India K(oh)linch series against WI

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Ravindra Jadeja and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Lokesh Rahul and the Chahar cousins, Deepak (the player of the match) and Twenty20 International debutant Rahul.

The West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Khary Pierre made way for Fabian Allen.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

Before the start of the match, the ground was wet.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 22, for the loss of five wickets.

Sunil Narine, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Navdeep Saini. Deepak broke the four-run stand.

Nineteen balls into the match, the West Indies sought a batting review. Evin Lewis, the batsman, scored 10. His 11-ball innings included a boundary. It was struck down by the West Indian umpire Nigel Duguid. Deepak trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the nine-run stand.

Shimron Hetmyer, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Deepak, who broke the one-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Kieron Pollard’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Nicholas Pooran’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Pooran, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 17. Fifty-six balls after Hetmyer’s dismissal, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Saini broke the 66-run partnership.

Eighty-three balls into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Pollard was the batsman. It was struck down by Duguid.

Pollard’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 40 balls.

The West Indies scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pollard, whose 45-ball innings included the aforementioned boundary, in addition to half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 58. Fifteen balls after Pooran’s dismissal, Saini broke the 25-run stand.

Rovman Powell, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 32. He was unbeaten.

Carlos Brathwaite, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Ten balls later, he was caught by Washington Sundar. Rahul Chahar broke the 14-run stand.

Allen, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The West Indies scored 146 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Sundar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 19. Krunal Pandya bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Rahul Chahar bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket. Saini bowled four overs, conceding 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Deepak bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded four, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced five balls, scored three. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Sheldon Cottrell. Oshane Thomas broke the 10-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Pooran. Allen broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Pant’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls).

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 37 balls.

Pant’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 74 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Pant’s contribution to it was 50. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli, whose 45-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 59. Seventy-seven balls after Lokesh Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Lewis. Thomas broke the 106-run partnership.

Pant, whose 42-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes, eventually scored 65. He was unbeaten, as was Manish Pandey, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.

India, who scored 150 for the loss of three wickets off 19.1 overs (115 balls), won by seven wickets with five balls to spare.

Keemo Paul bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 23. Brathwaite bowled 13 wicketless balls, conceding 25. Narine and Cottrell bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 26.

Allen bowled three overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Thomas bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India won the three-match series 3-0.