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27-Nov-2013 11:05:00 GMT
India v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Kanpur

India Polish off West Indies to ODI Clinch Series

Kanpur: Shikhar Dhawan slammed his fifth ODI ton and Yuvraj Singh hit his 51st ODI fifty to lead the India five wicket win, and clinch series by 2-1.

This was India 50th ODI victory against West Indies.

Dhawan reached his hundred off 73 balls soon after Yuvraj hit some form by reaching his fifty off 68 balls.

The 50-run stand between Dhawan and Yuvraj came off 62 balls but once both the southpaws gained their confidence at the crease, they notched up their 100-run partnership off 102 balls.

Ravi Rampaul took his 100th ODI wicket when he had Virat Kohli caught behind by Johnson Charles.

Kohli looked to leave an incoming delivery but was late in withdrawing his bat and the ball brushed off the bat and went into the hands of Charles behind the stumps.

Rampaul gave the West Indies an early breakthrough when he had Rohit Sharma caught by captain Dwayne Bravo at first slip.

The breakthrough came in the fifth over when Rampaul bowled a delivery just outside off and though it didn't move much, it was enough to induce the edge off Sharma's bat.

Earlier, Darren Bravo and Darren Sammy hit some big shots in the slog overs to help the West Indies put up a competitive 263/5.

Bravo notched up his 15th ODI fifty off 53 balls in last ball. This is third fifty in the series.

The West Indies crossed the 250-run mark only thanks to Bravo and Sammy who plundered the Indian bowlers in the slog overs rattling up their 50-run stand off just 40 balls.

The West Indies lost their fifth wicket when Mohammed Shami had their captain Dwayne Bravo caught by Ravichandran Ashwin in the covers.

The West Indies lost their fourth wicket when Ravindra Jadeja had Lendl Simmons caught behind by captain MS Dhoni.

Ravichandran Ashwin struck in the first over of the batting powerplay when he clean bowled Marlon Samuels with a superb off-spinner that just clipped the bails off the stumps. He hit a six and 7 fours in his 93-ball 71.

Ashwin had opener Kieran Powell caught by Shikhar Dhawan at short fine-leg. Powell went for a sweep shot but instead got a top edge and Dhawan took a simple catch. He added 117 runs with Marlon Samuels for the second wicket to lay the platform for a formidable score.

Samuels got to his 23rd ODI fifty off 73 balls while Powell reached his 5th ODI half-century off 66 balls.

The partnership between Powell and Samuels came after the early dismissal of opener Johnson Charles.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Indian an early breakthrough when he clean bowled Charles with a fine inswinger in the fifth over of the match.

Earlier, India have won the toss and have opted to field.

Both teams are unchanged.

Teams

India:
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma

West Indies: Kieran Powell, Johnson Charles (wk), Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo (Capt.), Veerasammy Permaul, Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Jason Holder

Brief scores
West Indies
263 for 5 (Samuels 71, Powell 70, Darren Bravo 51*)
India 266 for 5 (Dhawan 119, Yuvraj 55)
Result India won by 5 wickets
Man of the match Shikhar Dhawan (India)
Player of the series Virat Kohli (India)


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