| Indian cricket team in West Indies in 2009 | |||
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| India | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 26 June – 5 July 2009 | ||
| Captains | MS Dhoni | Chris Gayle | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | MS Dhoni (182) | Runako Morton (161) | |
| Most wickets | Ashish Nehra (6) | Dwayne Bravo (6) | |
| Player of the series | MS Dhoni (Ind) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured the Caribbean from 26 June to 5 July 2009 for a four-match One Day International series against the West Indies. This tour was India's reciprocal tour of the Caribbean, after West Indies visited them in January 2007. The series was won 2–1 by India.[1]
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Background
India arrived in the Caribbean on the back of a strong performances in One Day Internationals (ODIs) having lost only three of their last 18 games. The team arrived two days after the World Twenty20 had ended, a tournament that the West Indies performed well in, that followed their poor show in the tour of England that year.[2]
Squads
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India team regulars Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina were rested either due to injuries or fatigue, the latter on account of busy season that included the Indian Premier League. In their place, Ashish Nehra, Abhishek Nayar, R. P. Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Subramaniam Badrinath and Murali Vijay were included in the squad.[5] The West Indies squad was announced on 20 June for the first two ODIs. Darren Bravo and Narsingh Deonarine were included in the squad owing to their strong performances in the domestic circuit. All-rounder David Bernard was included as a replacement for an injured Fidel Edwards.[3] The same squad was retained for the final two games.[4]
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain initially reduced the match to 27 overs per side. After another intervention, India's target was set to 159 from 22 overs.
- Abhishek Nayar (Ind) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain halted play after 7.3 overs and eventually the match was called off due to a wet outfield.
Media coverage
- Television networks
- Ten Sports (live) — India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Europe, Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives
- Doordarshan (live) — India
- Sky Sports (live) — United Kingdom
- SuperSport (live) — South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya
- Fox Sports (highlights) — Australia
References
- ^ "Bowlers the key to success - Dhoni". ESPNcricinfo. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Indian team reaches Jamaica". ESPNcricinfo. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Darren Bravo included for first two ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "West Indies name unchanged squad for last two ODIs". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "Tendulkar and Zaheer rested for West Indies tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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