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India [105/1] beat West Indies [104] by 9 wickets in the 5th ODI to seal 3-1 series win

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After claiming a mammoth 224-run victory in the fourth one-day international against the Windies, India will aim to seal the five-match series with a win in Thiruvananthapuram.

Overview

India v Windies
5th ODI
Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Thursday, 1 November, 1.30pm local time, 08:00am GMT


With top-order batsmen Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu in good touch, the hosts will fancy their chances of pulling off a victory in the fifth and final ODI.

With scores of 140, 157* and 107 in the first three games, Kohli became the first Indian to score three back-to-back hundreds in 50-over international cricket.

Sharma, his deputy, has had a fruitful series as well. The Indian opener, who did not have an ODI century against the Windies before this series, now has two. His 137-ball 162 was vital to India putting up 377/5 in the fourth ODI. Rayudu seems to have solved India's No.4 conundrum for now too, dishing out promising performances at two-down. He scored his third hundred in ODI cricket at Brabourne Stadium in the fourth game and is looking solid.

India's premier pacers, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, have picked up right where they left off before the Asia Cup. They were included in the squad for the last three ODIs, and have looked reliable. The spinners, of course, have been outstanding.

While India look sorted at the top of the order, their lower middle-order has not been at its best of late. MS Dhoni, who is still the best wicket-keeping option for India in the shorter formats of the game, has not been able to get going with the bat. The former Indian captain has scores of 20, 7, and 23 in the series so far.

Kedar Jadhav, who was drafted into the squad for the fourth ODI, and Ravindra Jadeja, who has replaced the injured Hardik Pandya, will need to raise their game to provide India with a thumping finish in the final ODI if needed.

The Windies, who were steamrolled by the Indians in the Test series, have made a statement of intent in the ODIs. They held India to a tie in Visakhapatnam before claiming a 43-run victory in Pune. While they still trail 2-1 in the series, Jason Holder and his men will fancy their chances of coming out on top in Thiruvananthapuram and squaring the series.

With scores of 32, 123*and 95 in the first three games, before scoring a duck in the fourth, Shai Hope has been the best player for the visitors so far. The 24-year-old's strong performance was crucial in the Windies clinching a tie and a victory in the series.

Shimron Hetymer has also been integral to the strong performances from the Windies in the first three ODIs. He notched up his third ODI hundred in the first game before adding 94 in the next game. He will be an important player for the visitors going into the final ODI.

But the rest of their batsmen need to click collectively for Windies to challenge India in the decider. Experienced campaigners like Marlon Samuels and Jason Holder, especially, must take the lead.

If India win this one, it will be their eighth straight win over the Windies in a bilateral one-day international series – the last time the Windies won was back in 2006 at home.

Key players

Virat Kohli (India): The Indian skipper has smashed records for fun in this series and looks in rich form. He scored three centuries in as many ODIs before falling for 16 in the previous game in Mumbai. He will want to set things right by capping the series with another big score to his name.

Shai Hope (Windies): The best Windies batsman did not bring his A-game to the fore in the Test series. However, he has more than made up for it in the 50-over format. With 250 runs in four innings, he's the third-highest run-scorer of the series behind Kohli and Sharma. He will be the key for the visitors to pull one over India in the final game.

Conditions

Rain, perhaps even a thunderstorm, is expected to hit Thiruvananthapuram during the afternoon, which might mean that the game gets delayed or even curtailed.

Squads

India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav

Windies: Jason Holder (c), Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Fabian Allen, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Oshane Thomas, Obed McCoy, Kieran Powell

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5 matches against WI is overkill. With due respect to WI, they still don't deserve 5 matches against the top 3 teams. 3 matches is more than enough.

India vs England series should have been 5 matches, not this.
 
Hmm.. Interesting. Chances of rain and dew. Had more reasons to bowl first.
 
Khalil has been expensive.

Khalil is bowling even slower today, he is down to 120ks today. At some point you get treated as a trundler when you bowl like one.

But now with 4 wickets down he can get that economy rate in control.
 
India shouldn't play Bumrah in these games. Save him for the tougher opposition. And let Umesh play and get more experience and hopefully increase his bowling skills.
 
Quite an anti climax to be honest. Also, not sure why WIN should bat first here under clouds - and it’s going to dew heavy in evening.
 
India shouldn't play Bumrah in these games. Save him for the tougher opposition. And let Umesh play and get more experience and hopefully increase his bowling skills.

Bumrah playing easy matches to keep his average low, will come handy when he gets a pounding at WC.
 
And hetmyer is Brian Lara 2.0? He could become a good T20 player, but as much as I have seen too much to compare with the great player of Windies.
 
The biggest plus from this less meaningful Odi series - khaleel ahmed, finally kohli realizing what needs to be done to stop starc, amir, mustafizur from preying on Indian batsmen.

And another imp. Outcome - Dhoni being showm the door for non-performance, the first time in his career. Dejavu 2008- 2009 for him.
 
And hetmyer is Brian Lara 2.0? He could become a good T20 player, but as much as I have seen too much to compare with the great player of Windies.

Cricket game is developed through FC system, not from kungfu cricket ala Jackie Chan movies. Hetmyer has every ingredients to become a world class player, but for that he needs to develop his game from 10-12 hours stay in the midddle. Greatest ability of a batsman at young age is to hit the ball sweetly (I am not talking about power), find gaps & timing - these are natural gifts, which we call talent (otherwise there are millions of kids who would love to spend dedicated 35 hours/week in nets, yet 99% of them won’t reach FC level).

Then, you bring technical aspects in your game to strengthen your defense & proper execution of a shot - that’s better coaching, conditioning. Finally comes shot selection, batting intelligence, temperament & perfection for long stay in middle & domination of bowling - that comes from FC games. Batting is extremely monotonous but perfectionist job - you have to do repetitive task for hours, session, days together with zero tolerance. Cricket by nature is a slow game, and you learn it from even slower process - it can die, but that truth will remain fact; even a T20 game takes twice the time of a soccer, NFL, NBA or Rughby game.

This kid is probably now better than what Brian Charles Lara was in 1990-91, when the Trinidadin went to Warwickshire under a certain Bob Woolmer in summer of 1990, and he had someone like IVA Richards to look for inspiration- this kid has Chris Gayle to take inspiration....... unfortunately.
 
Cricket game is developed through FC system, not from kungfu cricket ala Jackie Chan movies. Hetmyer has every ingredients to become a world class player, but for that he needs to develop his game from 10-12 hours stay in the midddle. Greatest ability of a batsman at young age is to hit the ball sweetly (I am not talking about power), find gaps & timing - these are natural gifts, which we call talent (otherwise there are millions of kids who would love to spend dedicated 35 hours/week in nets, yet 99% of them won’t reach FC level).

Then, you bring technical aspects in your game to strengthen your defense & proper execution of a shot - that’s better coaching, conditioning. Finally comes shot selection, batting intelligence, temperament & perfection for long stay in middle & domination of bowling - that comes from FC games. Batting is extremely monotonous but perfectionist job - you have to do repetitive task for hours, session, days together with zero tolerance. Cricket by nature is a slow game, and you learn it from even slower process - it can die, but that truth will remain fact; even a T20 game takes twice the time of a soccer, NFL, NBA or Rughby game.

This kid is probably now better than what Brian Charles Lara was in 1990-91, when the Trinidadin went to Warwickshire under a certain Bob Woolmer in summer of 1990, and he had someone like IVA Richards to look for inspiration- this kid has Chris Gayle to take inspiration....... unfortunately.

I had seen snippets from that 501* of Lara, he demonstrated unusual calmness plus aggression for his age. Agreed, guidance is one of the most important things in life. But attitude to accepting guidance, learning etc. these seem to be missing. This, I do not blame on Hetmyer alone, most Indian players are like that too. 15 minutes of fame is the type of the world we are living in. Anyway, for the sake of cricket I wish this guy improves and proves most people wrong.

On the same lines, I had hopes for Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb (aus) too, but you need some fortune also I think. Anway, age is on the side of all these guys. They can make best use of it, if they want to.
 
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If not playing new players and testing them out, what is the sole purpose of this series - losing with new/younger generation players would have opened up new thoughts for the dead wood positions in Indian team. Anway, good opportunity missed by the Indian team to test new players.

Khaleel and Dhoni ouster - only two good outcomes from this series.
 
I had seen snippets from that 501* of Lara, he demonstrated unusual calmness plus aggression for his age. Agreed, guidance is one of the most important things in life. But attitude to accepting guidance, learning etc. these seem to be missing. This, I do not blame on Hetmyer alone, most Indian players are like that too. 15 minutes of fame is the type of the world we are living in. Anyway, for the sake of cricket I wish this guy improves and proves most people wrong.

On the same lines, I had hopes for Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb (aus) too, but you need some fortune also I think. Anway, age is on the side of all these guys. They can make best use of it, if they want to.

Between 1992 WC to 1996 WC (from that SCG 277 to ENG tour in Test), in combined 3 formats of Test, ODI & FC - Lara was probably the greatest batsman game had ever seen and some of innings he played are simply unparalleled; but he faded away for 3/4 years when Woolmer left Warwickshire. This kid needs couple of years in Counties to develop his game, otherwise end up worse than Bravo.
 
Match over in 3.5 hrs. One team innings go more than that in most matches
 
TRIVANDRUM, India – THE WINDIES suffered a 9-wicket defeat in the 5th One Day International at the Greenfield International Stadium in Trivandrum, thereby handing India a 3-1 series win.

The WINDIES won the toss for the first time in the series and elected to bat first. Wickets started tumbling in the very first over, when Kieran Powell edged behind for 0. Shai Hope misfortunes continued as he failed to score for the second time in as many matches, when Bumrah lit up his stumps. Marlon Samuels and promoted opening batsman Rovman Powell stitched together a 34-run partnership, the highest of the WINDIES innings in the hope of posting a defendable total.

Ravindra Jadeja was introduced picking up Marlon Samuels for 24 as the first of his four wickets. Captain Jason Holder was the only other WINDIES batsman to reach double figures, he made 25 before Khaleel Ahmed scalped his wicket. The WINDIES were all out for 104 in 31.5 overs. Ravindra Jadeja was the best bowler for India, finishing with 4/34, while Jasprit Bumrah had 2/11 and Khaleel Ahmed 2/29.

India made easy work of the target not before Shikhar Dhawan was bowled by Oshane Thomas for 6. Rohit Sharma and Captain Virat Kohli refocused and went after the target. Sharma raced to another half-century in getting to the meagre total, he finished on 63 not out, which included 5-fours and 4-sixes, while Kohli ended on 33 not out, comprising of 6-fours. India got to 105/1 in 14.5 overs. Ravindra Jadeja was Player of the Match, while Virat Kohli was Player of the Series.

The WINDIES move on next to Kolkata for the start of the 3-match T20 series on November 4.
 
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