Team India claimed a 200-run victory over West Indies within the third and ultimate ODI and clinched the three-match sequence with a 2-1 scoreline. The threat of benching skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, particularly after the debacle within the second ODI, lastly paid-off as all-rounder Hardik Pandya really lived as much as the expectations. With Ishan Kishan (77) and Shubman Gill (85) stitching an enormous opening partnership, Hardik himself remained unbeaten at 70 to take India to a whopping complete of 351/5 in 50 overs. Later, the hosts had been bundled out for simply 151.

With such a big win, Team India additionally registered their highest ODI complete with none participant hitting a century. Earlier in 2005, India had scored 350/6 in opposition to Sri Lanka, the place no batter had smashed a ton.

Highest ODI totals for India with out a person 100:

1. 351/5 vs WI Tarouba 2023
2. 350/6 vs SL Nagpur 2005
3. 349/7 vs Pak Karachi 2004
4. 348/5 vs Ban Dhaka 2004

Asked to bat first, India received a terrific begin as openers Shubman Gill (85) and Ishan Kishan (77) stitched a record-breaking partnership of 143 runs. Apart from them, Sanju Samson and stand-in skipper Hardik additionally smashed 51 and 70* runs respectively, and took India to an enormous complete.

The chase was all the time out of the query and Mukesh Kumar‘s (3/30 in 7 overs) three-wicket burst with some high quality seam bowling within the first Powerplay dashed West Indies’ hopes as they had been shot out for 151 in solely 35.3 overs.

Gudakesh Motie (39 not out) and Alzarri Joseph (26) delayed the inevitable with a 55-run stand for the ninth wicket.

Shardul Thakur (4/37 in 6.3 overs), Jaydev Unadkat (1/16 in 5 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/25 in 8 overs) had been additionally among the many wickets because the sequence decider turned out to be a lopsided contest.

(With PTI Inputs)