WI vs IND | Twitter reacts as flawless India raze toothless Windies by 200 runs to clinch series

WI vs IND | Twitter reacts as flawless India raze toothless Windies by 200 runs to clinch series

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By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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West Indies proved to be no match for a second-string Indian side in the third ODI at the Brian Lara Stadium on Wednesday as the visitors emerged runaway winners. The visitors saw four batsmen register half-centuries before their clinical pace attack wrapped up the hosts for a paltry 151.

West Indies skipper Shai Hope won the toss and chose to field but his decision backfired horrifically as the Indian openers got off to a flying start. Ishan Kishan began his knock in second gear and only escalated his tempo thereon while Shubman Gill kept ticking the scorecard at the other end. The duo put up an opening partnership of 143, the highest by an Indian pair in the Caribbean islands, before Ishan Kishan succumbed to Yannic Cariah for a 64-ball 77 in the 20th over. The hosts gained some further momentum by scalping Ruturaj Gaikwad for a paltry 8, bringing Sanju Samson onto the crease.

However, the batter walked in with a clear mindset and made his explosive intentions known straight away with two sixes within the first four balls he faced. He rollicked along to register his second ODI half-century and dominated the 69-run third-wicket partnership, setting up the Men in Blue for a strong finish in the remaining 18 overs. Even though Gill failed to anchor along the innings to the end as he fell 15 short of a century, stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya took charge of the proceedings and hammered an unbeaten 70 in just 52 deliveries. He was aided by a quick cameo of 35 from Suryakumar Yadav, ensuring India post a daunting total of 351/5, their highest ever in the West Indies.

In response, the hosts crumbled like a house of cards as Mukesh Kumar ran amock with the new ball. He scalped three wickets in his first four overs to skittle the maroon brigade down to 17/3 before fellow pacers Jaydev Unadkat and Shardul Thakur chipped in to truly have them down and out at 50/6. Albeit Gudakesh Motie and Alzarri Joseph provided some resistance with a brave 9th wicket stand worth 55, Thakur finished things off with two more scalps to take his tally to four and hand India their second biggest win ever against West Indies in ODIs.   

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