India coast as Virat cracks 20th ODI ton

DHARAMSALA: A day after claiming that his form-related woes are over, Virat Kohli hit a sparkling century to lead India to a 59-run win over the West Indies at the HPCA stadium on Friday.

With the tourists having withdrawn from the rest of the tour, India should end up 2-1 victory in the ODI series. But an official word was awaited on it.

Starved of a hundred in international cricket for 25 innings, Virat turned the corner against a Windies attack which was totally off the mark.

Virat (127 off 114b; 13x4, 3x6) made sure the opportunity didn't go waste and played a characteristic knock. The Delhi dasher first settled in and then went into overdrive, showing his full range of shots. The wristy flick towards mid-wicket, the inside-out cover drive, the punch off the backfoot all flowed from Virat's bat en route his 20th ODI ton.

In two important partnerships, Virat swung the match India's way as the team in blue put up a mammoth total of 330/6 on the board. He first added 72 runs with Ajinkya Rahane (68 off 79b; 7x4) and then came into his own in a 138-run partnership with Suresh Raina, scoring at nearly 8 runs per over.

Raina (71 off 58b; 3x4, 5x6) continued from where he left in Delhi, coming down the track to deposit the third ball he faced over the ropes. The southpaw hit four more in a rollicking association with Virat.

For most part of its run chase, the Caribbean team was not in the picture. India's new ball bowlers - Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav - bowled a stingy opening spell and picked up the wickets of Dwayne Smith and Kieron Pollard which set the Windies on the backfoot. Marlon Samuels (112, 106b, 9x4, 6x6) fought a lone battle, hitting his second ton of the series.

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