Published: Jul 09, 2016, 06:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 07:10 PM (IST)
Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of India in West Indies 2016 series. Here you’ll get all the live updates of the first warm-up match between West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s XI vs Indians. The match will be played at the Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts. India are scheduled to play two warm-up matches before the four Test matches with the hosts. The match today is a two-dayer which will be followed by another three-day match at the same venue. India will then face West Indies in the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua starting from July 21. READ: Rohit Sharma looks forward to creating history in West Indies
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 258/3, 93 overs | Rohit Sharma 54, Amit Mishra 18: STUMPS at Warner Park! On Day 1, Dhawan, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have managed to score a fifty each. While in the bowling department, President XI’s Warrican and Jacobs were the wicket takers with Warrican picking 2 and Jacobs 1.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 247/3, 90 overs | Rohit Sharma 47, Amit Mishra 14: Rohit nearing an excellent half-century. He really needs to gain some form in Tests before India’s first Test goes underway on July 21.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 215/3, 77 overs | Rohit Sharma 29, Amit Mishra 2: Saha is the next batsman to get dismissed. The wicketkeeper-batsman is caught by Chandrika at forward short-leg off Jacobs by a ball that bounced and turned. The hosts have been disciplined so far giving just 8 extras. OUT! Wriddhiman Saha c Chandrika b Jacobs 22
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 211/2, 74 overs | Rohit Sharma 29, Wriddhiman Saha 20: 200 Up for India. That came off 437 balls. So far the Indians have managed 24 fours and 1 six.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 182/2, 67 overs | Rohit Sharma 16, Wriddhiman Saha 8: Rohit and Saha have built up a stand of 27 off 70 balls. Warrican so far has picked up 2 for 61. India in control at the moment.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 168/2, 62 overs | Rohit Sharma 5, Wriddhiman Saha 1: We’re back from the tea back. Saha replaces Pujara, who joins Rohit at the middle. A total of six bowlers have bowled so far for President XI. Warrican has made both the breakthroughs so far for them.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 166/2, 60 overs | Cheteshwar Pujara 34, Rohit Sharma 2: TEA TAKEN at St. Kitts. Pujara so far has been very careful with his batting while Rohit his taking some time to get going. Earlier, Dhawan and KL Rahul were retired. West Indian Warrican removed Rahane and Kohli before the those two made any damage with the bat.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 160/2, 57 overs | Cheteshwar Pujara 32, Rohit Sharma 0: Another breakthrough for Warrican. Rahane is the second batsman to fall, he goes for 5. OUT! Ajinkya Rahane b Warrican 5
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 145/2, 49 overs | Cheteshwar Pujara 22, Ajinkya Rahane 1: Warrican straightens the ball which removes Indian skipper Virat Kohli for 14. He is caught by Dorwich, leaving India one down with two players retired. OUT! Virat Kohli 14 c Dorwich b Jomel Warrican
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 122/1, 44 overs | Virat Kohli 11, Cheteshwar Pujara 4: Drinks taken! KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan were retired and have been replaced by skipper Kohli and Pujara. Rahul and Dhawan played the session until Lunch. Rahul was on 37 and Dhawan on 51 before the break was taken.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 93/0, 28 overs | KL Rahul 37, Shikhar Dhawan 51: Dhawan brings up fifty. He started with caution but scored boundaries at will when he got his eye in. It’s lunch time. It was a good session for the visitors. WICB bowlers, on the other hand, bogged down when the Indians started counterattacking. Given the norms the visiting teams follow these days, Pujara is likely to replace Dhawan in the second session.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 84/0, 25 overs | KL Rahul 35, Shikhar Dhawan 44: As soon as the spinners were introduced both batsman went all guns and scored runs at a brisk rate. India have scored 35 runs in the last 5 overs. They smartly coupled boundaries with ones and twos.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 49/0, 20 overs | KL Rahul 19, Shikhar Dhawan 17: Steady start for Team India. Dhawan and Rahul have got their eye in and are looking good for a big score. But they get only 90 overs to bat. It would be interesting to see how many batsmen get to bat today.
Live Cricket Scorecard | Day 1 |India 27/0, 10 overs | KL Rahul 16, Shikhar Dhawan 10: Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul have come to open the innings, as the monk Murali Vijay has been rested for the first warm-up match. Both, Dhawan and Rahul, have been extremely watchful, and playing according to the merit of the ball. WICB bowlers, on the other hand, have been bowling back-of-length. India, however, stuck few fine-looking boundaries and are refusing to throw away their wickets.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Cheteshwar Pujara, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav
WICB President’s XI: Leon Johnson (c), Jermaine Blackwood, Rajendra Chandrika, Roston Chase, Jason Dawes, Shane Dowrich (wk), Shai Hope, Damion Jacobs, Keon Joseph, Marquino Mindley, Vishaul Singh, Jomel Warrican
12 men are allowed to play in the match, 11 to take field.
TOSS: India have won the toss and elected to bat.
After a long season of limited-overs cricket, India is all set to enter the Test cricket season. The Indian team, led by Virat Kohli, will be confident looking at the team’s current form. However, records show that Indians have not been very comfortable to play Tests on the Caribbean soil. So far, India have won five Test matches in West Indies and have drawn the last three Tests played there. The series comes as a chance to Kohli, who has been quite successful with his stint as Test captain, to add another feather to his hat with another victorious series.
West Indies, on the other hand, have the home side advantage. The team last played Australia in Tests. Though the series has not been much fruitful for the side, it certainly has some positives to take from. West Indies will be mentally charged up post their victorious journey in limited-overs lately.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Cheteshwar Pujara, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Murali Vijay, Umesh Yadav
WICB President’s XI: Leon Johnson (c), Jermaine Blackwood, Rajendra Chandrika, Roston Chase, Jason Dawes, Shane Dowrich (wk), Shai Hope, Damion Jacobs, Keon Joseph, Marquino Mindley, Vishaul Singh, Jomel Warrican
