WT20: An analysis on why West Indies' total was low against India...
Updated On: 24 March, 2014 08:54 AM IST | | Sports mid-day Team
Here is mid-day's view on Sunday's epic encounter between India and West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20; while India's brilliance must be accepted, defending champs had a sorry figure

Amit Mishra celebrates the dismissal of Marlon Samuels with MS Dhoni (right) and Rohit Sharma in Dhaka yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
The Men in Blue came up with another dominating win, with bowlers taking centre-stage once again. Another fabulous overall bowling performance, and some sensible batting at the top was enough to get MS Dhoni's side home with two balls to spare.
Amit Mishra celebrates the dismissal of Marlon Samuels with MS Dhoni (right) and Rohit Sharma in Dhaka yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Bowlers on the money
There was a verbal battle between Suresh Raina and Darren Sammy when the Indian said this West Indian side has lots of boundary hitters but doesn't know how to rotate the strike. Sammy responded by saying 'stop us from hitting fours and sixes'. Well, India did. There were just nine fours and six sixes in a miserable West Indian innings, where as many as 66 dot balls were bowled.
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