Date-stamped : 27 Nov93 - 10:59 Hero Cup Final, Ind v WI, 27 Nov 93, Eden Gardens, Calcutta Ball-by-Ball analysis by shash during irc commentary PTI report follows - India innings *1st over: 3/0 *2nd over: 4/0 *3rd over: 7/0 *4th over: 7/0 *5th over: 8/0 (wide bowled by ambrose) *6th over: 13/0 (K Benj - MP 6*, AJ 5*, MP took single off first ball; Jadeja took doubles off 5th and 6th balls) *7th over: 17/0 (C Ambr - MP 7*, AJ 6*, MP single, Jadeja single two byes) *8th over: 21/0 (K Benj - MP 7*, AJ 10*, Jadeja boundary off last ball to midwicket boudary) *9th over: 25/1 (C Ambr - Manoj out for 11(23), snicked to keeper off third ball; Manoj earlier had hit four off the second ball. AJ 10*, VK 0*) *10th over: 27/1 (K Benj - AJ 11*, VK 0*, just one single to Jadeja and a no-ball in the 10th over *11th over: 34/1 (C Ambr - AJ 13*, VK 4* single for jadeja, cracking shot by Kambli for four (offdrive), one bye, single for Jadeja last ball of over) *12th over: 34/1 (W Benj - AJ 13*, VK 4*) maiden over. *13th over: 39/1 (A Cummins - AJ 13*, VK 9*) 4 runs for Kambli 2nd ball - off back foot through mid on, good timing, single for Kambli 5th ball) *14th over: 46/1 (W Benj - AJ 19*, VK 10*) single for Kambli third ball; Jadeja hits a six off Benj's last ball..a slower delivery, crowd goes mad :) *15th over: 51/1 (A Cumm - AJ 23*, VK 11*) Kambli single off second ball (a near run out - went to 3rd ump who declared Jadeja was safely home); four runs to Jadeja off 4th ball down to 3rd man; lbw appeal on the sixth ball against jadeja, not a good ap- peal; umpire unmoved. *16th over: 54/1 (W Benj - AJ 24*, VK 13*) single to Kambli third ball; single down gully for jadeja - 4th ball; single to square for kambli 5th ball. *17th over: 56/1 (C Hoop - AJ 25*, VK 14*) Bowling change - Hoop- er brought in for Cummins; appeal for catch by wicket- keeper against kambli-no go; hit in air by kambli on the 4th ball but safe; 5th ball wide. *18th over: 58/1 (W Benj - AJ 25*, VK 15*) single to kambli second ball; (lights brought on); single to jadeja - 4th ball; *19th over: 60/1 (C Hoop - AJ 26*, VK 16*) single for jadeja second ball; single for kambli thru covers 4th ball; *20th over: 69/1 (W Benj - AJ 27*, VK 25*) kambli single 1st ball to fine leg; jadeja beaten 2nd ball; single for jadeja 3rd ball thru covers; 4th ball-4 runs to kambli off an over- pitched delivery down fine leg; 2 runs for kambli 5th ball (appeal for run out to 3rd ump, kambli clearly in; kambli single off last ball *21st over: 79/1 (C Hoop - AJ 30*, VK 31*) 3 runs to kambli off 2nd ball down to third man; missed sweep by jadeja- edge down to third man - 2 runs; single by jadeja 4th ball; 4 runs down to third man by kambli *22nd over: 83/2 (W Benj - AJ 30, VK 29*, MA 1*) appeal jadeja (lbw) 2nd ball-turned down; legbye; single thru mid- wicket 3rd ball to kambli; jadeja out fourth ball - good catch by richie. 2 singles off the last two balls; *23rd over: 88/2 (C Hoop - VK 31*, MA 4*) single to kambli first ball; single to az 2nd ball; single to kambli third ball; 2 runs to az 5th ball overthrow; *24th over: 94/2 (P Simm - VK 32*, MA 9*) single to kambli 2nd ball; fourth ball square cut by az for 4 runs; single to az 5th ball to third man. *25th over: 98/2 (C Hoop - VK 33, MA 12*) single for az first ball; single for kambli 4th ball; az steers to gully 6th ball for two runs. *26th over: 106/2 (P Simm - VK 35*, MA 18*) single to kambli first ball; single to az second ball; single to kambli third ball; four runs to az fourth ball (too wide off wk to catch); 5th ball-single to az to deep cover. *27th over: 112/2 (C Hoop - VK 40*, MA 19*) single to az third ball to midwicket; 4 runs to kambli on the 5th all - misfield (bad fielding my WI-comms report); single to kambli 6th ball. *28th over: 115/2 (A Cumm - VK 42*, MA 20*) well hit single for kambli 2nd ball-square on the off side; single to az 5th ball to mid on; single to kambli sixth ball; *29th over: 122/2 (C Hoop - VK 46*, MA 23*) 2 runs to kambli first ball off a misfield; single to kambli 2nd ball; 3rd ball, single to az to short square leg; 4th ball single to kambli back of square; 5th ball - 2 runs to az down square leg; *30th over: 123/2 (A Cumm - VK 47*, MA 23*) single for kambli first ball; *31st over: 130/2 (C Hoop - VK 50*, MA 26*) single to kambli 2nd ball (extra cover); single for az third ball to mid on; 2 runs for kambli fourth ball; single to kambli fifth ball; 2 runs to az off sixth ball *32nd over: 136/2 (A Cumm - VK 55*, MA 26*) 4 runs to square leg for kambli - 3rd ball; 5th ball bouncer - no ball; single to kam- bli sixth ball *33rd over: 140/2 (K Benj - VK 58*, MA 27*) fast single to kambli off fourth ball to point; single to az off fifth ball (misfield by lara); 2 runs to kambli off sixth ball *34th over: 146/2 (A Cumm - VK 59*, MA 32*) four runs to az off a bad delivery over cover-point; single to square leg for az off fourth delivery; single to kambli sixth ball *35th over: 156/2 (K Benj - VK 67*, MA 34*) 1st two balls - full tosses 4 and 3 to kambli; single to az off 3rd; single to kambli at point; single to az down to finel leg - 6th ball *36th over: 161/2 (A Cumm - VK 68*, MA 38*) single to az 1st ball; single to kambli 2nd ball to point; 2 runs to az thru midwicket to az; single to az 5th ball down to 3rd man; *37th over: 161/3 (C Ambr - VK 68, MA 38*, ST 0*) 1st ball - kam- bli run out by amby - out for 68; appeal for lbw third ball against tendulkar - turned down; maiden wicket *38th over: 161/5 (A Cumm - MA 38, PA 0, ST 0*, KD 0*) Azhar caught first ball by adams - out for 38; lbw appeal off 2nd ball against amre - turned down; another lbw appeal third ball -decent appeal but amre too far forward; 5th ball amre lbw to cummins; kapil dev new man in; double maiden wicket *39th over 162/5 (C Ambr - ST 1*, KD 0*) single for tendy last ball of over *40th over 164/5 (A Cumm - ST 2*, KD 1*)single down tofine leg for tendy; kapil dev hits square for single last ball *41st over 165/5 (K Benj - ST 2*, KD 1*) bye off the fifth ball; *42nd over 169/5 (W Benj - ST 3*, KD 1*) single to tendy off first ball down to fine leg; (picture gone dead...no comm on irc); *43rd over 174/5 (K Benj - ST 5*, KD 6*) chinese cut by tendy for single first ball; single for dev second ball; single for tendy third ball; single to dev fifth ball; single for tendy last ball. *44th over 182/5 (W Benj - ST 10*, KD 10*) 3 runs for tendy first ball; 3rd ball - full toss 4 runs to kapil to mid- wicket; single for kapil 4th ball to covers; *45th over 186/5 (K Benj - ST 11*, KD 13*) 2 runs to kapil off 3th ball - in the air but safe; asingle to dev off 4th ball to third man; single to tendy down to fine leg last ball. *46th over 196/5 (W Benj - ST 17*, KD 17*) tendy 4 runs off 1st ball to midwicket; single to tendy second ball to point; single to kapil 3rd ball off a yorker down to third man; single for ten- dy off fourth ball down to long on; 2 runs to kapil off fifth ball (misfielding by simmons); single to kapil off last ball *47th over 206/5 (C Ambr - ST 19*, KD 24*) 1st ball - 2 runs to kapil - backward off short leg; 4 runs to kapil backward of square of a full toss; single for kapil third ball; single for tendy fourth ball off a yorker to midwicket; 5th ball - appeal for lbw (leg bye); single to mid off for tendy 6th ball *48th over 211/6 (A Cumm - ST 22*, KD 24, VY 2*) well hit single to square on off side by tendy first ball; kapil caught by hooper off second ball; single for yadav 3rd ball to third man; single to midoff for tendulkar fourth ball; single thru covers for yadav fifth ball; single for tendy sixth ball to midwicket *49th over 218/7 (C Ambr - ST 28*, VY 3) four runs to tendy second ball down to midwicket; single for tendy thru covers off the third ball; single to yadav fourth ball; single to long off by tendy; yadav bowled last ball of over. Yadav yorked trying to step out and loft the ball. Kumble new man in. *50th over 225/7 (W Benj - ST 29*, AK 5*) legbye second ball; single to kumble fourth ball; single to tendy fifth ball off a yorker; full toss last ball dispatched to boundary by kumble INDIA FINAL SCORE : 225/7 (50 overs) WI innings 1st over: Prabhakar Lara and Simmons opening single by lara first ball; Simmons bowled by prabhakar 6th ball! 1/1 BL 1*, PS 0 2nd over: Srinath BL 1*, RR 0* 1/1 Richie new man in; Lara drives Srinath to long on boundary for 4 third ball; single to third man by Lara off 5th ball; 6/1 BL 6*, RR 0* 3rd over: Prabhakar 1st ball wide; single off 5th ball by lara 8/1 BL 7*, RR 0* 4th over: Srinath 1st ball wide; 4th ball - well played single by Lara; 5th ball- Srinath oversteps - no ball; leg bye ; well played single to lara srinath beats richie on the last delivery 13/1 BL 9*, RR 0* Extras 4 5th over: Prabhakar 3rd ball - very good appeal for catch behind off lara - comms thought out but umpires unmoved; lara takes sin- gle down to third man 3rd ball; 6th ball no ball; 14/1 BL 10*, RR 0*, Extras 4 6th over: Srinath (appeal on Lara last over - Comm on IRC men- tioned definite deflection but not sure if it hit the bat); 3rd ball Lara almost caught; 4th ball single to Lara - midwicket; 6th ball - Azhar drops Richie in the slips!! 15/1 BL 11*, RR 0*, Extras 4 7th over: Prabhakar well hit four runs by Lara 2nd ball (square leg) - no fielder even moved; 19/1 BL 15*, RR 0*, Extras 4 8th over: Srinath Big appeal for lbw against Richie - too high - 3rd ball; single for richie last ball 20/1 BL 15*, RR 1*, Extras 4 9th over: Prabhakar 4 runs to richie fourth ball; 24/1 BL 15*, RR 5*, Extras 4 10th over: Srinath 3rd ball, wide called; 25/1 BL 15*, RR 5*, Extras 5 11th over: Prabhakar 2nd ball four runs to Richie - midwicket; well hit thru gap for four by Richie - 5th ball; 33/1 BL 15*, RR 13*, Extras 5 12th over: Srinath 2nd ball single to covers for Lara; 4th ball richie beaten! 34/1 BL 16*, RR 13*, Extras 5 13th over: Jadeja single off first ball by Lara to third man; 2nd ball single but over- throw - 5 runs! also no ball! 2nd ball richie lofts over kambli's head for 4 runs; 5th ball 3 runs for Lara; 6th ball Richie for 4!! 17 runs this over!! 51/1 BL 29*, RR 17*, Extras 5 14th over: Kapil Dev Maiden Over 51/1 BL 29*, RR 17*, Extras 5 15th over: Tendulkar 2nd ball wide; 2nd ball - Lara down to fine leg for 4!!;5th ball - Lara bowled by Tendy...uproots off stump!!! ; Keith Arthurton new man in; 55/1 BL 33, RR 17*, KA 0*, Extras 5 16th over: Kapil Dev 2 strong appeals for lbw first two balls - negated; third ball - richie out caught and bowled kapil; Hooper new batsman in; maiden wicket 55/1 RR 17, KA 0*, CH 0*, Extras 5 17th over: Tendulkar 4th ball wide down leg side; single off 4th ball by keith down to third man; 5th ball - appeal for lbw but forward; 58/3 KA 1*, CH 0*, Extras 5 18th over: Kapil Dev 3rd ball: four runs by Keith to square; 63/3 KA 5*, CH 0*, Extras 5 19th over: Tendulkar maiden over 63/3 KA 5*, CH 0*, Extras 5 20th over: Kapil Dev first over Arthurton out lbw to Kapil; (sor- ry extras not right..am gonna leave out for now) maiden wicket 63/4 KA 5, CH 0*, RH 0* 21st over: Tendulkar New man in Roland Holder;1st ball wide;singles to both batsman 4th and 5th balls; 6th ball single for hooper square 68/4 CH 2*, RH 2* 22nd over: Kapil Dev 4th ball - leg bye; single off last ball 70/4 CH 2*, RH 3* 23rd over: Tendulkar single off first ball to (sorry missed few singles this over) 72/4 CH 4*, RH 5* 24th over: Kapil Dev ball 1 - legbye; hooper single off 4th ball; 74/4 CH 5*, RH 5* 25th over: Tendulkar singles each to holder and hooper off 4th and 5th balls; 76/4 CH 6*, RH 6* 26th over: Kapil Dev sorry problems with scorecard coming from India :) now 78/4 after 25 Hooper 6, Holder 5 maiden 78/4 CH 6*, RH 5* 27th over: Tendulkar 2nd ball Hooper works off legs for 2; 3rd ball single to hooper- drive to cover point; 4th ball thru gap between 3rd man and gully for 4 runs Holder; 5th ball single for holder on drive 86/4 CH 9*, RH 10* 28th over: Kapil Dev 1st ball wide; 2nd and 3rd balls singles to each batsman; holder single off 5th ball; 6th ball half appeal 90/4 CH 12* RH 10* 29th over: Kumble holder a single off first ball cut to back point; two runs off pads second ball down fine leg; holder works a single square fourth ball; single cut to point by hooper; late cut by holder for a single 96/4 CH 14*, RH 14* 30th over: Kapil Dev single off first ball by hooper - cover point; 3rd ball - wide down leg side; leg bye last ball 99/4 CH 15*, RH 14* 31st over: Kumble 2nd ball single to midwicket; single to covers 5th ball; 6th ball Holder bowled - 3rd ump asked to verify - first time 3rd ump asked to do so other than a runout. 101/5 RH 15 CH 15* 32nd over: Kapil Dev new man in Adams; first and second ball sin- gles; 3 ball - single to 3rd man; flicked off pad last ball for 2 runs 106/5 CH 18* JA 3* Kapil finishes excellent spell (10-3-18-2) 33rd over: Kumble 1st and 2nd balls - singles to adams and hoop- er; 4th ball shaky single to hooper (would have been run out if it were for a direct hit); 5th ball 4 leg byes down to fine leg; 6th ball azhar catches Adams at cover- Kumble strikes!! 113/6 CH 20* JA 4 34th over: Raju - new bowler (replaces Kapil) hooper gets a sin- gle off 3rd ball to backward point; 114/6 CH 21* AC 0* 35th over: Kumble 3rd ball chinese cut by hooper to point for single; 4th ball two byes down to fine leg(leg byes that is) 117/6 CH 22* AC 0* 36th over: Raju 1st ball single to hooper; cummins beaten thrice in the over 118/6 CH 23* AC 0* 37th over: Kumble hooper out first ball lbw to Kumble!!; hooper swung across the line-decision described as questionable; new man in Winston Benjamin; maiden wicket 118/7 CH 23 AC 0* WB 0* 38th over: Raju 3rd ball - leg bye to square; 2 runs to benj at midwicket 5th ball; single to square by benj 122/7 AC 0* WB 3* 39th over: Kumble 2nd bowl Benjamin bowled trying to cut an in- spinner; new bat curtley ambrose; kumble bowls ambrose 5th ball; nine wickets down!! Ambrose went to hit six, missed and offstump uprooted; big appeal for lbw - not out 122/9 AC 0* KB 0* 40th over: Raju new bat kenny benjamin; 1st ball appeal for lbw - turned down; 2nd ball single to cummins - long on; big big appeal for lbw - not out again; 123/9 AC 1* KB 0* 41st over: Kumble Kumble bowls Cummins first ball 123 allout Kumble 6 wickets 12 runs WEST INDIES FINAL SCORE : 123 (40.1 overs) INDIA WINS BY 102 RUNS Thanks to Eug on IRC Contributed by shash (sshah@*acns.nwu.edu) Anil Kumble's Magic Spell Mesmerises Fancied W.Indians calcutta, nov 27 (pti): leg spinner anil kumble produced a magic spell of 26 balls to snap up six wickets at the cost of mere four runs as india trounced fancied west indies by 102 runs to lift the five-nation hero cup here tonight. chasing india's fighting total of 225 in allotted 50 overs, the caribbeans, who landed here with the champions trophy from sharjah, were shot out for their lowest-ever total of 123 at the flood-lit eden gar- dens, the favourite hunting ground of the hosts. after manoj prabhakar gave india a dream start clean- bowling phil sim- mons in his very first over (1-1), lanky karnata- ka spinner kum- ble effected a total collapse in the strong west indies bat- ting line-up, which had chased over 270 runs in the champions final against world champions pakistan. from 57 from one, the west indians were all out in 40.1 overs as kumble finished 6.1-2-12-6, the best ever bowling fig- ures by an indian in one- dayers, and won the man-of-the-match award. veteran all- rounder kapil dev claimed two vital wickets of captain richie richardson and k. arthurton while sachin tendul- kar, who had got india an unbelievable two-run win over south africa in the semifinal with a superb final over, got rid of the dangerous brian lara who was threatening to go on a run-spree (33). Source - Press Trust of India Thanks to S. Ramani on mns-a Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)