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Ind vs WI: India beat West Indies by 5 wickets to clinch series 2-1

November 27, 2013

DhawanNew Delhi, Nov 27: Shikhar Dhawan blasted his way to career-best 119 to help India register a convincing five wickets victory in the third and last ODI at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

Dhawan hammered twenty fours during his match-winning 95-ball knock to guide India to 2-1 series victory over the Caribbean side.

Dhawan slammed his fifth ODI century and Yuvraj Singh hit his 51st ODI fifty to lead the Indian run chase.

Sunil Narine finally struck to dismiss Yuvraj and give West Indies some sigh of relief. Yuvraj had tough time negotiating the mystery spinner before he was caught by the skipper Dwayne Bravo at first slip.

Dhawan reached his hundred off 73 balls soon after Yuvraj hit some form by reaching his fifty off 68 balls.

The 50-run stand between Dhawan and Yuvraj came off 62 balls but once both the southpaws gained their confidence at the crease, they notched up their 100-run partnership off 102 balls.

Ravi Rampaul took his 100th ODI wicket when he had Virat Kohli caught behind by Johnson Charles.

Kohli looked to leave an incoming delivery but was late in withdrawing his bat and the ball brushed off the bat and went into the hands of Charles behind the stumps.

Rampaul gave the West Indies an early breakthrough when he had Rohit Sharma caught by captain Dwayne Bravo at first slip.

The breakthrough came in the fifth over when Rampaul bowled a delivery just outside off and though it didn't move much, it was enough to induce the edge off Sharma's bat.

Earlier, Darren Bravo and Darren Sammy hit some big shots in the slog overs to help the West Indies put up a competitive 263/5.

Bravo notched up his 15th ODI fifty off 53 balls.

Bravo and Sammy remained not out on 51 and 37 respectively and their unbeaten 67-run stand for the sixth wicket came in just 49 deliveries.

The West Indies crossed the 250-run mark only thanks to Bravo and Sammy who plundered the Indian bowlers in the slog overs rattling up their 50-run stand off just 40 balls.

The West Indies lost their fifth wicket when Mohammed Shami had their captain Dwayne Bravo caught by Ravichandran Ashwin in the covers.

The West Indies lost their fourth wicket when Ravindra Jadeja had Lendl Simmons caught behind by captain MS Dhoni.

Ravichandran Ashwin struck in the first over of the batting powerplay when he clean bowled Marlon Samuels with a superb off-spinner that just clipped the bails off the stumps.

The dismissal took Samuels and the umpires so much by surprise that the third umpire was asked to make the call.

Samuels hit a six and 7 fours in his 93-ball 71.

Ashwin had opener Kieran Powell caught by Shikhar Dhawan at short fine-leg.

Powell went for a sweep shot but instead got a top edge and Dhawan took a simple catch.

Powell added 117 runs with Marlon Samuels for the second wicket to lay the platform for a formidable score.

Powell and Samuels brought up their 100-run stand off 135 balls.

Samuels got to his 23rd ODI fifty off 73 balls while Powell reached his 5th ODI half-century off 66 balls.

The partnership between Powell and Samuels came after the early dismissal of opener Johnson Charles.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Indian an early breakthrough when he clean bowled Charles with a fine inswinger in the fifth over of the match.

Kumar brought the ball to come in a long way with the angle from good length, Charles went for the drive but the ball went through the big gap to uproot the leg stump.

The breakthrough came after Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl.

Both India and the West Indies are unchanged from the last match.

It will be two-paced wicket and the colour of the pitch is changing since morning. First few overs it will be tough but as the day progresses, it will be good for batting.

Teams:

India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami.

West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (Capt.), Kieran Powell, Johnson Charles, Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Veerasammy Permaul.

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July 31,2020

Hampshire, Jul 31: David Willey's maiden five-wicket haul guided England to a six-wicket victory over Ireland in the first ODI here on Friday.

With this win, the hosts have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

Chasing a small target of 173 runs, England got off to a bad start as opener Jonny Bairstow was given LBW in the third over, bowled by Andy McBrine. Jason Roy was then joined by James Vince and the duo added 22 runs on the board before the former was dismissed.

Craig Young then got hold of Vince, who was caught behind after scoring 25 runs. Sam Billings and Tom Banton then took the charge of the chase but the latter too was caught behind which ended his 11-run innings.

Banton's dismissal brought skipper Eoin Morgan on the field. Billings and Morgan played stunning innings and kept scoring boundaries. Morgan struck a scintillating six on the last bowl of the 28th over to take England over the line. Morgan scored 36 runs while Billings played a knock of 67 runs.

Earlier, after being asked to bat first, Ireland witnessed a poor start as Paul Stirling was dismissed in the very first over of the innings, bowled by Willey. Andy Balbirnie then joined Gareth Delany but Willey struck again in his next over, removing Balbirnie.

Delany then played furiously and smashed three consecutive boundaries to Saqib Mahmood in the fourth over. However, the fall of wickets did not stop as England took three wickets in quick succession. Mahmood bowled Harry Tector while Delany and Lorcan Tucker were sent back to the pavilion by Willey.

Kevin O'Brien and Curtis Campher then took the charge and played cautiously, taking their struggling side over the 50-run mark. Adil Rashid got hold of O'Brien (22) in the 22nd over before Simranjit Singh was run out in the same over.

Andy McBrine was the next batsman and he played brilliantly along with Campher, who went on to complete his half-century. Both formed a 66-run partnership before McBrine (40) was dismissed by Tom Curran.

Campher remained unbeaten on 59 but failed to find a partner as England bundled out Ireland on 172 runs.

The second ODI between both teams will be played on Saturday.

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April 7,2020

Bengaluru, April 7: India batsman Robin Uthappa has said that he reckons he still has a World Cup left in him, despite being out of the team for than four years.

Uthappa had last played a match for the Men in Blue in 2015 on the tour of Zimbabwe.

"Right now I want to be competitive. I still have that fire burning in me, I really want to compete and do well. I honestly believe I have a World Cup left in me, so I'm pursuing that, especially the shortest format. 

The blessings of lady luck or god or whatever you call it, plays a massive factor," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Uthappa as saying.

"Especially in India, it becomes so much more evident. I don't think it is as evident when you're playing cricket outside of India. But in the subcontinent and India especially, with the amount of talent that we do have in our country, all of those aspects become evident," he added.

The 34-year-old Uthappa has played 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is for India and he was also a part of the T20 World Cup-winning squad in 2007.

Uthappa has scored 934 runs in ODIs at an average of 25.94, while in T20Is his numbers are 249 runs at an average of 24.90.

"You can never write yourself off. You would be unfair to yourself if you write yourself off.

Especially if you believe you have the ability and you know that there is an outside chance. So I still believe in that outside chance," Uthappa said.

"I still believe that things can go my way and I probably can be a part of a World Cup-winning team and play an integral role in that as well.

Those dreams are still alive and I think I'll keep playing cricket till that is alive," he added.

Uthappa had enjoyed great success with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. He went on to become their leading run-scorer in the 2014 edition.

However, he was released by the side after a below-par 2019 season, and last November he was picked up by the Rajasthan Royals for the 2020 edition.

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January 11,2020

Dubai, Jan 11: India opener KL Rahul has retained the sixth position while skipper Virat Kohli and left-hander Shikhar Dhawan have advanced one place each in the latest ICC Men's T20I player rankings after the conclusion of the series against Sri Lanka.

India won the T20I series 2-0 with one match getting washed out. Rahul, the highest-ranked Indian batsman, has gained 26 points and is now at the sixth spot with 760 rating points.

Rahul is just six points behind Australia's Glenn Maxwell after scores of 45 and 54 in his two innings against Sri Lanka.

Kohli, top-ranked in Tests and ODIs, is in the ninth position while Dhawan is on 15th. Manish Pandey has advanced four places and is ranked at the 70th.

India's fast bowlers have made notable gains in the first T20I update of the year and would be encouraged as they prepare for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.

Player of the series Navdeep Saini has rocketed from 146 places to 98th while Shardul Thakur has re-entered in 92nd position after both finished with five wickets in the series. Jaspreet Bumrah has gained eight places to reach the 39th position.

For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva has gained 72 places to reach 115th among batsmen after aggregating 74 runs while spinner Lakshan Sandakan has moved up 10 places to reach 29th position after grabbing three wickets in the series.

In the ICC Men's team rankings, India have gained two points but remain at fifth position with 260 points, while Sri Lanka have lost two points and now have 236 points and are at the eighth spot.

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