Windies implode in Delhi
View(s):Virat Kohli 62, Suresh Raina 62 and skipper Mahendra Sing Dhoni 51 hit half centuries while left arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja bagged 3 for 44 to guide India to a 48 run victory in their second One Day International against West Indies at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi, yesterday.
Batting first India scored 263 for 7 in their allotted 50 overs with the help of the three half centuries while fast bowler Jerome Taylor bowled best for the West Indies with figures of 3 for 54.
At one stage it looked like the visitors were racing to an 2-0 series tally with opener Dwayne Smith (97) and Kieron Pollard (40) collering the Indian attack, but, after Smith was bowled, Shami three runs short of his century, the West Indian inning imploded and crashed from 3 for 170 to 215 all out.
India Innings
Dwayne Smith walks back after falling for 97
A. Rahane c Da. Bravo b Sammy 12
S. Dhawan b Taylor 1
A. Rayudu c Sammy b Benn 32
V. Kohli c Samuels b Rampaul 62
S. Raina c Pollard b Taylor 62
M. Dhoni not out 51
R. Jadeja b Taylor 06
B. Kumar c Pollard b Da. Bravo 18
M. Shami not out 01
Extras (b-4 lb-1 w-13) 18
Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 263
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dhawan), 2-50 (Rahane), 3-74 (Rayudu), 4-179 (Raina), 5-196 (Kohli), 6-219 (Jadeja), 7-248 (Kumar).
Did not bat: A. Mishra, U. Yadav
Bowling: R. Rampaul 8-0-47-1(w2), J. Taylor 10-0-54-3(w2), S. Benn 10-0-47-1(w1), D. Bravo 8-0-51-1(w1), D. Sammy 4-0-14-1, M. Samuels 5-1-21-0, A. Russell 3-0-14-0 (w2), K. Pollard 2-0-10-0
West Indies Innings
Dw. Smith b Shami 97
Da. Bravo b Shami 26
K. Pollard b Mishra 40
M. Samuels c Kohli b U. Yadav 16
D. Ramdin c Raina b Mishra 03
Dw. Bravo c Dhawan b Shami 10
A. Russell st Dhoni b Jadeja 04
D. Sammy b Jadeja 01
R. Rampaul c &a Shami 16
J. Taylor c B. Kumar b Jadeja 00
S. Benn not out 00
Extras (lb-1 w-1) 02
Total (all out, 46.3 overs) 215
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (DA Bravo), 2-136 (Pollard), 3-170 (DW Smith), 4-183 (Samuels), 5-189 (Ramdin), 6-195 (Russell), 7-199 (Sammy), 8-199 (Bravo), 9-201(Taylor), 10-215 (Rampaul).
Bowling: B. Kumar 7-0-32-0, U. Yadav 9-0-42-1, M. Shami 9.3-0-36-4, R. Jadeja 9-0-44-3 (w1), A. Mishra 10-2-40-2, V. Kohli 2-0-20-0.