Kohli, Rohit set up close finish

Dec 02, 2011

Umesh Yadav had Adrian Barath caught behind in the second over, after India chose to bowl•AFP

At the other end, Vinay Kumar knocked over a couple to reduce West Indies to 63 for 5•AFP

... but was dismissed after two consecutive sixes off R Ashwin•Associated Press

Coming in at 149 for 8, he smacked 86 not out off 66 balls to lift West Indies - this was a record score for a No. 10 batsman in ODIs•Associated Press

India's chase was off to a shaky start as Kemar Roach got Parthiv Patel ...•Associated Press

Virat Kohli, though, hung around•Associated Press

Rohit got to his fifth half-century in his last seven outings against West Indies, as India got home with five wickets and 11 balls to spare despite a late hiccup•Associated Press

Yadav tested the batsmen repeatedly in helpful conditions, and picked up two more top-order wickets•Associated Press

Lendl Simmons was the only top-order batsman who stood firm amid the carnage•AFP

Simmons, meanwhile, got to 1000 ODI runs and a half-century•AFP

Kemar Roach held up the other end•AFP

... and Ravi Rampaul got Gautam Gambhir cheaply•Associated Press

Kohli steadied the chase, hitting a ton in a solid stand ...•Associated Press

Kieron Pollard began to build a partnership with Simmons ...•AFP

After Simmons was run out, Ravi Rampaul played some aggressive cricket•AFP

Roach and Rampaul put on 99 - the third-highest 10th-wicket stand in ODIs - to take West Indies to a very competitive 269 for 9•AFP

Virender Sehwag fell soon after to Marlon Samuels, as India slipped to 84 for 3•Associated Press

... with Rohit Sharma that set up a close finish•Associated Press