169/10 (37.1)
CRR : 4.55
265/10 (50.0)
CRR : 5.30
India won by 96 runs 🏆
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Team India continued their terrific performance with the ball as the men in blue clean sweep the West Indies in another excellent performance at home. Mohammed Siraj, the leader of the pack started the proceedings with the first wicket in the fourth over of the innings, trapping Shai Hope in front of the stumps.
Deepak Chahar, making a comeback in the Indian XI soon joined the party and chipped in with two wickets in an over dismissing Brandon King and Shamarh Brooks, the latter for a duck. The emerging superstar, skiddy fast bowler from Karnataka Prasidh Krishna continued his golden run with the Indian team as he chipped in with quick wickets of Darren Bravo and Jason Holder and also troubled every batter with his variations especially swing, seam and the bouncers.
Left arm unorthodox bowler Kuldeep Yadav also returned to the fold and picked up a couple of wickets dismissing Fabian Allen for a golden duck and the all important wicket of skipper Nicholas Pooran who scored 34 off 39 deliveries and was looking set for a big inning. Yadav picked up two wickets but was also put to the cleaners especially by Pooran and Odean Smith who starred with an eighteen ball 36 yet again.
Siraj was recalled in the middle overs and almost chipped in with Smith's wicket who was dropped by Suryakumar Yadav in the outfield, who had a not so good day in the field. Siraj then came back strongly and picked up his man with a similar delivery using the cross seam and hitting the deck hard on regular intervals.
Siraj then struck then again in the 37th over when he dismissed Hayden Walsh who scored 13 off 38 deliveries and created trouble for the Indian team, stitching a 47 run partnership for the ninth wicket with Alzarri Joseph, sticking around for almost 13 overs.
Prasidh Krishna then finished off the proceedings with another short delivery, dismissing Alzarri Joseph on the very first ball of his ninth over, Virat Kohli taking a good high catch at deep square leg under the lights. West Indies were folded for 169 in 37.1 overs giving India a much deserved victory by a healthy margin of 96 runs. The presentation ceremony to follow.
Siraj was recalled in the middle overs and almost chipped in with Smith's wicket who was dropped by Suryakumar Yadav in the outfield, who had a not so good day in the field. Siraj then came back strongly and picked up his man with a similar delivery using the cross seam and hitting the deck hard on regular intervals.
Siraj then struck then again in the 37th over when he dismissed Hayden Walsh who scored 13 off 38 deliveries and created trouble for the Indian team, stitching a 47 run partnership for the ninth wicket with Alzarri Joseph, sticking around for almost 13 overs.
Prasidh Krishna then finished off the proceedings with another short delivery, dismissing Alzarri Joseph on the very first ball of his ninth over, Virat Kohli taking a good high catch at deep square leg under the lights. West Indies were folded for 169 in 37.1 overs giving India a much deserved victory by a healthy margin of 96 runs. The presentation ceremony to follow.
Mohammed Siraj: "There is a little amount of swing in the conditions. Got help regarding caught behind and catches at the slip cordon. Catches being dropped is the part and parcel of the game, I didn't think much about it and focused on my next ball. I wanted to bowl back of a length deliveries to Odean Smith, if he hits a boundary, credit goes to him and if he gets out then it is my success. Scrambled seam is my go to delivery as it generates wickets for me in all formats and it confuses the batter with regards to outswing and inswing."
Deepak Chahar: "I always want to give my best whatever opportunity I get with the bat or ball. I try to bat according to the situation. There were lots of overs remaining when I came in to bat and I could have batted a bit too longer. It depends on when I am bowling in case there is no swing. I vary my pace and length. It gets very easy for the batter if there are no variations."
Nicholas Pooran | Losing Captain: "We had a wonderful opportunity again but congratulations to Rohit and Dravid for the first ODI series win. We let down with the bat. We have some exciting players on their side but we have to do work in each department. Batting to be specific in this series. We are good in the shorter format and we will look to bounce back on this tour."
Shreyas Iyer is the man of the match for his terrific knock of 80 runs!
Shreyas Iyer: "Life was a bit tough as I had covid and an infection in the past few days. I am really flexible to bat at any position but currently no.4 is the best place to bat at. I really enjoy the pressure situation and such moments. When I go in, specially like today's situation. I had to play the new ball and then you need to change gears and set a momentum which is not easy. But if you believe in yourself and focus on the basics, you will be good."
Prasidh Krishna is the player of the series with nine wickets in three games.
Prasidh Krishna: "I am practicing a lot, played a few Vijay Hazare Trophy games as well so I have a few overs down my belt. Any time when the ball goes to the keeper or the slips, I love that. When you are running in and the ball flies to the keeper, that is something every fast bowler wants and I am feeling good to do that. The kind of guys we have in the team, everyone is very good and we are learning from each other. Its a team effort, now we can sit back and look back at the three games, we batted well and scored some good runs to give the bowlers something to bowl at."
Rohit Sharma | Winning Captain: "Definitely not looking at those numbers (11 wins off 13 games as captain), just want to tick the boxes and get the job done. We have pretty much got what we wanted from this series. The noise will be around as long as we are playing. We are playing a high profile squad in India and everyone looks up at us. We know what we have to focus on, the outside noise doesn't really bother the dressing room as long as we come out on the field and do what we are supposed to do, that's the only thing matters. I have never seen something like that (Prasidh Krishna) in India. It's good to see him generate bounce from the pitch. He is bowling hard lengths and asking questions to the batters. Its good to see our fast bowlers, the way Siraj bowled, Shardul and Deepak bowled. The way they bowled and picked up wickets for us. Both Kuldeep and Chahal are crucial players for us. They have done well as a pair, especially Kuldeep as he went off the radar for a while. It was important to get him back as we understand what he brings to the table in the squad. It will take time for them to get back to their best but it is crucial to give them some games under their belt. The biggest takeaway was the middle order batting, the top order didn't do too well but getting the team out of the situation they were in, today also they got the team a respectable total so this was the biggest takeaway for me from the series."
So that's it from the presentation ceremony and from the ODI series. Ninaad Dixit here, signing off on behalf of Akshay Bhide, Anmol Ahuja and our scorer Manish Bishnoi. Stay tuned for more coverage from across the globe. Stay safe and take care.