As it happened | WIvIND: India beat West Indies by 125 runs

India beat Windies by 125 runs

India defeated West Indies by 125 runs in the Match 34 of Cricket World Cup 2019 in Manchester on Thursday. 

Opting to bat first, India scored 268 in their allotted 50 overs and in reply to that West Indies were all-out for 143 runs. 

Mohammed Shami took four wickets and Jasprit Bumrah took two to destroy Windies' batting order. 

Earlier, India lost opener Rohit Sharma (18) early but Kohli (72) and opener KL Rahul (48) added 69 runs for the second wicket to steady the innings.

Hardik Pandya (46) and Dhoni (56 not out) forged the only other 50-plus partnership in the Indian innings.

Kemar Roach was the pick of the West Indies bowlers claiming 3-36. Two of his wickets came after West Indies used reviews to overturn original not-out decisions against Rohit and Kedar Jadhav. 

But despite losing wickets, India put up a fighting total and successfully defended it. 

It's done!

Oshane Thomas out. Shami take the final wicket as India beat West Indies by 125 runs. 

34th Over

8 runs from this over. 

2 boundaries on the first and last ball of the over from Roach's bat. 

33rd Over

Kuldeep Yada's 9th over.

6 runs from this one. 

1 boundary on the second ball of the over from Kemar Roach's bat. 

32nd Over

5 runs from Chahal's 6th over. 

31st Over

Kuldeep Yadav comes back into attack. 

It's a maiden. 

30th Over

Chahal's 5th over. 

10 runs in over but, 1 boundary on the first ball of the over and a massive sixer on the second from Cottrell's bat but he lost his wicket immediately after that. 

29.5 | Wicket!

Another wicket... Sheldon Cottrell departs after scoring 10 runs. 

Chahal gets the breakthrough.

Next batsman is Oshane Thomas. 

29th Over

Another good over by Shami. 

It's his 6th over. 

2 runs from this one. 

28.3 | Wicket!

Shimron Hetmyer departs after scoring 18 runs. 

Shami strikes again, it's his 3rd wicket of this game. 

Next batsman is Sheldon Cottrell. 

28th Over

Chahal's fourth over. 

5 runs from this over. 

27th Over

Brilliant over by Bumrah. 

It's a double wicket maiden. 

26.2 | Wicket!

Bumrah strikes again....

Fabian Allen lbw out and departs on a golden duck. 

Next batsman is Kemar Roach. 

26.1 | Wicket!

Carlos Brathwaite out.

A massive wicket again as Dhoni takes a stunner. 

Brathwaite departs after scoring just 1 run. 

Next batsman is Fabian Allen. 

26th Over

Chahal's 3rd over. 6 runs from this over. 

25th Over

Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack. 

3 runs from this over. 

Windies cross the 100-run mark. 

24th Over

Brilliant over by Chahal. 

Gave just 1 run and took a wicket also. 

23.5 | Wicket!

Jason Holder out. 

Yuzvendra Chahal strikes to take Holder's wicket. 

It's a massive for India as Holder departs after scoring 6 runs. 

23rd Over

Kuldeep Yada's seventh over. 

5 runs added to Windies score. 

22nd Over

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into attack. 

8 runs from his first over. 

21st Over

Kuldeep Yadav's 6th over. 

Four singles and took a wicket in this over. 

20.2 | Wicket!

Nicholas Pooran departed after scoring 28 runs off 50 balls. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Pooran, caught out by Shami. 

Next batsman is Jason Holder. 

After 20 overs

India have managed to control the runs as the run rate is low and Windies have lost crucial wickets also. 

The score after 20 overs is 80/3. 

17.6 | Wicket!

Sunil Ambris out after scoring 31 runs off 40 deliveries. 

Hardik Pandya to Ambris, lbw. 

Next batsman is Shimron Hetmyer. 

After 15 overs

The score is 50/2. 

Indian bowlers have been economical so far in this game. 

They have kept a check on the run flow. 

Windies scored a total of 21 runs in the last 5 overs without losing any wicket. 

After 10 overs

The score is 29/2. 

West Indies scored 19 runs in the previous 5 overs and lost 1 wicket. 

6.5 | Wicket!

Shami struck again... and took another crucial wicket. 

Shai Hope out after scoring 5 runs off 10 balls. 

Shami to Hope, bowled. 

Next batsman is Nicholas Pooran. 

After 5 overs

The score is 10/1. Chasing 269 to win, West Indies lost their crucial wicket. 

They scored 10 runs and lost 1 wicket of Chris Gayle. 

4.8 | Wicket!

Chris Gayle out after scoring 6 runs. A massive blow to West Indies' run chase. 

Mohammed Shami gets a major breakthrough for his team. 

Shami to Gayle, caught out by Kedar Jadhav. 

Gayle scored 6 runs off 19 balls. 

Next batsman is Shai Hope. 

Chris Gayle and Sunil Ambris are at the crease and they have started the run chase.

Mohammed Shami launched the bowling attack. 

Innings Break!

After 50 overs

India scored 49 runs in the last five overs and lost 2 wickets. 

India posted 268 for a loss of seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs. 

MS Dhoni played some big shots in the death overs to put up a fighting total. 

Windies, on the other hand, once again impressed with their splendid pace attack. 

Fifty up for MS Dhoni!

Dhoni has completed his half-century. 

It's his 32nd ODI fifty. 

48.5 | Wicket!

Shami departed on a duck. 

Sheldon Cottrell strikes again and the wicket-keeper took the catch. 

Next batsman is Kuldeep Yadav. 

48.2 | Wicket!

Hardik Pandya lost his wicket after scoring 46 crucial runs. 

Sheldon Cottrell to Pandya, caught out by Fabian Allen. 

Next batsman is Mohammed Shami. 

After 45 overs

India are 219/5 after 45 overs.

The bowling has been magnificent in this game as they have not leaked too many runs and also kept taking wickets on regular intervals. 

Just 5 move overs to go...

After 40 overs

Just 20 runs in the previous five overs. 

All eyes will be on Dhoni...

38.2 | Wicket!

Virat Kohli out. 

It's a massive wicket for West Indies here at this moment. 

Kohli was looking good with the bat ans he was comfortable on the strike. 

Virat scored 72 off 82.

Next batsman is Hardik Pandya. 

After 35 overs

India are 166/4. 

Virat Kohli, who is playing at 66, has provided some pace to India's runs rate. 

The current run rate is 4.66 and from here the projected score is 233.

If the run per over goes above 6, then 250 is achievable. Dhoni is at 9. 

After 30 overs

India are 148/4 after 30 overs. 

West Indies have kept a check on run flow and Indian batsmen are facing difficulties against the pacers. 

Apart from Virat Kohli, none of the batsmen contributed much with their bats. 

Virat and Dhoni are at the crease but a big shout out to Windies pacers. 

In previous five overs, India scored 30 runs and lost two crucial wickets. 

28.5 | Wicket!

Kedar Jadhav dismissed after scoring seven runs off 10 deliveries. 

Kemar Roach to Jadhav, caught out by Shai Hope. 

It was given not out but again, one more time, West Indies successfully reviewed the decision as the third umpire showed slight spike on the ultra edge. 

Next batsman is MS Dhoni. 

Fifty up for Virat Kohli!

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has completed his half-century. 

His fourth fifty in the ongoing edition of World Cup. 

26.1 | Wicket!

Vijay Shankar fell for 14 runs. 

Kemar Roach struck again to dismiss Shankar. 

Roach to Shankar, caught behind. 

Next batsman is Kedar Jadhav. 

After 25 over

The score is 

In the previous five overs, India scored 21 runs and lost KL Rahul's wicket. 

India crossed 100-run mark. 

20.4 | Wicket!

KL Rahul out. Jason Holder got the breakthrough. 

Holder to Rahul, bowled. 

Rahul scored 48 runs as he missed his half-century just by 2 runs. 

Next batsman is Vijay Shankar. 

After 20 overs

The score is 97/1. 

30 runs in the previous five overs. Slowly and steadily India team is accelerating the innings and, on the other hand, West Indies are looking for wickets to build pressure. 

After 15 overs

India have added another 20 overs to their score.

They are 67/1. In previous five overs, Jason Holder has kept a check on the run flow. 

Two maiden overs by Holder so far in this match. 

After 10 overs

India are 47/1. In the previous five overs India have scored 30 runs and lost a crucial wicket. 

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are at holding up. 

5.6 | Wicket!

Kemar Roach to Rohit Sharma, caught behind by the wicket-keeper Shai Hope. 

The on-field decision was not out but Windies skipper Jason Holder reviewed it and a spike on the ultra edge ruled out the original decision. 

However, the ball was touching pad as well when the spike appeared but overall, it's a successful review by the West Indies team. 

Rohit scored 18 runs. 

Next batsman is Virat Kohli. 

After 5 overs

The score 17/0. The openers will look to build the partnership without losing any wicket at least in the first 10 overs. 

And the match begins...

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are at the crease to open Indian innings and Sheldon Cottrell has launched the bowling attack. 

Both the teams are out on the ground, it's time for national anthem. 

Toss: 

India won the toss and Virat Kohli opted to bat first. 

It's a must-win game for West Indies, who have left out Evin Lewis and Ashley Nurse and replaced them with Sunil Ambris and Fabian Allen.

India, unbeaten so far in the tournament, are unchanged which means Bhuvneshwar Kumar will sit out. 

Playing XI:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas

India: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

With nine points from five games, India are comfortably positioned in the top four and require two wins out of the remaining four games to book their place in the semi-finals. 

Head-to-head: 

India and West Indies have played a total of 126 matches, India won 59 and Windies won 62.

In eight World Cup meetings, India have defeated West Indies five times and Windies emerged victorious at three occasions. 

Conditions: 

No chances of rain as it is expected to a dry and sunny day with warmth and humidity. 

All set for today's game...

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav

West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Kemar Roach, Darren Bravo, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Shannon Gabriel, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Shimron Hetmyer, Fabian Allen, Oshane Thomas, Nicholas Pooran

Preview: 

Unbeaten India will look for another victory to keep their winning momentum high when they compete against West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester. 

While West Indies will look to finish on a high after being knocked out despite a great start against Pakistan. Andre Russell being ruled out due to a hamstring injury has been another big blow. 

However, the team, especially the fast bowling department, has shown tremendous potential including the young bumper-happy fast bowling duo of Sheldon Cotterell and Oshane Thomas.  

Jasprit Bumrah's opening spell against Gayle may set the tone while the talented duo of Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer will be asked a few questions by Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. 

Carlos Brathwaite was tremendous against New Zealand but he has never been comfortable against the slow bowlers as he loves the length deliveries on the slot. 

With Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma being superb horizontal bat players, it promises to be a mouth-watering contest if they employ the short-ball tactic.

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