MUMBAI (Reuters) ? India lost opener Virender Sehwag after the hosts had made a flying start to their pursuit of West Indies' imposing total, reaching the lunch interval on 74 for one wicket on the third day of the third and final test at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
Sehwag (37) began in typical explosive fashion as India looked to eat into the tourists' first innings tally of 590, hitting three fours and a six, before he was bowled by West Indies captain Darren Sammy.
Medium-pacer Sammy, who was swatted for a six by Sehwag in his first over, managed to breach the right-handed batsman's defence with a ball that moved back off the pitch after the openers had put on 67 for the first wicket.
At the interval, Gautam Gambhir (30) and Rahul Dravid (one) were together at the crease.
Sehwag and Gambhir took India past 50 in just the 11th over of the innings but the hosts slowed down considerably after the fall of the wicket, adding just seven runs in 4.3 overs up to the break.
Earlier, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed his second five-wicket haul in three tests as West Indies were finally dismissed for an imposing 590 in the morning.
Resuming on their overnight score of 575-9, the visitors, who won the toss and opted to bat first, added 15 runs in 3.1 overs before Devendra Bishoo was bowled by Ashwin.
Ashwin, 25, who grabbed a maiden five-wicket haul on debut in the first test in Delhi, finished with figures of 5-156 from 52.1 overs.
Building on half-centuries from the top six batsmen, including Darren Bravo's classy 166, the West Indies total has almost certainly ended any hope India had of inflicting a 3-0 series whitewash on the visitors.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by John O'Brien; To query or comment on this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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