ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales
The last edition of the tournament!
June 6-23, 2013
India vs West Indies, ICC Champions Trophy 2013
6th Match, Group B
India beat Windies, march into semifinals
Jun 12, 2013
Shikhar Dhawan hit his second straight ton in the Champions Trophy as India crushed West Indies by eight wickets to book a place in the semis. India reached their target of 234 with more than 10 overs to spare. They restricted their opponents to 233 for nine as Ravindra Jadeja (5/36) ripped through the middle-order and then openers Dhawan and Rohit Sharma (52) added 101 in only 15.3 overs. Karthik hit eight boundaries in his 54-ball knock of 51* as he added 109 runs for the undefeated 3rd wicket stand with Dhawan.Reported earlier: India, the reigning 50-over World Cup champions, will meet West Indies, the current T20 World champions in the Champions Trophy at The Oval today. India have won eight of their last 11 one-dayers against the West Indies over the past three years. The last time they clashed at the same venue was in the 1983 World Cup final, in which India upset the then world champions West Indies to win their first major tournament.
India (from): Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav.West Indies (from): Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith.