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Mar 07, 2015 Sports
PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies slumped to their third defeat of the ICC Cricket World Cup when they went down by four wickets to reigning World champions India at the WACA Ground yesterday.
Defending a paltry 182, they failed to produce the magic needed and India eased to their target off 39.1 overs to remain unbeaten in the competition with four wins from as many games.
There were some anxious moments up front, however, when fast bowler Jerome Taylor struck twice to leave the Indians on 20 for two in the seventh over.
However, captain MS Dhoni held the innings together with an unbeaten 45 off 56 balls while stroke-maker Virat Kohli hit 33 from 36 balls, to ensure there would be no upset.
The right-handed Kohli led the early revival in a 43-run third wicket stand with Ajinkya Rahane (14) before the cool-headed Dhoni anchored a crucial 51-run, unbroken seventh wicket partnership with Ravi Ashwin, who finished 16 not out.
Taylor finished with two for 33, while fellow pacer Andre Russell picked up two for 43.
Earlier, West Indies slumped badly after winning the toss and opting to bat, and needed a top score of 57 from captain Jason Holder to get up to their eventual score.
With his side struggling at 124 for eight in the 36th over, Holder struck four fours and three sixes off 64 deliveries but more importantly, added 51 for the ninth wicket with Jerome Taylor (11), which gave West Indies precious runs at the end.
Earlier, Darren Sammy had chipped in with 26 while Jonathan Carter and Chris Gayle both got 21.
The innings was undermined by seamer Mohammed Shami who finished with three for 35 to claim the Man-of-the-Match while left-arm spinner Ravi Jadeja (2-27) and pacer Umesh Yadav (2-42) added two wickets apiece.
West Indies crashed to 35 for four in the tenth over and never really recovered, and with the defeat have now slumped to fourth in Group B on four points, with one game remaining against United Arab Emirates.
Summary Scores: West Indies Innings: 182 All Out (44.2 Overs). Jason Holder* 57, Darren Sammy 26, Chris Gayle 21, Jonathan Carter 21; Mohammed Shami 8-2-35-3, Rajindra Jadeja 8.2-0-27-2, Umesh Yadav 10-1-42-2, Mohit Sharma 9-2-35-1.
India Innings: 185/6 (39.1 Overs). Mahendra Singh Dhoni* 45, Virat Kohli 33, Suresh Raina 26, Ravichandran Ashwin 16; Jerome Taylor 8-0-33-2, Andre Russell 8-0-43-2, Dwayne Smith 5-0-22-1, Kemar Roach 8-1-44-1.
Results: India won by 4 wickets.
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