Indore,Virender Sehwag Vew World Record 219 Vs West Indies: A mammoth record for Virendra Sehwag. A mammoth score for India. Stand-in-captain Virender Sehwag smashed 219 today, only the second double ton in all ODI cricket, to lift the team to its highest ever 418/5 against the West Indies in the fourth ODI against the West Indies at Indore.
Sehwag overhauled Sachin Tendulkar's world-record-breaking 200. He got there in 149 balls; the first 100 came in 69 balls. He smashed 25 fours and seven sixes to destroy the West Indies bowlers, who came to Indore on a high after registering their maiden tour victory in the 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad.
India's highest ever ODI total is the fourth best by any team ever.
The first batsman to make a double ton, Sachin Tendulkar, got his 200 against South Africa at Gwalior in February 2010. Tendulkar had scored 200 not out off 147 balls to take India to 401/3 in that game. Sachin was quick to congratulate Sehwag.
Sehwag was well supported by fellow opener Gautam Gambhir, who made a run-a-ball 67, as the two Delhi batsmen shared a 176-run stand for the opening wicket. Sehwag also had a crucial partnership with Suresh Raina, who was promoted up the order to No. 3. Raina scored 55 off 44 balls and put on 140 runs for the 2nd wicket with Sehwag.
Sehwag's feat, however, would not have been possible without a little help from West Indies skipper Darren Sammy, who dropped the Delhi batsman off a Ravi Rampaul delivery in the 38th over when Sehwag was batting on 170.
With this super inning Sehwag has put India on course for a win which would hand the hosts the series. But sports is unpredictable as was witnessed when South Africa chased down Australia's 434 in March 2006. Now the West Indies need to pull off a South Africa to save the series.
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