Sharma-led India WIn the series

India made Cha(h)ar changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (the player of the match), Deepak and Kuldeep Yadav.

The West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Akeal Hosein made way for Hayden Walsh, Jr.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 42, and lost three wickets.

Three balls into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Anil Chaudhary.

He eventually scored 13 off 15 balls, which included three boundaries. Twenty-one balls into the match, Alzarri Joseph broke the 16-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Virat Kohli, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Shai Hope off the bowling of Joseph.

Dhawan, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 10. (Smi)Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Jason Holder. Odean broke the 26-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 151, and lost three wickets.

India scored 50 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). The West Indies had conceded nine extras at that point.

Seventy-nine balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 54 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Iyer was batting on 16, Rishabh Pant had scored half-a-dozen.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Pant’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 23.1 overs (140 balls). The West Indies had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Iyer’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 74 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair scored 100 off 112 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Pant’s contribution to it was 49. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Pant’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 47 balls.

India scored 150 off 29.5 overs (180 balls). The West Indies had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Pant eventually scored 56 off 54 balls. A hundred and twenty-four balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Walsh, Jr. broke the 110-run partnership.

Thirty overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 152 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Iyer was batting on 60.

Although his innings included a boundary, Suryakumar Yadav had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Shamarh Brooks. Fabian Allen broke the 12-run stand.

Iyer, whose 111-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 80. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Darren Bravo. Walsh, Jr. broke the 23-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 72, and lost four wickets.

India scored 200 off 40.3 overs (244 balls). The West Indies had conceded 17 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair scored 50 off 48 balls. While Washington Sundar’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Chahar’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Chahar, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 38. Fifty-one balls after Iyer’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 53-run partnership.

India scored 250 off 47.3 overs (286 balls). The West Indies had conceded 20 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kuldeep, who faced eight balls, scored five. Twelve balls after Chahar’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 10-run stand.

Washington Sundar, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 11-run stand.

Mohammed Siraj, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Holder broke the four-run stand.

Prasidh Krishna, the player of the series, did not face a ball. He was unbeaten.

India were dismissed for 265 off 50 overs.

Kemar Roach, who faced seven wicketless overs, conceded 39.

Smith, who bowled seven overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Allen, who bowled eight overs, conceding 42.

Walsh, Jr., who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Joseph, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34.

Holder bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 47, and lost three wickets.

Hope, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Siraj, who broke the 19-run stand.

Fourteen balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Brandon King was the batsman. It was struck down by Chaudhary.

He eventually scored 14 off 13 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Seven balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Chahar broke the six-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 122, and lost seven wickets.

The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Brooks, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Iyer off the bowling of Chahar.

The West Indies scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Bravo, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Forty-nine balls after Brooks’ dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Krishna broke the 43-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 68 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, was batting on 28.

Holder, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls after Bravo’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Krishna broke the eight-run stand.

Ninety-eight balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. Allen, the batsman, faced a ball, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Chaudhary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pant. Kuldeep broke the one-run stand.

Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 34 off 39 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kuldeep broke the five-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 20.3 overs (123 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Smith, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 36. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Siraj broke the 40-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 31 overs (186 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Walsh, Jr., whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Seventy-seven balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Siraj broke the 47-run stand.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Joseph, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 29. Five balls later, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Krishna.

Roach, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 169 off 37.1 overs, lost by 96 runs.

Sundar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Kuldeep and Chahar bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 41.

Krishna bowled 8.1 overs, conceded a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up three scalps.

Siraj bowled nine overs, conceded a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up three scalps.

India won the three-match series 3-0.