Date December 08 , 2011
India piled up a mammoth 418-5 against West Indies in fourth ODI at Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Sehwag broke compatriot Sachin Tendulkar s previous one-day mark of 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior last year, smashing 25 fours and seven sixes in his 149-ball knock.
Sehwag s 15th ODI century was his first as captain and beat his previous highest score of 175 against Bangladesh at the 2011 World Cup. His innings also helped his team record its highest ever ODI total.
The hard-hitting Sehwag got to his hundred in only 69 balls with a four through point off pace bowler Kieron Pollard.
After a few singles in the 190s, Sehwag cracked another four through point, this time off Andre Russell, to move from 197 to 201 to beat Tendulkar s record.
The 33-year-old raised his hands in joy as he was congratulated by batting partner Rohit Sharma.
Sehwag had looked in trademark touch early on, hitting a six over third man off pace bowler Kemar Roach and then welcoming Sunil Narine into the attack with a six to long-on off the off-spinner s first ball.
He hammered Narine for another six over long-on later in the innings while also hitting three sixes off seam bowler Russell and one off captain Darren Sammy.
Sehwag, who captained India in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was dropped on 170 by Sammy off pace bowler Ravi Rampaul.
Electing to bat, captain Sehwag added 176 runs for the opening wicket with Gautam Gambhir (67) and 140 for the next with Suresh Raina (55) as India looked set to seal the five-game series which it leads 2-1.
Gambhir, who replaced Parthiv Patel as opener after batting at number three in the first three games, got most of his early runs on the off side and opted not to go for big shots with Sehwag running riot at the other end.
He was unlucky to be run out when he looked set for more as Sehwag called him for a run but then refused it, as extra-cover fielder Marlon Samuels got a direct hit at the runner s end.
Raina too was happy playing second fiddle to Sehwag, his 44-ball knock seeing him hit six fours.
India handed a debut to legspinner Rahul Sharma, who replaced pace bowler Umesh Yadav.
Yadav is among seven players to have left early for an upcoming tour of Australia.
The West Indies drafted in Kieran Powell for left-handed batsman Darren Bravo, who had retired on 26 in the previous game due to a hamstring injury.
The final game of the series will be held in Chennai on Sunday.
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