5 underrated MS Dhoni innings in a winning cause

#4 45* vs West Indies in Perth, 2015

Chris Gayle congratulates MS Dhoni after India's win

India started off their 2015 ICC World Cup campaign on a high by beating Pakistan, South Africa and UAE in their first three matches. A win in the fourth match against West Indies would've made sure that the Indians qualify to the knockout round.

After choosing to bat first, West Indies were off to a disastrous start as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. After being reduced to 85/7, the last three wickets put on 97 runs together and took their team to a decent, yet below-par total of 185. Skipper Jason Holder was the top-scorer with 57 runs while Mohammad Shami picked up three wickets for the Men in Blue.

India's chase was off to a worst possible start as they lost both the openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan early with Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane following them to the pavilion soon after.

Skipper MS Dhoni tried to revive things, but his efforts were on the verge of going down the drain as India lost two more wickets in quick succession. It all came to the last recognized set of batsman R Ashwin to support his skipper with 52 runs needed to win with more than 20 overs in hand.

Ashwin played the supporting cast as Dhoni manipulated the chase with ease and helped India cross the line by 4 wickets with more than 10 over to spare. With this win, India made it to the knockouts of the 2015 World Cup.

Dhoni remained unbeaten on 45 off 56 balls and took his team home. Mohammad Shami was adjudged the Player of the Match for his spell that restricted the opposition to a partly score.