Kingston, June 26: Yuvraj Singh hit a sublime 131 and Dinesh Karthik smashed a brilliant 67 to propel India to 339/6 against the West Indies in the first one-day international here on Friday.

The duo knit together a 135-run stand for the third wicket to resurrect India’s innings, which was rocked by short-pitched bowling after electing to bat at Sabina Park.

Early dismissals of Gautam Gambhir (13) and Rohit Sharma (4) had left India reeling at 32/2, but Yuvraj and Karthik batted with patience to not only save India from more jolts but also lay a solid platform for a good finish.

After guiding his side to a safe position, Yuvraj started clobbering the host bowlers as he hit seven sixes and 10 fours in his 102-ball knock, his 12th ODI century.

He hit both Taylor and Chris Gayle for two sixes each and also added 86 runs for the fourth wicket with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who contributed 41 runs before his run out.

Yuvraj batted fearlessly as he hit Lionel Baker for two fours and a six to reach 98 and then stole a single off Taylor to complete his rollicking century. He then hit Taylor for two fours and a six in the same over, which fetched India 16 runs. Just when the Punjab southpaw was threatening to take India to a 350-plus total, Dwayne Bravo dealt the visitors twin-blow by dismissing Yuvraj and Ravinder Jadeja (0) off successive balls in the 39th over.

— PTI