Dhoni-led India lose to WI

India (Shar)made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Mandeep Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Axar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Barinder Sran and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Rohit, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The West Indies made four changes to their eleven that last played the Indians – Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin, Daren Sammy and Sulieman Benn made way for Evin Lewis (the player of the match), Kieron Pollard, Andre Fletcher and Sunil Narine.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the West Indians.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 78, without the loss of a wicket.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (25 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Johnson Charles’ contribution to the partnership was 31, Lewis’ contribution to it was 20.

Charles’ half-century – which included five boundaries and four sixes – came off 20 balls.

The West Indies’ openers put on 100 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Charles’ contribution to the partnership was 59, Lewis’ contribution to it was 40.

Lewis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 25 balls.

Charles, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 79. Fifty-seven balls into the match, Shami broke the 126-run partnership.

The West Indies scored 150 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 20 balls. While Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 44, Andre Russell’s contribution to it was nine. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The West Indies scored 200 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Lewis’ ton – which included five boundaries and nine sixes – came off 48 balls.

Russell, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 22. Thirty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 78-run partnership.

Lewis, who eventually faced 49 balls, failed to add to the aforementioned score. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 31. Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 14 off 10 balls, which including a boundary and a six. Nineteen balls later, Jasprit Bumrah ran him out.

Pollard, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Four balls later, Bumrah broke the eight-run stand.

Dwayne Bravo, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Lendl Simmons, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Pollard’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Bumrah.

Marlon Samuels, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. The West Indies scored 245 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Binny, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 32. Kumar and Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 36.

Shami, who bowled four overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 47.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – three overs into the chase, he was caught by Bravo. Russell broke the 31-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Ten balls later, he was caught by Fletcher. Bravo broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). The West Indies hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). The West Indies hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

While Sharma’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 22 balls, Rahul’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 26 balls.

Sharma, whose 28-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 62. Forty-three balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Charles. Pollard broke the 89-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 13 overs (78 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 200 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

Rahul’s ton – which included 11 boundaries and five sixes – came off 46 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 43 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Rahul, whose 51-ball innings included 12 boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 110. He was unbeaten.

Dhoni, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. Forty-nine balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Samuels. Bravo broke the 43-run stand.

The West Indies eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 244 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, lost by a run.

Samuel Badree, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 25. Narine, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 50. Brathwaite, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 47.

Pollard, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket, as did Russell, who bowled four overs, conceding 53. Bravo, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The West Indies led the two-match series 1-0.