Ahmedabad, First Published Feb 11, 2022, 8:56 PM IST
Ahmedabad: India swept the ODI series against the West Indies. West Indies were bowled out for 169 in 37.1 overs for the loss of 266 runs in the third ODI. Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, who took three wickets each, were instrumental in smashing the Windies. Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each. Earlier, Shreyas Iyer (80) and Rishabh Pant (56) were the main contributors. At the tail end, Deepak Chahar (38) and Washington Sunder (33) put on 250 runs for the second wicket. Jason Holder took four wickets for the Windies. India had earlier won the three-match ODI series.
Chahar started
Mohammad Siraj took the first wicket for the Windies. Siraj trapped Shy Hop in front of the wicket. He had only 19 runs on the scoreboard then. Deepak Chahar took two wickets in the fifth over. Brendon King (14) was handed over to Chahar Suryakumar Yadav. Chahar took two wickets, sending Shamara Brooks into Shreyas’ hands.
Kuldeep, Prasidh and Siraj were ousted
Then it was the turn of fame. Darren Bravo, 20, was the first to return to fame. Jason Holder (6) was later sacked. Kuldeep Yadav got the ball in the hands of wicketkeeper Rishabh in the first over against Fabian Allen. Nicholas Puran (34) also fell into the trap of Kuldeep. With this, the number of visitors has increased to seven 82. It was Siraja who smashed the tail end. Alzari Joseph (29) and Odine Smith (36) added 42 runs for the second wicket. Siraj gave Smith a break through by handing him over to Shikhar Dhawan. Siraj also pitched Hayden Walsh (13). Prasidh celebrated his three-wicket haul by dismissing Alsari.
India’s top players forget the game
India got off to a bad start. With just 42 runs on the scoreboard, India lost three top players. Rohit Sharma (13) and Virat Kohli (0) returned in the same over. Rohit was confident of scoring three boundaries. But Alsari’s ball was bowled. Alsari also dismissed Kohli in the fifth ball of the over. The former captain was caught by wicketkeeper Shai Hope. He scored eight runs in the first ODI and 18 in the second ODI. Dhawan also failed to shine on his return after Kovid. Jason Holder caught by Odeon Smith.
Shreyas- Ball combination
It was the Shreyas-Pant partnership that saved India from collapse. Shreyas reached the crease in the fourth. The ball is in the fifth. Both added 110 runs. He took responsibility and scored 56 runs. He had hit a six and six fours before giving the wicket to Hayden Walsh. Suryukumar Yadav (6), who reached the crease later, could not be the savior once again. Fabian Allen wicket. Shreyas soon returned. Shreyas scored 80 off 111 balls. His innings consisted of nine boundaries. Darren Bravo was caught in the long off by Walsh.
Sundar-Chahar get together
India lost wickets at regular intervals. But the Chahar-Sunder partnership led India to a fight score. The duo added 53 runs. Chahar scored the same number of runs off 38 balls. Chahar’s innings consisted of two sixes and four fours. Sundar was very supportive. … off the ball … Sundar scored the run. Meanwhile, India lost Kuldeep Yadav (5). Sunder returns in the last over. He won one six and two fours. Mohammad Siraj (0) is another outfielder. Prasidh Krishna (0) remained unbeaten.
Four changes in the Indian team
India came down with four changes. Injured KL Rahul released. Dhawan was the replacement. Deepak Hooda, Yusvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur were also rested. Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav and Deepak Chahar joined the team. The Windies made a change. Heidel Walsh joins Achilles Hossain Kieran Pollard will be ruled out of the third ODI due to injury.
Teams
Team India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sunder, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Windies: Shy Hope, Brendan King, Darren Bravo, Shamara Brooks, Nicholas Puran, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Odeon Smith, Ulzari Joseph, Hayden Walsh, Kemer Roach.
Last Updated Feb 11, 2022, 9:07 PM IST