Rahul blasts quickfire fifty to keep India in the hunt
August 27, 2016  22:30
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India 168-3 (14 ovs) vs WI 245-6 | Scorecard


Brathwaite bowls a short ball and new batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni pulls it behind square on the leg side for a four.

He punches the next ball through the covers as Bravo at long-off does well to keep it inside the ropes to give away just two runs.

The India captain hits the fifth ball through the leg side for two runs before smashing the last ball back over the bowler's head but again the fielder does well to keep it inside the ropes and give away just two runs as India reach 150 for three in 13 overs.

Narine comes back and Rahul immediately decides to go after him again. He chips down the track and plays the inside out lofted shot to perfection for a six. Two balls later, he reverse sweeps it fine for a four before turning the next through the leg side for a couple.

Narine bowls a leg side wide before gifting Rahul a full toss who smashes it to long-off where Pollard does well but is unable to save the boundary.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as Narine concedes 18 runs in the 14th over, for a total of 50 runs from his three overs.

India are still in the hunt as they reach 168 for three in 14 overs, with another 78 runs needed from six overs for victory at an asking rate of 13.

Rahul has been instrumental in driving India forward, having smashed 69 from 34 balls, while Dhoni is on 12 from six balls.
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