India win as Kohli upstages Rampauls heroics

VISAKHAPATNAM (AFP) - Virat Kohli smashed a robust 117 to power India to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international on Friday despite Ravi Rampaul's record tail-end knock. Rampaul cracked 86 not out, the highest score by a number 10 batsman in one-dayers, to help the tourists post a challenging 269-9 in the day-night match in Visakhapatnam. India were struggling at 84-3 before passing their opponents' total with 11 balls to spare for a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with Kohli hitting 14 fours in a 123-ball knock for his eighth one-day hundred. Kohli received valuable support from Rohit Sharma, who scored a solid 90 not out for a second successive half-century. The pair put on 163 for the fourth wicket to shape India's 11th successive one-day win at home. The West Indies were in deep trouble at 63-5 after being put in to bat in overcast conditions, but Rampaul and opener Lendl Simmons (78) helped their team set a stiff target. The previous highest score by a number 10 batsman in one-dayers was an unbeaten 73 by Pakistan's M Amir against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in 2009. Rampaul gave a superb display of power-hitting during his 66-ball innings, as he bludgeoned six sixes and as many fours and put on 99 with Kemar Roach (24 not out), the third-highest stand for the last wicket in one-dayers. The West Indies were 149-8 in the 31st over before adding 120 runs for their last two wickets to frustrate India. Rampaul, a left-handed batsman and right-arm paceman, and Roach returned to trouble India with the ball as they removed Gautam Gambhir and Parthiv Patel to reduce the hosts to 29-2 before rain stopped play for nearly 40 minutes. ScoreCard WEST INDIES: L Simmons run out 78 A Barath c Patel b Yadav 0 M Samuels c Raina b Yadav 4 D Bravo c Ashwin b Kumar 13 D Hyatt c Patel b Kumar 0 D Ramdin c Jadeja b Yadav 2 K Pollard c Patel b Ashwin 35 D Sammy lbw b Jadeja 2 A Russell b Jadeja 11 R Rampaul not out 86 K Roach not out 24 EXTRAS: (lb6, nb1, w7) 14 TOTAL: (for 9 wkts; 50 overs) 269 FOW: 1-3, 2-25, 3-55, 4-55, 5-63, 6-119, 7-131, 8-149, 9-170 BOWLING: Kumar 10-2-43-2, Yadav 10-0-38-3, Aaron 10-0-66-0, Jadeja 9-2-39-2, Ashwin 10-0-74-1, Raina 1-0-3-0. INDIA: P Patel c Sammy b Roach 2 V Sehwag c Russell b Samuels 26 G Gambhir c Barath b Rampaul 12 V Kohli c Ramdin b Rampaul 117 R Sharma not out 90 S Raina c Ramdin b Roach 0 R Jadeja not out 9 EXTRAS: (lb4, w10) 14 TOTAL: (for 5 wkts; 48.1 overs) 270 FOW: 1-3, 2-29, 3-84, 4-247, 5-248 BOWLING: Rampaul 10-1-62-2, Roach 10-0-40-2, Russell 8.1-0-60-0, Sammy 4-0-30-0, Samuels 10-1-40-1, Pollard 3-0-22-0, Simmons 3-0-12-0

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