World T20, 2nd Semi-Final

India vs West Indies

at Mumbai, Mar 31, 2016

West Indies 196/3 beat India 192/2 by 7 wickets

West Indies Cricket Players

Brian Lara | Chris Gayle | Corey Collymore | Denesh Ramdin | Devon Smith | Dwayne Bravo | Dwayne Smith | Jermaine Lawson | Marlon Samuels | Omari Banks | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Ricardo Powell | Shiv Chanderpaul | Wavell Hinds | Joel Garner | Andy Roberts | Cameron Cuffy

India vs West Indies - Jamaica Test Match

June 30- July 4 2006
Jamaica Cricket Ground
Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
Umpires: B G Jerling, R E Koertzen
Result: India beat West Indies by 49 runs

Jamaica Test Start

India, West Indies to battle for a win in Final Test

India are once again in a quandary over team combination as they approach the fourth and final cricket Test beginning at Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday with the ambition of clinching their first series win in the Caribbean in 35 years.
The curator of the Sabina Park has dished out a pitch that will be to the faster bowlers' liking but it is still no guarantee that the match will throw up a winner and break the series deadlock. But both India and West Indies enter the fray with the conviction that they have the will or the firepower to undo the stalemate after the first three Tests ended in a draw. The only ones to have gained in the past one month are the batsmen and runs have been piled by tons.
Five of India's top six now have a century apiece under their belts. For West Indies, three of the top six have done similarly though the likes of Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels have not missed the honour by much. Ironically, India's dilemma is not because the team is overflowing with talents. It is because they have a hazy outlook. The fear of losing is bigger than the joy of winning. West Indies Team (from): Brian Lara (Captain), Chris Gayle, Daren Ganga, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Runako Morton, Denesh Ramdin, Jerome Taylor, Corey Collymore, Ian Bradshaw, Pedro Collins.
India Team (from): Rahul Dravid (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Dinesh Karthik, VRV Singh, Ramesh Powar.

Jamaica Test First Day

Jerome Taylor destroys India

A brilliant five-wicket haul from Jerome Taylor has helped the West Indies bundle India out for just 200 on the first day of the fourth Test in Jamaica.
Taylor decimated the Indian batsman in scenes reminiscent of the West Indian glory days, his lightning-fast pace seeing him finish the innings 5-50. Only a typically gutsy effort from Rahul Dravid, and a supporting knock from Anil Kumble, saved the tourists from further embarrassment after they had slumped to 6-91. The Indian skipper smashed 10 fours on his way to 81, while Kumble hit seven boundaries during a valuable 45-run knock.

Jamaica Test Second Day

Rahul Dravid fifty puts India in charge

India ended day two of the final Test on 128-6, giving them an overall lead of 225, after they bowled West Indies for just 103 at Jamaica's Sabina Park.
Captain Rahul Dravid was unbeaten on 62 but scoring again proved difficult on a pitch offering inconsistent bounce as seamer Jerome Taylor took 3-28. Earlier, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took 5-13 in just 27 balls to help skittle the Windies in 33.3 overs.
Even still, India know that with the Windies needing to make the most runs ever to win at Sabina Park, they are in with a great chance of clinching their first series win in the Caribbean since 1971.

Jamaica Test Third Day

Anil Kumble bowls India to historic victory

Anil Kumble bowled India to their first series win in the Caribbean for 35 years on Sunday and their first outside the sub-continent for 20 years.
The leg-spinner's performance lifted his side to a 49-run victory over West Indies and a 1-0 series win in the fourth and final test in Kingston. The first three tests at the Antigua Recreation Ground, the Beausejour Cricket Ground, and Warner Park had ended in draws. West Indies, set 269 to win, had staggered to 144 for seven before wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin's unbeaten half-century lifted them to 219 all out. Kumble finished with six for 78, claiming the last five wickets after tea as he bamboozled the lower-order batsmen with cunning, varied bowling.

Jamaica Test First Day

Scores

India 1st Innings 200 all out (87.4 overs)	India 2nd Innings 171 all out (65.1 overs)
West Indies 1st Innings 103 all out (33.3 overs)	West Indies 2nd Innings 219 all out (69.4 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
W Jaffer		b J E Taylor	1	14	0	0
V Sehwag	c R R Sarwan	b P T Collins	0	2	0	0
V V S Laxman	c sub	b D J Bravo	18	96	2	0
R Dravid	c D Ramdin	b C D Collymore	81	215	10	0
Yuvraj Singh	lbw	b J E Taylor	19	34	3	0
M Kaif	c B C Lara	b J E Taylor	13	25	2	0
M S Dhoni	c D J Bravo	b C D Collymore	3	4	0	0
A Kumble		b D J Bravo	45	101	7	0
Harbhajan Singh	not out		9	24	0	0
S Sreesanth		b J E Taylor	0	7	0	0
M M Patel	c D Ramdin	b J E Taylor	0	6	0	0
Extras		2nb 5w 2b 2lb	11
Total		all out	200

Bowler O M R W P T Collins 19.0 7 34 1 J E Taylor 18.4 4 50 5 D J Bravo 24.0 3 68 2 C D Collymore 19.0 11 17 2 S Chanderpaul 5.0 0 17 0 C H Gayle 2.0 0 10 0

Fall of wicket   1 V Sehwag 3 W Jaffer 34 V V S Laxman 58 Yuvraj Singh 78 M Kaif 91 M S Dhoni 184 A Kumble 197 R Dravid 200 S Sreesanth 200 M M Patel

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C H Gayle		b S Sreesanth	0	4	0	0
D Ganga	lbw	b Harbhajan Singh	40	63	5	0
B C Lara	c W Jaffer	b S Sreesanth	26	40	6	0
M N Samuels	st M S Dhoni	b A Kumble	2	20	0	0
S Chanderpaul	c M S Dhoni	b M M Patel	10	20	2	0
D J Bravo	c Yuvraj Singh	b Harbhajan Singh	0	7	0	0
R R Sarwan	c M Kaif	b Harbhajan Singh	7	10	1	0
D Ramdin	c Yuvraj Singh	b Harbhajan Singh	10	14	2	0
J E Taylor	run out		6	17	1	0
P T Collins	c V Sehwag	b Harbhajan Singh	0	6	0	0
C D Collymore	not out		0	1	0	0
Extras		1nb 1w	2
Total		all out	103

Bowler O M R W S Sreesanth 9.0 3 34 2 M M Patel 12.0 5 24 1 A Kumble 8.0 3 32 1 Harbhajan Singh 4.3 0 13 5

Fall of wicket   0 C H Gayle 42 B C Lara 53 M N Samuels 72 S Chanderpaul 80 D Ganga 81 D J Bravo 88 R R Sarwan 99 D Ramdin 103 J E Taylor 103 P T Collins

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
W Jaffer	c sub	b J E Taylor	1	9	0	0
V Sehwag	lbw	b J E Taylor	4	6	1	0
V V S Laxman	c B C Lara	b C D Collymore	16	59	2	0
R Dravid		b C D Collymore	68	166	12	0
Yuvraj Singh	c B C Lara	b C D Collymore	13	20	1	0
M Kaif		b P T Collins	6	15	1	0
M S Dhoni		b J E Taylor	19	39	4	0
A Kumble	c D J Bravo	b C D Collymore	10	44	1	0
Harbhajan Singh	c B C Lara	b C D Collymore	9	19	2	0
S Sreesanth	c B C Lara	b J E Taylor	16	14	1	1
M M Patel	not out		0	1	0	0
Extras		1nb 1w 4b 3lb	9
Total		all out	171

Bowler O M R W P T Collins 22.0 8 61 1 J E Taylor 15.0 4 45 4 C D Collymore 24.1 9 48 5 D J Bravo 4.0 1 10 0

Fall of wicket   1 W Jaffer 6 V Sehwag 49 V V S Laxman 63 Yuvraj Singh 76 M Kaif 122 M S Dhoni 141 A Kumble 154 R Dravid 171 S Sreesanth 171 Harbhajan Singh

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C H Gayle	c V V S Laxman	b S Sreesanth	0	2	0	0
D Ganga		b S Sreesanth	16	39	2	0
B C Lara	lbw	b M M Patel	11	25	1	0
R R Sarwan	c R Dravid	b S Sreesanth	51	97	7	0
S Chanderpaul	lbw	b A Kumble	13	56	1	0
D J Bravo		b A Kumble	33	45	6	0
M N Samuels	lbw	b A Kumble	5	27	0	0
D Ramdin	not out		62	85	8	1
J E Taylor	lbw	b A Kumble	20	24	4	0
P T Collins	lbw	b A Kumble	3	19	0	0
C D Collymore	c M S Dhoni	b A Kumble	0	2	0	0
Extras		3nb 2lb	5
Total		all out	219

Bowler O M R W S Sreesanth 15.0 2 38 3 M M Patel 12.0 2 26 1 Harbhajan Singh 16.0 3 65 0 A Kumble 22.4 3 78 6 V Sehwag 4.0 0 10 0

Fall of wicket   0 C H Gayle 27 D Ganga 29 B C Lara 56 S Chanderpaul 126 R R Sarwan 128 D J Bravo 144 M N Samuels 180 J E Taylor 219 P T Collins 219 C D Collymore

Indian Team for Jamaica Test

W Jaffer, V Sehwag, V V S Laxman, R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, M Kaif, M S Dhoni, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, M M Patel

West Indies Team for Jamaica Test

C H Gayle, D Ganga, R R Sarwan, B C Lara, S Chanderpaul, D J Bravo, M N Samuels, D Ramdin, P T Collins, C D Collymore, J E Taylor

The Venue

Jamaica

Sabina Park, the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, is situated in the driest part of Kingston and for many years the pitch was one of the hardest and fastest in the Caribbean. But in recent years the surface slowed, despite attempts to restore life by relaying it on more than one occasion.
The ground is set among a mix of offices, and houses. The George Headley stand which dominates the south end, and the ground, holds 8,000. Going eastwards, you meet the "grounds" section. Uncovered and populated by the "true cricket fans", as opposed to those who can afford the stands, this is the equivalent of Bay 13, or the Rude Boy stand in Antigua. Hisses and boos of disapproval are likely to begin here, and any non- performing player will feel the wrath of their tongue. Definitely a lively place, copious consumption of the local beer, Red Stripe, adds a lively and friendly atmosphere (the concept of drunk and disorderly does not appear at matches). This is where the vendors of cooked food and other delights are most likely to be found plying their trade.

2006 India West Indies Cricket Series

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