India vs West Indies: Hosts complete 3-0 series clean sweep with 96-run victory in final ODI | Cricket News

Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 80 as India were bowled out for 265, before dismissing the West Indies for 169 to secure a 96-run victory in the third and final ODI; T20 series between the two sides begins on Feb 16, live on Sky Sports Cricket

Prasidh Krishna (left) took three wickets as India completed a 3-0 series victory

India’s completed a 3-0 series sweep against West Indies after their bowlers secured a 96-run victory in the final ODI in Ahmedabad.

Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant scored half-centuries to help India weather a top-order wobble and post a competitive 265 all out from their 50 overs.

West Indies – missing injured skipper Kieron Pollard – never really got going and were bundled out for 169 in 37.1 overs, with Prasidh Krishna and fellow quick Mohammed Siraj claiming three wickets apiece for India.

“We have ticked a lot of boxes in this series,” home captain Rohit Sharma said after leading India to their first ODI series sweep against West Indies. “With the top order not firing, it was good for the middle order to bail us out. Today they got us to a respectable total. This was the biggest positive.”

Earlier, Alzarri Joseph rocked India with a two-wicket maiden over after Rohit elected to bat in the dead rubber. Rohit dragged a ball onto his stumps to depart for 13 and, two balls later, Virat Kohli perished caught behind for a duck.

Odean Smith dismissed Shikhar Dhawan for 10 to reduce India to 42-3 in the 10th over, before Iyer (80) and Pant (56) propped up the hosts with a 110-run stand.

Shreyas Iyer, right and Rishabh Pant, left, put on a 110-run stand for the fourth wicket

Washington Sundar (33) and Deepak Chahar (38) chipped in with breezy cameos down the order before Jason Holder polished off the tail with bowling figures of 4-34.

Chahar impressed with the ball too and dismissed Brandon King and Shamarh Brooks in the same over as West Indies slumped to 25-3 in five overs. Once Krishna dismissed Darren Bravo and Jason Holder, the game was effectively over for West Indies.

Stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran made 34 and Smith smashed three sixes in his 18-ball 36 but it was not enough to avoid a heavy defeat.

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What’s next for India and the West Indies?

The teams now move to Kolkata for a three-match Twenty20 series, beginning on Wednesday and live on Sky Sports Cricket. The second match takes place on February 18 before the final fixture is held on Feb 20.

India batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel have been ruled out of the series with injuries.