WI vs IND 3rd ODI, Highlights: India beats West Indies by 200 runs, wins series 2-1

Shardul Thakur castles Seales to end the West Indies innings.

India wins by 200 runs

Another wicket with a bouncer from Shardul. Top edge, gathered on the second attempt by Ishan Kishan.

Alzarri Joseph c Ishan Kishan b Thakur 26 (39b 1x4 2x6)

This has been a confident batting display from Joseph and Motie and they bring up their 50-run partnership. Motie has dominated the stand with some powerful stroke-making.

A flurry of boundaries from Alzarri Josesph and Motie as West Indies tail wags on.

Mukesh comes back is flogged by Joseph. It didn’t help that he gave away a couple of front-foot no balls.

Moties gets a couple of fours and a six against Jadeja.

Cariah attempts a wild sweep shot and he is trapped in front by Kuldeep. He reviews unsuccessfully.

Yannic Cariah lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 19 (33b 3x4 0x6)

WI 88/8 in 23.4 overs

Drift and deception from Kuldeep and Athanaze is left befuddled. Pitches in line with the stump and moves in a tinge to have him bowled.

Alick Athanaze b Kuldeep Yadav 32 (50b 3x4 0x6)

Kuldeep into the attack and he starts with a maiden. He thought he had a wicket, after the onfield umpire adjudjed Cariah LBW. But West Indies succesfully reviews it.

Cariah and Athanaze are building a solid partnership, albeit at a slow pace.

India closing in on a series win. Athanaze is waging a lone battle as the Indian bowlers dominate the proceedings. Cariah is the new batter and he sees through a couple of overs.

Short ball from Sharduk Thakur and Shepherd can only manage a top edge. Good catch by Unadkat at deep fine leg.

Romario Shepherd c Unadkat b Thakur 8 (8b 2x4 0x6)

Shardul Thakur doesn’t take too long to get a wicket as he nabs Shimron Hetmyer in his second over. West Indies has lost half its side already.

Shimron Hetmyer c Yadav b Thakur 4 (6b 1x4 0x6)

Unadkat into the attack. Over the wicket and forces an outside edge from Carty. Gill takes a low catch at first slip. The third umpire takes a look at adjudjes it out.

Athanaze and Carty stabilise the innings for West Indies. But the run rate is barely above three, not ideal while chasing a total as big as today’s.

Mukesh makes it three. Extracts movement off the seam and danger-man Hope edges it for Gill to take a safe catch. India in total control.

West Indies 17/3 in 6.3 overs

Shai Hope c Shubman Gill b Mukesh Kumar 5 (9b 1x4 0x6)

West Indies on the backfoot after some good bowling by Mukesh Kumar.

Shai Hope instils some confidence with a classy cover drive boundary. But it is a sub-par start for the home side.

Mukesh Kumar continues his golden touch. Kyle Mayers chops one onto the stumps and West Indies loses its second.

Kyle Mayers b Mukesh Kumar 4 (10b 1x4 0x6)

Perfect start for India. Mukesh Kumar, operating with the new ball, draws an outside edge from Brandon King and Kishan completes a good low catch.

Brandon King c Ishan Kishan b Mukesh Kumar 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)

West Indies needs to pull off a record chase to win this series now.

Brandon King and Kyle Mayers will kickstart the chase for the home side.

Hardik on a roll. He started slow, but he is ending on a flourish. Length ball from Shepherd and he pumps it over extra cover for a six. Slow bouncer next up and Hardik swats it to the midwicket fence for a boundary. The next one is another length one and Hardik lofts it straight back for another six!!

Shepherd jams in a yorker next up to get a dot ball. Last ball of the innings and Hardik gets a couple to get India to 351.

Six more from Hardik. On the slot from Seales and pumped it straight down the gorund. Joseph drifts onto Hardik’s pads and he flicks it away with disdain. SIX!!

Hardik takes a double next and that is his fifty. Fifth of his ODI career.

Low full toss from Suryakumar somehow manages to slice it beyond backward point for a six. Wristy shot and that is 300 for India.

Slight delay in the game. Romario Shepherd is struggling with his knee, midway through the 47th over. He continues and gets SKY’s wicket, thanks to a diving catch by Cariah.

Suryakumar Yadav c Cariah b Shepherd 35 (30b 2x4 2x6)

IND 310/4 in 47 overs

SKY manages another boundary, this time against Shepherd.

But Alzarri Joseph succeeds in bowling a decent over, except for a couple of wides. India will be looking to get to 350, atleast.

Hardik Pandya lets it loose. He smokes Cariah for a six to finally set off the death over hunt. India still has a lot of batting left in the hut.

Suryakumar too joins the party with a four and six against Alzarri Joseph.

Suryakumar takes a single against Seales and that brings up the 250 for India. West Indies bowlers have succeeded in bringing the run rate under 6.2, after India was cruising at 7+ at one point.

Motie is finally rewarded with a wicket, in his last over. He draws a false shot from Shubman Gill and Cariah completes an easy catch at midwicket.

Shubman Gill c Cariah b Motie 85 (92b 11x4 0x6)

India’s runrate is plummetting. Hardik has gone into his shell after starting strongly, while Moties ties Gill down to a maiden. This loss of momentum might prove to be costly.

Skipper Hardik Pandya is the new batter for India. He starts off well. A well-timed straight drive against Alzarri Joseph gives him his first boundary. Gill, at the other end, has slowed down a bit.

Motie, who has been the most economical of the West Indies bowlers, delivers another quiet over. Just a single from the over.

Cariah with some flight and Samson comes charging down. He connects that well and it is a huge six. He continues to take the charge, adding a four and a double to round off a good over for India.

Samson soon gets to his fifty, with a late cut for a double. But he is dismissed the very next ball. Tries to lift Shepher over the infield, but can’t clear Hetmyer at mid off.

200 up for India. Samson celebrates it with a cut shot, which skids away to the fence. That also brings up the 50-run partnership.

A touch full from Seales and Samson deposits him deep into the mid wicket stands. Pure timing there from Samson.

Terrible fielding from Seales. Gill plays a leg glance and Seales chases it down, before failing to gather it properly, gifting a boundary. To make it even worse, Gill hits a late cut next ball to add another four.

Alzarri Joseph fires a quick one into Samson’s pads. West Indies players appeal with verve, but the umpire doesn’t relent. A review is taken and Samson is saved by umpire’s call.

Sanju Samson walks in and he takes off immediately. Cariah with one that is not full enough, but Samson doesn’t need it to be. Lofts it over long on for a six, the second ball he faced. He goes after Cariah again a few ball later. This time he clears the long off fence.

Hope brings in a slip for Gaikwad, hoping for a mistake and he is rewarded. Joseph pitches one on good length and Gaikwad can only edge it to King. Second wicket down for India.

Ruturaj Gaikwad c King b Joseph 8 (14b 1x4 0x6)

Ruturaj Gaikwad is the new batter for India. He takes his time to settle down and that helps West Indies to sneak in a few quiet overs. Cariah is exerting great control with his leg spin, with Alzarri Joseph in support from the other end.

West Indies breaks through, finally. Cariah loops one and Kishan doesn’t get to the pitch of the ball. Easy stumping for Hope and it is a fabulous knock by Kishan.

Ishan Kishan st Hope b Cariah 77 (64b 8x4 3x6)

Kishan rips into Shepherd. Another pull shot and another six. He follows that with a four, albeit a lucky one. Edged and it flies past the keeper. Kishan is already into his 70s.

Kishan and Gill continue to motor on. The West Indies bowlers are not posing much of a challenge for the duo.

On the pad from Shepherd and Kishan flicks it away for another four.

Short from Shepherd and Kishan clears the mid wicket fence for another six. This has been some start from the Indian openers.

Kishan soon gets to half-century. Third of the series for the left-hander.

India 102/0 in 14 overs

First six of the match.

Short from Joseph and Kishan pulls it beyond the square leg for a six. A leg-bye boundary adds to West Indies’ misery.

Moties continues. Kept it tight until the last ball, when he offered a fuller one to Kishan, who smacked it straight past the bowler for a four.

The onslaught continues. Gill punishes Joseph to two boundaries. Joseph too adds to pile of runs with a wide, which ran way to the fence. India’s runrate creeping close to eight.

Spin introduced in the form of Motie. He brings a semblance of control. Gives away just four runs

Alzarri Joseph into the attack. He starts with a tight over. Just three runs from his first over. But Mayers continues to leak boundaries from the other end. Not much pace and a tad shot and Kishan launches it over the infield for another boundary. Gill too takes on Mayers. Off-pace on the off side and he guides it past point for another four. Fifty partnership.

Kishan goes on the offensive. Back-to-back boundaries for the left-hander against Mayers. Both straight down the ground. This should push for a bowling change from Shai Hope.

On the pad from Seales and Gill guides it past the 30-yard circle for a couple. Seales pulls his length a little back and Gill brings out his short-arm jab. No stopping that one. FOUR!! Steady start from the Indian openers.

Dropped.

Wide from Mayers and Kishan flays at it. It is straight at Carty at point. But he fails to hold on to it.

Slightly short from Seales and Gill latches onto it with a pull shot. FOUR!!

Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan open the innings for India. Seales with the ball for West Indies.

Kishan starts with a straight drive which fetches him a couple of runs. Next one is full on the off and Kishan leans into the drive. Through the gap for four. Confident start.

Shai Hope wins the toss and he has decided to sent the Indian team out to bat. West Indies will be hoping for a reprise of the performance from the last game. The home side is unchanged.

India makes two changes. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jaydev Unadkat are in for Umran Malik and Axar Patel.

The third ODI between India and West Indies will be streamed LIVE on Jio Cinema and FanCode at 7:00 PM IST. Doordarshan (DD) Sports channel will show the Live telecast.

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