Cricket-Pace and spin sweep West Indies to victory

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, May 28 (Reuters) West Indies struck with pace and spin to take the last six wickets for 66 runs and win the fifth and final one-day international against India by 19 runs today.

India, chasing West Indies' score of 255 for six, were all out for 236 in 48 overs to hand the hosts their fourth successive victory in the series after India had won the first match.

Opening batsman Virender Sehwag had put India in control with his innings of 95 off 103 deliveries but new-ball bowler Jerome Taylor then returned to the attack with a burst of three for eight in four overs to wrestle the West Indies back into the game.

West Indies captain Brian Lara then turned to spinners Dave Mohammed and Chris Gayle to wrap up the tail and the last three wickets fell for just six runs.

Taylor finished with three for 48, Mohammed took three for 39 and Gayle claimed the final wicket to finish with one for 44 in his 10 overs.

Earlier, a second successive unbeaten half-century by Dwayne Bravo boosted the West Indies after the hosts were sent into bat first by India.

Bravo blazed a career-best 62 not out off just 44 balls as the West Indies scored a daunting 255 for six in their 50 overs on a slow pitch.

Gayle (51) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (52) also played their part as West Indies, who had an unassailable 3-1 lead, made the highest score of the series.

Lara, in what he had said before the match he expected to be his final one-day international innings in front of his home crowd, chipped in with 36.

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