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[caption id="attachment_49697" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Evin Lewis scored 125 runs off just 62 deliveries against India today. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Evin Lewis’s blistering century helped the Windies to register a comfortable 9-wicket win over the visitors India in the one-off T-20 on Sunday. Chasing a tough target of 191 runs, Windies opener Evin Lewis scored an unbeaten 125 runs in just 62 deliveries to get his team over the line in just 18.3 overs. In the innings he smashed six boundaries and 12 gigantic sixes. On a flat deck, the Trinidad left-hander smashed the Indian bowlers through all parts of the ground with an ease. He got a couple of favoures from Mohammed Shami and Dinesh Karthik who had dropped his catch twice but that can't take anything away from Lewis. The experienced spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja (5 sixes), Ravichandran Ashwin (4 sixes) conceded nine sixes between them while Mohammed Shami (0/46 in 3 overs) was hit for six boundaries and two sixes. Experienced Marlon Samuels (36 no off 29 balls) played second fiddle during the 112-run stand as Lewis fittingly finished the match with a six off Jadeja. Earlier, Indian batsmen faltered badly after a rollicking start provided by their openers scoring 190 for 6 after being put into bat. Skipper Kohli (39 off 22 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (23 off 12 balls) added 64 in a whirlwind opening stand using the Powerplay overs to the fullest. However, Dinesh Karthik (48 off 29 balls) and Rishabh Pant (38 off 35 balls) could not keep the momentum despite an 86-run stand in 9.5 overs. As a result, India could manage only 97 runs in the their back 10 after scoring 93 in the first largely due to positive intent showed by the Dhawan-Kohli duo. The total was atleast 20 runs short of par-score on a good batting surface.