The West Indies beat India by three wickets in the third one-day international on Saturday to keep the four-match series alive 2-1. West Indies made 270 for seven in 43.4 overs. Earlier, opening batsman Robin Uthappa smashed 70 off just 41 balls before India were 268 all out in 48 overs.
Medium-pacer Dwayne Bravo took four for 39 in an inspired second spell as the last seven wickets fell for 36 runs, after the batsmen had looked set to dominate on a flat Chepauk stadium pitch.
The 21-year-old Uthappa struck 11 fours and two sixes to give the hosts a blazing start after being asked to bat first. Skipper Rahul Dravid (57) and Sachin Tendulkar, who made a chancy 60, then added 106 runs off 115 balls for the fourth wicket, before the visitors staged a remarkable comeback through accurate bowling and sharp fielding.
SCOREBOARD
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India:
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R. Uthappa c Simmons b Gayle 70
G. Gambhir c Simmons b Powell 0
S. Raina c Lara b Taylor 23
S. Tendulkar c Morton b Bravo 60
R. Dravid c Emrit b Gayle 57
Y. Singh c and b Bravo 10
D. Karthick c Ramdin b Bravo 8
A. Agarkar c Morton b Samuels 2
R. Powar c and b Taylor 5
A. Kumble not out 3
S. Sreesanth c Morton b Bravo 2
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Extras: (lb13, nb2, w13) 28
Total: 268
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Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gambhir), 2-95 (Uthappa), 3-126 (Raina), 4-232 (Dravid), 5-237 (Tendulkar), 6-255 (Yuvraj), 7-255 (Karthick), 8-259 (Agarkar), 9-265 (Powar).
Bowling: Taylor 8-0-45-2, Powell 6-1-39-1 (nb1, w6), Emrit 5-0-34-0 (nb1, w3), Bravo 9-0-39-4 (w1), Gayle 10-0-57-2 (w1), Samuels 10-0-41-1 (w2)
Overs: 48
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West Indies:
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C. Gayle lbw b Agarkar 0
Devon Smith c Dravid b Kumble 33
R. Morton c Karthick b Agarkar 1
M. Samuels c Karthick b Agarkar 98
B. Lara c Uthappa b Powar 83
L. Simmons c Uthappa b Powar 17
D. Bravo c Raina b Sreesanth 4
D. Ramdin not out 4
R. Emrit not out 0
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Extras: (b4, lb1, w25) 30
Total: (for seven wickets) 270
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Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Gayle), 2-27 (Morton), 3-92 (Devon Smith), 4-219 (Samuels), 5-257 (Lara), 6-261 (Bravo), 7 265 (Simmons).
Bowling: Agarkar 10-1-45-3 (w12), Sreesanth 8.4-0-67-1 (w9), Kumble 10-0-67-1 (w2), Powar 10-0-53-2 (w1), Tendulkar 5-0-33-0 (w1)
Overs: 43.4
West Indies won by three wickets
India lead series 2-1; Final match in Vadodara on Saturday.
Toss: West Indies
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Suresh Shastri (IND)
TV umpire: Amiesh Saheba (IND)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS).
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