India, helmed by Dhoni, WIn

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

The West Indies made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andre Fletcher, Darren Bravo, Danza Hyatt, Chris Barnwell, Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo and Ravi Rampaul made way for Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Samuel Badree and Krishmar Santokie.

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

The Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth innings. They scored 24, without the loss of a wicket.

Smith, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the 38-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at any point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 24. Gayle, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. Thirty-one balls after Smith’s dismissal, Dhoni and Mohammed Shami ran him out.

Marlon Samuels, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. (Dho)Nine balls later, he was stumped. Amit Mishra, the player of the match, broke the 12-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Dwayne Bravo, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mishra.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Daren Sammy, the West Indies’ skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 23-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). India had conceded 12 extras at that point.

Although his five-ball innings included a six, Andre Russell had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Jadeja broke the 11-run stand.

Lendl Simmons, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 27. Three balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Jadeja broke the 13-run stand.

Narine, whose two-ball innings included a six, scored seven. He was unbeaten, as was Ramdin, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded 14 extras. The West Indies scored 129 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Suresh Raina, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as were Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded three.

Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of wickets. Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceded 48. He picked up four scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth innings. They scored 48, without the loss of a wicket.

Dhawan, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Badree, who broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (38 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls.

India scored 100 off 12.5 overs (78 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 74 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Kohli’s contribution to it was 51. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rohit’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 44 balls.

Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 54. Eighty-three balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Russell broke the 106-run partnership.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Gayle. Samuels broke the 22-run stand.

Rohit, whose 55-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 62. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

The West Indies eventually conceded three extras. India, who scored 130 for the loss of three wickets off 19.4 overs, won by seven wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Dwayne Bravo and Sammy bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 12, the latter conceded nine. Santokie and Narine bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 20.

Russell bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 12. He picked up a wicket. Samuels bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket. Badree bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket.