New Delhi: India sealed their three match-ODI series against West Indies after winning two consecutive games at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
As soon as Axar hit the last six to seal the win, India players sitting in dressing room and stands started the celebration with loud cheers and claps.
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Reactions from the dugout and change room as @akshar2026 sealed the ODI series in style 😎👏#TeamIndia #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/ZB8B6CMEbP
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2022
West Indies scored 311 runs after choosing to bat first. Team India chased the target successfully with the major contribution of Shubhman Gill (43), Shreyas Iyer (63), Sanju Samson (54) and Axar Patel (64).
This in India’s 12th consecutive ODI series win against West Indies. Here is the list of Most consecutive bilateral ODI series wins against a team
12 Ind vs WI (2007-2022)*
11 Pak vs Zim (1996-2021)
10 Pak vs WI (1999-2022)
India is set to lock horns in the third game and West Indies would try to end the series on a high note with at least one win.
After the game, Shikhar Dhawan said, ” It was a great team performance. Boys didn’t lose the self belief, that is amazing. Iyer, Sanju, Axar everyone was amazing, Even Avesh came out in his debut game and scored those 11 important runs. Thanks to IPL, they perform on a huge stage. I felt that we bowled nicely. They got off to a good start. Hope and Pooran batted well. We thought if they could do it, we knew that we could do it.”
“We started a little slow. Shubman batted well. The Iyer-Samson partnership made a huge difference. There was a run-out. But these things happen. Boys are learning. Thanks to the support staff as well. They have been doing a tremendous job. It was a great feeling when I scored a 100 in my 100th ODI game. I would want to congratulate Hope for doing the same,” he added.
