IND VS WI - 3rd ODI, West Indies tour of India, 2022

India vs West Indies

India won by 96 runs

WI -169/10 (37.1)

IND -265/10 (49.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Shreyas Iyer

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
0
4
0
0
0

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
8.1
1
27
3
3.31

Wickets in the powerplay, hugely impressive spells from Prasidh, runs for Suryakumar, Iyer and the middle order in general - just a few of the many positives India will take from the series. It's their first ODI whitewash of the West Indies who were just not good enough. Maybe they'll do better in the T20Is which begin in five days time. Before that, the focus turns to the IPL auctions. We have plenty lined up for you so do check it all out. That's it for now. Goodbye!

Rohit, India captain: Definitely not looking at those numbers (captaincy record). Have ticked a lot of boxes in this series. Whatever we wanted to get out of this series, we pretty much got. Noise will be around as long as we're playing. People look up to us, everybody watches us. As players, as individuals, we know what we need to focus on. Outside noise doesn't bother the dressing room. Said it in the last game as well - never seen something like that in India (Prasidh's spell). Good to have someone who can hit the deck and get that bounce. Although I didn't feel like this was Indian conditions, was good to see the fast bowlers actually. Was also impressed with Siraj. And then Shardul and Deepak did the job for us. Both Kuldeep and Chahal are crucial players for us. Especially Kuldeep. Chahal was very much in the plans and Kuldeep went off the radar. It was important to get him back slowly. Important to give them that confidence. We start expecting things early than expected, important to give them some cushion. Pretty sure we'll see them together soon. That was the biggest takeaway for us - the middle order batting. Today was again a great game for the middle order. We were 40/3. For me that's the biggest takeaway.

Prasidh, POTS: Now that I've been practising a lot - played a few VH games as well - so there's a lot of overs in me. Anything going to the keeper and to the slips - I love that. Quite nice to see the ball getting the carry. Glad that there are people behind who aren't going to miss the opportunity. Ball flying to the keeper - something every fast bowler wants. The kind of guys we have in the team are very good, we've been learning off each other. Still being grounded that way. Been a team effort.

Iyer, POTM: Life was tough for me in the last couple of months. Had Covid. Was tough. I'm flexible to bat at any number. But given current situation, four is a good number. Pressure situation like today, I thrive on it. Today's situation - I had to play off the new ball. You need to have really good skill. There's a rhythm you have to set to your innings. It's not easy.

Pooran, WI captain: Must say congratulations to India. Way we bowled in the series was wonderful. Have a lot of work to day in 50 overs. Way the guys bowled in the last two games was fantastic. Have a lot of work to put in in the longer formats.

Mohammad Siraj: It's (dropped catches) a part and parcel of the game, my focus was to hit the right areas. My plan was to hit the back of a length area against Odean Smith. Eventually it proved to be right as I got him out. I try to confuse the batters with the outswinger, but the seam up delivery is my wicket taking delivery.

Deepak Chahar: The preparation was good coming into this game. Will try to improve in the upcoming games. There were a lot overs remaining when I went in to bat today. The pacers were extracting some good pace and bounce, so I tried to target the spinners. This pitch was different, so you had to hit the right areas. If you don't have variations, things are easier for the batters. So I think like a batter and bowl accordingly on the field.

Deepu's stat corner:

Most successive defeats overseas for WI
11 - between 2019-22
9 - between 1999-00
8 - between 2009-10

- 11th win in 13 ODIs in charge for Rohit Sharma - most by an Indian captain surpassing Virat Kohli's 10 wins
- Only Clive Lloyd, Inzamam-ul-Haq & Misbah-ul-Haq have had more wins at the same point in their captaincy career (12 wins each)

Most wickets for India in first 7 ODIs
18 P Krishna
16 A Agarkar/ J Bumrah
15 Praveen Kumar
14 N Hirwani/ Zaheer Khan/ R Ashwin

20:44 Local Time, 15:14 GMT, 20:44 IST: So it's a 3-0 sweep for India in the ODIs. Be it batting first or second, dew or no dew, West Indies have hardly competed. Maybe had their chances in the second ODI but the first and third have been hammerings. India's top-order was taken out early again today, but contributions from Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and then the lower-order propped them up to a score of 265 which proved well beyond West Indies's powers. Their biggest partnership was 47 and it came for the ninth wicket, when the game was well gone. Another sporting pitch today with seam, swing, bounce and turn. And the bowling from India was pretty good again, even with a few changes to the attack. Hang around, we'll have the presentations.

Jaspreet: I think West Indies should play with only bowlers because their tailenders are contributing in terms of bowling as well as in batting.

37.1

W

Prasidh to Alzarri Joseph, out Caught by Kohli!! Banged in short, Joseph pulls in the air, has gone pretty high but doesn't have the distance. Taken well inside the square leg boundary by Kohli. That's it for this series. 3-0 to India. Alzarri Joseph c Kohli b Prasidh 29(56) [4s-1 6s-2]

Prasidh to Alzarri Joseph, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Prasidh Krishna [8.0-1-27-2] is back into the attack

END OF OVER 37

0 Runs

WI: 169 - 9

0 W 0 0 0 0

Kemar Roach

0 (4)

Alzarri Joseph

29 (55)

Mohammed Siraj

9-1-29-3

36.6

Siraj to Roach, no run, full and straight, Roach keeps it out

36.5

Siraj to Roach, no run, short of length around the waist, Roach glances to leg gully

36.4

Siraj to Roach, no run, good length on middle from round the wicket, blocked from the crease

36.3

Siraj to Roach, no run, short ball on leg stump, Roach is beaten for pace on the pull. Stray appeal for caught behind but the umpire doesn't think there was glove involved

Kemar Roach, right handed bat, comes to the crease

36.2

W

Siraj to Hayden Walsh, out Caught by Rohit!! Rohit slams the ball into the ground in frustration after taking the catch. Not happy with those dropped catches and how the intensity has dropped on the field. It's a short ball into the body, cramps Walsh on the pull and balloons off the glove to leg gully. The ninth wicket partnership ends. Hayden Walsh c Rohit b Siraj 13(38) [4s-1]

Siraj to Hayden Walsh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

36.1

Siraj to Hayden Walsh, no run, ouch! Short of length delivery at the body, cramps Walsh and hits him on the glove as he tries fending it off