India had their comeuppance against a resurgent West Indian team and tasting defeat did not go down well for the defending champions of the ICC World Twenty20 in England.
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India struggled to get past the accurate, keen bowling of the West Indies bowling and in particular, Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Bravo. As a result, they found themselves down at three for twenty-nine and but for Yuvraj Singh’s outstanding knock of sixty-seven from forty-three balls. Bouncers troubled the opening duo, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, and India were exposed. Yusuf Pathan lent support with thirty-one as India reached a total of 153.
But West Indies had their hero in the batting department as well. West Indies captain, Chris Gayle played well for twenty-four while finding a worthy partner in Lendl Simmons who made forty-four off thirty-seven balls. But for the West Indies to pull off the seemingly unimaginable, another innings of glory was required. Dwayne Bravo stepped up and his innings of sixty-six was priceless as West Indies chased down successfully to win from needing thirty-nine runs in twenty-four balls.
India’s woes had only begun as they were beaten for the first time in this edition and that too at Lord’s.
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