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| Virender Sehwag Makes Massive 200 |
Sehwag and Raina maintained the momentum of India's innings as hosts crossed 300-run mark in just 39.1 overs as the hosts aim a massive total and an outright series win against the Windies on Thursday.
Raina hit six boundaries in his 44-ball knock after reaching fifty in just 42 balls.
Sehwag raced to his 150 in just 112 balls with the help of five sixes and 16 boundaries after completing his 15th ODI century off 69 balls.
India lost Gautam Gambhir, who scored run-a-ball 67, just after Sehwag's century as Marlon Samuels direct hit from the extra-cover did the trick for the Caribbean. India lost their first wicket at the score of 176.
Skipper Sehwag, who was struggling in the previous three ODIs, got his lost touch back as he scored his blazing ton in just 69 balls which included 10 fours and five sixes.
Earlier, Indian openers Sehwag and Gambhir slammed fifty apiece and added quick-fire 100 runs for the first wicket to give India flying start against the West Indies.
Sehwag scored his half-century in just 41 balls as he slammed three fours and four sixes in his fiery knock, while Gambhir reached his fifty in 51 balls that included nine boundaries.
Gambhir and Sehwag brought up the Indian 100 in just 87 balls in the 15th over after Sehwag chose to bat in the fourth one-dayer against the West Indies.
India have replaced Umesh Yadav with debutant Rahul Sharma. The West Indies have brought in Kieran Powell in place of the injured Darren Bravo.
Sehwag knows well that his team needs to deliver the knockout punch in this game rather than leave the fate of the five-match series to the final game in Chennai.
Having run India close in the three games, the West Indies may well fancy their chances of keeping the series alive till the final match, despite the absence of Darren Bravo due to hamstring injury he suffered at Ahmedabad.
The Indians have been taken aback by the resilience shown by their rivals and the visitors would be eager to catch the Indians off-guard again.
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