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Thursday, november 28, 2013
Banks Beer Cup No sun, double-header no play! washed out TOP SCORES
CRICKET: WEST INDIES 263-5 V INDIA 266-5; PAKISTAN 262 V SOUTH AFRICA 261-6
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– heavy rainfall, flooded grounds halt start of inter-county competition This is not a lake, but is actually the DCC ground in Queenstown (Photo: Treiston Joseph)
Water polo anyone? The state of the GFC ground, Bourda, on Wednesday afternoon (Photo: Treiston Joseph)
India v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Kanpur…
All too easy for India in the decider I
Shikhar Dhawan’s fifth ODI ton of 2013 led India to a fivewicket win in Kanpur and a series victory against West Indies
ndia have been masterful while chasing in ODIs this year, and against a moderate total and a mediocre West Indies attack, they ambled to victory in the series-deciding third ODI in Kanpur. Shikhar Dhawan hit his fifth ODI hundred of his magical year and the struggling Yuvraj Singh hit his first ODI half-century in 11 innings as India cruised to their sixth successive one-day series win of the year. With a 9am start on a hazy winter morning, the talk at the toss was about how the first hour would be a challenge for the batsmen. West Indies negotiated that phase well losing only one wicket, and
half-centuries from Kieran Powell and Marlon Samuels took them to a strong 164 for 2 when the batting Powerplay was taken. Perfectly placed then for the power-hitters to come; they nearly squandered that advantage by losing three quick wickets, but Darren Sammy and Darren Bravo provided the late flourish to lift them to 263. That proved too little, especially as only Ravi Rampaul and Sunil Narine posed any threat with the ball. Jason Holder had a disappointing day, with Dhawan feasting on the poor lines to take five fours in his first two overs to propel India along early. Dwayne Bravo and Sammy were tame,
and midway through the chase when Dhawan and Yuvraj were killing off the chase - West Indies had turned to the innocuous duo of Veerasammy Permaul and Lendl Simmons. There was briefly some hope for West Indies early on, when Rampaul dismissed two of India’s red-hot top three early. He couldn’t get the wicket of Dhawan, though, and Dhawan scored big. As usual, the innings was studded with breathtaking cuts and drives through the off, and without really seeming to make the effort, he had 20 fours to his name was scoring at over a run a ball.
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