India beat West Indies by 96 runs. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took three wickets each while Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Yadav picked two apiece.
Chasing a target of 266, West Indies never got going losing the first three wickets for just 25 runs. Despite a late rearguard resistance, the visitors were ultimately bowled out for 169.
Earlier, fifties from Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer combined with contributions from the lower-order helped India post 265 on a two-paced wicket. After another top-order failure, it was Iyer and Pant who staged India’s recovery by scoring 80 and 56 respectively. Pacer Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies, taking four wickets for 34 runs in eight overs.
India won the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final one-day international against West Indies on Friday. The hosts have already won the three-match series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead. India won the first ODI by six wickets and the second by 44 runs.
With the series decided, India made four changes to its playing 11. Opener Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer return to the side after recovering from COVID-19. They had missed both earlier games. KL Rahul is out injured, while Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur were rested. Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Yadav replaced them. West Indies made one change, with Akeal Hosein missing out and Hayden Walsh replacing him.
