
India national cricket team vs West Indies national cricket team match scorecard: West Indies chased down 352 to beat India by five wickets with 10 balls to spare in the third ODI at the PCA International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. It was their highest successful chase in ODIs. Shai Hope, Player of the Match, made 162 not out off 143, with 17 fours and three sixes. India still won the series 2-1.
India batted first and were 4/2 inside three overs. Jayden Seales removed Shubman Gill for 1 and bowled Virat Kohli, then had Ruturaj Gaikwad was caught for 57. Seales finished with 3 for 62. Rohit Sharma made 92 off 85 before Keemo Paul had him caught by Jewel Andrew. KL Rahul stayed 129 not out off 87, with 10 fours and six sixes, and India closed on 351/7. Naman Dhir added 30 off 21.
Mohammed Siraj bowled John Campbell for 10, but Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo added 109. Amir Jangoo made 67 before Virat Kohli and Naman Dhir ran him out. Sherfane Rutherford made 24, Keemo Paul 44, and Matthew Forde 7. At 290 for 5, Shai Hope and Gudakesh Motie added 62 off 29. Anshul Kamboj leaked 22 in his ninth over. Shai Hope then hit Naman Dhir for six to level the scores and took the winning single. Gudakesh Motie finished 19 not out off 14, and Anshul Kamboj ended with 0 for 82. Kuldeep Yadav took 1 for 62 from his 10 overs. West Indies finished 352/5 in 48.2 overs.
India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar.
West Indies: John Campbell, Jewel Andrew, Shai Hope (Captain & wicketkeeper), Amir Jangoo, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Vitel Lawes.
West Indies chase down 352 with five wickets and 10 balls to spare at the PCA International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. Shai Hope finishes unbeaten on 162 off 143, with 17 fours and three sixes, while Gudakesh Motie is 19 not out off 14.
Anshul Kamboj's 48th over costs 22, including a no-ball that takes Shai Hope to 150 and a six from Gudakesh Motie over deep backward square leg. Naman Dhir then bowls a full toss that Shai Hope slog-sweeps for six to level the scores, and a single to long-off seals the win. The pair add 62 off 29 balls.
West Indies reach 296/5 after 45 overs, adding 25 runs and losing two wickets in the spell. Keemo Paul falls for 44 at 40.1, caught by Nitish Kumar Reddy off Gurnoor Brar, and Matthew Forde follows for 7 at 43.3, caught by Naman Dhir off Kuldeep Yadav.
Gudakesh Motie is beaten three times in a three-run over from Gurnoor Brar. Shai Hope remains unbeaten on 125 off 130, with 56 still needed from 30 balls.
Kuldeep Yadav bowls a shorter wrong’un at 83 kph, closer to off, and Matthew Forde rocks back to pull. He doesn’t time it and picks out Naman Dhir at deep mid-wicket, who barely has to move. West Indies have now lost half their side, and the crowd finds its voice.
Keemo Paul holes out at 40.1. He advances and pulls a short ball from Gurnoor Brar at 133.8 kph, but the placement is wrong, and Nitish Kumar Reddy moves to his right at deep square leg and takes the catch. The 65-run stand is broken.
West Indies are 271 for 3 after 40 overs. Keemo Paul is the one pushing it, climbing into the forties with regular boundaries, including a pulled four off Nitish Kumar Reddy to open the 40th. Shai Hope stays calm past his hundred and keeps taking singles.
West Indies move to 236 for 3 after 35 overs. Shai Hope works Kuldeep Yadav down to long-on for the single that brings up his hundred in the 34th over, his 21st in ODIs and a second ton in a row. Keemo Paul stays with him and flicks Anshul Kamboj for four. The stand is 30 and unbroken.
West Indies lose Sherfane Rutherford. They move to 206 for 3 after 30 overs. Shai Hope climbs into the 90s, including a six over long-off off Naman Dhir, and Sherfane Rutherford finds two fours off Nitish Kumar Reddy. The last ball of the 30th does the damage: Sherfane Rutherford edges Naman Dhir behind to KL Rahul for 24, and the review only confirms it. Keemo Paul is in.
Amir Jangoo is run out for 67 off 56 at 20.4, short at the non-striker’s end after Virat Kohli’s throw. Sherfane Rutherford comes in, and Shai Hope keeps finding runs as the pair add steadily without another wicket.
West Indies are 177/2 after 25 overs.
Amir Jangoo is run out at 20.4. He tucks Naman Dhir to the on side, Virat Kohli misfields at mid-wicket, then recovers and throws to the bowler’s end. Both batters hesitate, and Jangoo is short despite a full-length dive back.
Amir Jangoo brings up his fifty and then pulls Nitish Kumar Reddy over deep mid-wicket for six. Shai Hope’s back-foot four off Kuldeep Yadav brings up the hundred stand. A mistimed pull in the 20th draws a direct hit, but overthrows save Amir Jangoo.
India bring on Gurnoor Brar and Kuldeep Yadav after the new ball, and Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo answer with an unbroken stand of singles and twos.
Kuldeep Yadav floats a googly that Amir Jangoo does not pick, and the inside edge rolls fine for runs. Gurnoor Brar then digs one in short, Amir Jangoo takes it on the shoulder trying to pull, and the physio comes out as drinks are taken.
Shai Hope tucks the next one through square leg to reach his fifty off 46 balls. The ball after that, Virat Kohli puts Amir Jangoo down at point off a firm late cut that carries at a catchable height and does not stick. West Indies reach 106/1 after 15 overs.
West Indies move to 78/1 after 10 overs. Anshul Kamboj beats Shai Hope twice in the sixth over, once on the inside edge and once with a ball that seams away past the defensive poke, but the over still costs four. Mohammed Siraj’s seventh includes a swivel-pull for two by Amir Jangoo and a leg bye, and a low throw from Gurnoor Brar slides past Mohammed Siraj as he is on the ground. In the ninth, Shai Hope clips a poor ball through square leg for four. An over later, a hesitant single almost ends it: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s shy at the keeper’s end misses, and a direct hit would have run Shai Hope out.
West Indies are 45/1 after five overs in the chase of 352. Shai Hope is 28 not out off 21, with five fours, and Amir Jangoo is 2 not out off 2. Mohammed Siraj bowls John Campbell for 10 off 7 at 4.1, a fuller ball that nips in, brushes the pad and takes off stump. The required rate is about 6.8, with nine wickets in hand.
Keemo Paul’s final over costs 22, with a wide, two sixes, a four and two doubles in the mix. India finish on 351/7. KL Rahul is unbeaten on 129 off 87, and Gurnoor Brar is 8 not out off 6.
Jayden Seales bowls short on leg and KL Rahul helps it over fine leg for six. The shot takes him to his 9th ODI hundred. He takes the helmet off, arms wide, and gets a hug from Gurnoor Brar midway down the pitch.
KL Rahul squeezes the ball back onto the pitch and calls for a single. Alzarri Joseph is quick onto it and runs Anshul Kamboj out for 17 off 9, with two sixes. India lose their seventh wicket.
The innings moves into the death with six wickets down. KL Rahul is unbeaten on 71 off 59, and Anshul Kamboj is with him on 15 off 7.
India sit at 281/6 after 44 overs.
Fifty for Ruturaj Gaikwad. The right-hander has held one fort. India would want Gaikwad to carry on as long as he can. KL Rahul is at the other end. OUTTT!!! Gaikwad departs, as he edges behind to John Campbell. Jayden Seales strikes again. Gaikwad departs for 57. IND 160/4 (28.5)
OUTTTT!!!!! Heartbreak for Rohit Sharma. The former Indian captain falls just eight runs from his hundred. Seeing a short ball, Rohit pulls of his trademark shot. The ball takes an edge from the toe end of the bat and Jewel Andrew takes the catch. Keemo Paul gets the wicket. IND 141/3 (24.5)
Second hundred for Rohit Sharma in the series? After his hundred in the second game, the former India captain is just eight runs away. Ruturaj Gaikwad is also five runs away from his fifty. IND 141/2 (24)