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3133dThe Report by Sidharth Monga

Dhoni, bowlers extend World Cup streak

India were given their first scare of the World Cup when West Indies reduced them to 78 for 4 and 134 for 6 in a chase of 183, but MS Dhoni shepherded them through to an eventually comfortable win with four wickets in hand and 10.5 overs to spare

2643dESPNcricinfo staff

Holding slams 'irresponsible' WI batting

Former fast bowler Michael Holding was scathing in his criticism of West Indies, calling the team's batting against India "reckless and irresponsible"

2643dAbhishek Purohit in Perth

Dominant India in need of a challenge

They coasted through the group stages and appear one of the teams to beat. But going into the knockouts, they might prefer to be put under a bit more pressure to see how they react

Preview

2643dThe Preview by Abhishek Purohit in Perth

WI quicks key to stopping Indian juggernaut

Four months after pulling out of their tour of India midway over a payment dispute with their board, West Indies will once again square off against the team that has, perhaps unexpectedly, taken the World Cup by storm

Run drought

4

Number of times in the last five ODI innings that Suresh Raina has been dismissed for less than 25, including 3 single-digit scores.

Consistent.

9

Years since India have bowled out their opposition in four consecutive ODIs. Prior this World Cup, last happened in 2006.

Keeping things quiet

12

Runs scored by India in the first 5 overs, their second-lowest against West Indies (since 2001) and lowest when chasing.

Ten Tumbling Pins

5

Number of times that West Indies have been bowled out in a World Cup match against India, the most against any team.

Quick early strikes

10

Instances of WI losing 4 wickets for 50 runs or less against India. This has only happened more often against Australia (14)

A different choke

8

Runs scored by WI in the first 5 overs. Their lowest 5-over score against India (since 2001) is 6/2 at Bulawayo in 2001.

Is a storm coming?

0

Number of hundreds for Chris Gayle against India in the last 20 ODIs, since 2006