Darren Bravo, Carlton Baugh guide Windies to tense draw against India
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Left-hander Darren Bravo hit an assured 73 to help steer West Indies to a tense draw against India in the second cricket Test at Kensington Oval here on Saturday.
The home team, given a victory target of 281 off 83 overs, ended on 202-7 when bad light brought a premature end with 10.3 overs remaining.
Bravo cracked eight fours off 172 balls in a diligent knock that spanned 285 minutes.
Bravo got valuable assistance from wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh, who contributed an unbeaten 46 in a match-saving, sixth-wicket stand of 69.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma took 4-53 to complete match figures of 10-108 and earned the Man-of-the-Match award.
India’s victory bid began brightly after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s challenging declaration as they nipped out two West Indies wickets before lunch.
Lendl Simmons and Ramnaresh Sarwan continued their struggles this year and both went cheaply. Adrian Barath and Bravo steadied the ship in a stand of 28.
But Barath, after compiling 27 off 66 balls, fell at 55-3 in the second over after lunch edging Sharma to Suresh Raina at third slip.
Bravo and veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul dulled the India spirits for the rest of the second session, taking the hosts to tea safely at 108-3.
Their stand was worth 54 off 173 balls when Harbhajan Singh broke through in the first over after tea.
Chanderpaul (12) was given out lbw by umpire Ian Gould even though the ball looked to be hitting the batsman outside off and going past off stump.
When Marlon Samuels played back to an in-dipper and was plumb leg before to Sharma for nine, India were on top at 132-5 with 29.3 overs still due.
But Baugh rode his luck to survive a testing start and, with Bravo, produced a crucial partnership.
Bravo and Baugh looked to have done enough to save the game but after a half-hour rain delay, two swift wickets gave India renewed hope.
Bravo tried to steer Abhimanyu Mithun and edged to Dhoni, while Sammy was Sharma’s 10th wicket of the match, plumb lbw to a yorker.
Score Board
West Indies won toss
India 1st innings 201 all-out (V Laxman 85; R Rampaul 3-38)
West Indies 1st innings 190 all-out (M Samuel 78; I Sharma 6-55)
India 2nd innings 269 dec (V Lazman 87, R Dravid 55; F Edwards 5-76)
West Indies 2nd innings
A B Barath c Raina b Sharma 27
L M P Simmons c Dravid b Sharma 14
R R Sarwan c Raina b Kumar 8
D M Bravo c Dhoni b Mithun 73
S Chanderpaul lbw b Harbhajan 12
M N Samuels lbw b Sharma 9
†C S Baugh not out 46
*D J G Sammy lbw b Sharma 0
R Rampaul not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 6, nb 2) 13
Total (7 wickets; 71.3 overs) 202
Did not bat: D Bishoo, F H Edwards
Fall: 1-18, 2-27, 3-55, 4-109, 5-132, 6-201, 7-202
Bowling: Kumar 16-6-41-1; Sharma 19.3-4-53-4; Mithun 13-3-50-1 (2nb); Harbhajan 19-2-42-1; Raina 4-1-5-0
Result: Match drawn
Series: India led the 3-match series by 1-0
Man of the Match: I Sharma (India)
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and I J Gould (England). TV umpire: G O Brathwaite. Match referee: B C Broad (England)
The home team, given a victory target of 281 off 83 overs, ended on 202-7 when bad light brought a premature end with 10.3 overs remaining.
Bravo cracked eight fours off 172 balls in a diligent knock that spanned 285 minutes.
Bravo got valuable assistance from wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh, who contributed an unbeaten 46 in a match-saving, sixth-wicket stand of 69.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma took 4-53 to complete match figures of 10-108 and earned the Man-of-the-Match award.
India’s victory bid began brightly after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s challenging declaration as they nipped out two West Indies wickets before lunch.
Lendl Simmons and Ramnaresh Sarwan continued their struggles this year and both went cheaply. Adrian Barath and Bravo steadied the ship in a stand of 28.
But Barath, after compiling 27 off 66 balls, fell at 55-3 in the second over after lunch edging Sharma to Suresh Raina at third slip.
Bravo and veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul dulled the India spirits for the rest of the second session, taking the hosts to tea safely at 108-3.
Their stand was worth 54 off 173 balls when Harbhajan Singh broke through in the first over after tea.
Chanderpaul (12) was given out lbw by umpire Ian Gould even though the ball looked to be hitting the batsman outside off and going past off stump.
When Marlon Samuels played back to an in-dipper and was plumb leg before to Sharma for nine, India were on top at 132-5 with 29.3 overs still due.
But Baugh rode his luck to survive a testing start and, with Bravo, produced a crucial partnership.
Bravo and Baugh looked to have done enough to save the game but after a half-hour rain delay, two swift wickets gave India renewed hope.
Bravo tried to steer Abhimanyu Mithun and edged to Dhoni, while Sammy was Sharma’s 10th wicket of the match, plumb lbw to a yorker.
Score Board
West Indies won toss
India 1st innings 201 all-out (V Laxman 85; R Rampaul 3-38)
West Indies 1st innings 190 all-out (M Samuel 78; I Sharma 6-55)
India 2nd innings 269 dec (V Lazman 87, R Dravid 55; F Edwards 5-76)
West Indies 2nd innings
A B Barath c Raina b Sharma 27
L M P Simmons c Dravid b Sharma 14
R R Sarwan c Raina b Kumar 8
D M Bravo c Dhoni b Mithun 73
S Chanderpaul lbw b Harbhajan 12
M N Samuels lbw b Sharma 9
†C S Baugh not out 46
*D J G Sammy lbw b Sharma 0
R Rampaul not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 6, nb 2) 13
Total (7 wickets; 71.3 overs) 202
Did not bat: D Bishoo, F H Edwards
Fall: 1-18, 2-27, 3-55, 4-109, 5-132, 6-201, 7-202
Bowling: Kumar 16-6-41-1; Sharma 19.3-4-53-4; Mithun 13-3-50-1 (2nb); Harbhajan 19-2-42-1; Raina 4-1-5-0
Result: Match drawn
Series: India led the 3-match series by 1-0
Man of the Match: I Sharma (India)
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and I J Gould (England). TV umpire: G O Brathwaite. Match referee: B C Broad (England)
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