IND vs WI 3rd ODI Highlights: India beat West Indies by 200 runs in the third ODI at Brian Lara Stadium to clinch the series 2-1. It is noteworthy that, batting first in the match, India had scored 351 runs for 5 wickets in 50 overs, in response Windies team could score only 151 runs in 35.3 overs. Shardul Thakur 4, Mukesh Kumar three, Kuldeep Yadve 2 and Jaydev Undakte took 1 wicket for India.
India’s second biggest win against Windies by run margin
It is noteworthy that this is India’s second biggest win against Windies by the margin of runs. For the first time in 2018, India had defeated Windies by 224 runs. So the third place in this list is the match played between India and Windies at Vadodara in 2007, when Team India won by 160 runs.
Windies batsmen could not give fight
The West Indies team, which started chasing the target of 352 runs, had a very bad start. Mukesh Kumar destroyed the top order of West Indies. Mukesh Kumar dismissed Brendan King for zero runs in his very first over. He then dismissed Kyle Myers (four) and Sukani Cy Hope (five). Casey Carty (six) after Jaydev Undakte, while Shardul Thakur Shimron Hetmyer (four) and Romario Shepherd (eight) showed the way to the pavilion.
Kuldeep Yadve had shown the way to the pavilion to Ethanaz and Kariyah. However, it took a long time for India to take the last two wickets. But the West Indies innings came to an end by dismissing Shardul Thakur Joseph and Seals.
India scored 351 runs
In this innings, four batsmen from India scored half-centuries. However, he could not score a single better century. The maximum contribution of 85 runs was made by Shubman Gill, who also received the Player of the Match award. Ishaan Kishan scored 77, Hardik Pandya scored 70 not out while Sanju Samson scored 51 runs. Suryakumar Yadav got out after scoring 35 runs. Romario Shepherd took two wickets from West Indies. Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Moti and Yannick Kariya took one wicket each.
However, after this Team India did many experiments in the batting order. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were in no mood to get down to bat. Ishaan and Gill started the innings. Suryakumar came third. Hardik came on the fourth number and Jadeja on the fifth number. Shardule was batting at number six. However, with India down by 5 wickets, skipper Rohit had to come out to bat and finish the match.
In the third and deciding match of the 20-Twenty series in Mumbai, Team-India defeated West Indies by 67 runs and won the three-match series 2-1. Team-India Rohit Sharma-71, KL Rahul contributed 91 runs while Virat Kohli scored 70 runs. With this, India scored 240 runs for three wickets and gave West Indies a target of 241 runs. In response, the West Indies team could score 173 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. KL Rahul, who scored 91 runs innings, was declared man of the match.
In the run chase from India, opener Ishaan Kishan scored 52 runs while batting brilliantly. During this, Ishan faced 46 balls and hit seven fours and one six. Suryakumar Yadav also played a useful inning of 19 runs. Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur could not do anything special.
Batting at number seven, Rohit Sharma (12 *) and Ravindra Jadeja (16 *) took India to victory. For the Windies, Gudakesh Moti took the most two wickets while Yannick Kariya and Jaden Seals took one wicket each.
Windies lost the last seven wickets in 26 runs
The West Indies team bundled out for 114 runs. This was the second lowest score of West Indies in ODIs against India. For the hosts, only four batsmen Shai Hope (43), Brandon King (17), Shimron Hetmyer (11) and Alyque Athanaz (22) could reach double figures. For India, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep took four wickets in just six runs while Dabodi spinner Jadeja took three wickets in 37 runs. While Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya and Mukesh Kumar got one wicket each. West Indies lost their last seven wickets in 26 runs.
The first fast bowler did wonders
In the match, Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision proved to be completely correct as Vice-Captain Hardik Pandya got Kyle Meyers (02) caught out by the captain at mid-on in the third over of the innings. Alyque Athanaz, who made his debut in the Test series against India, was once again seen in good form. Along with this, opener Brandon King also hit two fours in the over of debuting fast bowler Mukesh Kumar.
However, in an attempt to hit hard on Mukesh’s ball, Athanaze Jadeja was caught at point. Athanaz had scored 22 runs in 18 balls. In the next over, Shardula bowled King (17) and brought West Indies’ score to 45 for three.
Ishaan Kishan scored 52 runs while batting brilliantly.
In the run chase from India, opener Ishaan Kishan scored 52 runs while batting brilliantly. During this, Ishan faced 46 balls and hit seven fours and one six. Suryakumar Yadav also played a useful inning of 19 runs.
Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur could not do anything special. Batting at number seven, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja gave victory to India. For the Windies, Gudakesh Moti took the most two wickets while Yannick Kariya and Jaden Seals took one wicket each.
The entire West Indies team was bundled out in only 23 overs.
The entire West Indies team was bundled out in just 23 overs. This was the second lowest score of West Indies in ODIs against India. Only four batsmen from the team Shai Hope (43), Brandon King (17), Shimron Hetmyer (11) and Alyque Athanaz (22) could reach double figures.
For India, bowler Kuldeep took four wickets in just six runs, while Dabodi spinner Jadeja took three wickets in 37 runs. Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya and Mukesh Kumar got one wicket each. West Indies lost their last seven wickets in 26 runs.
In the match, Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision proved to be completely correct as vice-captain Hardik Pandya got Kyle Myers (02) caught by the captain at mid-on in the second and third overs of his innings. Alyque Athanaz, who made his debut in the Test series against India, was once again seen in good form.
Caribbean batsman again trapped in Jadeja-Kuldeep’s trap
However, Jadeja ruined West Indies’ hopes of a comeback by dismissing Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (04) and Romario Shepard (00) in his two overs. After bowling Hetmyer, Jadeja got Powell caught out in the slip by Shubman Gill in the next over, while Shepard got Virat Kohli caught out in the second slip after one ball.
Conclution
India beat West Indies by 5 wickets. Rohit Sharma gave victory to the Indian team by hitting fours. With this victory, Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Batting first after losing the toss, West Indies scored only 114 runs.