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Solace for India

APP, Johannesburg
Nehra and Praveen Kumar shared six wickets to set up India's consolation seven-wicket victory over under-strength West Indies in the Champions Tiophy here on Wednesday.
Lelt-arm seamer Nehra finished with 3-31 and Kumar with 3-22 as India dismissed the West Indies for 129 before achieving the modest target with more than 17 overs to spare in the day-night match.
Virat Kohli (79 not out) and Dinesh Karthik (34) built on their bowlers’ efforts with a 92-run stand for the third wicket to steer them home in an inconsequential match.
Man-of-the-matchKohli hit two sixes and nine fours in his solid 104-ball knock for his second half-century in nine one-day internationals.
But India were already knocked out of the competition following Australia's tense two-wicket win over Pakistan in a day match al Centurion on Wednesday, while the West Indies were out of the tournament before this game.
"We now have to prepare for the next one-day series against Australia (at home in October)," said India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
" We could have won the first game (against Pakistan) but didn't. It is important to get
into the groove. We came back well against Australia (In a rainhit match). I am pleased with the bowlers."
Australia topped the four-team Croup A with five points from three matches, followed by Pakistan (4/3), India (3/3) and the West Indies (0/3).
Australia and Pakistan advanced to the semifinals.
England will clash with Australia In the first semifinal at Centurion on Friday, while Pakistan take on New Zealand in the oilier semifinal here the followingday.
It was the second major tournament this year after the T w e n t y 2 0 World Championships in England when India had failed to qualify for the semifinals.
India also did not make it to the last-four when they hosted theChampionsTfophyin2006.
Their slim hopes before this match rested first on a Pakistan victory over formidable Australia and then beating the West Indies in a day-night game. It was all over when Australia clinched a last-ball thriller.
Darren Sammy (23), David Bernard (22) and Devon Smith (21) were the main scorers for theWest Indies.
"We didn't get a lot of runs. Teams lose a lot of wickets in the first 15-20 overs and that dictates things," said West Indies captain Floyd Reifer.
“Our batting is inexperienced and we have to work on that. We bowled and fielded well. We have a lot of positives
to take back home."
India seized the initiative after winning the toss as Kumar and Nehra bagged two wickets apiece in their disciplined opening spells to reduce the West Indies to 31-4 In 11 overs on a seamer- friendly frack
Kumar struck with his sixth delivery when he had Andre Fletcher caught by former captain Rahul Dravid at first slip for no score.
Nehra then had Kieran Powell (five) and Smith caught by wicketkeeper Dhoni in the space of three deliveries to put pressure on the West Indies.
Dhoni, who turned seamer after the drinks interval, got his maiden wicket in one-day internationals with his fourth delivery when he bowled Travis Dowlin for 14. Karthik kept wickets in the remaining part of the innings.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was the other impressive bowler, finishing with 2-14 off eight overs.
India made two changes from the side that shared points with Australia in a rainhit match at Centurion on Monday, bringing in Karthik and Abhishek Nayar in place of Sachin Tendulkar (stomach infection) and paceman Ishant Sharma.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard of the Champions Trophy match between India and the West Indies in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
WEST INDIES
Fletcher c Dravid b Kumar 0
Bowdle Dhoni b Nehra 5
Smith c Dhoni b Nehra 21
Dowlin b Dhoni 14
Reifer c Karthik h Kumar 1
Bernard c Dravid b Mishra 22
Samrnyc Mishra b Nehra 23 Crandon b Harbhajan 5
Miller not out 17
Roach cGambhirb Harbhajan 4
Tongec&b Kumar 5
Extras: (lb-4,nbl,w- 7) 12
Total: (For al out m 36 ewers) 129 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-26, 3-27, 4-31,5-57,6-89, 7-99,8-102,9-122.
Bowler O M R W
Kumar 9 3 22 3
Nehra 8 1 31 3
Nayar 3 0 17 0
Dhoni 2 0 14 1
Harbhajan 8 2 14 2
Mishra 6 0 27 1
INDIA
Karthik c Dowlin bTonge 34
Gambhirb Roach 6
Dravid runout 4
Kohli not out 79
Nayar not out 0
Extras: (nb-4,w-3) 7
Total: (For 3 wkts in 32. lovers) 130 Did not bat: MS Dhoni. Raina. Harbhajan, P Kumar. Nehra, Mishra.
Fall of wickets: 1-7,2-12,3-104
Bowler O M R W
Roach 6 1 27 1
Tonge 10 0 36 1
Sammy 10 1 25 0
Bernard 3 0 22 0
Miller 3.1 0 20 0
Result: India won by seven wickets.
Man-of-the-match: Virat Kohli.