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The third and final ODI between West Indies and India turned out to be a one-sided encounter where the visitors clinched a massiౠve ♛200-run victory. With the win, India als🎃o sealed the three-match series 2-1.
Put to bat, India’s opening batters set the tone for their team, putting up an impressive display of strokeplay. Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill laid a solid foundation⭕ for India with their brilliant partnership.
Kishan showcased his attacking prowess, sco🐼ring a blistering 77 off just 64 balls, including 8 fours and 3 sixes. Shubman, on the other end, demonstrated his class with a well-constructed innings, amassing 85 runs off 92 deliveries, laced with 11 boundaries.
Sanju Samson and stand-in captain Hardik Pandya provided the much-needed impetus in the middle overs, 𒁃contributing with their respective half-centuries. India managed to pile up an imposﷺing total of 351 for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 50 overs, setting a daunting target for the West Indies.
Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Kumar wreaked havoc to dominate West Indies
In response, the hosts struggled to get going and lost wickets at regular intervals. Their batters found it challenging to build substantial partnerships against the disciplined Indian bowling attack. Alick Athanaze top-s🅠cored with 32, but it was not enough to mount a serious challenge.
The Indian bowlers, led by the impressive Shardul Thakur, wreaked havoc on the West Indian batting line-up. Thakur’s remarkable spell of 4 wickets for just 37 runs off 6.3 overs dismantled the West Indies middle-order. Mukesh Kumar also shined with the ball, taking three scalps for 30 in 7 overs, including a maiden. Kuldeep Yadav, and Jaydev Unadkat also chipped in with crucial wickets.
In the end, the West Indies were bowled out for a total of 151 in 35.3 overs, conceding a resounding victory to India by a massive margin of 200 runs. Shubman was awarded the well-deserved Player of the Match for his scintillating batting performance, which played a pivotal role in India’s commanding victory.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
From 1-1 to 2-1! 👏 🏆
The smiles say it all! ☺️ ☺️ |
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Tests ✅
One dayers ✅Doubling up the carribean delight! 🤩🥳 🦁💛
📷— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
India got the better of🐓 🎃West Indies in the 3rd ODI to seal the series 👏💪
Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
2023 is the first year✅ where India won two ODIs by 200 or more runs.
Won by 317 runs (vs SL)
Won by 200 runs (vs WI)— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
India's 16th consecutive bilateral ODI series win against West Indies.
The dominance continues…!!!!
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
A 2 – 1 series win for India in the final CG United ODI powered by YES Bank.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
India have♈ def😼eated West Indies by 200 runs to seal the series 2-1.
A dominating win by India…!!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
M🔴uch better batting show today from team India 👏🏽😄
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Well played, 👏
85 🐠(92) with 11 fours. A terrific knock by Gilꦫl🔥,he missed out on a well deserve century here..💔 |
— Naji 🇮🇳 (@Naji_Gill_77)
Well played champ, Shubman Gill.👏 Scored a brilliant knock of 85(92) with 11 fours, great to see him back among runs💙 making a stunning comeback with a specꦓtacular 5️⃣0️⃣💪 great going champ, many more to come🎯👊
— Saabir Zafar (@Saabir_Saabu01)
