India continues their unbeaten run in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with a 125-run victory over the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on 🌜Thursday.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni slammed respective half-centuries to take India’s score to 268/7 in 50 overs. Windies were blown away by the pace and swing of Mohammed Shami who ended the match with four wickets.
Jas♚prit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal scalped two wickets each while Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav🐼 ended with one wicket each.
Kohli named ‘Man of the Match’
Virat Kohli was named the Man of the Match for his excellent innings of 72. During the post-match presentation ceremony, the Indian skipper said that he is happy with the performance of his team. He also lauded the performance💝s of Pandya and Dhoni, who fired them to 268 after a middle-order collapse.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
THE ACE OF PACE
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty)
West Indies now becomes the 3rd side after Afg & SAf to be out of the reckoning for the SF spot.
This means since winning b2b titles in 1975/1979 and reach⛦ing final in 1983, WI, in last 9 editions, has managed to reach SFs just once-in 1996!— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Massive win great show team india well done bowler﷽s ✱ in SEMI FINAL 💪 🏏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
And with today's defeat, the two-time champion join South Africa and Afghanistan out of contention.
For the seven remaining sides, the fight continues… 💪
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)
Mohammed Shami breaks Mohinder Amarnath's record!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
India have🍒 best bowling unit in this worldcup 👏👏👏💪💪 🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
Last couple൩ of games were dominat♏ed by our bowlers. Let the domination going! Well done 👍🏼
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
West Indies haven't won a game since May – and now they are finally out of the 2019 World Cup.
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig)
Will stick to it … Whoever beats India will WIN the World Cup … !!!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
MS Dhoni gr🦄abbed a stunner to dismiss Carlos Braꦜthwaite!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
India vs West♕ Indies in 2019 is sort of like West Indies vs India in 1962
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha)
Hey saw taking that catch … Easily one of the best wicket-keepers in the world at the moment and the best in India !!
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani)
england are surely mor🐭e than just a little worried seeing this attack in operation
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
