West Indies stay series alive: India lead the series 2-1

West Indies 260 for 5 (Samuels 58, Sammy 41*, Russell 40*) strike India 244 (Rohit 95, Rampaul 4-57) by 16 runs


After bowling West Indies to an impressive 16-run win over India, Ravi Rampaul said the early breakthrough was the key to his side's victory in the third ODI. "I would say it was receiving early breakthrough," Rampaul said.

Rampaul said the vital lesson that he had academic on his visits to India with the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the Champions League matches was to bowl base to stump.

"My two visits for the Champions League have help. The key to bowling on these pitches is to keep line and length, bowl wicket to wicket," said the 27-year-old pace bowler.

Rampaul's outstanding figures of 4 for 57 in 8.5 over’s built-in the wickets of India skipper Virender Sehwag and one down Gautam Gambhir for first ball blobs.

Sehwag was dismiss by the bowler with a late out swinger which the stylish opener try to drive and edged to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, while Gambhir was fox by a ball that moved in a shade as the left-handed batsman shoulder arms and was attentive in front.

Rampaul also give credit to debutant off-spinner Sunil Narine and Marlon Samuels for backing up him and the other fast bowlers very well.

"The spinners bowled very well and kept it tight. Narine bowled well and kept up the pressure. We also immovable to our plans," he said.

Rampaul did not see the Motera Stadium wicket as a hard one to bat on.

"It was not a complicated wicket to bat on," said the bowler, who had frightened in the earlier Test rubber too which the West Indies lost 0-2.

Rampaul, a man of few words, also spoken the hope that his team would carry on do well in the residual two matches at Indore and Chennai by sticking to their plans.

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