Dhawan century seals series for India

Nov 27, 2013

India got off to a great start in the series decider when Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled Johnson Charles in the fifth over•BCCI

He was supported by Marlon Samuels, who scored 71•BCCI

Ravindra Jadeja then had Lendl Simmons caught behind, leaving the visitors at 187 for 4•BCCI

India began their chase powerfully. Shikhar Dhawan scored his first 24 runs in fours•BCCI

Dhawan added 129 for the third wicket with Yuvraj Singh, who made 55 to put India on course for victory•BCCI

Kieran Powell counterattacked for West Indies•BCCI

Samuels and Powell added 117 for the second wicket and West Indies were well placed at 137 for 1 in the 30th over•BCCI

Darren Bravo provided a late surge to the innings, scoring a third consecutive fifty in the series•BCCI

Ravi Rampaul made the breakthrough, dismissing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and India were 61 for 2 after 8.4 overs•BCCI

Yuvraj fell in the 31st over, but Dhawan made his fifth ODI ton of 2013 - 119 off 95 balls - and India eventually overhauled the target with 23 balls to spare•BCCI

R Ashwin struck twice, dismissing Powell for 70 before bowling Samuels with a tossed-up delivery•BCCI

Bravo put on 67 runs for the sixth wicket with Darren Sammy, who scored a 29-ball 37 to take West Indies to 263 for 5•BCCI

Dhawan continued scoring, finding boundaries at regular intervals, and eventually reached his fifty off 43 balls•BCCI