Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 2009
Indian cricket team in West Indies in 2009 | |||
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India | West Indies | ||
Dates | 26 June – 5 July 2009 | ||
Captains | MS Dhoni | Chris Gayle | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | India won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | MS Dhoni (182) | Runako Morton (161) | |
Most wickets | Ashish Nehra (6) | Dwayne Bravo (6) | |
Player of the series | MS Dhoni (Ind) |
The
West Indies. This tour was India's reciprocal tour of the Caribbean, after West Indies visited them in January 2007. The series was won 2–1 by India.[1]
Background
India arrived in the Caribbean on the back of a strong performances in One Day Internationals (ODIs) having lost only three of their last 18 games. The team arrived two days after the World Twenty20 had ended, a tournament that the West Indies performed well in, that followed their poor show in the tour of England that year.[2]
Squads
West Indies[3][4] | India[5] |
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India team regulars
domestic circuit. All-rounder David Bernard was included as a replacement for an injured Fidel Edwards.[3] The same squad was retained for the final two games.[4]
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain initially reduced the match to 27 overs per side. After another intervention, India's target was set to 159 from 22 overs.
- Abhishek Nayar (Ind) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain halted play after 7.3 overs and eventually the match was called off due to a wet outfield.
Media coverage
- Television networks
- Ten Sports (live) — India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Europe, Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives
- Doordarshan (live) — India
- Sky Sports (live) — United Kingdom
- SuperSport (live) — South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya
- Fox Sports (highlights) — Australia
References
- ^ "Bowlers the key to success - Dhoni". ESPNcricinfo. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Indian team reaches Jamaica". ESPNcricinfo. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Darren Bravo included for first two ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "West Indies name unchanged squad for last two ODIs". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "Tendulkar and Zaheer rested for West Indies tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo