. Last five wickets fell for 13 in six overs as Dwayne Bravo took 4-39.
Reported Earlier: Gautam Gambhir will have a new opening partner in Robin Uthappa for the match while spinner Anil Kumble, who missed the first two matches, will play. Local boy Dinesh Karthik, the star of India's win at Cuttack, will don the gloves. India Team : Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Ajit Agarkar, Ramesh Powar, Anil Kumble, Sreesanth.
West Indies Team : Brian Lara (Captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin, Lendl Simmons, Ian Bradshaw, Rayad Emrit, Darren Powell, Devon Smith and Jerome Taylor.
IND vs WI Third ODI at Chennai: West Indies 270-7 (43.4 overs) beat India 268 (48.0 overs) by 3 wickets
INDIA WEST INDIES Third ODI Chennai : India aim at series win in third ODI
Jan 26, 2007
Powered by two back-to-back wins, India would look forward to bank on their team work and renewed vigor to clinch the series in the penultimate One-Day International cricket match against West Indies on Saturday.
The hosts will take heart from the fact that they staved off starkly different yet challenging situations to come out victors in the last two matches. After seeing his team take an unassailable 2-0 lead, Indian skipper Rahul Dravid may try out some players with the focus on prolific middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who is staging a comeback after recuperating from a knee injury. Apart from Yuvraj, the inclusion of veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble in the squad is a strong indication that he will also get into the final eleven as the countdown for picking the team for the World Cup has started. India Team (from): Rahul Dravid (Captain), Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Ghambir, Dinesh Kaarthick, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar, Ramesh Powar, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreeshanth, Zaheer Khan, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Anil Kumble.
West Indies Team (from) : Brian Lara (Captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin, Lendl Simmons, Ian Bradshaw, Rayad Emrit, Darren Powell, Devon Smith and Jerome Taylor.
West Indies in India ODI Cricket Series 2006-07
India vs West Indies Third ODI at Chennai
Scores
West Indies beat India by 3 wickets
West Indies won the toss and decided to field
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268 all out (48.0 overs)
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270 for 7 (43.4 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| A R Uthappa | c L M P Simmons | b C H Gayle | 70 |
41 | 11 | 2 |
| G Gambhir | c L M P Simmons | b D B Powell | 0 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
| S K Raina | c B C Lara | b J E Taylor | 23 |
36 | 4 | 0 |
| S R Tendulkar | c R S Morton | b D J Bravo | 60 |
66 | 2 | 0 |
| R Dravid | c R R Emrit | b C H Gayle | 57 |
67 | 6 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c and b | D J Bravo | 10 |
21 | 1 | 0 |
| K D Karthik | c D Ramdin | b D J Bravo | 8 |
17 | 0 | 0 |
| A B Agarkar | c R S Morton | b M N Samuels | 2 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
| R R Powar | c and b | J E Taylor | 5 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble | not out | 3 |
8 | 0 | 0 | |
| S Sreesanth | c R S Morton | b D J Bravo | 1 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 2nb 13w 14lb | 29 | ||||
| Total | all out | 268 | (48.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| C H Gayle | lbw | b A B Agarkar | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| D S Smith | c R Dravid | b A Kumble | 33 |
34 | 6 | 0 |
| R S Morton | c K D Karthik | b A B Agarkar | 1 |
8 | 0 | 0 |
| M N Samuels | c K D Karthik | b A B Agarkar | 98 |
95 | 12 | 1 |
| B C Lara | c A R Uthappa | b R R Powar | 83 |
88 | 10 | 2 |
| L M P Simmons | c A R Uthappa | b R R Powar | 17 |
24 | 2 | 0 |
| D J Bravo | c S K Raina | b S Sreesanth | 4 |
6 | 1 | 0 |
| D Ramdin | not out | 4 |
4 | 1 | 0 | |
| R R Emrit | not out | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 25w 4b 1lb | 30 | ||||
| Total | for 7 | 270 | (43.4 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: B F Bowden, S L Shastri
West Indies in India ODI Cricket Series 2006-07
India vs West Indies Third ODI
Venue : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
The spiritual home of cricket in Tamil Nadu since the start of the Presidency matches in 1916, the MA Chidambaram Stadium, noted for its sporting pitches, not only holds the record for the most number of Test wins for the nation but has produced the most number of decisive results among Indian grounds.Better known as Chepauk, taken from the area of its existence, the first Test played here was in 1933-34 between Douglas Jardine's England and CK Nayudu's India. For long, Test matches at Chepauk.
But more than the records, what stands out at Chepauk is the atmosphere and the crowd, reputed to be the most knowledgeable and appreciative in the country. This was proved when those present gave a standing ovation to Saeed Anwar after his record breaking 194 against India in the Independence Cup match in 1997 and again when Pakistan won the Test match in 1999. A truly overwhelmed Pakistani team even made a lap of honour in appreciation of the spectators' sporting behaviour.