Hightlights, India vs West Indies, Full Cricket Score, 3rd ODI at Trinidad: Kohli's 43rd ton leads visitors to 2-0 series win

Virat Kohli is Player of the match and series!

Kohli: Last couple of games presented a challenge to me to step up. Iyer batted well and took the pressure off me. His knock was the gamechanger today. We want to have people take responsibility at certain batting positions. He played in full control, was putting pressure on the bowlers. He has got the skills to back it. Finger is fine. Thankfully it is not a fracture. I should be fine for the first Test. Honestly when rain came we were a bit nervous because of the fact that they played so well early on but we did well once we went back and bowled well. Target was quite approachable if you batted sensibly. Feeling quite confident ahead of Test series. Everyone will look to get some game time in practice game.

Jason Holder, losing captain: We had to give ourselves a bit of time. The batters did a reasonable job. We were always in the game but credit to the Indian players. We let ourselves down in the recent past and we’ll have to find ways. There’s lot of work to be done. We’ve got to turn things around, it’s matter of Test guys to put their hands up and turn the fortunes.

India have won each of their last nine bilateral ODI series against West Indies.

Yet another comprehensive bilateral series win for India. Thoroughly professional performance this has been for the visitors. And the captain Kohli has led from the front in both the matches they have won. Overall, a satisfactory performance by India in the white-ball leg of this tour. Now the focus will shift towards red-ball cricket, which starts from 22 August in Antigua.

Most tons as a captain in ODIs:

22 – Ricky Ponting

21 – VIRAT KOHLI*

13 – AB de Villiers

India win by 6 wickets (DLS method). And deservingly, it is Kohli who hits the winning runs. A boundary to finish the match. India seal series as well 2-0. It was Kohli masterclass once again and good hand by Iyer which helped India cross the winning mark.

FOUR! Short ball from Brathwaite and Kohli almost plays a forehand to fetch a boundary at deep mid-wicket

After 32 overs,India 247/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 106 , Kedar Jadhav 18)

Kohli’s brilliance in the field has made this target look a cakewalk. Has paced his innings remarkably well. India just 8 away from series win.

Virat Kohli is making a mockery of the target which at one point seemed like a stiff one. Also, back-to-back ODI tons for the Indian skipper. A genuine run-machine he is. Just formalities left in this match now.

Most centuries against West Indies in West Indies in ODIs:

4 – Virat Kohli*

3 – Hashim Amla

3 – Joe Root

Most overseas tons in international cricket:

58 – Sachin Tendulkar

38 – VIRAT KOHLI*

37 – Kumar Sangakkara

35 – Ricky Ponting

FOUR! Class, extra cover drive from Kohli, that was such a shot that Windies had no answer to. You can’t place a fielder for such shots.

Most centuries against a country in ODIs:

9 – Sachin Tendulkar v Australia

9 – Virat Kohli v West Indies*

8 – Virat Kohli v Australia

8 – Virat Kohli v Sri Lanka

8 – Sachin Tendulkar v Sri Lanka

After 31 overs,India 237/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 100 , Kedar Jadhav 14)

Kohli hits back to back centuries. He has now completes 20000 runs batting in one decade. That is a phenomenal record. Amid all these records and feats, remains that one main target for him, that is taking India to victory. He is doing that again at the moment. India need 18 runs in 24 balls.

FOUR! Very good shot from Kedar, cuts the ball through backward point for four runs.

HUNDRED for Kohli! 43rd of the career. Another fine innings from the beast of a batsman. Back to back tons. Unbelievable player.

FOUR! No third man and no slips, Kohli intentionally runs the ball to the third man to go to 99.

FOUR! Roach tries to bounce out Kohli, but the batsman was up to the task and played the pull, did not come off well but went for four runs to deep fine leg.

After 30 overs,India 223/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 91 , Kedar Jadhav 9)

Chase finishes with figures 0/43. Last few overs he leaked quite a few runs, including 9 in this over. Was he the best choice at this stage knowing there is not much gap between runs and balls left. India need 32 in 20.

SIX! Kedar comes into business. Dances down the track to Chase and lofts it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for six

After 29 overs,India 214/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 90 , Kedar Jadhav 1)

Iyer has gone in rather ugly fashion. That was not a bad shot but he took it too casually. The long off fielder was placed for just that kind of shot. Kedar Jadhav has walked in now to join Kohli. He is off the mark as well. India need 41 runs in 36 balls.

OUT! That’s the end of Iyer. He is disgusted with himself as this is a pretty soft dismissal. Ball was there to be hit and he played it directly into the hands of long-off fielder. Shreyas Iyer c Holder b Roach 65(41)

After 28 overs,India 211/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 88 , Shreyas Iyer 65)

Roston Chase back into the attack. Has bowled well today. This over was turning out to be his best before Iyer smashed six off the last ball. Iyer is in that sort of a mood today. India need 44 runs in 42 balls

SIX! Iyer waited for this bad ball to come. It came on the last ball of the over. And that has been dispatched for long six..

After 27 overs,India 204/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 87 , Shreyas Iyer 59)

Kohli was hit on his right-hand thumb and got some medical attention. He looks fine now. A quiet over for India. Windies still in it but have to play superbly to outdo India from here. India need 51 runs in 48 balls

That will hurt. Virat Kohli has been hit by a rising delivery from Roach. The thumb is injured it seems and he is getting medical attention right now.

After 26 overs,India 199/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 85 , Shreyas Iyer 57)

Iyer has shown his class. He has waited for long for the call to India squad and when the opportunity was there, he seized it. This knock from him is straight out of Virat school of batsmanship. The commentators are already talking about him being the ideal No 4 for India. Not a bad choice at all. India need 56 runs in 54 balls.

Most century stands for India against West Indies in West Indies in ODIs:

2 – Shikhar Dhawan/Ajinkya Rahane

2 – Virat Kohli/Shreyas Iyer*

FIFTY for Iyer! What a way to bring it up. Hits a boundary to raise the bat. Back to back fifties for the young man.

After 25 overs,India 190/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 84 , Shreyas Iyer 49)

Brathwaite continues. This match is now under India’s control. Kohli in his typical fashion has run the singles and double hard and scored the odd boundary every now and then. Iyer on 49.
India need 65 runs in 60 balls

FOUR!  Virat beautifully flicks it through square leg for four runs

On a slowish surface, Shreyas Iyer is showing an exhibition of crisp batting. The Mumbaikar has timed the ball beautifully today. Iyer is getting these sixes without much fuss. Sheer class this is. India well on course here.

After 24 overs,India 180/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 76 , Shreyas Iyer 47)

Kohli shimmied out on first ball to take the ball on full and then crunched it through covers for a four. Three more singles added. India need 75 more in 11 overs.

FOUR! Kohli and class are synonyms. He came out of crease, converting the ball into a fuller delivery and played the drive through covers.

After 23 overs,India 173/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 70 , Shreyas Iyer 46)

It’s been a batting masterclass so far by Iyer. A lovely straight bat six over Brathwaite’s head. 12 off the over. Windies desperately need a wicket.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT. A bit of a fuller delivery from Brathwaite and Iyer punishes him with a straight six over his head

After 22 overs,India 162/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 68 , Shreyas Iyer 38)

Two fours in the over for Kohli! He was looking for this. The first four was quite a shot as Kohli moved to legisde to create room, lost his balance but still managed to play the shot over extra-cover. Added another boundary with a dab away from short third man. 12 off the over.

FOUR! Second boundary in the over for Kohli. Again, moved to legside to create room and bunts it away from short third man

FOUR! Kohli has been looking for boundaries for a while and finally gets it. He moved across to create room and played the drive over covers

After 21 overs,India 149/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 57 , Shreyas Iyer 37)

Brathwaite called into attack. It was a decent over till the last ball when Paul allowed the drive from Iyer to go through him to the fence at deep extra cover. Seven off the over.

FOUR! A gift basically as Paul misfielded the drive from Iyer and let it go past him to the fence at deep extra cover

Virat Kohli, India’s run-machine continues to thrive under pressure. Yet another half-century for the skipper. He is holding this innings together. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer is looking good once again. The youngster needs to grab this opportunity and finish the game for the team.

Most 50-plus scores for Virat Kohli against an opponent in ODIs:

19 v West Indies*

19 v Sri Lanka

After 20 overs,India 142/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 55 , Shreyas Iyer 32)

Iyer is batting with confidence and that can be seen in his shots. After two sixes in previous overs, he dishes out one more with a slog sweep over deep square leg. Nine of the over.

SIX! It was in the slot from Chase and that was enough for Iyer as he slog swept it over deep square leg. Iyer is looking confident.

After 19 overs,India 133/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 53 , Shreyas Iyer 25)

Allen continues. And not a good over for the spinner as Iyer whacks him for two big sixes on last two deliveries. The momentum is shifting in India’s favour. 15 of the over.

After 18 overs,India 118/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 50 , Shreyas Iyer 13)

We had a quick drinks break in the match and now back to play with Chase finishing the 18th over. Kohli has done the routine, has scored another fifty. Iyer looking good at the other end. A small stand has come up. 7 off the over.

FIFTY! Indian captain gets to another fifty. Five fours in this innings so far. He carries on the good form but the team yet again needs to him to play more and more.

FOUR! That is s top shot, short ball from Chase, Kohli rocks back and hammers it through the covers for four runs.

After 17 overs,India 111/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 44 , Shreyas Iyer 12)

Good over for India. Iyer played a lovely cut shot to gain some confidence on this track, his first boundary. Always better if the first four off the bat comes like that. 8 off the over.

FOUR! Fine shot from Iyer, little short from Allen, Iyer moves to back foot, had some space to cut and he pulled it off beautifully

That particular shot selection by Rishabh Pant should ensure Wriddhiman Saha’s place in the XI for the first Test. Very irresponsible considering the context of this match. And this is not the first time he has failed in such a horrible way. Meanwhile, for West Indies, Fabian Allen’s left-arm spin is turning things around.

After 16 overs,India 103/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 43 , Shreyas Iyer 5)

100 up for India. Two quick wickets have put them on the back foot but they are still in it with plenty of batting to come. However Iyer and Kohli need to put up a good stand here. Chase is bowling well within his limitations. Keeping it tight. 5 off the over.

After 15 overs,India 98/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 40 , Shreyas Iyer 3)

15 gone now as Allen finishes quick over. Just 1 off it and Kohli’s body language shows some pressure on his shoulders. India still 157 away.

After 14 overs,India 97/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 40 , Shreyas Iyer 2)

Pant’s quick fall means Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, in now. He is in good nick. Played well in the second ODI. Kohli would want him to not only stay till end but score quickly as the required rate is now touching 8.

After 13 overs,India 93/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 38 , Shreyas Iyer 0)

A wicket for Windies after all the hard work. Allen has struck. Pant came in and went out. If Dhawan’s shot was a bad one, Pant played worse shot on just his first ball of the innings. That’s cricket at its worst and captain was not at all impressed.

OUT! Pant is gone. This is a suicide. This was the first ball he was facing and he danced down to take on the bowler, slogged and it did not come off, ball went up and Paul took another catch in the same region as Dhawan. Pant c K Paul b Fabian Allen 0(1)

OUT! That’s Dhawan’s wicket and Allen has struck for Windies. He danced down the bowler and tried to clear the long-on boundary but could not connect well, ball went up in the air towards long on and Paul took a decent catch. Dhawan c K Paul b Fabian Allen 36(36)

After 12 overs,India 91/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 36 , Virat Kohli (C) 36)

So spin from both the ends as Roston Chase, right-arm off break has been brought into the attack. Just 2 off the over. Windies need to slw things down like how Chahal had done for India.

After 11 overs,India 89/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 35 , Virat Kohli (C) 35)

Allen continues. Better over from him. Just 6 off it. However, curtailing the run-scoring won’t suffice. Wicket is the need of the hour.

After 10 overs,India 83/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 34 , Virat Kohli (C) 31)

Paul continues. It should not take long for Holder to remove Paul from this end and give him a break. He is completely out of touch. Windies need to break the stand here. These two form the backbone now in this chase. 9 off the over.

Considering the way the Indian spin-trio bowled in the first half, spin is expected to be a key factor during this run-chase. However, Fabian Allen is not a big turner of the ball and I don’t think the Indian batsmen, especially Dhawan, will allow him to settle into his spell.

FOUR! That is a pick up shot from Dhawan, length ball and he hit it over the mid-off fielder for four runs

After 9 overs,India 74/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 29 , Virat Kohli (C) 29)

Fabian Allen, left-arm orthodox, brought into the attack. He does not soin much and sticks to tight line. Kohli is quite aware of his skills and his own. Played a lovely cut shot to make a statement that he is not going to tone down the approach. 9 off the over.

FOUR! Short ball from Allen and Kohli was ready for this ball, he rocked back and cut it for four. Class.

After 8 overs,India 65/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 26 , Virat Kohli (C) 23)

Paul hit for a four on the first ball and then he bowled two wides. He has not been able to find the right length and is looking short on confidence right now. 7 off the over.

FOUR! Not a bad ball from Paul, rose from the length to Dhawan, who carried on with his slash, ball took the outside edge and flew from the left of the keeper.

After 7 overs,India 58/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 22 , Virat Kohli (C) 22)

Roach continues. Fifty comes up for India. Kohli with two boundaries in the over, is looking dangerous with every ball bowled. 10 off the over.

FOUR! That was a juicy half volley to Kohli, who drove it through covers for four.

FOUR! That was not the most beautiful shot from Kohli, played it on the up but it hot the toe end of the bat but it had the legs to travel to long off boundary

Virat Kohli has scored five centuries in his last eight ODI innings against West Indies.

After 6 overs,India 48/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 21 , Virat Kohli (C) 13)

Keemo Paul, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and Hope has dropped a sitter behind the stumps. That was a very easy catch. Even a jovial Gayle was upset over it as this was a second chance given to Kohli. 9 off the over.

After 5 overs,India 39/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 19 , Virat Kohli (C) 9)

Roach continues. Kohli as usual looking very busy in the crease. That’s the way he bats and when he gets going, there is no stopping. Windies need to keep the heat on. 6 off the over.

During the first half of the game, Bhuvi and Shami hardly got any lateral movement with the new ball and the Windies openers took the advantage of that. And the trend is quite similar in this innings so far. However, with Rohit being dismissed early, now the Indian batsmen don’t have the liberty to up the ante at this stage. So, as of now, the hosts are ahead in this fixture.

After 4 overs,India 33/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 17 , Virat Kohli (C) 5)

Kohli slashes hard outside the off stump. That went for four but Holder should be happy he is playing that short. There is a wide fourth slip for such kind of shots. Windies showing intent here and that is good to see. 7 off the over.

FOUR! Holder bowls outside the off stump, Kohli slashes hard and the ball takes the edge flies over the slips for four

After 3 overs,India 26/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 16 , Virat Kohli (C) 0)

Disaster for India in the last over. There was no need for a run. Rohit had to pay the price. Kohli has now joined Dhawan and these two are very important if India are to chase this down. 5 off the over and a wicket.

OUT! That’s a disaster from India. Rohit has been run-out. Dhawan hits it to backward point. Rohit Sharma thought there was a run there and he started off and almost reached the other end before realising that Dhawan was not in mood for a run. He ran back but before he could reach the crease, the ball had reached the stumps. Rohit run out (Fabian Allen/Roach) 10(6)

Shikhar Dhawan has scored two centuries in his last three ODI innings while chasing.

FOUR! Another boundary for Dhawan, he covers his stumps, and got into a position to pull it, Roach changed his length and bowled outside the off stump, Dhawan then changed his decision and thwarted it through covers on back foot for four.

After 2 overs,India 21/0 ( Rohit Sharma 10 , Shikhar Dhawan 11)

So two boundaries in the first over for Rohit and now Dhawan collects two in second over. No left arm pace means he is at ease and more confident. Looking in good touch. The straight drive he played was truly world class. 10 off the second over as well.

FOUR! That is again a good shot, through extra cover for a lovely boundary. Dhawan needs run and he is looking in touch today.

Rohit Sharma’s batting average against West Indies in ODIs:

1st innings – 35.75

2nd innings – 92.77

FOUR! That is s beautiful straight drive from Dhawan. Holder could only stand and watch as the ball touched the ropes.

After 1 overs,India 10/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , Shikhar Dhawan 1)

Good start from Rohit. Two boundaries on the first two balls. He is middling the ball. If Dhawan gives him support, India will set a good platform for others to arrive. 10 off the first over.

FOUR! And now a deft touch, presence of mind, as he gets room and places it beautifully through the third slip for four to third man.

India’s revised target will be 255. On this pitch, against this Windies attack, this chase will test the batting line-up of the visitors.

India’s target is 255 from 35 overs.

For 20 overs, India’s target will be, 

114/0, 118/1, 123/2, 131/3, 141/4

FOUR! Rohit Sharma is away, short ball from Roach and he guides the ball to leg side boundary.

Alright, we begin with the chase and this is not going to be an easy thing to do for India. 255 in 35 overs is a daunting task. Will be very interesting to see their approach here. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open for India. Kemar Roach opens the bowling.

West Indies today:

First four overs: 13/0 (RR – 3.25)

Next six overs: 101/0 (RR – 16.83)

11-20 overs: 47/2 (RR – 4.70)

21-35 overs: 92/5 (RR – 6.13)

India need 241 to win! 15 from the final over and West Indies finish on 240/7 in 35 overs. They would be quite happy with their effort.

FOUR! Allen threw the bat on the slower delivery as the outside edge went past the keeper and short third man

WICKET! Brathwaite c Pant b Khaleel Ahmed 16(14) 

Brathwaite cleared his front leg for a big shot on leg but mistimed the shot and the top edge went up into the orbit only for Pant to take a good catch.

FOUR! Khaleel missed the mark and yorker became a full toss as the inside edge off Brathwaite’s bat ran down to fence

India are chipping away with the wickets. Following the break, the bowlers have implemented the gameplans brilliantly. No warm-up period, right on the mark straightway. Virat Kohli spoke about this aspect during the toss.

SIX! Slower delivery from Khaleel has been smoked down the ground by Brathwaite. So straight that it hits the sidescreen. Huge.

After 34 overs,West Indies 225/6 ( Carlos Brathwaite 6 , Fabian Allen 2)

Shami back into attack. The pacer is taking revenge for all the beating at the beginning. Super over in the death with just four coming from it. Windies batters are trying but can’t find the fence

After 33 overs,West Indies 221/6 ( Carlos Brathwaite 4 , Fabian Allen 0)

Another wicket falls for Windies. Khaleel the beneficiary this time. Holder wanted to go big over longon but lacked power and Kohli took the catch. Fabian Allen has made his way to the middle. Just four from the over.

WICKET! Holder c Kohli b Khaleel Ahmed 14(20)

Second wicket for Khaleel. The pressure was on Holder to get the big shot and he obliged with a shot through the line but didn’t get the distance as Kohli took the catch in the deep at longon.

After 32 overs,West Indies 217/5 ( Jason Holder (C) 13 , Carlos Brathwaite 1)

Jadeja gave one in his over. Yes just one. Also, beat Holder with spin. Forced an unsuccessful LBW appeal against Brathwaite. Excellent bowling. Three more overs to go.

After 31 overs,West Indies 216/5 ( Jason Holder (C) 12 , Carlos Brathwaite 1)

Excellent over by Shami in the death. Pooran wanted to go big but Shami kept in on pads and full as the batsman swung it straight to longon. Just five from the over. Out of form Carlos Brathwaite is the new batsman.

WICKET! Pooran c (sub)Manish Pandey b Shami 30(16)

It was an entertaining innings but that entertainment is now over. Shami bowled cleverly, at the pads and close to the body cramping Pooran for room as he went to hit through the line and gave away a catch at longon.

After 30 overs,West Indies 211/4 ( Nicholas Pooran 30 , Jason Holder (C) 8)

Jadeja is dead accurate but a bit predictable also. Pooran made the right guess, decided not to expose stumps and slammed two sixes over midwicket with two slog sweeps. 17 off the over. Five more overs left.

SIX! Another biggie. A repeat of the previous shot. Pooran slog swept Jadeja’s delivery over midwicket for second six of the over.

SIX! Pooran is doing the hitting for Windies. A slog sweep over midwicket. Safe shot against Jadeja as you don’t want to expose your stumps.

After 29 overs,West Indies 194/4 ( Nicholas Pooran 16 , Jason Holder (C) 6)

Pooran has cleared the roof. A huge six by Pooran off Chahal, who is back into attack. The left-hander got deep in his crease and slammed the shot over deep square leg. 11 from the over.

SIX! Brilliant use of the crease by Pooran, who gets deep into the line to whack the half-tracker by Chahal over deep square leg

After 28 overs,West Indies 183/4 ( Nicholas Pooran 8 , Jason Holder (C) 4)

Jadeja continues. With some assistance from the pitch and his great accuracy, Jadeja is a tough customer and Windies know that. Just four from his over.

After 27 overs,West Indies 179/4 ( Nicholas Pooran 6 , Jason Holder (C) 2)

Jadhav is the oldest guy in India’s team but you wouldn’t believe that after watching his dive at short third man that helped him save three runs. Seven runs from Khaleel’s over, who is back into attack, including a boundary for Pooran.

Indian pacers with 35-plus wickets in two or more different calendar years in ODIs:

Venkatesh Prasad (1996, 1999)
Ajit Agarkar (1998, 2002)
Zaheer Khan (2002, 2003, 2007)
Irfan Pathan (2004, 2006)
Mohammed Shami (2014, 2019)*

These wickets in the final overs will help India in the D/L equation. In hindsight, West Indies need to play smart cricket here. They should aim to get something around 70-80 runs in the final 10 overs, losing minimum number of wickets in order to boost the D/L target.

FOUR! Lovely shot. A very good drive by Pooran through the gap between extra cover and longoff. Shami, though, should have done better at midoff.

After 26 overs,West Indies 172/4 ( Nicholas Pooran 0 , Jason Holder (C) 1)

Excellent bowling from Jadeja gets Indian another wicket. Two in two overs. Both set batsman gone now. Hope had to find the runs and he rocked back to play the cut shot but Jadeja’s ball was quick and skidded to uproot the stumps. Jason Holder now joins Pooran.

WICKET! Shai Hope b Jadeja 24(52)

Two in two for India! Excellent bowling by Jadeja as he cleans up Hope with the arm ball. Hope needed to up the ante. He rocked back to play a cut shot but the quicker delivery hurried him up and dismantled the sticks.

After 25 overs,West Indies 171/3 ( Shai Hope (W) 24 , Nicholas Pooran 0)

First breakthrough after the rain break. Shami cleans up Hetmyer. The batsman wanted to go big but Shami outfoxed him with a slower ball to beat the bat and hit the sticks. Four runs from the over and Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman.

WICKET! Hetmyer b Shami 25(32)

Smart bowling for Shami! Hetmyer wanted to go big on leg but Shami took pace off the ball as the off-cutter deceived the batsman and hit the top of offstump.

So five bowlers can bowl seven overs each in this innings, which means India have eight overs of pace options left. It also means Jadeja has to bowl quite a few overs in the death.

After 24 overs,West Indies 167/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 23 , Shimron Hetmyer 22)

Finally, Ravindra Jadeja called into attack. Beats Hope on his second delivery with orthodox left-arm spin leading to a stumping appeal but the batsman was safe. Good start with just three coming off it.

After 23 overs,West Indies 164/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 22 , Shimron Hetmyer 20)

Shami has been brought back into attack and bowls the first over after resumption. And he gets the proceedings underway, once again, by giving away six runs including a wide. Hope and Hetmyer have been cautious so far but with overs reduction, they may get on the offensive soon.

Players and umpires are back on the field. We are minutes away from resumption of West Indies’ innings.

Rain is gone and we are all ready for action to resume. The match has been reduced to 32-overs per side encounter. Play to resume at 12:05 IST.

According to some unconfirmed reports, the rain has stopped and currently the umpires are inspecting the ground. However, according to BBC Weather, till 5 pm local time today in Port of Spain, there are more than 90 percent chances of rain. So, still things seem quite dicey in this third and final ODI of the series.

Chris Gayle may have played his last international game given the theatrics by cricket’s showman and the send-off accorded by the Indian players at the end of a typically thunderous innings on Wednesday. Read more about it here .

India’s Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor is watching this match and he too is frustrated!

As an avid lifelong cricket fan, i don’t remember any international matches in my childhood being scheduled in August outside England. There are twoTests &anODI being played today and all 3, predictably,have been ruined by rain. Can’t the cricket authorities read weather reports?

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 14, 2019

If West Indies don’t bat again then India’s target will be 194 from 20 overs.

Oh! This is not good news. Just when the play was about the resume, the rain returned and so the covers are back.

Update

It has stopped raining at the moment. If there is no more rain, we will have a 13:15 PM (local) scheduled start #WIvIND

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 14, 2019

Good news! The covers are completely off and we are set for live action. Match must resume in few minutes.

Here’s an update.

If West Indies don't get to bat further, then India's 20-over target will be 194. #WIvInd

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 14, 2019

We have started to lose overs as more than an hour has been lost due to rain breaks. However, the good news is that groundsmen are peeling off the covers. We can have a restart, soon.

Earlier, the national team’s administrative manager Sunil Subramaniam was asked by the BCCI to return midway from the ongoing tour of West Indies for allegedly misbehaving with senior officials from the country’s High Commissions in the Caribbean.

After sending a formal apology, Subramaniam has been asked by CoA to stay in Caribbean. 

CoA chief Vinod Rai accepts "unconditional apology" tendered by Sunil Subramaniam. He is staying back with @BCCI #TeamIndia for the remainder of #WITour #Cricket

— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) August 14, 2019

Most runs for West Indies v India in ODIs:

1357 – Desmond Haynes 
1334 – Chris Gayle*
1319 – Shiv Chanderpaul

The slow bowlers have pulled things back nicely for India. Both Kedar and Chahal have bowled stump to stump, which has been the key. Especially, Kedar has bowled with the ideal pace and drift on this pitch. However, with another passing shower coming in, the outfield will get wet. It will make things harder for the Indian spinners when the game will be resumed.

Second interruption due to rain. Game halted for now. Once again, players and umpires leave the pitch as covers takeover. Windies are 158/2 in 22 overs.

After 22 overs,West Indies 158/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 19 , Shimron Hetmyer 18)

The run rate since Gayle’s dismissal has been less than 4 and it seems like Hope wants to change it. So when Jadhav offered a short ball, he rocked back and crashed it through deep extra cover for a boundary. Six off the over.

FOUR! Hope rocks back to send the short delivery to deep extra cover boundary off Jadhav. A boundary after a long time.

After 21 overs,West Indies 152/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 14 , Shimron Hetmyer 17)

Windies have something to rejoice and that’s them crossing the 150-run mark and that also in just 21 overs. Four runs from Chahal’s sixth over.

After 20 overs,West Indies 148/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 11 , Shimron Hetmyer 16)

Jadhav is tossing it up for Windies batsmen but they seem uninterested in big shots. And that’s the away to go about it. There’s an eternity left in this match. Two from the over.

After 19 overs,West Indies 146/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 10 , Shimron Hetmyer 15)

First sign of aggression from Hetmyer as he came out against Chahal but could only collect a single as the shot went straight to the fielder in deep on leg followed by a mixup but no harms caused to the home team. Three from the over.

After 18 overs,West Indies 143/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 8 , Shimron Hetmyer 14)

Jadhav continues. Just two from the over. There are a lot of overs left and Windies are not in a hurry. A bit of laugh for Kohli as Hetmyer stamped Jadhav’s toes, unintentionally though.

Gayle, it seems, has bid adieu to at least ODIs. No official confirmation yet. However, he was given a farewell by the Indians as he departed after scoring 72 today. 

I don’t know if @henrygayle has done enough to win this match, but his contribution to WI - despite a long running feud — and international cricket is enormous all told

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 14, 2019

After 17 overs,West Indies 141/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 7 , Shimron Hetmyer 13)

Chahal continues. A bit of lull in the game after the blistering start. Hope and Hetmyer are just knocking the ball around, dealing in singles and doubles. Four off the over.

After 16 overs,West Indies 137/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 6 , Shimron Hetmyer 10)

Still no signs of Ravindra Jadeja but Kedar Jadhav is here to bowl his Malinga-inspired offspin. A decent start. Just three from the over.

West Indies need to be careful here. They should not waste the foundation which the Gayle-Lewis pair has provided them. Now it is up to the youngsters like Hope, Hetmyer, Pooran and Chase to seize the moment. Remember. there is no dearth in talent in this Windies team. But in a situation like this, it is all about temperament.

After 15 overs,West Indies 134/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 4 , Shimron Hetmyer 9)

Welcome boundary for Windies as Hetmyer played the flick fine to the fence off Chahal. Seven off the over which also included a rare misfield by Kohli in covers.

FOUR! Chahal strayed onto the pads of Hetmyer and the batsman flicked it fine to find the fence behind the stumps

After 14 overs,West Indies 127/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 2 , Shimron Hetmyer 4)

Khaleel would be relieved that both Lewis and gayle are out. He can now bowl in peace. Just four from the over. But to his credit he got Gayle out. Foundation has been laid for Hope and Hetmyer, they need to score big.

After 13 overs,West Indies 123/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 1 , Shimron Hetmyer 1)

Chahal is showing off a bit here. Displaying all the varieties. An orthodox leg-spin followed by a quicker one. Hope gets off the mark with an awkward looking shot to long off as the ball stopped on him. A mishit by Heymyer to square leg made Jadeja to run from short midwicket but he couldn’t get to the catch. Both batsmen are new. Indian can sense a wicket. Just two from the over.

Most 6s in a calendar year in ODIs:

58 – AB de Villiers, 2015

56 – Chris Gayle, 2019*

48 – Shahid Afridi, 2002

After 12 overs,West Indies 121/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 0 , Shimron Hetmyer 0)

Have we seen the last of Gayle in international cricket? That’s how it looks like. Kohli took a nice forward diving catch at midoff off Khaleel to get rid of Gayle. Indian players congratulate the veteran as he leaves the pitch with his helmet placed over the bat handle. Shimron Hetmyer is the new man in. Two from the over.

And spin does the trick for India. The ball gripped the surface, which triggered the miss-hit from Lewis. This breakthrough will allow Kohli to have some control back in the proceedings.

WICKET! GAYLE DEPARTS!

Gayle c Kohli b Ahmed 72 (41)

I think we have seen the last of Gayle in international cricket. He walks out with his bat held high after shaking hands with a few Indian players. Meanwhile, it was good forward diving catch at midoff from Kohli that got India the wicket.

FOUR! Short and wide delivery from Khaleel. Gayle planted himself on the crease and played the cut behind backward point

West Indies today:

First 4 overs : 13 runs
Next 6 overs : 101 runs

After 11 overs,West Indies 115/1 ( Chris Gayle 66 , Shai Hope (W) 0)

Bowling change. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal brought into attack. And he strikes immediately. Tossed up the ball to tempt Lewis who top-edged his slog sweep to long on. Chahal and Co are ecstatic. Just one from the over. Shai Hope now joins Gayle.

WICKET! CHAHAL STRIKES! 

Lewis c Dhawan b Chahal 43(29)

The bowling change has done the job for India. Lewis threw his wicket away. Went for a slog sweep but top-edged his shot to Dhawan at longon.

Most 50-plus scores for West Indies v India in ODIs:

12 – Chanderpaul, Sarwan 
11 – Greenidge, Haynes
10 – Samuels, Gayle*

After 10 overs,West Indies 114/0 ( Chris Gayle 65 , Evin Lewis 43)

Gayle has raced to his fifty in a jiffy and Windies have crossed 100 without losing a wicket. 6,6,4 on first three balls of Khaleel. The short ball strategy is not working. Another slog over backward point on fourth ball but it fell in no man’s land. Slight delay in the over as Pant was sitting on the floor with some discomfort. The issue is not clear. 17 from Khaleel’s second over.

FOUR! Short ball and outside off by Khaleel. Gayle waits for it and then slams it over mid-off to add another boundary.

With so many left-handers in the West Indies line-up, India will miss a regular off-spinner today. In this Indian XI, Rohit can bowl some part-time off-spin. At least he used to do that in the early days of his career but these days he hardly bowls.

SIX! One-handed maximum by Gayle. God. Another short ball from Khaleel and Gayle couldn’t get in the best position but he still managed a biggie over fine leg

FIFTY! SIX! Universe Boss Gayle brings up his half-century with a handsome six. Celebrates by placing the helmet over bat handle.

After 9 overs,West Indies 97/0 ( Chris Gayle 48 , Evin Lewis 43)

The carnage continues. 18 from Bhuvi’s over. Gayle slammed the slower overpitched ball to midwicket for a boundary before clobbering one over longon fielder for a six. Lewis adds another boundary with a hit over midoff.

FOUR! Inside out  over mid on by Lewis and goes to the fence after one bounce. Another expensive over for India.

SIX! Stand and deliver. Gayle waited for the ball and tonked it over long on despite having a fielder in the deep

FOUR! Overpitched slower delivery from Bhuvi has been crashed through midwicket by Gayle. Poor timing but power behind the shot was enough.

After 8 overs,West Indies 80/0 ( Chris Gayle 36 , Evin Lewis 38)

Bowling change for India as Khaleel Ahmed comes into attack but the flow of runs continue. The pacer started off with a bouncer that was smoked over deep square leg for a six. Another flick shot to midwicket fetches him a boundary. 14 off the over.

Both Gayle and Lewis are coming to their own in these powerplay overs. Ominous sign this for the Indians. Feel on this pitch, someone like Shami has bowled the ‘“hit me” length quite often to these power-hitters. Banging the ball midway on this pitch hardly serves any purpose here. Also, the new ball bowlers have got hardly any lateral movement and both these left handers have hit through the line with ease. Perhaps, it’s time for Kohli to change the pace.

FOUR! Lewis picks the length ball off his pads and dispatches it to midwicket with a flick shot to add another boundary

FOUR! Another short ball from Khaleel and Lewis rocks back to pull it in front of the square on leg for boundary

SIX! No respite for Indian bowlers. Short delivery from Khaleel and Lewis clobbers that over deep square leg for a maximum

After 7 overs,West Indies 63/0 ( Chris Gayle 35 , Evin Lewis 23)

Bhuvi continues. Windies openers in top gear. 14 from the over. 50 have come in last three overs. Gayle slammed the outside off delivery over long on for a four before Lewis hooked the short delivery over fine leg for a six.

SIX! Pull shot six for Lewis. A poor line by Bhuvi. Short delivery and Lewis gets behind it to pull it over fine leg. It’s raining boundaries.

FOUR! Gayle is in top gear. Toe-end shot but that was enough as for Gayle as he dragged the outside off delivery over mid on

After 6 overs,West Indies 49/0 ( Chris Gayle 30 , Evin Lewis 15)

Shami continues. Windies openers are in mood now. 20 off the over. Gayle slammed Shami for a six on first ball down the ground. Then a whack over extra cover for a four. A whack to midwicket for another boundary and a finish with another four.

FOUR! Big over for Windies and Gayle finishes it with another boundary. A crunchy drive through extra cover on a delivery that was full

FOUR! Short delivery and that’s not a good idea. Gayle got onto the backfoot to slam it to mid-wicket. Gayle is off and running.

FOUR! Crunchy shot! Wide of off delivery from Shami is whacked through extra cover for a boundary. Party time at Trinidad.

SIX! A Gayle six! Length ball, outside off from Shami and Gayle stood tall to whack it over the head of the bowler for a maximum

After 5 overs,West Indies 29/0 ( Chris Gayle 10 , Evin Lewis 15)

A powerful slash by Lewis on a wildish delivery by Bhuvi but Jadeja had it covered at backward point. He got runs on the next ball as the inside edge ran down to the fence before he slammed a length ball to long on ropes. He finishes the over with a maximum. 16 off the over.

SIX! What a shot! Wide and outside off delivery has been dispatched over long off by Lewis off Bhuvi

FOUR! Length ball from Bhuvi and Lewis picked it early with a swing of the bat through the line to breach the long on fence

FOUR! Streaky. Inside edge from Lewis but the ball misses the sticks and runs down to the fence. Lewis wouldn’t mind it.

After 4 overs,West Indies 13/0 ( Chris Gayle 10 , Evin Lewis 1)

A much better over from Shami. No runs from his second over as Lewis plays out all the six deliveries cautiously. Quiet start for Windies.

After 3 overs,West Indies 13/0 ( Chris Gayle 10 , Evin Lewis 1)

Bhuvneshwar continues. Tight over for the pacer with just one coming from it. Two dot balls followed by a push to midoff by Lewis for one. Three more dot balls to finish off.

After 2 overs,West Indies 12/0 ( Chris Gayle 10 , Evin Lewis 0)

Mohammed Shami from the other end. And it was quite a long over due to the rain break. The angled delivery on first ball took the pads of Lewis to fine leg for a leg bye followed by a no ball and then a six on the free hit by Gayle. He finishes the over with another boundary through midwicket. 12 off it.

FOUR! Second big shot of the over for Gayle and a good way to restart the innings. A lofted shot through midwicket off Shami

Happens. All. The. Time. 

playing cricket has been the surest way to make it rain today #SLvsNZ #Ashes #WIvIND

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) August 14, 2019

Looks like a passing shower to me. Meanwhile, so far not enough bounce from the surface, as expected. I think soon we will see the bowlers, especially the pacers, will use the variations like slow balls and cutters to tame the batters.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar at Queen’s Park Oval in ODIs:

3/29, 4/8, 2/24, 2/9, 4/31

The game has been interrupted by rain. Players and umpires leave the field. Covers are on with West Indies 8/0 in 1.3 overs.

SIX! Gayle swings his bat straight and sends the free hit over long on for the first maximum of the match. Poor length ball from Shami.

This is the second match on the same surface, so I believe it is an excellent toss to win for Holder and the West Indies. The best time to bat on this pitch is in the first 50 overs of the game. They have a pretty decent batting line-up and I hope today they will play according to their potential. Application is the key here for the batters.

After 1 overs,West Indies 0/0 ( Chris Gayle 0 , Evin Lewis 0)

Hint of movement on the first ball for Bhuvi. He would like exploit that more. A quiet start for Windies and Gayle, who has adopted recently this new approach of trying to play five-day type of cricket in one-day matches. Maiden over.

Chris Gayle against India while batting first last six ODI innings:

4, 21, 0, 21, 0, 27

Time for live action! Chris Gayle comes out to bat with Evin Lewis. This could very well be Gayle’s last match and he would like to make it memorable. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the first over.

No surprises in the Indian team apart from Chahal getting a game in place of Kuldeep. I mean, this was a no-brainer considering that the leggie is flying back home following this match. 

Meanwhile, West Indies have an excellent opportunity here to put a score on the board and later come back hard with their impressive bowling attack. Eyes will be on Chris Gayle as this could very well be his final ODI in the West Indies.

At Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad,

The last time when India lost an ODI – 2007 v Sri Lanka
The last time when West Indies won an ODI – 2008 v Sri Lanka