Versus the run of play, Jangoo was gone out due to a miscommunication after Hope had actually dispatched a ball towards the leg-side, which was visited Kohli, and stopped working to go back to his end as Naman Dhir broke the bails in the 21st over.
Hope, nevertheless, kept going from the other end. He discovered assistance from Sherfane Rutherford (24) and later on Keemo Paul, and protected his 21st ODI hundred in the 34th over.
While Hope played the anchor, Paul opened his arms and let loose a variety of assaulting strokes. With 2 set batters and an asking rate of 8.1, West Indies held the benefit entering into the last 10 overs.
Gurnoor Brar, who had briefly left the field due to an injury, returned then to strike in the 41st over for India, eliminating the hazardous Paul (44 ). With Jewel Andrew obstructed by injury and a long tail in play, West Indies’ possibilities fell now on a tired Hope.
The West Indian skipper kept ticking along however India handled to string up dot balls to get the asking rate to 11.2 an over at the 45-over mark.
It was then that Hope handled India’s bowling with a flurry of limits and closed the space for the West Indies. He reached his 150 in the 48th over mark with a border. Gudakesh Motie (19 *) assisted the cause with a cameo of his own, and West Indies ultimately crossed the line with 10 balls to spare.
India took the series 2-1, and now the 2 groups will fulfill in a five-game T20I series starting from 6 October in Lucknow.
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