West Indies chase 351 to beat India in final ODI as Shai Hope scores unbeaten 162

Mixed · 2West Indies beat India by five wickets in the third and final one-day international in New Chandigarh on Saturday 3 October, chasing down a target of 351 with 10 balls to spare. 1 2 Mixed · 2India had already won the series by taking the first two matches, so the result denied them a 3-0 sweep. 1 2 Mixed · 2West Indies captain Shai Hope finished unbeaten on 162 off 143 balls, according to Reuters; AFP said he played through a groin injury and, after keeping wicket earlier, was pressed into opening because Jewel Andrew had hurt a finger while fielding. 1 2

Right · 1Hope added 109 for the second wicket with Amir Jangoo, who was run out for 67, then a further 56-run partnership; Sherfane Rutherford made 24 and Gudakesh Motie a brisk 19 off 14 balls late on. 1 Centre · 1AFP reported that Hope tired before reaching his century and struggled to run between the wickets, then recovered to hit 40 off his last 16 balls when 56 were needed from the last five overs. 2 Centre · 1AFP said 351 was West Indies' highest successful ODI chase, beating 331-5 against Ireland in May 2019. Hope said chasing is easier in India, especially with the dew, and that MS Dhoni had told Hope there is always more time than expected. 2

Mixed · 2India, who chose to bat, were 4-2 after Jayden Seales dismissed Shubman Gill (caught behind by Hope) and Virat Kohli (bowled), before recovering to 351-7. 2 1 Mixed · 2Rohit Sharma made 92 off 85 balls, eight short of a century, and shared a 137-run stand with Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was dropped several times and later made a half-century before Seales dismissed Gaikwad. 1 2 Right · 1KL Rahul then scored an unbeaten, career-best 129, his ninth ODI hundred, including 42 off his final 12 balls, with late contributions from Naman Dhir (30 off 21) and Anshul Kamboj (17 off nine). 1

Right · 1Reuters noted India had sealed the series in the second match by completing a record chase of 406 with 6.3 overs to spare. 1