Chennai: Kieron Pollard's stunning maiden century went in vain as India beat West Indies win for the fifth and final cricket 34, one day save the emphatic 40634 series triumph.
When choosing a bat is a track where the ball was kept low, India achieved a respectable 267 --- courtesy of Manoj Tiwary has five (104), the first ODI century and a fine 80 by Virat Kohli
.It was Pollard, whose great power-hitting helped West Indies reach as close to 233 44.1 overs. Pollard hit as many as 10 sixes and four of his magnificent knock the pants off of 119 110 deliveries. He was last man out its offering with a clear long-off boundary Ajinkya Rahane smart catch off the bowling of Suresh Raina. Such was his frustration that he was finding it difficult to walk.
While chasing, comeback in the West Indies was tied back to a man Irfan Pathani and Abhimanyu Mithun who blew away the top four with only 36 on board.
After Ravindra Jadeja removed Denesh Ramdin with the scoreboard reading 78 for five, T20 specialist and all-rounder Andre Russell Pollard (53, 42 balls, 5x4, 3x6), launched a furious attack on the addition of only 79 runs in 89 deliveries.
When Russell was a direct throw a run-through of the stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir, Pollard, who was hitting sixes will run counterparts.
It was a game where both Pollard and Tiwary had a point to prove their critics that they belong to the top flight.
Immensely talented Tiwary finally displayed his true potential as he scored his first century of hard to follow to help India reach a competitive 267 for five
Bengali boy who has been around for quite some time and fringe has never really done justice to their talent during the previous five ODI appearances, grabbed the opportunity with both hands, score 104 off 126 balls (10x4, 1x6), before he had to retire due to cramps.
Coming out of the first strike by India reeling at the match 1 / 2, Tiwary conjured two major partnerships --- first 83 runs stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir (31, 41 balls, 2x4), the third wicket and then 117 runs for the fourth wicket with Virat Kohli ( 80, 85 balls, 5x4).
With a desire to rest Sehwag, Gambhir won the toss and elected to bat. His horror, Ajinkya Rahane (0) and Parthiv Patel (0) was rejected in successive deliveries Kemar Roach's opening over. So keep supplies low. While Rahane was trapped leg-before by Patel played a delivery that did not go up after pitching.
The situation was certainly not conducive to someone who is more cement their place in the Indian ODI line-up 24th with a score before the game.
But Tiwary on a fixed drive off the center area of Andre Russell bowling.
With a half step slower, and keep up the odd-ball shooting, as Tiwary and Gambhir did not take excessive risk taking, and focused on hitting the odd boundary between the Great. But the team came up with 50 pretty soon 11th behind us.
Gambhir, Tiwary duo added 83 runs for the third wicket before leg-spinner Anthony Martin, was one foot on the pitch middle-row captain to find the plum and straighten up-front.
Towary used his feet well against the offie Sunil Narine and Martins.
Kohli, Tiwary duo played freely and also ran well between the wickets. As Manoj entered in the 80's he started cramping up but will manfully.
Tiwary best shot came when he effortlessly raise Narine long-off for a month. As he ran a few singles to reach 99, he had seen extreme discomfort.
Wrong digress Narine grow magic numbers looking completely drained Tiwary acknowledged a standing ovation by his teammates. But soon after the completion of his landmark, he walked off the field.
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