Samuels, Lawson script emphatic West Indies win Marlon Samuels' breathtaking hundred and Jermaine Lawson's four-wicket burst secured West Indies an emphatic 135-run win over India in the series decider at Vijayawada. Samuels made an unbeaten 108 off just 75 balls as the West Indies posted 315/6 after being put in by Rahul Dravid. It was quite a comeback by the visitors who had been reduced to 16-2 in only the sixth over of their innings. Wavell Hinds (58 off 69 balls) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (83 off 101 balls) were the men who began the rebuilding process by putting on 116 runs for the third wicket. Samuels, then, after a slow start, took over, wading into the Indian attack with gusto while smashing as many as five sixes and eleven fours. The Indians seemed deflated by the time he was done with them and gave up the unequal fight early in their reply. Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid all fell to Lawson as India were reduced 67-4 in the 14th over. The hosts did not recover from there crashing to 180 all out in the 37th over; the only crumbs of comfort being provided by Yuvraj Singh (68).

Samuels' innings one of the best ever, says Hooper West Indies captain Carl Hooper hailed Marlon Samuels's 75-ball unbeaten 108 as one of the best one-day international innings ever after his team beat India by 135 runs to clinch their seven-match series on Sunday. "It was simply unbelievable," Hooper told reporters. Samuels, who scored his first 50 runs off 51 balls, tore the India bowling apart after that to get to his maiden one-day century off just 73 deliveries with the aid of 11 fours and five huge sixes. "It was just an exceptional innings by Marlon, a truly great knock," Hooper said. "At 16 for two, we were aiming to get around 260-odd from 50 overs but his effort easily took us past 300." West Indies finished with 315 for six and then bowled out India for a paltry 180 in 36.5 overs to clinch the match and the series. India's stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid also praised Samuels' batting. "It was one of the special knocks," he said. "Samuels batted brilliantly and just stole the game away from us. At one stage we had thought we would be able to contain West Indies to around 275, but he just came out blazing. We were totally outplayed today." Samuels, for his part, said his method had been simple. "I just went out there and decided to play to my strengths. My strength is to play straight and I just did that," he said, before explaining why he had celebrated his hundred by raising his arms and waving a red handkerchief. "Steve Waugh gave it to me in Australia," Samuels explained. "He told me all the best for the future."

West Indies lodge written complaint against Rajkot ruling More than a week after India were 'awarded' the third one-day international, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC), and registered its "strong disappointment and protest" against the ruling. Chasing 301, India were cruising at 200 for one in 27.1 overs, when crowd trouble brought the game to a premature end. The home team were declared winners by 81 runs using the Duckworth/Lewis method but WICB president Wes Hall has written the to ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed saying a no-result would have been more reasonable. "(There is) no basis in merit, as the match was not interrupted by rain or any other force of nature," Hall wrote. "If we accept the foregoing then the Match Referee's decision has set a dangerous precedent by paving the way for unruly crowds to influence the outcome of matches. We cannot entertain this possibility."

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