India v West Indies – 4th One Day International – Match Recap
India 418 v West Indies 265 - India won by 153 runs
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 grabbed an emphatic series win against West Indies by 3-1 after beating the hosts in the fourth match of the one-day series by 153 runs at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India on Thursday, December 08, 2011.
Apart from the huge win, the stand-in captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 played a record innings of 219 runs in the 50-over game, which actually left West Indies in ruins.
The opening batsman, who had lost flare and was facing criticism from certain quarters, finally hushed his opponents by clobbering a double century in the match and breaking his mentor http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in 2010.
After winning the toss, India chose to bat first in order to post a mammoth tally on the board and take the series.
On the other hand, West Indies cited another win to climb back in the series. However, Indian openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 bowlers right from the word go as they played stupendous shots all around the park.
The batsmen looked unbeatable as they countered every move of the West Indies bowlers, reducing the bowling attack to rubble.
It was finally on the penultimate delivery of the 23rd over when the Windies grabbed their first wicket as Gambhir fell after amassing 67 runs off 67 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, India had managed to post 176 runs on the board.
The departure of Gambhir, gave http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 an opportunity to bat in the middle. The batsman looked more lethal than his predecessor as he smashed the West Indies bowlers without remorse.
Raina’s support was exactly what Sehwag needed to continue his batting onslaught as the skipper looked in flamboyant form.
The West Indies bowlers seemed ill-equipped to counter the Indian batsmen and at that point in time, they needed an act of God to stop the Indian batsmen.
Raina departed in the 41st over after clobbering an innings of 55 runs and later Sehwag also found his way back to the pavilion after amassing his stupendous world record.
With 419 to win from 50 overs, West Indies had their work cut out for them and needed to give a batting performance of a life time to mould a victory.
However, with only 13 runs on the board, the tourists lost their first wicket when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kieran-Omar-Akeem-Powell-c71441 fell after scoring seven runs.
From here on in, West Indies, went downhill as wickets kept falling like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299, was the only West Indian batsman who stood defiant against the Indians as he scored 96 runs, however, his knock was not good enough to prevent his side from losing to the hosts as West Indies fell after posting 265 runs on the board.
Sehwag was named as the Player of the Match for his superb batting display.
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