India beat West Indies by 96 runs in third ODI to complete a 3-0 series whitewash on Friday. This is also India’s 11th successive ODI series win over the Windies.
Earlier, the hosts had a top-order collapse but a dominating partnership by Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant turned the game’s tide. Iyer smacked 80 runs off 111 bals and Pant hammered 56 runs off 54 deliveries. However, Chahar and Washington Sundar played their parts to perfection and forged 53 runs for the seventh wicket. Initially, India were bowled out for 265 runs in 50 overs.
Chasing the target of 266 runs, West Indies team lost three wickets within the first over. Mohammed Siraj provided India with the early breakthrough, dismissing Shai Hope (5). Deepak Chahar picked two wickets in his second over, removing Brandon King (14) and Shamarh Brooks (0). Mohammad Siraj & Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets each while Kuldeep Yadav picked 2 wickets.
Now, both teams will now travel to Kolkata for a three-match T20I series that begins on February 16. However India vice-captain KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel were ruled out of the three-match T20I series . Rahul has suffered a hamstring injury while fielding in the second ODI and Axar has not fully recovered from his injury. While, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda replacing them in the squad.
India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.