crew India They beat West Indies by 119 runs in the third and final ODI on Wednesday to whitewash the hosts 3-0. It has India’s 2. also markedRa One-day series win under Shikhar Dhawan. Chasing a revised target of 257 in 35 overs, Windies posted 137 runs in 26 overs when Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets while Shardul Thakur and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each.
Rain played a bad game for India as the game was halted twice after Shikhar Dhawan decided to bat first. The disappointment was huge on Gill’s face as he remained trapped on an unbeaten 98 before heaven opened for the second time, ending India’s innings at 225/3 in 36 overs.
West Indies, on the other hand, had a poor start. All-rounder Deepak Hooda started with a maiden and then Mohammad Siraj shook the top order in the second over by removing Kyle Meyers and Shamar Brooks for ducks.
West Indies lost a few wickets on the board without scoring any runs until Brandon Kings and Shai Hope followed closely. They added 47 runs for the third wicket before Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed the latter for 22 for 10th above.
The responsibility of the chase fell on the shoulders of Raja, who was joined in the middle by his captain, Nicholas Pooran. The pair shifted gears and started dealing in boundaries. But this partnership was broken by Axar Patel by adding 27 runs for the fourth wicket. The left-arm off-spinner bowled a straighter delivery which went under the King’s bat and damaged the woodwork.
After Brandon King was dismissed for 42, Pooran tried to lead his team’s comeback as he hit five fours and a six while at the crease. But in his opening spell, the famous Krishna went on to score 22 . I performed better thanRa All the hopes of the Windies fans were dashed.
Once Pooran was back in the hut, it didn’t take long for the Indian bowlers to run down the order. Chahal and Shardul Thakur together took 5 wickets for 18 runs in the next 4 overs to bundle out West Indies for 137 runs.
Earlier, skipper Dhawan, who has been India’s highest run-scorer in the format during the last two years, showed why he is still indispensable in the format. As far as young Gill is concerned, after this series he would have got some breathing space in the format.
The pair added 113 for the opening stand, their second hundred-plus partnership in the series, with Dhawan scoring his second half-century (58 off 74 balls), with 97 in the opening game.
Dhawan’s innings had seven fours, while Gill had hit seven fours and two sixes till the 36th over. The former was dismissed when he tried to hit against a googly turn from Hayden Walsh and Nicholas Pooran took a simple catch at mid-wicket.
Before the second rain stopped, India added 110 runs in the next 12 overs courtesy of Gill and Shreyas Iyer (44 off 34 balls). Both scored 86 runs in just 9.3 overs to provide the required pace.
(with PTI inputs)
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