Tendulkar, Laxman help India beat West Indies by 5 wickets

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Published on: Nov 09, 2011

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Sachin Tendulkar slammed a solid 76 to help India score a comfortable five-wicket victory over the West Indies on Wednesday in the first test, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.

SachinTendulkar slammed a solid 76 to help India score a comfortable five-wicket victory over the West Indies on Wednesday in the first test, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.

Tendulkar missed out on a potential 100th international century, but his innings put India in a winning position on the fourth day at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

He added 67 for the third wicket with RahulDravid (31) and 71 for the next with V.V.S. Laxman (58 not out) as India cruised to the win with almost five sessions to spare.

Yuvraj Singh (18) was bowled by West Indian captain Darren Sammy with just one run needed for victory, leaving captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the other not out batsman without scoring a run.

Tendulkar, who resumed on 33, closed in on the historic 100 centuries milestone but was trapped lbw by leg-spinner DevendraBishoo when trying to pull a short-pitched delivery. He hit 10 fours in his 148-ball innings.

A crowd of more than 10,000 had turned up at the ground to watch Tendulkar get another three-figure mark but went back disappointed as the Mumbai batsman failed to do so.

Tendulkar, who became the first batsman to reach 15,000 test runs on Tuesday, has been on 99 centuries since the World Cup in March-April this year when he struck tons against England and South Africa.

The next test will be held in Kolkata from November 14 to 18 and the final game in Mumbai from November 22 to 26.

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