All-round India thump West Indies

Nov 21, 2013

West Indies, choosing to bat, couldn't have made a worse start, as Chris Gayle got injured after getting run-out off the second ball of the innings•BCCI

He added 65 for the second wicket with Marlon Samuels, who scored 24•BCCI

But West Indies once again recovered as Darren Bravo made 59, and put up a 65-run stand for the fourth wicket with Lendl Simmons•BCCI

Jason Holder dismissed Shikhar Dhawan for 5 in the fourth over of India's chase•BCCI

The pair continued to frustrate the West Indies bowlers, adding 133 for the second wicket in 21.4 overs•BCCI

Johnson Charles led the recovery, smashing seven fours and a six in his 34-ball 42•BCCI

Ravindra Jadeja made a breakthrough soon after, diving wide to his left to take a blinder to dismiss Charles off his own bowling•BCCI

However, the visitors were once again unable to deal with the spinners, as Jadeja and Raina picked up six wickets between them to run through West Indies' middle and lower order•BCCI

Rohit Sharma continued his golden run, smashing eight fours and a six•BCCI

Rohit eventually fell for 72 - his fifth consecutive score of 50-plus in all formats- but Kohli continued the scoring, blasting an 84-ball 86•BCCI

Suresh Raina struck next, bowling Samuels out with a delivery that kept really low, leaving West Indies at 77 for 3 after 13.2 overs•BCCI

Dwayne Bravo attempted to add a late surge to the innings, but was stumped for 24. R Ashwin removed the last two batsmen to bundle West Indies out for 211•BCCI

He was well-supported at the other end by Virat Kohli, who played the foil in the partnership•BCCI

West Indies removed Kohli and Raina in successive overs, but MS Dhoni slammed three fours to take India over the line with almost 15 overs to spare, and secure a 1-0 lead in three-match series •BCCI