India vs West Indies 3rd ODI Highlights: Virat Kohli’s 38th ODI century went in vain as India fell short of a 284-run target by 43 runs. Marlon Samuels took three wickets in the last 10 overs, including that of Kohli to lead West Indies’ charge to victory. They have now levelled the five-match series 1-1 and India are feeling the effects of being too reliant on their captain during batting efforts.
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India will be hoping to put up an improved bowling show with their frontline pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah back in action for the third ODI here on Saturday. A well-oiled India hammered the Windies in the lung opener in Guwahati by eight wickets, but the gritty visitors indeed, made a statement of sorts in Visakhapatnam, by denying the hosts a victory and a chance to go 2-0 ahead in the five-match rubber.
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I was able to play with free spirit. When Shai got out, I had to do something to get a big score. Always back yourself to win the game. Just dedicated my wickets to my friend to my good friend Sunny Sohail, whom I met in the CPL.
We bowled well, the wicket wasn't offering much in the first 35 overs. In the later half, it became difficult. We should've been chasing 250-260, max, but that apart from that the bowling was fine. Just that we gave away a little in the last 10 overs and should've closed it out better. We couldn't get partnerships, which doesn't happen often. We were fine on the field. We didn't execute our plans properly. West Indies is an explosive side, capable of beating anyone on their day, and they deserved to win. When Hardik and Kedar both play, we get the extra bowling option. Kedar will come in next game which will give us better balance. We have to leave out one bowler, but we have six options to choose from. I don't want to talk about my batting. We should focus on the things we didn't do right today. I wanted to go after Marlon, but didn't execute it better. We have to take wins and losses in our stride, just a bad day in the office. We just need to execute our plans better.
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I've been bowling in the nets much as I'm coming back from a knee injury. But I need to keep getting stronger. Watching Shai Hope today was heartwarming. He's been growing from strength to strength. He's (Hetmyer) fearless, chooses the right bowler and right moment. He's hungry and you should look for big things from Hetmyer as well. Very important going 1-1 into the next game. We're going to take the next game even more seriously. We're not looking to compete anymore, we're looking to win.
Who would have thought that the series would stand level after three matches. Certainly after that farcical Test series and the first ODI. Kohli scored an awesome 107 but the rest of batsmen did precious little. It looked like India were cruising when during the Kohli-Dhawan stand but after that, they fell apart.
Marlon Samuels fittingly takes the winning scalp. Bumrah caught at slip and departs for a duck. What an exceptional performance this has been from the senior statesman and the West Indies. India will now notice that they are a bit too reliant on Virat Kohli.
Bumrah has now come in and he now has to play out 18 balls with Kuldeep Yadav. West Indies are on the cusp of an incredible win here.
Marlon Samuels is having one of the best matches with the ball he has experienced in recent years. Khaleel Ahmed comes down the track, misses it completely and it's bread and butter stuff for Hope. Umpire goes upstairs but Ahmed knew straightaway. West Indies one wicket away.
Kuldeep Yadav was given out LBW and he straightaway went for the review. The ball seems to have grazed the glove before hitting the pads. All very borderline but Kuldeep survives.
Need 54 to win off 30 balls. West Indies need two wickets to win. And they almost got one of them when Khalil Ahmed came halfway down the track to take a second run that Kuldeep was not interested in. But the throw went to the wrong end.
Wild pull that takes the top edge. The ball balloons behind the batsman and a good catch at deep fine-leg. West Indies two wickets away from a win now.
RUN OUT CHANCE MISSED. Yes and no between Kuldeep and Chahal. The latter runs like the wind and Kuldeep is not interested at all. He manages to get back but had the throw been on target, he would have back......in the pavilion.
The match has turned West Indies' way. Kohli comes across the line and tries for a big pull, the ball sneaks through and on to the big stumps. That ends another superlative innings. He has to walk on 107 and he is giving the term 'captain's knock' a new meaning
He is caught in the deep and West Indies will be sensing an opportunity now. Kuldeep Yadav is now in after this come Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Khalil Ahmed.
As much superlatives as Kohli deserves, India still have worries. The required rate has crept above six for the first time in the innings.
He is the first Indian to score three consecutive centuries in ODI cricket. An absolute machine. But muted celebrations. He knows there is a job at hand. His partner is Bhunveshwar Kumar, which is an indication that India is running out of wickets.
Pressure, what's that? Kohli lofts Roach straight back to the boundary and moves to 98. There is a little world inside that crease and Virat Kohli is inside it. He is not affected by what is happening in the MCA stadium.
Short of a length, Dhoni flashes at it and nicks it to Shai Hope. Pin-drop silence in Pune and now, India are in danger of running out of wickets. Kohli can't bat alone, after all and the rest seem to be falling in regular intervals around him.
Virat Kohli moves into the 90s with a four off the first ball of the 35th over and what a ridiculously good shot that was. Picks the length early, knows exactly where the field is and almost ramps it to the third man boundary.
Kohli hits a four off the fourth ball of the 33rd over to move into the 80s. The record is very much on the cards here.
Umpire shakes his head at the appeal but West Indies review. There is a slight spike as the ball passes the glove and Pant has to walk. In comes MS Dhoni.
Heart in the mouth moment for Kohli. A risky single taken and, had the throw been on target, Kohli would have been out.
A little piece of trivia, if Virat Kohli reaches a century here, he will become the first Indian batsman and the ninth batsman overall to score three back to back centuries in ODI cricket.
A four off the last ball and Kohli moves to 70. He has now gone past MS Dhoni in total ODI runs.
McCoy would have got two wickets in two balls as Pant was dropped off the very first ball he faced. Hetmyer was parallel to the ground when he tried to catch it and the ball just bounced off his hands. If that had stuck, it would have been a good contender for catch of the series.
Played On! Rayudu succumbs to pace. He was dominating spin but the extra pace has got him. Rayudu shifts to his backfoot and inside edges to the stumps.
Four singles in that over and so it is understandable why Rayudu is a little out of breath at the end of it. West Indies have to stop this flow of runs (and dismiss Kohli) if they hope for getting anything out of this match.
Rayudu hits consecutive fours off the first two balls of the over and then, it is all about singles.
A ridiculous shot to the offside by Virat Kohli and that is the first six off the Indian innings. He has dropped anchor now.
Rayudu comes in and is thus far helping India not feel the effect of both openers departing. Kohli inching closer to his millionth half century in ODIs.
15th time Dhawan has fallen to an off-spinner. He also seems to be a victim of his own temperament. The last time India had got a boundary for themselves was 30 balls ago and he tries to force the pace, ends up getting caught in front of middle and off.
Just two runs from that over bowled by Ashley Nurse. Sharp fielding at midwicket to deny India a single, although at the moment it's like a drop in a hypothetical infinite ocean.
Two of the best shots for four that you will ever see in cricket off the bat of Virat Kohli to start off the over and after that, three singles. It is now safe to say that India are getting into cruise-mode.
And it has come off 54 deliveries. A foundation as solid as any you would find is being set here.
Single to bring up the 50 for India. Shikhar Dhawan then follows it up with a four. Kieran Powell gave chase and almost went over the advertising board head first.
The chipping away process continues. West Indies won't be happy with this. Dhawan and Kohli are calm right now but they can bring a storm to them if they are allowed to stay and run between the wickets serenely in the beginning of the innings.
The match is drifting, at the moment, towards India. Kohli and Dhawan have not been bothered too many times so far, in fact he latter has not been bothered at all.
The match is drifting, at the moment, towards India. Kohli and Dhawan have not been bothered too many times so far, in fact he latter has not been bothered at all.
Roach came in from round the wicket this time. The runs came via a four off the second ball by Dhawan, a leg bye and a single. India looking as stable as a building right now.
Virat Kohli off the mark with a boundary before which Dhawan scored a boundary for himself. Dhawan was also squared up by Holder in that same over.
The departure of Rohit means that Virat '10k' Kohli comes in. Kemar Roach bowled the third over and just one over came off it. West Indies would hope that they get Kohli and Dhawan as soon as possible or they can kiss their chances goodbye.
Oh that is a ball and the stumps were a match made in heaven. Pitched up and swinging away from Sharma, he pushes forward and the ball moves past his outside edge and crashes on to middle.
Certainly not a match-winning total as there is every chance that batting will be easier under the lights. But West Indies have done a fairly good job, considering this wasn't exactly a batting wicket and India had their prime pacers charging in.
And that is that, Bumrah catches him in front of middle, Nurse goes for the review but clearly he is gone. That is effectively the end of the Windies innings.
Ashley Nurse is playing a wonderful cameo to help Windies increase the target. Bhuvi leaking runs at the death here. West Indies aiming to cross 300-run mark
Shai Hope falls short of a second successive century by 5 runs, gets bowled from a yorker by World No. 1 in ODI Jasprit Bumrah.
WI are 227/8 after 44 overs
Chahal claims his first wicket of the day as debutant Fabian Allen is caught in the deep, departs for 5. Ashley Nurse comes to the crease.
Shai Hope and Jason Holder's partnership is finally broken as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who comes back into attack, dismisses the latter for 32. That was an easy catch from Jadeja. Fabian Allen comes to the crease.
WI are 197/6 (38.3overs)
Hope smashes it straight down the ground after his half-century. Kuldeep Yadav bends low in his follow-through but fails to get his hands around the ball in time.
Shai Hope continues good form as he brings up his second consecutive 50-plus scores. This is his 7th ODI half-century off 72 balls. West Indies are 158/5 after 33 overs
West Indies are 150/5 at the end of 32 overs as they seek a strong finish to their batting effort against India in the third ODI.
West Indies are wearing black armbands in the third ODI in the memory of Sunil Ambris' father, who passed away recently.
Drinks are on the field. Shai Hope and Holder are trying to build a partnership, with West Indies losing only one wicket in the last ten overs. West Indies are 142/5 after 30 overs.
Windies skipper Jason Holder goes for a pull without looking, ends up getting hit on his helmet. Kohli walks up to Holder to check the helmet. A call for a change in the helmet is made. After 26.5 overs, WI 134/5 with Hope 43* and Holder 2* looking to stitch a stand to get Windies to a good score.
Kuldeep Yadav once agai and this time Rovman Powell is done in by the flight and walks after scoring 4 runs from 16 balls. Goes for a big heave on the well flighted delivery, takes an outside edge and its a tricky chance for Rohit Sharma but he dives and holds on. West Indies are 121/5
STUMPED! Hetmyer's foot is on the line and the wicket has come out of absolutely nowhere. Dhoni didn't look excited when he took off the bails with the West Indies left-hander missing the slog. Batsman didn't look overly bothered either. Dhoni quickly gets rid of the bails and the dangerous Hetmyer is gone for 37 runs from 21 balls.
Hetmyer and Hope with glorious hits and they bring up the 50 run stand in just 34 balls. In the meanwhile, they also go past the 100-run mark
Hetmyer has been the star for West Indies in the opening two ODIs and he has started off amazingly here as well. Chahal is pounded for a six and a four on consecutive deliveries and West Indies are batting comfortably
Khaleel Ahmed is pumped as he removes Marlon Samuels for 9 runs from 17 balls. Khaleel jumps up and down in celebration. Great length and line on it, Samuels unsure whether to let it go or attack and ends up doing neither convincingly. Takes the glove behind for a simple catch for MS Dhoni
Marlon Samuels is given out leg before. Consults with Shai Hope at the other end and West Indies review. No edge there. It had pitched in line but was going on to miss the stumps. Marlon Samuels bats on.
Jasprit Bumrah gets his second and the dangerous Kieran Powell has to walk back after scoring 21 from 25 balls. Banged in short, it was on the off stump, moved away a touch and Powell prods at it. Takes the outside edge and Rohit Sharma is a safe pair of hands at first slip. West Indies are 38/2