Gros Islet (St Lucia), July 4 2009: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle praised the captain’s innings played by Mahendra Singh Dhoni but felt a bit more aggressiveness on the part of his bowlers could have helped the team win the third one-dayer at the Beausejour Stadium, here.

Frequent rain interruptions affected the West Indies momentum but Ramnaresh Sarwan ensured they registered a competitive 185 for seven from 27 overs. However, thanks to a strong opening partnership between Dinesh Karthik and Gautam Gambhir and Dhoni’s heroics towards the end, India defeated the West Indies by six wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method and take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

“We felt we had our chance after scoring 185. But we needed to be a bit more attacking at the start of the Indian innings,” said Gayle at the post-match ceremony.

The skipper lamented the frequent stoppages due to rain.

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