WEST INDIES WIN ON RUN RATE
Windies win despite Tendulkar ton
One-day series, Kuala Lumpur:West Indies 141-2 (20 overs) bt India 309-5 (50 overs) by 29 runs (D/L)
Sachin Tendulkar marked his first full innings after six months out with his 40th one-day century - but rain dashed India's hopes of beating West Indies.
Tendulkar smashed five sixes in his 141 off 148 balls as his side piled up 309-5 in their opening tri-series game.
But Ramnaresh Sarwan and Brian Lara built on a good start from Chris Gayle (45) to help the Windies to 141-2 off only 20 overs in Kuala Lumpur.
Then came the rain to give them victory by 29 runs under Duckworth/Lewis rules.
After their capitulation against Australia on Tuesday, it was just what the Caribbean team needed but spoiled what had been a dream comeback for Tendulkar.
The 33-year-old underwent shoulder surgery in March and, although he returned in the aborted series in Sri Lanka, this was his first big test.
Sporting an elbow brace, he could have been out on just five but wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh failed to hold on after Fidel Edwards got one to shape away and find his outside edge.
It was a costly error as the Mumbai maestro punished anything straying in length or direction, signalling his intentions by lofting a short ball from Dwayne Smith over the square-leg fence for his first six.
Captain Rahul Dravid, who had won the toss, also looked in good form before Smith angled one in which kept a bit low and won an lbw verdict.
Tendulkar brushed that and a 20-minute rain delay off to reach 50 off 67 balls and 100 off 119 deliveries, while Irfan Pathan provided good support with two maximums and six fours in his 68-ball 64.
But when Gayle bowled the latter and Taylor beat Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Dhoni with two balls which also kept low, the scoring slowed.
Suresh Raina provided fresh impetus towards the end and Tendulkar the swagger, with four of his sixes coming in the last four overs.
Gayle, as is his wont, was undaunted and began with a flurry of boundaries to dominate his opening stand with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who top-edged a hook off the expensive Rudra Pratap Singh to fall for six.
Dhoni took a good catch to remove the left-handed opener off Munaf Patel but after a quiet start Lara set about the bowlers.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was hit straight down, and out of, the ground for a massive six and, with Sarwan playing freely, the Windies were making good progress when the heavens opened.
One-day series, Kuala Lumpur:West Indies 141-2 (20 overs) bt India 309-5 (50 overs) by 29 runs (D/L)
Sachin Tendulkar marked his first full innings after six months out with his 40th one-day century - but rain dashed India's hopes of beating West Indies.
Tendulkar smashed five sixes in his 141 off 148 balls as his side piled up 309-5 in their opening tri-series game.
But Ramnaresh Sarwan and Brian Lara built on a good start from Chris Gayle (45) to help the Windies to 141-2 off only 20 overs in Kuala Lumpur.
Then came the rain to give them victory by 29 runs under Duckworth/Lewis rules.
After their capitulation against Australia on Tuesday, it was just what the Caribbean team needed but spoiled what had been a dream comeback for Tendulkar.
The 33-year-old underwent shoulder surgery in March and, although he returned in the aborted series in Sri Lanka, this was his first big test.
Sporting an elbow brace, he could have been out on just five but wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh failed to hold on after Fidel Edwards got one to shape away and find his outside edge.
It was a costly error as the Mumbai maestro punished anything straying in length or direction, signalling his intentions by lofting a short ball from Dwayne Smith over the square-leg fence for his first six.
Captain Rahul Dravid, who had won the toss, also looked in good form before Smith angled one in which kept a bit low and won an lbw verdict.
Tendulkar brushed that and a 20-minute rain delay off to reach 50 off 67 balls and 100 off 119 deliveries, while Irfan Pathan provided good support with two maximums and six fours in his 68-ball 64.
But when Gayle bowled the latter and Taylor beat Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Dhoni with two balls which also kept low, the scoring slowed.
Suresh Raina provided fresh impetus towards the end and Tendulkar the swagger, with four of his sixes coming in the last four overs.
Gayle, as is his wont, was undaunted and began with a flurry of boundaries to dominate his opening stand with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who top-edged a hook off the expensive Rudra Pratap Singh to fall for six.
Dhoni took a good catch to remove the left-handed opener off Munaf Patel but after a quiet start Lara set about the bowlers.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was hit straight down, and out of, the ground for a massive six and, with Sarwan playing freely, the Windies were making good progress when the heavens opened.
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