Cricket: India vs West Indies (DLF Cup)

India vs West Indies
DLF Cup - Malaysia

Date: 20 September, 2006

India head into Wednesday's game against West Indies seeking their first one-day win since May 18. It's been a depressing turnaround for a side that played such superb one-day cricket for most of last season, and it will need two very good performances, or some assistance from the weather gods, if they're to avoid an early flight home.

West Indies, guaranteed a place in the final after clinching their second win of the tournament against Australia on Monday night, may tinker with the combination, with Runako Morton certain to come into the middle order. Corey Collymore, "one of the first names on the team-sheet", according to Brian Lara, may also play, provided he recovers from a right thigh problem.

Morton is likely to replace Dwayne Bravo, who has a slight swelling on his wrist after diving forward in an attempt to catch Matthew Hayden, and Collymore, if he plays, should take Jerome Taylor's place. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels will provide the slow-bowling option, while Wavell Hinds' medium pace may also come into play.

With no win in their last six matches, India desperately need to turn a corner. And having been pushed into one by a combination of their own frailties and the weather, only a tigerish display will get their season up and running. It's time for the big boys to stand up, snarl a little and fight their way out of trouble.

India: 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Rahul Dravid (capt), 3 Irfan Pathan, 4 Virender Sehwag, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), 8 Ajit Agarkar, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 S Sreesanth, 11 Munaf Patel.

West Indies: 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Brian Lara (capt), 5 Marlon Samuels, 6 Runako Morton, 7 Wavell Hinds, 8 Dwayne Smith, 9 Carlton Baugh (wk), 10 Ian Bradshaw, 11 Corey Collymore.


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Go Rain Go! Go Rain Go!

^ Nope, if it rains tomorrow - my nickels are literally down the drain

Rain Rain Go Away

spamming just to increase nickels to 25 to access bank

Anyway, I will bet on India only....

100 on windies

If Gayle is rested India might just pull it off
Can't decide this time

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typical indian story unfolding..........


28/2 with tendulkar and raina at the crease.

i am looking for a great century from sachin.

edit update : forget india from triseries final. 38/4
typical indian lineup you reach there i am coming.

^ 55/4, i just hope tendu & dhoni do some dhulai

For me 260+ would do just fine

Edit: Dhoni gone 69/5 sad sad day

What a professional performance..

i say real pros man..

did someone forget to say that they are pro lamers
162 all out against the windies and i heard they wanna win the world cup

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Safin's Signature:

Have Fun, Take part in debates, Read jokes, Ogle at Celebs; Just follow the Rules!

“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”

^ Tendu run out was the turning point - even a 200 would have atleast been face-saving

Baah, 5k what was i thinking Can we abandon this High Stakes Event on grounds of giving heart attack to many die hard cricket fans.

I might just settle wrong bets today, wish me luck

Miracles have happened before, lets see if we get one more today