“Whitewashed by PAK, BAN, and INDIA”- Twitter reacts as India whitewash West Indies by defeating them in 3rd ODI by 119 runs
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India defeated West Indies by 119 runs (DLS method) because rain had delayed match for several hours. With this win, India have whitewashed Windies 3-0.
India had won the toss and opted to bat first. Shubman Gill was the star with the bat as he scored 98 runs off 98 balls. He missed his maiden international century because of rain in the match. Shikhar Dhawan also played a half-century knock (58 runs off 74 balls) while Shreyas Iyer scored 44 runs off 34 balls. In the end, their score read 225/3 in 36 overs. Overs were first reduced from 50 to 40 due to rain and later it was reduced to 36.
West Indies needed 257 runs in 35 overs to win. They didn’t start well as Kyle Mayers departed on duck while other opener Shai Hope scored 22 runs off 33 balls before Yuzvendra Chahal threw a flighted full ball and Hope came down the track and tried to swing it. But he missed it completeley and Sanju Samson quickly caught it.
Next batsman Shamrah Brooks walked back right after the moment he came. As Mohammed Siraj, who had dismissed Mayers on duck, dismissed Brooks also on duck. Siraj delivered a length ball around middle and Brook looked to flick it but he missed it and it hit him on th pad.
Brandon King scored 42 runs off 37 balls with five fours and a six before Axar Patel trapped him. Patel tossed it up outside off and the ball zipped through after landing. Nicholas Pooran smashed five fours and a six to score 42 runs off 32 balls before Prasidh Krishna sent him back. Krishna bowled a length ball and Pooran stayed back and tried to pull it but it had gone to mid-on where skipper Shikhar Dhawan caught it over his head.
In the end, West Indies could score 137 runs and India won the match by 119 runs by DLS method. Chahal picked up four wickets for India.
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