India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin made way for Sanju Samson, Axar and Ravi Bishnoi.
The West Indies made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
On winning the toss, Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to field.
There was bad weather before the start of play.
The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 65, and lost a couple of wickets.
India’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 33, Suryakumar Yadav’s contribution to it was 18.
Rohit, wHoseinnings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, did not add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-eight balls into the match, Akeal broke the 53-run partnership.
Thirty-three balls (5.3 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Suryakumar, the batsman, eventually scored 24 off 14 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. It was struck down by the West Indian umpire Gregory Brathwaite. He was trapped leg before wicket by Alzarri Joseph, who broke the eight-run stand.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had conceded 96 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Deepak Hooda was batting on 19, Rishabh Pant was batting on 16.
India scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point.
Hooda, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 21. Thirty-five balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Brandon King. Joseph broke the 47-run stand.
Pant, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 44. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Dominic Drakes. Obed McCoy broke the 38-run stand.
India scored 150 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.
Samson, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. He was unbeaten.
Dinesh Karthik, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, McCoy broke the 18-run stand.
Axar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 20. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 191 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.
Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.
Jason Holder and Drakes were wicketless. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 31.
Hosein conceded 28, picking up a wicket.
McCoy and Joseph picked up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 66, the latter conceded 29.
The Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 61, and lost three wickets.
King, whose eight-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Avesh Khan, the player of the match, who broke the 18-run stand.
Devon Thomas, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Hooda. Avesh broke the four-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 27. Pooran, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 24. Eleven balls later, Samson and Pant ran him out.
The West Indies scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Kyle Mayers, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. A couple of overs after Pooran’s dismissal, he was caught by Hooda. Axar broke the 15-run stand.
Rovman Powell, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 24. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Hooda. Axar broke the 18-run stand.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had conceded 88 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Shimron Hetmyer had scored half-a-dozen, Holder had scored a run.
The West Indies scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.
Holder, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 13. Fifteen balls after Powell’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Arshdeep Singh broke the 19-run stand.
Hosein, who faced 10 balls, scored just three. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bishnoi broke the five-run stand.
Hetmyer, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 19. Five balls later, Bishnoi broke the 19-run stand.
Ninety-three balls (15.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Joseph was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Brathwaite.
Although his innings included a boundary, Drakes had on reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Fourteen balls later, Arshdeep broke the 12-run stand.
A hundred and six balls (17.4 overs) into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. McCoy was the batsman. It was upheld by Brathwaite.
Joseph, who eventually scored half-a-dozen, was unbea‘ten’.
McCoy, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Eleven balls after Drakes’ dismissal, Arshdeep broke the four-run stand.
India eventually conceded eight extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 132 off 19.1 overs, lost by 59 runs.
Hooda, who bowled an over, conceded four. He was wicketless, as was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled three overs, conceding 21.
Axar, Bishnoi and Avesh bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. They conceded 48, 27, and 17, respectively.
Arshdeep, who bowled 3.1 overs, conceded 12. He picked up three scalps.
India led
the five-match series 3-1. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.
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