What

The fifth and final One-Day International of the five-match series between India and West Indies

When

December 11, 2011. The game begins at 14:30 pm, IST. The match is a day-night affair.

Where

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Going by the evidence of the 2011 edition of Champions League Twenty20, the Chennai wicket is two-paced and generally allows for strokeplay at the start of the innings. It is also known to be a bat-first wicket.

The Teams

With India having wrapped up the series riding on Sehwag’s record innings in Indore, there is a good chance that the likes of Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane will finally get a game at Chepauk. Varun Aaron’s absence due to a back injury might just open the doors for Irfan Pathan thanks to his all-round ability. Rahul Sharma, who impressed in his ODI debut at Indore, is expected to play the role of the second spinner alongside R Ashwin.

This is the visitors’ last opportunity to put on a solid batting display on the tour. Barring the Motera ODI, where their middle-order chipped in with decent scores, the West Indies batting has disappointed consistently in the ODI series. None of their batsmen has scored a hundred and only five have half-centuries (one from Ravi Rampaul at No. 10) to show for their efforts in the four ODIs played so far. The Indians, on the other hand, have two centuries and five half-centuries (three by Rohit Sharma alone), to their credit.

Trivia

• The Indians used only eight overs of pace at Indore (with both Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun bowling four overs each) – a new low for Indian pacers. The previous record for the least overs by Indian pacers in a complete ODI innings was 11 – vs Kenya at Gwalior in 1998, with Venkatesh Prasad bowling six overs and Robin Singh only five as Kenya piled up 265 for five in 50 overs.

• The West Indies’ lower-order has performed significantly better than their top-order in the ODI series. In the four games so far, West Indies’ average score at the fall of the fifth wicket is 125; the lower-order has added 127 runs to the total on an average.

Venue Stats

India – played - 8, won - 4, lost – 3, tied – 0, no result – 1

West Indies – played - 5, won - 1, lost – 4, tied – 0, no result – 0

Highest total in an innings: Asia XI 337/7 in 50.0 overs v Africa XI – June 9, 2007

Lowest total in an innings: Kenya 69 in 23.5 overs v New Zealand - February 20, 2011

Best individual score in an innings: Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) – 194 v India – May 21, 1997

Best bowling figures in an innings: Ravi Rampaul (West Indies) 10.0-0-51-5 v India – March 20, 2011

Average first innings score at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium:

In day/night matches: 261* (* excluding one no-result game)

In all matches: 238* (* excluding one no-result game)

Result summary at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium:

Head-to-head

Last ODI meeting between India and West Indies at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium: Mar 20, 2011 – ICC ODI World Cup

Brief scores: India 268 (49.1 overs) beat West Indies 188 (43 overs) by 80 runs

Form guide (most recent listed first):

India: Won, Lost, Won, Won, Won, Won, Won (4 wins, 1 loss)

West Indies: Lost, Won, Lost, Lost, Lost (4 losses, 1 win)

The Squads

India: Virender Sehwag (c), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, Rahul Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithun, Vinay Kumar

West Indies: Darren Sammy (c), Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Danza Hyatt, Anthony Martin, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons

All stats are as onDecember 10, 2011