Team India registered a dominating win over the West Indies by 96 runs in the final ODI of the three-match series at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad to complete a whitewash against the visitors. Shreyas Iyer (80 off 11 balls) and Rishabh Pant (56 from 54 balls) played crucial knocks in the first innings which helped the Indian team to reach a good score of 265 runs.
India defeated West Indies by 96 runs in the third ODI of the series to clinch the series 3-0. Indian captain Rohit Sharma had won the toss and opted to bat first against the visitors. However, India had a shaky start as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shikhar Dhawan were dismissed by the end of the first 10 overs when the score was just 42.
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The Indian team’s recovery after losing three quick wickets was led by Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. The Indian middle-order batters a partnership of 110 runs which helped India come back into the match. Shreyas Iyer was the highest run-getter with a tally of 80 runs from 111 balls alongside Rishabh Pant who smashed a phenomenal knock of 56 runs off 54 balls.
Deepak Chahar’s (38 off 38) and Washington Sundar’s (33 off 34) performances lower down the order with the bat helped India reach the respectable target of 266 runs against West Indies.
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The bowlers of Team India were on top once again as Deepak Chahar took a couple of early wickets to rattle West Indies. Kuldeep Yadav who was making a comeback to the side also managed to scalp a couple of wickets although he gave away a few after Odean Smith’s hitting late in the innings. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets each. Eventually, the Windies were bundled out for a a meager score of 169 runs.
Here is how Twitter reacted to India’s win.
indian top order innings summed up #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/mp90Gh25eb
— shambhavi (@shaambhaviiii) February 11, 2022
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— Innocent Child (@bholaladkaa) February 11, 2022
— Sam (@sam1998011) February 11, 2022
#Kohli as soon as he enters the ground these days: #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/xKQZBOmcCG
— Rajat 🇮🇳 (@monsieurparrot) February 11, 2022
Kuldeep when get hammered vs chahal when get hammered#indvswi #kuldeep #RohithSharma pic.twitter.com/PktcqgZ6gi
— Akch (@akch_ak) February 11, 2022
Me and My bois In Gully Cricket after watching test cricket🤌🏻.#ViratKohli #RohithSharma #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/uqkvO6HFrk
— Siddhant (@siddhnat18) February 11, 2022
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— ᴍᴏʜɪᴛ𝟒𝟓 (@MohitRohitian) February 11, 2022
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— Manan Dave (@davemanan247) February 11, 2022
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In this Series 😩 pic.twitter.com/TFz0bRWs7K— G O K U (@_snookums_12) February 11, 2022
