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ODI # 2380

This India-West Indies series has been incredible. All three matches so far have gone down to the last three balls of the game!

Today, India batted first. They were in a decent position at 219/6 with 9.2 overs left. Yet, they scored an atrocious 26 runs in those overs. That cost them the match. West Indies played with relative comfort and control. Sarwan and Chanderpaul put up a 106-run partnership for the 5th wicket which cracked India. Sarwan scored an unbeaten 119-ball 115.

India won the first match of the series in a poor fashion. They went on to lose the next two games. Now it's 2-1 West Indies. India has Dhoni for the lower order but he can't lift up the total by himself. This Indian team can't score runs in the last 10 overs. That is the big difference between the two teams*.

The Indians better learn to perform in the West Indies because next year they'll be playing the World Cup there.

*This is also an area where the Pakistanis are superior to the Indians.

Update
The first graph from Cricinfo says it all.

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