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India vs West Indies 5th ODI Match Live!

Thursday, June 16, 2011 , Posted by PAVAN at 3:55 AM


The match between India and West Indies will be held at Sabina Park, Kingston – Jamaica on 16th Jun,2011. After losing the fourth ODI on Monday, India will be hoping to stop the five-match series on a winning note as they will take on West Indies in the fifth and final one dayer in Kingston on Thursday.

India currently lead the series 3-1 and a win here will give them the required psychological edge over the Caribbean team ahead of the Test series. One of the reasons behind India's success in the series so far has been the use of slow wicket instead of the traditional bouncy tracks. The fourth ODI was played on a "bouncy track" and the result was there to be seen by all.

Indian batsmen struggled to play their shots and in the end, they lost the match by a huge margin — 103 runs. However, more than bounce it was poor shot selection by Indian batsmen that led to their downfall. When the fifth ODI begins in Kingston, West Indian skipper Darren Sammy will be all smiles as a bouncy track is expected, which his seamers would enjoy bowling on.

The return of pacer Ravi Rampaul, who was rested for third and fourth ODI, will further strengthen the pace-attack.

India's series win doesn't mean that the team has performed well. Except Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to some extent no other players have impressed with the bat. Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel, S Badrinath and Yusuf Pathan have not only performed badly but the way they got dismissed speaks a lot about their lack of technique.

The bowling has been the only best thing about this young team with Praveen Kumar spearheading the pace-attack. It remains to be seen whether Munaf Patel, who was rested for the last match, makes a comeback to the playing XI. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been exceptional throughout the tournament and there's nothing more that could be asked from him.

Meanwhile, for West Indies a lot depends on how the batsmen cope with the pressure and tackle the spin bowling. Opener Lendl Simmons and all-rounder Kireon Pollard hold the key, especially after the way they batted in the last match. The final game of the series appears to be between West Indian bowlers and Indian batsmen.

The three-pronged pace-attack of Kemar Roach, who has been at his miserly best, Rampaul and Andre Russell will definitely aim to spoil India's chances. They will be ably supported by Sammy, Pollard and leg-spinner Anthony Martin, who claimed four wickets in the fourth ODI to be adjudged as the man-of-the-match.

Teams:

West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Calrton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Adrian Barath, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Anthony Martin, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Lendl Simmons.

India: Suresh Raina (capt), R Ashwin, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Munaf Patel, Parthiv Patel (wk), Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Shikhar Dhawan.

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