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And so India left it to others to dig them out of a hole. With the West Indies defeating them by 14 runs on Sunday — their second successive loss in Super Eights — the former champions had not other option but to pray Australia won all their matches. For, it would give them a mathematical chance to hang in there.But the reason why it all came down to permutations and combinations was a simple miscalculation from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The skipper stuck to the same XI on the same pitch where India had lost to Australia by 49 runs on Friday. The team also committed the same set of blunders in batting, bowling, fielding to meet the same fate.Not surprisingly, three years after their disastrous campaign in the ODI World Cup and nine months since their premature exit from the World T20 in England, India are left with a familiar sinking feeling.In hindsight, the unchanged XI served as a sign of things to come. And the proceedings on the field didn't deviate from the script. India botched it up by not claiming early wickets, dropping catches and poor running between wickets. They failed to handle the West Indian attack, and even though Dhoni mounted a late assault, he was run out by a brilliant direct throw from Dwanye Bravo.What he couldn't do for India, his counterpart Chris Gayle did in a signature nonchalantly aggressive fashion, guiding the team to 169 for six with a 66-ball 98.Chasing the target, India's batting showed more indiscipline than the wayward West Indian bowling — after Dhoni (29) and Suresh Raina (32), extras made the biggest contribution — 19 — to the Indian score. Kemar Roach, as if to add drama to the contest, bowled four wides and a no ball to leave India with 19 to get off the last over.Beginning of the endBravo, however, kept his cool as Ravindra Jadeja, coming in at number 9, played a few ground shots for singles to drag the total to 155/9, sparking wild celebrations in the Kensington Oval stands. India's end had begun early, though, with the openers dismissed cheaply. Raina rode on a luck but failed to make the most of it as he was sent back by Gayle, while Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh fell trying to be innovative.India required 102 off the last 10 overs and Yusuf Pathan hit a few lusty shots and stitched together a partnership of 33 in 17 balls with the captain to provide a desperate impetus to the Indian innings. But it was too little and too late.The West Indies innings was a study in contrast. The came up with a plan of preserving wickets early on. Chris Gayle and Shivnaraine Chanderpaul began by tapping the damp spots on the pitch and showing patience while managing six an over. They were helped by Ravindra Jadeja, who dropped Chanderpaul on 12 off Yusuf Pathan, before bowling the costliest over, giving away 16 runs.The duo managed 67 without loss in ten overs, then allowed Harbhajan Singh to complete his quota before upping the ante. Gayle got a lifeline on 47, as Dhoni and Pathan collided, trying to catch a miscued shot. Gayle made sure they paid for it. India, without a specialist fifth bowler, saw the part-timers conceding 78 runs. Ashish Nehra gave away just six in the last over that saw dismissals of Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Gayle, but the team were done in by their inability to get early breakthroughs.
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