A few blockbuster encounters that held the viewers until the top after which a one-sided rain-curtailed sport – that’s how the three-match ODI collection between India and West Indies panned out. On Wednesday, the Shikhar Dhawan-led facet registered a 119-run win to finish a 3-0 clear sweep over their hosts.
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Rain performed the spoilsport and denied Shubman Gill his maiden worldwide hundred but it couldn’t cease India’s dominance over the West Indies.
The collection noticed a second-string Team India taking over a full-strength West Indies and but rolling them over. For the Men in Blue, the victory as soon as once more highlighted their bench energy but on the identical time, there have been areas which should be addressed.
As India finish one other white-ball collection on international soil efficiently, let’s take a look on the takeaways:
Shikhar Dhawan’s Redemption
Dhawan wasn’t in the very best of type when he left for England. But the accountability of main the facet within the absence of massive weapons introduced out his higher model and never the very best as a result of three video games weren’t sufficient to convey the previous Dhawan again who would hardly breathe or let the bowlers achieve this whereas batting. During the Caribbean collection, the opener did get runs but at a slower tempo.
A 97 within the collection opener and 58 within the ultimate sport on Wednesday had been the silver linings but the previous contact was positively lacking someplace. Overall, it was a candy and bitter sort of collection for him, and he’s skilled sufficient to asses himself and return stronger.
Shubman Gill, The Rising Star
After enjoying his final ODI Down Under in 2020, Gill was again within the 50-over format after greater than 18 months. He couldn’t have requested for a greater comeback as he completed the collection as the best scorer with 205 runs to his identify. In the opening sport on July 27, he notched up his maiden ODI fifty and he might’ve acquired his first worldwide hundred as properly if the rain hadn’t performed the spoilsport on Wednesday. He was stranded on 98 earlier than the sport, which was halted twice, pressured India’s innings to an early finish on 225/3. It was a bitter tablet to swallow for the teenager, but he positively has spiced up the tussle for World Cup spot for openers; if not the one in Australia (T20) then positively the 50-over one in India subsequent 12 months.
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Evolution of Axar Patel
The crew administration wanted a like-to-like substitute for Ravindra Jadeja who suffered a niggle previous to the start of the collection. Axar was trusted to fill within the void and he didn’t disappoint. He wasn’t that efficient as a spinner but what Axar did with the bat in hand within the second encounter has raised hopes. His unbeaten 64 off 35 balls helped India clinch the collection and in addition testified to the rock-solid bench energy of the Indian crew.
Unimpressive Surya
After surreal consistency, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed he’s a human being in spite of everything. The right-hand batter has been constantly performing till he arrived within the Caribbean. For the primary time since his worldwide debut, the Mumbai cricketer had an underwhelming collection wherein he scored simply 30 runs in three innings, averaging solely 10.
Average Bowling
If the top-order put up a promising present all through the collection, the bowlers couldn’t match it. They managed to get a whole 10 within the ultimate sport on Wednesday but earlier than that, the Windies batters utterly overpowered them within the first two video games. The absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami was seen and in addition raises a query in regards to the crew’s technique over the exclusion of younger Arshdeep Singh regardless of a commendable debut in England.
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