India beat West Indies by 96 runs in 3rd ODI to sweep series, 3-0

India beat West Indies by 96 runs in 3rd ODI to sweep series, 3-0

• In Cricket, India defeated West Indies by 96 runs in third and final ODI in Ahmedabad to complete a 3-0 series whitewash. After opting to bat, the hosts were bowled out for 265 runs. Shreyas Iyer played an excellent knock for India, smashing 80 runs off 111 balls while Rishabh Pant registered a half-century with 56 runs off 54 balls. Pacer Jason Holder took four wickets for West Indies.
• Chasing a target of 266 runs, the visitors were dismissed for 169 in 37.1 overs by the Indian pacers. While Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna bagged three wickets each, Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each.
• Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat first. The hosts had already won the three-match series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead. India won the first ODI by six wickets and the second by 44 runs.

Published date : 12 Feb 2022 04:04PM