WEST INDIES OVERS: 6 II SCORE: 25/1
OUT! India have an early wicket in dangerman Chris Gayle. Shami gives them their first wicket of the match as Gayle tentatively pushes a length delivery to Rohit Sharma at point pouching it safely. Gayle scored 11 (17b, 4X1). Three runs and a wicket from the over.
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WEST INDIES OVERS: 5 II SCORE: 22/0
Bhuvi continues. His third delivery is full and Powell drives it through mid off for the first boundary of the match. That is the only scoring shot he can manage off Bhuvi’s six deliveries. Gayle chooses Shami’s third delivery of the fourth over to score his first boundary through extra cover. A single off the penultimate delivery follows. There was an lbw shout off the first delivery of the over though. However, it was turned down as the ball contacted the edge of Gayle’s bat before hitting the pad. The fifth over also began with a loud shout for lbw against Gayle but the ball hit him high on the pad. 4 leg byes followed. Eight runs from the over.
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WEST INDIES OVERS: 2 II SCORE: 5/0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball. Facing him is Chris Gayle who is playing his 99th Test today. An inswinger to start with and what do you know! The ball is collected by Tendulkar at midwicket as Gayle flicks. He gets off the mark with a single. Now on strike is Powell. He plays his first through square region and gets off the mark with a couple. The next three result in no runs. Three runs from the first over. Mohd Shami to share the new ball. And the youngster is bang on the target. A full delivery that moves away from Gayle as he gets beaten. Gayle gets to the other end with a single off the second to point. Powell scamper for a single off the penultimate delivery while Gayle leaves the sixth safely for the keeper.
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Team India, led by their skipper MS Dhoni is in the field. A countdown on the big screen has begun before Sachin Tendulkar enters the park. A team huddle follows as the master finally makes appearance. This is an emotional moment for the team, the fans and cricket lovers in general. Dhoni asks Tendulkar to lead the team after a brief pep up talk. The crowd roars in approval. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 and the big screen flashes SRT 200! Tendulkar puts on his shades. West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell are in the middle. A moment of a lifetime this!
TOSS: India have won the toss and opted to field first. A special coin to mark the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar playing his 200th Test was used for the toss presented to match referee Andy Pycroft by BCCI president N Srinivasan.
This is it!
Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts. Gather friends, family members, office mates and neighbours because the greatest batsman of our generation is set to begin the final lap of his glittering career. Today marks the beginning of Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th and final Test match for India. Such is the importance of the occasion that the real contest between bat and ball between India and West Indies has been effectively and swiftly pushed to the background.
At Wankhede stadium, for the next five days, a full house Mumbai crowd will greet its greatest son who over the past 24 years has hypnotised cricket fans over the globe with his breathtaking batsmanship. When a cherubic faced Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket, he was already considered a prodigy.
However, few would have predicted that this batsman will become such a colossus of the gentleman’s game.
Stay with us as we bring you all the live updates from Tendulkar’s final game for India.
OUT! India have an early wicket in dangerman Chris Gayle. Shami gives them their first wicket of the match as Gayle tentatively pushes a length delivery to Rohit Sharma at point pouching it safely. Gayle scored 11 (17b, 4X1). Three runs and a wicket from the over.
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WEST INDIES OVERS: 5 II SCORE: 22/0
Bhuvi continues. His third delivery is full and Powell drives it through mid off for the first boundary of the match. That is the only scoring shot he can manage off Bhuvi’s six deliveries. Gayle chooses Shami’s third delivery of the fourth over to score his first boundary through extra cover. A single off the penultimate delivery follows. There was an lbw shout off the first delivery of the over though. However, it was turned down as the ball contacted the edge of Gayle’s bat before hitting the pad. The fifth over also began with a loud shout for lbw against Gayle but the ball hit him high on the pad. 4 leg byes followed. Eight runs from the over.
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WEST INDIES OVERS: 2 II SCORE: 5/0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball. Facing him is Chris Gayle who is playing his 99th Test today. An inswinger to start with and what do you know! The ball is collected by Tendulkar at midwicket as Gayle flicks. He gets off the mark with a single. Now on strike is Powell. He plays his first through square region and gets off the mark with a couple. The next three result in no runs. Three runs from the first over. Mohd Shami to share the new ball. And the youngster is bang on the target. A full delivery that moves away from Gayle as he gets beaten. Gayle gets to the other end with a single off the second to point. Powell scamper for a single off the penultimate delivery while Gayle leaves the sixth safely for the keeper.
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Team India, led by their skipper MS Dhoni is in the field. A countdown on the big screen has begun before Sachin Tendulkar enters the park. A team huddle follows as the master finally makes appearance. This is an emotional moment for the team, the fans and cricket lovers in general. Dhoni asks Tendulkar to lead the team after a brief pep up talk. The crowd roars in approval. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 and the big screen flashes SRT 200! Tendulkar puts on his shades. West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell are in the middle. A moment of a lifetime this!
TOSS: India have won the toss and opted to field first. A special coin to mark the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar playing his 200th Test was used for the toss presented to match referee Andy Pycroft by BCCI president N Srinivasan.
This is it!
Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts. Gather friends, family members, office mates and neighbours because the greatest batsman of our generation is set to begin the final lap of his glittering career. Today marks the beginning of Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th and final Test match for India. Such is the importance of the occasion that the real contest between bat and ball between India and West Indies has been effectively and swiftly pushed to the background.
At Wankhede stadium, for the next five days, a full house Mumbai crowd will greet its greatest son who over the past 24 years has hypnotised cricket fans over the globe with his breathtaking batsmanship. When a cherubic faced Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket, he was already considered a prodigy.
However, few would have predicted that this batsman will become such a colossus of the gentleman’s game.
Stay with us as we bring you all the live updates from Tendulkar’s final game for India.
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