All-round India Gets Bonus Point

Port of Spain: Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with a responsible century-knock as India bounced back in the race for the tri-series final with a dominating 102-run win over the West Indies in a crucial rain-hit match, on Friday.

Batting with a lot of grit and gumption, Kohli anchored India to a challenging 311 for seven after his side was in a spot of bother, having lost five established batsmen at a score of 210 in 40 overs.

Openers Shikhar Dhawan (69) and Rohit Sharma (46) had laid a strong foundation with their 123-run stand and Kohli (102) ensured that their hard work does not go waste as he made up for the failure of the middle-order with his gritty 14th one-day century.

Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled the West Indies chase with wickets of Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo, and rain gods only made the job tougher for the hosts as their target was revised to 274 from 39 overs after a two-hour rain delay.

West Indies had a daunting task of scoring a further 218 runs from 29 overs after resuming at 56 for two in 10 overs.

India, desperately requiring a win to remain in the hunt for a berth in the final, bowled out the hosts for 171 in 34 to walk away with a bonus point.

India's victory meant that the tournament is open with all three teams having a chance to qualify for the final. West Indies next play Sri Lanka on Sunday and then India face Sri Lanka on Tuesday in the last league match.

West Indies batsmen succumbed to pressure after resumption of play and lost wickets in a heap. Stage was set for Indian pacers and Kumar (3/29) and Ishant Sharma in no time had knocked off half of the West Indies' batting line up.

Sharma had Marlon Samuels (6) caught and removed set opener Johnson Charles (45) while Kumar added wicket of dangerous Kieron Pollard, who could not even open his account.

Umesh Yadav (3/32) joined the party by scalping Denesh Ramdin (9) and rival skipper Dwayne Bravo (14) to leave West Indies reeling at 108 for six.

Earlier, West Indies skipper Dwayne Bravo won the toss and elected to bowl.

Bravo, who missed the last match due to ill health, replaced Devon Smith. India, on the other hand, replaced Shami Ahmed with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo (Capt.), Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach, Tino Best

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli (Capt.), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav

Brief scores
India 311 for 7 (Kohli 102, Dhawan 69, Rohit 46)
West Indies 171 (Charles 45, Bhuvneshwar 3-29, Yadav 3-32)
Result India won by 102 runs by D/L Method
Points India 5, West Indies 0
MOM Virat Kohli (India)

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