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Indian skipper  MS Dhoni  was all praise for his bowlers after the Men in Blue earned a hard-fought win against the West Indies to move into the quarter-finals of the  ICC World Cup , here today. Match Scorecard ;  Updates ;  Report ;  World Cup Special ;  Points Table Table-toppers India managed a four-wicket win at the WACA to keep a clean slate in Pool B and Dhoni was impressed with his bowlers after they bundled out the West Indies for 182 on a bouncy pitch. Shami was the Man-of-the- match  for his 3-wicket haul "I think our bowlers did a very good  job . They didn't try too much, they stuck to their line and length, it had a bit  more  bounce, gave quite a few wides bowling bouncers, but we also got wickets with the bouncer, so very happy with our performance," said Dhoni. "I think it was a difficult wicket, even initially with the new ball. There was some variable bounce, it was doing a bit. It settled down later, there was some swing for th

India beat the West Indies in their fourth consecutive  match  at the World Cup  Down Under and became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals from Pool B with two matches remaining. World Cup Special ;  Points Table This is the first time India have won first four matches played at  World Cup  and remained at the top of the points table. Here is a look at India's position in the group table after a minimum of three matches (in case the number of teams in the group is four) in all the World Cups played since 1975: 1975: 3rd position among 4 teams  after 3 games won 1 lost 2 1979: 4th position among 4 teams  after 3 games lost all 3 1983: 2nd position among 4 teams  after 6 games won 4 lost 2 1987: 1st position among 4 teams  after 6 games won 5 lost 1 1992: 7th position among 9 teams  after 8 games won 2 lost 5 no result 1 1996: 3rd position among 6 teams  after 5 games won 3 lost 2 1999: 3rd position among 6 teams  after 5 games won 3 lost

Share this Email Print 1 OF 9.  India's Mohit Sharma (C) celebrates with team mates including wicketkeeper, captain MS Dhoni (R) after Sharma caught out West Indies batsman Chris Gayle for 21 runs during their Cricket World Cup  match  in Perth, March 6, 2015. CREDIT : REUTERS/DAVID GRAY RELATED NEWS India v West Indies highlights RELATED TOPICS Sport » (Reuters) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a calm unbeaten 45 to guide  India  to a four-wicket victory over West Indies on Friday which sent the holders into the World Cup quarter-finals. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami (3-35) returned from injury to torment West Indies with three wickets as the  Caribbean  side were bundled out for 182 after opting to bat first. West Indies captain Jason Holder (57) hit his second half-century and highest score in one-day internationals to give his team some sort of a total t