IND vs WI, India vs West Indies 4th ODI : After three high scoring and close contests, this one was a dud. Rohit Sharma scored a blistering 162 in 137 balls and Ambati Rayudu a 100 to put together 211 runs partnership for the third wicket. That took India to a commanding position of 377/5 at the close in Mumbai. In reply, West Indies didn’t get a strong start they wanted with Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav also inflicting run outs. Then came Khaleel Ahmed with a fiery spell and picked three key wickets and tattered the Windies middle order. The job was completed by Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja with no effort. The margin could have been bigger but for Jason Holder’s unbeaten 54 at the end.
India were unaffected by the two quick wickets as Rohit and Rayudu combined for a 211-run stand to set the platform for India’s massive total. In the process, Rohit went past Tendulkar’s tally of sixes and raised a record for seventh 150-plus score in ODIs. Rayudu then took charge, after Rohit’s dismissal, and raised his third ODI ton. Khaleel Ahmed broke the back of WIs chase with his two quick wickets in the bag inside 14th over, and the result of the game was pretty obvious from there on. Holder delayed the inevitable with his fifty but couldn’t save his side from the embarrassment of a big defeat. Last ODI of the series will be played at Thiruvananthapuram.
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