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India crushes Windies despite Bravo century
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 18 - 11 - 2011

Darren Bravo's stylish 136 failed to save West Indies from a heavy defeat as India completed a series-clinching victory eight minutes before tea on the fourth day of the second Test at Eden Gardens Thursday.
Paceman Umesh Yadav took four wickets while Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin added two apiece as the hosts dismissed the tourists for 463 to win the match by an innings and 15 runs, and claim an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
The second innings total came in stark contrast to the tourists' meek surrender in the first, when they were skittled out for just 153 in response to India's 631-7 declared and asked to follow-on.
Left-hander Bravo recorded his second Test hundred with some positive strokeplay and carried the West Indies close to India's total with a 132-run stand for the fifth wicket alongside Marlon Samuels (84) before the tail capitulated.
The 22-year-old batsman had earlier added 108 runs for the fourth wicket with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (47), who chopped Yadav onto his stumps four overs after the new ball was taken in the morning.
Bravo survived an easy run-out chance on 54 and a strong bat-pad catch appeal on 119 before he edged left-arm spinner Ojha to lone slip Rahul Dravid as his departure instigated a dramatic collapse.
The left-hander hit 16 fours and four sixes in his innings, reaching three-figure with two boundaries in one Yadav over, the first an elegant cover drive and the second a late steer to third man. After Bravo's dismissal, the final six wickets fell for 62 runs. The spinners claimed four of the victims, while paceman Yadav dismissed the last two in consecutive deliveries.
The third and final Test starts in Mumbai Tuesday.
WI ODI squad
West Indies has named Trinidadian rookies Jason Mohammed and Sunil Narine in its 15-member team for the five One-Day Internationals against India, but once again there was no place for Chris Gayle.
The Darren Sammy-led squad will take on India in the first ODI at Cuttack on Nov. 29, followed by matches in Visakhapatnam (Dec. 2), Ahmedabad (Dec. 5), Indore (Dec. 8) and Chennai (Dec. 11).


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