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After Virat Kohli (127), complemented by Ajinkya Rahane (68) and Suresh Raina (71). guided India to a formidable 330/6, India bowled West Indies out for 271 to post a 59-run win and claim the curtailed ODI series 2-1.     (Also Read:  Virat’s 20th ODI ton gets him more mentions in record books ) Capitalising on the start provided by the openers, the Kohli-Raina pair set up the game in the hosts’ favour with a 138-run stand in Dharamsala. Kohli’s watchfully compiled knock the was cynosure of all eyes as India piled on runs. In reply, Marlon Samuels too posted a valiant hundred in an effort to salvage the West Indian innings even as he lost partners at regular intervals at the other end. After the new-ball bowling pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav kept the WI on a tight leash and built on the pressure, Samuels kept the team afloat with a 112-run knock, but with the lack of support from the other end his effort couldn’t keep the side from losing the fourth ODI. F...

The third game of the Micromax Cup India vs West Indies ODI series 2014, which was to be played at Vishakhapatnam on 14 October, has been cancelled as a result of the natural calamity that has impacted the city. The last two matches of the ongoing ODI series will be played as per schedule, at Dharamshala and Kolkata on 17 October and 20 October respectively. source: bcci.tv

India beat West Indies by 48 runs in the second ODI to level the five-match ODI series 1-1. Defending 263 runs, Amit Mishra (2/40), Ravindra Jadeja (3/44) and Mohammad Shami (4/36) turned the game around for the hosts after Dwayne Smith had the tourists off to a good start. (Also Read:  Death bowling - Mohammad Shami’s new forte ) Chasing India’s 263, the visitors cruised along smoothly till the half way mark until Mishra pulled the breaks with the wicket of Kieron Pollard to leave WI on 136/2. From there on the visitors innings wavered, as Marlon Samuels was tied down by the bowler. And once Smith (97) departed, wickets fell at regular intervals. With Ravindra Jadeja dealing a double blow in the 43rd over, WI slumped to 199/7 as India seized the advantage. West Indies then got bowled out for 215.  (Also Read:  Shami becomes the first Indian bowler to claim 4 four-wicket hauls in a calendar year ) In the absence of Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo opened the innings...

Marlon Samuels of West Indies celebrates after scoring a century during the 1st One Day International, ODI, between India and The West Indies held at the Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India on the 8th October 2014 Chasing 322, India lost the first game of the five-match ODI series against West Indies by 124 runs at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi. An all round performance by Marlon Samuels, who set up the match in the tourists favour with 126* returned to claim 2/10 to help his team to take a 1-0 lead in the series.  (Also Read:  West Indies middle-order Marlon Samuels bat hungry for more success in the series ) After the loss of Dwayne Bravo with 34 runs on the board, Dwayne Smith set the momentum for the visitors' innings in a 64-run stand with Darren Smith. Taking over from Samuels, Smith built a 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Denesh Ramdin to lay the foundation for a formidable target.  (Also Read:  Stats Highlights: Ind vs WI, 1st ODI ) India...