India clinched the three-match ODI series against West Ind♏ies 2-1 after winning a nerve-wracking encounter in Cuttack by 4 wickets.
Chasing 316 to win, India suffered a mini-collapse in the la💫tter part of their innings before useful knocks from Shardul Thakur (17* off 6 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (39* ✨off 31 balls) ensured they reach the finish line with 9 balls to spare.
Brief scores:
India 316/6 in 48.4 overs (Virat Kohli 85, KL Rahul 77, Rohit Sharma 63; Keemo Paul 3/59) beat
West Indies 315/5⛎ in 50 overs (Pooran 89, Pollard 74 not out; Saini 2/52) by 4 wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Shardul you beauty!!
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
India showed they can win iﷺn run chas👍es in different ways. Not Virat, not Rohit, in the end it was Jadeja and Shardul that saw India though. What a game! 👏👏👏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Dhool da kanna! :') 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
on song once again! 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Ravindra Jadeja ends on 39* as India wi𝓰n by four wickets! 👏
India take the series 2-1 in a dramatꦰic finish ��
— ICC (@ICC)
What a special win this. Rohit, Rahul, Viratไ all making big scores but none of them there in the end. Jadeja and Thakur winning it in some style. Good ser🔯ies win for India but West Indies were very competetive. Heartening
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
🌃In the last 10 years, India have had 10 successful 300+ chases.
Kohli in those chases:
– 7 centuries
– 1 fifty (today)Salute the chase master!!!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Congratulations for winning the series.. it’s been a good series.. top class batting from @klrahul11 and♕ apna thakur West Indies seems l𒀰ike getting better everyday congratulations nd team for playing brilliantly 👌✅
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Fabulous run chase by India. Amon🀅g best I’ve seen in, more so as stiff target wasn’t achieved by 1 or 2 players. Rohit, Rahul, Virat, Jadeja, Thakur all made significant contributions. West Indies competed hard but India just that shade better. Well played!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
So what if he wasn't not out till the end, still played a very fine innings in ensuring a decisive win. 10 series against West Indies! Well played Team India.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Shardul Thakur’s cameo and Jadeja’s measured knock propels India to a fantastic four-wicket win at Cuttack 🇮🇳 ♐
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
1⃣7⃣ runs off 6 balls! 🔥
Shardul Thakur, you will be remembered for a DECADE NOW! �﷽�
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Hard f﷽ought series win by team India this.big gain this series and middle order batting. Well tried
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Shardul Thakur, the finisher India never kn♓ew they had.
Look a⛦t Virat Kohli, the guy has 5k runs in chases yet he is celebrating with double gusto and energy.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Loved interview. Well played Shardul , you were superᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ�♛�ᩚᩚᩚb!
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
He does💙n’t get much credit for his batting but has been an absolute champion. Sensible solid batting ! Take a bow Jaddu !
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
