Champions Trophy 2013: India vs West Indies, Live Blog
India and West Indies tasted wins in their opening matches in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Now face each other in a match which will, in all probabilities, guarantee a semifinal berth to the winner.
The latest updates from Tuesday's Champions Trophy 2013 match between India and West Indies in London, UK: (Match Scorecard)
16:23 (IST): Second strike for India and Ravindra Jadeja gets the dangerous Johnson Charles. Charles plays back to an arm ball by Jadeja and gets trapped lbw plumb in front. An easy decision for Aleem Dar.
16:12 (IST): Right-handed batsman from St. Lucia Johnson Charles reaches his first half-century in ODIs. Interestingly his previous two innings past 50 went on to become hundreds. The 24-year-old's two centuries are against Australia and Zimbabwe.
15:57 (IST): Indian captain now employs Virat Kohli, with a hope that slow swing bowling will perturb the West Indians. Five runs off Virat Kohli's first over and three runs off R Ashwin's first over. When will Ravindra Jadeja get to bowl?
15:49 (IST): Chris Gayle might have been dismissed but the danger still lies for India in the form of Johnson Charles, who has not looked troubled at all against Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav. He has 6 fours already till the end of the eleventh over.
15:25 (IST): Massive wicket! Gayle is gone as he tries to play an upper cut over slips but fails to clear a diving R Ashwin at 1st slip. Bhuvneshwar Kumar draws first blood for India. An out-of-form Darren Bravo is the new man in.
15:09 (IST): Chris Gayle showcases Calypso style batting as his two 'Natraj' pulls past mid wicket fetches him two boundaries off the bowling of Umesh Yadav. Indian new ball bowlers still searching for the right length to bowl to the maverick Jamaican.
15:59 (IST): And the anthems are over and it's time for the cricketing action. The openers - Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles are out in the middle.
14:41 (IST): Full squad: India: S Dhawan, RG Sharma, V Kohli, KD Karthik, SK Raina, MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, I Sharma, B Kumar and UT Yadav
West Indies: CH Gayle, J Charles, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, RR Sarwan, DJ Bravo, KA Pollard, DJG Sammy, SP Narine, KAJ Roach and R Rampaul
14:35 (IST): Team news is that India will field an unchanged side. West Indies though play Darren Sammy and Johnson Charles will be seen behind the stumps as Ramdin serves his suspension.
14:31 (IST): TOSS: India wins, MS Dhoni says his side will field under overcast conditions. Says no changes in his side.
14:20 (IST): Somehow strangely, these two teams last met in an ODI in England in 1983 - a match which India won.
14:11 (IST): The two teams have faced each other in 106 ODIs with India winning 46 but West Indies still having the edge with 57 victories in overall venues.
13:59 (IST): Unconfirmed reports suggest India may not be making any change to its top-order. Which means Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma will be seen at the top. For West Indies though, Denesh Ramdin will serve out his one-match suspension.
13:39 (IST): A day earlier, the Indian team came out to practice outdoor for the first time in four days. The team trained on three side wickets. Dhoni later told members of the press that it was a relief to not have newspapers or TV channels around.(Read what he said here)
13:25 (IST): Of course, all eyes would be on Chris Gayle who became the first to breach the 700-run mark in Champions Trophy. (Read here) West Indies coach has gone on record to say that he hopes his IPL stars will reveal India's secrets! (Read here)
13:14 (IST): Different agendas seem to be on the minds of the two captains facing off against each other today. While Dwayne Bravo has categorically said that he will use pace against India (Read), MS Dhoni wants to put controversies back home, at home and concentrate on cricket. (Read here)
12:55 (IST): The Indians won their opening match - against South Africa - by 26 runs. (Match report) In contrast, West Indies' made heavy weather of a rather paltry target vs Pakistan in a 2 wicket win. (Match report)
12:40 (IST): The toss to today's match will be at 2:30 pm (IST), at the Kennington Oval (London). While some rain is expected through the course of the day, play will largely remain unaffected.
12:30 (IST): India go in as favourites against West Indies in today's match. The team has been in Birmingham since a few days and players have been training hard. Confidence his high after a solid win against South Africa but West Indies too have been in good form and can prove lethal on any given day.
15:09 (IST): Chris Gayle showcases Calypso style batting as his two 'Natraj' pulls past mid wicket fetches him two boundaries off the bowling of Umesh Yadav. Indian new ball bowlers still searching for the right length to bowl to the maverick Jamaican.
15:59 (IST): And the anthems are over and it's time for the cricketing action. The openers - Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles are out in the middle.
14:41 (IST): Full squad: India: S Dhawan, RG Sharma, V Kohli, KD Karthik, SK Raina, MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, I Sharma, B Kumar and UT Yadav
West Indies: CH Gayle, J Charles, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, RR Sarwan, DJ Bravo, KA Pollard, DJG Sammy, SP Narine, KAJ Roach and R Rampaul
14:35 (IST): Team news is that India will field an unchanged side. West Indies though play Darren Sammy and Johnson Charles will be seen behind the stumps as Ramdin serves his suspension.
14:31 (IST): TOSS: India wins, MS Dhoni says his side will field under overcast conditions. Says no changes in his side.
14:20 (IST): Somehow strangely, these two teams last met in an ODI in England in 1983 - a match which India won.
14:11 (IST): The two teams have faced each other in 106 ODIs with India winning 46 but West Indies still having the edge with 57 victories in overall venues.
13:59 (IST): Unconfirmed reports suggest India may not be making any change to its top-order. Which means Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma will be seen at the top. For West Indies though, Denesh Ramdin will serve out his one-match suspension.
13:39 (IST): A day earlier, the Indian team came out to practice outdoor for the first time in four days. The team trained on three side wickets. Dhoni later told members of the press that it was a relief to not have newspapers or TV channels around.(Read what he said here)
13:25 (IST): Of course, all eyes would be on Chris Gayle who became the first to breach the 700-run mark in Champions Trophy. (Read here) West Indies coach has gone on record to say that he hopes his IPL stars will reveal India's secrets! (Read here)
13:14 (IST): Different agendas seem to be on the minds of the two captains facing off against each other today. While Dwayne Bravo has categorically said that he will use pace against India (Read), MS Dhoni wants to put controversies back home, at home and concentrate on cricket. (Read here)
12:55 (IST): The Indians won their opening match - against South Africa - by 26 runs. (Match report) In contrast, West Indies' made heavy weather of a rather paltry target vs Pakistan in a 2 wicket win. (Match report)
12:40 (IST): The toss to today's match will be at 2:30 pm (IST), at the Kennington Oval (London). While some rain is expected through the course of the day, play will largely remain unaffected.
12:30 (IST): India go in as favourites against West Indies in today's match. The team has been in Birmingham since a few days and players have been training hard. Confidence his high after a solid win against South Africa but West Indies too have been in good form and can prove lethal on any given day.