AHMEDABAD: Indian pacers – Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj starred with the ball to help India complete whitewash against West Indies in the ODI series here on Friday.
Set to chase 266, the West Indian batting line-up failed and could only score 169 in response. The touring side had a poor start to the run-chase; losing their first three wickets for 25 runs.
The skipper – Nicholas Pooran looked to retaliate a bit; scoring a gritty 34 off 39 balls but with no support from the other end, he too failed to put his side into a comfortable position.
Following his departure, Alzarri Joseph and Odean Smith looked to fight back and recorded an important 40-runs partnership for the eighth wicket. The pair looked determined before Smith departed after top-scoring with 36.
Soon after, the side lost their remaining wickets in a rush and in the end, was bowled out for a skimpy 169; handing an easy 96-runs victory to the home side.
For India, Krishna and Siraj bagged three wickets each, while Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Yadav each claimed two wickets.
Batting first, India too had a similar start to their innings; losing their first three wickets for a mere 42 as the captain – Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli dismissed cheaply.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant then anchored the innings with a brilliant 110-runs partnership for the fourth wicket. Both the batters batted sensibly and scored half-centuries.
Pant, who was scoring quicker perished soon after reaching his half-century in the 30th over. He scored 56 off 54 balls, laced with six boundaries and a six.
Iyer, on the other hand, stood firm and kept the scoreboard while his side lost two quick wickets of Pant and Suryakumar Yadav. He top-scored with a brilliant 80 off 111 deliveries; smashing nine boundaries.
Washington Sundar and Deepak Chahar then strengthened the home side’s position by chipping in with crucial runs at the death. Sundar scored 34, while Chahar made a run-ball 38.
Following their brilliance, the men in blue bowled out for 265 on the last delivery of the innings.
Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for the touring side; picking four wickets, while Joseph and Hayden Walsh claimed two wickets each. Smith and Fabien Allen, on the other hand, struck out a batter each.
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