VISAKHAPATNAM: It doesn’t all the time occur that both teams end dissatisfied at the finish of an engrossing eight-hour battle. But Virat Kohli and Shai Hope’s faces mentioned it all on Wednesday evening — both believed they might win until the ultimate ball, yet both fell short, albeit for a tie. Hope (123 no longer out) Shimron Hetmyer (94) had been reasonably exceptional and West Indies in the end turned up in a daunting run chase of 322, but it surely wasn’t sufficient.
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Chasing 322 after Virat Kohli struck his 37th ODI hundred and was the quickest to 10000 ODI runs, the visitors seemed smartly not off course for a victory once they wanted 22 off 18 balls with Hope at the crease. But leggie Yuzvendra Chahal’s miserly over, which yielded simplest 2 runs and the run out of Jason Holder, introduced the power back at the visitors. Mohammed Shami followed up at the excellent paintings of Chahal and conceded six runs within the 49th over, bringing the equation right down to 14 from the ultimate over.
West Indies had been slightly lucky when a leg-bye went for 4 in the second one ball of the ultimate over bowled by way of Umesh Yadav. Umesh, although, managed the wicket of Ashley Nurse within the over, and it came down to 5 off the ultimate ball. But Hope saved his calm and slashed at the offside that went for 4 and the game was once tied.
It wasn’t in any respect easy for the Caribbeans after Kohli had battered and bruised them with an unbeaten 157 from 129 balls as India reached 321 for six.
But for the West Indians, Hope and Hetmyer had been instrumental in turning the tables. During their 143-run partnership in 119 balls for the fourth wicket, Hetmyer played the position of aggressor, taking a distinct liking to the leg aspect against the 3 spinners.
The left-hander saved hitting sixes for amusing, picking both Chahal and Kuldeep, and there was once a time when it seemed that West Indies would run away with it. But with the asking charge studying less than six, Hetmyer’s inexperience came to the fore when he tried an extravagant pull off Chahal and skied it to Kohli. The nerves crept in after that for West Indies and the on-field Indian think-tank of Kohli and MS Dhoni saved making issues even more tough for the chasers with their good manoeuvres. But Hope ensured that the visitors no less than had one thing to turn after this kind of excellent day’s paintings.
Earlier, Rayudu provided Kohli excellent corporate after becoming a member of fingers at 40 for 2 with a 139-run partnership for the 3rd wicket from just 142 balls. This was once a really perfect alternative for Rayudu to play a considerable knock and reinforce his hang at the No. 4 spot. With an innings of 73 from 80 balls, it’s protected to mention he made most of it.
As they began to search out their groove, the West Indian shoulders expectedly began to drop. The tourists weren’t helped by way of their fielding both, with skipper Holder himself responsible of dropping Kohli on 44 whilst working back from mid-off.
Kohli duly made them pay by way of citing his 2d consecutive hundred, an authoritative cut in the course of the off-side off Marlon Samuels getting him there. After that, there was once simply no stopping him. While he smashed rookie Obed McCoy for a few sixes over long-on, the utmost off Kemar Roach through duvet within the 48th over was once one for posterity.
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Chasing 322 after Virat Kohli struck his 37th ODI hundred and was the quickest to 10000 ODI runs, the visitors seemed smartly not off course for a victory once they wanted 22 off 18 balls with Hope at the crease. But leggie Yuzvendra Chahal’s miserly over, which yielded simplest 2 runs and the run out of Jason Holder, introduced the power back at the visitors. Mohammed Shami followed up at the excellent paintings of Chahal and conceded six runs within the 49th over, bringing the equation right down to 14 from the ultimate over.
West Indies had been slightly lucky when a leg-bye went for 4 in the second one ball of the ultimate over bowled by way of Umesh Yadav. Umesh, although, managed the wicket of Ashley Nurse within the over, and it came down to 5 off the ultimate ball. But Hope saved his calm and slashed at the offside that went for 4 and the game was once tied.
It wasn’t in any respect easy for the Caribbeans after Kohli had battered and bruised them with an unbeaten 157 from 129 balls as India reached 321 for six.
But for the West Indians, Hope and Hetmyer had been instrumental in turning the tables. During their 143-run partnership in 119 balls for the fourth wicket, Hetmyer played the position of aggressor, taking a distinct liking to the leg aspect against the 3 spinners.
The left-hander saved hitting sixes for amusing, picking both Chahal and Kuldeep, and there was once a time when it seemed that West Indies would run away with it. But with the asking charge studying less than six, Hetmyer’s inexperience came to the fore when he tried an extravagant pull off Chahal and skied it to Kohli. The nerves crept in after that for West Indies and the on-field Indian think-tank of Kohli and MS Dhoni saved making issues even more tough for the chasers with their good manoeuvres. But Hope ensured that the visitors no less than had one thing to turn after this kind of excellent day’s paintings.
Earlier, Rayudu provided Kohli excellent corporate after becoming a member of fingers at 40 for 2 with a 139-run partnership for the 3rd wicket from just 142 balls. This was once a really perfect alternative for Rayudu to play a considerable knock and reinforce his hang at the No. 4 spot. With an innings of 73 from 80 balls, it’s protected to mention he made most of it.
As they began to search out their groove, the West Indian shoulders expectedly began to drop. The tourists weren’t helped by way of their fielding both, with skipper Holder himself responsible of dropping Kohli on 44 whilst working back from mid-off.
Kohli duly made them pay by way of citing his 2d consecutive hundred, an authoritative cut in the course of the off-side off Marlon Samuels getting him there. After that, there was once simply no stopping him. While he smashed rookie Obed McCoy for a few sixes over long-on, the utmost off Kemar Roach through duvet within the 48th over was once one for posterity.
Virat Kohli takes a bow, West Indies tie
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