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On the last ball, the thinking was right but the execution was wrong, says Indian skipper MS Dhoni

dhonireadyforsemisFlorida: In a thriller, West Indies beat India by one run after Indian skipper MS Dhoni fell victim to Dwayne Bravo on the last ball of the match at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday.

Terming it to be an amazing game, Dhoni said his thinking of playing that kind of a shot on the last ball was right but the execution was wrong. “It was an amazing game. We couldn't have expected more from the batting unit. The last ball, the thinking was right but the execution was wrong. Everything is judged by execution. We did most things right. Whenever there was a partnership, we kept the asking rate at just 12. I felt Rahul was outstanding throughout. The others too were superb because it's not always easy to chase down 250. A win would have been perfect, but there were so many things we did right today.”

Meanwhile, West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite said, “When Bravo said he was bowling a slower ball at the end, I told him that he had my backing. But in my mind I was thinking 'really’? We never do things easy, but we held our nerve. We couldn't quite tell who were the home team. It was a great game of cricket.”

Meanwhile, Dwayne Bravo, who turned the match in Windies favour in the last over, said "With eight runs to go, I said we didn't have anything to lose. I'd like to test my skills in these kinds of situations. We know what MS can do. He can finish off the game with one hit. I wanted to ensure the first ball didn't go for a boundary. I wanted to keep my composure and back my skills with the two balls -- the slower one and the Yorker. We wanted to keep midwicket in to prevent him from just hitting it towards that region. I was a touch apprehensive to bowl the slower delivery, but then I saw MS walking across and so bowled it and it worked out.”