5 best encounters between West Indies and India in the Caribbean

#2 Sabina Park, Kingston: 20th May, 2006

Ramnaresh Sarwan finished on 98* as West Indies managed only 198/9

Rahul Dravid’s bowlers swung the new ball well to leave West Indies at 43/4. Both Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar troubled the top order and Ramnaresh Sarwan remained as the only one from the top six.

Gradually lifting the tempo following an extremely cautious start, Sarwan realised the need to press the accelerator, as he hammered 23 runs off his last 9 deliveries, including two fours and a six off a single Pathan over. Pathan finished with 3/45 as West Indies crawled to 198/9 with Sarwan scoring nearly half the runs en route to his 98*.

Despite a paltry target, India ran into troubled waters at 60/4 as the West Indies’ pace trio rocked India. Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina calmed things down with their 64-run association but Raina perished while spurring the innings. Soon, India were 134/7 with Yuvraj still standing. Ramesh Powar aided him in adding 43 but Yuvraj was left alone to knock off 12 from 11 balls. By now, he was on 85 with six fours and a six.

The last over began with 11 required and a solitary wicket in hand, and Yuvraj first got a streaky four and then the cleanest of shots brought another boundary – 2 off 3. Next came Dwayne Bravo’s slower ball yorker, Yuvraj was foxed on 93 and West Indies won by 1 run.