IND vs WI: India Clinches the ODI Series against West Indies
With Captain Virat Kohli's (85) brilliant innings, India defeated the West Indies by four wickets in the third and decisive match to win the three-match series 2-1. This is India's tenth consecutive bilateral series win against the West Indies. In this match played at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, West Indies had set a target of 316 runs for victory in front of India. In response, India achieved the target with eight balls remaining. For India, apart from Virat, KL Rahul (77), Rohit Sharma (63) played a half-century innings. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja (39) Shardul Thakur returned unbeaten after scoring 17 runs. Keemo Paul took three wickets for the Windies, while Alzarri Joseph, Jason Holder and Sheldon Cottrell took one wicket each.
Earlier in this decider, India won the toss and invited the West Indies to bat first. Batting first, the West Indies scored 315 runs at the loss of five wickets in the scheduled 50 overs. For the Windies, Kieron Pollard scored 74 runs in 51 balls with 3 fours and 7 sixes and Nicholas Pooran played tremendous innings of 89 runs. There was a fine 135-run partnership between the two batsmen. In addition, Shai Hope (42), Roston Chase (38) and Shimron Hetmyer scored 37 runs. At the same time, Navdeep Saini took two wickets from India, while Shami, Jadeja and Shardul Thakur took one wicket each.
Indian captain Virat Kohli was adjudged 'Man of the Match' for his brilliant knock in this match. At the same time, Team India's hitman Rohit Sharma was awarded the 'Man of the Series'. Rohit has scored 258 runs in this entire series with a century (159), and a half-century. India have won the toss in this decisive match and invited the West Indies to bat first. It is a 'do or die' match for both teams. Both teams have won 1–1 matches in the three-match series. Where the first match was won by the West Indies, while the second match was won by Team India. In this decisive Match, India won the match and the series with 2-1.
