While India made no changes to their playing eleven, the West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Anthony Martin made way for Ravi Rampaul.
On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, India's skipper, inserted the visitors.
Although there was a rain interruption prior to the start of play, it didn’t affect the match.
The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 39 and lost a couple of wickets.
Adrian Barath, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. Twelve balls into the match, he was caught by Parthiv Patel. Umesh Yadav broke the three-run stand.
Marlon Samuels, who faced eight balls, scored four. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Yadav broke the 22-run stand.
The West Indies scored 50 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.
Darren Bravo, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eighty-one balls into the match (and 38 balls after Samuels’ dismissal), he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin. Vinay Kumar broke the 30-run stand.
It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 55 for the loss of three wickets. Lendl Simmons was batting on 33.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Danza Hyatt, who faced two balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Patel off the bowling of Vinay.
The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16th and the 20th over. They had scored 26 and lost a wicket – that of Denesh Ramdin, who faced 11 balls, scoring a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Yadav broke the eight-run stand.
Simmons’ half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 63 balls.
The West Indies scored 100 off 22.2 overs (135 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Simmons’ contribution to the partnership was 20, Kieron Pollard's contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Pollard, whose 30-ball (Ashw)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 35. Forty-seven balls after Ramdin's dismissal, he was caught by Patel. The offie broke the 56-run partnership.
Daren Sammy, the West Indies’ skipper, faced eight balls, scoring a couple. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 12-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 30th and the 34th over. They scored 19 and lost a wicket – that of Andre Russell, who scored 11. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-six balls after Sammy's dismissal, Jadeja broke the 18-run stand.
It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 149 for the loss of eight wickets. Simmons was batting on 72.
The West Indies scored 150 off 31.1 overs (188 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 21. Simmons, whose 102-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 78. Thirty-one balls after Russell's dismissal, Jadeja and Patel ran him out.
The West Indies scored 200 off 38.3 overs (232 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Rampaul's half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 35 balls.
The last-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Rampaul’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Kemar Roach's contribution to it was four. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
The West Indies scored 250 off 48.3 overs (292 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Rampaul, whose 66-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 86. He was unbeaten, as was Roach, who eventually scored 24. His 36-ball innings included three boundaries.
India eventually conceded 14 extras. The West Indies scored 269 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Raina, who bowled an over, conceded three. He was wicketless, as was Varun Aaron, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 66. Ashwin, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 74. He picked up a wicket.
Jadeja bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 39, picking up a couple of wickets. Vinay bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of wickets. Yadav, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38. He picked up three scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 45 and lost a couple of wickets.
Patel, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls into the match, he was caught by Sammy. Roach broke the three-run stand.
Gautam Gambhir, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Barath. Samuels broke the 26-run stand.
Sixty-eight balls into the chase, there was a rain interruption. India had scored 49 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Sehwag was batting on 16, Virat Kohli was batting on 15.
India scored 50 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16th and the 20th over. They had scored 22 and lost a wicket.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 13, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Sehwag, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 26. Fifty-nine balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Russell. Samuels broke the 55-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 20.4 overs (124 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 61 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Rohit Sharma's contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
India scored 150 off 30 overs (180 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 156 for the loss of three extras at that point. While Kohli was batting on 66, Sharma was batting on 42.
Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 61 balls.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36th and the 40th over. They had scored 38 without the loss of a wicket.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 121 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Sharma's contribution to it was 56. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 200 off 38.4 overs (232 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Kohli’s ton – which included 11 boundaries – came off 113 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 150 off 165 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 74, Sharma’s contribution to it was 73. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Kohli, whose 123-ball (Ramd)innings included 14 boundaries, eventually scored 117. A hundred and seventy-one balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught behind. Rampaul broke the 163-run partnership.
Raina, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Ramdin. Roach broke the one-run stand.
India scored 250 off 46.3 overs (279 balls). The West Indies had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Sharma, whose 98-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 90. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, who scored nine. His eight-ball innings included a boundary.
The West Indies eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 270 for the loss of five wickets off 48.1 overs, won by five wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Pollard and Simmons bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded a dozen. Sammy, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30. Russell, who bowled 8.1 wicketless overs, conceded 60.
Samuels bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up a wicket. Rampaul and Roach bowled 10 overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 62, the latter conceded 40.
India led the five-match series 2-0.
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