India take series after Sehwag double

Dec 08, 2011

Gautam Gambhir was finally back to opening the batting, and settled down after a scratchy start•AFP

Virender Sehwag was also let off on 20, and showed typical aggression•AFP

Suresh Raina did not let the momentum drop, hitting a half-century as well•AFP

Sehwag's score broke Sachin Tendulkar's record•Associated Press

Rahul had three batsmen bowled, each with the last bowl of his first three overs•AFP

They fell short by 153 runs, despite Denesh Ramdin's 96, which is the highest score by a West Indies keeper in ODIs•AFP

West Indies gave both openers lives: Andre Russell dropped Gambhir on 20•AFP

Gambhir and Sehwag added 176 runs•Associated Press

Sehwag went on to set a new ODI record: 219 off 149 balls, the highest individual score•Associated Press

He got a warm ovation, as India eventually finished with 418 for 5•AFP

He finished with figures of 3 for 43, with a run out to boot•AFP

Sehwag got to a hundred off 69 balls, and Gambhir was run out soon after•AFP

He slammed 25 fours and seven sixes in the innings•AFP

Rahul Sharma, on debut, rocked West Indies early on•AFP

Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja picked up five wickets between them from the other end, as West Indies slumped•AFP