Rampaul blitz revives WI

Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar, India's new-ball attack, exploited rare seam-bowling conditions on the subcontinent and cut through the West Indian top order. Under cloudy skies, on a cracked pitch that had bounce, they used consistent outswing to help reduce West Indies to 149 for 8 despite defiance from Lendl Simmons, reports Cricinfo. The end should have quickly followed, but it didn't, because Ravi Rampaul's record-breaking innings at No. 10 ensured he would have a strong target to defend. Rampaul's unbeaten 86 was the highest score by a No. 10 in one-day internationals. His partnership of 99 in 14 overs with last man Kemar Roach was the third-highest for the final wicket. He stunned India and rendered their bowlers bereft of ideas. It had seemed a matter of when, and not if, West Indies would be dismissed. In the end, they never were, and finished on 269 for 9. West Indies 269 in 9 overs (Rampaul 86*, Simmons 78, Yadav 3-38) v India