India beats West Indies to win cricket ODI series |
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli starred with the bat as India defeated West Indies by four wickets in the third and final One Day International of the three-match series at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. With this win, India won the series 2-1. This is India`s tenth consecutive series win over the Windies. Skipper Virat Kohli who scored 85, was declared Man of the Match. Chasing 316, India got off to a steady start as openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma once again put on a century stand with 122 runs for the first wicket. Rohit Sharma made 63 while KL Rahul contributed 77. India reached the target of 316 for the loss of 6 wickets in 48.4 overs. Rohit Sharma was declared Man of the Series. During the match, Rohit Sharma had also broken the record for scoring the most number of runs as an opening batsman in a calendar year. Rohit broke the 22-year long record of former Sri Lanka`s batsman Sanath Jayasuriya. Earlier, India won the toss and elected to field. After putting to bat, West Indies scored 315 runs for 5 wickets in their allotted fifty overs.
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