India won the 5th ODI against West Indies and along with it has also grabbed the series with a 3-1 win. Dinesh Kartik‘s 50 off 52 balls and Virat Kohli‘s 111 off 115 balls helped India to chase an easy target of 206. Making a comeback after a long time, Mohammed Shami took four wickets. India will now play one T20 match against the hosts on Sunday.
Winning the toss, West Indies decided to bat first. India started well from the start taking wickets at regular intervals. Mohammed Shami making a comeback proved Kohli’s decision right. Shami took 4 wickets giving 48 runs in 10 overs. Umesh Yadav supported him bagging 3 wickets. Hardik Pandya and Kedar Jadhav got one wicket each. The opponents were able to make only 205 runs in 50 overs. Top scorers from the West Indies side were Shai Hope (51 off 98 balls) and Kyle Hope (46 off 50 balls).Despite early wicket of Shikhar Dhawan, India had no problem chasing the score. Inform Ajinkya Rahane made 39 runs and built a 79 run partnership with the skipper Virat Kohli.
Despite early wicket of Shikhar Dhawan, India had no problem chasing the score. Inform Ajinkya Rahane made 39 runs and built a 79 run partnership with the skipper Virat Kohli. The captain played an impressive knock of 111 runs and led India to victory. Dinesh Karthik, who was included in the team in this series after the warm-up matches in Champions Trophy also made 50 runs not out. The team chased the target in just 36.5 overs.