India tour of West Indeis ODI Series Schedule, Timetable, Ind vs WI ODI Fixture, Timing

India tour of West Indies ODI Series Schedule, Timetable, Ind vs WI ODI Fixture, Timing

After a disastor T20 World Cup, India will play 4 ODI's in West Indies starting from Friday, 26th June to Sunday, 5th July, 2009 in all day games.

Find the complete schedule, Time Table of 2009 India tour of West Indies.

India vs West Indies ODI series Schedule:

Friday, 26th June, 2009
1st ODI
India vs West Indies
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Timing: 09:30 local, 14:30 GMT, 8.00 PM IST

Sunday, 28th June, 2009

2nd ODI
India vs West Indies
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Timing: 09:30 local, 14:30 GMT, 8.00 PM IST

Friday, 3rd July, 2009

3rd ODI
India vs West Indies
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Timing: 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 7.00 PM IST

Sunday, 5th July, 2009

4th ODI
India vs West Indies
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Timing: 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 7.00 PM IST

Indian Team, Squad for 2009 Tour of West Indies - Tendulkar, Zaheer rested - Nehra in

After the early exclusion from the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup, India is going to play short ODI series against West Indies. Indian selectors announced the team on Wednesday, 17th June, 2009 with 4 main player out of the team due to injury.

Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan has been rested to recover fully for their injuries during IPL2 while hard hitter opener Virender Sehwag and middle order batsman Suresh Raina are out due to injury. Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel who toured New Zealand has not been included in the team.

M Vijay will replace Sehwag while Asish Nehra has rewarded is good form in IPL2.

Find the complete team and squad for the four ODI series against West Indies.

Indian team, squad for 2009 Tour of West Indies:

MS Dhoni (capt/wk)
Yuvraj Singh
Gautam Gambhir
Rohit Sharma
Harbhajan Singh
Pragyan Ojha
Yusuf Pathan
M Vijay
S Badrinath
RP Singh
Praveen Kumar
Ishant Sharma
Abhishek Nayar
Ashish Nehra
Ravindra Jadeja
Dinesh Karthik

Ind vs NZ 3rd Test Result - Match Drawn | India win Series in New Zealand after 41 years

Rain denied a deserving victory to India on the 5th day of the 3rd and final test match against New Zealand, but India recorded their first series triumph in 41 years, on Tuesday, 7th April 2009 at Wellington. India were just 2 wickets away from win when rain arrived on final day.

New Zealand started the day from 167/4 and overnight batsman Taylor and Franklin put a 142 runs partnership, contributed 107 and 49 runs respectively.

India should have blamed themselves for draw and 2-0 win due to poor fielding and late draw. Good thing is that, India ended their long wait of 41 years to win a Test series in New Zealand after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi-led side drubbed the Kiwis 3-1 in 1968. India also won the 5 match ODI series by 3-1.

Match Summary:

India 1st Inning - 379 all out in 92.1 overs.

New Zealand 1st Inning -197 all out in 65 overs.

India 2nd Inning -434/7 dec. in 116 overs.

New Zealand 2nd Inning - 281/8 in 94.3 overs.

Toss -New Zealand, who chose to field first.

Result - Match Drawn.

Man of The Match - Gautam Gambhir (India).

Series - India won the 3-match series 1-0.

Ind vs NZ 3rd Test 4th Day Score - India need 6 wick on the final day | 5th Day Live Score

India set a target of 617 runs in the 2nd inning of the 3rd and final test on the 4th day and took New Zealand's 4 wicket before bad light stopped the play 21 overs earlier on Monday, 6th April, 2009 at Wellington. India leading the 3 match series by 1-0.

India started the day from 349/5 and scored quickly to pass the lead by 600 runs thanks to Dhoni's 56 and quickfire 40 off just 46 balls by Yuraj and set a impossible target of 617 runs.

New Zealand started poorly due to fine bowling by Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh took 2 wickets each but a 83 runs unbeaten partnership between Taylor and Franklin, playing on 69 runs and 26 runs respectively put hold on Indian victory.

Rahul Dravid has created record and become highest catch taker in the history of test cricket when he took the edge from Tim McIntosh off Zahher's ball and passed Mark Taylor's with 182 catches.

Match Summary:

India 1st Inning - 379 all out in 92.1 overs.

New Zealand 1st Inning -197 all out in 65 overs.

India 2nd Inning -434/7 dec. in 116 overs.

New Zealand 2nd Inning -167/4 in 56 overs, trailing by another 450 runs with 6 wickets remaining..

Toss -New Zealand, who chose to field first.

Ind vs NZ 3rd Test 3rd Day Score | Gambhir's Ton takes India Lead by 531 | 4th Day Live Score

Gautam Gambhir run of form continues in the 2nd inning of 3rd and final test as his brilliant 167 runs put in the drivers seat at the stump of day 3 with a total lead of 531 runs against New Zealand on Sunday, 5th April, 2009 at Wellington.

India started 3rd day from 51/1 and batted posivetively as Dravid scored another half century with classy 60 runs, but the hero of the day was in form Gautam Gambhir who scored his 6th test century with 167 runs off 257 balls with 16 fours and 2 sixes to take India lead pass 500 run mark along with Laxman who contributed 61 runs.

Gambhir who played marathon inning in the last test to save the match but today he plays according to the demand and scored runs quickly to reach his consecetive centuries in the series. Gambhir is now highest scorer in the series with 445 runs with an average of 89.00.

New Zealand has a huge task ahead in order to save this test with 2 days remaining in the match. Daniel Vettori and O'Brien took 2 wickets each in the 2nd inning.

Hope India will give a target of around 600 runs early on the 4th day as Dhoni and Yuraj playing on 15 and 16 respectively. So Watch here for the final result as play start half an hour early tomorrow.

Match Summary:

India 1st Inning - 379 all out in 92.1 overs.

New Zealand 1st Inning -197 all out in 65 overs.

India 2nd Inning -349/5 in 97.5 overs, leading by 531 runs with 5 wicket remaining.

Toss -New Zealand, who chose to field first.