Last Update on: August 2nd, 2023 at 11:17 am
Indian team shattered multiple records after crushing West Indies in 3rd ODI on Tuesday (August 1). Led by Hardik Pandya, India defeated West Indies by 200 runs in IND vs WI 3rd ODI at Brian Lara Stadium to register a huge victory.
Batting first in IND vs WI 3rd ODI, India piled up a mammoth total of 351-5 in 50 overs with four batters hitting fifties. Later, they bowled out West Indies for just 151, winning the match by a huge margin of 200 runs.
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Team India Shatters Multiple Records In IND vs WI 3rd ODI
With a gigantic win against West Indies in the 3rd ODI, India not only won the series but also scripted multiple records. This was India’s 13th consecutive ODI series victory against West Indies. This is a world record. Pakistan are next on the list with their 11 consecutive series victory against Zimbabwe.
With a win by 200 runs, the men-in-blue also registered their second-biggest win against West Indies in ODIs in terms of runs. In 2018, India crushed West Indies by 224 runs in an ODI game.
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India Register Top ODI Total Against West Indies
351-5 is India’s highest total against West Indies in ODIs in the Caribbean. The previous best was 339-6 in 2009. This was also India’s biggest total without any batsman hitting a ton. The previous best was 350-6 against Sri Lanka in an ODI clash in 2005.
This was the 7th instance when four of India’s top five batters slammed half-centuries. Among the top five batters, Ishan Kishan (77), Shubman Gill (85), Sanju Samson (51), and Hardik Pandya (70*) stormed the fifties in the match. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who arrived at no.3, got out for 8 runs.
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Defending a 352-run target in the match, Indian bowlers arrived with a fabulous effort to win the encounter. Mukesh Kumar bundled out the openers for single digits. The right-arm pacer grabbed 3 wickets in the match.
Shardul Thakur hunted 4 wickets while spinner Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets. Seamer Jaydev Unadkat also got 1 wicket in his kitty. Shubman Gill won the Player of the Match award for his stunning 85-run knock.
Ishan Kishan, who smacked half-centuries in all three encounters, earned the Player of the Series award in the IND vs WI ODI series. Earlier, India won the 1st ODI by 5 wickets but lost the 2nd ODI by 6 scalps. Now, India and West Indies will lock horns in the 5-match T20I series.
