NEW DELHI: India relied on their bowlers to stage a remarkable recovery scripting a comfortable 48-run win in the second cricket One-day international against the West Indies to level the five-match series 1-1, here today.
Chasing a 264-run target, West Indies were cruising at one stage as they were 170 for two in the 36th over before their innings fell apart on a sluggish Ferozshah Kotla track.
India defended the total despite West Indies early domination as opener Dwayne Smith hit a career-best 97.
However, once Smith was dismissed Indian bowlers called the shots, causing a batting collapse.
From a comfortable 170 for two, the Caribbean side lost their last eight wickets for just 45 runs to be all out for 215 in 46.3 overs.
Mohammed Shami (4/36) recorded his career-best figures while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (3/44) and leg-spinner Amit Mishra (2/40) snared five wickets between them as the inept technique of the Caribbeans against spinning deliveries was exposed thoroughly.
Electing to bat, India had posted a competitive 263 for seven as Suresh Raina hit a sparkling 62 while Virat Kohli (62) returned to form with his first half-century in eight months.
Raina carried his splendid T20 form into the match and Kohli regained his lost touch partly at his home ground as the two batsmen added 105 runs for the fourth wicket after a sedate start by India.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni contributed in India?s total with his unbeaten 51 off 40 balls while Ambati Rayudu scored 32, batting at number three, a place where Kohli usually bats.
In his trademark style, Dhoni hit a six and a four off paceman Jerome Taylor to complete his 56th half-century in the last over of the innings.
West Indies opener Smith missed out on his maiden ODI century by just three runs and his dismissal in the 36th over changed the complexion of the match.
The two teams will now travel to Visakhapatnam for the third ODI on Tuesday.
The following is the scoreboard of the second One-Day International (ODI) between India and West Indies played at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday:
India
Ajinkya Rahane c Dwayne Bravo b Sammy 12
Shikhar Dhawan b Taylor 1
Ambati Rayudu c Sammy b Benn 32
Virat Kohli c Samuels b Rampaul 62
Suresh Raina c Pollard b Taylor 62
Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 51
Ravindra Jadeja b Taylor 6
Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Pollard b Dwayne Bravo 18
Mohammed Shami not out 1
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 13) 18
Total (seven wickets in 50 overs) 263
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dhawan, 1.4 overs), 2-50 (Rahane, 12.5), 3-74 (Rayudu, 17.4), 4-179 (Raina, 36.5), 5-196 (Kohli, 40.4), 6-219 (Jadeja, 45.1), 7-248 (Kumar, 48.6)
Bowling
Ravi Rampaul 8-0-47-1
Jerome Taylor 10-0-54-3
Sulieman Benn 10-0-47-1
Dwayne Bravo 8-0-51-1
Darren Sammy 4-0-14-1
Marlon Samuels 5-1-21-0
Andre Russell 3-0-14-0
Kieron Pollard 2-0-10-0
West Indies
Dwayne Smith b Mohammed Shami 97
Darren Bravo b Mohammed Shami 26
Kieron Pollard b Mishra 40
Marlon Samuels c Kohli b Yadav 16
Denesh Ramdin c Raina b Mishra 3
Dwayne Bravo c Dhawan b Mohammed Shami 10
Andre Russell st Dhoni b Jadeja 4
Darren Sammy b Jadeja 1
Ravi Rampaul c & b Mohammed Shami 16
Jerome Taylor c Kumar b Jadeja 0
Sulieman Benn not out 0
Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2
Total (all out in 46.3 overs) 215
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Bravo, 13.1 overs), 2-136 (Pollard, 28.5), 3-170 (Smith, 35.4), 4-183 (Samuels, 39.1), 5-189 (Ramdin, 40.2), 6-195 (Russell, 42.1), 7-199 (Sammy, 42.6), 8-199 (Bravo, 43.2), 9-201 (Taylor, 44.2), 10-215 (Rampaul, 46.3)
Bowling
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 7-0-32-0
Umesh Yadav 9-0-42-1
Mohammed Shami 9.3-0-36-4
Ravindra Jadeja 9-0-44-3
Amit Mishra 10-2-40-2
Virat Kohli 2-0-20-0
Match details:
Toss: India chose to bat
Umpires: Ian Gould (England) and S. Ravi (India)
TV umpire: Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: Rajesh Deshpande