Latest Update: LIVE cricket score: INDIA WIN BY NINE WICKETS! This has been some thrashing of the West Indies team by Virat Kohli and company, as they race away to the target with 35 overs and a delivery to spare! It’s a 3-1 series win for the Indians! Rohit fittingly collects the winning run, as he remains unbeaten on 63. The fifth ODI between India and West Indies is being telecast on Star Sports 1 and 1 HD, Hindi 1 and Hindi 1 HD and Tamil 1. The India-West Indies live streaming will take place on Hotstar. Click here to know when and where to watch the fifth ODI. Preview: Brimming with confidence after the massive 224-run win in the penultimate game, India will be eyeing to register their eighth straight series win over the West Indies when they face off in the fifth and final contest of the rubber at the Greenfield international stadium on Thursday. After the resounding victory in the fourth One-day International (ODI) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, the Virat Kohli-led hosts lead the series 2-1, with the second match being tied. The last time the Carribean side won a bilateral series against India was way back in 2006. [caption id=“attachment_5462601” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Virat Kohli (L) and Jason Holder, the Indian and West Indian skipper respectively. AP[/caption] With the northeastern monsoon in full cry, the match could well end up shortened as the the weatherman has predicted a brief thunderstorm in the afternoon and late evening. This is only the second international cricket match to be staged at the Greenfield Stadium. The first was on November 7 last year when the hosts defeated New Zealand in a T20 match that was shortened to inclement weather and saw just saw an eight over per side match. India won by six runs. The organisers, the Kerala Cricket Association, are in an upbeat mood as the ground boasts of one of the best drainage systems in the business and even if the rain comes crashing down, they will be able to get it back into shape quickly once the rain stops. Going into the final ODI, with opener Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu and skipper Kohli in top form, India will like to keep the momentum into the series decider. Rayudu also took a step ahead in cementing his place at No. 4 slot with a fine century in the previous game. Rohit also smashed an impressive 162 off 137 balls in the fourth ODI while the skipper has three tons from four games. The Indian batting will once again mostly rely on the shoulders of these two on Thursday. Despite impressive performances by the top order, the cause of concern for the team management will be the flop show of stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The former skipper has failed to live up to the expectations, which also resulted in his exclusion from the Twenty20 international (T20I) series against the Windies and Australia. It will be the litmus test for Dhoni, who has been under fire for his continuous poor performances. In the bowling department, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has been impressive in this series so far after scalping eight wickets from three games and Kohli will like him to replicate his past, specially in the middle overs. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are expected to dismantle the Windies top order in the initial overs, while Khaleel Ahmad, who was a surprise package in Mumbai with figures of 3/13, could be a crucial support for his seniors. Coming to the West Indies squad, batsmen Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope are the only two batsmen who have shown some fight against the home side. They both have hit a century each and would like to repeat it for one final time to help their side tie the series. Captain Jason Holder has shown he can be fruitful with the bat down the order. However, the visitors could possibly miss the services of off-spinner Ashley Nurse, who has been a consistent performer with five wickets from the series. Nurse is doubtful for the series decider after suffering an injury during the last game. His absence could affect the hopes of the visitors in a crucial contest. Squads: India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(Wicket-keeper), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, K Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah, Lokesh Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishabh Pant, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey. West Indies: Chandrapaul Hemraj, Kieran Powell, Shai Hope (Wicket-keeper), Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder (Captain), Fabian Allen, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach, Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Obed McCoy, Oshane Thomas. With inputs from IANS
India vs West Indies, Highlights, 5th ODI at Thiruvananthapuram, Full Cricket Score: Hosts win by 9 wickets, claim series 3-1
India vs West Indies Live Score: INDIA WIN BY NINE WICKETS! This has been some thrashing of the West Indies team by Virat Kohli and company, as they race away to the target with 35 overs and a delivery to spare! It’s a 3-1 series win for the Indians! Rohit fittingly collects the winning run, as he remains unbeaten on 63.
 "India vs West Indies, Highlights, 5th ODI at Thiruvananthapuram, Full Cricket Score: Hosts win by 9 wickets, claim series 3-1")
Time for us to say goodbye. After an intial scare in the five-match ODI series, Virat Kohli-led Indian side comeback strongly to outclass the Windies and winning the series 3-1, extending their domination at home, not having lost a bilateral series since October 2015.
The action will soon shift to the shortest format, where the difference between the two sides is very narrow. Two time WT20 champions are at their lethal best in the T20. Some popular faces return to Windies side as well. The three-game series is one to watch out for. So do tune in to Firstpost.com on Sunday for the 1st T20I, we will here bringing you all the LIVE action from 6:30 pm onwards.
Most runs in a five-match bilateral ODI series:
515 – Fakhar Zaman v Zimbabwe, 2018
467 – Hamilton Masakadza v Kenya, 2009
453 – Virat Kohli v Windies, 2018*
Ravindra Jadeja is Man of the Match
Jadeja: I am enjoying my game at the moment. When I am on the field, I try and give by best. In that decision review case, the ball did not spin much and the ball went straight. We were not sure where the ball was pitched.
Largest victory margins for India by balls remaining in ODIs:
231 v Kenya, Bloemfontein, 2001
211 v Windies, Thiruvananthapuram, 2018*
187 v U.A.E., Perth, 2015
181 v East Africa, Leeds, 1975
After 14.5 overs,India 105/1 ( Rohit Sharma 63 , Virat Kohli (C) 33)
INDIA WIN BY NINE WICKETS! This has been some thrashing of the West Indies team by Virat Kohli and company, as they race away to the target with 35 overs and a delivery to spare! It’s a 3-1 series win for the Indians! Rohit fittingly collects the winning run, as he remains unbeaten on 63.
After 14 overs,India 98/1 ( Rohit Sharma 61 , Virat Kohli (C) 28)
Allen’s introduced in the 14th over, with Rohit and Kohli collecting five singles off the over. Just one big hit is all that’s needed for India to win the series 3-1!
Players with 100-plus sixes in ODIs in a country:
Brendon McCullum in New Zealand
MS Dhoni in India
Chris Gayle in West Indies
Martin Guptill in New Zealand
Rohit Sharma in India*
After 13 overs,India 93/1 ( Rohit Sharma 58 , Virat Kohli (C) 26)
Kohli gets a leading edge off the fourth delivery, but it lands well beyond the bowler’s reach, allowing the Indian skipper a single. Rohit shuffles down the pitch off the next delivery and smacks the ball straight over the bowler’s head for his fourth six. Nine off the over. India need just 12 to win now.
This is the third calendar year in which Rohit Sharma has scored 1,000-plus runs in ODIs (2013, 2017, 2018) as an opener.
Only Tendulkar, Ganguly, Jayasuriya and Dilshan have scored 1,000-plus runs as openers in more calendar years than him.
After 12 overs,India 84/1 ( Rohit Sharma 50 , Virat Kohli (C) 25)
Rohit continues to plunder the Windies attack for runs, with Virat playing second fiddle at the other end, as he smacks a six and two fours off Paul’s second over, before collecting a single off the last ball to bring up his 37th ODI half-century.
After 11 overs,India 67/1 ( Rohit Sharma 34 , Virat Kohli (C) 24)
Holder into the attack. Rohit pulls towards square-leg to bring up the fifty-stand with a four, before smashing the ball over midwicket for a six off the very next ball, completing 200 sixes in ODI cricket. Five runs collected off the remaining deliveries, with 15 coming off Holder’s first over. India are starting to gallop towards the target now.
Least innings to 200 sixes in ODIs:
187 – ROHIT SHARMA*
195 – Shahid Afridi
214 – AB de Villiers
228 – Brendon McCullum
241 – Chris Gayle
248 – MS Dhoni
343 – Sanath Jayasuriya
Indian pairs with 4000+ partnership runs in ODIs:
Sourav Ganguly/Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag/Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid/Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid /Sachin Tendulkar
Rohit Sharma/Shikhar Dhawan
Rohit Sharma/Virat Kohli*
Overall 12th pair to do so and the fastest among all – in 66 innings together.
After 10 overs,India 52/1 ( Rohit Sharma 20 , Virat Kohli (C) 23)
Keemo Paul is introduced in the 10th over, with kohli collecting his fifth boundary off the third delivery, pushing the ball down the ground to bring up the team fifty. Five off the over.
After 9 overs,India 47/1 ( Rohit Sharma 19 , Virat Kohli (C) 19)
Rohit responds to his captain’s call for a single in the second delivery after getting struck on his thigh. Kohli collects a brace two deliveries later following a push towards square leg. Kohli collects his fourth boundary with a gentle push down the ground off the penultimate delivery. Seven off the over.
After 8 overs,India 40/1 ( Rohit Sharma 19 , Virat Kohli (C) 13)
Thomas starts off his fourth over with a wide. Rohit smacks the ball down the ground for a straight six a couple of deliveries later. Is hit on his helmet off the next ball after getting a leading edge off a pull. Eight off the over. Rohit nicks one to the keeper off the final delivery and begins walking off, but is called back after the umpire signals a no-ball. Rohit collects a double off the free hit. 10 runs off the over.
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