WEST INDIES LEVELS THE SERIES BY BEATING INDIA IN 2ND ODI

The West Indies thrashed India by eight wickets in Kingston to level their one-day series at 1-1 with two matches to play.

The tourists were bowled out for just 188 at Sabina Park - the venue where both teams exceeded 300 two days ago - as Ravi Rampaul claimed four for 37.

India were thankful for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's lion-hearted 95 as he and RP Singh (23) shared a 101-run stand which rescued their team from a position of 82 for eight.

West Indies set about their task and brought up 50 in the eighth over, with openers Runako Morton and, in particular, Chris Gayle looking utterly dominant.

Gayle's half-century came in 37 balls, and he took his team to 100 with a huge six off Harbhajan Singh in the 15th over.

The big hitter was out for a 46-ball 64 soon afterwards, though, when he got out on a  Rohit Sharma delivery to Gautam Gambhir on the long-off boundary.

Ramnaresh Sarwan (15) was stumped off Sharma but Morton (85 not out from 102 balls) continued to anchor the innings brilliantly and the target was reached with more than 15 overs remaining - Shivnarine Chanderpaul also still there on 18.

Earlier, Rampaul, Jerome Taylor (three for 35) and Dwayne Bravo (three for 26) ripped India to shreds.

After Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat, the tourists made a nightmare start, losing three wickets for seven runs in the first two overs.

Dinesh Karthik (four) was first to go when he edged Taylor's late outswinger behind, while Gambhir and Sharma both departed for two-ball ducks when they were caught off Rampaul.

Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni steadied the innings and the former had blasted 35 from 33 balls when he became the fourth man out with the score on 54.

Yuvraj's wicket created a collapse of the indian innings and Yusuf Pathan (duck) and Ravindra Jadeja (seven) were back in the pavilion before the end of the 18th over.

Harbhajan (seven) was out in the 21st over when he was tempted into an airy drive by Bravo and edged behind, and Praveen Kumar (one) followed in the next as his attempted cut off Rampaul found Gayle in the slips.

Dhoni stayed at the crease with RP Singh and reached his half-century off 87 balls, while the pair added a vital 101 before the seamer was out to Bravo for a slow and steady 23.

The heroic India skipper was last man out in the penultimate over when he was bowled by Taylor's slower ball.

The series will resume on Friday with the first of two ODIs in St Lucia.