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Diwali comes early for India as Rohit Sharma and Co clinch 71-run win

Rohit Sharma lights up Lucknow on festival eve as he becomes the first player to score four centuries in T20Is en route India's series win over West Indies

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India skipper Rohit Sharma leaps with joy after reaching his century while WI skipper Carlos Brathwaite looks on in Lucknow yesterday. Pic/AFP

India skipper Rohit Sharma leaps with joy after reaching his century while WI skipper Carlos Brathwaite looks on in Lucknow yesterday. Pic/AFP

When Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are in top flight there is little the opposition can do but admire and hope that they can replicate it when it's their turn to bat. But rarely does it happen, and surely not when this West Indies team are involved.

Fireworks
It was fireworks on Diwali eve at the newly-named AB Vajpayee stadium, as Rohit hammered his fourth T20I century and along with Dhawan (43), put on 123 for the opening wicket in just 14 overs to set the foundation for a big total. Once Dhawan left, it was Rohit all the way, as he reached his century in just 58 balls and remained unbeaten on 111 from 61 deliveries with six sixes and eight boundaries. Once India had posted 195 for two in their 20 overs, the pressure was entirely on the West Indies batsmen. And not for the first time, they failed to live up to the task. They were restricted to a mere 124 for nine, giving Rohit his 10th win in 11 T20I games as skipper.

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