Sun, Jul 7, '13
Persistent rain in Port-of-Spain meant play was called off for the day after only 19 overs were bowled during Sri Lanka's innings. The match will continue from the current state on Monday.
West Indies, motivated by the appearance of the pitch, chose to field second time in a row, but unlike the previous match where they failed to make an early strike, this time, the bowlers found the right length on the pitch to topple Sri Lanka's top order while keeping their run-scoring in a leash. Kemar Roach was the wrecker-in-chief, bowling a menacing spell upfront and was it not for a long and patient vigil by Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara, the situation could have been far worse for Sri Lanka.
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Sat, Jul 6, '13
Port of Spain: Jul 6, 2013
India bounced back in style at the tri-series in the Caribbean with a comprehensive 102-run victory over West Indies. Captain Virat Kohli led from the front with a breath-taking hundred that powered India to 311 in their 50 overs. In reply, West Indies crumbled as the Indian bowlers put in a team effort to bowl them out.
West Indies were bolstered by the return of their captain Dwayne Bravo as he came in place of Devon Smith. India made one change to their side as Shami Ahmed made way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. West Indies won the toss and put India in to bat.
There was an obvious change in tactics for the Indian openers as they were cautious and measured in their approach. Both Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan weren’t their usual aggressive selves and were content in farming the strike over and targeting the odd boundary ball. However, Dhawan did shift gears and got to his fifty. He was particularly severe on Narine at one point smashing him for two sixes in one over.
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