Hardik Pandya hits Romario Shepherd for a six, and performs a dot. He then hits the pacer for a 4, and a six. Shepherd manages to beat him within the remaining supply and Hardik finishes with a double. India attain 351/5 in 50 overs. Hardik Pandya returns unbeaten on 70(52). Jadeja chips in with 8(7).

A slower supply by Alzarri Joseph and Hardik Pandya picks it early. With ease he smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a most. 

He then hits the ball straight down the bottom, runs a double to finish his half-century in 45 balls. IND: 335/5 (49 overs)

Hardik Pandya hits Jayden Seals for a most over the long-off fence. 

 A complete of 13 runs come from the over as India attain 323/5 in 48 overs.

Romario Shepherd dismisses Suryakumar Yadav for 35(30). He is caught by Yannic Cariah at backward level. IND: 310/5 (47 overs)

Suryakumar Yadav hits Jayden Seales for a six as 10 runs come from his over. India additionally breach the 300-run mark with 4 overs to spare. IND: 305-4 (46 overs)

Alzarri Joseph begins the forty fifth over with consecutive wides. However, he recovers properly and concedes simply two singles within the subsequent 4 overs. Hardik Pandya then hits him for a boundary within the fifth ball. IND: 295/4 (45 overs)

Suryakumar Yadav hits Romario Shepherd for a boundary as seven runs come from his over. IND 287-4 (44 overs)

Alzarri Joseph is reintroduced within the assault and Suryakumar Yadav hits him for a 4. He then closes the over with a six. IND 280-4 (43 overs) 

Hardik Pandya steps down the observe in opposition to Yannic Cariah and hits him straight down the bottom for a most. IND 266-4 (42 overs)

A very good over from Indian perspective as 10 runs come from it, with Hardik Pandya slamming the ultimate supply by Jayden Seales for a boundary. IND 257-4

Yannic Cariah retains it tight, as simply 4 runs are available it.

Meanwhile, Gudakesh Motie is lastly rewarded with a wicket as Gill performs it straight at Yannic Cariah at quick mid-wicket. He falls for 85(92). IND: 244/4 (38.4 overs)

Gudakesh Motie is producing economical stuff. He concedes a single after which bowls a maiden in his following over. IND: 238-3 (37 overs)

Hardik Pandya hits Alzarri Joseph for a boundary. 

Romario Shepherd concedes three singles in his subsequent over. IND 234-3 (34 overs)

A very good size supply, extensive of the off stump by Romario Shepherd and Samson gently guides it behind the wickets and runs a double to carry up his half-century. He reaches the milestone in 39 balls.

The batter, nonetheless, departs later within the over as he fingers Shimron Hetmyer a easy catch at mid-on. He falls for 51(41). IND: 223/3 (31.5 overs)

Yannic Cariah is reintroduced and Samson expenses down the observe and connects it properly sufficient to dispatch the ball for a six straight down the bottom.

He then hits the spinner for a boundary in the direction of the deep sq. leg fence. 

Attempts one other lofted shot, this time in the direction of mid-wicket nevertheless it ends in a double. IND: 221/2 (31 overs)

Economical stuff by Gudakesh Motie as 1 run come from his over. IND: 208/2 (30 overs)

Shubman Gill hits Gudakesh Motie for consecutive fours.

Shubman Gill then hits Jayden Seales for a boundary. Samson too joins the celebration, good size ball and extensive of the off stump, which is slapped by Samson for a boundary sq. of the wicket. IND: 207/2 (29 overs)

Gudakesh Motie bowls a cost-effective over as three singles are available it.

Jayden Seales returns and Samson welcomes him with a most. Bowls it full on Samson’s pads and the batter flicks it with ease over the mid-wicket fence for a most. IND: 185/2 (27 overs)

Alzarri Joseph bowls it full and it goes and hit the pads of Sanju Samson. The bowler is satisfied it is out, however the umpire thinks in any other case. West Indies go for a evaluation and TV replay confirms it was kissing the leg stumps on its manner. However, the choice might be umpire’s name, handing Samson an opportunity to proceed. West Indies too do not lose their evaluation. IND: 175-2 (25 overs)

Sanju Samson the brand new man within the center does not waste time as he performs a full supply by Yannic Cariah over the long-on fence. He finishes the over with one other most, this time in the direction of the long-off fence. IND: 171/2 (24 overs)

Yannic Cariah concedes 4 singles, one thing which West Indies will not thoughts. 

Alzarri Joseph continues from the opposite finish and he retains issues underneath management till the third ball. The bowler then opts for a brief ball, which is comfortably pulled by Gaikwad for a boundary in the direction of the backward sq. leg area. 

However, Gaikwad perishes within the remaining ball of the over. A size ball, barely extensive of the off stump and Gaikwad tries to play it in the direction of long-on and will get an out of doors edge. The ball is safely caught by Brandon King at slip. He falls for 8(14) IND: 154/2 (23 overs)

Good transfer by West Indies as he brings in Alzarri Joseph proper after the breakthrough. There was additionally an LBW attraction in opposition to Shubman Gill within the over however the West Indies determined to not take the evaluation. Just one run come from the over. IND: 145/1 (21 overs)

Yannic Cariah breaks the 143-run opening stand between Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill.

Ishan steps down in opposition to the spinner, however fails to get any connection because the ball passes underneath his bat. Shai Hope does the remainder as Ishan is stumped for 77(64). IND: 143/1 (19.4 overs)

Ishan Kishan hits Romario Shepherd for a most, and follows it up with a boundary. The boundary come off a thick outdoors edge as Ishan tries to step down the observe. 

13 runs come from the over. IND: 141/0 (19 overs)

Yannic Cariah joins the assault and after taking part in three dots, Shubman Gill sweeps him for a boundary to finish his half century. He takes 51 balls to finish the milestone. IND: 128/0 (18 overs)

Poor by Romario Shepherd as he bowls a slower supply however manner down the leg stump. Ishan will get ample time to ship the ball extensive of the quick tremendous leg fielder for a boundary. 

Six runs come from the over. IND: 122/0 (17 overs)

Ishan Kishan continues to search out odd boundaries in between overs. He hits a brief and extensive of off supply by Romario Shepherd for a boundary in the direction of backward level. 

Six runs come within the following over by Gudakesh Motie. IND: 116/0 (16 overs)

Ishan Kishan completes his fifty as Gudakesh Motie bowls it full, which is hit in the direction of long-on for a single. He takes 43 balls to succeed in the milestone. 

The pair have additionally taken the opening stand past 100.

Meanwhile, Gill too strikes into his 40s. IND: 102/0 (14 overs)

Ishan Kishan end the over by Gudakesh Motie with a 4 after which hits a most within the following over bowled by Romario Shepherd, taking his particular person rating to 49 in 39 deliveries. IND: 98/0 (13 overs)

Alzarri Joseph bangs it at size and it’s hit over the mid-wicket fence by Ishan Kishan for a SIX. He then will get a FOUR within the subsequent ball. The ball is on the leg stump line and Ishan has no issues in guiding one other size ball behind the wicketkeeper for a boundary. IND: 85/0 (11 overs)

An costly over by Alzarri Joseph as Shubman Gill hits the pacer for 3 fours. There was one other boundary, which got here within the type of byes.

West Indies then introduce spin within the subsequent over as Gudakesh Motie as 4 runs are available his over. IND 73-0 (10 overs)

Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill rating a boundary every in opposition to Kyle Mayers, which additionally brings up the 50-run opening partnership. IND: 52/0 (8 overs)

Alzarri Joseph is launched within the assault and does an honest job in his first over. A few singles and an additional within the type of extensive are available it. IND: 40/0 (7 overs)

Ishan Kishan reveals some aggression and hit Kyle Mayers for consecutive fours, each of which come after stepping down the observe. IND: 37/0 (6 overs)

Jayden Seales bangs it at size and the ball comes on the waist top of Shubman Gill, who punches it away for a 4 in the direction of the mid-wicket area.

Another stunning punch, this time on the backfoot. Same size however this time in the direction of the off stump and Gill punches it sq. of the wicket for a similar end result. IND: 27/0 (5 overs)

Another tight over by Kyle Mayers as simply two runs are available it. There was a half probability in opposition to Ishan because the ball dropped proper in entrance of Mayers on his followthrough. IND: 17/0 (4 overs)

Shubman Gill will get a 4 as Jayden Seales bangs it quick, which is pulled away by Gill. The fielder within the deep will get his fingers, however fails to cease the ball from reaching the boundary ropes. IND: 15/0 (3 overs)

Kyle Mayers shares the brand new ball with Jayden Seales and he almost will get the wicket of Ishan Kishan. Bangs it at size, provides width and Ishan hits it straight at level however Keacy Carty drops an easy probability. 

Two runs come from the over. IND: 11/0 (2 overs)

Ishan begins the primary over on a robust be aware. The first two balls have been pitched up, out of which one was smashed for a boundary sq. of the wicket. 

Nine runs come from the primary over. IND: 9/0 (1 over)

The opening pair of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill are out within the center. Jayden Seales leads the Windies assault. 

Jaydev Unadkat will get an opportunity after an extended hole of just about 10 years. His final ODI look was in opposition to the identical staff again in November 2013 in Kochi.

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales

Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

West Indies have gained the toss and chosen to discipline first. 

The first ODI between India and West Indies got here within the 1979 World Cup. The mighty West Indies romped to a nine-wicket victory in that recreation. India’s first victory in opposition to the West Indies got here on March 29, 1983, within the second match of a three-game collection that they misplaced 2-1 within the Carribean. They then met 3 times within the 1983 World Cup, in fact, and India ended up successful two of these, the second of which just about modified the course of cricket historical past. After that, nonetheless, India’s may beat the West Indies simply thrice within the subsequent 26 matches performed between the 2 sides over the course of the rest of the last decade. Honours have been just about even over the course of the subsequent decade and because the flip of the century, West Indies’ state perpetual decline started in earnest and that corresponded with India’s rise as a restricted overs powerhouse. Since 2006, West Indies have by no means been in a position to beat India in a bilateral ODI collection at residence or away. 

Shai Hope has been a category aside from his teammates, and certainly most Indian batters as properly. He was unbeaten on 63 off 80 within the second ODI which led his staff to victory and he scored 43 within the first ODI, which was just about the one cause why West Indies scored over 100 runs. 

During that first ODI, when the West Indies batting was collapsing like a burning pack of playing cards, it was fairly clear as to why they’ve did not qualify for the World Cup. And but, Shai Hope confirmed that he may maintain his head in hopeless conditions, selecting to unleash his spinners on India the way in which they did along with his facet and ended up making way more of a contest of it than it ought to have been. Their batting struggled within the second ODI as properly however Hope discovered an ready associate in Keacy Carty they usually pair led the West Indies to their first ODI victory in opposition to India in over three years. With the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Myaers and Hope, it’s fairly puzzling that the West Indies’ batting has been their weak point on this collection however the staff themselves have hardly been pushovers on this collection. 

“Honestly, this was our last chance to try some of our players. We have got four of our players who are injured and are in the NCA. With days to go for the Asia Cup and then the World Cup, we are kind of running out of time in a lot of ways. And we are hoping that some of them will be for the Asia Cup and the World Cup but we can’t take those chances. We have to try out other people and give them chances so that in worst case scenario they at least have game time behind them. It also gives us the opportunity to make some decisions on players. Honestly in a series like this with 2-3 matches to go before the Asia Cup, playing Kohli and Rohit would have not given us any answers. But with the injuries we have in the NCA and some uncertainty around them we just wanted to give others a chance.”

…simply months earlier than the World Cup. The solely actual regulars India are lacking on this collection are Shreyas Iyer, who would’ve performed at No.4 had he been accessible, and quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah. There will be an argument made that they’re lacking Mohammed Shami as properly however the reality stays that Shreyas is the one absentee actually within the batting lineup. And but, India have determined to throw in gamers in all types of positions and Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma selected to virtually sit out two of the handful ODIs they may get to play earlier than the World Cup later this yr. It has resulted in India struggling to beat a facet for whom prayers have been stated and publish mortem studies have been ready after they did not qualify for the World Cup only a few days again. They then went on to outright lose the second ODI and now stand on the cusp of recording a primary loss to the West Indies in over 16 years. And but, ask Rohit Sharma or Rahul Dravid or anybody else from the staff administration they usually’d inform you that any issues within the staff is nothing greater than outdoors noise that they do not care about, with Dravid even happening to say one thing to the impact that they cannot be bothered with successful each match earlier than a World Cup when there’s potential for a lot juicy experimentation. 

Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ruturaj Gaikwad

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Dominic Drakes, Rovman Powell, Oshane Thomas

The final time the West Indies gained an ODI collection in opposition to India, Brian Lara was captaining the Carribean facet and Rahul Dravid was main the latter. Today, the stadium through which the third ODI goes to be performed between these two sides has been named after Lara whereas India are nonetheless being led by Rahul Dravid, albeit as head coach. The two senior most gamers of the staff, captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, had not even made their worldwide debuts at that time.