II INNING STORY AT MUMBAI
19.4
Virat Kohli to Andre Russell
6
SIX, SIX! A full toss from Virat Kohli, India's best man in the ICC
World T20 2016, and he stands in the middle of the ground SHATTERED. West
Indies are into the final, they are having wild celebrations out there in the
middle
19.3
Virat Kohli to Andre Russell
4
FOUR, on the leg side, a mighty whack getting an edge and West Indies
stun the Wankhede
19.2
Virat Kohli to Andre Russell
0
no run, hit on the leg as he tries to whack it. A RARE dot! Need 7
off 4
19.1
Virat Kohli to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, single to midwicket. Two was always possible
WI
183/3
Andre Russell* 32(17)
Lendl Simmons 82(50)
18.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Andre Russell
4
FOUR, towards deep cover. West Indies strolling to a win here. Need 8
off 6
30 runs for Andre Russell
18.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Andre Russell
6
SIX, out of Wankhede? No inside. Another massive hit by Russell. It
hit the press box and remained stuck there for sometime. Brutal from the West
Indians
18.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Andre Russell
0
no run, dot, straight to the bowler.
18.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, towards mid off, need 18 off 9
18.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Andre Russell
1
1 run, towards long on
18.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Andre Russell
0
no run, misses outside off. Need 20 off 11
WI
171/3
Lendl Simmons* 81(49)
0(0)
17.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, over point and short third man, a thick edge helps West Indies
keep one foot into the final? Need 20 off 12.
17.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
2
2 runs, Pandya makes dive to keep it to two at long off
17.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
6
SIX, he connects, finally, and India's best fielders Jadeja and Kohli
combine to take a catch at the ropes. Is it OUT? No, it's a SIX! Jadeja's foot
touched the ropes after taking the catch. Kohli took the pass from Jadeja. WI
need 26 off 14
17.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, swing and a miss again, Wankhede crowd rising again. Need
32 off 15
17.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, swing and a miss on another slow ball. Wankhede finding
its confidence back... WI need 32 off 16
17.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, nice, slow short ball outside off left alone
WI
159/3
Lendl Simmons* 69(43)
Andre Russell 21(12)
16.6
Ashish Nehra to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, single to long off. 9 off the over, WI need 32 off the last
3. India need wickets, measly overs and what not to save themselves from
crashing out.
16.5
Ashish Nehra to Andre Russell
1
1 run, low full toss outside off, a single to long on
16.4
Ashish Nehra to Andre Russell
6
SIX, just over the ropes between midwicket and long on! WI need 34
off 20!
16.3
Ashish Nehra to Andre Russell
0
no run, excellent ball, a yorker on which Russell can do nothing
16.2
Ashish Nehra to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, changes angle, batsman hits to short fine leg
16.1
Ashish Nehra to Andre Russell
0
no run, single on a full toss to long off. Need 41 off 23
WI
150/3
Lendl Simmons* 67(41)
Andre Russell 14(8)
15.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
6
SIX, excellent stroke, over long off! WI need 42 off 24!
150 runs for WI
15.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell
1
1 run, fends it on leg side for a run
15.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, yorker, dot, but a run after all via overthrow.
15.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, thick edge, the third man was up
15.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, short, slow ball. Simmons dances down the wicket and tries
everything to put his bat on it. Fails
15.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell
1
1 run, smashes hard over the umpire for a single
14.6
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
6
SIX, the batsman rubs it in with a massive hit over deep midwicket!
WI need 55 off 30 balls! Cannot lose from here...
WI
131/3
Lendl Simmons* 50(36)
Andre Russell 12(6)
14.6
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, straight to extra cover on a full toss, a poor ball but an
important WICKET! NO! It's another NO-BALL! What is wrong with the Indian
bowlers today! Pandya has over-stepped! FREE-HIT coming up! Simmons and West
Indies are smiling!
14.5
Hardik Pandya to Andre Russell
1
1 run, thick outside edge, Bumrah at third man keeps it to one
14.4
Hardik Pandya to Andre Russell
0
no run, changes angle, bowls fuller and Russell misses to connect
14.3
Hardik Pandya to Andre Russell
6
SIX, MASSIVE will be a small word for this. Small. Russell swings it
really hard, and the ball might have just went outside the stadium.
14.2
Hardik Pandya to Andre Russell
0
no run, straight to point
14.1
Hardik Pandya to Andre Russell
4
FOUR, straight past the man at mid off, the game's on!
WI
120/3
Andre Russell* 1(1)
Lendl Simmons 50(35)
13.6
Virat Kohli to Andre Russell
1
1 run, straight to long off, 4 runs and a wicket. Take a bow,
Virat Kohli!
13.5
Virat Kohli to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, sharp single to short fine leg to bring up his fifty!
50 runs for Lendl Simmons
13.4
Virat Kohli to Lendl Simmons
2
2 runs, plays it well with soft hands on leg side to collect two
runs
13.3
Virat Kohli to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, played it back to the bowler. Kohli is ALL charged up
13.2
Virat Kohli to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, straight to short fine leg
13.1
Virat Kohli to Johnson Charles
W
out This is a MASTERSTROKE! Dhoni gets in
Kohli, he bowls a short ball with no pace at all, and Charles smashes it very
high in the air to Rohit at long on.
3 wickets down for WI. Out batsman is Johnson Charles
WI
115/2
Lendl Simmons* 47(31)
Johnson Charles 52(35)
12.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, width, and it is cracked over in-field on the off side for a
boundary! WI need 77 off 42
12.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, width, short, and smashes straight to long off
12.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, over-pitched ball hit towards point
12.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, on the off side!
12.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, in the air, falls short of the man at long off. Rahane does
well to not let it go past him for a boundary
12.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, single towards point
WI
103/2
Lendl Simmons* 37(27)
Johnson Charles 50(33)
11.6
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, makes room to hit hard, mistimes it towards long on. WI
need 89 off 48
11.5
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
1lb
leg byes, 1 run, moves across, tries to work on leg side, is hit
on the pads outside off. Don't know why India appealed for leg-before
11.4
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
0
no run, makes room, find the man at extra cover
11.3
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
0
no run, tries to push on the leg side, the ball misses off stump
by inches!
11.2
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, stand and delivery, slaps in between long on and deep midwicket
to raise his fifty! He's been terrific for his side here!
50 runs for Johnson Charles
100 runs for WI
11.1
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, dabs on off side for a single
WI
96/2
Lendl Simmons* 35(25)
Johnson Charles 46(29)
10.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, ball slips out of Jadeja's hands, may be dew is making it
tough to drip the ball. Sammy in the dugout feels it was a no-ball for height,
but umpire did not think so. WI need 96 off 54
10.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, single towards long off
10.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, sharp single towards short third man
10.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, past the man at point. Charles and Simmons are hurting India
now...
30 runs for Lendl Simmons
10.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, cuts well but straight to backward point
10.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
6
SIX, short ball clobbered over deep midwicket
WI
83/2
Johnson Charles* 45(28)
Lendl Simmons 23(20)
9.6
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
0
no run, beaten outside off, a lazy shot, there might have been an
edge. WI need 109 off 60 to win...
9.5
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
1lb
leg byes, 1 run, too much effort for nothing, tries to work on leg
side but misses...
9.4
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, guides to deep midwicket for a run. Johnson Charles is
leading the West Indian fightback here!
9.3
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, poor, short ball on the leg side punished towards backward
square leg
9.2
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
6
SIX, clears front foot, swings wildly, gets a leading edge over
backward point. The ball lands on the boundary rope!
9.1
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
0
no run, short, wide, outside off, Charles lets it go.
WI
71/2
Lendl Simmons* 23(19)
Johnson Charles 34(23)
8.6
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
2
2 runs, hits in the gap, Ravi Jadeja covers at least a kilometer
to put his foot in front of the ball to stop touching the ropes. West Indies
had all the time to collect 3, they take 2
8.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
0
no run,
8.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, cuts on a poor ball outside off, Bumrah is a superman at
short third man. Makes a big, one-handed dive to save a boundary!
8.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, smashes it on deep midwicket, Manish Pandey in action for the
first time, makes a big dive but ball bounces over him
30 runs for Johnson Charles
8.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Johnson Charles
0
no run, in the block-hole, and Ashwin makes a dive to deny them a
single
8.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Johnson Charles
6
SIX, HUGE! The burly man comes down one step and slams it over
midwicket! What a shot that was...
WI
58/2
Johnson Charles* 23(19)
Lendl Simmons 21(17)
7.6
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, guides it towards short fine leg
7.5
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, short ball, Charles comes down and smashes it past man at deep
square leg
7.4
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
0
no run, short ball, Charles tries to whack but misses
7.3
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, elegant cover drive for a single
7.2
Hardik Pandya to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, slow, short, and Johnson Charles pulls it to deep square
leg for a single
7.1
Hardik Pandya to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, dabs on off to take a single
WI
50/2
Lendl Simmons* 19(15)
Johnson Charles 17(15)
6.6
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
1
1 run, single to long on to end the over. WI need 142 off 78 to
win with 8 wickets in hand
50 runs for WI
6.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, bowls a full ball outside off which Simmons leaves alone
6.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, width again and Simmons plays a poor stroke in the air
thinking he'd clear the short third man. Bumrah takes a good clean catch. BUT
WAIT! Ashwin has over-stepped! NO-BALL! A reprieve and a FREE HIT!
6.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, defends leaning forward
6.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, short ball, turns into the batsman who plays it back to
the bowler
6.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, width outside off, no turn for Ashwin and Simmons cuts it in the
air past Bumrah at short third man
6.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, slower through the air, plays straight to long on
WI
44/2
Lendl Simmons* 14(9)
Johnson Charles 16(14)
5.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
2
2 runs, short ball, tries to smash on the leg side but gets a
leading edge, which drops safely between deep square leg and short fine leg
5.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, hits straight to mid off
5.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, plays back to the bowler
5.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
6
SIX, makes room, and hits beautifully over the bowler's head for the
first six of the innings
5.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Lendl Simmons
2
2 runs, works on leg side and collects 2
5.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, takes a single on the leg side
WI
33/2
Lendl Simmons* 4(4)
Johnson Charles 15(13)
4.6
Ashish Nehra to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, back of length, slow ball. Simmons defends with soft
hands. WI need 160 off 90 balls
4.5
Ashish Nehra to Lendl Simmons
4
FOUR, good shot, rocks back on backfoot and smashes it at backward
square leg
4.4
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, slow ball as Nehra sees the batsman making room. Charles
can only get a single past short fine leg on a mishit
4.3
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
0
no run, tries to hit on the leg side, misses
4.2
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
0
no run, straight to Jadeja at backward point
4.1
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
0
no run, makes room to slog, misses. Nehra stares at the batsman in
his follow through in amusement
WI
28/2
Lendl Simmons* 0(2)
Johnson Charles 14(9)
3.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, straight to point. WI need 165 off 96
3.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Lendl Simmons
0
no run, defends on front foot, tries for a run but gets back
seeing Kohli from extra cover charging in
3.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, in the air on the leg side, but lands safely
3.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Johnson Charles
0
no run, outside off, plays late but straight to Ravi Jadeja at
point
3.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, poor ball, Johnson Charles has no qualms in putting it away for
second consecutive boundary on the leg side
3.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, excellent stroke, towards deep midwicket with the ball bouncing
right before the boundary rope
WI
19/2
Marlon Samuels* 8(7)
Johnson Charles 5(5)
2.6
Ashish Nehra to Marlon Samuels
W
out a dolly to extra cover! Samuels moves
away to lift a short ball on the leg side, and instead, gets a leading edge.
Ajinkya Rahane makes no error in taking it comfortably. West Indies lose 2 of
their biggest hopes they had in this clash...
2.5
Ashish Nehra to Marlon Samuels
0
no run, misses to make most of the chance. The ball had width
outside off, he tried to smash but got an inside edge. Straight to point
2.4
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
1lb
leg byes, 1 run, tries to pull, the ball gets entangled in his
body. Still they scramble for a run
2.3
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
0
no run, makes room, tries to slog it on leg side but ends up
hitting straight to mid on
2.2
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
0
no run, is hit on the pads as he plays across the line. Nehra gets
some swing and appeals really hard for a leg-before
2.1
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
4
FOUR, past the man at mid on, gets his first boundary
WI
14/1
Marlon Samuels* 8(5)
Chris Gayle 5(6)
1.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Marlon Samuels
4
FOUR, gets room outside off, cracks between cover and point for his
first boundary. WI need 179 off 108
1.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Marlon Samuels
0
no run, dabs it with hard hands on off side
1.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Marlon Samuels
0
no run, angling into the batsman, Samuels is hit on the body as he
plays across the line
1.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Marlon Samuels
4
FOUR, an outside edge! There was first slip in place but Bumrah needed
the second slip to take it!
1.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Marlon Samuels
0
no run, hits on leg side, single declined by Charles
1.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle
W
out CLEANED HIM UP! A yorker fired by the
young man, the ball lands on the off-stump! Gayle tried to hit it away
awkwardly, but missed! This is a MASSIVE blow to the West Indies.
WI
6/0
Chris Gayle* 5(5)
Johnson Charles 1(1)
0.6
Ashish Nehra to Chris Gayle
1
1 run, works on leg side to retain the strike. WI need 187 from
114 with 10 wickets intact
0.5
Ashish Nehra to Chris Gayle
4
FOUR, on the backfoot pulls well to get his first boundary
0.4
Ashish Nehra to Chris Gayle
0
no run, short ball, the one that is allowed over the shoulders.
Gayle lets it go
0.3
Ashish Nehra to Chris Gayle
0
no run, nearly a played on! Gayle moves his bat lousily outside
off and the ball misses the wickets after taking an inside edge
0.2
Ashish Nehra to Chris Gayle
0
no run, swings away from the left-hander outside off, who lets it
go through to Dhoni
0.1
Ashish Nehra to Johnson Charles
1
1 run, guides to deep fine leg to start the proceedings for his
side
Dhoni and team have just broken from their huddle. The captain
charges towards his position as Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles walk out...
