India c🔴linched the three-match ODI series against West Indies 2-1 after winning a nerve-wracking encounter in Cuttack by 4 wickets.
Chasing 316 to win, India suffered a mini-collapse in t🐓he latter 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 b✃alls 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 wicke﷽ts.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Shardul you beauty!!
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
In🔯dia showed they can win in run chases 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 Jadej♔a ends on 39* as India win by four wickets! 👏
India take the series 2-1 in a dramati💦c finish 🏆
— ICC (@ICC)
What a special win this. Rohit, Rahul, Vira🦋t all making big scores but none of them there in the😼 end. Jadeja and Thakur winning it in some style. Good series win for India but West Indies were very competetive. Heartening
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
In the la🥂st 𝔍10 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 winni⛎ng the series.. it’s been ♎a good series.. top class batting from @klrahul11 and apna thakur West Indies seems like getting better everyday congratulations nd team for playing brilliantly 👌✅
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Fabulous run chase by India. Among 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 m🍌easured knock propels India to a fantastic four-wicket win at Cuttack 🇮�🧸�
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
1⃣7⃣ runs off 6 balls! 🔥
Shardul Tha♋kur, you will be remembered for a DECADE N✱OW! 🙌
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Ha𒁏rd fought series win by team India this.big gain this series and middle order batting. Well tried
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Shardul Th🎃akur, the finisher India nev🀅er knew they had.
Look at 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 superb!
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
He doesn’t get much credit for his batting but has been an absolute cha♕mpion. Sensible solid batting ! Take a ⛄bow Jaddu !
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
