Journalism of Courage
India vs West Indies: India had a lot to think about their team selection after Yuvraj Singh was injured and ruled out of the semi-final clash against West Indies. In Mumbai, West Indies were also ready for the game. At the toss, West Indies had the luck. Darren Sammy asked MS Dhoni and team to bat first. India had made two changes - Manish Pandey in for Yuvraj Singh and Ajinkya Rahane in for Rohit Sharma. Rahane opened the batting with Rohit Sharma. A slow start it was. The stadium was all blue. After a couple off overs, Rohit unleashed his game, took on the bowlers. (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: It was Rohit Sharma who began the attack for India. He took on the West Indies bowler. He smashed sixes and fours. The Mumbai crowd loved it. By the end of powerplay, India were 55/0. It was India's best opening stand in this World T20. (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: Ajinkya Rahane was playing the supporting role for Rohit Sharma. He gave him strike and tried to rotate as much as possible. Rohit Sharma's made full use of it. (Source: AP)
India vs West Indies: Rohit Sharma's time in the middle came to at end with his score reading 43 runs from 31 balls. He hit three fours and three sixes in his knock. Rohit tried to play it down the leg side but he was caught on his back pad in front of the stumps by Samuel Badreee for India's first wicket lost. However, that meant Virat Kohli was up next! (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: Ajinkya Rahane embraced return to the team and played a smart and sensible knock to score 40 runs from 35 balls. His innings saw two boundaries. Rahane forged a partnership of 62 runs with Rohit Sharma and 66 runs with Virat Kohli. His inning came to an end when he was taken by Bravo at the midwicket boundary while trying to go for a six. (Source: PTI)
India vs West Indies: Ashwin's wife Prithi Narayana was in the stands at the Wankhede Stadium. As were plenty of celebrities! (Source: Twitter)
India vs West Indies: Man with many lives? Virat Kohli survived three run out chances in two balls to continue his stay in the middle. On just his fourth delivery, off a free hit, Kohli tried to steal a single but didn't connect and keeper Denesh Ramdin missed. It came back to Bravo and he missed once again. Both of them missed by a centimetre! Next ball, Ramdin failed to collect a throw from the deep with Kohli in deep trouble getting back at the striker's end. Had the bails been rattled, Kohli would have walked! (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: In divine company! Sachin Tendulkar is in attendance at the Wankhede Stadium along with many other celebrities to witness India face West Indies in Mumbai. Also in attendance are the Ambanis and Anil Kapoor. (Source: AP)
India vs West Indies: India's leading run scorer in the tournament Virat Kohli added another fifty to his rising list of accolades and stats. This time batting first, he brought up his fifty from 33 balls which included five boundaries. (Source: PTI)
India vs West Indies: Giving Kohli good company right at the end was Dhoni who also chipped in with more than run a ball 15 from 9 balls. He might not have had the chance to score more but did the job at the non striker's end to run huge sprints. The way they do! (Source: PTI)
India vs West Indies: If there's one person you can count on to get you big runs and to not falter, it is this man! Virat Kohli once again played a thundering knock to take India to a massive total of 192. He remained unbeaten on 89 from 47 balls. He hit 11 fours and one six in his superb inning. The strike rate at the end was 189! (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: Super start for India! Jasprit Bumrah was the one who bowled Chris Gayle during the warm-up match and it was like a replay moment at Wankhede. The same bowler, the same batsman, the same outcome! The West Indies dangerman was back in the dugout after scoring just five. (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: Soon enough, India's top man with the ball - Ashish Nehra - struck to send the crowd into a tizzy and West Indies in a stage of concern. Marlon Samuels opened the face of the bat with the ball going into a different line altogether. The ball went up in the air and was taken at cover by Rahane. (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: At 19/2, with two key batsmen Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels back, it looked like India are running away with it. But Johnson Charles took things into his own hands. The opening batsman took the game by the scruff of the neck and went after the Indian bowling. He brought up his fifty from 30 balls with seven fours and two sixes. However, his inning ended on 52 from 36 balls with Kohli taking the wicket. (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: He can do the job with the bat, in the field and with the ball too. Brought on with West Indies going all guns blazing, Virat Kohli got India a much needed wicket. With his very first delivery in the 14th over, Kohli struck and Johnson Charles walked. With an ordinary short delivery, Charles hit it straight to Rohit Sharma at long off. (Source: PTI)
India vs West Indies: Coming into the side in place of Andre Fletcher, Lendl Simmons made the most of the chance that came his way. He brought on his fifty from 35 balls with five fours and two sixes. He enjoyed two chances in his inning with first Ashwin overstepping and then Pandya. He put on 97 runs with Charles for the third wicket. He remained unbeaten on 83 from 51 balls.(Source: PTI)
India vs West Indies: West Indies got to their massive target with two balls left and seven wickets in the bag. Andre Russell got the win with a six off Kohli who surprisingly bowled the final over. The team ran on to field to embrace the heroes of the win. (Source: Reuters)
India vs West Indies: The two captains MS Dhoni and Darren Sammy shook hands after West Indies got to the target. Dhoni later wished Sammy luck for the final and acknowledged that India weren't good enough on the day. (Source: PTI)
