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One-day international, Vadodara: India 341-3 v West Indies
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Sachin Tendulkar scored his 41st one-day century as India smashed 341-3 in their 50 overs in the final match against West Indies.

He brought up the ton with the final ball of the innings and it took him just 76 balls in all as he hit 10 fours and a six.

West Indies, needing to win in Baroda to level the series, won the toss and decided to field.

But Sourav Ganguly (68) and captain Rahul Dravid (78) filled their boots.

Young opener Robin Uthappa hit a quickfire 28 before medium-pacer Daren Powell had him edge to Chris Gayle after having been hit for two consecutive sixes.

But Ganguly, who was fluent in his stroke-play as he notched up his second half-century of the series, added 101 for the second wicket with Dravid.

The former captain was stumped by Denesh Ramdin in the 25th over when he gave off-spinner Gayle the charge in the bowler's first over.

Tendulkar, who scored a fifty in the previous match, displayed pristine form and was particularly severe on left-arm paceman Ian Bradshaw, hitting him for three boundaries in a row.

He had two reprieves, the first on 85 when Brian Lara missed a catch at covers off medium-pacer Rayad Emrit and the other on 91 when Lendl Simmons dropped him at the mid-wicket fence off off-spinner Marlon Samuels.

Dravid notched up his second consecutive half century with seven fours before being caught by Simmons at mid-wicket boundary off off-spinner Samuels.

The West Indies made three changes to the squad that won last Saturday by three wickets.

Opener Shivnarine Chanderpaul, all-rounder Dwayne Smith and paceman Ian Bradshaw were included in the new line-up, replacing the injured Dwayne Bravo, who has a sore left shoulder, Runako Morton and Jerome Taylor.

Samuels had been a doubt for this game after being struck on his left index finger during the last one-dayer, but a scan on Tuesday revealed no fracture and he was included in the line-up.

India made five changes with Ganguly, pace bowlers Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan, wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh included in the team.

Pace ace Pathan was back a month after he was sent back from the tour of South Africa to regain his bowling rhythm by playing in domestic matches.

This was the last international fixture for the West Indies ahead of the World Cup, which starts on 13 March, while India will host Sri Lanka for four matches in February.