FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 16 crush Windies Jadeja and Rohit seal sixth straight ODI series win for India at home

AFP | Thiruvananthapuram, India West Indies avindra Jadeja starred in K. Powell c Dhoni b Kumar 0 India’s nine- se- R. Powell c Dhawan b Ahmed 16 Rries clinching win over S. Hope b Bumrah 0 West Indies after the tourists M. Samuels c Kohli b Jadeja 24 were skittled out for just 104 in 4 S. Hetmyer lbw b Jadeja 9 Jadeja claimed four the fifth one-day international with his left-arm J. Holder c Jadhav b Ahmed 25 yesterday. spin F. Allen c Jadhav b Bumrah 4 West Indies won the toss and K. Paul c Rayudu b Yadav 5 elected to bat in Thiruvanan- D. Bishoo 8 thapuram but collapsed, sur- K. Roach c Jadhav b Jadeja 5 viving just 31.5 of their 50 overs O. Thomas lbw b Jadeja 0 under overcast skies to register dle-order. Extras (lb1, w7) 8 their lowest ODI total against Skipper top- Total (all out, 31.5 overs) 104 India. scored with 25 to raise hopes of : Kumar 4-1-11-1 (w1), Bumrah Jadeja claimed four wickets a West Indies fightback but the 6-1-11-2 (w1), Ahmed 7-1-29-2 (w3), Jade- with his left-arm spin as India rest of the folded. ja 9.5-1-34-4 (w1), Yadhav 5-1-18-1 (w1) romped to their target in 14.5 Young paceman Khaleel overs to take the five-match se- Ahmed also made his presence India (target 105) ries 3-1. felt for India, with two key R. Sharma not out 63 The second game was a tie. strikes including the wicket of S. Dhawan b Thomas 6 It is India’s sixth successive Holder. V. Kohli not out 33 Indian (R) and (C) celebrate with teammates after taking the wicket of Marlon Samuels ODI series win on home soil. Jadeja, who was named man Extras (lb1, nb1, w1) 3 Opener , who unit, pitching the ball in the right just a hiccup in India’s march overs. Bumrah bowled Shai of the match, polished off the Total (1 wicket, 14.5 overs) 105 smashed 63, and skipper Virat place,” Kohli said after the win. towards an easy win. Hope for zero. West Indies’ tail and India did Bowling: Roach 5-2-13-0, Thomas 4-0- Kohli, who made 33, put on an “We wanted to bowl first any- Jadeja set up the convincing Marlon Samuels tried to not need the customary break 33-1 (w1, nb1), Paul 2-0-22-0, Holder unbeaten 99-run stand as the way and we got lucky. We were victory after returning figures of steady the innings with coun- after end of the first innings to 1-0-15-0, Bishoo 1.5-0-16-0, Allen hosts raced to their target before surprised West Indies batted,” 4-34 from his 9.5 overs. ter-attacking boundaries but he get past their target. 1-0-5-0 the sun had set in the day-night he added. combined fell to Jadeja’s spin for 24. Kohli was the man of the series game. Fast bowler with pace spearhead Bhuvne- Jadeja also trapped big-hitter for his 453 runs in five matches Result: India won by nine wickets “It was a clinical performance. bowled opener shwar Kumar to get two West Shimron Hetmyer lbw for nine including three centuries and a Series: India win series 3-1 Credit has to go to the bowling for six but the wicket proved Indies batsmen in the first two to rattle the West Indies mid- highest score of 157 not out.