2nd Test: West Indies v India @ Bridgetown
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howzdat
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If every ball is to be bowled in this innings then West Indies are looking at having to bat approximately 10 more overs than they did in the first innings to save this game - it all depends on whether or not India can keep taking wickets regularly enough to believe that they can force a victory. Yes, I have ruled out a West Indies victory
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mikesiva
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God looked down, and saw that Shiv had been wrongly given out, and he didn't understand how such a mistake could be made. So he asked the archangel Michael, who told him that the error was made because the Indians opposed the use of UDRS.
The Lord then wept at the injustice, and rain stopped play....
The Lord then wept at the injustice, and rain stopped play....
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BallOil
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mikesiva wrote:God looked down, and saw that Shiv had been wrongly given out, and he didn't understand how such a mistake could be made. So he asked the archangel Michael, who told him that the error was made because the Indians opposed the use of UDRS.
The Lord then wept at the injustice, and rain stopped play....
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BallOil
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Post-match presentation
MS Dhoni: "Disappointed to some extent, the last session was a well-placed game, it was evenly poised. My plan was ruined because of the rain, we got couple of wickets that were needed but bad light spoiled the party. 280 I thought was enough in this venue since the outfield is slow which means you can add some 30 runs to the target. It was also not easy to play shots on this track.
I think there was fair bit of moisture on the track on the first day, if we had bowled then we might have bowled slightly fuller. Our bowlers have been really good this series, even though some of them have not taken wickets they have put pressure on the batsmen. " He also has plenty of praise for Ishant.
Darren Sammy: "A draw, we will take that. As long as we didn't lose today, I'm quite happy. We had a plan, even down to the last 15 overs we were on course but we lost too many wickets. A repetition of the first Test, we bowled them out cheaply and still we finished the first innings behind. We have to go all out to win and level the Test series. I can't fault the effort of the bowlers in this series, Rampaul bowled well, Fidel got eight wickets. It was also nice to see young Bravo score runs, and also Baugh who has been under some pressure."
Ishant Sharma is the Man of the Match: "I can't forget this kind of bowling, I've never done this kind of bowling ever in my career. The wicket had uneven bounce in the first innings so you just had to put it in the right areas."
MS Dhoni: "Disappointed to some extent, the last session was a well-placed game, it was evenly poised. My plan was ruined because of the rain, we got couple of wickets that were needed but bad light spoiled the party. 280 I thought was enough in this venue since the outfield is slow which means you can add some 30 runs to the target. It was also not easy to play shots on this track.
I think there was fair bit of moisture on the track on the first day, if we had bowled then we might have bowled slightly fuller. Our bowlers have been really good this series, even though some of them have not taken wickets they have put pressure on the batsmen. " He also has plenty of praise for Ishant.
Darren Sammy: "A draw, we will take that. As long as we didn't lose today, I'm quite happy. We had a plan, even down to the last 15 overs we were on course but we lost too many wickets. A repetition of the first Test, we bowled them out cheaply and still we finished the first innings behind. We have to go all out to win and level the Test series. I can't fault the effort of the bowlers in this series, Rampaul bowled well, Fidel got eight wickets. It was also nice to see young Bravo score runs, and also Baugh who has been under some pressure."
Ishant Sharma is the Man of the Match: "I can't forget this kind of bowling, I've never done this kind of bowling ever in my career. The wicket had uneven bounce in the first innings so you just had to put it in the right areas."