Shubman Gill stars again as India complete ODI series sweep against West Indies

28.07.2022 - 10:31 thenationalnews.com

India underlined their strength in depth with a crushing 119-run victory over the West Indies on the Duckworth Lewis Stern method in the rain-effected third and final One-Day International at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.

Opening batsman Shubman Gill was left stranded two runs short of a maiden senior international century as rain ended the visitors' innings at 225-3 off 36 batting first.

Set a revised target of 257 off 35 overs, the home side crumbled to 137 all out off 26 overs with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal leading the rout with figures of 4-17.

Missing seven first-choice players for this Caribbean journey, India completed a 3-0 sweep and also extended their winning run in ODI campaigns to 12 series.

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Soon after West Indies coach Phil Simmons lamented players prioritizing playing in T20 leagues over representing their countries, star all-rounder Andre Russell took to Instagram to respond to his comments. "It hurts. There's no other way to put it. But what can you do? I don't think that I should be begging people to play for their countries. I think if you want to represent West Indies, you will make yourself available," Simmons had been quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. Russell took to Instagram to share a picture of a news article on Simmons' comments and captioned it "I know this was coming but am gonna stay quiet!!!"

Santner stars as New Zealand beat West Indies in T20 series opener

The West Indies' season of white ball woes continued on Wednesday when New Zealand completed a 13-run win in the first T20 International of a three-match series at Sabina Park in Jamaica.

Can't Beg People To Play For West Indies, Says Dejected Head Coach Phil Simmons

"I don't think that I should be begging people to play for the West Indies," said the team's dejected chief coach Phil Simmons. The former opener expressed his disappointment even as the board struggles to zero in on their best squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with most cricketers either playing franchise league elsewhere or out injured. "It hurts. There's no other way to put it. But what can you do? I don't think that I should be begging people to play for their countries. I think if you want to represent West Indies, you will make yourself available," Simmons was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

I can't beg people to play for West Indies, says head coach Phil Simmons

West Indies," said the team's dejected chief coach Phil Simmons. The former opener expressed his disappointment even as the board struggles to home in on their best squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with most cricketers either playing franchise league elsewhere or out injured. "It hurts.

5th T20I: Shreyas Iyer shines as India pile up 188 for 7 against West Indies

West Indies in the fifth T20 International on Sunday. Stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (28 off 16 balls) played a nice little cameo to beef up the score in the end with 18 runs coming off the penultimate over bowled by Jason Holder. Due to lightning in the vicinity of the stadium, the match was halted for 15 minutes after 14.3 overs, when India were nicely placed at 135 for three.

Harshal Patel Ruled Out Of T20I Series Against West Indies With Injury

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that pacer Harshal Patel has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth T20Is against West Indies due to an injury. The board said in a statement that Harshal is yet to recover from his rib injury and this is the reason behind him being ruled out of the series. It is important to note that Harshal did not feature in a single match in the ongoing T20I series.