West Indies suffer humiliating defeat to India

West Indies suffered a heavy defeat as hosts India completed a series-clinching victory eight minutes before tea on today’s fourth day of the second Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.



Paceman Umesh Yadav took four wickets as the India dismissed West Indies for 463 to win the match by an innings and 15 runs, and claim an unassailable 2-0 series lead.



The West Indies had resumed this morning on 195 for three, 283 runs behind on first innings.



Darren Bravo, who was 38 overnight, hit a century but it failed to save the West Indies from the heavy defeat.



The Trinidadian scored a stylish 136, his second Test hundred.



He carried the West Indies close to India's total with a 132-run stand for the fifth wicket alongside Jamaican Marlon Samuels, who scored 84.



The 22-year old Bravo had earlier added 108 runs for the fourth wicket with veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul who scored 47.



Bravo's dismissal, the final six wickets fell for 62 runs.



West Indies captain Darren Sammy briefly raised his team's hopes of making India bat again with a 32-run cameo, during which he hit one four and three huge sixes, but was cleaned up by Yadav while attempting another extravagant swipe.



The West Indies where skittled out for just 153 in the first innings, replying to India's 631 for 7 declared and asked to follow-on.



The third and final test starts in Mumbai on Tuesday.