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India made to sweat in small chase

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West Indies opted to bat, but they struggled against India's quicks on a fast WACA pitch  Associated Press
A fit-again Mohammed Shami got rid of Dwayne Smith for 6 in the fifth over  Associated Press
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A huge mix-up with Chris Gayle left Marlon Samuels way short of his ground three overs later  Associated Press
Gayle got a couple of boundaries away, but one of his slogs found Mohit Sharma at deep square leg  Associated Press
Then Denesh Ramdin was bowled for a duck as West Indies slumped to 35 for 4 in the 10th over  Associated Press
It was the perfect situation for Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin to control. They took three wickets between them  Getty Images
Jason Holder was West Indies' only source of resistance and his 64-ball 57 pushed West Indies to 182  Associated Press
India's chase started poorly as their openers fell when in single digits  ICC
Virat Kohli looked good for his 33 but got out trying to pull one from outside off  Getty Images
The short ball was a useful weapon for West Indies as well on a fast WACA track  Getty Images
Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed 15 runs later, leaving India at 78 for 4  Getty Images
The gamble of bowling Dwayne Smith fetched the wicket of Suresh Raina for 22 and India were 107 for 5  AFP
Marlon Samuels took a catch at deep square leg to remove Ravindra Jadeja with India 48 runs away  Associated Press
But MS Dhoni struck a 56-ball 45 to guide India to an eighth successive World Cup win  AFP
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