Virat Kohli scores ton as India beat West Indies in 5th ODI; clinch series 3-1

Indias Captain Virat Kohli L celebrates his century with teammate Dinesh Karthik R during the fifth One Day International ODI match between West Indies and India at the Sabina Park Cricket Ground in Kingston Jamaica on July 6 2017 PicAFPRiding on skipper Virat Kohlis unbeaten century India defeated West Indies by eight wickets in the fifth and final OneDay International ODI at the Sabina Park Stadium hereKohli 111 not out and middleorder batsman Dinesh Karthik 50 not out helped India on Thursday to outplay the hosts and clinched the five match ODI series 31Chasing 206 India started on a poor note as opener Shikhar Dhawan 4 was sent back to the pavilion in the first over by pacer Alzarri JosephIncoming batsman Kohli and opener Ajinkya Rahane 39 then added 79 runs for the second wicket to stabilise the Indian inningsBut just when things seemed to be in control Rahane was adjudged leg before wicket off Devendra Bishoo in the 19th overUnperturbed by the fall of Rahanes wicket Kohli displayed his class and waited for the bad balls Soon Kohli along with Karthik started thrashing West Indies bowlers all around the park and chased down the total with 79 balls remainingIndias Dinesh Karthik R celebrates their victory with teammates during the fifth One Day International ODI match between West Indies and India at the Sabina Park Cricket Ground in Kingston Jamaica on July 6 2017 PicAFPKohli slammed 12 boundaries and two sixes in his 115 ball knock while Karthiks 52ball knock was comprised of five boundariesFor West Indies Joseph and Bishoo chipped in with one wicket eachEarlier Mohammed Shami bagged a fourwicket haul as India restricted West Indies to 2059The Bengal pacer decimated the hosts lowermiddle order to return figures of 448 in his 10 oversFellow pacer Umesh Yadav also did well to return figures of 353Shai Hope was the most successful among the West Indies batsmen with 51 runs of 98 ballsShai waged a lone battle along with opener Kyle Hope who scored a breezy 46 off 50 deliveries before being sent back by Umesh YadavThe hosts were off to a slow start with openers Evan Lewis and Kyle struggling to find the gapsLewis crawled his way to nine runs off 20 deliveries before a mistimed attempt to hit pacer Hardik Pandya over midoff saw him hand an easy catch to Indian skipper Virat KohliKyle and Shai joined forces and was building up what seemed to be a potentially promising partnership before the former pulled a Yadav delivery into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan at midwicketYadav tasted success with his very next delivery when he trapped Roston Chase leg beforeThe twin blows prompted the hosts to become extra cautious and the run rate crawled along at snails pace as Shai and Jason Mohammed added just 39 runs between them over the next 143 oversFollowing Mohammeds dismissal Jason Holder tried to up the ante with 36 runs off 34 deliveries before being sent back by Shami Shai followed him back to the pavilion soon afterHowever Rovman Powell seemed set to end the West Indies innings on a high note with a 32ball 31 But he did not too much support at the other end as the Indians picked up wickets at regular intervalsBrief scoresWest Indies 2059 in 50 overs Shai Hope 51 Kyle Hope 46 Mohammed Shami 448 Umesh Yadav 353 vs India 2062 Virat Kohli 111 not out Dinesh Karthik 50 not out Alzzari Joseph 139