19th Match, Group F: West Indies v India at Bridgetown

[Leggie]

We've already lost this match. You can tell by the way we've started, as soon as we look to attack, we look extremely vulnerable.

*Sigh*

We all know what's going to happen now, collapse!!

 

[Params7]

Bowden sucks.

 

[sohum]

We've already lost this match. You can tell by the way we've started, as soon as we look to attack, we look extremely vulnerable.

*Sigh*

We all know what's going to happen now, collapse!!

Maybe about 60/6. Then Bhajji will build a partnership with one of the remaining batsmen and we'll end up with around 120 perhaps.

Look at that pull shot. Only Yuvi can play that in the Indian team. :sarcasm

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Bowden sucks.

To his credit, it looked out in real time. I think the original decision was not out, though... but Rohit apparently convinced Bowden to talk to Taufel--who I'm not sure had any right to say anything since the catch was taken cleanly.

 

[Aditya]

Raina and Yuvraj are the last hopes of India. But we should not expect too much from them.

 

[sohum]

Aww sheet, JT is back.

 

[Flame_Blader1]

100 odd from 10 overs. Yuvraj is key.

 

[Dutch]

Bowden sucks.

Only if you ask kindly...............

 

[sohum]

Endgame.

 

[Flame_Blader1]

All over India out of the WC

 

[Mike23]

Benn comes on in the 13th over!

 

[WestIndian]

Benn comes on in the 13th over!

And Benn gets a wicket, a big one too!!!

 

[Adarsh]

Yuvi gone. Body blow.

 

[sohum]

They still have 4 overs of Taylor + Roach left, right? We aren't even halfway there yet!

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YP looked plumb there.

 

[angryangy]

I don't know if it's just because that's the way they learned their game, but the key for me is that India's bowling attack isn't very good at taking wickets. Harbhajan is their big weapon and he's not a wicket every over kind of guy, at least, not if the other bowlers aren't pressuring the batsman to take a risk off him.

The West Indies on the other hand, with pace and variety have done a better job of weakening the other team by getting them out. They have bowlers with better strike rates in T20 and it shows by their ability to get 5 wickets in 13 overs, instead of 1.

 

[sohum]

It's nice to see someone not in the Indian team bowl a rank long hop for a change.

sohum added 2 Minutes and 33 Seconds later...

I don't know if it's just because that's the way they learned their game, but the key for me is that India's bowling attack isn't very good at taking wickets. Harbhajan is their big weapon and he's not a wicket every over kind of guy, at least, not if the other bowlers aren't pressuring the batsman to take a risk off him.

The West Indies on the other hand, with pace and variety have done a better job of weakening the other team by getting them out. They have bowlers with better strike rates in T20 and it shows by their ability to get 5 wickets in 13 overs, instead of 1.

That's a good observation. Bhajji is the only wicket-taking bowler in our team (keeping in mind that we are only playing 3 front-line bowlers) and he cannot really attack if those around him are leaking runs. Our pace bowlers are all guys who try to limit the damage rather than create any themselves. That's how our line-up has been for ages, though. In Tests, the likes of Ishant and Zaheer can be considered wicket-takers if the conditions are offering a bit of assistance.

This is probably a side-effect of batsmen-friendly tracks. You are more concerned with limiting damage.

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Well we gotta be able to play the pace now. 5 overs to go--2 for Taylor, 2 for Roach and 1 for Sammy.