India made no changes to their playing eleven.
The West Indies
made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – John Campbell
made way for Khary Pierre.
On winning
the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay
of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the
sixth over. They scored 52, without the loss of a wicket.
Five balls
into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Shikhar Dhawan was the
batsman. It was struck down by the West Indian umpire Gregory Brathwaite.
India’s
openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). The West Indies had conceded four
extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was
35, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 12.
Dhawan,
whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 23.
Forty-seven balls into the match, Keemo Paul broke the 67-run partnership.
Sharma’s
half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off
40 balls.
India scored
100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras
at that point.
Sharma,
whose 51-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes,
eventually scored 67. Thirty-six balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught
by Shimron Hetmyer. Oshane Thomas broke the 48-run stand.
Rishabh
Pant, who faced five balls, scored four. Eight balls later, he was caught by
Kieron Pollard. Thomas broke the 11-run stand.
Kohli,
whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. Seven balls
later, Sheldon Cottrell broke the six-run stand.
Manish
Pandey, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he
was caught by Nicholas Pooran. Cottrell broke the 11-run stand.
Krunal
Pandya, the player of the match, scored 20 off 13 balls, which included a
couple of sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Ravindra Jadeja, who scored nine. His
four-ball innings included a six.
The West
Indies eventually conceded 10 extras. India scored 167 for the loss of five
wickets off 20 overs.
Carlos
Brathwaite and Pierre bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former
conceded 22, the latter conceded 16. Sunil Narine, who bowled four wicketless
overs, conceded 28.
Paul, who
bowled four overs, conceded 46, He picked up a wicket. Thomas and Cottrell
bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former
conceded 27, the latter conceded 25.
Owing to
rain, the West Indies’ target was revised to 121 off 15.3 overs.
The first Powerplay
of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first
and the sixth over. They scored 25, for the loss of a couple of wickets.
Lewis, who
faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the (Ku)mark. Eight balls (Ev)into
the chase, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar, who broke the two-run stand.
Narine, who
faced a dozen balls, scored just four. Ten balls later, Washington Sundar broke
the six-run stand.
The West
Indies scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded three extras at
that point.
The third-wicket
pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Pooran’s contribution to the partnership was
13, Rowman Powell’s contribution to it was 37. Extras didn’t contribute to the
partnership.
Powell’s
half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 30
balls.
Pooran,
whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Sixty-two balls after
Narine’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandey. Pandya broke the 76-run
partnership.
Eighty-three
balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. Powell, the batsman,
eventually scored 54. It was struck down by Gregory Brathwaite. His 34-ball
innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. Three balls later, he
was trapped leg before wicket by Pandya, who broke the one-run stand.
Owing to bad
weather, the West Indies’ innings was reduced to 15.3 overs. India had scored
98 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Pollard was batting on
eight at that point, Hetmyer had scored half-a-dozen.
Pollard,
whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score.
He was unbeaten, as was Hetmyer, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score.
His four-ball innings included a boundary.
The number
of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh
heaven.
India won
by 22 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.
Jadeja, who
bowled an over, conceded half-a-dozen. He was wicketless, as were Navdeep Saini
and Khaleel Ahmed, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 27,
the latter conceded 22.
Kumar, who
bowled a couple of overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a
wicket, as did Sundar, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded
a dozen. Pandya, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of
scalps.
India led
the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.
