IND vs WI third ODI: India thumps West Indies by 200 runs to safe sequence win

India crushed West Indies by 200 runs within the third ODI to safe a sequence win on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday. 

Indian bowlers, led by pacers Mukesh Kumar and Shardul Thakur, wrapped up West Indies for 151 to rope within the win, after a concerted effort from its batting lineup.

After being despatched out to bat by West Indies skipper Shai Hope, India, which continued to be with out common skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, amassed a mammoth 351.

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The visiting facet began on the fitting foot, with openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill dominating the opening section of play. The left-right duo discovered boundaries with ease and as they placed on a 143-run stand inside 20 overs.

Kishan was the extra brutal of the 2, with the wicket-keeper batter using the pull shot to nice impact. West Indies thought it discovered a means again within the sport when it dismissed Kishan and No. 3 batter Ruturaj Gaikwad shortly.

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But Sanju Samson, together with a well-settled Gill ensured that the benefit gained wasn’t ceded. The Kerala batter confirmed not hesitation in taking up the Caribbean bowlers, as he scored three sixes within the first 13 balls he confronted.

Though India slowed down after the dismissal of Samson and Gill, stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya ensured his facet completed on a excessive. The all-rounder was ruthless within the demise as he scored boundaries for enjoyable to take India past the 350-run mark.

West Indies’ reply started on the flawed foot, with pacer Mukesh offering the early breakthroughs.

The right-arm bowler was correct and protracted as he drew errors from the alternative batters, to depart the house facet tottering at 17 for 3 inside seven overs.

Fellow pacers Thakur and Jaydev Unadkat added a pair extra wickets to make sure the match was kind of secured, earlier than Gudakesh Motie and Alzarri Joseph delayed the inevitable with some mighty hits.

Thakur would return to mop up the tail to say a four-wicket haul as India secured its second-biggest within the format in opposition to West Indies.